This project was * so fun *. Coming soon.

Sean aka Gay of the Dead@gayofthedead.bsky.social · 4mo ago

COMING SOON. Details TBA. New writing by: @gayofthedead.bsky.social Calpernia Addams @richardlnewby.bsky.social @sheilakathleen.bsky.social @queerforfear.com Julieann Stipidis @sarahstubbssays.bsky.social @michaelvarrati.bsky.social Patreon followers at “Read the book” tier get it for free

If you listen to that song, there are a few few very short rolls on the vocal oooh-ooohs, on no-nos and that stomping chorus. It's so minimal, and perfect.

Goosebumps!

N.J.C. 🍁 🇨🇦 🍁@njcallaghan.bsky.social · 11mo ago

She was my idol. Sure it was just one hit, but it's a hit One cant forget! There was a reel, showcasing some new British bands, at the local cinema; and many of us were lined up just to see her!

Love this observation

Richard Dalton@zx23.bsky.social · 11mo ago

Incidentally, when I was a kid The "Come Right Back" part of Have I the right? with that driving beat was one of the first songs that grabbed my ear. To this day in my head the song is called Come Right Back. And probably a lot of other peoples heads too. That beat was the hook.

I love the song "Have I The Right" but had never seen a performance of it so I had no idea that The Honeycombs had *the* foundational Girl Drummer

Sheila O’Malley@sheilakathleen.bsky.social · 11mo ago

“I just sat at the drums and said, ‘Can I have a go?’ I just took to it.” — Honey Lantree #BOTD Lantree, hairdresser turned drummer for the Joe-Meek-produced (boy) band The Honeycombs. A boy band w/a girl drummer is still rare. In the 1960s it was unheard of. A wee thread on this inspiring figure!

!!!!

Tikatay@tikatay.bsky.social · 11mo ago

There’s a tremendous CD set on Cherry Red that is out of print - I hope it’s because they are redoing it after acquiring Meeks’ tapes

61 years later, it still sounds good to me.

Sheila O’Malley@sheilakathleen.bsky.social · 11mo ago

Here they are. it's a banger. The foot stomping. The sexy growl in Denis D'Ells voice. it makes you want to answer his question "have I the right to kiss you?" with a resounding 'WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR." www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ZUW...

the woman who posted the Spinout pic said, “The girl drummer in Spinout and Honey Lantree inspired me as a kid to become a drummer.” Karen Carpenter said when she saw The Honeycombs on The Ed Sullivan Show, it inspired her to become a drummer.

Right before Lantree died at the age of 74, she came up in a discussion on FB. I posted about the BONKERS final moment of the Elvis movie Spinout. Someone in the comments, a woman, posted a picture of Elvis’ “band” in Spinout, all boys, with – a girl drummer. I said, "Hey it's like the Honeycombs!"

Oh my gosh thank you for letting me know! I love this!

Joe Regan@jregan.bsky.social · 11mo ago

The Rubinoos did a nice tribute song to her a few years back

Thanks for the perspective!

Keith Knight@keithjknight.bsky.social · 11mo ago

I’m old enough to remember this coming out. It was also distinctive for the fact that the drums were so dominant in the mix.

“I just sat at the drums and said, ‘Can I have a go?’ I just took to it.” — Honey Lantree #BOTD Lantree, hairdresser turned drummer for the Joe-Meek-produced (boy) band The Honeycombs. A boy band w/a girl drummer is still rare. In the 1960s it was unheard of. A wee thread on this inspiring figure!

It has been wild to see what were always the two most paranoid pro-Second Amendment scenarios—the government snatching people away and sending occupying armies into communities—literally happen this year, to the delight of conservatives

Ken Tremendous@kentremendous.bsky.social · 11mo ago

There can’t be any gun restrictions because we have to protect against federal government tyranny, and if kids get shot we just have to live with it. Also the President can send troops to cities because the federal government can do whatever it wants. These two ideas are consistent and reasonable.

Here's what the third day of elementary school looked like in Mount Pleasant, Washington DC.

I continue not to have strong feelings about Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce but he seems to be a big galoot and I feel like marrying a big galoot is usually a solid choice so good for her

20 YEARS AFTER KATRINA, A FILM SERIES RECLAIMS NEW ORLEANS @bealoayza.bsky.social’s tender and exacting pen looks at the film series k. austin collins and i co-curated for MoMA in reflection of katrina, “when the world broke open: katrina and its afterlives.” opening this evening at 8 pm.

20 Years After Katrina, a Film Series Reclaims New Orleans

nytimes.com

“I do not ever want to be a huge star.” — Tuesday Weld #BOTD wrote a short piece about her: the great pretty poison, wild in the country - opposite Elvis - play it as it lays. www.sheilaomalley.com?p=106223

High school reunion this past weekend. Seeing so many people I have known since literally kindergarten in some cases. It was unexpectedly really fun. Keith M referred to me "my wife in first grade." It was better than our last reunion where someone was legit tased for being scarily disorderly.

River Phoenix #BOTD in My Own Private Idaho

“Oh, good Lord, what’s the matter with women, anyway?” “Please don’t call me ‘women,'” she said. “I’m sorry, darling,” he said. “I didn’t mean to use bad words.” — Dorothy Parker, “Dusk Before Fireworks”

the phrase "saying the quiet part out loud" should probably be retired at this point.

I only recently discovered this photo of Scorsese directing De Niro in Raging Bull while wearing a Clash t-shirt and it's a cross-section of all my favorite things.

From “I Hired a Contract Killer” (1990), directed by Aki Kaurismäki. Happy birthday, Joe Strummer

Next to me at all times. Belly exposed.

Rossy de Palma

Only Angels Have Wings Viva Las Vegas Blue Crush

Sophia_Nyx 🏳️‍⚧️@sophianyx.bsky.social · last yr.

Name 3 Films you've seen 10 times.

The city that gave the world Siskel & Ebert no longer has a full-time print film critic.

Sam Adams@samadams.bsky.social · 12mo ago

Chicago Tribune film critic Michael Phillips announces he has taken a buyout and the Trib is eliminating his post. Unless I am missing someone I believe this leaves the nation's third-largest city without a single full-time film writing gig.

91 years apart.

Oh Frankie.

Theatrical dates included.

Sheila O’Malley@sheilakathleen.bsky.social · 12mo ago

Frankenstein poster art just released with the perfect tagline Only Monsters Play God! @realgdt.bsky.social 's gorgeous film will open in select theaters on October 17. My book on the film is available for pre-order: Getting close!! www.mcnallyjackson.com/book/9798886...