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Wall Sconce - Delightful Collection - WM-077

1 Light Wall Sconce in a Coffee Bronze Finish and Hand Blown Glass - WM-077

The Delightful Forest **SHAW BROTHERS**
$14.98
Co-directed by Chang Cheh and Pao Hsueh-li, and written by Ni Kuang, Chang Cheh and Chin Shu-mei, The Delightful Forest revolved around the legendary hero Wu Sung (Ti Lung), who was sent to the prison in the Meng province after murdering his sister-in-law Lotus Pan and a local ruffian Hsi Men-ching. There he was acquainted with the prison officer Golden Eye Shih En (Tien Ching), who saved Wu from the baton punishment required for new prisoners. Knowing he had owed Shih a favor, Wu decided to offer any help in return. It turned out that Shih s restaurant Delightful Forest was taken by the local thug Door God Chiang Chung (Chu Mu), with the support from the Meng officials and military trainers. The furious Wu decided to get Shih s restaurant back at all costs...

Delightful Doris Drew
$15.99
Whenever I see an adjective like "delightful" tossed out when describing either someone's looks or ability it's like they are merely grudgingly trying to be polite, particularly nowadays when such terms as "awesome" and "incredible" are so irresponsibly cast about.

So, by today's standards, I have absolutely no qualms in throwing an "awesome" Ms. Drew's way in regard to this album. She deserves it! I'm not qualified enough to say this is one of the finest vocal albums ever, but I can tell you I own lots of Sinatra, Irene Kral, Johnny Hartman, "Lucky Lucy Ann" and Etta Jones and I can tell you "Delightful Doris Drew" ranks right up there with all those. Yeah, it's that good!

When you have someone of the caliber of Mary Paich arranging for you and also bringing in a quintet of outstanding jazz performers to help the proceedings, it's hard to go wrong. As Aaron B already stated, every performance is a gem and this is one of those rare sessions where I just can't pick out a favorite track, though I find "I Love You" particularly moving. Most of the selections are ballads though there are four up tempo tunes for a nice overall balance.

Ms. Drew is max tasteful and projects just the right amount of feeling and dynamics without overdoing anything. Her voice is beautiful with wonderful range and projection with just a bit more piquancy than Lucy Ann Polk gave to her own outstanding Mode/VSOP album, "Lucky Lucy Ann."

The audio quality is excellent, particularly given that the album was recorded in 1957 (by engineering legend Bones Howe). My only gripe is that the ballads were remastered at a higher volume level than the up tempo tunes.

Delightful Doris Drew comes highly recommended by me as are so many other fine releases from the excellent VSOP/Mode Records catalog.

Disney Pooh Musical Mobile Delightful Day
$39.99
This mobile is adorable, but poorly designed. When it spins, the animals hit the arm every few turns, causing the mobile to stop. The arm needs to extend out further for it to work for more than a minute straight.