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https://wwd.com/eye/people/war-fashion-photographer-tony-vaccaro-dies-at-1235458580/ https://medium.com/vantage/the-life-of-tony-vaccaro-a-lens-into-modern-history-4d0e422b73eb

I don't remember a happy ending. 😜

The doc Westwood: Punk, Icon, Activist is a great watch, free on Tubi, YT, etc. and available to rent elsewhere.

Should you be in the Apple ecosystem there's a pretty large $4.99 movie sale going on right now with Apple TV. Not sure how to link directly so just launch the app and go to Store/$4.99 Movies by Decade. Just picked up Sideways, Ran, Citizen Kane, The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford, Tree of Life, Lawrence of Arabia, French Connection, It Happened One Night, Branagh's Hamlet, Bram Stroker's Dracula, The Searchers, On the Waterfront, Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, Taxi Driver, Bad News Bears, and... Logan's Run.

RIP Pele

Stay safe (and sane)

Not sure this is a positive sign for Russian troop survival… Russian troops able to freeze sperm for free https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-64107729

That's a pretty handsome body! Love the advance lever and ASA dial.

A fun little video on old beautiful cameras.

Putin Wants Fealty, and He’s Found It in Africa As Moscow wages war in Ukraine, its mercenaries have already established control in the Central African Republic — with scant Western reaction. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/12/24/world/africa/central-african-republic-russia-wagner.html

Hope it’s a wonderful day.

Hope you all had a great holiday. Anyone need a "charming" short video showing a visit by St. Nick and a cadre of Krampuses? https://www.instagram.com/tv/CmEggbbJ9xt/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link

Thanks for wishes everyone. Always great to see. Good day including a surprise meal (hate to make people work on holidays, but ya know) at Ruth’s Chris. Hope everyone is having a great Xmas.

For those old enough to miss SCTV Xmas specials…

It's a big one Ken. Hope it's a great day.

Stay safe and warm guys

A couple albums with the same title and many of the same family members - American Folk Songs for Christmas by Mike, Peggy & Penny Seeger and their families and American Folk Songs for Christmas by The Seeger Sisters. "Ruth Crawford Seeger (1901-1953), distinguished musician, noted music educator and authority on folk music has assembled a collection of songs from the old-time Christmas, before Santa Claus came to America and neatly trimmed fir trees bloomed with tinsel." Also when Christmas was January 6th. Ex. Bonus track for the Dukes of Hazzard fans. Your wish has come true - Bo and Luke singing Baby, it's Cold Outside to each other.

Johnny Cash The Classic Christmas Album (he has a few similarly named holiday LPs) Ex.

With Mimi Parker’s passing last month, adding Low’s Christmas to the mix.

George Winston’s December Full album

Tracey Thorn‘s Tinsel and Lights ex.

Cunk on Earth

#londoniswonderful

The World’s Most Important Musical About the World’s Most Important Band The director Alex Ross Perry workshops his musical “Slanted! Enchanted!,” about Pavement. https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2022/12/26/the-worlds-most-important-musical-about-the-worlds-most-important-band https://www.theguardian.com/music/2022/dec/20/pavement-director-alex-ross-perry-to-make-ridiculous-real-fake-movie-about-us-indie-band