Media Funhouse viewers are treated to all kinds of rarities that just aren't being shown anyplace else on television. They aren't necessarily available on the Net either. And thus I present the swinging, groovy Mr. Sammy Davis, rockin' out Jimmy Webb's classic "Witchita Lineman" on The Dean Martin Show. Shake that tambourine, man!
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And, for those who are curious what else Sam did on that episode, I present another YT poster's upload of his dynamite medley with his old friend Dino. A whole lotta fun, and the disparity between their outfits is gorgeous:
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Friday, February 1, 2008
Advertisements for Norman (on his way out)
As my final farewell to the big Mailer, I herewith offer some clips from our recent survey on the program of Norman, filmmaker. These clips will warp your mind, change your perception of film, and most likely amuse the hell out of you. Let it never be said that, even if Mailer was missing the mark in one or another (and damn was he a great writer, I'm in the process of reading his last hybrid historical novel The Castle in the Forest as I write this), he certainly was never, ever boring.
Norman as a gangster, with a boxer's mouth guard in his face to sorta make him sound, tough, ya know?
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Norman, seducer extraordinaire!
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The famous Norman-Rip Torn fight that closes out Maidstone (not uploaded by me):
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I thought it was VERY important for all those interested to see the bizarre discussion that follows the physical encounter above. This is actually the more intense of the two exchanges, since both the Pulitzer Prize winner and the great actor are truly sparring on a mental level here, as well as comparing notes on the aesthetics of filmmaking and assassination, and also acting like kids in the schoolyard.
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Norman as a gangster, with a boxer's mouth guard in his face to sorta make him sound, tough, ya know?
Click here if the above doesn't work.
Norman, seducer extraordinaire!
Click here if the above doesn't work.
The famous Norman-Rip Torn fight that closes out Maidstone (not uploaded by me):
Click here if the above doesn't work.
I thought it was VERY important for all those interested to see the bizarre discussion that follows the physical encounter above. This is actually the more intense of the two exchanges, since both the Pulitzer Prize winner and the great actor are truly sparring on a mental level here, as well as comparing notes on the aesthetics of filmmaking and assassination, and also acting like kids in the schoolyard.
Click here if the above doesn't work.
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