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I’ve prided myself on separating the artist and their art. On a whole, it generally makes things easier to enjoy.
The art is the art, and any baggage that may come with the artist can be left at the door.
There is an exception that changes the perception of the artist and can change the art, which is based on digging deeper into the artist.
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Bobs, as I’ve always known them, are people called Bob. It’s how you would call out to them at a party or on the phone.
A few examples to illustrate the point from this list: I would call Bob Dylan Bob, not Robert. The same is true for the late Bob Uecker. These are great examples because both of their legal names are Robert, but that’s not what they go by.
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Sit back, relax, and enjoy the natural beauty of Maryland’s Eastern Shore. James Michener’s novel Chesapeake will paint the Eastern Shore in factual beauty with fictional tales from more than five families covering almost four centuries along the shores of the Choptank River feeding into the Chesapeake Bay.
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Beatles ‘64 is a solid documentary. Like many documentaries before it, it frames itself with more stories than just its subject matter.
However, what occurred to me during my viewing was just how rare the footage was, which led to thoughts about how common footage is today.
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This isn’t Gary Wright’s 1975 chart-topping, saccharin sweet single “Dream Weaver.” This is Mark Bogner’s “The Dreamweaver,” and it’s what happens when people use special powers for nefarious purposes after their patriotic usefulness ends.
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