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Frankie was a good woman
Glenna Bell For my final installment on “Frankie and Johnny,” I want topick out two versions that, while not necessarily representing the kind of girlanthem (sardonic or otherwise) of Judy Henske’s “L… more →
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Movie Quote of the Day - Frankie and Johnny, 1991 (dir. Garry Marshall)
wrote 3 weeks ago: Frankie: You don’t just decide to go falling in love with people! Johnny: Why not? Frankie: Th … more →
A Contender for John Coltrane's Favorite Tuba Player
wrote 4 months ago: Released in 1963, and even with its rhythm section and harmonic sensibility soaked in modern jazz, J … more →
Absorption
wrote 5 months ago: There is a tricky right hand pattern in the first few bars of Frankie and Johnny as taught by Dr. Jo … more →
Frankie and Johnny AKA Frankie and Albert
wrote 5 months ago: I know you know this one. Frankie is a woman – she caught her Johnny, or is it her Albert, wit … more →
Alzheimer's disease - a personal reflection
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wrote 6 months ago: How many times has this happened to you? You have spent all Saturday afternoon doing your Christmas … more →
Frankie & Johnny 廚師J與侍應F (in Chinese)
wrote 6 months ago: [序] 120分鐘，一個斗室，淆底獸大戰淆底獸。 一隻淆底獸，驚要一個人孤獨終老，死在茫茫大海中。於是找到了那個她，便要拼命抓緊。 一隻淆底獸，驚別人傷害自己，驚得要死，寧願死在自己的安全地帶內，拼了 … more →
Frankie and Johnny (song link included)
wrote 8 months ago: Drinkin’. Cheatin’. Revenge. Murder. Capital punishment. All tied together with a catchy little melo … more →
Month One
wrote 8 months ago: We all arrived to this little town over the course of August. We all got settled in our little apart … more →
He's her man, and he done her wrong...
wrote 1 year ago: Alice Fry, you skank… … more →
Deal: Frankie & Johnny "Book Lover" Poplin Pajama
wrote 1 year ago: The new 100% cotton poplin “Book Lover” pajama features an all over print on fresh cream … more →
life: People Have More Fun
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wrote 1 year ago: Eyelids super heavy, but I am feeling so aware of so much. This weekend I wound up being transported … more →
Frankie and Johnny
wrote 1 year ago: Another golden Oldie. Written by Bill Dooley in 1899, the song recounts a murder that occured in St. … more →
Some of My Favorite Romances on Screen
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wrote 1 year ago: First I’ll put out the disclaimer that I love drek, as well as the classics, and you can … more →
Frankie was a good woman
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wrote 1 year ago: Glenna Bell For my final installment on “Frankie and Johnny,” I want topick out two versions that, w … more →
This story has no end: Part Two
wrote 1 year ago: Cyd Charisse as “Frankie” in “Meet Me in Las Vegas” Going to the Movies: Hi … more →
This story has no end: Part One
wrote 1 year ago: Going to the Movies: Icons and Idols The “Frankie and Johnny” story has gone through a few cinematic … more →
This story has no moral
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wrote 1 year ago: Despite the fact that I think there was some “hourglassmoment” where this song slipped through a nar … more →
Ain't gonna tell you no lies
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wrote 1 year ago: “As our Americanculture advances, it may be that classes will take up the Frankie songs asseriously … more →
Ain't gonna tell you no stories
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wrote 1 year ago: We’ll start today’s posts with some news accounts, to begin thinking about whether and h … more →
