#lou lombardo

[genevieveetguy]

The Long Goodbye, Robert Altman (1973)

[thisisyourdriverspeaking]

Well, this took me a lot of online digging & a lot of patience but this is the top songs in the charts/most popular songs for each of the winners of the Indy 500. I hope you guys enjoy the effort 😂

30th May 1911 - Ray Harroun - Arthur Collins - Steamboat Bill

30th May 1912 - Joe Dawson - Enrico Caruso - Dreams Of Long Ago

30th May 1913 - Jules Goux - Harry Lauder - It's Nicer To Be In Bed

30th May 1914 - Rene Thomas - Heidelberg Quintet - By The Beautiful Sea

31st May 1915 - Ralph DePalma - Alma Gluck - Carry Me Back To Old Viginity

30th May 1916 - Dario Resta - John McCormack - The Sunshine Of Your Smile

31st May 1919 - Howdy Wilcox - Henry Burr & Albert Campbell - i'm Forever Blowing Bubbles

31st May 1920 - Gaston Chevrolet - Al Jolson - Swanee

30th May 1921 - Tommy Milton - Marion Harris - Look For The Silver Lining

30th May 1922 - Jimmy Murphy - Al Jolson - Angel Child

30th May 1923 - Tommy Milton - Carl Fenton - Love Sends A Little Gift Of Roses

30th May 1924 - Lora L Corum & Joe Boyer - Al Jolson - California Here I Come

30th May 1925 - Pete DePaolo - Ted Lewis - O! Katharina

31st May 1926 - Frank Lockhart - Gene Austin - Five Foot Two, Eyes Of Blue

30th May 1927 - George Soulders - Ben Bernie - Ain't She Sweet?

30th May 1928 - Louis Meyer - Gene Austin - Ramona

30th May 1929 - Ray Keech - Rudy Vallee - Honey

30th May 1930 - Billy Arnold - Rudy Vallee - Stein Song (University Of Maine)

30th May 1931 - Louis Schneider - Bing Crosby - Out Of Nowhere

30th May 1932 - Fred Frame - Louis Armstrong - All Of Me

30th May 1933 - Louis Meyer - Leo Reisman ft Harold Arlen - Stormy Weather

30th May 1934 - Bill Cummings - Duke Ellington - Cocktails For Two

30th May 1935 - Kelly Petillo - Guy Lombardo - What's The Reason (I'm Not Pleasin' You)

30th May 1936 - Louis Meyer - Benny Goodman - The Glory Of Love

31st May 1937 - Wilbur Shaw - Teddy Wilson ft Billie Holiday - Carelessly

30th May 1938 - Floyd Roberts - Shep Fields - Cathedral In The Pines

30th May 1939 - Wilbur Shaw - Benny Goodman - And The Angels Sing

30th May 1940 - Wilbur Shaw - Bing Crosby - If I Had My Way

30th May 1941 - Floyd David & Mauri Rose - Deanna Durbin - Waltzing In The Clouds

30th May 1946 - George Robson - Denny Dennis & The Skyrockets - Mary Lou

30th May 1947 - Mauri Rose - Bing Crosby - Among My Souvenirs

31st May 1948 - Mauri Rose - Bing Crosby - Galway Bay

30th May 1949 - Bill Holland - Burl Ives - Lavender Blue

30th May 1950 - Johnnie Parsons - Billy Eckstine - My Foolish Heart

30th May 1951 - Lee Wallard - Les Paul & Mary Ford - Mockin' Bird Hill

30th May 1952 - Troy Ruttman - Jo Stafford - A-Round The Corner

30th May 1953 - Bill Vukovich - Frankie Laine - I Believe

31st May 1954 - Bill Vukovich - Doris Day - Secret Love

30th May 1955 - Bob Sweikert - Eddie Calvert - Cherry Pink And Apple Blossom White

30th May 1956 - Pat Flaherty - Ronnie Hilton - No Other Love

30th May 1957 - Sam Hanks - Andy Williams - Butterfly

30th May 1958 - Jimmy Bryan - Connie Francis - Who's Sorry Now

30th May 1959 - Rodger Ward - Elvis Presley - A Fool Such As I

30th May 1960 - Jim Rathmann - The Everly Brothers - Cathy's Clown

30th May 1961 - AJ Foyt - Temperance Seven - You're Driving Me Crazy

30th May 1962 - Rodger Ward - Elvis Presley - Good Luck Charm

30th May 1963 - Parnelli Jones - The Beatles - From Me To You

30th May 1964 - AJ Foyt - Cilla Black - You're My World

31st May 1965 - Jim Clark - Sandie Shaw - Long Live Love

30th May 1966 - Graham Hill - The Rolling Stones - Paint It Black

31st May 1967 - AJ Foyt - The Tremeloes - Silence Is Golden

30th May 1968 - Bobby Unser - Union Gap - Young Girl

30th May 1969 - Mario Andretti - The Beatles with Billy Preston - Get Back

30th May 1970 - Al Unser - England World Cup Squad - Back Home

29th May 1971 - Al Unser - Dawn - Knock Three Times

27th May 1972 - Mark Donohue - T.Rex - Metal Guru

30th May 1973 - Gordon Johncock - Wizzard - See My Baby Jive

26th May 1974 - Johnny Rutherford - Rubettes - Sugar Baby Love

25th May 1975 - Bobby Unser - Tammy Wynette - Stand By Your Man

30th May 1976 - Johnny Rutherford - J.J Barrie - No Charge

29th May 1977 - A.J Foyt - Rod Stewart - I Don't Want To Talk About It

28th May 1978 - Al Unser - Boney M - Rivers Of Babylon

27th May 1979 - Rick Mears - Blondie - Sunday Girl

25th May 1980 - Johnny Rutherford - Hot Chocolate - No Doubt About It

24th May 1981 - Bobby Unser - Adam & The Ants - Stand & Deliver

30th May 1982 - Gordon Johncock - Madness - House of Fun

29th May 1983 - Tom Sneva - The Police - Every Breath You Take

27th May 1984 - Rick Mears - Wham! - Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go

26th May 1985 - Danny Sullivan - Paul Hardcastle - 19

31st May 1986 - Bobby Rahal - Peter Gabriel - Sledgehammer

24th May 1987 - Al Unser - Starship - Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now

29th May 1988 - Rick Mears - Wet Wet Wet - With A Little Help From My Friends

28th May 1989 - Emerson Fittipaldi - Gerry Marsden, Paul McCartney, Holly Johnson & The Christians - Ferry Cross The Mersey

27th May 1990 - Arie Luyendyk - Adamski - Killer

26th May 1991 - Rick Mears - Cher - The Shoop Shoop Song

24th May 1992 - Al Unser JR - KWS - Please Don't Go

30th May 1993 - Emerson Fittipaldi - Ace Of Base - All That She Wants

29th May 1994 - Al Unser JR - Wet Wet Wet - Love Is All Around

28th May 1995 - Jacques Villeneuve - Robson & Jerome - Unchained Melody

26th May 1996 - Buddy Lazier - Buddiel, Skinner & Lightning Seed - Three Lions

27th May 1997 - Arie Luyendyk - Eternal ft Bebe Winans - I Wanna Be The Only One

24th May 1998 - Eddie Cheever - Tamperer ft Maya - Feel It

30th May 1999 - Kenny Brack - Shanks & Bigfoot - Sweet Like Chocolate

28th May 2000 - Juan Pablo Montoya - Sonique - It Feels So Good

27th May 2001 - Helio Castroneves - DJ Pied Piper - Do You Really Like It?

26th May 2002 - Helio Castroneves - Eminem - Without Me

25th May 2003 - Gil De Ferran - Justin Timberlake - Rock Your Body

30th May 2004 - Buddy Rice - Frankee - F.U.R.B (F U Right Back)

29th May 2005 - Dan Wheldon - Akon - Lonely

28th May 2006 - Sam Hornish JR - Gnarls Barkley - Crazy

27th May 2007 - Dario Franchitti - Rihanna ft Jay-Z - Umbrella

25th May 2008 - Scott Dixon - Rihanna - Take A Bow

24th May 2009 - Helio Castroneves - Dizzee Rascal & Van Helden - Bonkers

30th May 2010 - Dario Franchitti - Dizzee Rascal - Dirtee Disco

29th May 2011 - Dan Wheldon - Pitbull ft Ne-Yo, Afrojack & Nayer - Give Me Everything

27th May 2012 - Dario Franchitti - Fun ft Janelle Monae - We Are Young

26th May 2013 - Tony Kanaan - Naughty Boy ft Sam Smith - La La La

25th May 2014 - Ryan Hunter-Reay - Sam Smith - Stay With Me

24th May 2015 - Juan Pablo Montoya - OMI - Cheerleader (Felix Jaehn Remix)

29th May 2016 - Alexander Rossi - Drake ft Wizkid & Kyla - One Dance

28th May 2017 - Takuma Sato - Luis Fonsi, Daddy Yankee & Justin Bieber - Despacito

27th May 2018 - Will Power - Calvin Harris & Dua Lipa - One Kiss

26th May 2019 - Simon Pagenaud - Ed Sheeran & Justin Bieber - I Don't Care

23rd August 2020 - Takuma Sato - Joel Corry ft MNEK - Head & Heart

30th May 2021 - Helio Castroneves - Olivia Rodrigo - Good 4 U

29th May 2022 - Marcus Ericsson - Harry Styles - As It Was

28th May 2023 - Josef Newgarden - Calvin Harris & Ellie Goulding - Miracle

26th May 2024 - Josef Newgarden - Sabrina Carpenter - Espresso

And yes, this wouldn't be a post from me if I didn't create a playlist 😂

[tfc2211]

▶ Al Caiola & Riz Ortolani / Jimmy McGriff - Sleigh Ride / Jingle Bells ▶ Lena Horne - Jingle All The Way ▶ Lou Rawls - Merry Christmas, Baby ▶ Julie London - Warm December ▶ Eddie Dunstedter - Let It Snow! / Rudolph, The Red-Nosed Reindeer ▶ June Christy - The Merriest ▶ The Nat King Cole Trio - All I Want For Christmas (Is My Two Front Teeth) ▶ Nancy Wilson - The Christmas Waltz ▶ Les Brown / The Starlighters - I've Got My Love To Keep Me Warm /Jing-A-Ling ▶ Jimmy McGriff - I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus ▶ Dean Martin - Baby, It's Cold Outside ▶ George Shearing / Billy May - Snowfall / Snowfall Cha-Cha ▶ Wayne Newton - Jingle Bell Rock ▶ The Ventures - Frosty The Snowman ▶ Bob Atcher & The Dinning Sisters - Christmas Island ▶ Martin Denny - Exotic Night ▶ Peggy Lee - Happy Holiday ▶ Ferrante & Teicher / Les Baxter - Sleigh Ride / Santa Claus' Party ▶ Guy Lombardo And His Royal Canadians - Auld Lang Syne

[brookstonalmanac]

Birthdays 6.19

Beer Birthdays

Angelo Poretti (1829)

John Gardiner Jr. (1857)

Alan Cranston (1914)

Carla Jean Lauter (1982)

Five Favorite Birthdays

Lester Flatt; bluegrass guitarist (1914)

Lou Gehrig; New York Yankees 1B (1903)

Blaise Pascal; French mathematician (1623)

Zoe Saldana; actor (1978)

Mia Sara; actor (1967)

Famous Birthdays

Paula Abdul; dancer, pop singer (1962)

Aage Bohr; Danish physicist (1922)

Charles Coburn; actor (1877)

Hugh Dancy; actor (1975)

Paul Flory; chemist (1910)

Abe Fortas; U.S. Supreme Court justice (1910)

Thomas Fuller; English writer (1608)

Moe Howard; stooge, actor (1897)

Elbert Hubbard; writer (1856)

Louis Jordan; actor (1921)

Pauline Kael; film critic (1919)

Guy Lombardo; bandleader (1902)

Nancy Marchand; actor (1928)

Mildred Natwick; actor (1905)

Phylicia Rashad; actor (1948)

Gena Rowlands; actor (1930)

Salman Rushdie; writer (1947)

John Ralston Saul; writer (1947)

Robin Tunney; actor (1972)

Kathleen Turner; actor (1954)

Jimmy Walker; New York politician (1881)

Al Wilson; soul singer (1939)

Ann Wilson; rock singer (1950)

[byneddiedingo]

McCabe & Mrs. Miller (Robert Altman, 1971)

Cast: Warren Beatty, Julie Christie, Rene Auberjonois, William Devane, John Schuck, Corey Fischer, Bert Remsen, Shelley Duvall, Keith Carradine, Michael Murphy. Screenplay: Robert Altman, Brian McKay, based on a novel by Edmund Naughton. Cinematography: Vilmos Zsigmond. Production design: Leon Erickson. Film editing: Lou Lombardo.  McCabe & Mrs. Miller may be Robert Altman's best film, as well as the greatest of all "stoner Westerns." It's very much of the era in which it was made, with its fatalistic view of its loner protagonist, doomed by his naive willingness to go up against the big corporate mining interests who want to buy him out. Hippies against the Establishment, if you will. It's also very much at the heart of the mythos of the American Western, which always centered on the loner against overwhelming odds. McCabe & Mrs. Miller came along at a time when the Western was in eclipse, with most of its great exponents, like John Ford and Howard Hawks, in retirement, and some of its defining actors, like John Wayne, having gone over to the side of the Establishment. So when iconoclasts like Altman and Warren Beatty, coming off of their respective breakthrough hits M*A*S*H (1970) and Bonnie and Clyde (Arthur Penn, 1967), took an interest in filming Edmund Naughton's novel, it was clear that we were going to get something revisionist, a Western with a grubby setting and an antiheroic protagonist. The remarkable thing is that McCabe & Mrs. Miller, perhaps more than either M*A*S*H or Bonnie and Clyde, has transcended its revisionism and formed its own tradition. For once, Altman's mannerisms -- overlapping dialogue, restless camerawork, reliance on a stock company of actors like Michael Murphy, John Schuck, and Shelley Duvall, and a generally loosey-goosey mise-en-scène -- don't overwhelm the story. Some of this is probably owing to Beatty's own firmly entrenched ego, which was often at odds with Altman's. His performance gives the film a center and grounding that many of Altman's other films lack, especially since he works so well in tandem with Julie Christie's performance as Mrs. Miller, the only thing about the film that the Academy deigned worthy of an Oscar nomination. How the Academy could have overlooked the contribution of cinematographer Vilmos Zsigmond remains a mystery, except that at this point the cinematographers branch was dominated by old-school directors of photography who had been brought up in the studio system, which was to flood the set with light -- one reason why Gordon Willis's magisterial chiaroscuro in The Godfather (Francis Ford Coppola, 1972) failed to get a nomination the following year. 

[ulkaralakbarova]

An unemployed pot-smoking slacker and amateur drummer, Anthony Stoner ditches his strict parents and hits the road, eventually meeting kindred spirit Pedro de Pacas. While the drug-ingesting duo is soon arrested for possession of marijuana, Anthony and Pedro get released on a technicality, allowing them to continue their many misadventures and ultimately compete in a rock band contest, where they perform the raucous tune “Earache My Eye.” Credits: TheMovieDb. Film Cast: Pedro De Pacas: Cheech Marin Anthony ‘Man’ Stoner: Tommy Chong Arnold Stoner: Strother Martin Mrs. Tempest Stoner: Edie Adams Chauffeur: Harold Fong Richard: Richard Novo Jail Bait: Jane Moder Jail Bait: Pam Bille Arresting Officer: Arthur Roberts Strawberry: Tom Skerritt Sgt. Stedenko (Narc): Stacy Keach Laughing Lady: Cheryl Smith Harry: Mills Watson The Hoods: Factory Boss: Val Avery Officer Gloria Whitey: Louisa Moritz Jade East: Zane Buzby Rodney Bingenheimer: Rodney Bingenheimer James: Raymond Vitte Roxy Doorman: David Nelson Film Crew: Director: Lou Adler Editor: Scott Conrad Director of Photography: Gene Polito Writer: Cheech Marin Writer: Tommy Chong Associate Producer: John Beug Casting: Monica Lauer Art Direction: Leon Ericksen Makeup Artist: Wes Dawn Hairstylist: Lola ‘Skip’ McNalley Producer: Lou Lombardo Movie Reviews: Filipe Manuel Neto: **A good example of how irresponsible and careless cinema can be when it wants to convey messages to the public.** I have already said, in other reviews of other films, that I see cinema as a leisure experience and as a form of artistic expression. At its core, this is cinema. However, there are so many films that seek to indoctrinate and convey political or social messages that it is not easy for us to forget that the industrial and propaganda machine linked to the movies is perfect for the mass “brainwashing” of crowds. It’s something I don’t like and it’s even dangerous, taking into account that it can be used for good or bad, depending on the message being conveyed. And the message that this film sends us is one of tremendous social irresponsibility! Released in 1978, at a time when American cinema still felt the strong influence of hippies and the ideals of a libertarian and counterculture Left, the film begins by revealing two very different characters (a poor Latino and a well-born and spoiled rich man) who unite in their love for drugs, and especially marijuana (or weed). The script is non-existent and underwritten: the characters limit themselves to an incessant and eager search for more and more drugs, ending up returning from Mexico with a van made of weed and leaving a trail of smoke and people accidentally stoned, and apparently very happy with that. The film is one of those films that Hollywood should be ashamed of: it is a great apology for the consumption, liberal and recreational, of a varied cocktail of drugs, which starts with weed and ends with acids, “speeds” and heroin. The amount of substances mentioned in the film is vast and the way in which the subject is approached should have led to legal actions and arrest warrants against the actors, producers, studio and director, in order to answer for this irresponsible and inconsequential movie. And if the reader finds that too drastic, I leave you the question: would it be reasonable or good that they had released a comedy that made a sympathetic or pleasant portrayal of Nazism, or the Holocaust? Yes, one thing has nothing to do with the other! But there are reasonable limits for everything, including comedy, and there are themes that are simply not meant to make people laugh. I don’t mean by this to say that I think the film was instrumental in increasing drug use, or that all the people who saw it went out and bought some weed. But if we, as a society, start to allow certain reprehensible acts and behaviors to be seen in a careless way, this gradually becomes ingrained in people’s minds. In addition to this issue of moral and social irresponsibility, the film also has a perfect bad taste humor: ...

[libereerie]

Thanks for all of the music suggestions. I also got various songs from the 1900's - 1940's, songs from some movies/TV shows, and hit as many genres that I could think of. Here's a still incomplete list of bands from the various playlist I put together (technically still putting together):

4 Non Blondes, A Flock Of Seagulls, A-Ha, ABBA, ABC, AC/DC, Adam & The Ants, Adam Jensen, Aerosmith, Aesthetic Perfection, AFI, Alanis Morissette, Alien Sex Fiend, All Time Low, All-American Rejects, Alphaville, Alt-J, Andy Grammer, Angels & Airwaves, Animotion, Ánne Máddji Heatta, Anti-Flag, Aphex Twin, Architects, Arlo Guthrie, Art Of Noise, Atoma, Aurora, Avicii, Avril Lavigne, Backworld, Bad Religion, Badflower, Baha Men, Barenaked Ladies, Barns Courtney, Bauhaus, Bears Den, Beartooth, Beastie Boys, Beck, Big Audio Dynamite, Bill Nelson, Billie Eilish, Billy Idol, Black M, Blackbear, Blaqk Audio, Blastoyz, Blink-182, Blockhead, Blondie, Blood Ceremony, Blue Oyster Cult, Blur, Blutengel, Bob Crosby and His Orchestra, Bob Marley & The Wailers, Bohnes, Bomfunk MC, Boney M, Bow Wow Wow, Breaking Benjamin, Brick + Mortar, Bring Me The Horizon, Britney Spears, Bronski Beat, C2C, Cab Calloway, Cage The Elephant, Cake, Camper Van Beethoven, Cannons, Caravan Palace, Carolina Liar, Casiopea, Cat Power, Cat Stevens, Chet Faker, Chromatics, Chumbawamba, Citizen Soldier, Clean Bandit, CocoRosie, Coil, Coldplay, Corky & The Juice Pigs, Cowboy Junkies, Crystal Castles, Culture Club, Current 93, Cyndi Lauper, Daði Freyr, Daft Punk, Dance With The Dead, Darude, Daughter, David Bowie, David Guetta, Days N Daze, Dead Can Dance, Dead Or Alive, Dead Poet Society, Deadmau5, Deee-Lite, Depeche Mode, Des Rocs, Descendents, Destiny's Child, Devo, Dexys Midnight Runners, Disturbed, DNCE, Dolly Parton, Dominic Fike, Dr. Teeth and The Electric Mayhem, Dropkick Murphys, Dua Lupa, Eagles, Echo & The Bunnymen, Ed Sheeran, Egypt Central, Elderbrook, Elvis Costello & The Attractions, EMF, Eminem, Empire Of The Sun, Escape The Fate, Evanescence, Ezra Bell, Fad Gadget, Faith No More, Falco, Falling In Reverse, FAUN, Fine Young Cannibals, Fiona Apple, Fleetwood Mac, Flo Rida, Flogging Molly, Florance + The Machine, Foals, Foreign Air, Foresight, Foresight!, Forseti, Foster The People, Frank Ocean, Frankie Goes To Hollywood, Franz Ferdinand, Fugazi, Fun, Gary Numan, Ghost, Glass Animals, Gloria Gaynor, Gnarls Barkly, Gnome, GOAT, Gogol Bordello, Gorillaz, Granson, Guns & Roses, Guy Lombardo, Half Alive, Hanson, Harry Styles, HEALTH, Heilung, Himalayas, Hinoi Team, Hollywood Undead, House Of Pain, Hozier, Hyukoh, I Don't Know How But They Found Me, IAMX, Icon For Hire, Icon Of Coil, Iggy Pop, In Gowan Ring, In This Moment, Information Society, Iniko, Insane Clown Posse, Irish Rovers, Iron & Wine, Jack Black, Jack White, Jamiroquai, Jane's Addiction, Jason Mraz, Jeff Buckly, Jefferson Airplane, Jim Croce, Jimmy Eat World, Joan Jetts & The Blackhearts, John Grant, John Newman, Johnny Hollow, Julian Casablancas, July Talk, Jungle, Justice, K.Flay, Kajagoogoo, Katy Perry, Kesha, Kid Kapichi, Kill Lincoln, Killing Joke, King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard, King Harvest, King Missile, KMFDM, KNAAN, Knife Party, Kraftwerk, Kygo, La Roux, Lady Gaga, Lana Del Rey, LCD Soundsystem, Led Zeppelin, Lesley Gore, Lil Nas X, Linkin Park, Little Dragon, Living Room, Looking Glass, Lord of the Lost, Lorde, LORN, Lou Bega, Love and Rockets, LP, Lykke Li, M, M83, Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, Madness, Madonna, Major Lazer, Malvina Reynolds, Maps & Atlases, Marc & The Mambas, Marina and The Diamonds, Maroon 5, Martin Garrix, Marvin Gaye, Matt Maeson, Max Cooper, Maxine Nightengale, Mazzy Star, Men At Work, Men Without Hats, Metallica, Metric, Meute, MGMT, Michael Jackson, Midnight Oil, Midnight Star, Miike Snow, Mika//Miika, Miley Cyrus, Milky Chance, Moby, Modern English, Modest Mouse, Mogwai, Morgxn, Mother Mother, Mothica, Mountain Goats, Mr B the Gentalman Rhymer, MS MR, Mumford & Sons, Muse, My Bloody Valentine, My Chemical Romance

Nathan Evans, Naughty Boy, Nena, Nick Cave, Nine Inch Nails, Ninthshaft, Nirvana, Nitzer Ebb, Noah Finnce, Nothing But Thieves, Nothing More, O-Zone, Odie Leigh, Of Mice & Men, Of Monsters And Men, Oh Hellos, Ok Go, OneRepublic, Opus, Orkestra Obsolete, Orville Peck, Oslo Fagottkor, Outkast, Owl City, Palaye Royale, Panic! At The Disco, Papa Roach, Paramore, Parcels, Passenger, Patti Smith, Paul Simon, Peculiar Pretzelmen, Pet Shop Boys, Peter Bjorn and John, Peter Gabriel, Peter Gundry, Pierce The Veil, Pink Floyd, Pixies, Placebo, Poets Of The Fall, Portishead, Portugal, The Man, Powerman 5000, Primus, Prince, Professor Elemental, Pulp, Puri-Do, PVRIS, Queen, R.E.M., Radiohead, Ragina Spektor, Rainbow Kitten Suprise, Ram Jam, Ramones, Rancid, Ray Parker Jr., Reverend Peyton's Big Damn Band, Rihanna, Rockwell, Rolling Stones, Roxette, Royal Blood, Röyksopp, Run DMC, Russkaja, Sam Smith, Santana, Savage Garden, Shakira, Shpongle, Sia, Sidney Gish, Simple Minds, Sirenia, Sisters of Mercy, Sixx A.M., SKÁLD, Skan, Skold, Skrillex, Slaves, Slim Dusty, Snow, Soft Cell, Sopor Aeternus & the Ensemble of Shadows, Soundgarden, Squeeze, Stardust, Steam Powered Giraffe, Stevie Nicks, Stevie Wonder, Stone Temple Pilots, Stromae, Sub-Radio, Suzanne Vega, Swedish House Mafia, Switchfoot, System Of A Down, t.A.T.u., T.Rex, Taco, Talking Heads, Tally Hall, The 1975, The Andrews Sisters, The Archies, The Avalanches, The B-52's, The Beatles, The Bee Gees, The Black Keys, The Bouncing Souls, The Brasstones, The Chainsmokers, The Chameleons, The Chemical Brothers, The Church, The Clash, The Commodores, The Correspondents, The Courettes, The Cramps, The Cranberries, The Crystal Method, The Cure, The Dandy Warhols, The Dead Milkmen, The Dead South, The Doors, The Fixx, The Flaming Lips, The Fountains of Wayne, The Front Bottoms, The Human League, The Jackson 5, The Killers, The Kills, The Kinks, The Knack, The Knocks, The Mamas & The Papas, The Midnight, The Monkees, The Mountain Goats, The Neighbourhood, The Offspring, The Oozes, The Orion Experience, The Paper Chase, The Proclaimers, The Psychedelic Furs, The Raconteurs, The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus, The Rolling Stones, The Score, The Strokes, The Tear Garden, The The, The Toasters, The Tokens, The Velvet Underground, The Verve, The Weeknd, The White Stripes, The Who, TheFatRat, They Might Be Giants, They Might Be Giants (For Kids), Thomas Dolby, Three Days Grace, Throwing Snow, Tiamat, Tina Turner , Toni Basil, Tool, Tori Amos, Tove Lo, Toy Dolls, Tracy Chapman, Troye Sivan, Tubeway Army, Tummy Boy, Tunng, twenty one pilots, Twin Temple, Twisted Sister, Type O Negative, Úlfur Úlfur, Ultravox, Underworld, Vampire Weekend, Vanessa Carlton, Vashti Bunyan, Violent Femmes, VNV Nation, Vundabar, Walk The Moon, Wang Chung, Wardruna, Waterparks, Watsky, Weezer, Weird Al Yankovic, Wet Leg, Wheatus, Wheatus, Whip, Wild Cherry, Will Smith, Wintergatan, Woodkid, Woody Guthrie, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Years and Years, Yung Gravy, Yungblud

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Song Suggestions Wanted

My 16yr old (they/he) is currently in a youth residential treatment program after a psycotic break, planning to kill himself, and a stay in a psych ward. While they still can't have their phone they are now able to have a mp3 player. I'm putting together some playlists to put on the one I bought that's being delivered later today.

They asked for music I'm into as well as stuff I know they like but going through my & their liked songs a lot of it is too angst ridden and/or depressing. (It's almost like depression runs in the family.)

So I ask ~ what songs have helped you get through hard times? He's got an eclectic music taste so any genre is welcome.

[onenakedfarmer]

Currently Playing

CHRISTMAS COCKTAILS PART TWO

Lena Horne, Lou Rawls, Julie London, Eddie Dunstedter, June Christy, The Nat King Cole Trio, Nancy Wilson, Les Brown and The Starlighters, Frank De Vol, Jimmy McGriff, Dean Martin, George Shearing and Billy May, Wayne Newton, The Ventures, Bob Atcher and The Dinning Sisters, Martin Denny, Peggy Lee, Ferrante & Teicher, Guy Lombardo And His Royal Canadians, Stan Kenton

[blueiscoool]

Russian Roulette 1975

The Greatest Scene in Cinematic History

A guy playing with kids and holding a grocery bag full of Playboys .. ah the 70’s.

[sesiondemadrugada]

The Late Show (Robert Benton, 1977).

[peter-ash]

[cinesludge]

Movie #1 of 2019: The Wild Bunch

[paulie-lombardos-boy-toy]

For the writing prompt I think 1 with Tommy would be an interesting one 🤔

1. "do you honestly think I enjoy hurting you?"

Warnings: mild torture,degradation, violence

Characters: Tommy Angelo, Dino and Lou

——

When Paulie motioned for Tommy to follow him after parking a few streets away from the Docks, he had already been in the Family for a few weeks now and he was still adjusting to the change of pace. “You’re gonna love this Tom I promise.” Paulie was nearly skipping as he slipped through a side door and gestured into the large room.

In the middle tied to a post was none other than the punks who totaled his car- Dino and Lou, if Tom remembered correctly. Both were cursing under their gags looking mildly roughed up and shot hateful glares and the pair. “What uh…what’s all this Paulie?” he asked as Paulie shot another grin in his direction. “A 2 for one special, courtesy of the Don! You can get revenge on these idiots and prove yourself to the Boss you can handle violence because we’ve been going easy on you so far. I’ll be in the other room.”

After Paulie left, Tommy eyed the two and a faint smirk formed on his lips. “Well, it looks like the tables have turned.” he remarked casually as he stepped closer then suddenly lashed out with his leg, the heel of his shoe catching Lou in the kneecap, prompting the man to scream, Dino looking over hatefully. “Why are you screaming? It’s not like anyone can hear you lowlifes.” he mocked cruelly and lashed out a few more times before stomping on Dino’s ankle as hard as he could, forcing tears from the men’s eyes.

“Do you honestly think I enjoy hurting you? I never wanted to but sometimes-“ here he kicks Lou in the gut and picks up a metal pipe to swing at Dino’s knees again, a loud crack echoing in the room. “-you have to do things you don’t like.” he grunted, pupils nearly pinpricks as thoughts of revenge slowly took over and he swung again, this time both men sporting bloody noses and black eyes.

By the time Tommy felt his bloodlust die down, he was breathing heavily and turned to leave the nearly passed out men behind to rejoin Paulie. “I’m more than just a cabbie and you would do good to remember that.”

Credit: Prompt list here by @rednsuch

[a-case-of-the-ace]

Roll up, roll up!

chapter two of Chosen by the Life is here! this chapter's from Tommy's pov

I hope you like it!

[brookstonalmanac]

Birthdays 6.19

Beer Birthdays

Angelo Poretti (1829)

John Gardiner Jr. (1857)

Alan Cranston (1914)

Carla Jean Lauter (1982)

Five Favorite Birthdays

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Thomas Fuller; English writer (1608)

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Nancy Marchand; actor (1928)

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Phylicia Rashad; actor (1948)

Gena Rowlands; actor (1930)

Salman Rushdie; writer (1947)

John Ralston Saul; writer (1947)

Robin Tunney; actor (1972)

Kathleen Turner; actor (1954)

Jimmy Walker; New York politician (1881)

Al Wilson; soul singer (1939)

Ann Wilson; rock singer (1950)

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Ben Johnson, Warren Oates, William Holden, and Ernest Borgnine in The Wild Bunch (Sam Peckinpah, 1969)

Cast: William Holden, Ernest Borgnine, Robert Ryan, Edmond O’Brien, Warren Oates, Jaime Sánchez, Ben Johnson, Emilio Fernández, Strother Martin, L.Q. Jones, Albert Dekker, Bo Hopkins, Dub Taylor. Screenplay: Walon Green, Sam Peckinpah, based on a story by Green and Roy N. Sickner. Cinematography: Lucien Ballard. Art direction: Edward Carrere. Film editing: Lou Lombardo. Music: Jerry Fielding. 

"It ain't like it used to be, but it'll do." The last line of The Wild Bunch, spoken by Edmond O'Brien's Sykes, sums up the film's prevailing sense that something has been lost, namely, a kind of innocence. Myths of lost innocence are as old as the Garden of Eden, and the Western as genre has always played on that note of something unspoiled being swept away with the frontier, though seldom with such eloquent violence as Peckinpah's film. Notice, for example, how many children appear in the movie, often in harm's way, as if their innocence was under attack. The film begins with a group of children at play, but what they're playing with is a scorpion being tormented by a nest of ants. Finally, after the grownups have had a major shootout, endangering other innocents, including a mostly female prohibitionist group, the children set fire to their little game, creating a neat image of hell that sets the tone for the rest of the film. Children, Peckinpah seems to be saying, have only a veneer of innocence, one that's easily removed. So we have children not only under fire but also sometimes doing the firing. They treat the torture of Angel (Jaime Sánchez) as a game, running after the automobile that is dragging him around the village. Not many films use violence for such integral purpose, and not many films have been so wrong-headedly criticized for being violent. Before it was re-released in 1995, Warner Bros. submitted the newly extended cut of the film to the ratings board, which tried to have it labeled NC-17 -- usually a kiss of death because many newspapers refused to advertise movies with that rating. Ordinarily, I'd applaud any effort by the board to treat violence with the same strictness that it treats sex and language, but this decision only emphasizes the shallow, formulaic nature of the board's rulings. An appeal resulted in overturning the rating, so the film was released with an R. Film violence has escalated so much in recent years that if it weren't for the bare breasts in some scenes, The Wild Bunch might get a PG-13 today. I also think the real reason for the emphasis on violence in commentaries on The Wild Bunch is a puritanical one: The movie is too much fun for some people to take seriously. It has superbly staged action scenes, like the hijacking of the train and the demolition of the bridge. And it has entertaining, career-highlight performances by William Holden, Ernest Borgnine, Warren Oates, Ben Johnson, and Robert Ryan. The cinematography by Lucien Ballard and the Oscar-nominated score by Jerry Fielding are exceptional. And it's "just a Western," so no high-toned viewers need take it seriously, though surprisingly the Academy did nominate Peckinpah, Walon Green, and Roy N. Sickner for the writing Oscar. They lost to William Goldman for Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, a movie that feels flimsier as every year goes by.