LLN FDL: Popeye For President

By: Suzanne Saturday October 18, 2008 10:02 pm
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Popeye For President starring Popeye, Bluto, and Olive Oyl.  This 1956 cartoon is A Famous Studios Production that was presented by Paramount Pictures.  Directed by Seymour Kneitel.  Animation by Tom Johnson and Frank Endres.  Story by Jack Mercer.  Scenics by Robert Connavale.  Music by Winston Sharples.

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LLN FDL: The Midnight Snack

By: Suzanne Saturday October 11, 2008 10:00 pm
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Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer present Tom and Jerry in The Midnight Snack.  This 1941 film was the second cartoon featuring this classic duo.  Directed by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera.  Produced by Fred Quimby.  

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LLN FDL: Cooking With Gags

By: Suzanne Saturday October 4, 2008 10:00 pm
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Associated Artists Productions presents A Famous Studios production of Cooking with Gags starring Popeye The Sailor.  Directed by I. Sparber.  Animation by Tom Johnson and William Henning.  Story by Carl Meyer.  Scenics by Anton Loeb.  Music by Winston Sharples

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LLN FDL: Pay Me My Money Down

By: Suzanne Tuesday September 30, 2008 10:00 pm
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Bruce Springsteen from The Seeger Sessions - Pay Me My Money Down.

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Late Late Nite FDL: Three Is A Magic Number

By: Suzanne Sunday September 28, 2008 10:00 pm
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Schoolhouse Rock - Three Is A Magic NumberWho sang this is answered here (my guess was wrong).

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Late Late Nite FDL: Bye Bye Bluebeard

By: Suzanne Saturday September 27, 2008 10:00 pm
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Warner Bros. Pictures, Inc. and Merrie Melodies present Bye Bye Bluebeard, staring Porky Pig.  Story by Sid Marcus.  Animation by Basil Davidovich, J. C. Melendez, Don Williams, and Emery Hawkins.  Layouts by Don Smith.  Backgrounds by Philip de Guard.  Voices by Mel Blanc and others. Musical direction by Carl Stalling.  Directed by Arthur Davis.

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Late Late Nite FDL: King of the Road

By: Suzanne Tuesday September 23, 2008 10:00 pm
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Dean Martin and Roger Miller with King of The Road performed on The Dean Martin Show.  

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“Nurse, Bring Me My Guitar”: Mercy and Revolution

By: Glenn W. Smith Sunday September 21, 2008 9:33 am
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Americana music is part of a great American cultural tradition of resistance. We'd better sing. And listen. The current political crisis makes this more urgent than ever.

Late Late Nite FDL: Tall Tale Teller

By: Suzanne Saturday September 13, 2008 10:00 pm
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Paul Terry and TerryToons present Phoney Baloney in The Tall Tale Teller.  Story by Tom Morrison.  Directed by Eddie Donnelly.  Music by Philip A. Scheib.

Why does the title and name of the main character in this toon remind me of John Sidney McCain III and Sarah Louise Heath Palin?

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(heads up - Jane will be on Washington Journal on CSPAN Sunday morning 7:30am EDT) 

Late Late Nite FDL: Old Geezer Edition

By: Suzanne Thursday September 11, 2008 10:00 pm
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From Slate's Geezers Need Excitement: What Happens When Old People Go Online:

How to spot a middle-aged Internet addict: They know who firedoglake is.

Please consider this to be an invitation to all the geezers to de-lurk and say "hi".  We have ample walker parking, large type fonts on all monitors, and recharging stations for our hearing aid batteries are located at each power station, next to the brain bleach (we do get kinda bawdy here at Late Late Nite).

The Zimmers - Welcome To My Generation (h/t Eureka Springs for the video).

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