Pink Box: Inside Japan’s Sex Clubs
November 14, 2008
In Pink Box, photographer Joan Sinclair takes us on a journey inside the secret world of fuzoku (commercial sex) in Japan, a world where kawaii (cute) collides with consumerism and sex.
Unrivaled in their creativity and the sheer number of choices, the clubs featured in this book offer their clientele every fantasy imaginable. Subway groping, visits to the nurse?s office, and comic book character encounters are just the beginning of the immense list of possibilities that are played out in colorful playrooms for adults where no detail is overlooked. Sinclair?s photographs capture it all, while an introduction by sociologist James Farrer provides a brief history of commercial sex in Japan and places the images in the context of contemporary Japanese culture.
Customer Review: Fun Book
A very interesting and fun look into Japan’s sex culture. Basically a picture book with small tidbits of info here and there. Lot’s of nudity, nothing too graphic though. A quick read and quite an eye opener about what types of clubs there are and what goes on in these clubs. A real shame that as a westener I will never be able to enjoy the wonderful pleasures that this sexually advanced society partakes in. Dont expect too much from the book. It is what it is and I enjoyed it quite a bit. I am very interested in all things Japan though.
Customer Review: Joan , what a gal,do a book on the U.S. pink boxes ….
I have been reading what 1 poster must have spent weeks to write , i bought this book for several reasons and none really for kink,although who doesn’t love some fun sex,i have lived in Japan,Korea,China and hope to retire to 1 of those,soon if (my 4 diseases ) bad health allow me,i have been in Major Law Enforcement since i was 15 ,and entertainment the same ,What Joan FORGOT,to include except in an online interview was that SEVERAL of these Beauties are Not Japanese,i know the far east like i do the U.S. trust me ,i work with(not for) some very high ranking folks in certain matters of L.E. ,Japan, actually as we all know has the good ole boys known as the Yakuza folks,slide into Korea ,Hong Kong,and find (by whatever means needed) grab a few ,koreans and chinese to work in these,small hell holes YES;against their will. since they will bring in more customers than the young ladies of Japan ,i will state till my last dying breath that Korea has the most beautiful women period,with China 2nd and Japan tied for 3rd with the U.S. sorry ladies just facts… sorry for the long speech, But here is the problem i have here,why doesn’t she do a book on some ladies of the night from the U.S. ,and unlike these girls and women ( a lot,most) will slit your throat ,smile and leave ,so to a small measure i feel a lot of americans are very racist about the home turf..my associates will not like me saying this ,BUT;for that very reason i feel prostitution should be legal in the U.S. and taxable,(maybe).Good photos ,some hotties,some very uglies, but ;entertaining yes ,Japan does need to lighten up on the Japan only rule as ,to say who can go in or not,Korea ,Hong Kong, simply uses forms of bouncers ,But at least americans can get (how do you say) serviced as well.. Nuff said……….. Buy from here…
The Bluest Eye (Oprah’s Book Club)
November 14, 2008
The Bluest Eye is the story of eleven-year-old Pecola Breedlove - a black girl in an America whose love for its blond, blue-eyed children can devastate all others - who prays for her eyes to turn blue: so that she will be beautiful, so that people will look at her, so that her world will be different.
Customer Review: Exceeded my Expectations
This is the first Toni Morrison experience for me and I was floored by this book. It tells the story of Pecola Breedlove, her tumultuous family-life and her dreams of being blue-eyed and blond-haired so that she would be loved. Her story is one that is at times difficult to get through (I had to put the book down a few times to catch my breath). Her thinking that blond hair and blue eyes will make her loveable is just heartbreaking at times, but it shows just how unjust life was during this time.
Customer Review: Masterful First Novel, Terribly Sorrowful Tale [166]
Written in the 1960’s, and published in 1970, this book delivers a perspective of the victim to a horrible rape. Way ahead of its time. If the topic, even 37 years later, is too chillingly graphic a topic, stay away.
As Morrison’s first novel, it features some stylistic edges which are not as evident in her later works. First, the prose seems more majestic and incredibly tight. She reminds me more of Zora Neale Hurston in this book than in any other - but in each there is a Hurston-like style to her prose. Secondly, the story line is not as harsh about the white man - there is a rape of a man by white men and some bitter words - but the depths of the white man’s evil upon the black man is not as resoundingly elicited here. Lastly, she delivers the narrative through the eyes of children - none even teenagers - which she never does in subsequent novels.
The eye color is merely symbolic of racial self-loathing. The sexually molested protagonist, Pecola, is the party asking for eye colors not established by others of her race. She amazingly sees her request for the eye color to come true, a sign of her mind’s betrayal to her psyche while living through the impregnation of her young body - a product of a rape committed by her now incarcerated father. Her happiness resounds when delivered the new eye color, a symbol or signal of her mental break down.
Sexual deviation rings as a common thread. A self-proclaimed minister, Soaphead Church, enters the book in the last quarter to describe his thoughts to us in diary form. He is a sick person whose thoughts reflect what we see too often in our morning papers in regard to the Catholic Church’s agents - but at least Soaphead loves little girls and does not touch them.
Twisting us through the town of Lorain, Ohio, Morrison reveals the skeletons of many closets. Most are apparently good people. All are full of love. We concentrate mostly on poor Pecola and her demon father Cholly - each who are loving, but not necessarily receiving or giving in a good manner. As Morrison states, “Love is never any better than the lover. Wicked people love wickedly, violent people love violently, weak people love weakly, stupid people love stupidly, but the love of a free man is never safe.” This sentence could be included in all of Morrison’s other novels.
No comedy in these pages, just great prose and tremendous story telling. Among all of the American novelists of the last 50 years, I believe none can tell a story more articulately, nor more prophetically. As bitter as this tale may be, it was a delight to read. Buy from here…
What Looks Like Crazy on an Ordinary Day (Oprah’s Book Club)
November 14, 2008
“PerfectBound e-book extra: A Reading Group Guide to What Looks Like Crazy on an Ordinary Day. The classic smash bestseller and Oprah fave is now an e-book. After a decade of elegant pleasures and luxe living among the Atlanta brothers and sisters with the best clothes and the biggest dreams, Ava Johnson has temporarily returned home to Idlewild — her fabulous career and power plans smashed to bits by cold reality. But what she imagines is the end is, instead, a beginning. Because, in the ten-plus years since Ava left, all the problems of the big city have come to roost in the sleepy North Michigan community whose ordinariness once drove her away; and she cannot turn her back on friends and family who sorely need her in the face of impending trouble and tragedy. Besides which, that one unthinkable, unmistakable thing is now happening to her: Ava Johnson is falling in love.”
Customer Review: …..
I am currently working my way thru this book right now. So far, I am really enjoying it. It is a down to earth, REAL telling of what this woman is going thru. So far, so good. I would def. recommend to a friend.
Customer Review: what looks like chick lit is actually better
Pearl Cleage’s What Looks like Crazy on an Ordinary Day is the
story of a young woman who finds out that she’s HIV-positive.
She leaves Atlanta and comes home to Michigan to live with her
sister. The novel deals with a small-town’s reaction to finding
out about her illness; her sister also is a widower trying to
rebuild her life. The novel has just enough Terry McMillan-type
drama in it to be engaging but doesn’t become too over-the-top
or too preachy. Cleage’s gift is in her ability to write a
story with very subtle messages. A surprisingly refreshing book! Buy from here…
The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter (Oprah’s Book Club)
November 14, 2008
With the publication of her first novel, THE HEART IS A LONELY HUNTER, Carson McCullers, all of twenty-three, became a literary sensation. With its profound sense of moral isolation and its compassionate glimpses into its characters’ inner lives, the novel is considered McCullers’ finest work, an enduring masterpiece first published by Houghton Mifflin in 1940. At its center is the deaf-mute John Singer, who becomes the confidant for various types of misfits in a Georgia mill town during the 1930s. Each one yearns for escape from small town life. When Singer’s mute companion goes insane, Singer moves into the Kelly house, where Mick Kelly, the book’s heroine (and loosely based on McCullers), finds solace in her music. Wonderfully attuned to the spiritual isolation that underlies the human condition, and with a deft sense for racial tensions in the South, McCullers spins a haunting, unforgettable story that gives voice to the rejected, the forgotten, and the mistreated — and, through Mick Kelly, gives voice to the quiet, intensely personal search for beauty. Richard Wright praised Carson McCullers for her ability “to rise above the pressures of her environment and embrace white and black humanity in one sweep of apprehension and tenderness.” She writes “with a sweep and certainty that are overwhelming,” said the NEW YORK TIMES. McCullers became an overnight literary sensation, but her novel has endured, just as timely and powerful today as when it was first published. THE HEART IS A LONELY HUNTER is Carson McCullers at her most compassionate, endearing best.
Customer Review: Easy to put down, hard to pick up.
I have had the misfortune of picking 3 highly recommended ‘classic’ books in the past month that all melted together and subdued my voracious reading bug.
The first was Chocolat, followed by The Heart is a Lonely Hunter and capped off with Snow Falling on Cedars. It took me approximately 2 1/2 times longer to get through these books than other books and after completing all three, I can only slightly differentiate Chocolat away from the rest of them.
In terms of The Heart is a Lonely Hunter - I can see why this is an Oprah Book Club book. Her Book Club started out good - nothing too complicated, nothing to fluffy - but then, in my opinion, her choices became too factual and less about enjoyment. I cannot get through a Toni Morrison book to save my life and even if I could, I wouldn’t understand it. I feel similarly about this book - I can get through it and I understand it, but I’m hanging by a very thin thread.
Some Oprah Book books really struck me - Icy Sparks, anything by Wally Lamb, for example - but if they don’t totally strike me, they seem to go the opposite.
I’ve read a few book since reading this one and can’t honestly remember what it’s about. I piqued my memory before writing this down though and I remember some disgust with the deaf mute in the hospital and that was the extent of my emotional connection to this book.
I don’t think it’s a must read and I don’t think it’s once of those books that, once you labor through, you want to reread. I would skip this one.
Customer Review: The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter: An Effective Teaching Tool and Genuinely Good Read
The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter is an ideal book for teachers to educate their students on the influential effect of characterization and an author’s ability to create tension and evoke sympathy in the reader. Carson McCullers’ compelling mastery of characterization and manipulation of the reader’s feelings create a world filled with loneliness and disappointment.
One instance where McCullers manipulates the reader’s feelings occurs when different characters in the book visit Singer in his room. Four different characters, Dr. Copeland, Biff, Mick, and Jake discuss their problems with Singer in his room on a regular basis. The trouble is that they are not discussing, but merely telling Singer their problems. They use Singer as a sound board and he just nods serenely. They enjoy this time because they are allowed to speak their mind with no inhibitions and feel as though Singer genuinely agrees with them. In reality, they are deceiving themselves by projecting their imagination of how they want him to respond onto him. Unbeknownst to the reader, McCullers creates enough ambiguity in the reader’s knowledge of each character that he begins to pass judgment on the characters according to how he wants them to be. This example provides educators an opportunity to demonstrate the author’s ability to influence the reader’s emotions by portraying certain events in such a way that they conflict with the reader’s desires.
McCullers continues to use the reader’s wants to force them to feel the characters’ loneliness through John Singer’s lack of response to his visitors. The audience wants Singer to respond to the people. The characters are crying out for help and Singer continues to sit and never replies. McCullers refuses to give the reader that satisfaction or else the reader’s imagination could not fill in the holes of ambiguity. If Singer were to talk to the people and help them out with their problems, then the tension would relax and everything would work out in the end. The space and distance between the characters that interact on a daily basis create the loneliness both they and the reader feel. This helps students realize that authors intentionally illustrate characters and events in a very specific way in order to elicit certain emotions and expectations in the reader.
The reader’s expectations are further heightened as McCuller provides situations in which the conflict could finally be resolved. One night, Singer meets three other mutes and begins to converse with him. This event provokes a sense of excitement in the reader because Singer may finally find someone in which he can relate. His loneliness may be resolved at last. But in the end something is amiss and Singer wants nothing to do with them. And so, the reader gets pulled in and then crushed. Likewise, both Jake Blout and Dr. Copeland live in this small town, love Communism and Marxism, and spend their lives fighting for it. They eventually run into each other and only need to share their thoughts to each other, but they miss the opportunity. They skip over the only person that could relate to their situation and continue to live their lives in sorrow and alone. Because all these experiences promote a sense of hopelessness and loss, students can easily see that authors carefully place situations throughout a book that tie back to a specific objective and feeling.
In addition to unresolved expectations, McCullers successfully uses characterization to elicit sympathy in the reader. For instance, the reader especially bonds with Mick because she is the closest to Singer and like a child. She is the musically talented struggling girl that the readers yearns to see succeed. The beautiful diction by which Mick speaks and the faith felt in her causes the reader to love her. Yet she is tainted. She smokes against the reader’s will. She has one shot at a musical scholarship but loses it. There is one shot in the book for a true loving relationship to occur between Mick and Harry and it ends with a fumbling, inarticulate sexual intercourse. The great potential in Mick fails and the reader is left feeling lost and hopeless. Having the opportunity to seriously relate to characters lets the reader emotionally invest in the novel and form a deeper connection with the book, thus making it a better read and profound teaching tool.
Another instance of McCullers’ effective use of characterization is seen in Dr. Copeland. Dr. Copeland is the epitome of a crushing figure. He is described as a wrinkled old black man that only wants to help save his people. He has this passion for Marxism and names his children after communist philosophers. Yet his children do not understand him and he cannot seem to get through to anyone he reaches out to. The reader experiences his extreme frustration as he witnesses his family being broken apart and is powerless to stop it. He is constantly attending to the sick while coughing and spitting into a handkerchief. The appeal to the reader’s emotions leaves him feeling helpless as he watches Dr. Copeland get sicker and sicker and become a martyr for his people. As teachers and students read The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter, they will notice they have developed a new sense of sympathy toward the characters and will regard the book on a more personal level.
Additionally, this novel exudes tension and loss that the reader can feel through McCullers’ character Bubber. Bubber, later known as George, symbolizes the reader’s relationship and experience with the novel. In the beginning, Bubber is an ignorant and innocent toddler that is merely starting his life in the community. Although he has been introduced to the harsh society, he later learns the true loneliness and cruelty of the world. When Bubber accidentally shoots Baby in the head, his whole world changes. He is loses his innocence and is no longer called Bubber, but his real name George. He has responsibilities and his family treats him as an adult. Comparatively, the reader begins the novel assuming it will be another happy ending story. Experiencing the events through the eyes of various characters exposes the reader to a realistic and depressing life. Therefore, The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter is unarguably an optimal instrument teachers can draw on to demonstrate the power characterization has on influencing the audience’s feelings.
McCullers’ extraordinary use of characterization and control of the reader’s expectations allow her to create a society full of conflict and tension. She uses each character and his or her experiences to evoke a specific emotion in the reader. These skills collaborate together to form an effective novel that is a perfect tool for teachers to instruct their students in the great power of characterization while students can simultaneously enjoy an enthralling and thought-provoking book. It is greatly recommended for its usefulness in educating students in the power of both one author and one book’s ability to instill a new sense of the need for acceptance, love, maturity, and understanding.
The Definition of Geeky Youth T-Shirt
November 14, 2008
Geeky - Oddball, eccentric, crackpot, crank, nut, screwball. For an Illustration see attached person. Now the dictionary entry really does have your picture next to it! Buy from here…
Cat and Book Crew Neck Sweatshirt
November 11, 2008
Cat on the book. Comical pose with more than a hint of reality. Buy from here…
Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band
November 11, 2008
Before Sgt. Pepper, no one seriously thought of rock music as actual art. That all changed in 1967, though, when John, Paul, George and Ringo (with “A Little Help” from their friend, producer George Martin) created an undeniable work of art which remains, after 30-plus years, one of the most influential albums of all time. From Lennon’s evocative word/sound pictures (the trippy “Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds,” the carnival-like “Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite”) and McCartney’s music hall-styled “When I’m 64,” to Harrison’s Eastern-leaning “Within You Without You,” and the avant-garde mini-suite, “A Day in the Life,” Sgt. Pepper was a milestone for both ’60s music and popular culture. –Billy Altman
Customer Review: The album that changed the history of music- and the world (and listening to it will certainly change you!)
I’m 12 years old, but I love the Beatles much more than the modern trash that kids today listen too. Every album they created offered something fresh and original, and always re-inventing themselves while retaining their always-expected quality. Perhaps the most renowned example of re-inveting themselves is SGT. PEPPER’S LONELY HEARTS CLUB BAND, which arguably started the entire counterculture of the late 60s/ early 70s. Many people consider the fab four’s breakthrough album, but while I think that RUBBER SOUL introduced the pschedelic feel, this one certainly has the smell of freshness and originality. I may have been born in 1995 (wish I had been born 35 years earlier though), but I can relate what this album meant at it’s time and to the history of music. This is often considered their best work, and while I prefer REVOLVER, this certainly is amazing as anything else the Beatles have done.
First off, the first thing you see in SGT. PEPPER’S LONELY HEARTS CLUB BAND is the cover. This is back when album covers could be works of art, and this certainly is a fine example. John, Paul, George and Ringo are dressed in colorful uniforms with a crowd of famous people- ranging from actors, authors, comedians, to gurus- standing behind them. In front is a flower bed grown to spell “BEATLES,” and in front of that is an Indian doll (possibly representing their love for India.) This could possibly be a metaphor of the Beatles’ effort for the countries and lands of the world to unite and have peace with each other, and this message is certainly brought across to the viewer (and later, the listener.) There is also a bit of humor, like the Shirley Temple Doll wearing a “WELCOME THE ROLLING STONES” shirt.
Pop in the disc and the chattering of the crowd waiting for the band to come and spread their glory. You can almost feel their anticipation until the sound of guitars start strumming and the first song, the titular “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band,” begins to play. The next tune, the wonderful ditty “A Little Help from My Friends,” comes in right when “Sgt. Pepper” ends so seamlessly they seem to be together as one song. One reason why I prefer listening to the album than regular singles is that the tracks blend together so nicely (back when the track order had a purpose) that one would think that the entire album is a singular, 50-minute extravaganza. And it certainly feels that way. You don’t ever want to stop playing the disc even after a song ends because they all seem connected in some way or another. When you here the famous “final chord” of A Day in the Life, and the intelligible gibberish that follows that to end this wonderful album, why, you just might want to press the replay button. It’s addictive and time-consuming, almost like a drug itself, but not time-wasting as every second is well spent.
Now I’ll give a quick rundown of every song-
1. “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band” (9/10): A great way to open the album, it’s a bit short, but it feels “harder” than most of the songs in the album. Certainly is memorable, but not my favorite.
2. “With a Little Help from My Friends” (10/10): Not only is this one of my favorite tunes on this disc, but it might as well be possibly one of my favorite offerings from the Beatles of all time. Joe Cocker’s cover may be the most famous, but I prefer Ringo’s peppy rendition of John and Paul’s memorable lyrics.
3. “Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds” (10/10): This is one of the Beatles’ most popular songs, mainly because of the nonsense and druggy lyrics, and a title being an acrostics for “LSD.” While John Lennon tells a different story of how the song came about- being of his son, a nursery drawing, a friend named Lucy, and the chapter “Wool and Water” from Through the Looking Glass (by my idol Lewis Carroll, who also appears on the cover)- it is obviously trip-induced, which most of the enjoyment from the song comes from. The switching between the slow verses and the upbeat chorus may seem strange to first listeners, but this is certainly one of the classics.
4. “Getting Better” (10/10): Such a fun and lovely song that teaches us that the new isn’t always as bad as we think, even though we live in the past (although the Beatles themselves may prove this theory wrong.) I was a little concerned about the line “I used to be cruel to my woman, I beat her…,” but then he mentions loving her, which I think this song is all about.
5. “Fixing A Hole” (9/10): Hypnotic sounds galore! Lots of fun to listen to, but not too memorable and sometimes not vibrant enough of musical. Still a worthy addition.
6. “She’s Leaving Home” (10/10): I’m not too sure who’s mother is being referred to in this songs apparently about divorce, but the feeling of sadness and foolishness of breaking up is certainly brought across in this melancholy selection.
7. “For the Benefit of Mr. Kite” (8/10): Apparently this one is about an old circus poster found at the Antiques shop. The lyrics are strange, and certainly not deep, but it will be stuck in your head for days (especially the circus-themed instrumental.)
8. “Within You, Without You” (9/10): Written and sung by George Harrison, this hypnotic, Indian-based tune was considered the most unpopular tune during the time of release. I wonder why, as there are beautiful parts and the lyrics make it seem as if the singer was speaking to the listener about saving the world. As crazy at is sounds, it feels like you have some importance in this world.
9. “When I’m Sixty-Four” (9/10): This is probably the most Un-Beatle-like song from SGT. PEPPER’S LONELY HEARTS CLUB BAND, although Paul said he wrote it when he was 16, in 1958. It feels a little dated, sort of like the people mentioned in this song, but the “Ah-” part does sound like a product of it’s time. Don’t get me wrong, I love this song and you probably will too.
10. “Lovely Rita” (10/10): An extremely peppy love song about Rita, the metre maid. A lot of fun to listen to, and another great selection from the album.
11. “Good Morning, Good Morning” (8/10): Possibly the weakest of the album, but based on the past selections, that’s not saying much and it still is pretty good and memorable. You may have this one stuck in your head for a while.
12. “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band- Reprise” (9/10): A replay of the titualar song, but that’s not detracting much considering the enjoyment delivered from the said tune. Now including the famous -”One and Only-” addition to “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band.” According to the lyrics, the wonderful time we had with the fab four is about to end, but it just can’t be, because we haven’t listened to…
13. “A Day in the Life” (10/10): Nonsense lyrics led this essential song to becoming banned by the BBC. Odd, because as unlinked as the verses are, “A Day in the Life” still seems to make sense. Of course, this wouldn’t be complete without the famous final chord. You are probably wondering why I am making such a big deal of this “final chord,” but as Rolling Stones (who also placed this ditty in the agreeable place of #26 on their list of Top 500 songs of ALL TIME,) said:
“The final thundering piano chord concluded the Sgt. Pepper’s album and made rock music seem like it had infinite possibilities.”
I couldn’t of put it better myself. When you hear it, you feel blown away, as it ends SGT. PEPPER’S LONELY HEARTS CLUB BAND. Not just a collection of songs, but an experience you will never forget.
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Total Rundown:
Songs- 10/10
Tilt (or the “blend” of the songs I was talking about earlier)- 10/10
Cover- 10/10
Value- 10/10
This album is a masterpiece. My 3rd favorite work from the fab four (only to be beaten by REVOLVER AND ABBEY ROAD,) you must buy this if you ever wanted to understand why everyone lovesthe Beatles or why everyone loves MUSIC in general. Highly recommended, possibly the best spent $10 ever.
FINAL SCORE- 10/10
Customer Review: The album that changed the history of music- and the world (and listening to it will certainly change you!)
I’m 12 years old, but I love the Beatles much more than the modern trash that kids today listen too. Every album they created offered something fresh and original, and always re-inventing themselves while retaining their always-expected quality. Perhaps the most renowned example of re-inveting themselves is SGT. PEPPER’S LONELY HEARTS CLUB BAND, which arguably started the entire counterculture of the late 60s/ early 70s. Many people consider the fab four’s breakthrough album, but while I think that RUBBER SOUL introduced the pschedelic feel, this one certainly has the smell of freshness and originality. I may have been born in 1995 (wish I had been born 35 years earlier though), but I can relate what this album meant at it’s time and to the history of music. This is often considered their best work, and while I prefer REVOLVER, this certainly is amazing as anything else the Beatles have done.
First off, the first thing you see in SGT. PEPPER’S LONELY HEARTS CLUB BAND is the cover. This is back when album covers could be works of art, and this certainly is a fine example. John, Paul, George and Ringo are dressed in colorful uniforms with a crowd of famous people- ranging from actors, authors, comedians, to gurus- s Buy from here…
The Saddle Club, Vol. 1: Horse of a Different Color
November 11, 2008
A valuable show horse, transported from France, arrives at Pine Hollow, the horse s mysterious owner to arrive later. Amidst all the excitement, Carol begins to believe that her friends in The Saddle Club have forgotten her birthday. When the champion event horse (Hugo) escapes Carol, Stevie & Lisa take it upon themselves to help find him. The girls do find Hugo, unveil their surprise birthday party for Carol, and learn that the horse s owner is none other than French dressage champion, Dorothee Doutey. Six months ago she fell in competition breaking her pelvis, but more importantly, breaking her self-confidence and shattering her relationship with horses and Hugo. Dorothee becomes the riding instructor at Pine Hollow, but the lessons she learns from the Saddle Club girls heal her emotional wounds.
- One of the most successful PBS launches ever
- A Heritage In Publishing
Based on a bestselling book series by Bonnie Bryant
- Features Saddle Club music video and Photo gallery Buy from here…
A Very Special Christmas
November 11, 2008
When was the last time you heard collard greens being sung about in a Christmas song? Probably never, unless you’re a Run DMC fan, or were wise enough to hop on the Very Special Christmas tip. The rappers’ contribution to this benefit collection is probably the highlight, although traditional songs covered by now-traditional artists like the Pretenders (”Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas”) provide the majority of the material here. Eurythmics turn in a suitably chilly “Winter Wonderland,” Stevie Nicks sings a beautifully haunting “Silent Night,” and Whitney Houston proves again that she’s every woman with “Do You Hear What I Hear”–that is, every woman with a voice strong enough to do the song justice. “Santa Baby,” Madonna’s contribution, isn’t as sultry as it could be, but there’s more fun thanks to hell-on-heels, the Pointer Sisters and Bon Jovi. –Steve Gdula
Customer Review: A VERY SPECIAL CHRISTMAS
I REALLY PURCHASED THIS CD SPECIFICALLY FOR STEVIE NICKS RENDITION OF SILENT NIGHT WHICH I THINK IS ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL OTHERWISE, THE REMAINDER OF THE CD IS QUITE NICE
Customer Review: Very Enjoyable Christmas Music
I really enjoyed this CD over the Christmas Holidays. It features all the original artists. I especially enjoyed Santa Baby by Madonna. I have heard other versions that I don’t like as well. When I ordered it I didn’t expect it so soon. It came within a week. Great Service. Buy from here…
Elvis Costello and the Imposters - Club Date - Live in Memphis
November 11, 2008
The old saying goes, “You can never go home again.” Elvis Costello has made a career of doing what “can’t” or “never should” be done, and Club Date: Live In Memphis is no exception. Costello returns to his musical roots, leaving the cozy comfort of theater-sized venues and stages for a tiny, sweaty club in Memphis, Tennessee for a set that rolls through his best songs from his 27-year career. Club Date: Live In Memphis, recorded in late 2004, was shot in High-Definition and features Stereo, 5.1 Surround and DTS audio to give the viewer that intimate setting from their own home.
Tracklisting:
1. Waiting For The End Of The World
2. Radio Radio
3. Mystery Dance
4. Blue Chair
5. Bedlam
6. Country Darkness
7. Blame It On Cain
8. Either Side Of The Same Town
9. High Fidelity
10. The Judgement
11. Monkey To Man
12. The Monkey
13. I Still Miss Someone (w/Emmylou Harris)
14. Heart Shaped Bruise (w/Emmylou Harris)
15. Wheels (w/Emmylou Harris)
16. The Delivery Man
17. Hidden Charms
18. Alison / Suspicious Minds
19. Peace Love And Understanding
20. Pump It Up
Customer Review: Next best thing to being there
This is a fantastic show. The DVD includes such goodies as extra songs and a documentry that documents EC’s purchase of the purple shirt he wore onstage to an impromptu performance of “Needle time”.
I’m in my mid-forties and my Mother enjoyed this show more than just a little.
There is a Blue Ray version for us HD freaks but in either format the show kills.
Chatropolis Rocks! If you can’t keep it up “Pump it up”!
Customer Review: Great Live Show
I read the other reviews here and was struck by some who said Elvis looked “puffy and sweaty”. They’ve obviously never played a small club with heat generating amps and lighting raising the temp above the average comfort level. He sweats. So what? He’s put on a few pounds. So have we all. He still rocks like no other and I can wholeheartedly recommend this set. The extras are great. Good to see Elvis discovering America. Made me realize how little we value our own national treasures. To see them through his eyes was very interesting.
Buy it. you’ll like it. Buy from here…
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