Bruce Westbrook

Covered entertainment for major newspapers. Now write for law firms & blog on show biz. Love #MST3K #TwinPeaks #OuterLimits #Glee #Astros #NASA @thekillers

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“We’re moving to Houston to put a man on the moon. Anything’s possible.”
—The Astronaut Wives Club, Episode 3, “Retroattitude,” July 2015

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@60sPsychJukebox Some of the best concerts I ever attended were by Fleetwood Mac, and Christine was such a big part of that. From songwriting to singing to keyboards, she was far from being the other chick after Stevie. In her honor, I will now listen to her nearly solo show-closer, Songbird.

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@MarthaQuinn Yes— and let’s also give some credit to the late, great composer Jim Steinman, whose songs for Bonnie include her biggest hits: Total Eclipse of the Heart and Holding Out for a Hero. They made a great team. (And btw, I fully embrace your term “MTV generation.”)

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@mikemovies Cool guys don’t look at explosions.

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@MorEdge_Insight The Outer Limits episode Fun and Games predated it and was much better.

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@Roybattyforever Agree. It’s his most personal film.

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@Noirchick1 She had to shoo me off her chair when the cast returned from a break to make Bob Altman’s Ready to Wear, which I was covering as a journalist at a chateau near Paris. Another day at the office.

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@60sPsychJukebox That photo is a later version. The first three albums had more of a pop bounce and a wonderful singer and songwriter in Thelma Comacho. Mary Arnold (in the photo) replaced her just as the group became more country-leaning and Rogers-centric.

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@HRreflections A Canadian band, for sure, though Win and Will Butler grew up in the Houston suburb of The Woodlands.

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@TheExtremeMusi1 Frightened Rabbit

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@Lady_FanAccount Sandy is a good ol’ Houston gal.

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@Lady_FanAccount That’s the late Houston actor Trey Wilson (Raising Arizona, Bull Durham) as her father.

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@michaelschwab13 I worked at his firm for 8 years. He’s actually a nice guy beneath the blustery public persona.

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Soccer (football) players often writhe in agony when they’re barely touched or just fall to the turf. I worry for their fragility.

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@neilbelieves Burton: (tie) Batman Returns, Ed Wood

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@Emma48998116 @springsteen @roybittan The Professor owns those ivories. Love his playing. Happy Birthday to a great one.

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@GregoryWood74 Agree.

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@arianincph @JVMonte2 The best. When I heard it live on Dec. 1, 1978 it changed my life. That solo and that show set the bar for me.

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@michaelschwab13 Don’t understand why John Denver and Neal Diamond are go-to guys for sports anthems.

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@TheExtremeMusi1 Happy Birthday, Debbie, and thanks for the great interview we had in Houston.