No Regrets
Tom Cochrane: Mad Mad World
"After all the (stuff), you know, we been through.../There ain't a shovel big enough in the world that can move it."
Motherless Children
Clapton, Eric: 461 Ocean Boulevard
Once I digitize this and delete that horribly violent criminal anthem about homicide against law enforcement authorities, it'll be perfect.
Wino Man
Zappa, Frank: Zoot Allures
Gimme a five dollar bill and an overcoat too/
A five dollar bill and a Floorshiem Shoe, oo-oo-oowoo...
Hotel Illness
Black Crowes, The: Southern Harmony & Musical Companion
One of the recent bands genetically derived from DNA extracted from mattress stains in hotel rooms used by The Small Faces, The Rolling Stones, The Who and quite possibly The Vanilla Fudge.
Alice's Restaurant Massacree
Guthrie, Arlo: Alice's Restaurant
Yes, I really own this album and listen to it from time to time as it suits me.
Waiting for the Sun
Doors, The: Morrison Hotel
The last song is just plain creepy.
I think they did it on purpose.
Midnight Man
James Gang: Thirds
Joe Walsh when he was an ordinary average guy - in a rock band.
Ventilator Blues
Rolling Stones, The: Exile on Main Street
A serious reprocessed blues product, manufactured in Great Britain.
Quigley Down Under
Brings the "Code of the West" to the foreign soil of Australia. The sequel, "Quigley and Cheese," follows his grandson (Paul Reubens) as he travels to France and takes on French Bullies.
A Bridge Too Far
An example of what happens when you let Allies command U.S. troops.
This Is the Army
Features a young Army Lieutenant with a bright future, you might've heard of him.
Band of Brothers
It is a great tribute to one of many outstanding units of the Allies in World War II. If only more of their accounts could be represented as well.
The Great Escape
"Afraid this tea's pathetic. Must have used these wretched leaves about twenty times. It's not that I mind so much. Tea without milk is so uncivilized." - Flt. Lt. Colin Blythe
Stripes
"We're all very different people. We're not Watusi, we're not Spartans, we're Americans. With a capital "A," huh? And you know what that means? Do you? That means that our forefathers were kicked out of every decent country in the world."
Patton
My Old Man thought enough of this movie he took me to see it in the theater.
Monty Python and the Holy Grail
If you don't like it, you'll turn into a newt!
It's a Wonderful Life
A traditional event in the Jostikovitch Christmas Experience.
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Walking through the Central Business District recently, I overheard a native advising a visitor as they dodged traffic in the middle of the block on St. Charles:
"There's no jaywalkin' lawr in Nuawlin's, but the pennaldy is death."
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