mike & micky show live - the door into summer

I cannot believe how good this version sounds and how great Mike looks in the video. Every single person is coming across so crystal clear audio-wise (Circe and Coco are awesome) and I am squeeing because this is one of my favorite Monkees songs and it's such a new, refreshing, respectful of the original live version. 

It's so gratifying to become a Monkees fan so late in the game and yet be gifted new albums, new live versions of their amazing songs and new video footage of their live performances. I have never before clicked the preorder button on amazon so fast and with such confidence.  Funny enough, I asked for a live cd of their tour last year for my birthday this year and the universe delivered :D

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And the original from my favorite Monkees album.

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what I (inevitably) do when I'm not feeling good

Watching The Brothers Grimm director commentary for the second time and LOL Terry Gilliam saying that when he didn't know what to do in a scene, he'd just add in a chicken.

Film making at its finest.

And then how the geese took over every scene in the fictional Marbaden. Oh well. When farm animals push their way into
a production, wanting to be part of the action.

*Oh, and I forgot Gilliam remarking how Matt Damon had to shave his head and don those golden locks, aka Goldilocks, which he could have said but didn't because it's not like we need anymore fairy tale references. God, now I'm wondering whether Will's look was purely intentional. Whomever made these choices, including the costumes, deserves an award.

Seriously though, I've learned so many interesting tidbits from this commentary that certainly fuel my love for this film (and it really doesn't need to be fueled anymore).

world's catchiest song

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I can NEVER get this song out of my head and nor do I want to. I just want to put it on a loop and dance 'till I drop.


And I'm sneaking in Guitar Man as most underrated, symphonic masterpiece or whatever, because there is seriously no Bread without mentioning Guitar Man.

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