Torchwood

As a big fan of the X-Files, I was looking forward to a show premiering on BBC America called "Torchwood" It is about a group, outside of government control, called Torchwood. They investigate aliens and paranormal activity. It is great! I can't wait for the other shows. I love the British cast, and I it is set in Cardiff, Wales. I don't know if they shoot there, but if they do, it is a really pretty city.

The Blues Brothers

One of my fondest memories back in the Army at Fulda, was our (Mine, Dan and Roger's) ritual of watching The Blues Brothers. I saw it for the first time in years the other day, and it brought back those memories.
This was where Dan and I first heard "Sam and Dave".
Some of the viewings was with our roommate of a short while, Steve Lightner. During one of the wonderful dance numbers, the song "Think" sung by Aretha Franklin, one of the three background dancers is a big fat woman in a post office uniform. Steve loved watching her dance, remarking something like "look at that sister gettin' down!"

Another of the dance numbers, by Ray Charles, there is a huge cast of dancers - everyone dances - old, young, black, white, men, women - all together and wonderful. My favorite part is when it starts, and the group is dancing as one - and a guy comes into the scene, doing backflips, lands perfectly and in line with the other dancers.

Also, the concert scene - where they do the intro, finish and pose to a perfectly silent audience. Then, they bring down the house.