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Archive for July, 2018
July 30 – August 5 (2018)
Here's how I looked right around the time I started getting mistaken for Jeff Lynne. This would have been back in the late 80's.
The opening band for ELO was called Dawes. And they impressed me so much I bought one of their songs when I got home. This is "Feed the Fire." These guys are great!
Monday the 30th – INEPTITUDE ON PARADE: PART 1! – It seems like everywhere I wanted to go was not possible due to road closures! Oh well, my tax dollars at work, I guess. I was up at 10 and out the door by 10:45 to an on-camera audition in Hollywood. The casting office was completely surrounded by construction work and closed streets, so I parked a ways away and walked. Good thing it was slightly cooler than it had been, otherwise I would have arrived drenched in sweat. The audition was for a Voice Over guy, but one that you would see on-camera. After seeing the prototype they had pictured on the sample scripts I realized that I probably wasn't what they were looking for, but I did my best nonetheless. I saw a bunch of guys who looked the part waiting to audition, and then I saw a few of my old VO pals who were sitting there wondering why they were there…like me. One of my pals said, "I have to come do one of these things every once in a while to remind myself why I don't do these." Well said. As a rule, VO folks don't really enjoy on-camera that much, and some avoid doing it altogether. But since the casting office requested me, I figured I'd better at least make an appearance. After the audition I headed home to meet the plumbers who were finally going to fix my water heater the way they should have when the job was initially done two years ago. The plumbing works fine, but the way they installed it wasn't up to code. So when the city inspector came to inspect it, he had three corrections that needed to be handled before he could sign off on the permit. Oddly enough, the guy who screwed it up the first time returned to the "scene of the crime." He's still employed! Unbelievable! But this time the inspector told me exactly what he needed to see before he would consider it up to code. When I told the plumbers what the problems were, they acted surprised; as if they've never heard these things before. Is the code different for my house than every other house in L.A.? Good grief, man. How did this guy get a job in the first place?! I napped on the couch while they spent three hours correcting the problem. After they left I did some work, fed Roxy and Spook, and then Brittney came over to follow me to the Ford dealer so I could drop off my Mustang for "early bird service." This service allows you to drop the car off during the night, after business hours, so they can get to it first thing in the morning and have it ready for you by mid-afternoon…allegedly. I needed to have my rear shocks replaced so I prepaid for the parts when I had my Mustang in for maintenance a month ago. They didn't have the parts in at the time, but with all of the traveling I'd been doing, this is really the first chance I've had to get over there to get the work done. But the place they've provided for overnight early bird parking looked sketchy to me. It wasn't well lit, and the Ford dealership isn't in the greatest of neighborhoods in the first place. Plus, with a convertible, I worry about somebody taking a knife and slitting open the top to get what they want. (After having my Gran Torino stolen a few years ago I'm excessively nervous now) I took Brittney over to Denny's to grab a bite to eat, but her chicken fried steak was too salty. So she sent it back in favor of some Buffalo chicken strips. But the celery that came with them looked rotten, so she took that back. Good grief, does ANYONE care about their job anymore? I like Denny's as a rule, but tonight they weren't on their A game. Like the plumbers. While at dinner I was thinking about the dubious place I parked at the Ford dealer. I called the dealership, and since the showroom floor was open until 10, I spoke with the manager. I told him I was nervous about leaving my car there overnight, and he suggested I come back and he'll move it to a more secure lot. Then he would e-mail the head of service to let him know where to find it. Now I'll sleep better at night. Speaking of sleep, I went back home to grab a nap, and then got up to do my nightly auditions and write Wally's Week. I fed and walked Roxy, and then got some paint and started painting the wall at 4am. No, I wasn't scrawling my name or gang affiliation, but I was painting the new copper pressure relief valve that the plumbers had installed outside my house. It had to be a certain color in order to adhere to association rules. So with my high-beam flashlight, a paintbrush, some paper towels and a can of paint, I sloshed on a coat and let it dry for a while. I returned a short time later, after my late-night stroll through the neighborhood with Roxy, and sloshed on a second coat. The main reason I wanted to do it in the middle of the night was that the outdoor temperature was at the ideal level for paint to dry. If it's too hot outside, it's not optimum for painting. I went inside and finished Wally's Week, made some lasagna and watched a few more episodes of "Happy Days" from the first season DVD set.
Tuesday the 31st – INEPTITUDE ON PARADE: PART 2! – The best advice I ever got from my dad is, "You've got to double-check EVERYONE! And then double-check them again!" It's advice I've always tried to follow to the letter, but sometimes I slip. Plus, if you're always double-checking everyone, they think you're attempting to impugn their abilities to do their job, and you come off looking like a jerk. But when I don't double-check them, I usually end up getting burned. When I got up at 3 I fully expected a call from the dealership telling me my Mustang was ready. I was going to brave the triple-digit temps and ride my bike the short distance to get my car. I could lower the top, put my bike in the back, and head home. But there was no word from Ford at all. What could have happened? It was only rear shocks! Then it hit me…what if the service manager hadn't seen the e-mail from the showroom manager telling him my car was parked in a different lot. If they show up in the morning and there's no car parked there, then they probably don't look inside the key drop box. So my car and my car key were probably still sitting in the same place I left them 17 hours ago! Of course my calls to the dealership were unsuccessful. They couldn't find the service manager, so I explained my situation to the girl at the desk. Big mistake. She said she'd investigate and call me back in 15 minutes. 30 minutes later, after not hearing back, I called them again and explained my problem to ANOTHER girl. Still no sign of the service manager. But a half hour later I got a call from one of the other service guys who swore he'd get to the bottom of it. 45 minutes later the M.I.A. service manager called and explained the problem. He said he didn't check the keybox that morning, which they're instructed to routinely do, and he admitted it was his mistake. I thought it was nice he owned up to it, and didn't shirk the blame off on somebody else. He also said he'd get right on my car and have it ready by 7pm, just before they closed. Unfortunately, I had anticipated picking up my "adopted grandma" Shirley for that evening's Laurel and Hardy "Sons of the Desert" fan club meeting. I didn't want to take the Torino because it was too hot. Plus, the parking at the meeting is tight and I didn't want anyone scraping up my Torino. So I called my pal Clay and he drove over in HIS Mustang and we rode over to the Ford dealership. As a thanks I took he and his wife Mariah to dinner at the Coral Café afterwards. What a wasted day. I went home to nap for a bit. I didn't have any auditions to do because it's the "slow" time of year for the industry. But when I got up I did some data entry on my computer, and did a wardrobe inventory check with my bowling shirts. I have about 15 custom-designed bowling shirts I like to wear at appearances and conventions. The fabric ranges from Laurel and Hardy, to Star Trek, to Muppets, to Frosted Flakes. And everything else in between. I also discovered that I prefer to wear a color coordinated t-shirt underneath the bowling shirt, and leave it unbuttoned. I really like that look. So I've been busy looking at every bowling shirt in my collection to try and ascertain which color t-shirt would look best. I've already color coordinated a solid fabric to go into the side panels, trim and collar on the shirts, so the t-shirt would need to be a different contrasting color. So I decided to pick some little obscure color out of the print and try and match a t-shirt to that. These days, you can find a t-shirt in almost every color of the rainbow. I particularly like those "soft wash" t-shirts that feel worn-in. After compiling a list of colors I needed, I bought a few on eBay that I figured would work nicely. Then I made some hot dogs on the grill and started my next set of "Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson" DVDs.
Wednesday the 1st – DOIN' THE ANTS DANCE…AGAIN! – Mid-afternoon I woke up and did some things around the house. My pal Emily came over and we ran some errands. First I hit my mailbox to pick up some packages, and then we went to Hobby Lobby so I could buy a few colored t-shirts that I needed for my bowling shirt ensemble. We grabbed a bite next door at Lancers, and then headed to the local "pot shop" to get some CBD oil for Roxy. I've had her on CBD oil for her vaginal tumors (which occasionally bleed) and since I've had her on it she hasn't bled. So maybe it's working! I went back home to do some work and then nap on the couch. When I got up later I started working on my photo album project again. I'm really close to being finished with all my South Dakota photos! Then I'll move on to my "orphaned" L.A. photos! But first I had another ant situation to handle. I thought I had plugged their entry points, but apparently I missed one. So before I killed them, I got a light so I could follow their trail. Once I ascertained their point-of-entry I plugged it with packing tape, and killed every ant I could find. I also fixed the runner for one of my kitchen drawers. Then I turned my attention to my photo albums. These categories are going to be much easier than the last ones, because these are just photos. They won't have a narrative or captions. The thing that really slowed me down with the last set of photo albums was having to print out captions for pertinent photos in the collection. I scanned some checks for a bank deposit and then hit the hay.
Thursday the 2nd – BIG SCREEN BOND! – When I woke up in the middle of the afternoon I got some work done around the house. Then I headed off to the bank to make some deposits, over to the vitamin store to get some supplements, and then went back home. I fed the kids and then got cleaned up for my evening out with my friend Stephanie. She had never seen a James Bond film before, so she was in for a treat. A local theater is playing a Bond film starring a different James Bond every Thursday during the month of August. The Sean Connery pick was "Goldfinger." I had seen it on the big screen before, but it was a lousy film print. I was happy to see that they'd be running a blu ray print of it on the big screen! I dropped Stephanie at her house and then headed home to grab a quick nap. I got up to do a few auditions, and then did some more photo album work. Then after her dinner, Roxy and I took a nice, quiet stroll through the neighborhood around 4am. Then I got back to my photo album work. I made a pizza and then got ready for bed.
Friday the 3rd – SPOTTY SLEEPING! – At 8:10am I got a call from the City of L.A. telling me that the inspector would be out between 11am and 1pm to do the inspection of my water heater. Hopefully this will be the last of it. So I slept 3 hours and got up at 11. The inspector arrived at 11:20. He inspected the work and signed off on it. It's all good. He said there's only paperwork to complete by the plumbers, but I won't be seeing him again. Whew! Glad it's over. Then I napped on the couch for a bit while I waited for the technician from DirecTV to come see why I was having trouble getting high def programming on my upstairs system. (The downstairs system was fine) I woke up when my phone rang. It was DirecTV's automated system telling me the tech would be there between 2:30 and 3. Good. So I slept a little while longer. Then they called back at 2:30 and told me that he was 15 minutes away. I appreciate their diligence, but the intrusions into my sleep was bugging me. He arrived and worked for about 2 hours. He restored my system successfully after a lot of goofing around with my converter, futzing around with my dish on my roof, and splicing cables. When he left I slept until 6. I fed my pets and showered quickly. I needed to be at my mailbox by 7 to get my packages. Then I got some groceries, picked up a sandwich at Jersey Mike's, and headed back home. The spotty sleep I got during the day had left me still feeling tired. So I napped on the couch for a while (I turned OFF my phone!) and got up later to do more work on the photo albums. I ate my leftover Jersey Mike's sandwich and watched a few more Johnny Carson episodes.
Saturday the 4th – 'ELLO 'ELLO ELO! – When I saw Jeff Lynne's ELO in concert at the Hollywood Bowl back in 2016 I had said it was probably the best concert I had ever been to. And that coming from a guy who's seen Elvis and McCartney. So I was very excited to see them again tonight at the Forum. After having observed ELO fans in the audience dressed as Jeff Lynne (on the Wembley and Hyde Park DVDs) I decided I'd do my part. I had been mistaken for Jeff several times back in the 80's because I wore a full beard, tinted glasses and a full afro. So I figured this time I'd make the most of the slight resemblance. I got up at 3, did some work around the house, and then started in on doing my hair. Since my hair is a lot longer than Jeff's, I had to spray it with product and scrunch it as I dried it. That way it would stay in place and not fall down in my eyes. By the time I was ready to go I literally had a "hair helmet." My pal James picked up Edi, Gina, Mark and myself at my place at 5. We wanted to get there nice and early to make sure nothing got in the way of our evening. It was a fun (and quick!) trip to the L.A. Forum. We got there just before 6, and in Saturday L.A. traffic, that's somewhat of a miracle. I had been to the Forum many times back in the 80's and 90's (a few Lakers games, McCartney in '89 and Kiss in '97) so I had forgotten how really small it is compared to the enormous concert halls like the Staples center. But there was a nostalgic charm to it. We parked in Preferred Parking (really the way to go!) and walked up to the Forum. It was fun watching people do double-takes as I walked up with the group. Because I had sunglasses on I could watch people out of the corner of my eye, and they had no idea where I was looking. Some people would just stand there and stare, trying to decide if they should approach me or not. But then I bought some ELO swag at the souvenir stand. After that the fun was kind of over, because people figured if I really WAS Jeff Lynne, why would I be carrying around a bag of my OWN merchandise?! But it was still fun and we got some great photos. Mark, James and I all were wearing out Xanadudes t-shirts; shirts they we had printed up 2 years ago when we met Olivia Newton-John in Las Vegas. We enjoyed some Pink's hot dogs, lounged around and enjoyed the weather (because the Forum is close to the ocean there was a nice cool breeze). I was standing there thinking about how blissfully happy I was. Shortly after 7 we went inside to find our seats. I went to find some water and some caramel corn. As I walked to the snack stand, people would stare at me as I walked by. I wasn't carrying my bag of swag this time, but really – why would Jeff Lynne be walking to the snack bar just before showtime? But one guy said, "There's Jeff Lynne right there!" It's probably the closest thing I've done to cosplay in recent history. But it was a blast! By 8pm the auditorium was only half full, but there was an opening band named Dawes who took the stage shortly after 8. In my experience, opening bands are usually horrible. The rare exception was when I saw Billy Squier open for Pat Benatar in 1980 and he literally blew her off the stage! But this band was really good, and a good pick for this demographic. They weren't loud, the vocals were amazing, and the songs were well-crafted and right up this audience's alley. In fact, I made note of a song called "Feed the Fire" which I bought when I got home later. They were damn good! They got quite an ovation after their set was complete. I urge you to check them out. And here all along I thought opening bands were a thing of the past. Mark, James and I stood up during the intermission to stretch our legs, and we stood in the aisle by our seats. When we saw the band take the stage we rushed to our seats. The guy in the seat next to me leaned over and whispered, "Should you be up THERE?"! That made me laugh hard. ELO was fantastic, but it's hard to beat the Hollywood Bowl show from 2016 with its outdoor ambience and a 42 piece orchestra. However, it was an amazing time! The audience was great, people were dancing and singing along, and everyone had a superb time. My only complaint would be that the show is too short. There are SO many ELO songs I would have liked to have heard. I actually got quite emotional during a few of the songs and had to put my sunglasses back on. My discovery of and history with ELO all came flooding back to me as I sat there enjoying "Can't Get It Out Of My Head." The first ELO song I ever bought was "Strange Magic" on 45 rpm. It had a picture sleeve and it looked like this…
I thought they looked like a cool bunch of guys. Later when I got into radio at the age of 16 in Aberdeen, South Dakota, I heard a promo that our Music Director put together. It started out with the haunting strains of "Midnight. On the water." I asked him what song that was and he said it was ELO's "Can't Get It Out Of My Head." Then, as ELO started to have hits with "Turn to Stone" and "Sweet Talkin' Woman," I would sit there in the radio control room and study the 45 label carefully. I noticed that the songwriting credit in parenthesis under the title had the name "Jeff Lynne." I thought it was funny at the time, because the owners of our radio station were Jeff and Lynn Solem. Jeff Lynne. Funny. After that, I was hooked. And by the time I had moved to Sioux Falls at the age of 17, I was listening to "Out of the Blue" continually in my room, picking out every little musical nuance that helped to construct some of the most amazing music I'd ever heard. The same aforementioned Music Director used to be a mobile D.J. He had these huge blue lights that he would light up at his dances for effect. When he quit doing the mobile D.J. stuff he had given me one of his lighting set-ups just before I moved to Sioux Falls. So I had this huge bank of blue lights in my room. While other kids were experimenting with marijuana and alcohol at that age, I was locked in my room with my blue lights on, listening to ELO albums and getting high in my own way…with the music. I had even written my senior year literary thesis about that very subject (wish I still had it!). I didn't know it at the time, but I was meditating, in a fashion. To this very day I have my Tranquility Zone which is essentially the same thing. Blue LED lights and lots of meditative music (yes, even some ELO!). When I became a full-time DJ in Sioux Falls I had to travel around the area to events. My 1974 Nova didn't have a tape deck, so I put fresh batteries in my boom box, took along my cassette of "A New World Record" and played it continually. Every single song on that album is a gem! In 1989 I was mistaken for Jeff Lynne at the Culver Studios, and ended up getting invited to watch the Beach Boys and Chicago rehearse for their tour. But I'll save that story for another day. So yeah, ELO means a lot to me, and yeah…I got a little emotional. After the show we drove back to my house and everyone got in their cars and took off. I showered all of the hairspray out of my hair and grabbed a short nap on the couch. I got up later and fed the pets, walked Roxy on our late-night stroll through the neighborhood (there were some good stars out!) and went back inside to make my traditional Saturday Night Super Salad and watch another episode of "SNL" from the second season DVD set. I had been waiting for Bill Murray to show up, and this was the episode! It was just after the Christmas break in 1976, and it was the first episode in 1977. Belushi had injured his meniscus and was in the hospital so he couldn't do the show. So they were down to just Garret and Dan as male Not Ready for Primetime Players. Chevy had quit toward the beginning of the season. The first bit Bill Murray did was as a grandpa sitting at a chess board which was hysterical. Later he showed up as a TV director who was rehearsing a televised execution of a prisoner. Comedy gold! It's funny that when Belushi called Jane Curtin from his hospital bed during Weekend Update he said, "Who's that new guy…Bill Murphy?" Little did we know at the time, but of all the SNL stars, Bill Murry would become the biggest of them all; even getting nominated for an Oscar for "Lost in Translation." (Though Eddie and Dan have also been nominated for Oscars as well) And this particular episode featured Andy Kaufman doing his Elvis impression, wearing the very same costume I have in my collection! Amazing!
Sunday the 5th – MISSION IMPOSSIBLE: EATING VEGAN! – The day started with a conference call with some business partners at 5. Then I headed over to evening church. I got back home and walked Roxy, changed clothes and drove into Hollywood to meet my friend Valerie Perez at the Arclight to see "Mission Impossible: Fallout." She got me to break my boycott of all "Mission Impossible" films. When they made Jim Phelps the bad guy in the first one I vowed to never see one again. I loved Jim Phelps in the TV series and making him the bad guy was a stupid move. This film was action-packed and full of amazing stunts. The story was a bit difficult to follow, with this person working for this person, but this person defecting and this person working for this person who's now working for this person. But there were a few typically good "Mission Impossible" moments that made me cheer, and it's always fun hearing that amazing theme song on gigantic theater speakers. On the way out an usher named Ryan commented on my ELO hoodie. He said it's one of his favorite bands (he's only 26!) so we chatted for quite a while. Good kid! By the time Val and I hit Sunset Boulevard most every eating place had closed up. It WAS Sunday night after all. The only place left open within walking distance was a Vegan place. I figured 'what the heck' and we went in. I ordered some mac 'n' cheese and some fries. The fries were GREAT! But I don't think there was any real cheese in the mac 'n' cheese, so it was a little like eating apple pie where the apples had replace by Styrofoam balls. But Val and I had fun anyway. I got back home and napped on the couch for a bit, and then got up to feed and walk Roxy on our late-night stroll through the neighborhood. We saw a wayward bat flitter around above our heads for a while. I said to myself, "It's an omen!" (Every time I see a bat overhead I mutter those words as an homage to the origin story of Batman.) As I turned around to lock up, I looked up into the eastern sky. Just before dawn I saw the Orion constellation begin to rise. That to me tells me that fall is coming soon. You can really only see Orion during the winter months for some reason. It's the first I've seen of that constellation for many, many months. It made me feel good that fall is coming. I went inside and hit the hay.
And how was YOUR week??!!
Here's a video composite of some of the tunes they played. Sorry for the shaky camera work, but it's tough to hold it still with people moving and dancing all around you.
Here's some video that Mark took of the ELO experience as well.


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Movie Reviews (December 2018)
Here are my short reviews of six films I've seen during the last month. All were released in December 2018:
The Front Runner
Jason Reitman directed and co-wrote the lifeless screenplay for The Front Runner, a painfully sluggish nearly-unwatchable factual re-enactment of Gary Hart's salacious sex scandal precipitating his ill-fated 1988 presidential campaign.
This film is about as imaginative as something you'd flip on while channel surfing and landing on The History Channel at 4 am. Based on the far more engaging book authored by Matt Bai, All the Truth Is Out: The Week Politics Went Tabloid, Reitman's movie is so mind-numbingly dull that I walked out. I bolted more out of boredom than disgust. Like Gary Hart some 30 years ago, I couldn't take it anymore. I made it about halfway through the primary viewing before concluding this was an exercise in cinematic futility. So, I cut my losses and dropped out of the theater.
To those who may be unfamiliar with the real history — Gary Hart was a charismatic progressive and the presumptive challenger to George H. W. Bush in the hotly-contested '88 race. But within a topsy-turvy, three-week period of cat-media toying with a mouse-candidate, Hart was ruined by a reckless and some might say senseless extramarital affair exposed in the media. Instantly, Hart went from political golden boy to a late-night talk show punch line, the first major political figure to be spotlighted and then spliced for his sexual indiscretions (the precursor to Clinton and Trump). While countless other politicians before (and since) have engaged in similar behavior, including acts far worse, Hart became the first modern-day casualty of the tabloid era, which now often overshadows legitimate journalism.
Hugh Jackman is convincingly cast as Hart. So too, are the supporting cast of actors in their respective roles — which includes the consistently-good Vera Farmiga (Hart's faithful wife), J.K. Simmons (his campaign manager), and Alfred Molina (a newspaper editor). This isn't a problem of execution but of planning. The movie's flaws start and end with a drab script and (mis)direction that's lacking both in imagination and establishing any measure of intrigue. Alas, even though many in the audience undoubtedly know the real story and remember Hart's ultimate fate, a sense of drama must still be conveyed by the skilled filmmaker. Compare this failure to the far superior Vice, a very similar type of movie reviewed later in this article. Jason Reitman apparently doesn't know what he's doing — and yes, I've seen his other movies. The only apparent reason he's directing movies is that his last name is Reitman.
No surprise, this film disappeared from theaters almost immediately after it's release. I give The Front Runner a rating of 2 stars (out of 10) and cannot recommend it, even when it comes out on cable. A total bore.
Johnny English Strikes Again
British actor Rowan Atkinson is arguably one of the most misused and underutilized leading men in movies. His immense comedic talent was evidenced by the hit U.K. television show of the 1990s, Mr. Bean, which became an international sensation for its utter simplicity and total reliance upon sight gags, sans any dialogue. [Personal Note: I developed a particular fondness for Atkinson in the role of Mr. Bean because non-English speaking family members could watch, understand, follow, and enjoy the show, which was all Atkinson]. Even though the Mr. Bean-themed follow-up movies were disappointments, I'm still hopeful he'll find some creative cinematic niche which displays his abundant gifts as an actor.
So, I'm biased.
Johnny English Strikes Again is Atkinson's third film based on his portrayal of a bumbling British spy tasked with saving the world from doom. His character is a cartoonish hybrid of James Bond on a bad day and Inspector Clouseau on his best day. Much like the equally-dreadful, but sporadically marvelous, Austin Powers series, the storyline is merely a set up for a series of gags. Trashed by the critics, some scenes are cringe-worthy. Awful. Excruciating. Of course, all this means is — the film generated more than $200 million at the box office (so far) — one reason these painfully dumb movies continue rolling off the assembly line like Big Macs.
So, what's my verdict? I laughed out loud enough times at the juvenile jokes and sight gags to say it was worth the bargain matinee price. Citizen Kane, this certainly isn't. Guilt-free, instantly-forgettable, throwaway humor. That's what this is.
Gee, I wish someone would get Atkinson some better material. Never mind. He's probably laughing all the way to the bank.
This film gets rated a 5, with a slight recommendation provided that you enjoy the occasional dumb comedy.
Green Book
Green Book looks to be this year's most polarizing film. Some critics rank it as one of the year's best movies. Others complain it's an insulting fabrication of history and yet another needless "White Savior" tale diminishing the civil rights struggle during the early 1960s in the American South. I see (and mostly agree with) these two disparate points of view.
However, here's one thing everyone will agree with: Both leads — played by Viggo Mortensen and Mahershala Ali — are outstanding. They carry the buddy movie with a burning cross as a backdrop making it both entertaining and revealing. Like a sugar-coated pill, the occasionally lighthearted treatment of uncomfortable subject matter makes this easier to swallow.
The characters portrayed by Mortensen and Ali come from opposite sides of the tracks — racially, culturally, financially, and in other surprising ways too (as the film gradually reveals). But inevitably, some might say predictably, a close bond of friendship based develops between these two men with nothing in common except their shared struggles and a simple human desire to make it to the next day and the next town with their dignity intact, when a large number of people in this country weren't entirely comfortable with that very simple idea.
Mortensen plays a street-smart, wisecracking, nightclub bouncer from Brooklyn entrusted with the responsibility of chauffering and protecting a Black classical pianist (the real-life Don Shirley) on a groundbreaking tour of the South in 1962, during a dangerous time when Blacks were being firehosed, harassed, threatened, attacked by police dogs, and sometimes murdered for stepping outside prescribed racial boundaries and challenging the status quo. The pianist is played by Ali, who slowly comes to recognize his driver and bodyguard as essential.
What I found most revealing about the film (and something I hadn't thought much of before) was the way Blacks as entertainers were often viewed by White society versus their actual lives once the spotlights were switched off. This holds true not just in the South, but throughout the country. Black musicians and athletes were often beloved cultural icons in America. Willie Mays. Sammy Davis. Jr. Louis Armstrong. On and on. But the instant they stepped offstage and/or departed the playing field, many treated them as niggers. This incongruity is repeated throughout Green Book, a title which refers to a real book put out at the time which served as a travel guide for Blacks and other minorities. Shirley, the gifted pianist, is adored by genteel Southern society for his musical talent. But once his performance ends, time and time again he's reminded that he belongs drinking at the colored fountain.
Unfortunately, today, many of us are inclined to tune out discussions on race. We're kinda' sick of it already. Very few people in White America want to pay to see a movie about civil rights and what millions of Blacks were forced to endure. The underlying echo remains — haven't we been down this road before? Hence, cloaking an important reminder within a somewhat sanitized film which doesn't always take itself as seriously as it should — can and probably should be forgiven. Sometimes, vegetables taste better when flavored with butter. By Any Means Necessary seems to be appropriate justification here — as one astute Black man once penned.
I give Green Book a 7.5 on a 10 scale and a hearty thumbs up.
Maria By Callas: In Her Own Words
I'm a sucker for documentaries. In fact, the documentaries I've enjoyed most were often about individuals and subjects that I knew little about. I like to be surprised. I enjoy learning new things.
Maria By Callas: In Her Own Words, created and directed by German filmmaker Tom Volf, was a surprising new experience for me revealing the depths and details of prodigal talent and global superstardom that I hadn't fathomed before. The film was an eye-opening and often mesmerizing emotional experience to watch Callas, still a magnetic presence on the big screen all these years later after her death. But the movie is at its best while reeling off dusty old archival footage portraying an astoundingly gifted yet deeply vulnerable and often isolated woman never quite sure how to deal with her immense fame. Increasingly, she found it challenging to meet the expectations of adoring fans mostly unaware of the excruciating costs performers will go to in order to satisfy insatiable appetites for perfection.
Released in 2017, this film bio-portrait of the late opera singer was re-tooled in English-language earlier this year (2018), and then granted a limited U.S. theatrical distribution, albeit way too short-lived (here in Las Vegas) in December. Admittedly, I knew little about Callas, a Greek-American, New York-born opera diva who died when I was still a teenager. Unfamiliar with opera during the mid-20th Century when Callas was at her creative peak and height of fame, and acutely unaware of her personal story and historical significance postmortem, I was eager to learn why she continues receiving such veneration worldwide among so many different people 40 years later. Callas has become, a sort of Marilyn Monroe meets Elvis Presley meets Judy Garland meets Enrico Caruso all rolled into combustible dynamite exploding with a distinctive voice and stage presence which defies convention and continues being revered long after the soprano hit her last high-C.
Equal parts sassy, sophisticated, stunning, and sexy, Callas somehow was able to exceed all her peers and eclipse those who sang before her. But that struggle to reach the top was not easy and came at a steep price. At one point, she shed 80 pounds, and while the physical transition dramatically improved her mass-appeal as a celebrated international icon, her most loyal fans then complained her voice was never the same again. And so, the documentary goes beyond what we might expect and raises more unsettling philosophical questions than the usual adoring bio-epic, revealing the constant juxtaposition between art and image — the tug-of-war between looking great versus sounding great. These were difficult decisions for Callas, the performer, and the woman, ultimately causing her to become dismissive of her fame. But then, proving the folly of it all, her brashness made her into more of a diva, an icon, and a hero for those moved by her voice and inspired by her example.
"Glory terrifies me," she once said. "I would have given up the career to have a happy family, but destiny is destiny — and there's no way out," she told an interviewer.
in the end, Maria Callas' despair was ultimately our gain. That sacrifice merits knowing more about her and remember who she was. This is a marvelous film documentary deserving to be seen. To no one's surprise familiar with this subject matter, there are lessons to be learned in this film which are just as relevant today as when Maria Callas was revered as the 20th Century's greatest soprano. Make an effort to see this movie.
I give it a score of 9/10 with one of my highest recommendations of the year.
The Mule
Clint Eastwood has been playing movie badasses for six decades. His latest offering, The Mule, reveals a much softer and more vulnerable Eastwood than we're used to seeing. It's as though Eastwood, who directed and stars in what's likely to be one of his final film projects, decided to strip away the abrasive veneer of punk-blasters and show us a kinder, cuddly side. I just wish Eastwood hadn't waited until age 88 to reveal this lesser-known, multi-layered portrait of himself with so much appeal.
We already know Eastwood, the gifted director, knows how to strike an emotional chord with movie audiences. Million Dollar Baby was a marvelous departure for the action film icon who's identity shall forever be stamped by Spaghetti Westerns and Dirty Harry. The Mule takes those same elements of self-reflection and ultimate revelation we've seen in Million Dollar Baby to their rightful progression, with Eastwood playing the inmate of his own life's prison, somehow achieving redemption through pain and loss.
The Mule is loosely based on the true story of a drug-running senior citizen a few years ago who — through an unexpected series of events some might say were beyond his control — was enticed into driving million-dollar shipments of cocaine in his pickup truck from the Mexican border to the upper Midwest. Eastwood, who's perfect for the dangerous and illegal task because no law enforcement officer would suspect a sweet-talking octogenarian who also happens to be a proud Korean War vet. Unfortunately, Eastwood doesn't realize what he's getting himself into until it's too late.
I didn't expect The Mule to be as good as it was. Eastwood delivers a memorable performance and shows that he still knows how to make an excellent film — with the help of an strong supporting cast and his crack film crew. It's not often one says this about someone approaching age 90: I can't wait to see what Eastwood will do next.
I give The Mule an 8 with a strong recommendation to go and enjoy an iconic actor and film director who seems to still be doing unexpecting things and taking on new challenges.
There are several different ways of looking at Vice, the new movie directed by Adam McKay, about the life and profound political influence of Dick Cheney, a controversial American political figure best known for serving as Vice President under George W. Bush. According to some, including the makers of this movie, Cheney was the actual point man in charge of most things in government from 2001-2009. Indeed, he wasn't merely a subordinate. Cheney was the opportunistic and pro-active architect who carefully crafted his position in a manner no Vice President, either before or since has done.
If the threshold for great docudramas are actual fact and line-by-line verbatim dialogue regurgitated from dusty historical transcripts, this movie misses the mark entirely and should rightly be dismissed for any academic relevance. Not surprisingly, National Review, a leading conservative media outlet viciously trashed it. However, as entertainment and a more creative interpretation of actual historical events laden with critical messages for a mass audience, Vice is — simply put — a fantastic film. Think of it as a sort of cinematically opportunistic political interpretation of actual events, ala Dr. Strangelove (1964).
Back when Strangelove came out, no one thought the Stanley Kubrick masterpiece was an actual historical recount of what went on among the Joint Chiefs of Staff inside the bowels of the Pentagon. But the film exposed a far more intriguing portrait of quasi-reality and neo-history that was important to ponder. Similarly, Vice deserves to be canonized in this same class of satirical, shockingly revealing, and ultimately devastating unmaskings of the often dubious American power structure. It's wickedly funny, revealing, and comprehensively satisfying.
One aspect of Vice I wasn't expecting: Surprisingly, Dick Cheney is given fair treatment. He's portrayed as genuinely sympathetic, especially when dealing with the scandalous political fallout of his daughter's sexuality (she was gay, an anathema to Cheney's conservative-religious political base). One presumes the real-life Cheney was just as supportive, at least privately. Cheney is also given plenty of camera time to defend his notorious abuses of power, he insisted that were used to defend American national security. You'll have to see the film for yourself to make up your own mind as to which historical interpretation should prevail. But I was glad to see a broad spectrum of possibilities. That said, I departed the theater, not with any ramped-up hatred for Cheney (which I expected), but a more nuanced understanding of human and political complexity.
The supporting cast is marvelous, no one any better than Amy Adams who plays Cheney's faithful, devoted wife, Lynn. Adams nails every role she's in, and she chews the hell out of every scene in which she's present, somehow upstaging congressmen, senators, vice presidents, and presidents — and even her husband portrayed by one of the greatest movie actors alive. Adams should get an Oscar for this role.
Steve Carrel plays former Dec. of Defense Donald Rumsfeld to utter perfection. Sam Rockwell, fresh of his Best Supporting Actor Oscar win last year, plays George W. Bush. Unnecessarily exaggerated at times, if one thinks of the Strangelove moviemaking model which is to leave viewers with over-simplistic, hyperbolic, yet memorable impressions, the weird caricatures all somehow fit. Alfred Molina nearly steals the movie in one 3-minute scene which pretty much sums up Cheney's entire Vice Presidency. I won't divulge any more than that.
With this latest role, Christian Bale seizes the actor's mantle away from Daniel Day-Lewis as the Lawrence Oliver of the present generation with his spot-on, viciously accurate portrait of Dick Cheney. The British Bale (who gained 45 pounds of the role and strikes every facial tic and nuance to perfection) walks, talks, and acts just like Cheney in every scene. Evoking inevitable comparison to Gary Oldman for portraying the much older Winston Churchill last year, this year's standout performance belongs to Bale for somehow making a dull Republican bureaucrat into a mesmerizing political portrait.
There are scenes in Vice which are brilliant and wickedly funny. Like The Big Short, a 2015 film which distilled the capitalist banking meltdown that nearly microwaved the world's economies into a palatable story that was both digestible and wildly entertaining, Vice takes the 45-year career of a highly-connected Washington swamp serpent and remarkably makes him and his actions something intriguing.
We know how this story ends. Well, kinda' (Cheney is still alive — one wonders what he'd say after seeing himself portrayed in this way). But even though there are few historical surprises, because of outstanding direction, a compelling script, and astounding performances, we can't take our eyes from the screen. That's the sign of a compelling movie worth seeing and savoring.
I give Vice a strong recommendation and a score of 8.5. This movie tells us how we got to now in America, politically-speaking.
Coming Up: On Deck for January 2018 [here are the movies I plan to see in the coming weeks]:
Roma, Vox Lux, Mary Poppins Returns, On the Basis of Sex, Cold War, Holmes & Watson, The Ballad of Buster Scruggs

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Tuesday Sleep-In?
I almost overslept today. I awoke to Isaac yelling to ask me if I was supposed to go to work today. I couldn't even figure out what day it was to properly answer the question. Tuesday!--this is not a good sign. Waking up on Friday morning thinking that it is the weekend is one thing, but doing it on Tuesday certainly foretells a long week ahead.
It wasn't even 8:00 so I had plenty of time to get to the office. It's weird that I slept so late, though. There really isn't any reason why my mental alarm clock didn't wake me up earlier. Overall, I am quite satisfied with myself for not needing an alarm clock now that I am an attorney. I hope I never have to use one again because it such an unpleasant, uncivilized way to wake up.
Today was Day 6 of the Icicle Bicycle Festival, so I went to the Winter Maintenance Workshop hosted by Kevin at Boulevard Bikes. My bike got a much needed scrubadubdub treatment in the bike tub as I washed off layers of salty grime. Plus, after several comments about my loose fender stay, or 'curb-feeler' as every one was calling it, Kevin grabbed a new bracket and fixed it for $2. Money damn well spent.
I went to the Handlebar with a new friend, Chris, who I met on the MLK Ride. Luckily, the owner of the restaurant whose share I will probably buy was there, so we discussed aspects of this deal. Assuming I still want to buy, it appears that this deal is actually going to happen. I haven't seen the financial spreadsheets, yet--but he is willing to sell the share on a payment plan. We haven't given each other firm offers for the price of his share, but from what he has said, it seems like it will be within the range that I expected, and find acceptable. Very exciting--but this creates serious implications in my life, and lifestyle--so I need to be sure that this is a good deal for me before jumping in. kersplash.
whew another very busy day. I am completely booked up for the next five days--hopefully I won't have to resort to an alarm clock to get through it.


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Summarising notes will be vital under the new contract
Rob Barnett is secretary of Liverpool LMC, a GPC representative and a GP in Liverpool
In order to make the most of the new contract, having well-ordered notes suitably summarised and available on the practice computer will be essential.
The easiest way to demonstrate how a practice is working and delivering services, together with proving that the quality and outcome framework has been embraced, will be by using IT, and to make the most of the computer system it is important to ensure relevant, accurate medical details about patients are recorded in a retrievable fashion.
It is important that practices have a plan to determine what is to be recorded on the computer this should be agreed by all clinicians. Help may be available from the PCO's information department.
The first question is, are paper records in order, with letters and results as well as the written notes tagged and in date order? Do all letters and notes refer to the same patient? Getting this right is a time-consuming task, but if not undertaken will make any progress in note summarising very difficult.
The next stages involve personnel with some clinical skills or knowledge, as it is necessary to be able to identify significant clinical events. Doctors' and nurses' time is expensive, so one should also consider the possibility of using medical students, those working in professions allied to medicine or even suitably trained summarisers.
With a protocol agreed on what to look for, the process of summarising can begin.
Hospital letters can be easily reviewed, and more recent ones may have details of significant events or diagnoses with dates. Earlier letters may have diagnoses embedded within the text. Reviewing the hand-written notes is, alas, more difficult; nevertheless these should not be overlooked as significant events, important family history, immunisations, recent BP readings and lifestyle (height, weight, smoking status, alcohol consumption) may be found.
Once the information has been identified, it can be transferred onto the practice computer. Summarisers or data processors need clear guidelines on where to record information. It is essential that all data and diagnoses are entered in a Read coded fashion. This is to ensure that information can be retrieved to assist in making disease registers for the quality and outcome framework, help confirm that work has been undertaken to achieve quality points, and assist for audit purposes. Unfortunately, free text information cannot be retrieved, and will be of little use in working the contract.
It will be necessary to prioritise the work. The amount being made available under the time-limited Directed Enhanced Service is only £1,000 to £5,000 per average practice, with the sum most likely being determined by the current state of the practice's notes. Overall, this equates to only £1 per record, so it is vital to concentrate on important clinical areas.
One should consider prioritising patients in the 10 clinical domain areas of the framework. Patients can be identified easily from repeat prescribing information. A decision will need to be made as to how far back to go within records to retrieve data. Thick medical records for (often elderly) patients with much pathology will be more time-consuming than those of younger, healthier patients. A judgment will have to be made on how cost-effective it would be to summarise events from 50 years ago, which have no bearing on current health issues. However, omitting significant events could lead to gaps in the patient's computerised medical record.
Finally, having commenced the process with existing patients, it is important to see that there is an ongoing process for updating records as events arise, and ensuring new patient records are summarised.


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The Terminal Man
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Robert Helm thought he had lots of life left. Then he was confronted with the possibility that he might be wrong. On a whim, he chose to try to cram as much as possible into whatever time was left, knowing that no matter how much trouble he got himself in to, he might not have to live long with the consequences. He opted for a wild ride, which took him from England to Greece, Austria, Switzerland, Liechtenstein and Italy. He moved among men worth millions, and even billions, and he staked his life for so many thousands of dollars that the numbers began to lose all meaning. Helm became involved in games, some with a deadly purpose, and international conspiracies, one of which was aimed at saving the world with an act of monumental destruction. His initial object was to raise enough money to enjoy himself in case he received bad news from his doctor. He soon found out that he had no guarantee of staying alive to spend his earnings; unless he got really creative.
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Britney Spears Is Engaged
Britney Spears celebrated her 30th Birthday, finished her Femme Fatale Tour, and celebrated her boyfriends 40th Birthday all in the span of two weeks. What more could the pop diva want?
Now I'll admit there have been plenty of Britney's Engaged rumors this year, but this new Britney's Engaged story may just be correct.
Brit and beau Jason Trawick celebrated his 40th Birthday last night in Vegas and it seems that Brit was the one to get the best gift of all. She took to her Facebook page today to share this status update:
This is something she's wanted for awhile, and it seems like the perfect storm of events to finish the year with a huge positive! The two will be back in Vegas tonight and will be showing off the new ring, rumored to be from Neil Lane.
"They're both extremely happy and can't wait to become man and wife."
E! News has confirmed the engagement even though the couple have denied rumors earlier in the week that they were engaged.
Congrats to Britney! Hopefully third time's the charm! Britney got married for the first time in Vegas back in 2004 to childhood friend, Jason Alexander. The marriage was annulled 55 hours later. Eight month later she married Kevin Federline, a backup dancer. They were married for almost three years and has two boys with him.
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cottage sits tucked into the hillside, used as a shelter until the grand
stone house grew up in front of it.
The kitchen has
gleaming plank flooring and exposed beams, with glazed cabinetry and
lots of light and a door leading to a brick patio. The 2nd floor
completes the antique character, topped by a walk-up attic. In the rear
of the house, settle into your reading room where a wall of windows,
skylights and wood stove coaxes one to slow down and enjoy the scenery.
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THOTS Small Thoughts: R.I.P.
Refers Luke 16:19-31
There were two names recorded in the Deaths Column of the Judean Despatch that day…
The first name listed in the paper was easily recognisable by everyone who saw it there; of a named certain rich man, who had habitually dressed in purple and fine linen, and who joyously lived in splendour every day.
The other man listed, was unnamed, unknown by anyone, obviously poor and uncared for. And had been ill for some time.
The five brothers of the rich man attended his fabulous funeral and gave him a rich sending off. For he was a son of Abraham and knew of Moses and the Prophets.
On the other side of town, another body lay, limp and lifeless, that of the poor man, dumped ingloriously for no one to see. There was no one in attendance at this man's 'funeral', and no words were spoken in his defense.
It was not realised by the five brothers, nor anyone else who congregated at the rich man's funeral, that their rich brother had met the other man, on a daily basis even, at his own door step. Though nothing was exchanged between them. No comments passed. No dialogue engaged in. No morsels of bread given. No bandages were offered. Nor were there any regrets.
After the funeral, the five went about their usual buisness…
And GOD went about His!
Up from the grave he arose, God knew where this poor man lay, and where the unmarked tombstone was, and sent him more than just one angel to carry him home, to his FINAL resting place, within the bosom of Abraham, in the Paradise of God. There he obtained his comfort and God's tender mercies and was attended to by all those who received him there. And his cause was spoken of and defended by even Abraham himself. For the poor man was known by name, he did have worth, and identity with God. His name was Lazarus, and still is.
R.I.P (Rest in Peace) Lazarus, whose name is recorded in the Lamb's Book of Life.
R.I.P (Rest in Punishment) A certain unnamed rich man, who had shown no compassion, no mercy and no action to the least of them, who let the deceitfulness of wealth and the desire for other things, choke the word that he knew, so that he became unfruitful, and ended up in the very place of unfruitfulness, yet receiving in himself the 'fruit' of his deeds, where he continues to live unto himself, but now in the place of all discomforts and outpourings of torments and agony, in Hell.


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Scout is the first rank a boy earns, generally, if the boy earned the Arrow of Light, he has fulfilled the requirements for Scout and may be awarded the rank after having a Scoutmaster Conference.
Tenderfoot is the first step in learning the outdoor skills required for advancement. Scouts begin to learn basic scouting skills and start to explore the scouting method. After completing the requirements for Tenderfoot, the scout must schedule a Scoutmaster's Conference and pass a Board of Review.
Second Class is the next step in advancement. Scouts working on their Second Class rank learn more demanding outdoor skills, and start learning responsibilities especially on campouts where they are helping with cooking and setting up camp. When they have completed the requirements for Second Class, the scout must schedule a Scoutmaster's Conference and pass a Board of Review.
First Class is the last of the ranks requiring Scout outdoor skills for advancement. At this point a Scout should know all the basics needed to have a successful campout, and can now hold a Troop Office. When a scout has completed requirements for First Class, the scout must schedule a Scoutmaster's Conference and pass a Board of Review.
Star is the first rank that requires the scout to earn merit badges to advance in rank. A scout trying to attain the rank of star must also complete some service work and hold a troop office as well as other things. When a scout has completed all the requirements for Star Scout, he must schedule a Scoutmaster's Conference and pass a Board of Review.
Life also requires merit badges, service hours and holding a Troop office. Some of the merit badges required are required for the rank of eagle. Once a scout has finished the requirements for Life Scout, he must schedule a Scoutmaster's Conference and pass a Board of Review.
Eagle is the highest rank in Boy Scouts. Only 2% of Scouts ever attain this rank. A Scoutmaster Conference is required to advance to any rank and is a meeting with the Scoutmaster to determine if the Scout knows the required material and is held when the Scout feels he is ready to advance to the next rank. If the Scoutmaster does not feel the scout is ready to advance to the next rank, he may delay the Scout's Board of Review until a more appropriate time. All ranks except Scout require a Board of Review before the Scout can advance to that rank. A Troop Board of Review is a meeting between a Scout who, the Scoutmaster feels, is ready to advance to the next rank and at least 3 members of the Troop Committee. The purpose is to review the Scout's advancement to this rank, determine the quality of the Scout's Troop experience and encourage him to advance to the next rank. If the Board of Review does not feel the scout is ready to advance, they should communicate very clearly what he must do to successfully complete the requirements. Scouts completing requirements for Eagle Scout meet with a Razorback District Board of Review, after completing their Scoutmaster Conference.
The only way for a Scout to advance in rank is to have the requirements signed off in his Scout Handbook. Any Scout above the rank of First Class may sign off on a Scout of lower rank and Life and Eagle Scouts can sign off First Class and Star requirements. Adult leaders can also sign off the requirements in the Scout's Handbook, Troop 450 recommends our older scouts take on a mentoring role and help the younger Scouts learn what is necessary and then test them to make sure they know the requirements. Scouts must bring their Scout Handbook and a notebook to meetings to track advancement to the next rank. Once a scout passes a Board of Review, they are considered to be their new rank, at the Court of Honor (held every 6 months) we formally recognize Scouts rank advancement as well as merit badges earned, and any other achievements earned since the last Court of Honor.
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Tracking changes in PLCs, robots, welders and workstations
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Bambin Gesù hospital
The Children's Hospital Bambino Gesù in Rome was born in 1869 thanks to a family that is open to the needs of less fortunate children, the Salviati family.
Today, the Institute for Hospitalization has a rich professional for the care of children and is the reference point for the center-south of Italy.
All operators want the improvement in the quality of care to offer children and their families with assistance from us in the highest regard for human dignity.
In this host, the Vatican Bed & Breakfast has an agreement with the Infant Jesus of Rome, for the stay of families who care for their children.
The agreement is valid for stays of at least one week during the low season.
The B & B Rome is about 500 meters away from the hospital and takes 10 minutes to get there on foot to the following requirements:
From 'hotel near the hospital Child Jesus who is in Via Dei Cavalry, 6
get to the pedestrian underpass in front of the tunnel of San Pietro
take the underpass and go to the elevators
move to the first floor and exit the terminal of the Janiculum, follow the curve uphill and you have arrived to the hospital.
From The Child Jesus
follow the road downhill for about 100 meters and enter the parking garage
look for the elevator (NOT THE FIRST TWO elevators at the entrance of the parking lot, but the ones in the back parking lot going through it from the left side) and move to the zero plane
look for the exit for Largo Porta Cavalry and not the first for San Pietro, from Largo Porta Cavalry take the first left and you're there.
Why choose a hotel if you can comfortably sleep in a B & B close to the 'Hospital of the Child Jesus?
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Laura Mulvey: Gleaning, 'detournement' and the compilation film: some thoughts on Un'ora sola ti vorrei (Alina Marrazi 2002)
Tuesday 17 February, 6pm, MK045, City Campus
Laura Mulvey has been writing about film and film theory since the mid-1970s. She has published Visual and Other Pleasures (1989, new updated edition 2009), Fetishism and Curiosity (1996 new edition 2013), Citizen Kane (1996 new edition 2012), Death Twenty-four Times a Second: Stillness and the Moving Image (2006). In the late 1970s and early 1980s, she co-directed six films with Peter Wollen including Riddles of the Sphinx (1978; dvd release 2013) and Frida Kahlo and Tina Modotti (1980). In 1994, she co-directed with artist/filmmaker Mark Lewis Disgraced Monuments (Channel 4) with whom she has also made 23 August 2008 (2013). She is Professor of Film and Media Studies at Birkbeck College, University of London and Director of the Birkbeck Institute for the Moving Image.


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St Mary's Field Working Sessions: July - December 2017
Sunday 10th December
16 enthusiastic and hardworking volunteers turned up on a wet and windy morning! Our achievements were:
- Weeding the cordons bed, and removal (where possible) of the decaying membrane that had previously been used as a mulch.
- Collection of several barrowloads (at least nine) of hops from Palmers brewery. This was then used as a mulch around fruit trees, being placed on wet cardboard around the trees. All of the cordons were done in this way (though the rear of the bed will need further mulching material), and the remainder of the espaliers.
- Fallen leaves from the mulberry tree were collected up and bagged, ready for safe disposal. This is a precaution against a disease that can attack mulberries, and the process has been shown to work in the past.
- The brambles behind the pond were trimmed back significantly, and the cuttings piled up to the left of the shed in the wildlife area.
- The laid hedge was trimmed down to a height about level with the top of the wire fence to its rear (about three quarters of the hedge was completed), and the trimmings stashed in a pile at the bottom right hand corner of the orchard.
Tea, coffee, hot apple juice and hot mince pies were very much appreciated and enjoyed at break time!
(Thanks to Paul Arthur for this report)
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Sunday 12th November
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Our work party report
It was a breezy and chilly morning, with a couple of passing showers, but plenty to keep us occupied as we head towards the winter dormant season! The work included:
- Mowing all the tree circles with the petrol mower
- Laying down some wet cardboard around some of the fruit trees and covering with a compost mulch
- Greasing many of the trees
- Weeding around the cordons
- Raking up and safely disposing of diseased quince leaves
- Compost management, including emptying the middle bay (to use as mulch), turning the outer bays towards the centre, and introducing straw and green material to the right hand bay as the start of a new batch of compost
- The new shed was discussed (railway sleepers are now the favoured solution for the base). The site was cleared of twiggy growth, and nettles scythed and removed for compost
- Some weeds (docks and dandelions) removed from banks
- Pond edge tidied and better defined
- A pile of twigs was added to the log pile to the left of the pond, and ivy and bramble clippings, which had been left at the end of the wildlife area, were placed to the left of the shed to block the entrance.
Click on the first photo to enlarge and scroll through (4 photos)
Sunday 8th October
Yesterday we equalled our previous record work party attendance, with a total of 23 volunteers enjoying the most perfect autumn day, with plenty of warm sunshine. As we approach our all important Apple Day, there was plenty of preparatory work to do, along with some other ongoing support and maintenance activities. Our achievements included:
• Raking up cut grass that had resulted from the Town Council mowing of last week
• Scything and removal of grass in bee enclosure
• Removing some weed from the pond, and cutting the grass around it's edge
• Planting quite a few wild flower plugs in the meadow area
• Light pruning of a few of the apple trees to facilitate easy access to stalls on Apple Day
• Picking apples (of which there were quite a few!)
• Digging over recently extended pollinator bed, and laying down of membrane to suppress weed growth
• Identification of tree branches that will need pruning during the winter
• Removal of docks, mainly from left hand side of orchard
• Cutting grass from around benches
• Scything and removal of grass from around the five hazels in the south east corner
• Mowing grass in wildlife area, and some key areas of orchard (strip in front of laid hedge, strip underneath cordons etc) with petrol mower.
(Thanks to Paul Arthur)
Sunday 10th September (thanks to Paul Arthur for this report).
We had an excellent turnout of 20 people, (all braving a very windy and cloudy morning, though thankfully the rain just about held off) including three new recruits, one of whom was a 10 year old boy who came along with his father.
Much was achieved on this most enjoyable morning:
- The whole of the remainder of the meadow area was scythed, and grass removed and stashed near the compost bays.
- Leaf debris, which appears diseased, was removed from around the base of the quince tree.
- Apple windfalls were collected, and some fruit picked too.
- The pollinator bed was extended. It was at least doubled in size. All turf was removed and stacked in front of the hedge.
- The gorse was trimmed back.
- The grass in front of the pond was trimmed back.
- All tree circles were mown with the petrol mower.
- The flower banks at the west entrance were weeded and tidied up.
- Further compost turning.
- The grass in the wildlife area was scythed and removed and added to the pile near the compost bays.
Pruning the cordons, Tuesday 22nd August
Sunday 13th August: click on the first photo on the left to enlarge and scroll through (6 images)
Working session, Sunday 13th August
Much was accomplished on this wonderfully sunny, warm and calm Sunday morning. Ideal for completing a whole range of tasks by the 21 volunteers:
Picked a range of early apples; Exeter Cross, Beauty of Bath, Discovery. Some were kept back for display at the Melplash Show, others for the taking by the volunteers
• Apple thinning completed
• Fruit tree pruning material that had been trimmed from trees a couple of weeks ago was gathered together, dried in the sun, tied into bundles and stashed behind compost bays
• Some compost building
• Grass from previous scything sessions was narrowed to the composting area, ready for putting into bays
• A start was made on the preparation of the new shed site, by clearing vegetation (nettles, brambles etc) and pruning back of overhanging trees
• Some maintenance in and around pond, including trimming back of grass around the edge
• All tree circles were cut with the mower or scythed
• A tree (Ellison's Orange) was staked, having recently been blown to an angle by the wind. A substantial stake was knocked in, supported by a modified stake that had originally been supporting the tree. This will need further work (Malcolm planning to complete this during the coming week)
• The table in the refreshment area was stabilised and made more sturdy
• The lone Saw-wort flower was inspected, and as much ripe seed as possible extracted and scattered nearby.
(Thanks to Paul Arthur for this report)
Click the image on the left to enlarge and scroll through (4 slides). Photos: David Hawkins
Sunday 9th July
: (thanks to Paul Arthur)
Fifteen volunteers put in a lot of hard work on a beautifully sunny, hot morning to complete a range of tasks, leaving the orchard looking in tip top shape! Completed jobs were:
All tree circles were mowed, along with the strips of grass either side of the main paved path
Fruit was thinned on many trees
Cordons were weeded
The Cornish Aromatic, and at least one other tree, were staked with new chestnut stakes that Malcolm had collected during the week
Brambles were trimmed back from around the pond and decking area
Shrubs were trimmed back from around the gate that leads into the wildlife area
Some algae was removed from the pond
One compost bay was (partially) emptied, ready to receive recently cut grass
Large area to south of hawthorn tree (previously identified by Nick) was scythed, and all grass removed and added to large pile to the right of the compost bays.
Friday 7th July: Scything at St Mary's Field, 6.30 a.m.
(Thanks to Paul Arthur)
We had an extremely successful scything session this morning. The weather was superb, with not a breath of wind and plenty of sunshine. As the temperature rose, so the butterflies and grasshoppers became ever more active; a joy to see!
We scythed the whole of the eastern portion of the meadow area, i.e. on the church side of the path that runs north to south just this side of the hawthorn tree. We also started the area to the south of the hawthorn tree. We probably covered about 75% of all the grass we wish to scythe this year. We left a couple of small areas of standing grass for the wildlife to enjoy. We raked up about two thirds of the cut grass, with the remainder being left to dry and for the scattering of any seeds. We had a rotation of seven people on the scythes, and the two on grass collection did a valiant job! Jill provided a wonderful and much appreciated breakfast of bacon, sausages, veggie sausages, rolls, fruit and tea and coffee. The sustenance was essential to keep us going until our conclusion at about 10 a.m. We had many compliments from passers-by.
Overall, a very successful morning. Contrary to earlier thoughts, Nick and I concluded that we shouldn't be mowing the scythed area with our petrol mower yet, maybe not for another month, to enable it to 'green up' a bit. So for our work party on Sunday, we should have a small band of people scything as much of the remainder of standing grass near the hawthorn as we can manage, but leaving a small area for invertebrates to enjoy. We can then use the mower to cut the usual circles around the trees.
During the course of our activities we found one fully grown frog, which got away completely unscathed!


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What can cause a major oil leak on a
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