classic 1969

Yes: Classic Artists
$2.99
YES: Classic Artists, produced by Image Entertainment. Available from all major media download sites. This movie is a three and half hour epic, covering the complete time-line of the band from 1969 till the present. Considering that this a group of members and collaborators all over sixty - is remarkable in itself. Featuring interviews with all band members past/present and associates, the documentary offers the aging dinosaur rock band fan a complete back story, with all the detail (and sometimes apparently contradictory statements kept in check and balance with such an incredible volume of interviews) from all the players involved - in what would be a forty year plus rock and roll fantasy.

At first, it may appear quite exhausting with most of the time dedicated to talking heads. There should have been longer music sequences, with more focus on the story behind the songs. But what may have been lost with music time was more than made up for with the personal drama amongst the various members in the band. In fact, it's that very drama and personnel changes that effected the final product more often than not - with the only continuous stream being bass player and resident human resource director, Chris Squire.

Through all the changes (and quite surprisingly reunions through out the nineties I was never aware), the core YES lineup of Jon Anderson, Bill Bruford, Chris Squire, Rick Wakeman and Steve Howe will always be the one us dinosaur rock fans will remember most. The music from their third and forth albums (The Yes Album and Fragile) will be the spirit of YES that I will always associate with. On a side note, it may be disheartening to learn that as of this writing, YES has still not been inducted in to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Check back for updates.

Gale Sayers 1969 Chicago Bears #40 Gridiron Classics Premier Throwback Reebok NFL Football Jersey (D
$125.00
What better way to support your favorite team than wearing this Gale Sayers Chicago Bears NFL premier throwback jersey?5 oz. polyester premier mesh body; 5 oz. polyester premier dazzle sleeve/yoke; 8.6 oz. polyester flat knit rib collar; 8.6 oz. polyester engineered stripe knit inserts for select teamsEngineered and constructed to replicate the Pro Cut retro jersey silhouette from the player's eraPlayer name and number made from dyed or screen printed tackle twill, depending on the team; single layer tackle twill is screen printed to give the appearance of multiple layers of twill; each printed layer has a printed stitch around each color "layer"; outer edge of numbers are embroidered; outer edge of letters for player name are embroidered onto a sewn down name plateTeam word marks, logos and sleeve stripes are printed on the jersey and are modeled after the retro graphics from the player's eraFully embroidered NFL retro classic shield patch is sewn on the bottom of the front collar or fabric insertReebok classic super court logo is screen printed on each sleeveReebok-NFL Throwbacks Vintage Classic jock tag with alpha sizingReebok-NFL Players Association jock tag with the player's name, team and player year

Ella Fitzgerald - Live at Montreux 1969
$14.98
I love Ella with all my heart; I just don't think this is the best Ella DVD you can buy. It's still very nice though, with some hot swinging, few fine and dandy moments for Tommy Flanagan, a true jazz poet on piano, a nice bossa nova...

But, the choice of songs is somewhat questionable (too much transient contemporary fodder) and Ella's voice actually sounded better even on some slightly later recordings and her spirit and power was higher even at some quite significantly later recordings (see Ella's Montreux DVD from 1977, also with Flanagan)... So, if you like Ella, as I do, you're sure to like this DVD, although I prefer these two DVDs:

Jazz Icons: Ella Fitzgerald Live in '57 and '63, Norman Granz Jazz in Montreux Presents Ella Fitzgerald and Tommy Flanagan Trio '77

Black Beauty by Anna Sewell. Educator Classic Library. 1969. Michael Rios illus. Additional material (Educator Classic Library)
$4.00
Cover by Don Irwin. Special contents ��� 1969 include a "Backword" with biography of Anna Sewell and 'Horses: Man's co-worker through the ages,' including illustrated parts of a horse. Approx. 8 3/8" x 11". Library binding type cover.