Clearing the Tabs October 31, 2021

Ending October with some things I've read so far in the second half of this month, or will be reading soon. A lot of people are staying at home looking for things to read, so I've broken this month into two parts again, and will probably keep doing this for a while. Also, just because I share something on here does not mean I agree with it, but I think opposing ideas are good for the mind on occasion.

The view of Mt. Rushmore from Canada

October 16
Rod Dreher: Hungary's Viktor Orban is a model for American Conservatives
"Orban seems to have taken an accurate measure of what he's up against, what conservatives are up against, with the system, with the institutionalized wokeness, and globalism..."

October 20
Have we reached the high water mark of woke?
American progressives are provoking a furious backlash.

October 26
The Affordable-Housing Industrial Complex

The Poor Places That Made Our Cities Richer
Dense, often dilapidated neighborhoods were routes to prosperity for an earlier generation of low-income urbanites. Their destruction has hurt us all.

October 27
Slow Boat from China
What happens when the weakest link in the chain is you?

October 28
One Boondoggle Down, Hundreds to Go

October 29
Elites Are Using Climate Hysteria to Immiserate the Working Class

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My Two Reviews of No Time To Die on James Bond Radio

The best, and perhaps longest running, podcast devoted to 007 films, James Bond Radio, has a cool way of leaving 90-second audio messages via their website. They asked their listeners to leave 90-second reviews about No Time To Die as part of their "30 Days of No Time To Die" coverage since the U.K. release of the film.

When I first saw the movie, I wanted to talk to someone about it, someone who had not yet seen it. Knowing no one like that, I left the fellas at James Bond Radio a message with my instant thoughts about the movie, not knowing they would use it. When they finally got around to their final of the "30 Days" episodes, they asked their listeners to leave their messages, so I complied and left another review.

Well, as luck would have it, both of my messages made the cut, and at different points in the episode. There are over 150 reviews, and it's a long episode, but it is really cool to hear over 150 different opinions about No Time To Die. I commend the entire episode to you, but if you just wish to hear my brilliant takes, you can skip to 4:34 (the overall second review) and 3:06:02.

   

No Time To Die Music Stories

James Bond Radio has an episode out today that discusses the music of No Time To Die. One of the guests hosting the music episode is Chris Wood, who is a great follow on Instagram (@BondOnVinyl), a great music mind and a great Bond music aficionado. Listen below, and see the other podcast as well. 

As a result of hearing Chris Wood mention Mike Lovatt, who played trumpet on the No Time To Die soundtrack, being a recent guest on the Scorey Time podcast, I listened to that episode as well and really enjoyed it, listen to it here.

Ranking the First 25 James Bond Songs

I have seen the 25th film in the James Bond franchise, No Time To Die. I thought I would share with the world, since everyone wants to know, how I rank the 25 songs in order from favorite to least favorite, just as I did with the films recently.

In the near future, I plan to post 5 posts, each ranking the sequential 5 songs, and explaining a bit about why that song is where it is on my list.

Here is my ranking, from favorite to least favorite, of all the 007 songs to date. I will update the list again at the 50 movie mark.

Until then…

1. James Bond Theme (Dr. No) by Monty Norman
2. On Her Majesty’s Secret Service by John Barry
3. You Know My Name by Chris Cornell
4. A View To A Kill by Duran Duran
5. All Time High by Rita Coolidge
6. Nobody Does It Better by Carly Simon
7. For Your Eyes Only by Sheena Easton
8. Goldfinger by Shirley Bassey
9. Thunderball by Tom Jones
10. You Only Live Twice by Nancy Sinatra
11. Diamonds are Forever by Shirley Bassey
12. Skyfall by Adele
13. Tomorrow Never Dies by Sheryl Crow
14. From Russia With Love by Matt Monro
15. The Man With the Golden Gun by Lulu
16. The World Is Not Enough by Garbage
17. No Time To Die by Billie Eilish
18. Die Another Day by Madonna
19. Moonraker by Shirley Bassey
20. Live and Let Die by Paul McCartney
21. The Living Daylights by A-ha
22. Licence to Kill by Gladys Knight
23. Goldeneye by Tina Turner
24. Another Way To Die by Alicia Keys and Jack White
25. Writing's on the Wall by Sam Smith

Clearing the Tabs October 15, 2021

Here are some things I've read so far this month or will be reading soon. A lot of people are staying at home looking for things to read, so I've broken this month into two parts again, expect a post on October 31 as well. Also, just because I post something here does not mean I agree with it, it simply means it made me think and I think my readers might enjoy it.

October 1
The Failure of Lyndon Johnson’s Great Society

This Might Be a Good Time for Creative Zoning

October 3
The unbreakable will of a Cumberland County town

October 4
Where the wave begins

Can the South escape its demons?
To save America, the old Confederacy must adapt to progressive politics

October 5
The Great Office Refusal
Executives say workers are ‘pining’ to return to in-person work. Migration patterns say otherwise.

October 7
Harm from War on Hydrocarbons Exceeds Harm from Climate Change

Joe Biden’s class war
He cannot be an ally of oligarchs and blue-collar workers. Time to pick a side.

October 10
The New Face of Autocracy

October 11

My Ranking of the First 25 James Bond Films

October 12

 

October 13
Confronting the Supply Chain Crisis

October 14
Trump's Tariffs Didn't Work. Biden's Won't Work Either.
They favor special interests, hurt consumers, and have utterly failed to rein in China.

Ranking the First 25 James Bond Films

I have seen the 25th film in the James Bond franchise, No Time To Die. I thought I would share with the world, since everyone wants to know, how I rank the 25 films in order from favorite to least favorite.

In the near future, I plan to post 5 posts, each ranking the sequential 5 films, and explaining a bit about why that films is where it is on my list. I also plan a list for my ranking of the James Bond songs, also ranked 1 to 25.

Here is my ranking, from favorite to least favorite, of all the 007 films to date. I will update the list again at the 50 movie mark.

Until then...

1. On Her Majesty's Secret Service
2. You Only Live Twice
3. Thunderball
4. Casino Royale
5. From Russia with Love
6. Quantum of Solace
7. Goldfinger
8. The Spy Who Loved Me
9. Dr. No
10. For Your Eyes Only
11. Skyfall
12. Tomorrow Never Dies
13. Octopussy
14. Diamonds are Forever
15. A View to a Kill
16. No Time To Die
17. The World is Not Enough
18. Goldeneye
19. Spectre
20. The Man With The Golden Gun
21. Die Another Day
22. Live and Let Die
23. Moonraker
24. License to Kill
25. Living Daylights