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Tag Archives: Dolly Parton
“I’m not offended by all the dumb blonde jokes because I know I’m not dumb… and I also know that I’m not blonde.” — Dolly Parton
An American original. Born on this day. A living legend. A national treasure. I have too many favorite Dolly Parton songs to list, and I love her stuff with Porter Wagoner. Speaking of which, have you seen the episode of … Continue reading
Review: Seriously Red (2023)
Rose Byrne as an Elvis impersonator? Bobby Cannavale as a Neil Diamond impersonator? First of all: yes, please. But there’s more. This movie wiggles free from its own tropes. It’s weird – and I mean that as a compliment. There’s … Continue reading
Things that got me through 2020. In no particular order.
Elvis mask, made for me by Jill Blake who was like “I just happened to have this Elvis 68 Comeback Special fabric lying around … do you want a mask?” Do you have to ask? There were so many great … Continue reading
Posted in Actors, Books, Directors, Founding Fathers, Movies, Music, Personal, Television, Theatre
Tagged Alexander Hamilton, Dolly Parton, Elvis Presley, Eminem, family, friends, George Orwell, H.D., Hannah Arendt, Hope, Jackass, Jean Arthur, John Garfield, John Sturges, Johnny Flynn, Lucille Ball, Marcel Proust, Martha Coolidge, Nick Tosches, poetry, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Steve McQueen, Supernatural, Twin Peaks, women directors, X-Files
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Summer iPod Shuffle
“From a Buick 6” – Bob Dylan. The SOUND of his BAND … it’s so VITAL, jangly and raucous, so PRESENT. So is his voice, and the lyrics, and everything coming from him … but listen to that band. It’s … Continue reading
Posted in Music
Tagged Alanis Morissette, Bob Dylan, Carl Perkins, Dolly Parton, Doris Day, Elvis Presley, Eminem, Eric Church, Jack Black, Little Richard, Liz Phair, Nirvana, Ok Go, Pat McCurdy, Pink, Ricky Nelson, Robbie Williams, shuffle, Sinéad O'Connor, The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Tracy Bonham, Waylon Jennings
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Year in Review: Shooting My Mouth Off in 2016
I look at this and I wonder why I always feel like I haven’t done jack-squat. Or, at the very least, I could do more. Well, I always can do more. Regardless, here are links to some of the things … Continue reading
Posted in Actors, Books, Movies, On This Day, Personal, RIP
Tagged Abbas Kiarostami, Baz Luhrmann, Buddy Holly, Camille Paglia, Carrie Fisher, Carroll Baker, Cat On a Hot Tin Roof, Chantal Akerman, Compulsion, David Bowie, Dean Stockwell, Dolly Parton, Edna St. Vincent Millay, Elizabeth Bishop, Elizabeth Taylor, Elvis Presley, Eminem, friends, Gena Rowlands, George Stevens, Gilda, Isabelle Huppert, James Dean, Jean Harlow, Joan Crawford, July and Half of August, Katherine Dunn, Langston Hughes, Little Richard, Marion Cotillard, Marlon Brando, Matthias Schoenaerts, Merle Haggard, Mia Hansen-Løve, Miriam Hopkins, Patricia Highsmith, Rebecca Hall, Richard Linklater, Rocky, Sam Cooke, Shakespeare, Something Wild, Stephen King, Sudden Fear, Supernatural, Sylvester Stallone, Tennessee Williams, The Great Gatsby, Wanda Jackson, women directors, year in writing, Zac Efron
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6-State Shuffle
I headed north into the wilderness for some necessary time off. Off the grid (well, except for Instagram). The drive is long and boring: interstates all the way. Hot muggy weather outside, nice AC in the car, and 5 hours … Continue reading
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Tagged Bleu, Bo Diddley, Bob Dylan, Buddy Holly, Charlie Rich, Clancy Brothers, Dolly Parton, Eminem, Foo Fighters, Glee, Indigo Girls, Jerry Lee Lewis, Jerry Reed, Lenny Kravitz, Link Wray, Louvin Brothers, Nirvana, Prince, Robbie Williams, shuffle, The Beatles, The Everly Brothers, Tina Turner
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Rainy Week Shuffle
It’s rained for 5 days straight. My marathon month and a half is now over. I’m taking a trip tomorrow to my home state for some much-needed R&R. I don’t even know how to relax anymore. Here’s the music on … Continue reading
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Tagged Ann-Margret, Britney Spears, Dolly Parton, Eddie Cochran, Elvis Presley, Eminem, Foo Fighters, Glee, Green Day, Johnny Cash, Judy Garland, Little Richard, Liz Phair, Louvin Brothers, Madonna, Nina Simone, Nirvana, Ok Go, Pat McCurdy, Pink, Prince, Queen, shuffle, Sinéad O'Connor, Tracy Bonham, Wynona Carr
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