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Putri Ariani....17 year old blind Indonesian singer, songwriter & pianist This girl can SANG!

I always counted on my man Roger - I did not agree with him ALL the time, but I’d say a solid 85%. Gene on the other hand…:-( Rest In Peace Mr Ebert - the balcony is as always, reserved for you…

Post Malone - "Circles"

Bettye LaVette - "Things Have Changed" live on eTown

Beth Hart & Joe Bonamassa - "I'd Rather Go Blind" live in Amsterdam

Hall & Oates - "Me and Mrs. Jones" live

Ren - "Hi Ren"....OMG!

Watched "47 Ronin" with Keanu Reeves last night. Very engaging, not overdone. My wife chose it and liked it. It's based on an early 18th century story in Japan, that has become hallowed ground and even a holiday. A believable story that takes place and presents a believable depiction of Feudal Japan of the time, with believable acting and special effects that were not overdone. A "Ronin" is a samurai that has failed to protect and keep the honor of his master or a samurai without a leader. In the story, 47 go forth, against the ruling Shogun's directive to not pursue justice against another rival and ultimately avenge the death of their master, and restore his honor through the samurai code of Bushidō. I like these kinds of movies (another would be Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon). It is also a love story, with a ghost or two, a witch, demons, and incorporates the legend of Tengu. Some interesting anecdotes about the movie: https://www.ign.com/articles/2013/11/04/10-things-you-need-to-know-about-47-ronin The trailer:

Metallica Fade To Black (LIVE)

Sometimes it sucked, too..., w/o trailers and previews..., the medium (newspaper) had limited ability to convey what was in the movie. Really crappy movies duped moviegoers...., I recall a movie my friends chose back in High School to go to as a group..., it was simply awful (to me). One friend, who went on to go to Art School, liked it. Me? stuck with me as the worst movie I ever sat through in a theater... worse than the original Halloween with Jamie Lee Curtis. The movie: John Boorman's "Zardoz." (BTW, John Boorman directed "Deliverance.") " Zardoz is a 1974 Irish-American science fantasy film written, produced, and directed by John Boorman and starring Sean Connery and Charlotte Rampling, and featuring Sara Kestelman. The film, Connery's second post-James Bond role—after The Offence—was shot by cinematographer Geoffrey Unsworth on a budget of US$1.57 million[2] as it depicts a future world where a stone image called "Zardoz" instructs the "Brutals" to kill each other for eternal life. " I couldn't find a single movie theater ad, but did find the ad-slick movie production companies would give to movie theaters to create their own newspaper ads in the local papers. Maybe it was Sean Connery that made this movie suck? Or was it just that ridiculous mustache (hardly something that a future post apocalyptic survivor would have...) Then, again, this movie has a Cult Following..., many call it a "must see." So, of course, YMMV, and my opinion means nothing. 😉 For those, the entire movie is up on YouTube...,, here (to buy or rent):