Still on the road, heading home tomorrow (so it will be a travel day, but I expect to get in mid to late afternoon) so this will be quick and short.
William Friedkin. As I told Lawrence when he sent this to me, “Damn.” THR. I have an ambition to see all of his films, even though some of them are hard to get on home video.
And a few years back, I actually saw “Sorcerer” at the Alamo Drafthouse…with William Friedkin in attendance and answering questions from the audience afterwards. The one thing that stood out to me: he had no tolerance for people who Could. Not. Get. To. The. Point.
His most recent work was a new version of The Caine Mutiny, which has been accepted into the Venice Film Festival, which begins this month.
Want to see that.
Friedkin was wry about his mishaps and mistakes. Remembering how he had tossed a Basquiat drawing in the trash and turned down the chance to direct a video for Prince, he noted: “I’ve burned bridges and relationships to the point that I consider myself lucky to still be around. I never played by the rules, often to my own detriment. I’ve been rude, exercised bad judgment, squandered most of the gifts God gave me, and treated the love and friendship of others as I did Basquiat’s art and Prince’s music. When you are immune to the feelings of others, can you be a good father, a good husband, a good friend? Do I have regrets? You bet.”
Sharon Farrell. As the subhead notes, she was in the good “Hawaii 5-0”. But I use “good” with reservations, as she was a regular in the final season, which is generally considered to be pretty weak.
Other credits include “Kolchak: The Night Stalker” (“Chopper”), “Night of the Comet”. and “Harry O”.
John Gosling, keyboard player for the Kinks.
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I hate to see all of these obits, but John Gosling is the one that seems to bother me the most. I know the reason, and that is because for me, a lifelong musician, music has been important to me all my life. And so when I see someone who was in music during the formative years of my life, dying at age 75 or so, it reminds me that I have been lucky enough to have grown up during the age when some of the most important and arguably best music to ever have come out was made. Not just rock and roll, but also jazz, blues, and a lot more, including singers from Sinatra to Levon Helm and how can you even start about country, without fear of forgetting too many.
And of course, it reminds me that a lot of the music being made today leaves me flat. The term derivative is too mild for what I hear coming out now.
I only can thank the Lord that I live in an age where access to any music you want is easily found, on multiple platforms, often free and legally, without worry of taking money from the pockets of the artists.