tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2607471777855707790.post9102815019804369347..comments2023-10-11T03:49:53.934-04:00Comments on The Gold Puppy: Can you dig it?Reya Mellickerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13076092659507965666noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2607471777855707790.post-58739177738649380822011-06-13T21:52:08.532-04:002011-06-13T21:52:08.532-04:00Steve of course you did! Love the pic of the Mars ...Steve of course you did! Love the pic of the Mars bar you posted on FB.Reya Mellickerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13076092659507965666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2607471777855707790.post-92204300096806588822011-06-13T21:46:28.393-04:002011-06-13T21:46:28.393-04:00You know, that's a very perceptive point. I ne...You know, that's a very perceptive point. I never thought about the trajectory that the people who embodied black power in that era followed in their own lives.<br /><br />The '60s were so crazy. I think about my great grandmother, who was born in the late 1800s in North Carolina and lived to see a man walk on the moon. I mean, talk about a transformation!<br /><br />I loved "Shaft" when I watched it a couple months ago.Steve Reedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11684120060438252945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2607471777855707790.post-55296914178468629922011-06-13T21:17:06.836-04:002011-06-13T21:17:06.836-04:00It struck me completely differently than the last ...It struck me completely differently than the last time I saw it It was really interesting, didn't piss me off at all. I kept thinking, "Is this how it felt?" Wow.<br /><br />Daisy you are correct: Christopher Reeve WAS a superman.Reya Mellickerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13076092659507965666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2607471777855707790.post-50250838879947355202011-06-13T18:33:28.354-04:002011-06-13T18:33:28.354-04:00i've watched shaft a bunch of times, usually w...i've watched shaft a bunch of times, usually with my brother. the theme song hooked me first with the wah wah pedal treated guitar work of charles pitts being the key drawing point! it's become harder to get past the awkward slinkiness of the film and its stereotypes as i've got older and the film has moved further from its time. but for all the reasons you've laid out here, i'd agree it's still such a vital movie. stevenstevenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14132104804524716898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2607471777855707790.post-74152282805066239602011-06-13T15:45:29.092-04:002011-06-13T15:45:29.092-04:00I think I missed out on Shaft, too. Or did I? Mayb...I think I missed out on Shaft, too. Or did I? Maybe I saw it, or maybe I just remember the hype that surrounded it, and the music. Now that you mention it, I want to see it.<br /><br />It's funny how we associate certain films and music with an era from our lives: James Taylor will forever be linked in my mind with my first apartment and all of the freedom that came with it.Kerryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281288495129054688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2607471777855707790.post-66326163449533453042011-06-13T15:00:08.589-04:002011-06-13T15:00:08.589-04:00You and Nancy @ Life in the Second Half are parall...You and Nancy @ Life in the Second Half are paralleling one another today. <br /><br />"Shaft" came out when I was in college. I've never seen it because I didn't care about blaxploitation films at that time. In fact, the one movie I took pains to see pissed me off and that was that for a long time. It was Melvin Van Peebles "Sweet Sweetback..." something or other. It was one of those, ya gotta see it. Then you see it and you just don't get it. Ha!California Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12582691517303132274noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2607471777855707790.post-75966556821388736342011-06-13T14:59:11.599-04:002011-06-13T14:59:11.599-04:00Times Square was seedy...it's amazing how such...Times Square was seedy...it's amazing how such a spot so central in the city and the nation could be such a dump. It's funny, but I'm reminded of James Baldwin's <i>Another Country</i>, which opens in Times Square and all its seediness.cshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14117846384130187926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2607471777855707790.post-72263012847777408482011-06-13T12:55:57.533-04:002011-06-13T12:55:57.533-04:00You and I are on the same wavelength today. I love...You and I are on the same wavelength today. I loved Shaft and my post was on black America during the early 1960's.Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13178290697351352495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2607471777855707790.post-54690967653379318002011-06-13T12:01:26.804-04:002011-06-13T12:01:26.804-04:00We had a Superman marathon! I enjoy the subtle jok...We had a Superman marathon! I enjoy the subtle jokes - like when he goes into a modern phone booth and there is no place to "change"! But when I see Christopher Reeve in films today, I think of how he became a real "super man" after his accident. His courage then spoke of bravery more than any feat of a comic book character.Watsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16609173450576055443noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2607471777855707790.post-75373550940233935292011-06-13T10:04:35.954-04:002011-06-13T10:04:35.954-04:00I don't think I've ever seen that one. Mu...I don't think I've ever seen that one. Must keep my eyes open now. We watched "Across the universe" this weekend, super creative movie. I liked it - the music helped quite a bit.jeanette from everton terracehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02025486213973874174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2607471777855707790.post-1720930653504088642011-06-13T08:29:19.369-04:002011-06-13T08:29:19.369-04:00It wasn't that cool here, but definitely crisp...It wasn't that cool here, but definitely crisp and gorgeous.Reya Mellickerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13076092659507965666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2607471777855707790.post-10427062819943867272011-06-13T08:25:42.607-04:002011-06-13T08:25:42.607-04:00i can dig it!!
we needed wooly socks last night h...i can dig it!!<br /><br />we needed wooly socks last night here in ohio!mouse (aka kimy)https://www.blogger.com/profile/09385557065971602436noreply@blogger.com