A couple of times since this blasted lockdown was declared I’ve taken the car out for drive on the highway, just to get out of the house with, like the Chuck Berry song, no particular place to go. But instead of Chuck Berry, here’s Bo Diddley.
A funny and somewhat unsettling observation I’ve made on the road is seeing an identical Camry in Champagne Mica, as Toyota calls the color. The driver is a lady who appears to be in her late 70’s. Move over, honey!
Last year’s big movie, Once Upon A Time… In Hollywood was a very “Good Thing” for Paul Revere & the Raiders. Some of the best writing and producing ever done by Doris Day’s son.
In Stereo…
… and in Mono.
A scan of Ian Whitcomb’s obituary from the May 10 Boston Sunday Globe.
A big surprise about Ian is that he was good friends with Bob Clampett. This was confirmed by Clampett’s daughter Ruth.
1967 — The Beatles recorded the song “A Day In The Life” at EMI, and over at Decca the Moody Blues recorded an entire album about a single day.
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To anyone familiar with Beatles history, just saying the name “Astrid” speaks volumes. Astrid Kirchherr has died, closing yet another point of contact into appreciating the most fascinating musical and cultural phenomenon of the 20th century.
Depending on your level of interest, there are plenty of places to read about Astrid, so I don’t need to go into any details here, but the most exhaustive telling of her significance is found in Mark Lewisohn’s book Tune In.
Here are some of Astrid’s candid photographs taken during the filming of A Hard Day’s Night, featuring my wonderful friend Prue.
Sitting around between takes, with Prue’s hair still pinned up by stylist Betty Glasow.
A few low-quality scans from the series that Astrid took, showing Prue as I know her, spirited and very funny.
