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Noteworthy Passings
Twin Peaks pushed the limits of network television beyond anything ever seen before. Co-created by David Lynch, who directed a half-dozen episodes, the series’ premise was shocking and it would never have aired if the subject matter hadn’t been presented in the surreal way that it was.
Jules Feiffer started in Will Eisner’s cartooning studio. His essay “The Great Comic Book Heroes” for Playboy in 1965 was well-timed for the Pop Art era. It was expanded into a popular and groundbreaking book.
Feiffer wrote the screenplay for the Mike Nichols movie Carnal Knowledge. Nichols talked Prue’s bestie friend, Cynthia O’Neal, into accepting a role.
The First Beatles Record Producer
A little instrumental ditty by Bert Kaempfert from 1962.
Kaempfert recorded and produced this little instrumental ditty in 1961.
Record Store Day – 1969
As I have pointed out, 1969 was the year that records mostly stopped having dedicated mono mixes. Late ’68? The Beatles White Album had a mono mix. Fall of ’69? No mono mix for Abbey Road.
The move from mono to stereo must have been on the minds of consumers to deserve a comment in this scene from Cactus Flower. Look at all of the Beatles records on display, and there were 8-track tapes a’plenty.
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What is You.Radio?
I’m not finding any real information about the service, except what the Lyrion player is showing about where it originates. I’ve added several of You.Radio’s “Exclusively” channels to my Lyrion favorites.
I’m Hearing Things
Norman Greenbaum’s “Spirit in the Sky” was a #3 hit in 1970.
The rhythm track on “Spirit in the Sky” has always reminded me of a 1968 record. Being a tribute to Mississippi Delta Blues, Canned Heat’s “On the Road Again” was a surprise #16 hit.