Before I update you about the upcoming Paris Olympics, a quick movie review of films I've recently watched. On Juneteenth, I saw Car Wash . Why? My annual viewing of a film focusing on African Americans. Released almost half a century ago, this is a weak film following the daily workers of a car wash. The "stars" were Richard Pryor and George Carlin. However, they were mere cameos. Rotten Tomatoes reviewers actually liked it, with a rating of 86%. The sound track featured 16 songs largely written by Norman Whitfield that became a double album by Rose Royce. Won a 1977 Grammy Award. Provided three R&B Top Ten Singles: Car Wash , I Wanna Get Next to You and I'm Going Down. However, if this film used the American Graffiti technique of the best disco songs of those days featuring the actual performers, who knows what eminence was missed. Not exactly in the spirit of Juneteenth. All in all, I give the film a C...
New SIMPLE SOLUTIONS for PLANET EARTH AND HUMANITY: This blog site derives from the original version of Planet Earth & Humanity, but will be more WE than ME. The coverage will remain similar, but perhaps these postings will seem to come from a parallel universe, or maybe even Purgatory. But truth and reality will prevail, with dashes of whimsy and levity to help make your day.