Friday 14 January 2011

Great Balls Of Fire: What MORE do I say … ?

You know before I go any further, can I make a confession, or two … ?

One of them … ?

Is simply that I’ve opened up one or two posts like that …

The other … ?

Is that I find the iTunes 10•1•1 Dock icon very similar to the Mac App Store icon.

I’m not complaining too much.

Firstly … ?

Because I can always move the two icons further apart, just to make sure I don’t get them mixed up.

And secondly … ?

I’ve found a freebie on there, called Pangea Arcade — Pangeasoft’s take on three old arcade games — that’s an absolute stunner.

Especially the one called Nucleus.

Shoaib, Myles, don’t go near it, trust me, you’ll get really distracted!!!!!!!!

Actually, if it was a movie … ?

Well …

I’m tempted to burble, I really am …

If you’ve got a Mac, complete with Snow Leoprad 10•6•6 and up … ?

GO GET NOW ★★★★

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Lets get moving on, shall we … ?

Yes, lets … !

I actually meant to tell you that Movie Night Adrian, Squeaky and I got a touch retro last night.

Depending on how you define retro, of course …

You see, Adrian managed to wonder over with the 1989, Jim McBride directed biopic that is — was … ? — Great Balls of Fire.

You’ve not seen it … ?

You can probably tell who it’s about, given the title …

Great Balls of Fire charts the early rise of Rock & Roll icon, Jerry Lee Lewis, played by Dennis Quaid.

Going from his early childhood friendship with his cousin, Jimmy Swaggart, it shows us how the pianist — and noted early hellraiser — is signed by Sam Phillips of Sun Records: and shows us the Killer’s career rapidly going up …

And almost as rapidly hitting the rocks, when, touring England a few years later, news that Jerry Lee has married his cousin leaks.

His thirteen year old cousin …

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You can understand why there was a bit of a rumpus, can’t you … ?

Granted, I know they did things differently in the southern US, back then …

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At any rate …

At any, rate, Great Balls of Fire, is a very entertaining film entertaining film, well worth catching.

Especially given the soundtrack.

I think we can leave the man himself to comment, can’t we … ?

Great Balls O’ Fire … ?

Keeper ★★★☆



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