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Spectacular! What a find. This makes it come to life much more than the other clips I've seen.

Op

Friendly (as in Casper, the)

That reminds me of one of my favorite Mary Pickford shorts, 100% American (1918).
Love that shot and music when she is first introduced at 1:06.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JD5Bm8v1AYM

I at last located a complete copy with score of one of my favorite Guy-Blaché shorts, Making An American Citizen (1912). I've been looking for this for years, and the only way to get it was to purchase a large dvd collection. French titles with English translation. Nice sharp print and beautiful sco...

I've not seen that movie, so I'll give a generic word.

Apparition

Lollipop

Toffee

Kitty wrote: ↑

Wed May 01, 2024 8:44 pm

...I've never heard that phrase as a common saying!

Really? I've heard it all my life, though I didn't know where it comes from; apparently an old British expression, originally, and usually used in a joking way now.
https://www.usingenglish.com/reference/ ... james.html

Hallway

That's another artist I've only vaguely heard of. I like his voice.

Here's something I dig (heavily). This is an instrumental section of The Who's Tommy, the Underture (1969). Great to listen to with the lights off If you want to zen out.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O1D9oPeGIgQ