The Heretik

OVERHEARD AT THE BAR

OVERHEARD AT THE BAR TONIGHT . . . Tie: a yellow ribbon . . . tie: Monty, Monty Python . . . .yippie Yi Yo Ki Ay . . . other priorities . . . capitol punishment . . .

. . . SAW WALK THE LINE yesterday and I came away very impressed.  I am not sure what surprised me more: how many hours Joaquin Phoenix must have watched to get the feel of Johnny Cash as right as he did.  The posture of the shoulders and the tilt of the head conveyed Cash and genuine emotion.  The aspect of the face particularly the mouth went beyond a mere impersonation as well.  Phoenix has risen from the one note performance as the emperor in Gladiator.

HATE TO SAY IT Reese Witherspoon as June Carter kicked ass. Light years beyond anything she has ever don. Phoenix and Witherspoon both sang the songs.  While the renditions could never duplicate the American classics, what they possessed was soul, unvarnished and raw.

TRUTH IS RAW its cry savage in its intensity.  The scene where the legendary Sun Records producer Sam Phillips tells Johnny his gospel songs have nothing and then Phoenix starts to play Folsom Prison pulled me right in.  The lesson is be true to what is most true in you.  Johnny Cash was and Walk the Line is true to him.   See it. 

DISAGREE WITH THE BARTENDER?  Have your say.  Here.  Now. Thanks.  TBogg has some goods at his newly formed Open Snark Media.

WE LIKE LINKY LOVE and we would like to show your link some love.  Share your link and your love here. Or not. Then suck down a drink and tell us why it does (or doesn't) suck to be you.  Bless the beats and the children.

 

OVERHEARD AT THE BAR

OVERHEARD AT THE BAR TONIGHT . . . top and Topper cocktails . . . scorned in the USA, scorned in the USA . . . Why?  Why indeed? . . . First things first . . .  Was that a mouse I just saw? . . . some sobering thoughts on Bush . . . novel ideas . . . the world feels your pain

. . . FRANK SINATRA DID IT HIS WAY  And once he did a song his way, few would ever forget it.  The pride of Hoboken, the King of the Rat Pack, Frank Sinatra defined cool, though his hot temper and dark side cast a shadow on his halo.  Love him, hate him?  What do you think?

WE LIKE LINKY LOVE and we would like to show your link some love.  Share your link and your love here. Or not. Then suck down a drink and tell us why it does (or doesn't) suck to be you.  Bless the beats and the children.

 

OVERHEARD AT THE BAR

OVERHEARD AT THE BAR TONIGHT My sister has a whole new look.  . . . A different kind of homecoming. . . . Left is Right . . . yeah, what she said . . .Our friend says oh, the humanity . . . euphemisms are . . . talking baseball, no, really . . .

. . . SOUND AND VISION  The poet lives for art without words, a minimalism of the sublime.  Some days I see the sublime in movies without words, with the sound turned down.  Somewhere in silence truth lurks. Then add a bit of music.  The first film makers worked without words. The acts on screen would have to convey emotion and truth.  What speaks to you today?

. . . Drink me . . .  thank you . . . oy. . . .  did  I say oy?

WE LIKE LINKY LOVE and we would like to show your link some love.  Share your link and your love here. Or not. Then suck down a drink and tell us why it does (or doesn't) suck to be you.  Bless the beats and the children.

 

OVERHEARD AT THE BAR

OVERHEARD AT THE BAR TONIGHT Bubba thinks the Iraq war was a mistake. . . .  Texas town steps to plate and renames itself DISH. . . . What happens Under the Robes will happen no more.

THIS GUY never stops by.  Genius is what genius does. . . .  Please call Homer. . . . And yeah, what he said. . . .  Oh, that's just ducky.

. . . HELLO, MY NAME IS Johnny Cash.  Cashing in on The Man in Black will put many people in the black this year. There is a "tribute" special on, maybe tonight, with Cash songs sung by people that John didn't know especially well.  Don't matter.  If you just recovered from being dead, you probably just heard The Man in Black is being released real soon.  The movie. The real The Man in Black was released from life not a short time ago, but before he left he released me with his voice.  A voice of tribute, nothing special but its soul. A voice that sang of prisoners behind bars and not.  No tribute could be enough.  If you have a favorite Johnny Cash song, share it here in comments.  If you don't have one yet, you'll find one soon enough.

GOT A LINK you love?  Share it here at the bar.  Then suck down a drink and tell us why it does (or doesn't) suck to be you.  Bless the beats and the children.

 

ROCK AND ROLL HEAVEN

WE HAVE OUR HEAD IN THE CLOUDS at Lefty's Lounge after the elections yesterday.  Even Franz K is smiling.  What is the Elvis song of the night?   
AND NOW FOR SOME LINKS  . . .making some connections . . . very spacy . . . worth noting again . . . very spooky . . . what a wreck . . .
LEAVE A LINK.  Have a drink.  Everything is coming our way.

SUNSET ON THE BAY OF CONFUSION

THE SUN GOES DOWN a little earlier at Lefty's Lounge overlooking the Bay of Confusion.  Some sharks still linger in the water below and the killer whales are circling at the entrance of the bay.  Lefty Louise is back in the house.  She still thinks Biden blows even more than the cold wind at the door.  Louise asks all  who enter to leave a link and have a drink. 

AND NOW A SALUTE to some Louise loves . . . . Go, Maha, Go . . . feeling sheepish . . . in the land of muy macho . . . flip flops . . in case you missed it, Oy. . . .  what she said . . .

ENJOY WHAT YOU have today. Who knows what tomorrow brings?

OPEN MIKE IS BACK AT LEFTY'S LOUNGE

OPEN MIKE IS BACK at Lefty's Lounge and Mike is open to anything.  Mike is open to your opinion about movies.  He saw Prime with Uma Thurman.  Uma was on the screen, Mike was in his seat. He was impressed.  What about you?

MIKE HAS SOME PICKS for links tonight. . .  Arnold blocks Warren  . . . . a Turk and a Tiger after dark . . . casting call . . .blah,blah, Royals, blah, blah . . .

LEAVE A LINK and have a drink. The Heretik and Mike salute you.

SUNDAY UNDER THE STARS AT LEFTY'S LOUNGE

SUNDAY NIGHT is time for roasting on the grill  . . .Some cheese with your wine? . . . raising McCain . . . Curses by way of the Knight . . . Share the curses here. . . and a happy birthday to you . . .

Leave a link and have a drink. The Heretik and Franz K are here to please. 

TOASTS AT LEFTY'S LOUNGE

SATURDAY NIGHT IS TIME for toasts at Lefty' Lounge.  So we raise our glasses to the great ones . . .Viva LAS VEGAS? . . . full of IT . . .dying for some COFFEE . . . the beginning of EMPIRE . . . the usual SUSPECTS . . .MATT . ..

AND A FEW TESTS . . . NERD, GEEK OR DORK? . . . are you PURE? . . . a NAZI? . . . the brave may share the results. 

AS ALWAYS leave a link and have a drink.  The Heretik and Betty Blogger salute you!

DAMNED DANCEHALL DAZE AT LEFTY'S LOUNGE

THE DAMNED DANCEHALL HOUSE PARTY returns to Lefty's Lounge.  Let it rock, let it roll.  Help it hip and hop.  The Heretik is lost in the techno punk bop rockabilly rap trance raving up and going down at Lefty's tonight.  So leave your link and down your drink.

A FEW LINKS TO GET YOU going or coming back . . . whatever . . .Glued to your SEAT? . . . Don't Cry for me ARGENTINA . . . . One more  TIME . . . the cruel ANIMAL . . . Mister POTATOHEAD . . . SIMPLICITY . . . in the CARDS tonight . . .

WHO WERE YOU IN HIGH SCHOOL?  Take the TEST . . . . Share the dread.  Richard Cranium was an arty kid . . . Shakespeare's Sister says that test blows. . . . The Heretik was the Brainy Kid, so the test can't blow that much.  Or not. . . . . NERD, GEEK, OR DORK? . ..    More tests:  ARE YOU BIG BIRD or Kermit or Miss Piggy? . . .  WTF!. . . .(warning on WTF) . . . reporting live from PARIS . . .

A friend in need . . . .more to follow.  The Heretik salutes you.