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God Guns and Guts Made America Free Pewter Belt Buckle
$20.00
The God Guns and Guts Made America Free Pewter Belt Buckle is made of high quality semi-precious Pewter and produced under high quality assurance standards. This Belt Buckle was designed with a high amount of attention to detail and design. The God Guns and Guts Made America Free Pewter Belt Buckle makes a great gift or an accessory to your wardrobe. Approximately 3.25 inches wide, 2.25 inches in height and weighs about 3 ounces. Don't forget to (FYP) FASTEN YOUR PANTS, its the law.

Metal Coin Changer with 4 Barrels, Fastens to Belt, Chrome Plated Steel MCGNO1
$26.79
Handy coin changer fastens to belt and dispenses coins efficiently, reducing risk of spilling. Chrome-plated steel construction.

Applause (Original 1970 Broadway Cast)
$18.98
A few months ago, I raided a dollar bin and was lucky enough to get a copy of Promises, Promises. I immediately fell in love with the old/new mix of this score: Bacahrach's love ruminations were not rock, but polished torch song, informed by rock.

So, I have been slowly wading into musicals of this period, and picked up Applause. True, this does have some pop/rock mannerisms, circa 1970. But where on Promises, these sound organic to the theme of the show, on Applause, they feel completely grafted onto what is otherwise old school broadway scoring.

On "But Alive," the band jumps from a typical show tune number to a horn interlude that could be from Beyond The Valley of the Dolls. As soon as these rock shadings catch the attention, they are gone without a trace, and it is back to old school stage shtick

Bacalls singing has a strange growl to it. Listen to "Who's that Girl." the lyrics are a bunch of cleches "daddy-o, jumpin jive," as is the music. Bacall shouts out the words in a nicotine voice, as if she does not know whether to sing them natrually, or with a tough gal raz mataz persona.

Compare this to the emotional fluidity Jill O'Hara displayed on Promices: O Hara sounds like a real person, singing about a real person's romance problems. She is communicating with you. Bacall sings in broadway cleches to sing about broadway cleches. You can feel the stage, and yourself in the audiance pit. There is nothing to connect with.


I don't claim to know a lot about classic Broadway musicals, and so perhaps there is something about this i am missing. Maybe i don't understand the whole asthetic.

But I really, really don't like this.

**p.s. It is 3:30 am on the east coast and i am tired, but I have to play Promices Promices, so i can get Applause out of my head before I crash--bill 7/4/09. Good Morning**

Black Rapid Straps Fasten-R2 for R Series Straps.
$12.00
The new FastenR-2 (FR-2), like the original FastenR-1, is the point of contact between your camera and your R-Strap. The FR-2 is the simple answer to a lower profile, and more secure FastenR. It's machined from a solid stock of 304 stainless steel, and has an integral D-Ring for coupling to the R-Strap's ConnectR. The new FR-2 uses a high-grade rubber compression washer to ensure a snug, positive connection with your camera. Switching to the FR-2 offers you more comfort when shooting in portrait, and a sense of security knowing your camera is fastened tight to your R-Strap. Some say it even looks better... All good things.