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Hearing Forever in Blue -- Journey
Friday Entertainment Notes
A couple of entertainment notes for this Friday:
* I'm not the first guy to have a mad, insensible crush for Diane Lane (to the right in the picture above), but at the moment, I happen to be the latest. I'm giving serious thought to seeing her latest film Under the Tuscan Sun -- a "chick flick" if ever there was one -- just to see her onscreen. Note that I did not say "pantingly ogle," as the fellow who goes to a movie like this to pantingly ogle is bound to be disappointed. No, I have other reasons as well: among other things, it's the first film in which Lane is the actual star. It's her name above the title. And by all accounts she's simply luminous in it, acting-wise. Lane has been in a huge number of stinkers in her life, and at this point I think it's wonderful she's finally getting roles and movies that allow her to do more than simply look lovely. Meatier roles are something I want to encourage for her, her payback of sorts for, you know, being required to show up for Judge Dredd and Murder at 1600.
* Robert Palmer is dead of a heart attack, which is sad. He's the guy who made one of the definitive 80s videos, "Addicted to Love," which allowed him to board the gravy train for the next decade or so. Aside from the preternatural widsom that spoke in his ear and told him to be filmed with leggy models as his backing band, he also had a smooth crooner voice that was probably wasted singing pop songs, but which gave him a laid-back coolness bested in rock n' roll only by Bryan Ferry and (in his Thin White Duke days) David Bowie. So long, Mr. Palmer. Thanks for the videos. They made my puberty husky.
* I was listening to Fleetwood Mac earlier, and came to the realization that Christie McVie is totally the George Harrison of that band, which is to say an underappreciated singer/songwriter who contributed more songs you like than you probably realize. Cases in point: "You Make Loving Fun" and "Say You Love Me," which are fabulous tunes that make me smile, not unlike "Here Comes the Sun" or "Something." So while you're falling all over yourself to proclaim the pop genius of Lindsey Buckingham and Stevie Nicks, I do hope you'll take a moment for Mrs. McVie. She's good too.
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On Christie McVie tough I never had the pleasure of meeting her as a studio musician who has played with George Harrison, Eric Clapton, Dave Mason, and many more as a guitar and keyboard player. I had great admiration for her wonderfull voice and song writing. Also I had a great crush on her. Song Bird was my favorite song just by it's spiritual lyric's.
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On Cristie McVie tough I never had the pleasure of meeting her as a studio musician who has played with George Harrison, Eric Clapton, Dave Mason, and many more as a guitar and keyboard player. I had great admiration for her wonderfull voice and song writing. Also I had a great crush on her. Song Bird was my favorite song just by it's spiritual lyric's.
Charlie V. Apple Corps -
Let us all remember that Christie McVie was with Fleedwood Mac well before Stevie Nicks, and, in my opinion, did superior work by far.
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briefly...Christie McVie is the creative soul behind the Mac's dark exterior. Yet for
most of us, she's the 'other chick' in the band. And that from someone who doesn't listen to the Fleetwood ensemble all that much! She's the 'Willow' to
Stevie's 'Buffy'. later jay
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