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1/25/2016

Glenn Lewis Frey (Eagles)

Glenn L. Frey (November 6, 1948 – January 18, 2016) was an American singer, songwriter, producer and actor, best known as a founding member of rock band the Eagles. During the 1970s, Frey played guitar with the band, as well as piano and keyboards. Alongside Don Henley, Frey was one of the primary singers of the Eagles; he sang lead vocals on songs such as "Take it Easy", "Peaceful Easy Feeling", "Tequila Sunrise", "Already Gone", "Lyin' Eyes", "New Kid in Town" and "Heartache Tonight".

After the breakup of the Eagles in 1980, Frey embarked on a successful solo career. He released his debut album, No Fun Aloud, in 1982 and went on to record Top 40 hits "The One You Love", "Smuggler's Blues", "Sexy Girl", "The Heat Is On", "You Belong to the City", "True Love", "Soul Searchin" and "Livin' Right"

As a member of the Eagles, Frey won six Grammy Awards, and five American Music Awards. The Eagles were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1998, the first year they were nominated. Consolidating his solo recordings and those with the Eagles, Frey released 24 Top 40 singles on the Billboard Hot 100.

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The flipSide 01/18/2016

1/18/2016

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Red Buttons

Actor Red Buttons got his name from the flame-colored hair and uniform as a bellhop. He is best known as a comedian but he had a prolific film career as well.

In addition to Red's comedy work he had a prolific film career as well with roles in Sayonara with Marlon Brando, When Time Ran Out with Paul Newman and 18 Again!with George Burns. Buttons later joined Dean Martin's Celebrity Roast to poke fun at popular personalities.

Actor and comedian Aaron Chwatt, better known as Red Buttons, was born on February 5, 1919, in New York City. At the age of 16, he got a job working as a bellhop and a singer at a bar on City Island in New York State. His uniform and his flame-colored hair served as inspiration for his stage name "Red Buttons" -- a name he would use for his entire career.

He perfected his craft at nightclubs and the theaters of the Catskills where he worked as a singer and a comedian. He joined the U.S. Army in 1943 and served in the entertainment unit. In 1952, he signed a deal to star in his own television program, "The Red Buttons Show". Audiences responded enthusiastically to the show's comedy sketches and the different characters Buttons played. The show also highlighted Buttons's talents as a songwriter. Two of his most well-known creations are the songs "Strange Things Are Happening" and "Ho-Ho Song". Lasting only three years, the show featured the works of many different comedy writers, such as Neil Simon, who later become famous in their own right.

Buttons died on July 13, 2006 in Los Angeles at the age 87 of vascular disease. A widower, he had been married three times. His first marriage was to Roxanne Arlen in 1947. His union with Helayne McNorton lasted from 1949 to 1963. In 1964 Buttons married Alicia Prats, who died in 2001. They had two children, Amy and Adam.

We shall not forget.

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1/11/2016

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Bob Dylan (born Robert Allen Zimmerman, May 24, 1941) is an American singer-songwriter, artist and writer. He has been influential in popular music and culture for more than five decades. Much of his most celebrated work dates from the 1960s when his songs chronicled social unrest, although Dylan repudiated suggestions from journalists that he was a spokesman for his generation. Nevertheless, early songs such as "Blowin' in the Wind" and "The Times They Are a-Changin" became anthems for the American civil rights and anti-war movements.

Dylan's lyrics have incorporated various political, social, philosophical, and literary influences. They defied existing pop music conventions and appealed to the burgeoning counterculture. Initially inspired by the performances of Little Richard, and the songwriting of Woody Guthrie, Robert Johnson and Hank Williams, Dylan has amplified and personalized musical genres. His recording career, spanning 50 years, has explored the traditions in American song—from folk, blues, and country to gospel, rock and roll and rockability to English, Scottish, and Irish folk music, embracing even Jazzand the Great Amerian Songbook. Dylan performs with guitar, keyboards, and harmonica. Backed by a changing line-up of musicians, he has toured steadily since the late 1980s on what has been dubbed the Never Ending Tour. His accomplishments as a recording artist and performer have been central to his career, but his greatest contribution is considered his songwriting.

Since 1994, Dylan has published six books of drawings and paintings, and his work has been exhibited in major art galleries. As a musician, Dylan has sold more than 100 million records, making him one of the best-selling artists of all time; he has received numerous awards including Grammy, Golden Glove, and Academy Award; Grammy, Golden Globe, and Academy Award; he has been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Minnesota Music Hall of Fame, Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame, and Songwriters Hall of Fame. The Pulitzer Prise jury in 2008 awarded him a special citation for "his profound impact on popular music and American culture, marked by lyrical compositions of extraordinary poetic power." In May 2012, Dylan received the Presidential Medal of Freedom from President Barack Obama.

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The flipSide 01/04/2016

1/4/2016

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CAUTION!!! EXPLICIT LANGUAGE!!!

Classic Clips from some of my favorite movies

"The Big Lebowski"

The big Lebowski was one of the best finds I've made while creating the Turntable. This clip is especially funny.

In it, he is, "The Dude" being approached by a couple of really bad guys who work for Jackie Treehorn. The real Lebowski and his wife "Bunny" owe a lot of money to Jackie and Jackie has hired these guys to get it! No holds barred!

In this scene they turn the Dude over before concluding that he might be the wrong guy.

In this clip "The Dude" is on his way home when he detects that he is being followed. He thinks it's the bad guys coming after him again and takes to "evasive maneuvering" (if you can call it that)

"Young Dr. Frankenstein"

This movie has several funny scenes. I've featured some of them in past issues. Interestingly, this scene, totally passed me by! In some ways I think it might be the funniest of the lot!

In this scene we find the Priest (Gene Hackman) praying for company in his lonely isolated cabin. Apparently he is interested in "any company" as he shows no fear when the monster (Peter Boyle) barges into the cabin. While the encounter goes well for the Priest, it does not go "equally well" for the monster.

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