As of today, Alfred Hitchcock’s Blackmail, England’s first “talking picture,” is in the Public Domain.
There is also a silent movie version, produced for the theatres that weren’t yet equipped for sound.
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In the Year 2025
After what I’ve been through this year, and will be going through soon, I am glad to be rid of 2024 while not looking forward to 2025.
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.
Navidad en España
¡Feliz Navidad, Lia!
It Isn’t Christmas Without…
Christmas in Belgium
The Battle of the Bulge, aka Germany’s Ardennes Offensive, was eighty years ago.
