August 2006
Disturbing Trend
I noticed that Burt Bacharach now has a blog. That's right, the Burt Bacharach. This goes up there with the discovery of Art Garfunkel's meticulously catalogued list of every book he's ever read.
But another thing that I noted was that Bacharach seems to be posting blog entries at pretty brisk clip. For example, he's outpaced me, difficult as it may sound. This is very interesting. Of course, I'm pretty sure that Bacharach has weightier issues than my usual standby topics - that is, television and video games.
Then again, I am also one without the handy anecdote involving Hal David, Dionne Warwick, a couple whiskey sours, and deciding between placing a flugelhorn and a muted trumpet solo within "Close to You". "Flugelhorn!" Warwick would exclaim, before collapsing back in the couch, giggling, knocking over a picture frame.
David would then grow surly, demanding whether the presence of an instrumental solo suggested that his phrases weren't up to snuff. "It's slant rhyme, you ignoramuses!" he manages to sputter. Does he lunge at Bacharach with a stretched mic cable, before the haze of alcohol and cigarette smoke sends him back to the floor? Not sure. I'll be eagerly awaiting Burt's next entry, however!