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Froggy on Film & DVD
Jun. 20th, 2005 07:51 pmFriday evening was the premier showing of a film about the "Jazz Funeral for Democracy" protest event back in January (http://www.jazzfuneralfordemocracy.com seems to be down at present). Yep, I and a number of friends are in it. The film turned out pretty good, and was well recieved by the audience (of course a large number of whom were participants).
The "Constitution Brass Band" (consisting of the musicians other than the Treme Brass Band who showed up) turned turned out to sound pretty damn good.
It's out on DVD from Healing Waters Productions, with a short of Tuba Fats' funeral as a bonus. This will be #5 in my DVD colleciton.
The "Constitution Brass Band" (consisting of the musicians other than the Treme Brass Band who showed up) turned turned out to sound pretty damn good.
It's out on DVD from Healing Waters Productions, with a short of Tuba Fats' funeral as a bonus. This will be #5 in my DVD colleciton.
Tangible Media Meme
May. 21st, 2005 05:48 pmMy take on some LJ meme:
Books: I have thousands; havn't tried to count them for a long time.
Last books bought, last books read:
The last three in both categories happen to be the same for me at present:
3) Ken & Thelma, The Story of A Confederacy of Dunces, by Joel L. Fletcher. If you're a fan of John Kennedy Toole's "A Confederacy of Dunces" and want to know the backstory of the author and the book, this is the book to read.
2) Prime by Poppy Z. Brite. Another enjoyable novel with a pair of New Orleans Chef protaganists from![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
docbrite, sequel to "Liquor".
1) Pioneers of Jazz, The Story of The Creole Band, by Lawrence Gushee. This is a book I and some others interested in the early/developmental days of jazz have eagarly been waiting for for years. I am not disappointed. This is a major book in the field, detailing the career of the Original Creole Orchestra, the band of New Orleans musicians who first took jazz around the United States in the 1910s. As one also doing research in very early jazz, I'm no doubt one of the few who wishes the book had even more obscure details and minutia. I'm sure I'll be refering to my copy over and over again.
Yes, I do sometimes read books with no relevence to my home town.
DVDs: This is easy, as I have exactly 4:
1)Fahrenheit 9/11. You've probably heard of this one.
2)Ragtime. Pretty good film adaptation of one of my all time favorte novels ("Ragtime" by E.L. Doctrow is, IMO, as well crafted and brilliant a work of historical fiction as anything I've read). What the hell department: Why is Elizabeth McGovern's boobage pixilated in the DVD extra feature extra footage when it isn't in a longer scene from the standard cut of the movie?
3)Road To Bali. A $1 "Sav-A-Lot" buy; I got my money's worth. Bob Hope is, as usual, wacky without actually being funny. Continuing the gratuitous New Orleans ties theme, Dorothy Lamour was from here.
4)Betty Boop, The World's First Female Superhero. Another dollar bin find; a less successful investment as it's all Late 30's Boops (the last really good one I'm familiar with was from 1934).
Other:
I have hundreds of video tapes, as well as cassettes, LP,s cds, cylinder records, Edison Discs, dozens of 45s, and thousands of 78s.
Books: I have thousands; havn't tried to count them for a long time.
Last books bought, last books read:
The last three in both categories happen to be the same for me at present:
3) Ken & Thelma, The Story of A Confederacy of Dunces, by Joel L. Fletcher. If you're a fan of John Kennedy Toole's "A Confederacy of Dunces" and want to know the backstory of the author and the book, this is the book to read.
2) Prime by Poppy Z. Brite. Another enjoyable novel with a pair of New Orleans Chef protaganists from
docbrite, sequel to "Liquor".1) Pioneers of Jazz, The Story of The Creole Band, by Lawrence Gushee. This is a book I and some others interested in the early/developmental days of jazz have eagarly been waiting for for years. I am not disappointed. This is a major book in the field, detailing the career of the Original Creole Orchestra, the band of New Orleans musicians who first took jazz around the United States in the 1910s. As one also doing research in very early jazz, I'm no doubt one of the few who wishes the book had even more obscure details and minutia. I'm sure I'll be refering to my copy over and over again.
Yes, I do sometimes read books with no relevence to my home town.
DVDs: This is easy, as I have exactly 4:
1)Fahrenheit 9/11. You've probably heard of this one.
2)Ragtime. Pretty good film adaptation of one of my all time favorte novels ("Ragtime" by E.L. Doctrow is, IMO, as well crafted and brilliant a work of historical fiction as anything I've read). What the hell department: Why is Elizabeth McGovern's boobage pixilated in the DVD extra feature extra footage when it isn't in a longer scene from the standard cut of the movie?
3)Road To Bali. A $1 "Sav-A-Lot" buy; I got my money's worth. Bob Hope is, as usual, wacky without actually being funny. Continuing the gratuitous New Orleans ties theme, Dorothy Lamour was from here.
4)Betty Boop, The World's First Female Superhero. Another dollar bin find; a less successful investment as it's all Late 30's Boops (the last really good one I'm familiar with was from 1934).
Other:
I have hundreds of video tapes, as well as cassettes, LP,s cds, cylinder records, Edison Discs, dozens of 45s, and thousands of 78s.
