LEMON BASKET #543 OCTOBER 2, 2009

THE LEMON BASKET: THE BEST & WORST OF THE WEB
#543 OCTOBER 2, 2009
Copyright 2009 FRANCIS DIMENNO
http://dimenno.gather.com
francisdimenno@yahoo.com

THAT EARNEST QUESTING CRAP

“Ennui has made more gamblers than avarice, more drunkards than
thirst, and perhaps as many suicides as despair.”--Buddha

“If you don't know where you are going, any road will get you
there.”--Lewis Carroll

“People who lead a lonely existence always have something on their
minds that they are eager to talk about.”--Chekhov

“Life is islands of ecstasy in an ocean of ennui, and after the age of
thirty land is seldom seen”. --Luke Rhinehart

“The whole secret of existence is to have no fear. Never fear what
will become of you, depend on no one. Only the moment you reject all
help are you freed.”--Buddha

ENNUI
Don't you tire of New Orleans and on-the-ground accounts;
Of technical manuals with no music, and grout?

Aren't you weary of magic and CIA reports,
Marxist analysis and snappy retorts?

Has the pleasure of moonlight paled beneath the strobe?
Is there one place of peace on the whole fucking globe?

But perhaps you remember the one perfect rose
That grew in the garden, beneath the snow.

1*SALUTATION
BLUE COLLAR AND PROUD OF IT
http://www.bluecollarandproudofit.com

2*REFERENCE
ACTORS AND ACTRESSES WHO HAVE APPEARED IN THE MOST FILMS

ACTORS IN THE MOST FILMS
Preliminary results (Discounting Bollywood actors, many of whom may
have apperared in over 1000 films):

CHARLES LANE
His career spanned 1923-2006. He is credited with 358 films.

CHRISTOPHER LEE
...is probably the most prolific LIVING film actor, with 266 roles,
including four in post-production. His career spans 1948 to present.
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000489/

JOHN WAYNE appeared in 171 films from 1926-76, but 142 of these
appreanaces were in lead or starring roles.
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000078/

ACTRESSES IN THE MOST FILMS
Strangely, the results are more difficult to quantify for actresses.

BESS FLOWERS, "Probably the most well-known and prolific extra to work
in Hollywood films,", she appered in about 775 films. She has appeared
in more Oscar winners for "best picture" than any other actor or
actress. From 1923 to 1965 she is credited with having appeared in 775
films.
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0283170/

Russian Actress LUBOV SOKOLOVA appeared in at least 368 productions
from 1948 to 1999, but many of these were made for Soviet/Russian
television.
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0812492/

TRIVIA:
In nearly all Bollywood films, one of five actresses perform the
singing parts: Lata Mangeshkar, Asha Bhosle, Geeta Dutt, Shamshad
Begum, or Alka Yagnik.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bollywood

Mel Blanc performed the voices in over 1075 films.
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000305/

Rolf Leslie, in the 1913 movie "60 years a Queen," allegedly played 27 roles!
http://wiki.answers.com/Q/Which_actor_or_a...roles_in_movies

3*HUMOR
BAD TASTE IS TIMELESS
http://www.comicsalliance.com/2009/09/14/the-21-awesomest-superhero-mods-for-my-little-pony/

4*NOVELTY
SPARKS
NO. 1 IN HEAVEN
This 1979 collaboration with Giorgio Moroder sounds better than ever....
Side one
1. "Tryouts for the Human Race" 6:05
2. "Academy Award Performance" (Written by Ron Mael) 5:00
3. "La Dolce Vita" 5:56
Side two
4. "Beat the Clock" (Written by Ron Mael/Russell Mael) 4:23
5. "My Other Voice" (Written by Giorgio Moroder/Ron Mael/Russell Mael) 4:54
6. "The Number One Song In Heaven" 7:26
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No._1_In_Heaven

TRYOUTS FOR THE HUMAN RACE (LIVE)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RXTP0ZFYwZY

ACADEMY AWARD PERFORMANCE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HVq7fky7kMs...feature=related

LA DOLCE VITA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m8U8seJownA

[ALSO SEE:
THE BEGINNING OF XTC'S "HUMAN ALCHEMY")
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LpRymKh1K1E

BEAT THE CLOCK
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1OgfTGBmXKI

MY OTHER VOICE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gGpIrTXLT58

[...and compare the rhythm track to "My Other Voice" to "Berkeley
Mews" by the Kinks:]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JgJ9l_K9YQk

THE NUMBER ONE SONG IN HEAVEN
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oc_x2-rCFWI

ALSO SEE:
THE NUMBER ONE SONG IN HEAVEN: ALTERNATE TAKE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XqUn5oozvOY

5*AVATAR OF THE ZEITGEIST
MOVIES RATED BY QUEER CONTENT
http://queerbeacon.typepad.com/

6* DAILY UTILITY
ETHNOLOGUE: LANGUAGES OF THE WORLD
http://www.ethnologue.com/web.asp

7*CARTOON
LOCKJAW THE ALLIGATOR
... is very obscure. I only just happened to stumble across him in my
copy of THE COMPLETE JACK KIRBY SEPT-OCT 1947, ed. Greg Theakston. His
first appearance is here:
http://kirbymuseum.org/alligatortetanus

ALSO SEE:
HOUSE-DATE HARRY
http://kirbymuseum.org/blogs/simonandkirby/archives/1114

8*PRESCRIPTION
CONVERSATE IS NOT A WORD
http://www.conversateisnotaword.com/

9*RUMOR PATROL
JACKSON HAD JAB TO CURB SEX DRIVE
http://aconstantineblacklist.blogspot.com/2009/08/michael-jackson-had-jab-to-curb-sex.html

1O*LAGNIAPPE
ORCHID NIGHTCLUB RESTAURANT AND PHOTO GALLERY
http://www.orchidboston.com/nightclub-photo-gallery.html?g2_itemId=17774

11*DEVIATIONS FROM THE PREPARED TEXT: A REVIEW OF OTHER MEDIA
MICHELLE MALKIN

MICHELLE MALKIN PROMOTES RACE HATRED
http://michellemalkin.com/2009/09/15/a-teachable-moment-racial-thuggery-in-st-louis/

MALKIN AND D'SOUZA: FASCISTS OF COLOR
http://www.blackagendareport.com/?q=node/10129

Profiles of America's Beloved TV Celebrities (35) - Everything You
Wanted to Know about Neo-Con Michelle Malkin (but were too Repulsed to
Ask)

"She does not just use sloppy and biased research methods in her
academic work, it seems like she is actually just paid to update the
right-wing isolationist ideology by those who helped propagate it from
the 1930s to the 1960s...."

http://aconstantineblacklist.blogspot.com/2009/01/profiles-of-americas-beloved-tv_31.html

11A. BOOKS REVIEWED
AD NAUSEAM. MCLAREN & TORCHINSKY. ***1/2
AKEELAH AND THE BEE [FILM]. **1/2
AMERICA'S BEST COMICS 64 PAGE GIANT. ***1/2
AND THEN THERE'S THIS. WASIK. ***1/2
THE ART OF HARVEY KURTZMAN. KITCHEN & BUHLE. ****1/2
AUTOMATS, TAXI DANCES AND VAUDEVILLE. FREELAND. ***1/2
BATMAN & SON. ****
BATMAN R.I.P. ****1/2
BIKINI CONFIDENTIAL. *1/2
BLANKETS. ****1/2
BLAZING COMBAT. ****
BLOOD & POLITICS. ZESKIND. ****1/2
BOBBY AND J. EDGAR. HERSH. ****
BY THE TIME WE GOT TO WOODSTOCK. POLLACK. ***1/2
COMPLETE JACK KIRBY SEPT-OCT 1947. ***1/2
DARK BLUE. ****
EERIE VOL 1. ***1/2
ETHAN FROME. WHARTON. *****
FINAL CRISIS. ***1/2
FINAL CRISIS: REVELATIONS. ***
FINAL CRISIS: ROGUE'S REVENGE. ***1/2
THE FORBIDDEN APPLE. LONG. ***1/2
GENREFLECTING. HERALD. ****
THE GERANIUM. O'CONNOR. ****
THE HA-HA. KING. ***
HOLYOKE. DELLA PENNA. ***
HOUND DOG. LIEBER & STOLLER. ***
HOW FREE IS FREE? LITTWACK. ****
I WENT TO COLLEGE AND IT WAS OK. JIM. ****
IDIOT AMERICA. PIERCE. ****
THE ILLUSTRIOUS DEAD. TALTY. ****
IN FED WE TRUST. WESSELL. ****
A GOOD MAN IS HARD TO FIND. O'CONNOR. ****1/2
KILLED! WALLIS. ED. ****
LBJ: ARCHITECT OF AMERICAN AMBITION. WOODS. ***1/2
LIFE, INC. RUSHKOFF. ****
LOST ON PLANET CHINA. TROOST. ****
MANIAC [FILM, 1934]. *
NEW AVENGERS 8: SECRET INVASION 1. ***
NO SMOKING. SANTE. ****
NOTES FROM UNDERGROUND. DOSTOYEVSKY. ****1/2
PERSEPOLIS. ****
PERSEPOLIS 2. ****
THE PHYSIOLOGY OF NEW YORK BOARDING HOUSES. GUNN. ****
THE REAL MAKING OF THE PRESIDENT. RORABAUGH. ****
SEAGUY. ****1/2
SECRET LIVES OF THE SUPREME COURT. SCHNAKENBERG. ***1/2
THE STORY OF EDGAR SAWTELLE. WROBLEWSKI. ***1/2
THE SUPER-HERO BOOK, 2 ED. JONES & JACOBS. ****
SUPERMAN: ESCAPE FROM BIZARRO WORD. ***
THE SUPREMES. RIBOWSKY. ***1/2
TABLOID VALLEY. MORTON. ***
THE THIRD POLICEMAN. O'BRIEN. ****1/2
THIS IS YOUR COUNTRY ON DRUGS. GRIM. ***1/2
ULTIMATES 3. ***
THE VIOLENT BEAR IT AWAY. O'CONNOR. ****1/2
WATCHMEN [FILM]. ***1/2
WISE BLOOD. O'CONNOR. ****

447. CONTROVERSIES IN POPULAR CULTURE

HEAVEN

Heaven
Must baffle the swine
Who wallow
In their pen.
Those who will not join
Must turn away, but those
Who stay might yearn, and then
Repine.