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Big Bambu
: Big Bambú ''is also a work of art by the lettering artist, Walter Velez.'' ''Big Bambú'' is the second album by Cheech & Chong, released in 1972. The name ''Big Bambu'' is a reference to the actual Bambu brand of rolling paper. The original LP concept and album package was approved by the producer Lou Adler and designed by Craig Braun and manufactured by his company, Sound Packaging Corp. to look like a giant rolling paper package, and contained a giant rolling paper with the record. Vinyl copies with the rolling paper have become collectible and hard to find. The original CD packaging has been slightly reformatted, and does not contain rolling papers. In generally positive review published in ''Rolling Stone'', Janet Maslin singled out the duo's voice work for particular praise. "The thing Cheech and Chong are great with is voices. Each has terrific ears for dialect, anything from spare change wino to jiveass soul, and there are at least 20 distinct personae showing up ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Big Bambú
Big Bambú is a work of installation art by identical twin artists Doug and Mike Starn. Variations on the Big Bambu theme have been constructed at several locations around the world. Combining architecture and sculpture, it examines the tension between chaos and order in nature. History Big Bambú had its first installation in the artists' studio in Beacon, New York.See It, Feel It, Touch It, Climb It Carol Vogel, February 11, 2010, ''The New York Times'' From April to October 2010 it was the featured exhibition at the . In 2011 another incarnation of Big Bambú was installed a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Craig Braun
Craig Braun (born 1939) is an American actor and former graphic designer. Famous for his album covers with Andy Warhol and Tom Wilkes, he and Wilkes won a Grammy Awards, Grammy in 1974 for ''Tommy (London Symphony Orchestra album), Tommy'', an award Braun had been nominated for twice previously. His first nomination was with Warhol for the ''Sticky Fingers'' design that included Braun's contributions to The Rolling Stones, the Rolling Stones' tongue and lips logo. He also designed the logo for the Carpenters. Braun is said to have transformed the medium of album covers from two-dimensional works to creative, interactive experiences during the golden age of Phonograph record, vinyl. Early and personal life Craig Braun was born in 1939 to a working-class family in Chicago. He became friends with Marshall Chess as children in Chicago; Chess became a record executive and the two would later work together. Braun went to university. Braun, who socialized with artists and rock and roll mus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ode Records Albums
An ode (from grc, ᾠδή, ōdḗ) is a type of lyric poetry. Odes are elaborately structured poems praising or glorifying an event or individual, describing nature intellectually as well as emotionally. A classic ode is structured in three major parts: the ''strophe'', the ''antistrophe'', and the ''epode''. Different forms such as the ''homostrophic ode'' and the ''irregular ode'' also enter. Greek odes were originally poetic pieces performed with musical accompaniment. As time passed on, they gradually became known as personal lyrical compositions whether sung (with or without musical instruments) or merely recited (always with accompaniment). The primary instruments used were the aulos and the lyre (the latter was the most revered instrument to the ancient Greeks). There are three typical forms of odes: the Pindaric, Horatian, and irregular. Pindaric odes follow the form and style of Pindar. Horatian odes follow conventions of Horace; the odes of Horace deliberately imit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cheech & Chong Albums , the comedy duo
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Cheech or The Cheech may refer to: People * Cheech Marin (born 1946), American stand-up comedian and actor * Cheech, professional wrestler, part of The Miracle Ultraviolence Connection Other * ''Cheech'' (film), a 2006 Canadian comedy-drama film * Cheech Wizard, an American Underground Comix character * The Cheech, an alternate name for The Cheech Marin Center for Chicano Art, Culture & Industry of the Riverside Art Museum * ''The Cheech'', a 2019 film about the development of The Cheech Marin Center See also * Cheech & Chong Cheech & Chong are a comedy duo consisting of Cheech Marin and Tommy Chong. The duo found commercial and cultural success in the 1970s and 1980s with their stand-up routines, studio recordings, and feature films, which were based on the hippie a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1972 Albums
Year 197 ( CXCVII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Magius and Rufinus (or, less frequently, year 950 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 197 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire * February 19 – Battle of Lugdunum: Emperor Septimius Severus defeats the self-proclaimed emperor Clodius Albinus at Lugdunum (modern Lyon). Albinus commits suicide; legionaries sack the town. * Septimius Severus returns to Rome and has about 30 of Albinus's supporters in the Senate executed. After his victory he declares himself the adopted son of the late Marcus Aurelius. * Septimius Severus forms new naval units, manning all the triremes in Italy with heavily armed troops for war in the East. His soldiers embark o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sister Mary Elephant
"Sister Mary Elephant" is a comedy sketch by Cheech and Chong. The recording appeared on the duo's second album, '' Big Bambu'', released in 1972. It was re-released as a single in 1973 and peaked at No. 24 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 in early 1974. It is to date the only spoken word single to make the top 40 of the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. The picture sleeve for the record was illustrated by Paul Gruwell. Synopsis The title character is an exceedingly prissy nun substitute teacher (played by Cheech Marin) teaching in a parochial school ("Our Lady of 115th Street") classroom of exceedingly irreverent, noisy teenage boys (all played by Cheech and Tommy Chong through overdubbing). She attempts to teach the class, but the boys totally ignore her. She then tries to get the students' attention by speaking increasingly loudly, to no avail. When she finally screams, "SHUT UP!" at the top of her lungs, in startling contrast to her usually placid manner, dead silence ensues. She foll ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
FM & AM
''FM & AM'' is the third album by American comedian George Carlin. This album was originally released in 1972 on the Atlantic Records subsidiary label Little David Records, later reissued on Carlin's Eardrum Records label. It was also included as part of the 1992 ''Classic Gold'' collection, and '' The Little David Years (1971-1977)'' box set. The album incorporates (and mocks) the "clean cut" act Carlin performed on ''The Ed Sullivan Show'' on its "AM" side (in monaural), while featuring the counterculture material he was becoming known for on its "FM" side (in stereo with Carlin on the left channel and the audience on the right). Carlin's official website refers to the album as a sort of comedy concept album and says that it "marked Carlin's metamorphosis from straight-laced to hippie, intentionally embracing the growing counterculture." ''FM & AM'' won the Grammy Award for Best Comedy Album. Track listing Side one (FM) # Shoot – 5:55 # The Hair Piece – 2:53 # Sex in Com ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Carlin's
George Denis Patrick Carlin (May 12, 1937 – June 22, 2008) was an American comedian, actor, author, and social critic. Regarded as one of the most important and influential stand-up comedians of all time, he was dubbed "the dean of counterculture comedians". He was known for his black comedy and reflections on politics, the English language, psychology, religion, and taboo subjects. His " seven dirty words" routine was central to the 1978 United States Supreme Court case '' F.C.C. v. Pacifica Foundation'', in which a 5–4 decision affirmed the government's power to censor indecent material on public airwaves. The first of Carlin's 14 stand-up comedy specials for HBO was filmed in 1977. From the late 1980s onwards, his routines focused on sociocultural criticism of American society. He often commented on American political issues and satirized American culture. He was a frequent performer and guest host on '' The Tonight Show'' during the three-decade Johnny Carson era and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
15th Grammy Awards
The 15th Annual Grammy Awards were held on March 3, 1973, at the Tennessee Theatre (Nashville), Tennessee Theatre in Nashville, Tennessee. The event was the first Grammy ceremony not to be held in either New York City or Los Angeles (the 64th Annual Grammy Awards, 64th Grammys, staged in Las Vegas in 2022, would be the second). The 15th Grammys were also the first to be broadcast live on CBS, which has carried every Grammy telecast since. Performers Award winners * Grammy Award for Record of the Year, Record of the Year **Joel Dorn (producer) & Roberta Flack for "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face#Roberta Flack version, The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" performed by Roberta Flack * Grammy Award for Album of the Year, Album of the Year **George Harrison (producer & artist), Phil Spector (producer), Eric Clapton, Bob Dylan, Billy Preston, Leon Russell, Ravi Shankar, Ringo Starr & Klaus Voormann for ''The Concert for Bangladesh (album), The Concert for Bangladesh'' * Grammy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grammy Award For Best Comedy Album
The Grammy Award for Best Comedy Album is presented by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States to "honor artistic achievement in comedy." The award was awarded yearly from 1959 to 1993 and then from 2004 to present day. History There have been several minor changes to the name of the award over this time: *From 1959 to 1967 it was Best Comedy Performance *From 1968 to 1991 it was known as Best Comedy Recording *From 1992 to 1993 and from 2004 to the present day it was awarded as Best Comedy Album In 1960 and 1961 two separate awards were presented for the best spoken and for the best musical comedy performance. In 1994, after four consecutive years of wins by classical music comedy albums, the award was restricted to spoken word comedy albums and moved into the "spoken" field. From then through 2003, it was awarded as the Grammy Award for Best Spoken Comedy Album. In 2004 the award was reinstated within the comedy field as the Grammy Award for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rolling Stone
''Rolling Stone'' is an American monthly magazine that focuses on music, politics, and popular culture. It was founded in San Francisco, San Francisco, California, in 1967 by Jann Wenner, and the music critic Ralph J. Gleason. It was first known for its coverage of rock music and political reporting by Hunter S. Thompson. In the 1990s, the magazine broadened and shifted its focus to a younger readership interested in youth-oriented television shows, film actors, and popular music. It has since returned to its traditional mix of content, including music, entertainment, and politics. The first magazine was released in 1967 and featured John Lennon on the cover and was published every two weeks. It is known for provocative photography and its cover photos, featuring musicians, politicians, athletes, and actors. In addition to its print version in the United States, it publishes content through Rollingstone.com and numerous international editions. Penske Media Corporation is the c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Janet Maslin
Janet R. Maslin (born August 12, 1949) is an American journalist, best known as a film and literary critic for ''The New York Times''. She served as a ''Times'' film critic from 1977 to 1999 and as a book critic from 2000 to 2015. In 2000 Maslin helped found the Jacob Burns Film Center in Pleasantville, New York. She is president of its board of directors. Education Maslin graduated from the University of Rochester in 1970 with a bachelor's degree in mathematics. She began her career as a rock music critic for ''The Boston Phoenix'' and became a film editor and critic for them. She also worked as a freelancer for ''Rolling Stone'' and worked at ''Newsweek''. Career Maslin became a film critic for ''The New York Times'' in 1977. From December 1, 1994, she replaced Vincent Canby as the chief film critic. She continued to review films for ''The Times'' until 1999. Her film-criticism career, including her embrace of American independent cinema, is discussed in the documentary ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
