Comments on: Ya Don’t Stop

By: Paul Clarke

Paul Clarke — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 13:29:55 +0000

‘Popeye’ – yes! I couldn’t wait fo that to come out then it was just awful. First ‘Star Trek’ was a major bust too.

Another one that didn’t live up to the hype was ‘Tron’.

By: Alex Belth

Alex Belth — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 19:16:58 +0000

I remember “Black Hole” Disney’s Sci-Fi answer to “Star Wars” being really bad too. And the original “Star Trek” movie was a let down when it first came out though they more than made up for it with the second one.

Oh, another movie theater clunker from that era: “Popeye.” Oh and there was also that movie with Gene Wilder and Gilda Radner that was really bad. The first one they did together.

By: Raf

Raf — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 16:28:10 +0000

Come to think of it just about any movie with Cos was generally bad.

I liked his earlier movies; “Mother, Jugs & Speed” and the movies he did with Sidney Poitier; “Uptown Saturday Night,” “A Piece of the Action” and “Let’s Do It Again.”

By: Raf

Raf — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 16:25:20 +0000

I was more focused on Adrienne Barbeau

Jamie Farr was hilarious as the Sheik.

My father took me to see Cannonball Run in the theaters. I remember it was on Main St. in New Rochelle (we lived in Mt Vernon at the time). They had about 3-4 theaters there, they all closed sometime during the 80′s. New Rochelle has changed a lot in such a short period of time. Of course those who lived there during the 50′s, 60′s & 70′s say the same thing…

By: Paul Clarke

Paul Clarke — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 16:19:06 +0000

Trying to think of an eagerly anticipated movie from childhood that turned out to be a dud. ‘Dark Crystal’?

You and Ben must have been 2 angry men at the dinner table that night when Sam was raving about ‘Dancin’ and you two had ‘The Devil and Max Devlin’ to mull over. Talk about the booby prize. Good one.

Come to think of it just about any movie with Cos was generally bad.

On the flip side – any kids movie that featured a good fight generally greatly exceeded expectations – ‘My Bodyguard’. ‘Karate Kid’.

By: Alex Belth

Alex Belth — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 15:55:57 +0000

Oh, I eventually saw it and loved it. “S-M-all” became a stock line. Captain Chaos. That’s good stuff right there.

By: Raf

Raf — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 14:27:58 +0000

I wanted to see Cannonball Run and my mom dragged me to that sentimental slop.

Damn, sorry to hear. I remember being awed by Cannonball Run the first time I saw it

By: Raf

Raf — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 14:21:42 +0000

Cano is one of the few players in the league that can “flip” a ball across the field with such ease and still put a good amount of mustered on the throw.

Reminds me a lot of Tony Fernandez

By: Diane Firstman

Diane Firstman — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 14:06:21 +0000

That shot of Elliott Gould for some reason reminds me of Eric Bogosian.
http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,1543654,00.html

By: RagingTartabull

RagingTartabull — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 13:59:51 +0000

“Devil and Max Devlin” was a true WPIX Saturday afternoon classic

By: rbj

rbj — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 13:39:58 +0000

[12] Like all other drugs, LSD might be fine, in the moment, but 20 years later you wonder what all the fuss was about. It doesn’t compete with the beauty of a sunrise. Or the small of a woman’s back.

I did enjoy Chariots of Fire, but then I was 17 so could understand it, somewhat.

As to Mo’s injury . . .
runs to a dark corner and curls up in the fetal position

By: RIYank

RIYank — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 13:02:07 +0000

[23] Girardi said “stiff”. I think the point was to distinguish the problem from something more serious you could describe as “strained”.

I liked this:

Nick Swisher is 27 of 56 at Camden Yards in his career with 29 RBI over 27 games. “Can I stay here and play for the next time team that comes through?” he said. “I’ll DH if they want.”

By: Alex Belth

Alex Belth — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 12:49:55 +0000

Dude, Hair was pretty awful. And Will you did say Leonard Part 6, right? Gaaa! How about Howard the Duck? But yeah, Chariots of Fire for a ten-year old? I wanted to see Cannonball Run and my mom dragged me to that sentimental slop. I have never seen it as an adult. But I developed my movie-going cynicism at a young age.

LOL

By: OldYanksFan

OldYanksFan — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 11:18:08 +0000

[1] Dude! It’s a ‘sore groin’! A ‘stiff groin’ is what ARod gets when Kate Hudson sits in the front row.

By: williamnyy23

williamnyy23 — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 10:13:11 +0000

You got dragged to Chariots of Fire too? To this day, I blame my dislike for going to the movies on that experience.

By: Mr. OK Jazz TOKYO

Mr. OK Jazz TOKYO — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 06:28:57 +0000

Nice, good luck! Get your Mariano Zen-Glasses on for increased focus and dominance! Chat later.

NP: Live Herbie Hancock from 1974, “Hornets”, some SERIOUSLY spaced-out funk..

By: thelarmis

thelarmis — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 06:25:05 +0000

[19] you’ve got big ears for good music!

yup, got the web guy in tow. he’s the guitarist from the fusion trio! alright have the domain and have been writing a bunch of stuff about the CD to go on the eventual website!

i’ve gotta try to get some sleep. big day tomorrow…

By: Mr. OK Jazz TOKYO

Mr. OK Jazz TOKYO — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 06:21:31 +0000

[17] Solo disks are always going to be more challenging, but when it’s percussion..yes, that is going to take a few listens to “get” it. My ears aren’t quite as huge as you may think, I can’s even be in the same room as modern Country music, Broadway show tunes or any Celine Dion song! But am game for most everything else.

You should have a web-designer friend get you a kicking website to profile the new work..also could help with distribution. When it’s time I’ll send you the contact info for a free-jazz label here that it’s worth sending a copy to.

By: thelarmis

thelarmis — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 06:18:13 +0000

[16] Max is an absolute god!!! i remember seeing him here at the Atlanta Jazz Fest about a decade ago. he was already really old and slow. he set up a chair in the front center of the stage to do his rendition of the amazing “Mr. Hi-Hat”. he dropped a stick and couldn’t bend down to pick it up. he tried and tried. it felt like minutes passed before a stagehand ran out and handed the stick to Mr. Roach. it was sad. but he didn’t even flinch and went right back to his solo!

i came up with my own version a few years ago and planned on having it as a video portion on my upcoming disc, but i bagged the idea. that shit is REALLY hard and you have to keep up with it regularly. i’d rather practice more musical stuff; i’m just not that showy…

By: thelarmis

thelarmis — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 06:15:05 +0000

[16] thanks, man – you’ll definitely be getting a copy! i know you have HUGE ears, but for most folks, i don’t expect them to really understand or actually like this music! i must say, i’ve been pleasantly surprised by the positive reaction from folks though. : )

well, the music is all finished…and has been for awhile. i’m already composing for the 2nd record. i’m just slow and this stuff takes ages to complete, as it’s a labor of love and regular ‘work’ gets in the way. it also seems pretty universal that the debut solo cd for independent artists, like me, take a super long time to get done and out. hopefully the sophomore effort won’t take as many years. we’ll see…

yeah man, i pretty much pulled out the kitchen sink on this one! not much in the way of hand percussion though – it’s just not my thing. i did play a little udu drum though. it’s mostly marimba and drumset. but yeah: triangle, guiro, claves, castanets, tamborine, ganzas, gong, vibraslap, ratchet and on and on and on. the whole (starting) 9 !!! : )