(although German wheat beer really isn't horrendous at all and the alchemy is in the yeast and malt anyway as I understand it, so maybe this is just a "beer chirp")
I know this is several days after your mailbag Craig. But wanted you to know that damn Skyhigh song is STILL in my head. I hated it when it came out & still do. Back to Coltrane’58 to purge it again.
Could not agree more with your position on musicals (with one exception, The Blues Brothers). Never have understood why you would want to mess up a story by having somebody break into song.
I like exactly *2* musicals although I don't go out of my way to watch either. 'The King and I' (and tbh that's probably only because of Yul Brenner) and 'Doctor Horrible's Sing-A-Long Blog'. I liked 'Wicked' quite a bit when I saw it at Gammage many years ago but haven't given it much more thought. And, okay, the cast concert of Les Miserables because songwriting amazing, story tedious...
Sooo does that mean sci-fi and fantasy are out too? I mean they're not realistic either. Not picking on you it's fine if you just don't like them. I've heard that point before and don't understand why people can suspend their disbelief for some genres and not others.
Loved the mailbag Craig! Excellent writing as always. I was not actually bribed by Luke to name drop, but I now feel bad for leaving out Jamie. I was wondering whether bi-monthly meant twice a month, or once every two months because google seems to be conflicted. Thanks!
They introduced the guy that wrote “ Your a mean one mr. grinch” at some fancy music school once and the students there for the talk went wild... pretty cool.
Thank you for the update about Leighton Accardo. If Coyotes fans can't be in Edmonton to watch the Coyotes lift the cup (knock on wood), I hope that mgmt finds a way to get Leighton there.
I find 'bi-weekly' less cumbersome usage than 'semi-monthly'. Also, Craig is dead on with Oatmeal Stout (Samuel Smith's is my favorite, always looking to try others) - my problem with Hefeweizen is ordering a beer and having it delivered with wedge of fruit on it.
To continue the discussion about pop music, have you caught any of the music industry documentaries that are available for streaming? The one produced by Rashida Jones about Quincy Jones is good, as are the ones about Clive Davis and David Foster. The one about Clarence Clemons was interesting although it kinda got metaphysical and left me scratching my head. There isn't anything wrong per se with musicals IMO, especially the trend they're taking after La La Land. "Rocket Man" seems to sit the intersection of those two genres - part documentary, part musical.
Check out 'Sound City' (it was on Prime, last I knew...) - the colossal amount of landmark rock albums that went thru that studio is amazing and it's decline is heartbreaking; it was pretty much just tossed away.
Fantastic stuff! That video though......I showed my kids Ram Jam's Black Betty on Youtube and they had a lot of trouble containing their laughter at those outfits there as well. So glad you have been able to put this together and I hope for your continued success!
Wheat is for bread, not beer.
Your material?
John Barleycorn Must Die
(although German wheat beer really isn't horrendous at all and the alchemy is in the yeast and malt anyway as I understand it, so maybe this is just a "beer chirp")
One fair chirp deserves another.
Love these mailbags Craig! Thanks for taking the time to answer all these!
Believe it or not, I love them just as much.
I know this is several days after your mailbag Craig. But wanted you to know that damn Skyhigh song is STILL in my head. I hated it when it came out & still do. Back to Coltrane’58 to purge it again.
As always, thanks Craig. Love the Q/A.
Thanks, Cyndi!
Thanks for the time, always look forward to ur posts
Thanks for reading, David.
Could not agree more with your position on musicals (with one exception, The Blues Brothers). Never have understood why you would want to mess up a story by having somebody break into song.
Thanks Craig!
Oh, that is an excellent exception to the rule, but they straddle the line between story and music interspersed. What a cast of musicians...
I like exactly *2* musicals although I don't go out of my way to watch either. 'The King and I' (and tbh that's probably only because of Yul Brenner) and 'Doctor Horrible's Sing-A-Long Blog'. I liked 'Wicked' quite a bit when I saw it at Gammage many years ago but haven't given it much more thought. And, okay, the cast concert of Les Miserables because songwriting amazing, story tedious...
Have you seen the movie version: "Anna and the King?" Chow Yun-fat was spectacular.
I was kind of wondering about the on-ice officials too... thanks to @john181818 for covering that!
Stephen Walkom is a good dude.
If you think there are people who don't just randomly break into song you did not hang out with nearly enough choir/drama students. :-)
As I noted, I randomly break into song at home. I'm not buying that an entire movie cast doing so is anything approaching realistic :)
Sooo does that mean sci-fi and fantasy are out too? I mean they're not realistic either. Not picking on you it's fine if you just don't like them. I've heard that point before and don't understand why people can suspend their disbelief for some genres and not others.
Nope. For some reason, singing is like a needle across a record. I am immediately pulled out of that reality. The doesn't happen in sci-fi or fantasy.
Loved the mailbag Craig! Excellent writing as always. I was not actually bribed by Luke to name drop, but I now feel bad for leaving out Jamie. I was wondering whether bi-monthly meant twice a month, or once every two months because google seems to be conflicted. Thanks!
Twice per month. One free. One for subscribers. Don't feel badly about leaving Jaime out. We do the same... all the time.
Very good mailbag as usual.
Thank you, sir.
“ Oklahoma” is cheesy?
“How the Grinch stole Christmas” is cheesy?
“ Qudrophenia is cheesy?????
“ A little bit of luck” is cheesy??????
They introduced the guy that wrote “ Your a mean one mr. grinch” at some fancy music school once and the students there for the talk went wild... pretty cool.
Lets go YOTES
Cartoons are a different animal. Love the Grinch. Oklahoma? Yes, cheesy. Quadrophenia was just a bad film. Ha!
Thank you for the update about Leighton Accardo. If Coyotes fans can't be in Edmonton to watch the Coyotes lift the cup (knock on wood), I hope that mgmt finds a way to get Leighton there.
I love the sentiment; I think that would be an incredibly risky proposition, however.
I hope Leighton keeps getting better and the team makes a run so the logistics of my delusional idea can be considered.
Bi-monthly, huh? Next edition in mid-September? Signed, an editor. Your beer game could use a little work too.
From Merriam Webster:
Definition of bi-monthly
1 : occurring every two months
2 : occurring twice a month
Just teasing, because if the we all didn't need editors (even editors), I'd have to find a new line of work. But you forgot the appendix to 2:
Definition of bimonthly (Entry 1 of 3)
1: occurring every two months
2: occurring twice a month : SEMIMONTHLY
3: About as often as one should drink a Hefeweizen, unless you happen to live in ungodly sweltering climate, and only then maybe biweekly.
I find 'bi-weekly' less cumbersome usage than 'semi-monthly'. Also, Craig is dead on with Oatmeal Stout (Samuel Smith's is my favorite, always looking to try others) - my problem with Hefeweizen is ordering a beer and having it delivered with wedge of fruit on it.
See what I mean about we all need editors: "because if the we all"
To continue the discussion about pop music, have you caught any of the music industry documentaries that are available for streaming? The one produced by Rashida Jones about Quincy Jones is good, as are the ones about Clive Davis and David Foster. The one about Clarence Clemons was interesting although it kinda got metaphysical and left me scratching my head. There isn't anything wrong per se with musicals IMO, especially the trend they're taking after La La Land. "Rocket Man" seems to sit the intersection of those two genres - part documentary, part musical.
Check out 'Sound City' (it was on Prime, last I knew...) - the colossal amount of landmark rock albums that went thru that studio is amazing and it's decline is heartbreaking; it was pretty much just tossed away.
Oh and the Joan Jett documentary was pretty great, too.
I'll check 'em out. I was actually OK with La La Land, but mostly because I loved the story.
Fantastic stuff! That video though......I showed my kids Ram Jam's Black Betty on Youtube and they had a lot of trouble containing their laughter at those outfits there as well. So glad you have been able to put this together and I hope for your continued success!
Dig those silver suits they're wearing. My girls rolled their eyes. Thanks, bud.