tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5737032488148360210.post576656160981377789..comments2023-09-29T09:30:00.852-04:00Comments on Gold Coast Bluenote: Great Art: Getting It Paid For, and Finished! -- "The Agony and the Ecstasy"Paco Malohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15761446861100318921noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5737032488148360210.post-6388670985792265802009-03-11T08:19:00.000-04:002009-03-11T08:19:00.000-04:00I loved reading the responses. It is an important ...I loved reading the responses. <BR/><BR/>It is an important movie and I am glad you have done your bit to spread the word.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5737032488148360210.post-69768578968316334052009-02-25T16:19:00.000-04:002009-02-25T16:19:00.000-04:00When I saw the Chapel in 79, unrestored, it was to...When I saw the Chapel in 79, unrestored, it was totally lost on me, but I knew I had some homework to do. When I worked at Barnes and Noble, in a bricks and mortar store in St. Petersburg, FL, I hid an art book in the back with photos of the restored fresco panels -- with the necessary subtext. <BR/><BR/>I would read it on my lunch half-hours and savor the panels, but could never afford to buy the book. <BR/><BR/>Some Higher Power working through Michelangelo's hands and eyes and brain. It's a mind blower if you go down this road all the way.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for your comment <B>WhiteRay</B>.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5737032488148360210.post-38892126403075761452009-02-25T00:52:00.000-04:002009-02-25T00:52:00.000-04:00I, too, have yet to see this, although I remember ...I, too, have yet to see this, although I remember when it was released. Oh, well, that's what the DVD player is for. Thanks for the reminder. (I saw the chapel before it was restored, but it was still breathtaking. I just lay on the floor and stared while people stepped around me.)whiterayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06024257784522729303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5737032488148360210.post-11110151930673180772009-02-23T17:59:00.000-04:002009-02-23T17:59:00.000-04:00Rosie,Thanks for your comment.As one of my mentors...Rosie,<BR/><BR/>Thanks for your comment.<BR/><BR/>As one of my mentors taught me, "One cannot be held responsible for having seen every film, read every book, and heard every track of recorded music."<BR/><BR/>All in Good Time.<BR/><BR/>Best,<BR/><BR/>PacoPaco Malohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15761446861100318921noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5737032488148360210.post-42786140659412358952009-02-23T09:26:00.000-04:002009-02-23T09:26:00.000-04:00Good post, Paco! Keep 'em coming. I guess this is ...Good post, Paco! Keep 'em coming. I guess this is yet another film I will have to get under my belt.<BR/><BR/>RosieAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5737032488148360210.post-4618276618467241152009-02-23T00:33:00.000-04:002009-02-23T00:33:00.000-04:00Owen, definitely check it out.You have personally ...Owen, definitely check it out.<BR/><BR/>You have personally faced the "keeping your day job" vs. (in your case) letting your slide guitar slide to keep up on the truck insurance and rent. This movie, from a very different time and place, nails the same, timeless problem artists, all true artist, face.<BR/><BR/>And I tell you man, getting to see Heston doing his "The Almighty" routine and having the plenty powerful Rex Harrison tell him to kneel and shut up -- it's a trip.<BR/><BR/>The friendship / rivalry is a kind of modern buddy movie, but from 400 years ago, before Nick Nolte ever let Eddie Murphy out of jail for "48 Hours."Paco Malohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15761446861100318921noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5737032488148360210.post-21902556586182087322009-02-22T21:05:00.000-04:002009-02-22T21:05:00.000-04:00That's pretty cool..That movie looks like somethin...That's pretty cool..<BR/><BR/>That movie looks like something I might like..Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11754496802956924673noreply@blogger.com