tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486244714643027014.post7171178622537921708..comments2023-10-29T09:32:24.412-07:00Comments on Undercover Black Man: Coming attraction: ‘Confessionsofa Ex-Doofus- ItchyFooted Mutha’Undercover Black Manhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08704721024820668555noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486244714643027014.post-31801454972990912832008-04-21T11:20:00.000-07:002008-04-21T11:20:00.000-07:00offtopicBut I wondered if this could possibly be o...offtopic<BR/><BR/>But I wondered if this could possibly be of interest for you:<BR/><BR/>via Andrew Sullivan:<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2008/apr/19/guantanamo.usa" REL="nofollow">Bringing war Criminals to justice</A><BR/><BR/>The Guantánamo lawyers charged with devising interrogation techniques were inspired by the exploits of Jack Bauer in the American TV series 24.<BR/><BR/>Interesting interviewLeaNderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12658347762463364687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486244714643027014.post-41420323290521778402008-04-21T09:45:00.000-07:002008-04-21T09:45:00.000-07:00Greetings, Mr. Obenson. I envy your opportunity to...Greetings, Mr. Obenson. I envy your opportunity to see this one at Tribeca.<BR/><BR/>If you blog about it, I'll link to it.Undercover Black Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08704721024820668555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486244714643027014.post-67233275858109014212008-04-21T09:21:00.000-07:002008-04-21T09:21:00.000-07:00Eh, it looks like it could be entertaining if view...Eh, it looks like it could be entertaining if viewed with a David Lynch sensibility. You just have to throw your hands up and say, "Fine. Wierd me the fuck out."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486244714643027014.post-18131003006734019372008-04-21T09:19:00.000-07:002008-04-21T09:19:00.000-07:00Yup - strange is one word I would use to describe ...Yup - strange is one word I would use to describe it. I've had it penciled in on my calendar since hearing about it a little bit ago. So, I'll be seeing it at Tribeca... if only out of sheer curiosity! Also, it's been awhile for MVP. <BR/><BR/>And it looks like MVP junior has a role in it as well.<BR/><BR/>BTW, I hear he's working on an album with producer extraordinaire, Madlib.The Obenson Reporthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12327489832781036602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486244714643027014.post-2643186384181663482008-04-21T06:55:00.000-07:002008-04-21T06:55:00.000-07:00I...don't...understand.I...don't...understand.Kellybellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11186473285513898735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486244714643027014.post-2144970768406697372008-04-21T00:10:00.000-07:002008-04-21T00:10:00.000-07:00He fit into the "underground radio" aesthetic. The...He fit into the "underground radio" aesthetic. They wouldn't play much popular R&B or soul ... Otis and Aretha excepted ... the basic formula was folk, blues, and psychedelic rock, something like Dylan followed by Albert King followed by Quicksilver. But weird worked, and Melvin Van Peebles made weird records.Mon-sewer Paul Regrethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04918972562626522624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486244714643027014.post-69382582285507003182008-04-20T21:33:00.000-07:002008-04-20T21:33:00.000-07:00^ He would get played on the radio? Wow.Thank you ...^ He would get played on the radio? Wow.<BR/><BR/>Thank <EM>you</EM> for reminding <EM>me</EM> about Captain Beefheart. I gotta put a video of him up in my right-hand corner.<BR/><BR/>I have a vivid memory of him performing "Hot Head" on Saturday Night Live in 1980... and I came across it on YouTube a while back.<BR/><BR/>As for Melvin's music, honorable mention to Grace Jones's cover of "The Apple Stretching."Undercover Black Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08704721024820668555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486244714643027014.post-21514815967581997332008-04-20T21:29:00.000-07:002008-04-20T21:29:00.000-07:00Thanks for reminding me about Melvin's music. When...Thanks for reminding me about Melvin's music. When it would come on the radio back in the day, it was like nothing else ... like if the Last Poets had fun. Or, to mix generations, as if Captain Beefheart was a rapper.Mon-sewer Paul Regrethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04918972562626522624noreply@blogger.com