The Beverly Hillbillies theme song —
“Come and listen to a story about a man named Jed
A poor mountaineer, barely kept his family fed,
And then one day he was shootin' at some food,
And up through the ground came a bubblin' crude.
Oil, that is, black gold . . . ."
For songwriter Sara Arlene, a native of Titusville, PA —
For the "Blue Opera" part, see other posts so tagged.
The above may, if one likes, be regarded as ekphrasis for . . .
(For the part played by "six" and "nine" above, see Lo Shu.)
"Your life, little girl, is an empty page . . . ." — Song lyric
* A reference to a New Yorker cartoon of July 18, 2024.
Wikipedia — In the original Tom Clancy novel of "The Sum of All Fears"
"The East Germans hope that the war will eliminate both superpowers
and punish the Soviets for betraying World Socialism . . . ."
In the film, the villainy originates NOT with communist East Germans,
but instead with an international conspiracy of neo-fascists.
(LA premiere — May 29, 2002).
The Puccini song "Nessun Dorma" played at the end of the film
is, in the film plot, a favorite of the fascists. It was also featured
at the balloon-drop ending of the Republican National Convention
after midnight on Friday morning, July 19, 2024.
. . . And politics for Bridget —
Click Bridget for the operatic "Nessun Dorma"
at the end of the May 2002 film "The Sum of All Fears."
See also the recent Log24 posts
Not so recent —
Some remarks from the date of the LA premiere
of "The Sum of All Fears," ending with . . .
"By groping toward the light we are made to realize
how deep the darkness is around us."
— Arthur Koestler, The Call Girls: A Tragi-Comedy ,
Random House, 1973, page 118.
New Yorker Eyeliner meets NY Times Headliner . . .
Deep Blue song (adapted) —
"I've been terribly alone and forgotten in Rehoboth . . . ."
See as well last night's post
"Rogues Prefer Brunettes"
in this journal.
A scene I prefer . . .
Click the album above for a video uploaded on June 17, 2021.
For the Church of Synchronology: This journal on that date.
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