Oh, that's right. It was the house back-up singers. Birdsong was credited, IIRC.

That was "Reflections". (Which also had Florence Ballard on it.)

Oh God, so do I.

Ooh hoo, and then it happened
Is it real? Is it fake?
Is this game of life a mistake?
'Cause when I lost the love I thought was mine
For certain, suddenly it starts hurtin'
I saw the light, too late
When that fickle finger of Fate
Yeah! It came and broke my pretty balloon
I woke up, suddenly I just woke up,
So sure I felt…

I believe that is called "erotica".

Low ticket sales were blamed on a lack of hotness and freshness from the kitchen.

I would think it depended upon how bad it was or how far along. Most people don't die of ALS per se, but die of a host of other things, mainly infection, or problems due to medication. How Hawking is still alive boggles the mind.

Mine did also, but in 1981. At the time it seemed a correct age. If you hit 70, you were in extra innings. Now it seems so young. Odd how that goes.

He's great in that because he had stage experience and knew how to project that mystery thing called Presence. His role as Yeager had maybe a line, IIRC. But his scenes were such powerful images and his bearing was so heroic. Perfect casting.

An equine was struck?

Or Sam Sheppard.

Hoo-hoo alert: Jessica Lange won that year as Best Supporting Actress for Tootsie, though she was nominated for Best Actress in Frances.

Without the messy accusations of Cultural Appropriation. I wonder if they are permitted sombreros also.

And Fair Trade!

Jokes write themselves.

If anything, it is really a testament to market forces. YouTube is constantly changing its algorithm, so content creators no longer understand or can count on a consistent stream of income. YouTube also loses $750 mil. a year and needs to figure out how to combat that. Then you have to factor in that they demonetize…

[looks at watch]

Thanks for the heads up on Close-Up. I just ordered a used copy for $8.99 on the Hamazon.

First off, is it /loom-AY/ or /loom-ETT/? I favor the latter.

I just assumed the kid had to read selections from Making Movies, by Sidney Lumet, available for Kindle and Nook as well as paperback.