Monthly Archives: June 2012

Songs by DAN GUZMAN: “Telephone Rag”

A DAN GUZMAN song about calling your love on the telephone when the night grows cold, when you haven’t seen them for so long, when you hurt inside.  Those things will ring true forever, but sometimes what could strike you … Continue reading

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Fate and Style in The Godfather

The editing of Francis Ford Coppola’s The Godfather surprises most younger viewers.  Used to the furious cutting, slick transitions, and time manipulations of Slumdog Millionaire, Inception, Memento, and a host of other contemporary films, plus the jumpiness of animations, adventure … Continue reading

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Bob Dylan’s newest medal

In May (2012) President Obama awarded The Medal of Freedom, our nation’s highest civilian honor, to Bob Dylan. It’s his third, big, White House decoration—President Clinton having named him a Kennedy Center Honoree, and, in 2010, Obama having awarded him the National Medal … Continue reading

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