Leon Russell RIP

If it Wasn't For BAD It'll Be Good :(
gone, gone. Jesus, A song for You, pe Leon Russell il iubeam in mod special.
Tightrope. Si am vrut sa ma duc sa il vad, la Paris in 2012, sau ceva genul. Should have done it. And I would've felt a bit better now. Or worse :(
So long, Leon.
comebackul din 2010, (v. blog: Meeting of the Year), datorat lui Elton John, al carui mentor a fost, THE UNION, a fost albumul meu preferat al acelui an.
Si de atunci incoace am facut prozeliti cu albumul, si piesa If it Wasn't For bad It'll Be Good. Yokko should know ;)
v. LMA in 2013 cu: It takes a lot to Laugh, It takes a Train to Cry :(

 

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My darling Leon Russell passed away last night. He was a mentor, inspiration & so kind to me. I loved him and always will #LeonRussell #RIP

Gone to Shiloh...:(

Next Floor -Dennis Villeneuve

pregatire pentru ARRIVAL si pentru Blade Runner-ul de la anul -
scurt metrajul lui Dennis Villeneuve NEXT FLOOR (2008), multimpremiat la festivaluri internationale

Robert Vaughn RIP

Ultimul ramas din Cei sapte magnifici, Robert Vaughn, a plecat si el in preeriile vesnice. Avea 83 de ani. ar fi putut sa ii dea un cameo in remakeul mediocru de anul acesta :(
Celalalt rol emblematic pentru el a fost Napoleon Solo in serialul The Man from UNCLE.
Bun in roluri de politican veros (de la Bullit incoace), militar, oficial.
A jucat in Bullit, Podul de la Remagen, Brass Target, Infernul din zgirie-nori, in Hangar 18, in SF-ul inspirat din Cei sapte magnifici si samurai, Battle Beyond the Stars (1980, produs de Roger Corman). Vocea robotului Proteus IV in Demon Seed.
Nascut pe 22 noiembrie 1932, mort la 11 noiembrie 2016.
tribut in The Telegraph. 
RIP !

Leonard Cohen RIP

If you are the dealer, I'm out of the game
If you are the healer, it means I'm broken and lame
If thine is the glory then mine must be the shame
You want it darker
We kill the flame

Magnified, sanctified, be thy holy name
Vilified, crucified, in the human frame
A million candles burning for the help that never came
You want it darker

Hineni, hineni
I'm ready, my lord

There's a lover in the story
But the story's still the same
There's a lullaby for suffering
And a paradox to blame
But it's written in the scriptures
And it's not some idle claim
You want it darker
We kill the flame

They're lining up the prisoners
And the guards are taking aim
I struggled with some demons
They were middle class and tame
I didn't know I had permission to murder and to maim
You want…

Leonard COHEN
1934-2016

obituary in Rolling Stone here
am avut onoarea de a-l vdea in toate cele 3 rinduri cind a cintat in Romania
-in 2008 chiar de ziua lui (v.aicihttp://aldmovieland.blogspot.ro/2008/09/first-we-take-manhattan-then-we.html)
albumul sau ultim, You Want it Darker. despre moartea iminenta, despre pacea interiora, unul din cele mai bune de anul acesta. But still: We kill the flame :(
-TBC-
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