. . . dig Ella in New York City, 1948. Photograph by Herman Leonard.
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LLOYD’S MODERN LIFE: SHE STILL LOVES YOU
Yeah Yeah Yeah
FRITZ LANG
A frame from Metropolis above (click on the image to enlarge), and Spione below.
William Ahearn offers a useful, comprehensive film by film survey of Lang’s German work here — Meditations On Fritz Lang.
LLOYD’S MODERN LIFE: SILENT VOICES
. . . speak.
ECHOES OF NEW ORLEANS: ABSINTHE
Not long ago I had my first glass of absinthe — courtesy of my New Orleans friends Adrienne and Bill, who sent me home with a bottle. I did not exhibit any signs of personality disorder or incipient insanity. After robbing the convenience store I returned home and slept like a baby.
LLOYD’S MODERN LIFE: INSTRUCTIONAL DANCE VIDEO
You, too, can learn to dance like this!
A NORMAN ROCKWELL FOR TODAY
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LLOYD’S MODERN LIFE: VIVA LAS VEGAS
Bright light city . . .
AN LP COVER FOR TODAY
Yes, you got that right — old Mexico.
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LLOYD’S MODERN LIFE: JELLY BAR
Lost Las Vegas
ECHOES OF NEW ORLEANS: OKRA
I got sent home from New Orleans with some pickled okra, which makes an excellent substitute for a celery stalk in a Bloody Mary.
LLOYD’S MODERN LIFE: LAS VEGAS TRAM
Pathway to enchantment . . .
WHAT I’M SPINNING NOW
Bought at a New Orleans record shop for a couple of bucks — an excellent pressing in almost pristine condition. You just never know.
LLOYD’S MODERN LIFE: FLAMINGO ROAD
. . . heading home.
A PORTRAIT
. . . of modern man.