Author Archives: Eddie Pensier

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About Eddie Pensier

Television junkie, opera buff, connoisseur of unhealthy foods, fashion watcher, art lover and admirer of beautiful people of all sexes.

Showtune Saturday: “I Enjoy Being A Girl”

Posted on November 1, 2014 by Eddie Pensier

Eddie Pensier writes: A most delightfully politically incorrect number from Flower Drum Song (1961), Henry Koster’s film of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s musical. Nancy Kwan’s singing voice is dubbed by B.J. Baker. Oh, and stop waiting for that towel to ride … Continue reading →

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Showtune Saturday: “Der Guten Tag Hop-Clop”

Posted on October 25, 2014 by Eddie Pensier

Eddie Pensier writes: I will confess to not being a Will Ferrell fan at all (with the exception of his turn as Bob Woodward in Andrew Fleming’s very underrated Dick) but if anyone could harness the manic lunacy of Kenneth … Continue reading →

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Art Gallery of New South Wales: Australians

Posted on October 22, 2014 by Eddie Pensier

Eddie Pensier writes: More AGNSW pictures, this one focusing on the museum’s works by Australian artists. (I’m using a loose definition: artists who were either born or died or spent a substantial part of their lives in Australia.) I was … Continue reading →

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Showtune Saturday: “The Lambeth Walk” (With Bonus Nazis)

Posted on October 18, 2014 by Eddie Pensier

Eddie Pensier writes: Me and my Girl was a hit musical of 1937, a mistaken-identity dancehall comedy about a Cockney bloke named Bill Snibson who discovers he is the heir to a noble title. The show’s hit tune was “The … Continue reading →

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Anita Cerquetti, Five Ways

Posted on October 14, 2014 by Eddie Pensier

Eddie Pensier writes: She never got the press or fame of Maria Callas, whom she famously replaced in a Rome Norma in 1958. She only made two official recordings, both for Decca: an aria recital and a complete La Gioconda. She … Continue reading →

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Showtune Saturday: “What A Waste”

Posted on October 11, 2014 by Eddie Pensier

Eddie Pensier writes: I suspect many of us can relate far, far too well to the lyrics of this song, from Leonard Bernstein, Betty Comden and Adolph Green’s Wonderful Town (1953). Performed by Richard Muenz, Dawn Upshaw, and Donna Murphy, … Continue reading →

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Linkage (Chocolate Edition)

Posted on October 10, 2014 by Eddie Pensier

Eddie Pensier writes: One unexpected consequence of the Ebola outbreaks in West Africa: cacao prices are skyrocketing. There’s an entire chocolate-themed hotel in the UK. Friend-of-blog Bruce Hill taste-tests chocolate made from South Pacific origin beans, on Radio Australia’s Pacific … Continue reading →

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Art Gallery of New South Wales: Europeans

Posted on October 10, 2014 by Eddie Pensier

Eddie Pensier writes: Another batch of paintings from my visit to the AGNSW, this one focusing on European and British artists. I’m particularly fond of Strutt’s coolly triumphal David’s First Victory, the barely suppressed sexuality under the surface of Sallé’s … Continue reading →

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Questions Du Jour

Posted on October 7, 2014 by Eddie Pensier

Eddie Pensier writes: I spotted this on the shelf at a local bookstore. I’m putting the photos below a page break because I suppose they might be considered NSFW, even though the subject in question was out in the open at … Continue reading →

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Showtune Saturday: “Well, Did You Ever?”

Posted on October 4, 2014 by Eddie Pensier

Eddie Pensier writes: The combined nonchalant swingin’ coolness of Bing Crosby, Frank Sinatra and Cole Porter may cause swooning fits of “why can’t I be that awesome?” nostalgia. From High Society (1956), the Charles Walters-directed musical adaptation of The Philadelphia … Continue reading →

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