AtomicEra Tom got me in the '70's mood with Chuck Mangione so blame him for the following:
Boz Scaggs
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eQK_QAUa8Dw&feature=player_detailpage
Average White Band
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=3aGBXrJ6e34
He has a few others that I like and I think the next book on my reading list will be his biography.
'A few profit - and the many pay. But there is a way to stop it. You can't end it by disarmament conferences. You can't eliminate it by peace parleys at Geneva. Well-meaning but impractical...
Since Iran has started to increase tensions in the middle east lately, it brought to mind this quote:
'I spent 33 years and four months in active military service and during that period I spent most of my time as a high class muscle man for Big Business, for Wall Street and the bankers. In...
These are the ones that immediately come to mind but change over time. Except Dr. Strangelove, which is always at or near the top of my list.
Dr. Strangelove
Groundhog Day
Zodiac
Fight Club
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
The Day After
Great site! The pictures reminded me of a great movie from the '60's, the incident. Here's a few stills from the movie. I'm not sure if they're the same type of cars in your post, but they look close to me. Sorry for the small pics:
Ever since I heard Gordon Lightfoot's "Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald" when I was 10, I've been fascinated by the tragedy. I've read several books about it and learned that the Fitz was called several names on the Great lakes. The one I liked best was BigFitz.
My 7 year told me today he wants a trumpet for Christmas so I go on ebay and see a a Holton Collegiate from 1970 for auction with three minutes left. So I impulsively buy it without reading the entire description. Apparently, the mechanism that holds the mouthpiece in place is missing. So my...
On my short list if my finances ever allow it. Show us some nice pics when it comes in please. About as close as I'm going to get to having one any time soon so I'll have to enjoy through others. Congratulations.
Having watched "Zodiac" recently, I've had Donovan's "Hurdy Gurdy Man" in my head.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=3lKCUuyojDI
The title of this movie and the fact of it's Irish connection reminded me of a book by Irish writer Ken Bruen titled "The Guards". Any connection you know of?
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