Song: "Soul Town" by The Motherhood Released: 1969 Why's it part of the "Rock Box" playlist?: It's featured in Ocean's Thirteen. Which moment in Ocean's Thirteen does it appear?: The closing credits (right after my favorite ending in the three Ocean's films: Brad Pitt's way of apologizing to David Paymer for what he and the crew had to put him through as part of their revenge plot against Al Pacino). Of the three Ocean's soundtracks, my favorite has to be the third and final one, because of how much music supervisor David Holmes' score music had evolved since Eleven, as well as his taste for obscure tracks like Puccio Roelens' cover of "Caravan" and the breezy and badass "Soul Town" instrumental by the Krautrock band The Motherhood. (Plus, Thirteen opens with future "Rock Box" Track of the Day "The Riviera Affair" during the studio logos, and it doesn't contain a certain Elvis track I grew sick of hearing after it got overplayed and horribly remixed by Junkie XL). The Motherhood was a fusion band led by German saxophonist Klaus Doldinger, the composer of the scores to Das Boot and The NeverEnding Story. I can hardly find any info about this phase of Doldinger's career or "Soul Town." I like how the tune kicks off with a slightly out-of-place piano solo straight out of Ramsey Lewis' "The 'In' Crowd." "Soul Town"'s a comin'.
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There's something undeniably enchanting about small towns. Perhaps it's the friendly locals, the boutique hotels, or just the old-fashioned charm that makes
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There's something undeniably enchanting about small towns. Perhaps it's the friendly locals, the boutique hotels, or just the old-fashioned charm that makes
Yesterday I happened upon a vintage book that I just couldn't pass up for my grandson. It's simply titled, "The Clock", and I picked it up for $3.00. What a treasure! This delightful book, published in 1956, was written and illustrated by Esphyr Slobodkina (1908-2002), a citizen of the U.S. who was born in Russia. source Leonard Marcus, a renowned children’s book scholar, noted that “as the first picture book artist to experiment with collage, Slobodkina pointed the way for many later artists. Directly or indirectly, the example of her work set the stage for the distinctive contributions to the picture book by Leo Lionni, Ezra Jack Keats, Eric Carle, Ed Young, Lois Ehlert, and Ellen Stoll Walsh.” Slobodkina's colorful artwork tells most of the story about a Vermont town and its Old Clock in the church tower. The clock tells the citizens of the town when it is time to get up, go to work, and go to bed... One day the clock breaks, and everything becomes chaos! But an old lady named Mrs. Johnson temporarily takes the clock's place..."she was deaf and never waited for the chimes. She just knew that when she woke it was time to get up." When she sees that the streets and shops are empty, she gets worried and begins banging on doors. If it hadn't been for Mrs. Johnson, the whole town would have slept in! The townspeople finally decide that they will call a repairman to come and fix the clock. He comes with his long ladder and black tool bag. He discovers that all the clock needs is to be cleaned, polished, and wound. The townspeople are comforted once again by the chimes that are the first thing they hear in the morning, and the last thing before going to sleep! Do the pictures in The Clock look at all familiar? How about the author's name? Esphyr Slobodkina (whose career began with Margaret Wise Brown) also wrote and illustrated the beloved children's book, Caps for Sale...
Query: Who can explain small towns to me?Kat Kelly-Heinzelman: They are places where everyone knows everyone and what you're doing, even when it is su...
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A group of friends and I went up table Mountain in the cable car. The sight from up there when we reached the top was absolutely breathtaking. I feel so lucky to be living in such an amazing city. I love Cape Town. View whilst travelling up mountain in the cable car. My friends and I having a picnic at the top of the mountain. Julia #1 #2 #3
I’ve known every kind of pain. Of the heart. Of the body. Of the soul. All I want now is the freedom that comes from making my art. The last thing I expected was Hollywood royalty to waltz into my gallery in a small town in the middle of nowhere and see me. A man like Boden Cavanaugh shouldn’t understand me. Shouldn’t be able to soothe my most ragged edges. Even worse, he makes me want the one thing I can’t have. Him. All it takes is one spark, and friendship catches flame. But as our attraction burns bright, there are forces desperate to send us back into the darkness. And they’ve already killed before…
Author(s):Norman C. Stolzoff
