Cadillac Records

Saw it already (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1042877/)...whole new respect for Beyonce (http://www.beyonceonline.com/us/home). She was an executive producer on it too. I watch those kinds of movies and feel nostalgic. It's amazing how the history side of things is expressed so purely in the music. I love how Chuck Berry (http://www.chuckberry.com/)started snappin' about the Beach Boys, Elvis...people never seem to understand when I say fuck those white dudes. Rolling Stones are a bit different because they were uber fans. Elvis was a created gimmick. And moved on to the next gimmick when he got old and fat. And he's the king of rock and roll...and how the flick touches on the racial tensions of Adrien Brody (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0004778/) giving "handouts" or saving his artists from all their fuckups. Like whitey thinking he's this non-racist savior helping the poor ignorant negroes who don't have the capacity to handle the consequences of their own actions. I think that's part of Little Walter's (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little_Walter) demise but Howlin' Wolf (http://www.howlinwolf.com/), from the get-go, wanted no part in that cycle and was successful. (*read Cornell West's "Race Matters"(http://books.google.com/books?id=p89c2eTJgJgC&dq=cornel+west+race+matters&printsec=frontcover&source=bn&hl=en&ei=si2IStJcjYYx86qI3As&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=4#v=onepage&q=&f=false)) The movie touches on perspectives that other movies like that miss...but, again, it's amazing how a fan of that music and those artists is hooked for life because it is nostalgic for them even though they've never experienced it. Yeah, LOVED that flick.

P.S. Etta James (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Etta_James) was PISSED that Beyonce sang At Last for Obama at one of the inaugural balls on the 4th (http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1604348/20090205/knowles_beyonce.jhtml). From watching Beyonce play her, you can understand how Etta James really is (to Beyonce's credit) and believe that she would be pissed. Just because she's kind of pissed off in general. No reason to be mad but just IS mad. You know?

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From: Ray Smart
To: Ben
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Sent: Aug 15, 2009 8:25 PM

Rent cadillac records!! Great movie!
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