When Laserdisc was the best home video format available, studios would release expensive, deluxe editions of movies with all sorts of extras. I bought a few of them, including a box set from Disney of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. It came with a hardcover book that was co-written by none other than Brian Sibley.
OK, here’s another one of seven songs I want to feature, after being tagged by Brian Sibley. You’ll see the artist and title when you play it. This really holds up as a late period psychedelic sci-fi classic.
[audio:http://www.dograt.com/Audio/2008/JUN/Bowie.mp3]Yesterday we went to my sister’s house, 45 miles away. Doing that cost about $15 for gas:
90 miles ÷ 25 mpg = 3.6 gallons x $4.10/gal. = $14.76
If gas goes up to $5/gal it will cost $18, round trip.
Petula Clark had a fun and breezy chat with English singer/showman Michael Ball on his Sunday Brunch Show last week.
[audio:http://www.dograt.com/Audio/2008/JUN/PetulaMichaelBall.mp3]Eric says we’ve depleted his selections of superior Anime, but we’ll be looking through some other titles to see what might be worthy. This one is an oldie we watched before I started blogging. Grave of the Fireflies is from 1988, and it’s one of the most tragic and heart-wrenching movies I’ve ever seen. A teenage boy does everything he can to keep himself and his baby sister alive in Japan during World War II.
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There’s a fun video on Ringo Starr’s site, introducing this year’s All Starr Band line-up. Unfortunately, it’s in the sometimes troublesome Quicktime format, so good luck playing it. Ringo puts on such a good show that I think from now on as long as he continues making appearances in Boston I’ll go see him.
