Whilst getting ready to engage in my day an E-mail came in that my buddy Jay Jacobson had a new post on his Classic Movie Blog. This weeks post turned out to none other than Mary Poppins starring Julie Andrews and Dick Van Dyke.
It made me remember how wonderful the film is and how much I enjoyed it when I was a kid, and as an adult. It also reminded me of the time I played Michael Banks in a stage production of it when I was in the second grade. "Yes" that's a true story.
Mainly, with all that being said, it made me mostly remember that there is still magic in this world to be found and experienced.
Read Jay's expert breakdown of this truly timeless film and it's enduring popularity...have a magical day with Mary!
Who Knew? Dick Van Dyke Bottom - Mary Tyler Moore Top Photo: Annie Leibowitz
My name is Mary Tyler Moore I'll be your Mistress tonight... A long time ago on TV there was a sitcom called The Dick Van Dyke Show. It starred Dick Van Dyke (duh) and Mary Tyler Moore as his wife. In typical TV comedy fashion everyone was happy and the problems were work related. Both of them went on to do many other things, Dick notably playing Burt in Mary Poppins opposite Julie Andrews. Mary Tyler Moore had her own long running self titled sitcom and received an Academy Award nomination for her portrayal of ice cold Mom Beth Jarrett in on of my favorite films Ordinary People directed by Robert Redford. Cut to me on the internet last week not sure where I saw this but I came across this quite kinky photo of the two stars shot by famed photographer Annie Leibowitz in 1995. Not sure why it was shot or for what, but I love it and decided to give you all a blast from the more recent past of the two former co-stars. Have a good one! Dick Van Dyke on IMDB: www.imdb.com/name/nm0001813/ Mary Tyler Moore on IMDB: www.imdb.com/title/tt0065314/
What else did you expect from the reigning Punk Priestess? With "Saving Mr. Banks" coming soon to a theater near you, Ms. Love decided to give us her take on the "Mary Poppins" classic "A Spoonful Of Sugar" for a spoken word piece in Garage Magazine. This rendition that I found out about via Stephan Horbelt in Frontiers Magazine on my Facebook home page really made my day, Thanks Stephan! We all need some edge to our Holidays, no? Because really the season tends to be a little bit overkill on the saccharine. So for something a little different here is Ms. Courtney Love with her poetic take on a "A Spoonful Of Sugar" - "A Spoonful Of Bones" lock up the young ones and take a swig of whiskey, or three and enjoy! Do You Hear What I Hear? Listen To "A Spoonful Of Bones" Here: http://garagemag.com/
It’s
no surprise that musician, songwriter and melodic dude Killian Wells,
hails from New York City. Only the eclectic energy of a town like NYC
could produce a pop star whose music appeals to dance freaks, new
wavers and rockers alike.
Although
he struggled with anxiety and panic disorder since he was a boy,
Killian learned to masterfully harness that nervous energy into his
music.
Marked
as “someone to watch” by bloggers, critics and fans alike, the
buzz about Killian is growing. With his latest single and video
co-starring GloZell & featuring Nixon...Yep Killian “It's Like
That”!
MS:
So, let's talk about your music, I was watching the video for “It's
Like That” just before you called, would you be the bored employee
at the diner you portrayed? (laughs)
KW:
Probably not (laughs) I am kind of an overachiever. I'd probably be
running the diner within a month.
MS:
Well sometimes creative people tend to check out.
KW:
Yeah, I definitely go into my own little world sometimes, and taking
Klonopin for anxiety disorder doesn't help. (laughs) That helps me
check out. Society in general these days suffers from some form of
anxiety, there is always something to be anxious about, some people
just don't tolerate it well. I have anxiety disorder since I was
sixteen.
MS:
Tell me about your fascination with music, when did it start?
KW:
I've always been involved in the arts, I, funny enough I wanted to be
a movie director when I was a kid. That is one of my fascinations
with my music videos.
MS:
The video for “It's Like That” is great by the way.
KW:
I always have a hand in everything I do with my my music videos.
Which is really rare for a pop artist, most people have handlers who
are doing all the stuff for them. I've always wanted to be in
entertainment to some degree, I initially wanted to be a director,
then I wanted to get into acting, when I was twelve I met with New
York agents who said the problem was that I looked my age, they
wanted older who could play younger, well I said “Fuck This”. I
was so upset that I couldn't do something that I wanted to do because
of the way that I looked. Pop music was something that I have always
been into, I thought if all these other kids can do this, then why
can't I? I've always been very entrepreneurial driven, so I saw not
just as a talent, but as a business. So I started studying the music
business and seeing how I could do that, I did my first demo at the
age of fifteen...then I um, um...I lost my train of thought,
Klonopin! (laughs)
MS:
(laughs) Oooops!
KW:
Oh Yeah, now I remember I had a background in music, I used to sing
in a chorus at an old folks home. (laughs) And at five years old I
used to sing “Spoonful of Sugar” from “Mary Poppins” not gay
at all. (laughs)
MS:
One of my favorite quotes from the video of “It's Like That” that
I have to ask you is: If Lady Gaga said sesame seed buns were all the
rage this season, would you wear them?
KW:
Uh no. I actually wrote the line “Lady Gaga says sesame seed buns
are all the rage this season”.
MS:
It's very funny.
KW:
Thanks. It's funny because GloZell gets all the credit for it, everyone thinks it's her line because she says it. Little
does everyone know, I wrote the treatment for the video. (laughs)
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