March 2011 Book Round-Up

39: TH: Gideon’s Sword – Douglas Preston & Lincoln Child

40: CR: You Can’t Stop Me – Max Allan Collins & Matthew Clemens

41: WE: The Night Riders(e-book) – Ridgwell Cullum

42: WE: Redemption, Kansas – James Reasoner

43: WE: The Last Gunfighter: Dead Before Sundown – William W. Johnstone with J. A. Johnstone

44: AC: Diamondback(e-book) – James Reasoner

45: CR: No One Will Hear You – Max Allan Collins & Matthew Clemens

46: FA: The Nymph And The Satyr(e-book) – Larry Maddock

47: CR: Lake Charles(e-book) – Ed Lynskey

48: HR: Midnight In Rosary – Charles Allen Gramlich

49: CR: Nolan: Scratch Fever – Max (Allan) Collins

50: CR: The G-String Murders – Gypsy Rose Lee

51: CR: The Baby Blue Rip-Off – Max Allan Collins

52: CR: Top Suspense: 13 Classic Stories by Twelve Masters of Suspense

53: CR: No Cure For Death – Max Allan Collins

54: CR: Kill Your Darlings – Max Allan Collins

55: WE: Cossack Three Ponies – J.L. Reasoner(James & Livia)

56: SF: Cap Kennedy: A World Aflame – Gregory Kern(E. C. Tubb)

57: CR: Hyenas – Joe R. Lansdale

58: CR: Punctured – Rex Kusler

59: SF: The Land That Time Forgot – Edgar Rice Burroughs

60: SF: The People That Time Forgot – Edgar Rice Burroughs

March 2011 Movie Round-Up

Fort Defiance(1951)

The Tall T(1957)

The Land That Time Forgot(1975)

Buffalo Bill And The Indians(1976)

Forgotten Music: Living Colour

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Forgotten Music, Living Colour

LIVING COLOUR played a mix of funk, metal, hard rock, and a bit of jazz. English born guitarist Vernon Reid was the mainstay with the band going through a number of lineup changes over the years. They’ve broken up, reformed, had success, both commercial and critical, though not always at the same time. For me the classic lineup consisted of:

Vernon Reid- guitars

Corey Glover – vocals

Muzz Skillings – bass

Will Calhoun – drums

That’s for the album, VIVID, where I first encountered them. Cult of Personality was the first song I ever heard from them and it caused me to run out and pick the CD up. That was in 1988.Excuse me, audio cassette first. CDs were just hitting in the late eighties/early nineties, starting to gain a foothold on the music business. I liked everything I heard on it and tried to interest a number of friends in it. Most though couldn’t get past the funk. The metal and rock were fine, the heavier the better.

Here’s a few favorites:

CULT OF PERSONALITY

OPEN LETTER(TO A LANDLORD)

I remember seeing Vernon Reid somewhere on TV talking about an incident years back. He was walking home, coming from several hours of practice with the band, intent on getting something to eat and relaxing. He noticed a white woman walking ahead of him, and keep glancing over her shoulder. He had the practice on his mind and wondered, “Do I know this woman?” He finally realized she was afraid of him. This next clip illustrates the “funny vibe.”

FUNNY VIBE

GLAMOUR BOYS

For my money, this was their best effort, my being less than impressed by later efforts. That may just be me though.