As for Robin Hood, I'll watch it again for (I stopped counting) the umpteenth time just for the color, and costumes, and Errol Flynn.
As for Hillary's dress, I think it's a knock out.
Claudia Cohen mentioned on a morning show that one of the dresses at the Oscars cost $80,000 but I didn't get the name of who wore it.
Good evening. I wasn't snowbound yesterday; more like ice bound. Sleet kills us. When yall read about four inches of snow in VA, realise that most of that is sleet. But I concede that we don't know how to drive in it or any kind of snowfall.
Today's Supreme Court decicision was a biggie. Read Justices Kennedy's comments (writing for the majority) carefully. This may not be the appropriate place to discuss this, but my thinking is that the death penalty in the US may be on its way out.
Back to Hillary's dress...
This is my island in the sun
Where my people have toiled since time begun
I may sail on many a sea
Her shores will always be home to me
CHORUS
Oh, island in the sun
Willed to me by my father's hand
All my days I will sing in praise
Of your forest, waters, your shining sand
As morning breaks the heaven on high
I lift my heavy load to the sky
Sun comes down with a burning glow
Mingles my sweat with the earth below
CHORUS
I see woman on bended knee
Cutting cane for her family
I see man at the waterside
Casting nets at the surging tide
CHORUS
I pray the day will never come
When I can't awake to the sound of drum
Never let me miss carnival
With calypso songs philosophical
(Not from this record, but it's a nice cover.)
Raggedy, I still have that record album. It and the one titled "Belafonte" were the first ones in my collection. I have all of his major albums on vinyl.
On vinyl,I have that one, the Calypso album ,and Harry and Lena Horne from a TV special, stashed safely on the top shelf of my book case. On CD I have Greatest Hits Vol. 1 which has 14 songs, among which are Scarlet Ribbons; Island in the Sun; Abraham, Martin and John (love that one), Jamaica Farewell, Day O, Don't Ever Love Me; John Henry; Mama Look-A Boo Boo; Mary's Boy Child; Hold 'Em Joe; Michael Row the Boat Ashore; Jump in the Line; Hallelujah I Love Her So and Cocoanut Woman.
"Harry and Lena" still hasn't come out on CD. I keep looking for it.
So this is where eoe ran with the dress.
I posted a sterling review of it and "you can only post to a thread" or something like that.
Sooooooo, I love the back of the dress.
The front of it seems like it's about an inch or two too high to me - makes me feel like I'm choking to look at it.
Gorgeous woman in fabulous condition in a mostly fantastic dress.
Raggedy, I also have a five CD collection that begins with Belafonte's first recorded sounds and ends with his third or fourth album. Worth a listen to the true fan, though some of his early work leaves much to be desired.
Jump In the Line
Harry Belafonte
Words and Music by Stephen Somvel
-found on his "Jump Up Calypso" and "Calypso In Brass" LP's
Shake, shake, shake, senora, shake your body line
Shake, shake, shake, senora, shake itall the time
Work, work, work, senora, work your body line
Work, work, work, senora, work itall the time
My girl's name is Senora
I tell you friends, I adore her
And when she dances, oh brother
She's a hurry-cane in all kinds of weather
(Jump in de line, rock your body in time)-OK, I believe you
(Jump in de line, rock your body in time)-OK, I believe you
(Jump in de line, rock your body in time)-OK, I believe you
(Jump in de line, rock your body in time)-Whoa
Shake, shake, shake, senora, shake your body line-Whoa
Shake, shake, shake, senora, shake itall the time
Work, work, work, senora, work your body line
Work, work, work, senora, work itall the time
You can talk about cha cha
Tango, waltz, or de rumba
Senora's dance has more title
You jump in the saddle
Hold on to de bridle
(Jump in de line, rock your body in time)-OK, I believe you
(Jump in de line, rock your body in time)-Rock your body, child!
(Jump in de line, rock your body in time)-Somebody, help me!
(Jump in de line, rock your body in time)-Whoa
Shake, shake, shake, senora, shake your body line
Shake, shake, shake, senora, shake itall the time-Whoa
Work, work, work, senora, work your body line-Yep
Work, work, work, senora, work itall the time
Senora, she's a sensation
The reason for av-iation
And fellas, you got to watch it
When she wind up she bottom she go like a rocket
(Jump in de line, rock your body in time)-OK, I believe you
(Jump in de line, rock your body in time)-Hoist those guns a leetle higher!
(Jump in de line, rock your body in time)-Humpin' jiminy
(Jump in de line, rock your body in time)-Whoa oh oh oh
Shake, shake, shake, senora
Shake your body line
Work, work, work, senora
Work itall the time
Dance, dance, dance, senora
Dance itall the time
Work, work, work, senora
Work itall the time
Senora dances calypso
Left to right is de tempo
And when she gets the sensation
She go up in the air
Come down in slow motion
(Jump in de line, rock your body in time)-OK, I believe you
(Jump in de line, rock your body in time)-Somebody, help me!
(Jump in de line, rock your body in time)-OK, I believe you
(Jump in de line, rock your body in time)-Whooooa
Shake, shake, shake, senora, shake your body line
Shake, shake, shake, senora, shake itall the time
Work, work, work, senora!!
You're pretty quick, ehbeth. I snatched the Oscar Fashion thread ASAP but I guess you caught it and tried to respond. Thanks for finding us here.
Well, it seems that I have some catching up to do. Between Harry and the plunging dress, it seems, John of Virginia, that the young sniper, Malvo, will not face the death penalty. Incidentally, I know about white ice and black ice.
It is good to see so many of our listeners and participators feeling up and becoming excited about things that they enjoy.
This is cyberspace, WA2K.
I still think she had the dress on backwards.
Bob, the FCC is already planning to crack down on cable TV, perhaps we ought to focus on Clint.
I once had an encounter with the FCC but that was aout 40 years ago. (the station paid the fine)
FCC cracking down on cable TV? What's that all about Letty?
Close encounters of the fine kind, eh dys?
and dj, thanks for the shake, shake, shake, shake. (with catsup on it of course)
Georgia, there is a move to make cable TV abide by the same rules as regular networks. That means no suggestive stuff. The government is policing the world, it seems.
31 Days of Oscar is over.
I need a new job.
Perhaps when I return from vacation, Letty can give me something else to do?
