Season 6 Californication Finale - Can Hank chose and if he does, will it be too late?
CALIFORNICATION Season Finale – 612 – “I’ll Lay My Monsters Down” Promo (VIDEO)
I'll give you half a spoiler, Hank does chose but as in life, you can't always get what you want--though Hank may get what he needs. We'll just have to wait for season 7 to find out!
Hank (DAVID DUCHOVNY) and Karen (NATASCHA MCELHONE) in 'Californication' Episode 6.12 'I'll Lay My Monsters Down' (Season Finale)
Californication 6.12 'I'll Lay My Monsters Down' (Season Finale) Details:
Hank (DAVID DUCHOVNY) makes a big decision about his future, which
affects his future with Faith (MAGGIE GRACE). Charlie (EVAN HANDLER) and
Marcy (PAMELA ADLON) also make a decision. Troops must be rallied to
ensure Atticus (TIM MINCHIN) makes it to The Greek Theatre for his
co-headlining gig with MARILYN MANSON. A call from Becca (MADELEINE
MARTIN) and a visit from a dearly departed friend set Hank in motion.
Written by: Tom Kapinos
Directed by: Stephen Hopkins
Guest Stars: Maggie Grace, Marilyn Manson Steve Jones, Callum Keith Rennie And Tim Minchin
Co-Stars: Camden Gray, Band Musicians Tree Adams, Rani Sharone, Nikki Leonti
Californication : Season 6: Episode 12 Clip - 'Be With Me' VIDEO
Vows are made at Atticus's concert.
Californication : Season 6: Episode 12 Clip - 'Internal Dilemma' VIDEO
Atticus (TIM MINCHIN) throws a party. Faith (MAGGIE GRACE) provides
the girls, The Dealer (JORGE GARCIA) provides the recreation, and Hank’s
(DAVID DUCHOVNY) old friend provides the entertainment. Hank gets a
taste of his own medicine with Karen (NATASCHA MCELHONE). Atticus tries
to recreate rock ‘n roll folklore with one of his biggest fans, while
Charlie (EVAN HANDLER) reunites with The Widow (ALANNA UBACH).
Written by: Tom Kapinos
Directed by: Adam Bernstein
Guest Stars: Maggie Grace, Stephen Tobolowsky, Alanna Ubach Sarah
Wynter, Jorge Garcia, Steve Jones, Meghan Falcone And Tim Minchin
Eddie Needs My Help
Hank gets a taste of his own medicine with Karen.
Karen (NATASCHA MCELHONE) and Rob Lowe in Californication Episode 609 "Mad Dogs & Englishmen' (CR: Showtime)
Maggie Wheeler (Ophelia Robins) & Pamela Adlon (Marcy) in CALIFORNICATION – 608 – “Everybody’s a Fucking Critic” (Cr: Showtime)
CALIFORNICATION – 608 – “Everybody’s a Fucking Critic”
The reviews are in for the first draft of A Crazy Little Thing Called
Love: The Musical. Hank (DAVID DUCHOVNY) looks for inspiration from
Faith (MAGGIE GRACE) to help get him to the next level. Hank’s
constructive criticism leads Becca (MADELEINE MARTIN) contemplating
alternate careers. Charlie (EVAN HANDLER) and Stu (STEPHEN TOBOLOWSKY)
join forces to win back Marcy (PAMELA ADLON), but first, they’ll have to
pry her from the man-hating clutches of Ophelia Robins (MAGGIE
WHEELER). (CR: Showtime)
One thing about the Showtime offer where with a Showtime subscription, you can watch basically this week's and next week's episode of Californication on two consecutive nights. That's great for the genral audience; it keeps people like me on my toes.
Though I thought I was doing pretty well keeping the episode sequences set right, I found a photo source that had gotten them wrong--and it made me double check even though I was so sure--unless the publicity peeps got things out of sequence, too. Not hard to fathom when you have two fresh episodes of the same show going out at essentially the same time. Yikes.
Maggie Grace & David Duchovny in CALIFORNICATION – 608 – “Everybody’s a Fucking Critic” (Cr: Showtime)
Californication 6x08 Promo VIDEO "Everybody's a Fucking Critic"
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AFTER THE JUMP!
Two Sneak Peek Promo VIDEOS! For CALIFORNICATION – 608 – “Everybody’s a Fucking Critic”
Tim Minchin, David Duchovny & Natasha McElhone in Californication Episode 607 (Cr: Showtime)
I nominate this episode as the most bizarre so far of Californication season 6, not specifically because of Marilyn Manson's guest starring turn, but because by bringing him and Tim Minchin as Atticus Fetch together, the level of oddness/insanity reaches completely new heights.
Even so, 'normal' family problems are brewing in the Hank-Becca-Karen family unit. Becca is still rebelling, going to great lengths to imitate her father's bad behaviour. An intervention involving Manson is staged and the results are pretty much what any functional person would expect.
With Charlie having realized that he still loves Marcy there is fertile ground to be mined--well maybe the ground isn't fertile anymore but it certainly is 'familiar,' as Marcy puts it.
Tune in Sunday night on Showtime to share in the craziness!
CALIFORNICATION – 607 – “The Dope Show” Episode Description:
Hank (DAVID DUCHOVNY) returns from his trip to find Becca (MADELEINE
MARTIN) in need of help. His plan for her backfires when they go to
visit Atticus Fetch (TIM MINCHIN) and his current house guest MARILYN
MANSON (Himself). Hank has an encounter that puts him in a very awkward
position with Karen (NATASCHA MCELHONE). Charlie (EVAN HANDLER) takes
Stuart (CAMDEN GRAY) out for the day and has an encounter of his own.
Written by: Tom Kapinos
Directed by: Michael Weaver
Guest Stars: Marilyn Manson, Sarah Wynter, Stacey Scowley, Dustin Ybarra and Tim Minchin
Co-Star: Camden Gray SOURCE: Showtime
Californication 6x07 Promo VIDEO "Scared Straight"
Natasha McElhone, David Duchovny & Madeleine Martin in Californication Episode 607 (Cr: Showtime)
Californication : Marilyn Manson Sneak Peek (VIDEO)
Hank and Becca meet Atticus' house guest, Marilyn Manson.
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After the jump:
Californication : A Nice Little Fairytale Sneak Peek VIDEO
Will the passengers of Californication' s Air Force 69 go down?
(l to r) Steve Jones, Alana Urbach, & Evan Handler in Californication Episode 6.06 "In The Clouds" (CR: Showtime)
'In the Clouds' has brought us to the halfway point of Californication - season 6 but there's nothing 'half-a**ed' about this outing. In what is one of the funniest episodes ever, Charlie and The Widow find a way to cope with his revelation that he 'still loves his ex-wife' and with his deep fear of dying before he disembarks.
Later, after Atticus Finch has failed Faith's test, a surprised Hank gets some potentially life-changing news.
Californication : 'Certain Death' Sneak Peek Video
Charlie faces a serious case of aerophobia. Hank is surprised by Faith.
Californication : 'Proletary Hopes and Dreams' Sneak Peek Video
Hank and Charlie arrive on Air Force 69.
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Californication Episode 6.06 - In The Clouds - Maggie Grace, Tim Minchin, David Duchovny (CR: Showtime)
Episode description:
Karen (NATASCHA MCELHONE) asks Hank (DAVID DUCHOVNY) to intervene
with Becca (MADELEINE MARTIN). Later, the boys board Air Force 69 with
Atticus Fetch (TIM MINCHIN), to fly to NYC to present the songs for the
Broadway adaptation of A Crazy Little Thing Called Love. Charlie (EVAN
HANDLER) faces a serious case of aerophobia, but he’s got The Widow
(ALANNA UBACH) to take his mind off things. Atticus is surprised by
Faith (MAGGIE GRACE), while his wife (SARAH WYNTER) surprises Hank. (SOURCE: Showtime)
Guest Stars: Maggie Grace, Alanna Ubach, Sarah Wynter, Steve Jones And Tim Minchin
Co-Stars: Kristina Kruz, Elizabeth Nicole, Jack J. Bennett
Written by: Tom Kapinos
Directed by: David Von Ancken
Californication 6x06 Promo "In the Clouds" Promo Video
Former 'Lost' co-stars Maggie Grace and Jorge Garcia reunite this Sunday on episode 605 of the hit SHOWTIME comedy series CALIFORNICATION!
Atticus Fetch (TIM MINCHIN) sends Hank (DAVID DUCHOVNY) and Charlie (EVAN HANDLER) on a hunt with help from Faith (MAGGIE GRACE) who knows a well-connected contact (JORGE GARCIA). (Cr: Showtime)
Ken discovers Charlie's secret. Marcy makes a decision about Stu.
Every time I think Californication can't possibly push the envelope any further, they simply push forward and shred the thing. From Marcy's decision about Stu which will have you, depending on your sex, either on the floor laughing or doing the same but wincing, to the highly amusing encounter between former LOST co-stars Maggie Grace and Jorge Garcia, who meet up along with an uber uncool Charlie and a more enlightened Hank, the laughs keep coming as episode 6.05 "Rock and A Hard Place" queues us up for an even more outrageous episode 6 (which you can watch on Monday on Showtime Anytime, if you like!)
CALIFORNICATION Episode Description – 605 “Rock and a Hard Place”
Ken (LEE ARENBERG) discovers Charlie’s (EVAN HANDLER) secret. Atticus Fetch (TIM MINCHIN) sends Hank (DAVID DUCHOVNY) and Charlie on a hunt with help from Faith (MAGGIE GRACE) who knows a well-connected contact (JORGE GARCIA). Marcy (PAMELA ADLON) makes a decision about Stu (STEPHEN TOBOLOWSKY) that is influenced by her man-hating spiritual guide, Ophelia Robbins (MAGGIE WHEELER). (Cr: Showtime)
Guest Stars: Maggie Grace, Stephen Tobolowsky, Patrick Fischler, Sarah Wynter, Jorge Garcia, Maggie Wheeler, Lee Arenberg, Meghan Falcone and Tim Minchin
Written by: Tom Kapinos Directed by: David Von Ancken
Californication : Pompous Dinosaur
Faith takes Charlie and Hank to a drug dealer.
'Faith' (MAGGIE GRACE) in Californication - Episode 6.05 - Rock and a Hard Place (Cr: Showtime)
Former 'LOST' co-stars Maggie Grace and Jorge Garcia reunite on-screen in this Sunday's episode of the hit Showtime comedy series CALIFORNICATION. An impossible demand from Atticus (guest star Tim Minchin) leads Hank, (David Duchovny), Charlie (Evan Handler) and Faith (Grace) to Jorge Garcia's doorstep, desperate for help. But the night ends on a high note for Hank when Faith makes a fateful decision..
The episode airs SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 17TH AT 10:30 PM ET/PT. Get a sneak peek above!
Atticus Fetch (TIM MINCHIN) and Charlie (EVAN HANDLER) in Californication episode 6.06 (Cr: Showtime)
And the fun just keeps coming when on Tuesday, February 19th at 11:00 p.m. Showtime debuts Tim Minchin & The Heritage Orchestra - Live at the Royal Albert Hall. Minchin, backed by the famed 55-piece orchestra, delivers his one-of-a-kind, patented brand of musical comedy, with both fan favorites and new songs, to a packed London audience.
Want a peek at what is involved in Marcy's descison about Stu? I have a Californication Sneak Peek VIDEO after the jump which should give you a good idea!
Season 5 of Californication ended in a rather dark place: Hank (David Duchovny) was (possibly fatally(!) drugged by a bitter/crazy ex-girlfriend and based on the exclusive first look at Season 6, things will remain dark when the show resumes — at least for a little while.
"We pick up days after that in the hospital, where Hank has survived but she hasn't," Duchovny says. "This season kind of begins with Hank spiraling down."
"We go to rehab, but it's really just for comedic purposes," Duchovny says.
The video also offers you a first look at some of this season's guest stars. Tim Minchin plays a rock star wanting Hank's help in develop his book God Hates Us All into a Broadway musical.
Marilyn Manson and Maggie Grace play some of the characters Hank encounters in the rock 'n' roll world. Other treats in the clip: Charlie (Evan Handler) pretends to be gay to land a big client who wants a new agent ("gaygent") and Karen (Natascha McElhone) and Marcy (Pamela Adlon) are roomates.
Jorge Garcia will join the previously announced Maggie Grace in the new season of Showtime’s Californication.
Grace
has signed to play Faith, a groupie who develops a relationship with
Hank Moody (David Duchovny). Later, her fellow Lost costar Garcia will
make an appearance in one episode as an old contact from her past.
Garcia last appeared in the short-lived Fox drama Alcatraz from J.J.
Abrams.
Natalie Zea as Carrie and David Duchovny as Hank in Californication (Season 6, Episode 01). - Photo: David M. Russell/SHOWTIME
It looks like Hank (David Duchovny) is literally going to be haunted by ex-girlfriend Carrie (Natalie Zea), who, after Hank broke up with her and left for California, burned down his New York apartment, then stalked Hank in California. Carrie's final destructive act, spiking Hank's drink with a potentially lethal amount of prescription drugs could prove the impetus for Hank to finally clean up his act. Can he, will it take, and would a sober Hank be a fun Hank?
Bruce Springsteen and 20 year-old daughter Jessica, in concert in Paris - July 2012
"The Boss" has a sweet father daughter moment during a concert in Paris. Watch it.
Springsteen repeats his "Dancing in the Dark" end-of-song, pluck the girl out of the audience & dance with her routine with his 20 year-old daughter Jessica, at a concert tin Paris.
Guess that's the risk you take when you attend your rock-legend-American icon father's concert. There's certainly worse songs to have to dance to.
The Boss is famous for bringing fans up on stage for his iconic hit song Dancing in the Dark.
But thousands of fans in Paris got a special treat on Thursday night when the esteemed rocker pulled his 20-year-old daughter Jessica from the audience to share a dance with her 62-year-old Dad.
And while some daughters might find it embarrassing to dance with their father in front of 10,000 people, Jessica looked to be having a ball.
The second of Springsteen's three children, Jessica smiled and laughed when her famous Dad pulled her onstage before screaming fans at the Palais Omnisports Bercy arena in Paris.
Iconic rock saxophonist Clarence Clemons died Saturday at age 69 of complications from a stroke, bandmate Bruce Springsteen said:
Clarence Clemons performs with Aretha Franklin on her 1985 recording 'Freeway Of Love': (VIDEO after the jump)
The story of how Bruce Springsteen and The Big Man began making history together--as told by Clarence Clemons:
One night we were playing in Asbury Park. I'd heard The Bruce Springsteen Band was nearby at a club called The Student Prince and on a break between sets I walked over there. On-stage, Bruce used to tell different versions of this story but I'm a Baptist, remember, so this is the truth.
A rainy, windy night it was, and when I opened the door the whole thing flew off its hinges and blew away down the street. The band were on-stage, but staring at me framed in the doorway. And maybe that did make Bruce a little nervous because I just said, "I want to play with your band," and he said, "Sure, you do anything you want."
The first song we did was an early version of "Spirit In The Night." Bruce and I looked at each other and didn't say anything, we just knew. We knew we were the missing links in each other's lives. He was what I'd been searching for. In one way he was just a scrawny little kid. But he was a visionary. He wanted to follow his dream. So from then on I was part of history.
Cover art featuring Clarence Clemons and Bruce Springsteen on The E Street Band's breakthrough album, 'Born To Run':
In concerts Bruce would always introduce "The E Street Shuffle" with a monologue about how they met with the magicl moment immortalized in the song 'Tenth Avenue Freeze out,' the second song on Bruce Springsteen's breakthrough album 'Born to Run.'
Clarence Clemons' E Street Band 'Jungleland' Solo - Stockholm - June 7th 09 Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band:
Clarence Anicholas Clemons, Jr. (January 11, 1942 – June 18, 2011), also known as The Big Man, was an American musician and actor. From 1972 until his death, he was a prominent member of Bruce Springsteen's E Street Band, playing the tenor saxophone. He released several solo albums and in 1985 had a hit single with "You're a Friend of Mine", a duet with Jackson Browne. As a guest musician he also featured on Aretha Franklin's "Freeway of Love" ...Clemons published his autobiography, Big Man: Real Life & Tall Tales, in 2009. Clemons suffered a stroke on June 12, 2011 and died due to complications from the stroke on June 18 at 69 years old.
In announcing Clarence Clemons' death, E Street Band leader Bruce Springsteen said:
"Clarence lived a wonderful life. He carried within him a love of people that made them love him. He created a wondrous and extended family. He loved the saxophone, loved our fans and gave everything he had every night he stepped on stage," Springsteen said in a statement.
"His loss is immeasurable and we are honored and thankful to have known him and had the opportunity to stand beside him for nearly 40 years. He was my great friend, my partner and with Clarence at my side, my band and I were able to tell a story far deeper than those simply contained in our music. His life, his memory, and his love will live on in that story and in our band."
Clemons played on such classic Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band hits as "Born to Run" and "Thunder Road" and is widely credited with helping to shape Springsteen's sound.
After the jump: Clarence Clemons talks about his the musical 'marriage' with Bruce Springsteen; Clemons performing with Aretha Franklin on 1985's 'Freeway Of Love':
EDIT 2.4.11/Am reading Keith Richards 2010 biography right now -- 'bout halfway through. It's extremely enlightening in regard to how these rock and roll gems came to be. Richards is also quite an entertaining storyteller with a keen memory for details. Who would have guessed?!
Jimmy Fallon - Born to Run - Emmys Opening Sketch - 2010 - Glee - Emmy Awards - 720P HD
And in case NBC decides to delete the "unofficial" version, here is the official version (on the craptastic NBC player below):
I gotta admit I had not seen the performance until now, only hearing from my teenage son who, I suspect, has taken to watching "Glee," that Jimmy Fallon opened the 2010 Emmys with "Born To Run" with the Glee cast and "Hurley" (Jorge Garcia) from LOST and that Fallon did a credible job of performing as Bruce Springteen (writer/original performer of the song).
I've never liked anyone but Bruce attempting the song because every version I've heard until now sucked incredibly, but but in Fallon's version a number of singers were integrated into it taking on the parts they were most suited to and it actually worked--though of course the song belongs to Springsteen. They only borrowed it. Bruce Springsteen owns 'Born To Run' --in every sense of the word.
Why is one of the high points of an admittedly good Emmy show not showing up until almost a week after the broadcast? This blurb explains it all (or tries to):
You can now safely delete Sunday’s Emmy telecast from your DVR: Host Jimmy Fallon’s rather spectacular opener to the show, which featured stars across the television universe singing a Glee-ful version of “Born to Run,” — officially. Why’d it take so long to get the NBC-approved goods? There was a bit of a holdup with rights over using the Bruce Springsteen staple — apparently, NBC and the TV Academy didn’t square away the deal to use the song on the web until yesterday afternoon. (You couldn’t find it officially online before then, but, of course,the bit was pirated everywhere.) Fallon was none too happy about all his efforts being absent from the network’s website: “That could have been worth 500,000 hits on NBC.com,” the Late Night host told Variety on Tuesday.
I wonder if Johnny Depp's partner Vannessa Paradis, had any say in this? The goss just last week was that Depp, who is currently working on,"TheTourist" with Angelina Jolie (described as 'eating' her male co-stars for lunch) is trying to get out of a steamy love scene with Jolie if not the entire film--at Paradis's behest. I applaud her if she's got that much sway with JD.There's no doubt that Depp has that much pull with Disney. He cemented that with his appearance three times on the Pirates of the Caribbean ride at Disneyland. That and all the moola that the Pirates film franchise is pulling in almost completely due to Depp's performance as pirate Jack Sparrow, a character who he based in large part on Rolling Stone, Keith Richards.
Disney may be going au naturale for Pirates of the Caribbean: On
Stranger Tides.
The movie studio has banned actresses with artificial enhancements
for the fourth Piratesinstallment, the New York Postreports.
Filmmakers sent out a casting call last week, according to the paper,
seeking "beautiful female fit models. Must be 5 feet 7 inches-5 feet 8
inches, size 4 or 6, no bigger or smaller. Age 18-25. Must have a lean
dancer body. Must have real breasts. Do not submit if you have
implants." The potential ladies will also have to undergo a
test involving jiggling and jogging to determine their breasts'
authenticity, the Post says.
The movie, which is set for a May 2011 release, will star Johnny Depp
as Jack Sparrow, Ian McShane
as Blackbeard, and Penelope
Cruz as Sparrow's love interest, replacing Keira
Knightley as the female lead.
Johnny Depp and Vanessa Paradis
Now if Disney (or Vanessa) could have a word about this requirement of the 'Pirates' 4 film:
Must be 5 feet 7 inches-5 feet 8
inches, size 4 or 6, no bigger or smaller.
The 'no smaller' part is OK but no bigger than a size 4 or 6? So a size 7/8 on a 5'8" woman is considered too big? Has Disney taken a look recently at the animatronic ladies that Johnny is cavorting with in Disneyland? (j/k He doesn't cavort--only hides--then gleefully sits upon a huge pile of gold coins.)
I realize I'm being unrealistic in pointing this out but Disney started it when it took a stand on ladies with fake boobies.Why not go a step further and bump up the range of sizes a bit?
Johnny receives an award for Most Anticipated Film, Tim Burton's Alice in Wonderland in which Depp is the Mad Hatter. Depp later presents The Immortal Award to Keith Richards of the Rolling Stones.
There a short which portrays Keith Richards in snippets from various time frames.
Depp quotes Richards: "If you are going to kick authority in the ass, you may as well use both feet."
In the short Richards says, In reply to, "How do you survive it all?' (Richards overdosed on heroin on a near-regular basis for many years.) Richard's answer: "I dunno." I guess me luck hasn't run out, yet."
Another interviewer queries, "What is your definition of Rock?" Without even a pause Richards replies, "Me."
What are the Scream Awards? Read after the jump. Also quotes and quips from the show and who the awards went to. (Excerpt from the 2009 Spike TV Scream Awards Press Release)
About the video; "Following Saturday's appearance at the Glastonbury Festival, Bruce appeared on Sunday, June 28, at the Hard Rock Calling Festival in London's Hyde Park. Like Glastonbury, this turned into another magical show making the back-to-back U.K. festival appearances an all time highlight for Bruce and the Band. Here, in full, is the opening song from Bruce's set, "London Calling." (Joe Strummer/Mick Jones)."
Bruce and E Street crank out a credible version of the Clash's classic call to arms.
It's Bruce Springsteen's 60th birthday today and I have no idea what a popular culture icon/music master such as he could possibly want or need as a gift. He's shared with me and millions of others so much of himself over the past 40 years. Not being able to offer him anything for his 60th b-day, instead I'll share some of what he's shared in his sublime command of imagery and artistry.
Bruce does indeed grace the September/October issue of AARP, the Magazine, published by the organization formerly known as the American Association of Retired Persons, now simply known by their initials. "Red, White, and Bruce" here.
Two Springsteen-based re-posts of mine:
Now that it's 2008 I can say that I'm seeing Bruce in the spring which is something that makes me happy. This is one of my favourite of his many songs that touched me--maybe more so now than years ago. Anyway, the lyrics started playing in my head tonight, especially these:
Oh girl that feeling of safety that you prize Well it comes at a hard hard price You can't shut off the risk and the pain Without losing the love that remains Were all riders on this train
<awesome guitar break>
So you've been broken and youve been hurt Show me somebody who ain't Yeah, I know I ain't nobodys bargain But, hell, a little touch up and a little paint...
The entire lyrics are after the video which has a definite mid-1980's feel to it. Bruce does look pretty great in it though I miss "Miami" Steve Van Zant and Clarence Clemons on camera. I'm curious too who is doing the female vocals. edit/checked--some were (now wife) Patti's.
You and me we were the pretenders We let it all slip away In the end what you don't surrender Well the world just strips away
Girl, aint no kindness in the face of strangers Aint gonna find no miracles here Well you can wait on your blesses my darlin' But I got a deal for you right here
I ain't looking for praise or pity I ain't coming 'round searchin' for a crutch I just want someone to talk to And a little of that Human Touch Just a little of that Human Touch
Ain't no mercy on the streets of this town Ain't no bread from heavenly skies Ain't nobody drawing wine from this blood Its just you and me tonight
Tell me, in a world without pity Do you think what I'm askin's too much I just want something to hold on to And a little of that Human Touch Just a little of that Human Touch
Oh girl that feeling of safety that you prize Well it comes at a hard hard price You can't shut off the risk and the pain Without losin' the love that remains We're all riders on this train
So you've been broken and you've been hurt Show me somebody who ain't Yeah, I know I ain't nobody's bargain But, hell, a little touch up and a little paint...
You might need somethin' to hold on to When all the answers, they don't amount to much Somebody that you could just to talk to And a little of that Human Touch
Baby, in a world without pity Do you think what I'm askin's too much I just want to feel you in my arms Share a little of that Human Touch Feel a little of that Human Touch Give me a little of that Human Touch
Updated! True Blood - S2 Finale - S2xE12 - Beyond Here Lies Nothin' - Screen Caps -The Dance, The Proposal, The Garroting.
Maryann has gathered everyone in Bon Temps to witness her marriage to "the God Who Comes." She has hexed them all and they all have "bug-eyes" and have no will of their own. For "The God" to come, he needs a "vessel"-- and an offering, in this case many kinds of meat and an ostrich egg--and a human sacrifice. Sam Merlotte is the unlucky guy who will literally give up his heart to Maryann. Eggs is tasked with first stabbing Sam, allowing Maryann to determine that Sam meets the requirements--which he does. From there, due to a plan known only to Sam and Vampire Bill, things get very unpredictable.
NEWLY added! Sookie and Bill's Dance, Engaged or Not?, Bill's Garroting
I'm really excited that soon we'll being seeing this group of actors bloodying up the screen. This video totally rocks. I'll cap a few more but it's 5 a.m. past my bedtime. Cheers-
True Blood Season 2: Cast News for Episode 7
More True Blood Season 2 casting news for Episode 7 “Release Me.” Sarah Scott has been cast to play the role of Francis who is described according to a previous casting call as a pretty young chorus girl who has been hired by Lorena to dance for Bill during a 1935 flashback scene. She is described to be giggly, excited, and very drunk. During the scene she will have to know how to tap dance.
Bob Dylan’s new single, “Beyond Here Lies Nothin’,” which is performed on the True Blood Season 2 promo seems to have help launch Bob Dylan’s new album, Together Through Life, into the #1 spot for both the U.S. and UK album charts...
...Alan Ball, creator behind the phenomenally successful HBO TV series True Blood said, “When I heard the song, I knew it would be a perfect fit for our characters and storylines.”
I was having my bowl of heart-healthy cereal this a.m.whilst perusing the online New York Times when I came across an article on Peter Gabriel in the business section. The not-very-compelling headline was "An Old Rocker Gets Digital" which turned out to be rather inaccurate, too. Gabriel has been digital at least since the wholly digital "Shock The Monkey" back in the 1980's. As it happens, yesterday, one in a series of rainy days here in cottage country, I had the local FM station,"The Moose," tuned to a syndicated music show in which an aspect of the background of classic rock music is highlighted each week by the engaging Steve Downs. He spoke about Gabriel and his Genesis departure and how both the band and Gabriel went on the have more fame and fortune than they'd had together. I found it interesting that Gabriel's "Solsbury Hill" explains his sudden departure from the band that he founded. So I was primed to read about what Pete has been up to of late and it turns out what he's been doing has been very intriguing for many years now. He sums it up in the last line of the article with,
“I don’t believe in the death of the major record companies,” Mr.
Gabriel says. “But as an artist, I’d love to see them reinvented as
service companies.”
Within the two-page article, the likes of Richard Branson, Thomas Dolby and astrophysicist Michael Large comment on their admiration for Gabriel from business, technological, and artistic standpoints. Branson: "In the early days, we’d go skiing together and Peter would have an idea every 30 seconds,” says the British entrepreneur,
whose Virgin Group includes more than 200 companies. “We’d be sitting
on the lift with me scribbling madly in my notebook, trying to get
everything down. He’s worse than me.”
Thomas Dolby: “Peter approaches business the way he approaches his music: it’s not
digital, it’s organic,” says the musician, who has enjoyed
his own business success as the co-designer of the Beatnik ring-tone
synthesizer, a utility included in more than a billion Nokia mobile phones. “I am impressed that he’s achieved so much in the business world.”
With so much praise being heaped upon a guy I already admired I had to read the whole article and after doing so, I wholeheartedly agree that that Peter Gabriel is a nice guy with heaps of talent, loads of foresight, and an outstanding business sense. Plus, I want to watch one of his 20th Century videos again.
But Peter Gabriel the "old rocker"? I don't think the word "old" and Peter Gabriel belong in the same sentence.
"While major record companies have spent heavily on the Internet with relatively little to show, Gabriel and his partners started OD2 on
a tight budget, built it into a digital delivery platform that
retailers like Virgin used on their Web sites, and sold it in 2004 for
$40.5 million.
“When most labels were banging their heads, he got
it and saw the liberating value of Internet distribution to artists,
and that’s what excited him,” says Mr. Grimsdale, a partner at Eden
Ventures, of Mr. Gabriel. “He has a very good sense technologically of
what’s going to work.”
OD2’s success also catapulted Mr. Gabriel,
after decades as a top-selling artist, into a second career as a
powerful player in the emerging online music industry, a move that once
seemed more outlandish than the costumes he wore in the early 1970s as
a singer for the rock group Genesis.
But Mr. Gabriel, the son
of an inventor, keeps devising new ways for musicians and record labels
to use the Web to control their work and to make — not lose — money.
His two newest Internet ventures — We7, an advertising-driven music site, and TheFilter.com,
which offers personally tailored multimedia recommendations — have
received strong financial backing and positive user reviews in early
tests.
As an artist, Mr. Gabriel was quick to embrace new
technologies like music videos, interactive CDs and high-definition
television. His 1982 release featuring the popular single “Shock the
Monkey” was among the first completely digital recordings.
"Fourth Of July, Asbury Park (Sandy)" featuring Danny Federici, Bruce and E Street, Indianapolis 3/2008.
Danny rejoined the band one last time.
Hard to watch but lovely performance. At the very end of the song Bruces gives Danny a buss on the cheek and says "I love you."
When I saw Springsteen and The E Street Band last month in Milwaukee it was clear to me that I'd missed my last chance to see and hear Danny Federici with the full band.
When Bruce spoke about Danny, he did so briefly but meaningfully. I happened to be watching the monitor with the huge image of Bruce from the shoulders up as he took a short break to explain Danny's absence and to urge folks in the audience to give to the Food Bank in the lobby. When he mentioned that they "hoped" to have Danny "back on the next leg of the tour," a flash of sadness etched Bruce's face. I knew in that moment just about a month ago, that Springsteen knew how grave Danny's condition was. Even when you "know" someone will be dying soon, you often still hope against hope for a miracle. It truly appeared that Bruce was heartbroken but showman that he is, he stashed away that part of himself for the show's duration.
Sadly, Danny Federici's life and so his gift of music, was truncated after he succumbed on Thursday after years of battling melanoma.
RIP (Rock on In Peace), Danny
Federici, left, with the E Street Band.
Photo: Supplied
April 18, 2008 - 2:49PM
Danny Federici, the longtime keyboard player for Bruce Springsteen whose stylish work helped define the E Street Band's sound on hits from Hungry Heart through The Rising has died. He was 58.
Federici, who had battled melanoma for three years, died at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Centre in New York on Thursday.
News of his death was posted on Springsteen's official website.
He last performed with Springsteen and the band last month, appearing during portions of a March 20 show in Indianapolis.
"Danny and I worked together for 40 years - he was the most wonderfully fluid keyboard player and a pure natural musician. I loved him very much ... we grew up together," Springsteen said in a statement posted on his website.
Springsteen concerts scheduled for Friday in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, and Saturday in Orlando were postponed.
Federici was born in Flemington, New Jersey, a long car ride from the Jersey shore haunts where he first met kindred musical spirit Springsteen in the late 1960s.
The pair often jammed at the Upstage Club in Asbury Park, New Jersey, a now-defunct after-hours club that hosted the best musicians in the state.
It was Federici, along with original E Street Band drummer Vini Lopez, who first invited Springsteen to join their band.
By 1969, the self-effacing Federici - often introduced in concert by Springsteen as Phantom Dan - was playing with the Boss in a band called Child.
Over the years, Federici joined his friend in acclaimed shore bands Steel Mill, Dr Zoom and the Sonic Boom and the Bruce Springsteen Band.
Federici became a stalwart in the E Street Band as Springsteen rocketed from the boardwalk to international stardom. Springsteen split from the E Streeters in the late '80s, but they reunited for a hugely successful tour in 1999.
"Bruce has been supportive throughout my life," Federici said in a recent interview with Backstreets magazine.
"I've had my ups and downs, and I've certainly given him a run for his money, and he's always been there for me."
Federici played accordion on the wistful 4th Of July, Asbury Park (Sandy) from Springsteen's second album, and his organ solo was a highlight of Springsteen's first top 10 hit, Hungry Heart.
His organ coda on the 9/11-inspired Springsteen song You're Missing provided one of the more heart-wrenching moments on The Rising in 2002.
In a band with larger-than-life characters such as saxophonist Clarence Clemons and bandanna-wrapped guitarist Little Steven Van Zandt, Federici was content to play in his familiar position to the side of the stage. But his playing was as vital to Springsteen's live show as any instrument in the band.
Now that it's 2008 I can say that I'm seeing Bruce in the spring which is something that makes me happy. This is one of my favourites of his--maybe more so now than years ago. Anyway, the lyrics started playing in my head tonight, especially these:
Oh girl that feeling of safety that you prize Well it comes at a hard hard price You can't shut off the risk and the pain Without losing the love that remains Were all riders on this train
<awesome guitar break>
So you've been broken and youve been hurt Show me somebody who ain't Yeah, I know I ain't nobodys bargain But, hell, a little touch up and a little paint...
The entire lyrics are after the video which has a definite mid 1980's- feel to it. Bruce does look pretty hawt in it though I miss Miami Steve Van Zant and Clarence Clemons on camera. I'm curious too who is doing the female vocals. edit/checked--some were Patti.
Glad Bruce came to his senses about a life partner. :)
You and me we were the pretenders We let it all slip away In the end what you don't surrender Well the world just strips away
Girl, aint no kindness in the face of strangers Aint gonna find no miracles here Well you can wait on your blesses my darlin' But I got a deal for you right here
I ain't looking for praise or pity I ain't coming 'round searchin' for a crutch I just want someone to talk to And a little of that Human Touch Just a little of that Human Touch
Ain't no mercy on the streets of this town Ain't no bread from heavenly skies Ain't nobody drawing wine from this blood Its just you and me tonight
Tell me, in a world without pity Do you think what I'm askin's too much I just want something to hold on to And a little of that Human Touch Just a little of that Human Touch
Oh girl that feeling of safety that you prize Well it comes at a hard hard price You can't shut off the risk and the pain Without losin' the love that remains We're all riders on this train
So you've been broken and you've been hurt Show me somebody who ain't Yeah, I know I ain't nobody's bargain But, hell, a little touch up and a little paint...
You might need somethin' to hold on to When all the answers, they don't amount to much Somebody that you could just to talk to And a little of that Human Touch
Baby, in a world without pity Do you think what I'm askin's too much I just want to feel you in my arms Share a little of that Human Touch Feel a little of that Human Touch Give me a little of that Human Touch
I remember Freshman year of high school being in the library one day. Walked over to the magazine rack and both Time and Newsweek had him as their cover story that week. It was surreal. I had to find out who he was.
I found out via the car radio yesterday that concert tickets to The Who were to go on sale today at The Sears Centre--an newish (unfamiliar) venue in the next town over from where I live in Chicagoland. Tickets were to be for sale on the Sears Centre's website as well.
So as soon as I heared that Pete Townshend was coming to my town (practically) I had to get tickets. Had to.
I discovered spirituality in music and in me via Townshend's
Empty Glass.
I am in awe of the man's talents.
I've not ever seen The Who live in concert and really, after I've done so I think I'll be able to die having satisfied my desire to see every rock icon that lived/toured long enough for me to see him/her.
I've not ever seen The Who partly because I ceased going to mega-huge venues where due to nosebleed tickets or just the humongousness of the venue I would end up watching the show on a mega-huge screen.
But this place at maximum capacity holds 11,000, which is still a lot, IMO but not a terrible lot.
Here are my and my spouse's seats. Click and follow the purple line.
We did pay $100 each for good seats to see The Who (chart shows prices along w/ matching seat selection). I don't think that's really off the wall considering a Wednesday night showing of the Broadway musical "Wicked" was $85 each when we saw it as a family two birthdays ago.
The entertainment industry may claim to be hurting and maybe in certain areas it is. But it sure is expensive to see to got out for a live show--theatre, concert, or sports.
But I'm very happy that we got good seats. It was dicey for a good ten minutes as the Sears Centre website kept putting my spouse and I--on seperate computers on "hold."
Then the Sears Centre website's page counted down from 60 to 1 and reloaded. Again and again. I was the first to get through and was paying when the page seemed to reload and went all kerfluey and I had to begin again from sign-in.
By then though-- luckily--my spouse had gotten through on his computer and was buying the tickets.
Whew!
I'm too old for this kind of stress.
Currently listening : Endless Wire By The Who Release date:
By 31 October, 2006
When I saw the headline to the article about Mickey Dolenz I cringed a bit in anticipation of clicking through and seeing a bald old guy looking thrashed by all the years since his heyday.
But he looks good--healthy and sounds content with his life. I think maybe--was it him that was a child actor, too? I'm not looking this up 'cos I knew this once.
My first big celebrity crush was his bandmate Davy Jones, but Mickey seemed more accessible. If I remember correctly it was Dolenz and Jones who had the most performing experience when drafted into the pre-fab made-for teevee band, the Monkees.
I haven't seen a photo of him in a while nor of the others. I hope they all are as happy as he looks.
Handout picture shows former Monkee Micky Dolenz. Dolenz just finished
playing Charlemagne in the play 'Pippin' in Toronto. He's also had two
books published this year -- a children's book titled 'Gakky Two-Feet'
(Putnam, 2006) and a trivia game book titled 'Micky Dolenz' Rock 'n
Rollin' Trivia' (Square One Publishers, 2006). (Timothy
Fielding/Reuters)
The beautiful women of Showtime's SHAMELESS like Emmy Rossum in NSFW VIDEO scenes and screencaps FROM THE SHOW as well as magazine scans from other sources. (Copyright: Showtime)
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