Thoughts on Living the Life Creative
(From My Shelves is an occasional series on the blog looking at some of my favorites from my personal collections) "Woyaya" by Osibisa (1971) When I went away to college my musical tastes were, um, limited. I went to college with three albums - Jim Croce's Greatest Hits, Chicago's Cardinal album and Nat "King" Cole's... Continue Reading →
Great collection of short films available on a single DVD from Netflix - "West Bank Story" - A very funny takeoff of the classic musical "West Side Story" but here a nice Israeli boy falls in love with a nice Palenstinian girl. He's a member of the Israeli army and his family runs the "Kosher... Continue Reading →
"The View From the Phlipside" is a media commentary program airing on WRFA-LP, Jamestown NY. It can be heard Monday through Friday just after 8 AM and 5 PM. The following are scripts which may not exactly match the aired version of the program. Mostly because the host may suddenly choose to add or subtract words... Continue Reading →
"The View From the Phlipside" is a media commentary program airing on WRFA-LP, Jamestown NY. It can be heard Monday through Friday just after 8 AM and 5 PM. The following are scripts which may not exactly match the aired version of the program. Mostly because the host may suddenly choose to add or subtract words... Continue Reading →
Nest of Worlds by Marek S. Huberath - (Originally published in Poland in 1998 this is the first edition in English available this year from Restless Books) Imagine a world where your social status is determined by the color of your hair and where you must move to a new continent every 35 years. In that... Continue Reading →
In the Heat of the Night - (1967) - The town of Sparta, Mississippi has high hopes for a new factory in their town. Then the man who was to build that factory is killed on the street. Police initially suspect a black man travelling through town named Virgil Tibbs (Sidney Poitier) but he turns... Continue Reading →
RoboCop (1987) - In a dystopian future Detroit a city policeman is mortally wounded then brought back to life and duty when he's transformed into a cyborg. RoboCop will have to battle criminals, the big money corporation that created him and his own lingering memories. This all began when I caught the last 45 minutes... Continue Reading →
Bear Is Broken by Laclan Smith (2013) - Leo Maxwell lives in the shadow of his older brother Danny, the most successful and possibly most hated defense attorney in the San Francisco area, and his father, currently serving a life sentence for the murder of their mother. In both cases he both loves and hates... Continue Reading →
Driving Lessons (2006) - A shy young man, Ben, (Rupert Grint) takes a job working for an eccentric retired actress, Evie, (Julie Walters) in part to make a little money and in part to escape his domineering mother (Laura Linney). His browbeaten father, the local vicar, (Nicholas Farrell) has retreated before his wife's megalomania and... Continue Reading →
"The View From the Phlipside" is a media commentary program airing on WRFA-LP, Jamestown NY. It can be heard Monday through Friday just after 8 AM and 5 PM. The following are scripts which may not exactly match the aired version of the program. Mostly because the host may suddenly choose to add or subtract words... Continue Reading →
