Ramblings:-->"Psycho"...Some Tasty Blogs...& The Fabulous Poodles

"Can you hear my microphone
singing to you darlin'?
As you sit all alone
by your gramophone?
Can you almost feel my heartbeat
in your lonely room?
Oh darling...you pray my face
will fit together soon."
Fabulous Poodles


I'm somewhat of a DVD geek. I watch everything included in my movie purchase. I'll watch the movie the first night...and all the added bonus features...the next.

Bonus features...for the most part...are a crapshoot. The majority of DVD extras are merely pedestrian at best. A sad DVD trend...ad nauseum.

However, occasionally the movie moguls get it right.

Such is the case with legendary director Alfred Hitchcock's ---> "Psycho" (Collector's Edition) (1960).

I'll assume all have seen (or heard) of this classic thriller and skip the obvious props...and get right to the impressive bonus desserts.
Along with the interesting ad posters and production stills...are the detailed story boards for the infamous shower scene. The storyboards serve as sort of a road map for how a director plans to get from point 'A' to point 'B'.

Universal also includes a fascinating 90 minute documentary of the making of Psycho. The doc is absolutely a 'must' to watch.
Bates Motel & Bates House @ Universal Studios
Best of all...is a seldom seen trailer with Hitchcock, himself, having an absolute field day...leading viewers on a tongue-in-cheek tour of the Bates Motel and infamous House on the Hill. The historical glimpse of Hitchcock...alone...is at the very least...worth a rental. But with all the well-done bonus features included with this heart-thumper...the DVD begs consideration as a worthy purchase. Good stuff.

AND ANOTHER THING:
Echoes In The Wind is a winning blog created by Whiteray (whose writing is some of the best you will find on the 'net).
A couple of his regular themes are his 'Baker's Dozen' & 'Saturday Single'...but what visitors will enjoy the most...are the details he shares about the songs and how they often played an often unexpected part in the course of his journeyed life.
A very different and sometimes personal musical perspective.
Good stuff.

Motel de Moka is a particularly original blog I look froward to visiting. The diverse offerings of songs have exposed me to music I would never have explored...and the brief excerpt from various pieces of literature always leave me feeling wiser, somehow. Good stuff.

The Leather Canary introduces a surprising variety of musical artists from all genres on his blog...and I always look forward to what's going to "trip his flip" next. Good stuff.

AND ANOTHER THING:
Want to make your visits to your computer less boring and more pleasant?

Desktoptopia is a FREE desktop background manager that automatically loads and displays fantastic and creative backgrounds for your monitor.

The program allows the user to set it for multiple or simply daily background changes. And one can select from a variety of random styles. (I selected all of them).

And perhaps best of all...Desktoptopia automatically detects your monitor resolution and loads only the appropriately sized wallpaper. None of that ugly stretchy or boxy wallpaper look.
Simply set it...and forget it. Check it out. Very nice.

AND ANOTHER THING:
The Fabulous Poodles were a British band that sounded like a cross between The Kinks and Nick Lowe. They toured with Tom Petty and The Ramones in the States while supporting their most popular LP..."Mirror Star" (1978).

In 1979...the Fabulous Poodles sold more records than The Clash. By the end of 1980...the Fabulous Poodles were barking in the dog pound and had broken up.

Fabulous Poodles singing "Mirror Star" on a British TV show.

The album is filled with ten hook-laden songs and all were foot-tappers. The title track was their biggest hit in the States...but it certainly wasn't their best song on the disc.

"Work Shy". "Roll Your Own". "Chicago Boxcar". "B Movies". "Mr. Mike".
All should have been radio fodder for the day. Good stuff.

But, alas, it was not to be...and the Fabulous Poodles simply faded into that RnR footnote Hall-of Fame. Too bad.
Fabulous Poodles - Mirror Star - (1978)

Casey

out-of-print and garnering outragous bids on-line
Fabulous Poodles:-->"Mr. Mike" (Mirror Star) (1978)
(Must Own)

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