Sunday, July 20, 2025

The Entertainment Page -- Let Me Go My Merry Way -- July 20, 2025

Locator: 48791LETMEGOMYMERRYWAY.

A musical interlude, The Platters, Twilight Time. Link here.

If I had all the money in the world, I would be in Palm Springs tonight, in the pool, with five or six others. My wife would be in the kitchen, making nachos for the group. She can't stand the water. LOL.

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The Movie Page

My library of movies continues to grow. This remains my favorite but can only want it once or twice a year. [I can watch Hitchcock's North By Northwest twice a month and not get bored, though I quit watching once they start "wrestling" on top of Mount Rushmore, but that's a different story.)

Back to Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy. I love it whenever  TTSP shows up on some list, and I can't disagree with this observation at the Atlantic

Years ago, I read the book and watched the movie simultaneously, taking notes to compare the movie with the book. I thought I posted those notes, but I can't find those notes, if they exist. I'll keep looking. If I find those notes, I will post them. But yes, I agree, the movie was much better than the book but having said that, the movie was so incredibly good, no book, no matter how good, could have competed with the movie.

I would like to post a clip from the movie, but no one clip would do justice to the movie. 

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Truly Inspired

Released in 1964, the track appears on the album "Charlie Rich." This version credits C. Rich as the composer and lyricist, with Anita Kerr as the arranger and Chet Atkins as the producer. Link here.

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One More And Then We'll Quit

Every version of the song on YouTube is different. I love 'em all. Unable to decide which was best to post.