By RM
thursday, november 6, 2025 at 4:17:00 p.m. est
I'm glad you mentioned "streets full of white people"- reminded me of something I meant to post a while ago. Recently watched Seance on a Wet Afternoon, British movie from 1964. Extensive location filming throughout London, including the subway (the "Tubes"). Nothing but crowds of white working-class people, even though Britain had been importing darkies since the 1950s. Also no "youths" hanging out-just well-dressed, well-groomed, NORMAL, adult people.
That's the pleasure of watching old movies and TV shows-seeing a normal world with normal people. And that's why the people in charge DON'T want the newer generations to see these things-and learn what life was like not so long ago.
-RM
By Grand Rapids Anonymous
thursday, november 6, 2025 at 6:50:00 p.m. est
Right, RM, how many years before such videos "disappear"?
--GRA
By RM
thursday, november 6, 2025 at 8:47:00 p.m. est
Old movies have already been herded into the TCM "ghetto," and old TV shows onto ME-TV-type channels. The last time I got a pitch in the mail for cable TV, TCM wasn't even available on the first "tier"; you had to pay extra for it. Unless these things are shown widely across local stations the way they used to be, few people will see them. Besides, they're unfashionably black and white- besides being too "White." Movies on the internet do get a fair number of views, but they'll never reach a mass audience like they used to.
-RM
N.S.: I saw Seance on a Wet Afternoon when I was a teenager, a few years ago (on WNET?). Because it's a thriller, all I can say is that it was very powerful, and may have inspired Ghost.
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ANOTHER WHITEY RELIC BITES THE DUST:FARMERS' ALMANAC GETS PLOWED UNDER BY "FINANCIAL CHALLENGES"
(cbs noise)A 208-year-old publication that farmers, gardeners and others keen to predict the weather have relied on for guidance has published for the final time.
Farmers' Almanac said Thursday that its 2026 edition, which is already available, will be its last, citing the growing financial challenges of producing and distributing the book in today's "chaotic media environment." Access to the online version will cease next month.
The Maine-based publication, not to be confused with the even older Old Farmer's Almanac in neighboring New Hampshire, was first printed in 1818. For centuries, it's used a secret formula based on sunspots, planetary positions and lunar cycles to generate long-range weather forecasts.
The almanac also contains gardening tips, trivia, jokes and natural remedies, like catnip as a pain reliever or elderberry syrup as an immune booster. But its weather forecasts make the most headlines.
A goodbye piece titled "A Fond Farewell" says, "The season we hoped would never come is here."
In the piece, Editor Sandi Duncan and Editor Emeritus Peter Geiger say, "We are incredibly proud of the legacy we leave behind and are filled with gratitude. We appreciate and thank our loyal readers, contributors, and partners who have supported us through the years.
Separately, Duncan wrote, "It is with a heavy heart that we share the end of what has not only been an annual tradition in millions of homes and hearths for hundreds of years, but also a way of life, an inspiration for many who realize the wisdom of generations past is the key to the generations of the future."
In 2017, when Farmers' Almanac reported a circulation of 2.1 million in North America, its editor said it was gaining new readers among people interested in where their food came from and who were growing fresh produce in home gardens.
Many of these readers lived in cities, prompting the publication to feature skyscrapers as well as an old farmhouse on it final cover.
GRA:I bought many a Farmers' Almanacs,even in my teens. I enjoyed reading the darn thing.
--GRA
Final Jeopardy:1960s movies
Arthur Jacobs told Rod Serling he'd win an Oscar for his script for this,but Serling said he'd just take a crate of bananas.
I'll post the answer below.
--GRA
"Planet of the Apes"
I had no clue Serling wrote the screenplay for "Planet". Never heard that piece of trivia before. "Bananas" was no help because I never would have thought he was involved in that project at all.
--GRA
JOKE OF THE DAY
A lonely woman, aged 70, decided that it was time to get married. She put an ad in the local paper that read:
HUSBAND WANTED!
MUST BE IN MY AGE GROUP (70's),
MUST NOT BEAT ME,
MUST NOT RUN AROUND ON ME,
AND MUST STILL BE GOOD IN BED!
ALL APPLICANTS PLEASE APPLY IN PERSON.
On the second day she heard the doorbell. Much to her dismay, she opened the door to see a gray-haired gentleman with no arms or legs sitting in a wheelchair. The old woman said, "You're not really asking me to consider you, are you? Just look at you ... you have no legs!" The old man smiled, "Therefore I cannot run around on you!"
She snorted. "You don't have any hands either!" Again the old man smiled, "Nor can I beat you!"
She raised an eyebrow and gazed intently. "Are you still good in bed?" With that, the old gentleman leaned back, beamed a big broad smile and said, "I rang the doorbell, didn't I?"
--GRA
Supposedly, very little of what Serling wrote was used- most of it came from the co-writer, Michael Wilson. The ending was Serling's work for sure- how many times did TWILIGHT ZONE have that "surprise" twist where someone thinks they're on an alien planet, when actually they've been on earth all along? Also, Rod was a serial plagiarist and was frequently in trouble for stealing ideas- though I'm pretty certain he did it unconsciously rather than deliberately. If I could post images here, I'd show you the picture I found of a science fiction magazine cover showing the Statue of Liberty sticking up out of the beach just like in the movie- from the 1950's! I also have a comic book from the 50s featuring a story with a plot similar to APES, published well-before Pierre Boulle came out with his tale that was the source for the movie. You'd be surprised at some of the things I find...
-RM
2026 GRAMMY AWARDS NOMINATIONS(I'm listing these as a joke,to show how poor music is nowadays. There ARE no best songs.)
Song of the Year--with my reviews(yes,I listened to them all)
Bad Bunny - DTMF(terrible all Spanish monstrosity)
Billie Eilish - Wildflower(acoustic,overwrought singing)
Doechii - Anxiety(part rap,which is too much rap,slightly interesting)
Huntr/x - Golden(female techno garbage.Like nails on a blackboard)
Kendrick Lamar & SZA - Luther(unintelligible rap song)
Lady Gaga - Abracadabra(the choreography at the beginning looks like the dancers are all having the "dry heaves". The song is frightening,not entertaining.)
Rosé & Bruno Mars - Apt.( 7 out of 10. Quirky and had a few good pop moments.I listened to the entire song.)
Sabrina Carpenter - Manchild(bustwise,the opposite of Sydney Sweeney. The song itself is irritating.)
My pick,Rosé and Bruno Mars. Some soaring pop vocals in the middle that was enjoyable.
--GRA
No I wouldn't.
--GRA
Good one- that's not from "The Farmer's Almanac," is it?
-RM
Moooo--no,lol. If it was,they might still be in business.
--GRA
I'm posting way too much, but I'll leave you with this observation, which I came up with quite a long time ago:
"TECHNO IS THE DEVIL'S HEARTBEAT- RAP IS THE DEVIL'S TONGUE."
-RM
60 YEARS AGO,YOUR GRAMMY WINNERS(WHO WAS "BEST NEW ARTIST"?)
A Hard Day's Night
Performance by a Vocal Group
·The Beatles
We'll Sing in the Sunshine
Ethnic or Traditional Folk Recording
·Gale Garnett
Downtown
Contemporary Song
·Petula Clark
The Pink Panther Theme
Arrangement, Instrumental Or A Cappella
·Henry Mancini
The Pink Panther Theme
Instrumental Composition
·Henry Mancini
Bernstein Century: Symphony no. 3 "Kaddish" / Chichester Psalms
Classical Album
·
Leonard Bernstein
Here Comes My Baby
Female Country Vocal Performance
·Dottie West
R&B Performance
·Nancy Wilson
The Girl From Ipanema
The Beatles
New Artist
People
Female Pop Vocal Performance
·Barbra Streisand
Mary Poppins Original Soundtrack
Score Soundtrack for Visual Media
·Robert B. Sherman, Richard M. Sherman
Dang Me
Country Song
·Roger Miller
--GRA
"Dang me, dang me
They oughta take a rope and hang me
Hang me from the highest treeee...
Oh woman would you weep for me?"
-RM
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