Anyway a couple of belated Christmas things I thought I should post:
I just thourght this was fuckin dope, I know its simple, but it's genius and the way its styled so it looks like a proper old fashioned Christmas scene but wit a brand new car in the middle. Hold tight Ford's advertising people!
Second up is a certain book i got for Christmas.
I've always been a fan of old cabell since I saw The Blues Brothers as a child (infact it's probably my favourite film of all time) but it wasn't until a bit more recently when i saw an incredible video of 'The hi-di-ho man' (not Flanders) performing with The Nicholas Brothers, that I decided it would be worth self-educating on the topic.
Seriously watch this until the end, the grand finale is amazing.
Anyway so after having watched that clip a few months ago I borrowed the film it originates from,'Stormy weather', off of my Nan. The film was decent but the scene above was still the one that stood out. I then discovered that Cab had written a book back in 1942 called 'The Cab Calloway Hepster's Dictionary', a book explaining Hep/ Jive talk to all the 'Ickies' in the world. I've always loved the idea of slang and been eager to learn new phrases, so fourth I went in requesting the aforementioned publication for Christmas.
The 25th rolled around like rolly-pollies and under the tree, it, i did find. Only what i unwrapped, wasn't quite what i asked for, it was better, I received the 1969 autobiography that included the Jive dictionary in the back. I'm not even down with reading, but this book is one ripping yarn, Cab Calloway's life is both fascinating and inspirational. And it makes me feel good to know that I just may be the only person who received a celebrity autobiography that wasn't name 'My Booky Wook'.
One of the cheapest, but by far the most valuable gift i received.
"It's beginning to look a lot like what? Follow my every step, take notes on how i crept, I'm 'bout to go in depth"
AC
