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Loretta Lynn & Conway Twitty

2006-09-24T09:11:00.000-07:00

Loretta Lynn is one of the classic country singers. During the '60s and '70s, she ruled the charts, racking up over 70 hits as a solo artist and a duet partner. Lynn helped forge the way for strong, independent women in country music.

As her song(and movie and book) says, Loretta Lynn is a coal miner's daughter, born in Butcher Hollow, KY, in 1934. As a child, she sang in church and a variety of local concerts. In January 1948, she married Oliver "Mooney" Lynn. She was 13 years old at the time. Following their marriage, the couple moved to Custer, WA, where they raised four children

Conway Twitty was born Harold Jenkins on Sept. 1, 1933, in the small town of Friars Point, Miss. His father, a riverboat pilot, taught him his first guitar chords when Conway was just 4 years old. From a black church in the town, he heard the sounds of gospel, and every Saturday night the family gathered around the radio for the Grand Ole Opry. His family moved to Helena, Ark., when he was 10, and there he put together his first band, the Phillips County Ramblers. Two years later, he had his own local radio show every Saturday morning. While in Arkansas, Twitty indulged his second passion -- baseball. He received an offer to play with the Philadelphia Phillies after high school but joined the Army instead.

In 1971, they began a professional partnership. As a duo, Lynn and Twitty had five consecutive number one hits between 1971 and 1975 -- "After the Fire Is Gone" (1971), "Lead Me On" (1971), "Lousiana Woman, Mississippi Man" (1973), "As Soon as I Hang Up the Phone" (1974), and "Feelins'" (1974). The hit-streak kick-started what would become one of the most successful duos of country history. For four consecutive years (1972-1975), Lynn and Twitty were named the Vocal Duo of the Year by the Country Music Association. In addition to their five number one singles, they had seven other Top Ten hits between 1976 and 1981.

After, I was listened three songs of them. I like “As soon as I hang up the phone.” Because I never listening this song before. It’s wonder for me. Music different from another song such as one man talks, one woman sing a song. They can participant about conversation to new style of the song, and good voices of them.

As soon as I hang up the phone
Hello (hello Loretta) darlin' I knew it was you
(Loretta there's something I just got to tell you)

Oh, please tell me what to do
(I don't really know how to say this
But I want to tell you that I)
You gave me the will to go on
As soon as I picked up the phone

(No, no, you don't understand Loretta
I'm trying to tell you that I)
The talk is around that we're through
(Yeah, I know, I've heard it too.)

Oh darling, tell me what to do
(But that's just it that's what
I'm trying to tell you
I wanna tell you that)

I knew you'd tell me they were wrong
as soon as I picked up the phone
(Oh but it's true they're not wrong)
Oh, no (I'm sorry Loretta)

Oh no, I can't believe that it's true
(I'm sorry Loretta, I'm really, really sorry)
Oh no, oh no, I can't believe that we're through.
(I know, you know that I never thought it would come to this.)

You tell me it's over and done
(I really thought that I loved you and you know that)
You say that you've had all your fun
(You've just got to believe me that I never meant to hurt you.)
But I can't believe you've been gone

(This is the hardest thing that I've ever had to do
And it hurts me too)
As soon as I hang up the phone (Yeah, I'll be gone)
As soon as I hang up the phone (Goodbye Loretta.)

Hart's War (WWII)

2006-09-23T10:55:00.000-07:00

Tommy Hart, a second-year Harvard Law School student who enlists to fight in World War II but ends up being taken prisoner by the Germans. When a murder at the Nazi-run Stalag Luft 13 leaves a black Tuskegee airman named Lt. Lincoln Scott accused of the crime, high-ranking prisoner (and fourth-generation war hero) Col. William McNamara persuades camp commandant Col. Werner Visser to allow the prisoners to hold their own trial. Hart is recruited to defend his fellow officer, but as he reluctantly investigates, he discovers that not all of his fellow allied soldiers are fighting the same war and that his "client" may well have been framed. In the meantime, it becomes apparent that McNamara is using events to mask his true intent, a mission to destroy a nearby munitions plant that he still intends to carry out despite his incarceration.

Role of Soldier must to have:

Strategic: such as

- German soldiers tried to make plan to caught American soldiers to be prisoner of the war.
- German soldier’s thief fuel oil by torture prisoners from another enemy.

Survival

When prisoners (US soldiers) stalag of German. They might obey with Colonel and Lieutenant all of them and German. The prisoners tried to escape but when they could. They were killed.

Racism
Community still dislikes the black people including in stalag of German. The white soldiers could not accept abilities of the black soldiers although blank men would be have high position. The white men tried to do out of spite finally, the blank soldiers were victim in this stalag.

Fake case study & plan

Role of Soldier included :

Honor and courage, duty, sacrifice. – Keep secrets or wording.

Running Brave(Civil Right)

2006-09-20T08:43:00.000-07:00

The story of Billy Mills the American Indian that comes from obscurity, he like running and run in his country later he go to the city for practice to Olympic. He falls in love with the white woman. When his friends come and dispute. It makes that Billy does not concentration in compete but finally he determines to enter in Olympic. And he won.

Opportunity

Billy stays at rural area. He can practice run by his own for up to the mountain, face to hot situation that have the edge over each other. After that he has a trainer for support him to compete in the future.

Racism

This movie is different from The Long Walk Home. Because Running Brave has a few obstruct racism. The white man gives a chance to black people to compete. The white woman does not dislike marrying with him. That is a good point.

Olympic

Any sportsman dream and want to be a winner and get gold coin for their life, , will power and reputation with their family and nation in Olympic game.

The Long Walk Home (Civil Right)

2006-09-20T08:17:00.000-07:00

In this movie talk about two women, black and white. Odessa, a black woman, works as a maid for the Thompsons, a white family. Alabama, when blacks boycotted public bus because they were forced to sit at the black. But finally, the negros were not allowed to take a bus or even to be in the park. Therefore, she had to take her duty to walk very long to work at Thompsons’s house. Mrs. Thompson want to pick her up because she felt so sorry for Odessa because her feet were bleeding and she didn’t have time to take care of her own children. One day, her husband found out about it and got furious. He didn’t want his wife to be seen by the public with the black woman in her car but she wouldn’t listen to him. She wanted to help the blacks even though it’s just a small voice but she did it.

Racism & Boycott
I saw that in that period the black people could not did anything like the white men. It did not fair to black men or women. In the first time, I confused that why Odessa might pay money for fare in front of the bus and up to the back door after that she stand at the back when in front of have seats. Not allow black people walk in a park. Now, I know this call boycott.

Patient or Endure
I think the negros have patient or endure for their self. They hold patient about their jobs, the white people look down upon, limited right and freedom. Thanks God so much that I did not born in that period and to be black girl.

Religious
Although the negros must fact to status harass but they still truth in God, go to church for worship. In the end, this movie makes me cry. (^_^)

Lady Eve (Great depression)

2006-09-17T10:50:00.000-07:00

In the story, Charles Pike spent a year looking for rare snakes when he arrives at a cruise ship, he face to Jean who single woman looking to nab the eligible bachelor. Charles Pike fall in love with her, playing card game with Jean, Jean’s father finally Charles win. Later he knows that Jean and Jean’s father were criminal. He hates that mug! So, Jean wants to take revenge by act as English woman, Lady Eve and introduced to Charles. Planning to make him to fall in love with her again, she intends to break his heart like he broke her own.

In my opinion, this is the great romantic comedy. I think Jean is a bad girl who is not as bad as she seem to be, who later pretends to be Eve, a good girl who isn’t as good. I like this movie because it has many tricks for play card game and the heroine can delude each other included the hero too.

Wealthy
The most people in cruise ship were rich men; they want to travel from one to another. At that time the travelers have free time; they play card game (gamble), dancing, etc.

Value (culture)
The most women like a rich man and handsome. They try to introduce and make a plan to know each other.

Greedy
The people want become to rich by play gambling (lucky or trick) for win, and criminal.

Seabiscuit (Roaring 20S)

2006-09-17T09:51:00.000-07:00

Charles Howard was introducing the automobile into the western part of the country, after his son drove one of their cars and was killed. Howard turns to horse racing and find the best trainer he can, who is Tom Smith. Howard buys the horse (Seabiscuit) and Seabiscuit’s jockey, Red Pollard. Seabiscuit win many times after that it defeated because Seabiscuit’s leg and Pollard’s leg have a problem but Mr. Howard give a chance to Seabiscuit and Pollard to fight again in the race. Finally, all of them win.

Characteristics
Charles Howard is a businessman and creative man who product a new automobile by develop for his company. He tries to find a new job for himself as a racehorse owner. He has a good person to give a chance to each other.

Tom Smith is a cowboy who has a special way with horses. He becomes Seabiscuit’s trainer and tries to plan his horse for horse racing.

Red Pollard is a young man who tries to work hard for find the money. He used to boxer and jockey who gets a second chance at life by riding Seabiscuit.

Development
Long time, the people usually use bicycles for travel when the technology has developed; it changes from bicycles to automobiles and automobiles expand into the western country.

Horse racing
In this period horse racing is special kind of sport as many people like to see for relax and gamble. The rich men can go to see at the ground for sport but poor men must be listening on the radio only.

Communication Mass: Radio
Forty million supporters tuned their radios in to listen about horse racing that who is a winner in each race. Radio is very important for this time to listen news, sports, events, and so on.

Meet Me in St. Louis (Industrial Age)

2006-08-16T07:47:00.000-07:00

Meet Me in St. Louis is a 1944 romantic musical tells the story of four sisters, one brother, parent, Grandpa, and maid living St. Louis and wait the World’s fair will coming. Their family will join dinner and face together everyday, they can help each other sometime they sing a song when they happen, enjoy, love, and have a problem. They love in their town. When their father is offered a promotion work, require the family move to New York City. Everyone is upset and has many reasons to leave St. Louis.

Before the family leaves St. Louis is a Christmas Ball. At home Tootie is upset by the move away from St.Louis. Ester tries to comfort her with a song, but it is not until Mr. Smith announces that they do not move to New York so everyone is truly happy again.
The Smith family prepares to go to the world’s Fair and enjoy in that party about light turn on spectacular panorama.

Little Big Man (Western Expansion)

2006-08-16T07:37:00.000-07:00

Jack Crabb tells his life experience to a reporter when he was young age of 10, he ia adopted into the Cheyenne tribe and learn the new culture because he was a white guy, he might live with Indian man. One day the Indian men fight with white guys because the white guys want to expend the country, they kill women and children Indian and the white guy arrest Jack to his country and Mrs Pendrake take care him. By teach him everything about social, dress, especially moral. Then Jack face that Mrs Pendrake makes violates a religious precept. So he disappointed. After Jack go back to Indian culture and get the name is a Little Big Man. He has four wives Indian and child but finally his family dies because the white guys too.

Wyatt Earp

2006-08-16T06:18:00.000-07:00

Wyatt Earp is movie about in the civil war: a man and his family who loves the law and marries. When his wife dies he becomes a drunk and a thief. He escapes to Dodge City and hold a deputy. He and his brother hold the law and help their city. It makes that they have conflict with local people as bad persons always. He tries to do a good life with his family; he decides to move to Tombstrone with his family. But brother’s wives do not want to go. They brave to talk with Wyatt that they don’t move. Finally, all of them believe and respect in Earp especially his brothers.

When they move to Tombstrone, they hold the law and conflict with local people again. Finally, Wyatt’s brothers pass away because bad people. Earp feels sad about his way to make his family unhappy.

Lonnie Johnson

2006-07-23T08:38:00.000-07:00

The first time when I might to choose one singer who sang a blue song by Ajarn Cecil. I did not know what name I want because all of them I did not know them before. So I would like to pick one name for search in formations. It made that I know about his story and his life was attractive for me.

"Lonnie" Johnson (February 8, 1970) was a pioneering blues and jazz singer, guitarist born in Louisiana. He was a pioneer of jazz guitar play single-string guitar solos.
In 1920s, Johnson worked with the orchestras of Charlie Creath and Fate Marable on riverboats. He won an Okeh Records blues contest that resulted in his making a series of memorable recordings for the label between 1925 and 1932, including guitar duets. He was working at Philadephia's Benjamin Franklin Hotel in 1959 when WHAT-FM disc jockey.
After that he performed with Duke Ellington and his orchestra and with an all-star folk concert, both at Town Hall, New York City.

He start to Europe and recorded several albums for the Prestige Bluesville label, some with Elmer Snowden and one with his Okeh vocal partner, Victoria Spivey. To his great regret, Johnson was always tagged as a blues artist, and he found it difficult to be regarded as anything else. Johnson died in Ontario, Canada, June 16, 1970.

I open one website and I want to listen some music’s of Lonnie Johnson. I feel that each song will stress with voice of guitar, the sound of the singer still clear and more power to listen although I will not understand all meanings and the record in the story will long time. I notice that some music will have a little text of a song such as A Story about Barbara, Another night to cry, Make Love to Me, My mother’s eye etc. I believe that he is a model singer of the blue song and anyone who love a music want to follow him for sure.

Love me Tender

2006-07-12T07:22:00.000-07:00

In this movie, if you want to see love old romance movies. This “Love me tender” are interesting movie to you including Vance, two brothers, and others. They are involved in a train robbery and steal the money from Federal Government. When they succeed, they come back their home and Vance finds that his old girlfriend (Cathy) has married with his brother (Clint). After that the cops try to arrest all of them, Vance tries to return the money but his group unacceptable to refund. The end of this movie Clint died.

At the first time I feel boring to watch because it talks about civil war and rob. But when I see Elvis act as Clint who stay at home, work in the farm, take care his mother and wife when his brothers not stay. He is a good man and lovely with each other. When his family comes together in front of his house, Clint(Elvis) shows his songs that are a good voice , romantic song, entertaining people and good emotion to express all of them happy. They are pleased when listen his song.

Love me tender is a love triangle between Vance, Cathy and Clint. Vance and Cathy are lovers when Vance goes to work far away long time. And Cathy hears someone in her town that Vance dies. I doesn’t understand why Cathy determine marry with Vance’s brother. She loves Clint or not??? I do not know what the neighbors will think??? Because she used to fall in love with Vance before and finally shy marries with Clint. I like Mr. Vance because he tries to do a right thing when he did wrong included him want to return the money to the Federal Government and he wants his brother and Cathy are happy.

The Work and the Glory American Zion

2006-06-18T22:22:00.000-07:00

This movie make me to understand that one reason that the people must move their country to another for find a good land for them. Especially find land focus on someone who receive message of God to them. The people conflict about religion with someone who believe mormon an someone not.

In November of 1833, the state of Missouri, a young man with a divine vision leads a people against the aggression of an anti-hero with a vulnerable past. This story happened with Steed family against the historically factual backdrop of the Mormon people's move into Missouri and beyond is one of the most poignant untold tales of American history. It is the account of a valiant struggle to exercise the rights promised by a fledgling nation. "The Work and the Glory: American Zion" unearths the story of the passion behind the movement which eventually launched the largest American migration and the colonization of the West: the vision of a promised land in America.

Naturally, her former suitor, Nathan's older brother Joshua is jealous.So Joshua flees New York and settles in Missouri, where he finds love with Jessica Roundy. But he's still harboring hard feelings against Nathan and the new Mormon faith he believes has cost him both Lydia and his own family.

And director Sterling Van Wagenen does make a couple of odd choices, including throwing in a fiery denouement that appears to have come from some other action film.But the emergence of Joseph Smith as a major character is a good thing. Scarf is still the best thing the movies have going for them; he has a natural charisma that commands attention. And in support, Andrew Bowen manages to steal a couple of scenes as Brigham Young, bringing some much-needed humor to the proceedings.

Pocahontas2

2006-06-18T22:13:00.000-07:00

Pocahontas II: Journey to A New World" by creating entertaining and colorful new characters which have usually been the best things about Disney animated movies.
The story of Pocahontas and her sails to the new world for peace, things need to be told precisely in order to appreciate them completely. I think that this movie for children, and modified to fit their young viewing eyes. Ending just where Pocahontas waves good-bye to John Smith as he sails back to England.

The King of England sent the cultured diplomat John Rolfe was a important passenger and to bring an ambassasdor from the Powhantas tribe back with him to England.

Then Pocahontas going to England, and I expected such a journey to occur in the first film. This just did not happen, and the movie felt curiously unfinished. "Pocahontas II" DOES relieve that anticipation by setting her off to England, but by this point, I knew the rest of the Pocahontas story, she presented her culture to the King of England and she learned about culture and society of England by dresses, dinner, market, etc. She showed a good Indian culture to the King, she falling in love with John Rolfe. After that they sailed away to Virginia.

Pocahontas

2006-06-18T22:04:00.000-07:00

Story of Pocahontas is a cartoon movie for show anyone interest to watch all children and adults. The Pocahontas is set in 1607, a group of British adventures led by the greedy governor of the Virginia Company, John Ratcliffe, and including John Smith. In Virginia, a Native American woman named Pocahontas, the daughter of Chief Powhatan, ponders her path in life. She turns to her forest friends -- Meeko, a mischievous raccoon, a feisty hummingbird named Flit and Grandmother Willow, a 400-year-old mystical spirit residing in an ancient tree -- for friendship and advice.

Those Englishmen leaded by captain Newport fellow by John Smith, Sir Edwin and other crews to explore the new lands for the King of England. She tells the truth to her father that those white men will visit; Pocahontas and John Smith were falling in love. John Smith was under arrest as a betrayer. But Pocahontas was help him by told the truth to captain. Sir Edwin was angry so he ask Prince to join him to fight with John Smith and Prince Kocoum will get a gun in return. They capture Princes Pocahontas as a hostage, killed the chief wife, and sent the little prince to John Smith. Smith can help Pocahontas safely, but he killed two Indians which it going to be a war by the chief demand. Princes Pocahontas came and dare to use the custom about the truth tested with Prince Kocoum, and she won. Prince Kocoum was killed by the chief. The chief abandon the war but Smith has to be killing because he killed two brave Indians. Pocahontas begged her father to let him alive, she will do anything to let him live. So, the chief demand him to be onboard departure back to England. John Smith had had to leave Pocahontas instead to being together as they want.

All the best for you

2006-06-14T10:10:00.000-07:00

All the best for you

About myself ^_^

2006-06-04T22:51:00.000-07:00

Hello! Anyone. My name is Uraporn Sitthipalakul. My nickname is yah. I'm study at Assumption University. My faculty is Arts, major: Bussiness English, minor: Hotel Management. I will graduate in this semester. My blogs get by I learn Aspect of American Culture EN4267 .