In his interview with Peter Bergen about his travels within Afghanistan:
LAMB: You ever run out of gas over there?
Noble Work
From the movie, Ghost Exchange:
What we were really doing was creating models
that allowed us to take advantage of dumb people
We were turning into code something
that we could predict dumb people would do that would
give us a chance to skim money off them.
Too Late To Be Free
Great cover of the old Aretha song, start at 0:40 … Cécile McLorin Salvant … Sullivan Fortner’s show-offy performance on piano a little distracting :
Diego
Good song to inhale to…. Gotts Street Park was my #1 artist in the 2021 Spotify Wrap
You and Me, Always and Forever
Joy Crookes, a nothing song but I love her voice…
Movies Watched -- No Man Of Her Own (1932)
81 minute running time… Clark Gable and Carole Lombard (not married then) … I was only interested in this one for the Depression-era vibe and bra-less Carole Lombard and the fact that Gable was a card cheat and that gambling was pervasive in American life … modern tech shown off in this movie included the telephone and an indoor shower and taxi cabs … the story was kind of silly love story and not that interesting, I wouldn’t recommend it. That scar on Lombard’s cheek came from a car crash, pre-safety glass.
Card sniping is the only racket I’ve ever known
Movies Watched -- The Circus (1928)
68 minute running time … Charlie Chaplin … sweet story, timeless humor … like all his movies, this gets a green-go.
You’re the star of the show!
In Heaven I Reside
Tré Burt sounding Bob Zimmermanish with “Sweet Misery.” A song about depression, maybe? I dig it.
Try a Little Supply and Demand
Wilder Woods (William Stanley Rinehart III) … nice to see Mario Jose in the background (20 feet from Stardom) … I dig it:
Movies Watched -- Winter Soldier (1972)
96 minute running time … documentary of the Winter Soldier Investigation held in Detroit in 1971 (detailing atrocities committed by American soldiers in Vietnam) woven together with film footage and photos from the Vietnam war … this doc never saw the light of day at the time given the grip that the Establishment had on the media … anyway, it’s interesting, but of course raping and murdering women and children, and burning down villages goes way back, not exactly news if you pay attention….
Oh, Camil!