A nightly pause from the news to give the reader/viewer a bit of classic entertainment.
An evening pause: This interview of Burt Lancaster on the Dick Cavett Show took place on July 21, 1969 (the day after Neil Armstrong took that first step on the Moon).
I could not help noting how humble and gracious Lancaster seemed. He might have been one of the world’s most charismatic actors, but he surely did not appear full of himself. The second part of this interview can be watched here.
Hat tip Cotour.
An evening pause: Isn’t it amazing how one person’s fingers, making music, can hold an audience of thousands in utter silence.
Hat tip Dan Steele.
An evening pause: Stay with it. If you don’t recognize the title you will definitely recognize the music.
Hat tip Judd Clark.
An evening pause: Performed live 1990.
Hat tip Jeff Poplin.
An evening pause: Recorded live 1977.
Hat tip Tom Wilson.
An evening pause: Hat tip Judd Clark.
An evening pause: Performed live at the Fillmore East in NYC in 1971. Fuzzy and rough, but also a bit of rock ‘n roll history.
Hat tip Dan Steele.
An evening pause: For Veterans Day, a story about the men who in World War II risked their lives and died to make it possible for freedom to reign for the next three-quarters of a century.
Hat tip Mike Nelson. For a much longer and more detailed documentary describing this battle, go here.
An evening pause: The players are Henri Sigfridsson, Rachel Bullen and Etienne Boudreault. The music is late 20th century classical. Though this can sometimes be grating, this piece is quite comparable in sound and melody to a lot of great 20th century art rock. And the instruments are unusual, the playing is grand, and it definitely gives us some variety.
Hat tip Diane Zimmerman.
An evening pause: Performed live in 2019, when he was inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame.
Hat tip Dan Morris.
An evening pause: Hat tip Alton Blevins.
An evening pause: Nicely done, in this age of no memory and a forgotten past.
How does it feel
To be an expert in a dying field
How do you know
It’s over when you can’t let go
You can’t stop
Can’t rewind
Love is learned over time
‘Til you’re an expert in a dying field
Hat tip Gavin Packard.
An evening pause: Unfortunately, there is no translation on the youtube webpage to identify the music.
Hat tip Alton Blevins.
An evening pause: Performed live in 1987 on Martha’s Vineyard.
Hat tip Alton Blevins, who sent it as a memorial for the passing of Simon’s two sisters last week.
An evening pause: A very different dance number from the 1969 film Sweet Charity, the first that Bob Fosse directed.
Hat tip Judd Clark.
An evening pause: It is a commercial for KUKA robotics, and it is a bit staged, a competition between a KUKA robot and table tennis professional Timo Bollo playing music on glasses. Nonetheless, the punchline is good. Human creativity can always beat out robotic programming.
Hat tip Alton Blevins.
An evening pause: Another piece with Catarina Sisinni the lead singer. Seems perfect for Halloween.
Hat tip Judd Clark.
An evening pause: A nice way to start the weekend. As noted by the orca expert, “They’re really just big dolphins with a fancy paint job.”
Hat tip Cotour.
An evening pause: Lewis is the niece of Jerry Lee Lewis.
Hat tip Judd Clark.
An evening pause: This is not a science fiction movie, but it could be.
Hat tip Cotour.
