Monthly Archives: June 2012
A SILENT FILM POSTER FOR TODAY
NOIR BARS #6
I guess I could have just run, I mean once I got the gun away from him — but who the hell does he think he is, threatening me?
A CONFIDENTIAL COVER FOR TODAY
LLOYD’S MODERN LIFE: THE CAPITAL ONE ADJECTIVE OF THE GAME!
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NOIR BARS #5
Strictly from Dubai . . .
AN LP COVER FOR TODAY
LLOYD’S MODERN LIFE: A STREETCAR NAMED ST. CHARLES
Stepping outside for a smoke between the courses of a great meal at Herbsaint in New Orleans, I encounter a streetcar named St. Charles.
A FILM NOIR POSTER FOR TODAY
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And here’s a link to my review of this terrific film — The Big Combo.
AT THE JAZZ FEST: NEW LEVIATHAN ORIENTAL FOX-TROT ORCHESTRA
An occasional ensemble that plays vintage big-band arrangements from the Teens and Twenties of the last century. They play them straight ahead and tight — great fun to hear live.
A NORMAN ROCKWELL FOR TODAY
LLOYD’S MODERN LIFE: THE BOILING CRAB
It’s here now, and was worth the wait . . .
A J. C. LYENDECKER FOR TODAY
GARDEN PARTY
At a private home in The French Quarter during Jazz Fest 2012 — Charmaine Neville performs with a group of first-rate musicians. The food was good, too.