On this day in movie history - The New Centurions (1972)

The New Centurions

directed by Richard Fleischer,

written by Stirling Silliphant,

based on the novel by Joseph Wambaugh,

was released in the United States on August 3, 1972.

Music by Quincy Jones.

Cast:

George C. Scott, Stacy Keach, Jane Alexander, Scott Wilson, Rosalind Cash, Erik Estrada, Clifton James, Richard E. Kalk, James Sikking, Beverly Hope Atkinson, Mittie Lawrence, Isabel Sanford, Carol Speed, Tracee Lyles, Burke Byrnes, William Atherton, Peter De Anda, Ed Lauter, Dolph Sweet, Stefan Gierasch, Debbie Fresh, Mike Lane, Roger E. Mosley, Charles H. Gray, Read Morgan, Michael DeLano, Adriana Shaw, Pepe Serna, Bea Thompkins, Hilly Hicks, Shaaron Claridge, Herbert Coley, Otis Day, Dick DeCoit, Lieux Dressler, Brent Dunsford, Raymond Guth, Kitten Natividad, Gerald S. O’Loughlin, Anne Ramsey.

On this day in movie history - If I Didn’t Care (2007)

If I Didn’t Care

a.k.a. Blue Blood,

directed and written by Benjamin Cummings and Orson Cummings,

was released in the United States on August 3, 2007.

Music by Michael Tremante.

Cast:

Bill Sage, Susan Misner, Roy Scheider, Noelle Beck, Ronald Guttman, Brian McQuillan, Phyllis Somerville, Nico Yektai, Darius Yekati, Alex Kilgore, Mirelly Taylor, Constance Barron, Jack Marks, Sam Riley, Holly Barron, Patrick Collins, Eddie Kassam, Michelle Kelly, Billie Jean Fellingham, Jordyn Meyers, Orson Cummings, Ben Cummings, Mellanie Hubert, Piras Sebastian, Casey Van Maanen.

On this day in music history - Emotional Rain, by Lee Aaron (1994)

 

Emotional Rain

by Lee Aaron

was released on August 3, 1994.

Track list:

Odds of Love; Baby Go Round; Fire in Your Flame; Waterfall; Inside; Raggedy Jane; Soul in Motion; Emotional Rain; Judgement Day; Heaven; Cry; Had Enough.

On this day in music history - Spa, by Hennie Bekker (1999)

 

Spa

by Hennie Bekker 

was released on August 3, 1999.

Track list:

Comfort; Elusive Sensation; Euphoria; Inner Peace; Revitalized; A State of Bliss.

On this day in music history - Let There Be Light – Deluxe Edition, by Tom Moore & Sherry Finzer (2018)

Let There Be Light – Deluxe Edition

by Tom Moore & Sherry Finzer

was released on August 3, 2018.

Track list:

The Way of the White Clouds; First Light; Timeless Journey; Full Moon Night; A Celebration of Life; Sacred Ground; Waves of Light; Tides of Time; A Deeper Light; Dancing in the Light.

On this day in music history - Diesel and Dust, by Midnight Oil (1987)

Diesel and Dust

by Midnight Oil,

was released on August 2, 1987.

Track list:

Beds Are Burning; Put Down That Weapon; Dreamworld; Arctic World; Warakurna; The Dead Heart; Whoah; Bullroarer; Sell My Soul; Sometimes; Gunbarrel Highway.

One of my favorite live concert memories was seeing Midnight Oil from the sixth row many, many years ago in Pittsburgh. Ziggy Marley opened and delivered his entire set with eyes closed. An unforgettable night.

#BedsAreBurning #TheDeadHeart #PutDownThatWeapon #Dreamworld

James Thurber, on how to read:

 

I always begin at the left with the opening word of the sentence and read toward the right and I recommend this method.
- James Thurber.