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Anyone else get a nostalgic craving for psychedelic rock from the late 1960s? Listening to Iron Butterfly Live and their impossible-to-duplicate trippy sound, I’d give anything to go back to time to one of their concerts. Their signature “In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida” sounds even better live; so psychedelic

Cult of personality at work? #OTD in 1981, Tom Snyder interviewed Charles Manson for his show Tomorrow; but was Tom turning a vile butcher into a TV celebrity? The lingering cult around Manson is baffling since he gave rambling and pathetic interviews; perhaps some folks love a “bad boy” type. Sick

Great artists can make bad albums, but it’s still stunning how misguided John Lennon’s Some Time In New York City (out today, 1972) is. A collection of pithy liberal sermons, only “New York City” and Yoko’s goofy “We’re All Water” are fun. “Woman Is” may be the most bizarre single ever released.

#filmsky I wonder if Dusan Makavejev, a surrealist-turned-prankster, was snicking at the opening of his Sweet Movie (out today, 1974), which is anything but. I cherish his gleeful assault on bourgeois audiences but most critics find this one vile and contemptible (and the problem is?) Radical shit!

#filmsky Birthday boy Malcolm McDowell had the amazing fortune to land a choice role in one of the legendary, controversial films ever; he was masterful as Alex DeLarge. But I’m also impressed that his career varied as widely as If …, Caligula, a Star Trek flick and the Halloween reboot. Love him

#filmsky Studio interference frustrated Stanley Kubrick over his Lolita (out today, 1962), but he made some smashing choices, such as the casting of Shelley Winters & Peter Sellers, who are both superb. Kubrick was also smart to get around censorship with his use of dark humor and subtle innuendo

Does Miami disco generate more heat? Today in 1977, Florida’s KC & The Sunshine Band hit #1 with “I’m Your Boogie Man,” one of many singles that demonstrated their irresistible mix of funk, R&B, and blue-eyed soul. They captured that Miami sizzle like nobody’s bidness and made radio foot tapping fun

A word of thanks to all of my friends on BlueSky who follow me. Questionable life choice, but I appreciate it! It’s Friday, the Chardonnay is flowing freely, Beau is calling me a sad drunk, Mel made a Cherry Pie (yum!) for dessert, and I’ve got comic books to read. Life is sublimely pleasurable!

#filmsky June 11 1976 in the anniversary of the U.S. premiere of the horror film The Tenant. Freeline Media looks back at the 1964 Roland Topor novel, and why it's been adapted as a film, opera, stage play, and even a ballet featuring James Whiteside! freelinemediaorlando.com/the-enduring...

#filmsky One of the things I love about Rosemary’s Baby (out today, 1968) is the way Polanski puts us deep inside Rosemary’s skin so we share her anxiety and terror. We the audience become the ultimate woman in peril, making this one of the great Chick Horror Flicks. Beware the Chocolate Mousse.

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