See as well ABC in this journal.
Wednesday, January 20, 2021
Dramatic Dialogue
“How’s tricks?” — Cop in “Impulse” (1990).
(See a Log24 search for that word.)
That line of dialogue is in memory of a woman who reportedly
died in Bellingham, Washington, on January 11, 2021.
See also Bellingham in this journal.
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The Magic Carpet Departs
Today's playlist at Joint Base Andrews —
ARRIVAL – "Gloria" and "Small Town Girl."
DEPARTURE – "YMCA" and "Tiny Dancer."
Related notes for film fans —
"Hannah Ware does the most she can in the role of Katia."
I prefer the less stressful TV series "GLOW,"
starring Alison Brie —
“In the bluish light emanating from the TV,
EE looked at him, her eyes veiled."
— Being There , by Jerzy Kosinski
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Swing It, Li’l Darlin’ . . .*
. . . At the speed of a slow, comfortable screw —
* On the title music —
“The composition, in the words of jazz writer, Donald Clarke, is
‘an object lesson in how to swing at a slow tempo.’ ”
“X marks the spot” — Indiana Jones
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Tuesday, January 19, 2021
Notes for Katz, the Musical
From a memoir published in 1997 —
The author and his friend Katz :
I couldn’t believe it.
— ‘You want to come with me?’
— ‘If it’s a problem, I understand.’
— ‘No,’ I said. ‘No, no, no.
You’re very welcome.
You are extremely welcome.’ “
— A Walk in the Woods , by Bill Bryson.
(Crown, Kindle edition. p. 20.)
From a novel published in 1971 —
“In the bluish light emanating from the TV,
EE looked at him, her eyes veiled. ‘You want me
to come while you watch.’ Chance said nothing.
. . . .
‘I think I understand now.’ She got up,
paced swiftly up and down the room,
crossing in front of the TV screen;
every now and then a word escaped her lips,
a word scarcely louder than her breath.”
— Being There , by Jerzy Kosinski
Back to the present . . .
See also Dance 101: A Leg Up.
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