this day in crime history: december 8, 1980
Originally posted on Nobody Move!:
On this date in 1980, former Beatle John Lennon was shot and killed outside his apartment building in New York City…
Friday Forgotten Song: Everybody Wants to Rule the World by Tears for Fears
Reason why the British group so wonderfully named for the era, Tears for Fears, and their best album and song still registers with me. Everybody Wants to Rule the World, written by Roland Orzabal, Ian Stanley, and Chris Hughes, remains their biggest hit of the period. Even if it wasn’t the headlined single from the Songs From The Big Chair album. Producers thought it a bit bland and not important at the time.
Wrong they were as such is how pop hits are born, especially in this decade.
On the Lookout for Books and Movies Poll
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Reblogged » Stuff Running ‘Round My Head: LP of the Week – “Katy Lied,” Steely Dan (1975)
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eBm: Best in Bond Villainy by Era Part 3
I’m like most longtime admirers of Bond, James Bond. I’ve my favorites. The venerable series has held a unique fascination of the movie buying public for over…
eBm: Best in Bond Villainy by Era Part 2
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eBm: Best in Bond Villainy by Era Part 1
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Reblogged: ‘Just My Type – A Book About Fonts’ by Simon Garfield – NYTimes.com
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Guest Post » Robert Duvall: Two Of His Best!
Greetings all and sundry! Given the past few weeks to re acclimate in and reacquaint with old memories around a new location. Plus a sudden and…
Best Album Covers: Ladies and Gentlemen… We Are Floating in Space
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On the Lookout for Books and Movies
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November Prints
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The Legend of Hell House Film Review
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Reblogged » John Kenneth Muir’s CULT TV-MOVIE REVIEW: Trilogy of Terror (1975)
John Kenneth Muir’s Reflections on Cult Movies and Classic TV: CULT TV-MOVIE REVIEW: Trilogy of Terror (1975). In the spirit of Halloween (arriving tomorrow) author John…
Reblogged » John Kenneth Muir’s Look at The Outer Limits: “The Zanti Misfits”
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Night Shift: The Woman in the Room
I’ve a tendency to relate my life through the popular arts. Given the movies, music, and books I’ve done over the years, it’s easy to do. Blame…
Guest Post – Uncredited Actor: The Five Boroughs in ‘Report To The Commissioner’ (1975)
Greetings all and sundry! While in the midst of adapting to and breaking in my new digs. I’ve some time to peruse and opine upon others…
Friday Forgotten Film: High Risk (1981)
Clint: “You guys got a name?” Stone: “No.” Clint: “Got a cause?” Stone: “Yeah. Inflation.” As I’ve continually mentioned, whatever doldrums and cynicism the decade of…
Best Album Covers: Under the Skin
This is the next entry in Best Album Covers, a series begun right here. The first successful long-playing microgroove record for the phonograph was introduced by Columbia Records back in June of…
Stephen, Carrie, Chloë and Sissy
Admittedly, I became hooked on horror as a pre-teen watching movies at home and on the big screen. Later, it’d be friends at work who’d turn me on to Stephen King,…
It Rains... You Get Wet 