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Musings On 20th Century Pop Culture by Psychotronic Paul

Wednesday, October 12, 2011

Psychotronic Paul Ponders . . . Heroin Addiction and Ready-To-Eat Cereals

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Among my too many questions about mid-20th century pop culture: did William S. Burroughs start his day with a healthy breakfast starting wi...
Monday, October 03, 2011

The Woman No Man Can Resist

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"I won't make more than two pictures a year because I don't want to. I don't read books. I hate exercise. I like to sleep...
Sunday, October 02, 2011

Buster Keaton is Turner Classic Movies' October "Star of the Month"

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Turner Classic Movies will be showing Buster's movies every Sunday night in October, beginning tonight with a Keaton marathon, starting...
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Thursday, September 29, 2011

This Friday Night: Ralph Carney's Serious Jass Project CD Release Party

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There are numerous worthy events in the San Francisco Bay Area to promote, and if I wrote 365 entries each year, I still would not get to ...
Wednesday, September 28, 2011

How To Feel Miserable As An Artist

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I more accurate name for the following list would be How To Feel Miserable As A Human Being . Of course, what one is supposed to do is ...
Thursday, September 15, 2011

One Week From Tonight At Alameda's Forbidden Island Tiki Lounge: Tikitronic Film Festival

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Just when you thought it was safe to go back to the (shudder) real world, Will "The Quill" Viharo, Sci Fi Bob Ekman, Psychotronic ...
Tuesday, September 13, 2011

Eternal Music From The Incomparable Mel Tormé

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Born on September 13, 1925: legendary vocalist-arranger-actor-drummer-author Mel Tormé. Although Mel (lucky for us earthlings) liv...
Saturday, September 10, 2011

Yesterday, September 9, 2011 Was. . .

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Yesterday would have been the 70th birthday of rhythm-and-blues vocalist and architect of The Stax Sound, the incomparable Otis Redding . ...
Monday, September 05, 2011

My Favorite "Comedian And Showgirl" Glossy

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Sunday, September 04, 2011

Psychotronic Paul Ponders The English Language: Observation #17

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(Imagine Andy Rooney voice here) Do you ever notice that there is only one letter of difference between "deprived" and "depra...
Thursday, September 01, 2011

Ladies And Gentlemen: The One And Only Spike Jones (And His City Slickers)

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Need a laugh? Call on Spike Jones . Enjoy the following mayhem-filled excerpts from Spike Jones & His City Slickers) on The All-Star Rev...
Wednesday, August 31, 2011

Join My Facebook Group

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My Facebook group is called The Dead Comedians' Society . I am not the first person to have an online group or a blog with this sobrique...
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Tuesday, August 30, 2011

Network Awesome Pays Tribute To The Dana Carvey Show

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This week, Jason Forrest's Network Awesome has thrown the spotlight on the short-lived but memorable sketch comedy series The Dana Carv...
Monday, August 29, 2011

These Guys Were Born On The Same Day?

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Although 19th century author-lecturer Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr. and 2008 GOP presidential candidate John McCain were both born on the 29th...
Saturday, August 20, 2011

Burt Bacharach Day

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When I started writing this blog in 2006, in a completely arbitrary decision, I decided the 20th of every month would feature a clip of Bur...
Friday, August 19, 2011

This Blog Likes Jon Stewart And The Daily Show

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I like satire. Like, for example, the late and incomparable George Carlin. Or the late, great Bill Hicks. My big problem is that ...
Monday, August 15, 2011

This Sputtering Blog, Part 2

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Wrote on February 13 that this blog was running out of steam - and, indeed, it was. Then the For The Love Of Film (Noir) Blogathon came alon...
Monday, August 08, 2011

This Blog Wishes Animator Gene Deitch A Happy 87th Birthday

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Saturday, July 30, 2011

Gadzooks - It's Another KFJC Psychotronix Film Festival (Saturday, August 6)!

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Besmirching the hallowed Room 5015 of Los Altos' Foothill College a week from today: the KFJC Psychotronix Film Festival . Will the s...
Tuesday, July 19, 2011

Found 15,000 Music Reviews By One Guy!

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Okay, I am exaggerating just a tad. The prolific music review writer I am referring to is Russian journalist George Starostin, author of ...
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Paul F. Etcheverry
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I'm a writer and film historian who has programmed classic film events in the San Francisco Bay Area for more than 30 years. These include the Pre-Code Follies at the Niles Essanay Silent Film Museum and the KFJC Psychotronix Film Festivals at Foothill College.
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