Comments on: Herman Leonard, RIP

By: Yizmo Gizmo

Yizmo Gizmo — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 14:07:34 +0000

I was checking out Google news “archives” regarding
Billie Holiday. Wow, the last years were all handcuffs
and hospital beds. Scary stuff, such a great talent.

By: Dave Krueger

Dave Krueger — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 13:36:58 +0000

#6 Maria /ot What are these dangerous acts of consumerism that require movie warnings? I think I missed that one.

Actually, I think maybe it was "random acts of consumerism" and I saw it on Netflix. I can't remember which movie I saw it on, but the consumerism warning was "Not appropriate for kids of the age most likely to want to see it". You have to find a movie that has a kids warning. "Kick Ass" has a kids rating, but the consumerism rating is just "Age Appropriate". Note that the child rating also includes a "Social Behavior" category.

By: Maria

Maria — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 13:14:39 +0000

There are some people that see people. They see and understand and know exactly that split second to trip the shutter to get that essence, they see everything as light. The man was Good. rip.

/ot What are these dangerous acts of consumerism that require movie warnings? I think I missed that one.

By: Dave Krueger

Dave Krueger — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 13:07:09 +0000

I can’t believe they’re allowed to show those photographs. I mean, did you notice the cigarette smoke? Doesn’t that send the wrong message to our youth? Shouldn’t they edit that out now that we’ve evolved into a more civilized society? If “dangerous acts of consumerism” are worthy of parental warning in movies, then depictions of smoking warrant prison time for someone. Shouldn’t there at least be a government mandated disclaimer counterbalancing the negative influence such pictures have on our national psyche? These pictures are a clear signal that the tide has turned and America is backsliding once again into a state of debauchery, self-indulgence, and infatuation with mind altering substances.

Haha! Don’t get all excited. I was just kidding about that last sentence. America is still so friggin’ up tight that if you jammed a chunk of coal up its ass, you’d get back a diamond. Fortunately, we are also very proud of our nearly limitless tolerance of people who behave like Americans should.

By: Andrew Williams

Andrew Williams — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 05:31:21 +0000

Saw the obit in the LA Times the other day. GodDAMN but that man could take a photograph. Makes me feel like a rank amateur.

Godspeed, Mr Leonard.

By: Sean L.

Sean L. — Wed, 18 Aug 2010 21:42:17 +0000

Speaking of losing parts of the classic jazz era:

http://www.cato-at-liberty.org/2010/08/18/that-which-is-seen-and-that-which-is-not-heard/

By: Joe

Joe — Wed, 18 Aug 2010 21:40:05 +0000

RIP Herman Leonard too. I was talking about Billie. And RIP Ella and Dexter too.

By: Joe

Joe — Wed, 18 Aug 2010 21:38:44 +0000

She was one of the great ones. RIP.