Illuminati-R-Us

Sidney Poitier, dead at 94.

A great actor and, of course, immensely inspirational and influential.

Yes indeed, a great loss. Apparently when he first went for an acting job, he was laughed at and told to get a job as a dishwasher instead. His determination led him to give the world great movies but also much more.

Guess who's not coming to dinner?

Enzo wrote:Guess who's not coming to dinner?

That film seems absolutely ridiculous today.

Bye bye, Mr. Tibbs!

Ridiculous maybe to us, but I don't know. Although times have definitely changed to a fair extent, a lot of Phil Ochs's "Love Me, I'm A Liberal" still rings true today - including, in many places, "And I love Porto Ricans and Negroes (sic) Provided they don't move next door."

Ochs's description of political liberals as "10 degrees to left of centre in good times, 10 degrees to the right of centre if it affects them personally" is uncomfortable, possibly a little unfair to some, but perhaps not completely unfounded.

Joan Baez? Here is a spoof of her: