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MORE ON THE UPCOMING PARIS SUMMER OLYMPICS

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 rating. Maybe next year I'll go to someth