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Tag Archives: ABBA
VALLEY OF FIRE
East of Las Vegas. West of Lake Mead. North of the Hoover Dam. A Day in Valley of Fire State Park. We start our tour of the Valley of Fire in and amongst the Beehives, wonderfully fabulous … Continue reading
Posted in Arts-a-Poppin', Melodies Linger On, Two-fisted Touristing
Tagged ABBA, Beehives, Big Horn Sheep, chuckwalla, erosion, Fire Canyon, Geography, Kisses of Fire, lizard, Mouse's Tank, Nevada, petrified log, petroglyphs, photography, Red Rock, Star Trek:TNG, State Park, Valley of Fire, White Domes
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THEY KILLED MERYL! – but she still left us one or two musical gems
When the first trailers for “Mamma Mia – Here We Go Again” arrived, the absence of Meryl Streep was conspicuous. As were certain lines that hinted at her character Donna Sheridan’s absence in the “Mamma Mia” movie sequel. Her likely … Continue reading
Posted in Cinema Scope, Melodies Linger On
Tagged ABBA, Amanda Seyfried, Andy Garcia, Cher, Dallas, Elaine Stritch, Fernando, Here We Go Again, House of Cards, Jason Isaacs, Mamma Mia, Margaret Atwood, Marilyn French, Mark Kermode, Meryl Streep, My Love My Life, The Day Before You Came, The Handmaid's Tale, The Women's Room
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MAMA MIA – Here We Sing Along Again
Escapism for the New Great Depression I slid the “Mamma Mia” disk into the blu-ray player. I asked Ed whether it we should activate the sing-along function this time? Ed hesitated, then demurred. But I knew he wanted it. So … Continue reading
Posted in Cinema Scope, Notes in the News
Tagged ABBA, Busby Berkeley, Ed Elder, escapism, fascism, Great Depression, Hereditary, Leave No Trace, Mamma Mia, Mamma Mia - Here We Go Again", Meryl Streep, Preston Sturgess, Putin, Seth Meyers, sing-a-long, Sorry to Bother You, Sullivan's Travels, Treason, Trump, Won't You Be My Neighbor
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NATARAJA – The Dancing King
Posted in Arts-a-Poppin'
Tagged ABBA, dance, Dancing King, Dancing Queen, George and the Dragon, India, Nataraja, photography, sculpture, Shiva
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The Views from THE VIEW
Ed and I were treated to dinner at The View restaurant on the top of the Marriott Hotel in Times Square. 48 stories high, the whole restaurant is perched on a circular platform that, like a very slowly rotating record, … Continue reading
Posted in Arts-a-Poppin', Melodies Linger On, Two-fisted Touristing
Tagged ABBA, Billy Idol, Billy Joel, Charlie Chaplin, Chrysler Building, City Lights, City of Stars, Cole Porter, Down in the Depths (in the 90th floor), Hot in the City, Hudson River, I am the City, Kate Bush, La La Land, Manhattan, Marriott, Miami 2017 (Seen the Lights Go Out on Broadway), Portia Nelson, restaurant, Ryan Gosling, skyscraper, The Lion King, The View, Times Square, Top of the City
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MERYL STREEP SINGS! and sings again! and again!
That Meryl Streep is one of the great actors of our time is common knowledge. But what should now be considered obvious is how she is also the great movie musical performer of the modern age. That statement may be … Continue reading
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Tagged A Prairie Home Companion, ABBA, Adam Guettel, Bette Midler, Dancing at Lughnasa, Death Becomes Her, Garisson Keillor, Goldie Hawn, Into the Woods, Ironweed, Jeanine Tesori, Lilly Tomlin, Mamma Mia, Mary Rodgers, Meryl Streep, Mother Courage, Olivia Newton-John, Postcards from the Edge, Richard Rodgers, Ricki and the Flash, The Music of Regret
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