Donaggio De Palma DTK at last....

Occasionally patience is a virtue, and that which you desire and wait for will eventually arrive...

I have owned the Varese Sarabande soundtrack of Pino Donaggio's score for De Palma's Dressed to Kill for many years but I have been waiting and hoping to find a cd at a reasonable price and at last good fortune has smiled upon me. it just arrived from Australia and it sounds clean and fullbodied with no bitter aftertaste.

The Boston Stranglers is out or has been temporarily abandoned. The focus for a new Brian De Palma project has returned to making TOYER.

Well Pino, are you the one? Listening to this score and the other De Palma scores will be a pleasant way to pass the time as I return to being a fan waiting patiently with other fans for the next BDP film.

Finally! The Fury by John Williams cd has arrived...

Do you remember The Fury?

You know, the Brian De Palma film that was released before he made everybody go Psycho with Dressed to Kill.

After a long wait, I have finally acquired a reasonably priced brand new original Varese Sarabande cd
(which was released in 1990) of John Williams' re-recording of his score.

The film is available on dvd but it really is crying out for a remastered deluxe makeover with featurettes and extras.
I missed out on getting the remastered deluxe 2 cd Varese release of The Fury which featured the actual soundtrack music used in the film plus all of the re-recordings that are on this cd which arrived today. That out-of-print goodie is outside of my price range but I am fortunate to have this.

What can I say? I'm a Brian De Palma fan and a film nut and I love film music. I'm happy. Now I can add it to my inventory of De Palma musical mementos.
Two questions now come to mind as I am listening to - and savoring - this John Williams music: just who will score The Boston Stranglers, and how long do we have to wait for this next Brian De Palma movie, a movie story that seems to be a perfect fit for his talents?

Today and everyday, life is truly like the words that Ray Davies sings: "The world keeps going round."

Today is June 22, 2010. This marks the 31st anniversary of a horrific car accident which happened to me when I was 21 and somehow I survived. I was the passenger. My roommate was driving and he was killed. It is a miracle that I’m still alive. What would I have missed had I died?

• A local boy’s dream-come-true to have that wonderful record store experience in the Rotunda that allowed me to join the “Recordmasters Hall of Fame” – and we all know that if you were working there, you are automatically IN! Today the old playing field for recorded musical entertainment has been leveled and despite a few local business squatters around the country, there are fewer and fewer “brick” retailers as “click and pick” online choices are embraced by consumers who want their fix.

• My life in the film business in Baltimore and LA between 1982 and 1994.

• My return to Smalltimore in November after I missed another appointment with Mr. D in the Northridge earthquake in January 1994.

So far my life has been strange and lovely, painful and mysterious, boring and mundane, depressing yet uplifting. On a bad day, I guess I feel like everything is meaningless. On a good day I can see my life as a spiritual safari into the unknown. Thankfully it has been filled with lotsa’ fine music, film, comedy, great food, observing beautiful women and enjoying my dreams. These dreams are stories which usually are at best a zero sum game that leaves me guessing as to the meaning.

I have always felt that when it comes to the idea of appreciation, in making a connection with your love of life or your fellow human being, it is important and imperative that you tell other people how you feel about them. As I grow older the importance of appreciation through communication becomes even greater.

The bottom line is: no matter how I feel, up or down, I’m glad to still be around.

The Kinks - The World Keeps Going Round
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jx0m9I6XGmY

The Tubes - What Do You Want From Life?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fgjfi1DU1mQ

Rolling Stones - Dancin' With Mr. D.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z_S532DjrZk

Spinners - I'll Be Around
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AlPpYEkv6BM

Grin - You're The Weight (live)
http://www.wolfgangsvault.com/concerts/player.html?type=concert&ConcertID=20053063%7C2755&StartTrackID=5

To access concerts and listen to them in Wolfgang's Vault is free, but you must first be signed up with them via a user id and password (which is also free). If you want to download specific shows, the price is indicated.