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Gayle Hunnicutt on 31st August.

I don't really remember too much about Dallas to speak to her role there, so the role that most comes to my mind is her appearance as part of the ensemble cast in The Legend of Hell House (which I like to think of as the wildly entertaining 'exploitation' version of The Haunting! Without tipping into being quite as utterly ridiculous as the Haunting remake! That's the beauty of being 'constrained' by being made before the CGI era, I suppose!). She reteamed with Roddy McDowall in the 1980 TV mini-series adaptation of Ray Bradbury's The Martian Chronicles (from Logan's Run and Around The World in 80 Days director Michael Anderson!).

She is in a lot of the films that Indicator have put out recently: she is in Fragment of Fear and Voices (both co-starring with then husband David Hemmings) and also in Eye of the Cat.

Lots of other fun things: her first film was the 1966 Roger Corman directed-Peter Bogdanovich written biker film The Wild Angels (the film that helped to get Bogdanovich to his directorial debut with Targets). She is the love interest in the James Garner Marlowe film (which of course is most famous for its 'Bruce Lee destroying Marlowe's office' scene). And she had a big 1985-1986 with her minor but significant role as the kidnapped mother in Arthur Penn's Target (which I think is a big unacknowledged influence on the Taken series, especially the second(? I think. That series has all run together in my mind!) when Famke Janssen's character gets kidnapped instead of the daughter) as well as one of the more overlooked Alan J. Pakula thrillers, Dream Lover.

But the things that really sound fascinating are her roles in a 1980 mini-series of Fantômas starring with Helmut Berger with two episodes directed by Claude Chabrol and the other two by Luis Bunuel's son! And she was also in the first screen adaptation of Hard To Be A God, adapted by Jean-Claude Carrière in a cast that includes Werner Herzog and Pierre Clementi!

Former U.S. Congressman, ambassador to the United Nations, Secretary of Energy and governor of New Mexico Bill Richardson at 75. Very popular and very effective throughout his distinguished political career, he was best-known for his remarkable ability to negotiate the release of prisoners held captive by the most difficult and tyrannical men imaginable. (He once told an audience that the key to doing so was to "Respect the other side. Try to connect personally. Use sense of humor. Let the other side save face.")

Translator Edith Grossman, probably best known for her universally praised 2003 translation of Don Quixote. You’ll undoubtably have seen its red cover with an out of focus knight’s helmet. She was also a long time translator of Boom novelists like Gabriel Garcia Marquez and Mario Vargas Llosa.

If you haven’t gotten around to Don Quixote yet, grab yourself a copy of her translation and settle in for some fine entertainment. It isn’t often that you get an established literary classic and cultural touchstone that’s also grand public entertainment.

Mr Sausage wrote: Thu Sep 07, 2023 12:26 pm Translator Edith Grossman, probably best known for her universally praised 2003 translation of Don Quixote. You’ll undoubtably have seen its red cover with an out of focus knight’s helmet. She was also a long time translator of Boom novelists like Gabriel Garcia Marquez and Mario Vargas Llosa.

If you haven’t gotten around to Don Quixote yet, grab yourself a copy of her translation and settle in for some fine entertainment. It isn’t often that you get an established literary classic and cultural touchstone that’s also grand public entertainment.

In total agreement, MS. Spent years loading copies of Grossman's translation on the shelves of Barnes & Noble (though I must confess that the Gerald J. Davis translation has been my favorite). Can't recall ever selling it. But I suppose like most great translations that have become standards it sells itself.

ando wrote: Thu Sep 07, 2023 9:44 pm

Mr Sausage wrote: Thu Sep 07, 2023 12:26 pm Translator Edith Grossman, probably best known for her universally praised 2003 translation of Don Quixote. You’ll undoubtably have seen its red cover with an out of focus knight’s helmet. She was also a long time translator of Boom novelists like Gabriel Garcia Marquez and Mario Vargas Llosa.

If you haven’t gotten around to Don Quixote yet, grab yourself a copy of her translation and settle in for some fine entertainment. It isn’t often that you get an established literary classic and cultural touchstone that’s also grand public entertainment.

In total agreement, MS. Spent years loading copies of Grossman's translation on the shelves of Barnes & Noble (though I must confess that the Gerald J. Davis translation has been my favorite). Can't recall ever selling it. But I suppose like most great translations that have become standards it sells itself.

I have a copy of it but I've yet to read her translation. I read Davis' translation years ago. I thoroughly enjoy Don Quixote and now maybe it is finally time for me to re-read it and pay homage to Grossman's work which I've always read great things about!

I took a university Spanish class where we had to read the untranslated Don Quixote, which was no small task because it's written in like Ye Olde Spanish or whatever. I imagine it would've been quite the challenge to translate!

My sister works in the translating/publishing field, specifically Spanish to English from South American countries, but focused on an indie market of lesser-known artists (as she puts it - their motto, coincidentally, is, “Who needs the 15th translation of Don Quixote when so many other artists have no translation at all?”) Anyways, she rarely gives as strong of an opinion as she did when I asked which version of Don Quixote should I read - and it was Grossman’s translation for too many reasons I’ll never remember. It’s still at the top of my ‘to-read’ pile, always getting cut in line by some enthusiastic rec, but I want to give it the attention I know it deserves

Bassist Richard Davis, whose long and distinguished career found him playing with so many of the pre-eminent jazz artists of the past 60 or 70 years. He can be heard on Eric Dolphy's Out to Lunch!, Andrew Hill's Point of Departure, David Murray's The Hill, Bobby Hutcherson's Dialogue and Sarah Vaughan's Swingin' Easy (all great albums, all personal favorites) among many, many others.

He was also in constant demand as a session musician and appeared on many records outside of jazz, including key albums in Bruce Springsteen, Paul Simon and Kate & Anna McGarrigle's careers. He's likely best known for Van Morrison's Astral Weeks, but he was never really impressed by it, pointing out that they had very little prep or barely heard from Morrison about what to play. Morrison's original bassist (who producer Lewis Merenstein replaced with Davis) even claims he already gave all of Morrison's songs bass parts and that Davis simply embellished on them. Regardless, even if he had skipped those dates, there's no shortage of classics in his discography.

therewillbeblus wrote: Fri Sep 08, 2023 3:35 am My sister works in the translating/publishing field, specifically Spanish to English from South American countries, but focused on an indie market of lesser-known artists (as she puts it - their motto, coincidentally, is, “Who needs the 15th translation of Don Quixote when so many other artists have no translation at all?”) Anyways, she rarely gives as strong of an opinion as she did when I asked which version of Don Quixote should I read - and it was Grossman’s translation for too many reasons I’ll never remember. It’s still at the top of my ‘to-read’ pile, always getting cut in line by some enthusiastic rec, but I want to give it the attention I know it deserves

She doesn't happen to work for World Editions, does she? Certainly one of my favorite imprints who do focus on South American countries (not to mention other countries across the globe).

headacheboy wrote: Fri Sep 08, 2023 9:44 pmShe doesn't happen to work for World Editions, does she?

She works for Two Lines Press based out of San Francisco. A cursory search of their website, which seems very submission-focused, is a misrepresentation for that reason. They do translate poetry and English to Spanish in addition to Spanish to English, and work with similar boutique markets in South American countries for these kinds of art-swapsies

therewillbeblus wrote:

headacheboy wrote: Fri Sep 08, 2023 9:44 pmShe doesn't happen to work for World Editions, does she?

She works for Two Lines Press based out of San Francisco. A cursory search of their website, which seems very submission-focused, is a misrepresentation for that reason. They do translate poetry and English to Spanish in addition to Spanish to English, and work with similar boutique markets in South American countries for these kinds of art-swapsies

Oh no kidding! One of my favourite presses. I’m grateful for their editions of Wolfgang Hilbig’s work. Their covers are always lovely as well.

hearthesilence wrote: Fri Sep 08, 2023 6:34 amHe's likely best known for Van Morrison's Astral Weeks, but he was never really impressed by it, pointing out that they had very little prep or barely heard from Morrison about what to play. Morrison's original bassist (who producer Lewis Merenstein replaced with Davis) even claims he already gave all of Morrison's songs bass parts and that Davis simply embellished on them. Regardless, even if he had skipped those dates, there's no shortage of classics in his discography.

Wow, didn't know that! His playing on that album is amazing, and to me really carrying the music behind Morrisons vocals. I would never have thought that the parts he's playing were someone else's. They appear very free-flowing and improvised to my ears.

Thanks for the jazz recommendations, as well. Heard them all, but not yet the David Murray. Finally got around to Hutcherson's discography a year ago, and even though I'm usually not big fan of vibes in jazz (have a hard time getting into albums where it's the main instruments), there are quite some nuggets in his work. Stick-Up! is my favorite of his, though it doesn't feature Davis.

Horace Ové, aged 86. Born in Trinidad and Tobago, he became the first black director of a British feature film, with Pressure (1976). A restoration of that film is due to play in the London Film Festival next month, followed by a Blu-ray release in 2024. He was knighted in 2022.

Pete Kozachik, VFX supervisor and cinematographer who was DP on The Nightmare Before Christmas and Coraline. Published a memoir a few years ago that I’ve been meaning to read

Bérénice Reynaud, author of New Chinas/New Cinemas and Hou Hsiao-hsien’s A City of Sadness. She was teaching at the California Institute of the Arts and also worked extensively as a critic, curator and editor. (She edited the Senses of Cinema dossier devoted to Chantal Akerman.)

Charles Gayle (also)

He was featured in the Rising Tones Cross documentary that was streaming on the Criterion Channel once upon a time.

Frank autobiographical cartoonist, Joe Matt https://www.comicsbeat.com/rip-joe-matt/, has passed.

Joe, along with Chester Brown and Seth, was one third of the spectacular triumvirate of alt artists breaking new ground in 90s independent comics.

A frequent visitor to Canada, I'd met him a few times in my capacity as Beguiling/TCAF co-manager, and found him to be, like a lot of comic artists, witty, engagingly intelligent, but also socially awkward and full of shit.

My favourite story was when one of my female co-workers - a huge Joe Matt fan - went up to him to get her copy of The Poor Bastard signed, and he asked her what he should write. She said something shocking and interesting, so he drew a little caricature of himself with the following note: "Hey Amy, for a maybe-not-so-good fuck, call Joe Matt..." and wrote his number down.

It became one of her prized possessions.

Oh, no. Joe Matt was a wonderful talent.

As an aside, I’ve never been to TCAF, but I do own several shirts from them, and I frequent the Beguiling whenever I’m in Toronto

I left it and TCAF about a decade ago. Needed more stability than running the library department for a small bookseller could offer, and TCAF was transitioning into the next generation of staff, anyway. But I'm still close friends with Chris, Andrew, Peter and Bryan O'Malley, and still frequent the store every week for new releases.

EDIT: Beamish, just one last edit. You should try to make time to hit TCAF in the future, if you can. It really is a comics event unlike any other. Full of joy and connection, and not mired by dealers and corporate IP walking around. Just artists and fans connecting.

Anyway, back to sad stuff

David McCallum

https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radi ... ies-age-90

One of his early films was in that great thriller Hell Drivers as part of the supporting cast with the also then up and coming unknown Sean Connery!

Whilst most of the attention will probably be on The Man from UNCLE, NCIS and The Great Escape, I am most fond of his performance (and haircut) in the 70s horror film Dogs!

A tune from David...

...and a tune for David

Can I just put in a word for Sapphire and Steel? One of the great British Horror / SF TV series with McCallum and Joanna Lumley as the eponymous inter dimensional agents (possibly?) investigating, well, frankly quite scary stuff (especially stories 2 and 4).

Adventure 2 is like Samuel Beckett turning his hand to sci-fi.

Terry Kirkman, a multi-instrumentalist, vocalist and songwriter who was a founder of the 1960s pop group the Association, whose lush vocal harmonies and sugary melodic hooks propelled a string of indelible hits, including “Cherish” (which he wrote) and “Along Comes Mary,” died on Saturday at his home in Montclair, Calif. He was 83.

Never My Love is the song I associate with The Association.

It also made a mark on the big screen, recording four songs, including the title track for the 1969 film “Goodbye, Columbus,” starring Richard Benjamin and Ali MacGraw