"The true originator of the rebellious twentieth-century antihero was Montgomery Clift...not Marlon Brando or James Dean...the restrained performer with the inner tension and those ancient, melancholy eyes...his presence so unobtrusively strong that it lingered even when he was off-camera." --Marcello Mastroianni, quoted in Movie Talk

There were rock stars in 64 but Brian Jones was the first "rock god" his mere presence over shadowed everybody. I idolized him as a kid. He died 57 years ago today. The Bob Dylan/casket story is interesting. Back in the day it was the Rolls-Royce of caskets.

That time Elvis dropped by the set of "Blue Velvet"

January 8, 1935 a king was born...👑 Happy heavenly birthday, Elvis Presley...🤍

Today is my birthday. Yay! Ray Davies wrote this when he was 24 or so. When I was a teenager I thought it was funny. Not so much these days, but it still makes me smile. m.youtube.com/watch?v=5pPTRH…

Backstage at The Opry in 85 with Hank Snow,Amy Rigby, me, Hank, Garth Powell (the Marty Robbins of the group) Angel Dean, and Jack Emerson. What a night, when we first got backstage we heard live music rolling down the hall which we of course we gravitated towards and It was Roy Acuff's dressing room where he and Brother Oswald and a couple other Smokey Mountain Boys were jamming away. We stopped at the door probably with a stunned look on our faces and Roy motioned for us to enter the crowded room as he kept singing. When they finished the tune he asked where we were from and when he found out the band (The Last Roundup) was from NYC he really lit up and started talking about how great it was to meet everybody etc., and saying things like "welcome to the Grand Ol Opry" he was so great. "Old Nashville"was the coolest place in the world, and I'm glad I moved here when it was still just "Nashville" and these kind of cosmic experiences were there for anyone who cared to make the effort to experience them.

28 years ago today Bob Dylan's "Time Out of Mind" album came out of nowhere and was so good it reset his legend. I was one of the first to get the advance cassette, here's my review.

I'm sorry that Robert Redford has passed away,even though he had a long and productive life and his work will most certainly live forever. When he was filming The Last Castle in Nashville in 2001 I was asked to give him and his lovely female companion a private after hours tour of the country Music Hall of Fame. It's a long story but I spent 3 hours with them and he really enjoyed talking about some of the exhibits, most notably the one on the Cowboy serials he'd see every Saturday as a kid. He'd already donated his suit from The Electric Cowboy to the museum which in the 3 hours was the only one of his films we discussed. As a life long fan the whole thing was a bit surreal, but because he was so down to earth and warm to me he made it seem normal. He asked me a lot of questions about the country icons and we casually discussed why they were great. Sometime after midnight he had to leave and he thanked me for taking them through the museum and shook my hand and his companion gave me a hug. Driving home I was thinking how it was one of the coolest evenings of my life. The next day I got a call from "Bob" (he insisted I call him Bob which seemed weird)and he again thanked me and asked for my address. Month or so later I got a very cool looking typed letter on his stationary and signed by him, once again thanking me for such a great evening, he included his assistants contacts and said to call if I ever went to Sundance. I know some say because of his activism and his superstardom he could be prickly but all I know is how he treated me, and I'll never forget his coolness and his kindness. He was a true MOVIE STAR, as big as they get. Rest in peace Robert err "Bob" ❤️

"Drive"from 2011 must be in my top 3 of the last 15 years. It reminds me of many movies I like and then goes places I didn't see coming. Gosling is an enigmatic Eastwood/Leone type character with minimal dialogue surrounded by a great supporting cast. 5 stars!

Cool looking 7'' pic sleeve for Valley of the Dolls theme by Dionne Warwick from 1967

Sam Phillips aka "America's real Uncle Sam" and I must say looking into the same eyes that stared down Jerry Lee Lewis as heard in the famous Great Balls of Fire session tape was a trip.He had lost none of his fiery intensity,and he knew,that we knew,that he'd changed the world.

Greatest magic trick ever under the sun Perfectly executed, skillfully done

I just rewatched one of my favorite Robert Mitchum movies, "The Yakuza" a so called Neo-Noir from 1974. Great people involved, directed by Sydney Pollack, screenplay by Paul Schrader and Robert Towne. In my opinion it was the last time Mitchum really gave it his all on film.

Let’s remember David Lynch, explaining on why he told stories the way he did.