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• Re: Yes, you are - rico 14:48:28 08/08/04 (5)
  In Reply to: (horrible..."Lady Sings the Blues")....sorry gotta disagree.... posted by TWB on August 08, 2004 at 13:25:07:

  In the minority. Not to denigrate the considerable talent of Ms. Ross but Billie is truly in a class by herself and acknowledged as such by amlmost all jazz fans and critics. The movie was a travesty and did not capture anything of the pain and tragedy that was Holiday's life.
  
  

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  • (pain and tragedy)...inflicted largely by Holiday herself...she was a junkie pure and simple and like other artists... - TWB 14:59:26 08/08/04 (4)
    In Reply to: Re: Yes, you are posted by rico on August 08, 2004 at 14:48:28:

    through the years...Morrison,Hendrix,Joplin,Garland and so on they had an addiction and a god-given talent that in the end was wasted on the search for self-gratification.
    
    

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    • she was also black and a woman, thus a natural opressee and target - Timbo in Oz 22:09:18 08/19/04 (0)
      In Reply to: (pain and tragedy)...inflicted largely by Holiday herself...she was a junkie pure and simple and like other artists... posted by TWB on August 08, 2004 at 14:59:26:

      for the blamers and enforcers of this world.

      incipient priggishness is something YOU need to watch.

      JIMO&E and Yes YMMV.

      And life is a POV thing, after all.

      
      Warmest

      Timbo in Oz
      The Skyptical Mensurer and Audio Scrounger

      Read about and view system at:

      http://www.theanalogdept.com/tim_bailey.htm
      
      

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    • No - late 05:33:50 08/09/04 (2)
      In Reply to: (pain and tragedy)...inflicted largely by Holiday herself...she was a junkie pure and simple and like other artists... posted by TWB on August 08, 2004 at 14:59:26:

      Billie Holdiay is an American original. She was a creative artist that changed misic. Dianna Ross is a good performer. That's it. The poor sound quality of Billie Holdiay recordings make it harder to tell; but as you learn more about music, you'll get better at telling the real thing from
      the imitators.
      
      

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      • Re: No - patrickU 06:59:05 08/10/04 (0)
        In Reply to: No posted by late on August 09, 2004 at 05:33:50:

        She is with Betty Smith the best I know.
        
        

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      • To me Billie Holiday is like that song from A Chorus Line where the character is relating that EVERYONE... - TWB 22:18:43 08/09/04 (0)
        In Reply to: No posted by late on August 09, 2004 at 05:33:50:

        can feel the snow, hear the rain...etc,etc....I feel the same way about Holiday...when I listen to her sing I feel NOTHING....Diana Ross an entirely different story...Different strokes....
        
        

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• Re: (horrible..."Lady Sings the Blues")....sorry gotta disagree.... - patrickU 13:52:57 08/08/04 (1)
  In Reply to: (horrible..."Lady Sings the Blues")....sorry gotta disagree.... posted by TWB on August 08, 2004 at 13:25:07:

  You can try this one. Not a very good one but worth the show. And the Lady sings the Blues!
  http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0039655/
  
  
  

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  • I am also a DR fan and really like LSTB too - grinagog 22:59:35 08/08/04 (0)
    In Reply to: Re: (horrible..."Lady Sings the Blues")....sorry gotta disagree.... posted by patrickU on August 08, 2004 at 13:52:57:

    I thought Diana Ross got the junkie sleaze down pat with incredible (and sympathetic) renditions of the songs as well, Richard Pryor is great as Piano Man
    Critics and audiences didn't know what to think of this at the time it was released and had it been more of a success we would have seen more films with Diana Ross in them, not at all a bad thing
    Her later film with Michael Jackson "The Whiz" was truly awful and suffered the same fate as LSTB
    Shame

    Grins
    
    
    

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