Monthly Archives: August 2014

Sunday Jazz Selection

Posted on August 17, 2014 by Fenster

Fenster writes: Ruby, My Dear. Thelonius Monk. And thanks, Libby for turning me on to this and much else back when.

Posted in Music | Tagged Ruby My Dear, Thelonius Monk | Leave a comment

Village Du Jour

Posted on August 16, 2014 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: Lungern, Switzerland. Source. Click on the image to enlarge.

Posted in Architecture | Tagged Switzerland, traditionalism, urbanism | 2 Comments

Showtune Saturday: “Dentist”

Posted on August 16, 2014 by Eddie Pensier

Eddie Pensier writes: Certainly the best song sung by Steve Martin playing a sadistic biker-dentist in a musical horror movie about a cannibalistic plant based on a stage musical derived from a Roger Corman film, ever. From Frank Oz’s Little Shop … Continue reading →

Posted in Movies, Music, Performers | Tagged dentist, frank oz, little shop of horrors, showtune saturday, steve martin | 1 Comment

Movie Poster Du Jour: “1941”

Posted on August 16, 2014 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: With art by David McMacken.

Posted in Commercial art, Movies | Tagged Bob Gale, Dan Aykroyd, David McMacken, Film, John Belushi, Movie Posters, movies, Robert Zemeckis, Steven Spielberg | 3 Comments

Naked Lady of the Week: Lexi Belle

Posted on August 15, 2014 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: Porn star Lexi Belle, AVN nominee for best three-way sex scene (G/G/B) and winner of the award for best three-way sex scene (B/B/G), knows about the good life: Along with her vegetarianism, she involves herself in animal volunteering, expressing a … Continue reading →

Posted in Performers, Sex | Tagged lexi belle, Porn, Southern hospitality | 1 Comment

Art Du Jour

Posted on August 15, 2014 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: “Egyptian Queen” by Frank Frazetta, 1969. Click on the image to enlarge.

Posted in Art | Tagged Frank Frazetta | 1 Comment

Five Things I Learned From Watching 37 Episodes Of “Yes, Minister”

Posted on August 13, 2014 by Eddie Pensier

Eddie Pensier writes: Illness has struck the Pensiers: at least two members of our household have spent the last six days walking around in various states of poor health. To fill up the gaping maw of daylight hours while I … Continue reading →

Posted in Humor, Politics and Economics, Television | Tagged television, yes minister | 4 Comments

“Crazy Wisdom”

Posted on August 13, 2014 by Paleo Retiree

Paleo Retiree writes: Doc about Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche, the Tibetan monk who was mostly responsible for bringing Tibetan Buddhism to the west. He was a big figure in the counterculture from the ’60s through the ’80s (he died in 1987 … Continue reading →

Posted in Movies | Tagged Buddhism, chogyam trungpa rinpoche, documentaries, documentary, gurus, movies, religion, wisdom | 3 Comments

Crusades

Posted on August 13, 2014 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: “Zero for Conduct, “Jean Vigo’s rough-hewn, poetic evocation of youth under the strain of institutionalized education, is nearly impossible to summarize in words. Among other things, it’s perhaps the greatest expression of the anarchic impulse ever put on film. In … Continue reading →