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That happened here in Columbus (OH)...still a mystery to this day.
One of my favorite actors:
1) "The French Connection"
2) "Hoosiers"
3) "Mississippi Burning"
One that hasn't been mentioned yet that I remember to this day that we discussed in elementary school...what happened to Sir Walter Raleigh's "Lost Colony" and what was the significance of the word "Croatoan?"
I think this is "Changes" by David Bowie.
I think this is "Try A Little Tenderness." I'm not sure who did it originally, but I think Kris Kristofferson did a popular version of this song. The movie that this was featured in is "Bull Durham," one of my all-time favorite movies (great scene on the bus with Tim Robbins' and Kevin Costner's characters featuring the lyrics to this song! 😃).
The sky was all purple, there were people runnin' everywhere.
Tryin' to run from my destruction...you know I didn't even care.
"1999"--the late, great Prince Rogers Nelson
control....
"Back On The Chain Gang"--The Pretenders
Great song..."Games People Play" by The Alan Parsons Project.
"Do It Again"--Steely Dan...great guitar solo on that song by Denny Dias!
Yes, he was great in that "Monk" episode. One of the best villains of that great series. Great choice!
Picking 2 others of his..."Eight Men Out" is probably my favorite of his and I'll also pick "We Are Marshall."
I can understand that. I'm sure some people were really let down by the ending, but I liked it. I was on the edge of my seat there near the end.
I haven't seen it in a long time, but it probably would be "nostalgic" somewhat for me. Are there still photo places around like that anymore? Most of the old photo and camera stores around here seem to have gone out of business. It really seemed to happen fast.
He was terrific playing a crooked sheriff in a 2-part episode of "Monk." That's what I remember him from.
"One Hour Photo" (2002). Has a 6.8 IMDb rating, which is OK...but I think it's a classic. RIP, Robin Williams.
"Cuts Like A Knife"--Bryan Adams (featuring a great guitar solo by Keith Scott)
This is funny, but I am male and 6'2" also! 😃 I am happy with my height now, but when I played basketball in high school, I really wanted to be at least 6'5" or 6'6", because I wanted to slam-dunk a basketball so much. Unfortunately for me, I was the poster child for the old Wesley Snipes/Woody Harrelson movie, "White Men Can't Jump," so there was no dunking from me!
ecarle, I know I've said this before, but I'll say it again...your posts are just so valuable for someone like me. I've never seen "Topaz" (Unfortunately, I haven't seen any of Hitchcock's movies after "The Birds," which is something I need to rectify), but I so much enjoyed reading these posts regarding Roscoe Lee Browne.
I'm a fan of the original "Law & Order" TV show (I've seen just about every episode thru the Jerry Orbach years.. I was a college Senior when L & O debuted in 1990 and I was getting ready to get married when Orbach left in 2004). Roscoe Lee Browne was on one of the early episodes (Season 3:10 "Consultation"), which was fairly memorable. I never knew anything about his association with Hitchcock. Thank you for providing a "frame of reference" regarding Roscoe Lee Browne!
Great summary! Yes, it's funny how defensive and mad Jergens is when he's being criticized when we first see him..."I am a good promoter!" And how his mood toward Apollo changes when Apollo suggests giving "an unknown fighter" a shot at the title, as you mentioned.
You also mentioned how effective his scene was where he meets Rocky for the first time. He really butters Rocky up and flat-out lies to him ("Apollo's seen you fight.. he likes you!") to convince him to fight Apollo. And we never see Rocky say "Yes" to Jergens...I always thought that was interesting.
Finally, I've always thought that Jergens was probably "crooked" (although we never get full evidence of it). The way he lied to Rocky and how "fake" his relationship with Rocky seemed to be...it seemed to be awfully natural to him. That's why I think that short shot of Jergens I mentioned in the original post is genius..for all of his faults, I think Jergens knew boxing, and he saw something in Rocky there near the end of Round 2 that made him realize that this was going to be a real fight. I don't think he really took Rocky seriously before that moment...but he sure did afterward.
Yes, we get that great speech by Rocky as a result of seeing Jergens at The Spectrum. I think Rocky felt like Jergens liked him and saw him as a worthy challenger, only to see that Jergens really didn't think much of Rocky (and his chances) either after that. I think that really hurt Rocky. It's part of what makes this movie such a classic.
I've always taken Paul Stookey at his word on how he composed this song. It sure is an interesting story. As a guitarist, I've always thought this had such a distinct sound. I've seen Paul Stookey play it live and he tunes a 12-string acoustic way down (like 5 steps below standard tuning), but then he puts a capo on the 3rd fret, so it's basically a 12-string acoustic tuned down a full step. It's a beautiful song for sure.
Yes, thank you for posting. The Doors were a great band. Robbie Krieger was a really underappreciated guitar player back in the day...he was the main songwriter behind a lot of their hits also. And Ray Manzarek was a major influence for George Winston, who is probably my all-time favorite piano player. I didn't like everything they did...but I love a lot of their music. I still find it interesting that they never had a bass player, but their music still has a real "kick" to it.