The initial release was done with fake funny DJ names, in keeping with the spirit of the theme. So, there really is no DJ Breakfast Burrito! It was really one of North America's most popular mashuppers, the King.Of.Pants. Yes, the very same fellow who held the 2-year anniversary of Seattles' all-mashup party, FRANKENBOOT this last weekend. In an exclusive, I reveal here now the true DJ Names of the contributors.
That is what I call an all-star line-up of bootleggers. Sorry to brag. Lol. What I think is the coolest thing about this LAFF comp is that only a few had ever made humourous tracks before. But, when offered the opportunity to express themselves through non-serious musical means, they rose to the challenge with such success. In fact Wendy Arthole's track 24 was done without any humour at all as a joke on the listener. Each mixer found the thing in their track that induced mirthful amusement. Whether it was a fav comedy bit, or a whacked-out arrangement, the mashup merriment manifested.
Working with these DJ's has been a huge boost in my personal life amidst the ever-pressing hardships of regular daily activities. When I was feeling down, a new track would arrive, & give a new perspective. Thanks to all you contributors, & may all you listeners find expression to hearing the LAFF comp by shooting milk out your noses in surprise!
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Mashup Tip - Study music theory for 10 years before you start posting. Or skip that & ignore all criticism.
Pretty sure fuck traces to Anglo-Saxon (proximal to the Germanic) for "sowing seed." English "vulgar" four letter words became vulgar when the English court became French after 1066, as I once found myself explaining to my son's Principal.
Baron Dave ("Curiosity killed the cat, but for a while I was a suspect." -- Steven Wright) responds:
Re Essay Question: How many Bartcop-E readers does it take to screw
in a lightbulb?
There are no wrong answers and everyone gets full credit for
submitting any answer at all. Here is my answer, which may be
changed at whim:
Four. One to change the lightbulb, one to update the page every day,
one to watch for a drunk Dick Cheney with a loaded gun, one to make
fun of conservative hypocrites, and one to catch mistakes in trivia
questions.
Answers for Baron Dave's Ultra-Duper Trivia for 12/17/07
A: Papa Smurf
B: Dr. Benton Quest
C: Buster Bunny
D: Atom Ant
E: Bamm-Bamm Rubble
mj was first, and wrote:
I can recall seeing all except C on TV. I'll go with that, C.
Tom C was second:
The answer is A: Papa Smurf is blue; none of the other characters are blue.
Buzzcook answered:
Papa Smurf. He's not based on a real animal and the Smurfs are an
imported cartoon. The rest are American made.
Sally P responded:
C) Buster Bunny is not like the others because his show was produced by Warner Bros Productions. All of the other four were all produced or created by Hanna-Barbera Productions (my best guess...).
joe b said:
I`ll go with "C" it`s the only one I don`t recognize.
Thanks to Baron Dave for the Utra-Duper Questions.
Readers may be
interested to know that these wreaths -- some 5,000 -- are donated by the
Worcester Wreath Co. of Harrington, Maine. The owner, Merrill Worcester, not
only provides the wreaths, but covers the trucking expense as well. He's done
this since 1992. A wonderful guy.
Also, most years, groups of Maine school kids
combine an educational trip to DC with this event to help out. Making this even
more remarkable is the fact that Harrington is in one the poorest parts of the
state.
May 11, 2004 was a tragic and awful day for artist and teacher Steve Kurtz……his Art producer and wife Hope was at home making final preparations for an installment that was going to the Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art. On this very day Hope died of a mysterious heart failure. Steve called 911 only to have the FBI show up at the door and arrest him as a Bio-Terrorist….then a group of hazmat-suited special agents searched and ransacked their home…..for real!
What the Fuck?
This was the beginning of a Kafkaesque nightmare that continues to this day. Because Steve Kurtz had ordered $261 worth of a harmless bacterial substance for one of his art pieces over the internet, which was somehow intercepted through the wonderful new world of domestic spying…… the Draconian precepts of the Patriot Act kicked in and our own agents of terror went to work.
Steve is an Art Nerd
One look at Steve Kurtz and I concluded that this guy was as benign as his bacteria. But that doesn't stop the government of George Bush from picking on his own citizens in the name of Corporate Genetic Engineering…..and THAT may be what this is all about…part of Steve's Art is questioning the wisdom of our food supply being manipulated by genetic engineering…that doesn't go on the food label….and it only happens in America….in Europe food producers are required to include this information on the label.
Enter the Actors
So
Thomas Jay Ryan gets on board and reads as Steve Kurtz. Tilda Swinton joins the ensemble as Hope Kurtz. Peter Coyote and Josh Kornbluth become involved with this film project as associates of Steve and Hope's. I call this odd form of movie making "Film-umentary"…..by combining the documentary elements of interviews and film footage of the real characters and then having actors interpret their words…and comment on the situation…..I felt an extremely unusual presentation of an extremely unusual situation….and it worked really well.
Purple Gene gives "Strange Culture" 9 art nerd Petri dish bacterial bravos out of 10 for being a brave and informative film.
Strange Brew
My daughter Lisa D. is an artist in Long Beach, California. She called me up and told me about this film. I found it on the Sundance channel. This amazing movie both frightened and enlightened me……too many incidents are happening on a daily basis in our country that indicate that our government has stepped way over the line of our constitutional rights…..all of us must stay informed…but not paranoid (that's what they want). Go see this movie….and vote for a democrat next year!
Purple Gene gives "Strange Culture" 9 art nerd Petri dish bacterial bravos out of 10 for being a brave and informative film.
CBS starts the night with the chestnut 'Frosty The Snowman', followed by the chestnut 'Frosty Returns', then a FRESH'Criminal Minds', followed by a FRESH'CSI: The 3rd One'.
On a STRIKE-related RERUNDave (from 12/1/05) are Oprah Winfrey and Bonnie Raitt.
On a STRIKE-related RERUNCraig (from 12/19/05) are Dennis Quaid, Brian Stokes, and Bill Nye.
NBC opens the night with a FRESH'Clash Of The Choirs', followed by a FRESH'Journeyman'.
On a STRIKE-related RERUNLeno (from 12/20/06) are Will Smith, Richard Roeper, and Blind Boys of Alabama.
On a STRIKE-related RERUNConan (from 8/30/07) are Kevin Bacon, Will Forte, and Eisley.
On a STRIKE-related RERUNCarson 'The Scab' Daly are Jerry Rice and Wyclef Jean.
ABC begins the night with a FRESH'Duel', followed by a RERUN'Private Practice', then the FRESH (but pre-taped & heavily edited) 'A Holiday Celebration At Ford's Theatre'.
On a STRIKE-related RERUNJimmy Kimmel (from 10/12/07) are Anne Heche, Tom Anderson, and Q-Tip.
The CW offers a FRESH'Crowned', followed by a FRESH'Gossip Girl'.
Faux has a STRIKE-related RERUN'Back To You', followed by a STRIKE-related RERUN'Til Death', then a RERUN'Kitchen Nightmares'.
MY has the FRESH (but pre-taped & heavily edited) '2007 World Music Awards'.
A&E has 'CSI: The 2nd One', another 'CSI: The 2nd One', still another 'CSI: The 2nd One', and 'The Sopranos'.
AMC offers the movie 'Heartbreak Ridge', followed by the movie 'Firefox', then the movie 'Red Dawn'.
BBC -
[12:00 PM] Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares - Ep 6 Clubway 41;
[1:00 PM] Cash in the Attic - Ep 9 Swain;
[2:00 PM] Bargain Hunt - Ep. 8 Newark 7;
[2:30 PM] Bargain Hunt - Ep. 10 Detling 24;
[3:00 PM] How Clean Is Your House? - Episode 15;
[3:30 PM] How Clean Is Your House? - Episode 16;
[4:00 PM] You Are What You Eat - Episode 11;
[4:30 PM] You Are What You Eat - Episode 12;
[5:00 PM] My Family - Ep. 12 Ghosts;
[5:30 PM] Coupling - Episode 2;
[6:00 PM] Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares - Ep 3 Momma Cherri's;
[7:00 PM] BBC World News America;
[8:00 PM] Hotel Babylon - Episode 1;
[9:00 PM] Hotel Babylon - Episode 3;
[10:00 PM] BBC World News America;
[11:00 PM] Hotel Babylon - Episode 1;
[12:00 AM] Hotel Babylon - Episode 3;
[1:00 AM] Coupling - Episode 5 - The Naked Living Room;
[1:40 AM] The World Stands Up - Episode 18;
[2:00 AM] The Weakest Link - Episode 17;
[3:00 AM] Changing Rooms - Ep. 5 Devon & New Zealand;
[3:30 AM] Changing Rooms - Ep.13 Chesham;
[4:00 AM] Bargain Hunt - Ep. 6 Ardingly 17;
[4:30 AM] Bargain Hunt - Ep. 7 Wetherby 4;
[5:00 AM] Cash in the Attic - Ep. 32 Hinchcliffe;
[5:30 AM] Cash in the Attic - Ep. 33 Hamilton;
[6:00 AM] BBC World News. (ALL TIMES EDT)
Bravo has 'Top Chef', another 'Top Chef', 'Project Runway', and another 'Project Runway'.
Comedy Central has 'Scrubs', another 'Scrubs', an old 'Jon Stewart', an old 'Colbert Report', 'South Park', another 'South Park', still another 'South Park', and yet another 'South Park'.
On a STRIKE-related RERUNJon Stewart (from 5/24/07) is Al Gore.
On a STRIKE-related RERUNColbert Report (from 5/16/07) is Howard Dean.
FX has the movie 'Shallow Hal', followed by the movie 'Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story', then the movie 'Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story'.
History has 'Modern Marvels', another 'Modern Marvels', and 'MonsterQuest'.
IFC -
[06:15 AM] The Henry Rollins Show #314: Serj Tankian, Tom Morello/Amen;
[06:50 AM] Tadpole;
[08:35 AM] The Endless Summer 2 - The Journey Continues;
[10:35 AM] The Prince of Pennsylvania;
[12:15 PM] Tadpole;
[02:00 PM] The Endless Summer 2 - The Journey Continues;
[04:00 PM] The Prince of Pennsylvania;
[05:40 PM] Media Lab Results;
[05:50 PM] Tadpole;
[07:30 PM] American Pimp;
[09:00 PM] Wonderland;
[10:50 PM] IFC News Special;
[11:00 PM] The Boost;
[12:45 AM] Wonderland;
[02:35 AM] The Boost;
[04:15 AM] American Pimp;
[05:50 AM] IFC Short Film Showcase. (ALL TIMES EST)
Sundance -
[06:00 AM] Bowery Dish;
[07:00 AM] The Mighty Celt;
[08:30 AM] Land And Freedom;
[10:30 AM] The Grace Lee Project;
[11:45 AM] La Vie Promise;
[01:15 PM] Mutual Appreciation;
[03:05 PM] L'Avventura;
[05:30 PM] The Mighty Celt;
[07:00 PM] Land And Freedom;
[09:00 PM] Head-On;
[11:00 PM] Episode 7;
[11:30 PM] Six Shooter;
[12:00 AM] Alicia Keys + Ruby Dee;
[01:00 AM] The Basketball Diaries;
[02:45 AM] At Play In the Fields of the Lord. (ALL TIMES EST)
Actors with the film 'Reno 911' express their support with striking members the Writers Guild of America (WGA) as they wrap yellow crime scene tape around the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) headquarters to look like a 'crime scene' in Encino, Calif., Tuesday, Dec. 18, 2007.
Photo by Damian Dovarganes
The Federal Communications Commission voted on Tuesday to loosen media ownership restrictions in the 20 biggest U.S. cities, despite objections from consumer groups and a threat by some senators to revoke the action.
The FCC voted 3-2, along party lines, to ease the 32-year-old ban on ownership of a newspaper and broadcast outlet in a single market.
In addition, the FCC action exempted 36 newspaper-broadcast ownership combinations that had been grandfathered under the previous rule. It also exempted six ownership applications that were pending before the agency.
The FCC's Republican chairman, Kevin Martin (R-Rupert's Bitch), called the move lied with a straight face that a "relatively minimal loosening of the ban" and said it "may help to forestall the erosion in local news coverage."
Jimmy Kimmel will join NBC's late-night hosts in returning with new shows Jan. 2 in the midst of the Hollywood writers strike, ABC said Tuesday.
Kimmel, along with Jay Leno, Conan O'Brien and other hosts, had honored the strike that began Nov. 5. He said it was a difficult decision to resume work without writers, but he wants to save the jobs of other staffers on the show.
He also voiced support for colleagues and friends in the Writers Guild of America and added that he hopes the contract dispute with producers ends fairly and soon.
Songwriter Burt Bacharach, singer/actress Doris Day and rock group The Band will receive Grammy Awards for lifetime achievement in February, organizers said on Tuesday.
Also on the list are jazz singer and bandleader Cab Calloway, classical violinist Itzhak Perlman, jazz drummer Max Roach and bluegrass banjo pioneer Earl Scruggs.
The awards will be posthumous for Calloway, who died in 1994, and for Roach, who died in August. Two members of The Band have also passed away: Richard Manuel and Rick Danko.
The statuettes will be handed out at a ceremony in Los Angeles on February 9, one day before the 50th annual Grammy Awards.
Capital Area Food Bank volunteers Carline Coote, far left, and Mary Lou Hartmann, work to fill bags of food with actor Morgan Freeman, and volunteer Danita Waker, right, in Washington on Tuesday, Dec. 18, 2007, during a media event to raise awareness about hunger and the shortages in food banks across the United States. The event was organized by Netflix and America's Second Harvest. Several celebrities are making similar appearances to promote food banks this holiday season.
Photo by Jacquelyn Martin
Michael Douglas has a new role on TV five nights a week.
NBC chose the 63-year-old actor-producer as the announcer to introduce Brian Williams on the "Nightly News" each night. His recorded introduction was first heard Monday.
For 25 years, Howard Reig introduced the broadcast live each night, through the anchorships of John Chancellor and Tom Brokaw. Reig retired two years ago, but "Nightly News" had been using tapes of his voice ever since.
"I appealed to Michael's sense of romance and sentimentality and his love of the industry," Williams said Tuesday. "I called him and said, `On top of all you've done as an actor, producer and Academy Award winner, this will mean a small slice of immortality in our industry. It also means wherever you are on Earth, at 6:30 p.m. Eastern time, you'll know your voice is on the air.'"
Peter Jackson and New Line Cinema have reached agreement to make J.R.R. Tolkien's "The Hobbit," a planned prequel to the blockbuster trilogy "The Lord of the Rings."
Jackson, who directed the "Rings" trilogy, will serve as executive producer for "The Hobbit." A director for the prequel films has yet to be named.
Relations between Jackson and New Line had soured after "Rings," despite a collective worldwide box office gross of nearly $3 billion - an enormous success. The two sides nevertheless were able to reconcile, with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios (MGM) splitting "The Hobbit" 50/50, spokemen for both studios said Tuesday.
The BBC was forced Tuesday to reverse a decision to bleep out potentially offensive words from a cult Christmas hit, the Pogues' "Fairytale of New York," an official said.
BBC Radio 1 spent the day defending a decision to censor the words "slut" and "faggot" from a duet between Pogues frontman Shane MacGowan and the late Kirsty MacColl.
But after a vocal intervention by McColl's mother, station controller Andy Parfitt said: "After careful consideration, I have decided that the decision to edit the Pogues song Fairytale of New York was wrong."
"Fairytale of New York," one of Irish folk-rock group the Pogues' most successful hits, was released in 1987 and has become a perennially popular Christmas song in Britain and elsewhere.
Pulitzer Prize winning author Alice Walker is placing her literary archive at Emory University's library.
The author of the 1983 Pulitzer Prize-winning "The Color Purple," "By the Light of My Father's Smile" and other works visits Emory every couple of years for readings and meetings with faculty members. That relationship was key in her decision to place her archive at the institution, university officials said Tuesday.
Walker said Emory's relationship with the Dalai Lama also played a part in her decision. The Tibetan spiritual leader joined the university's faculty in October as a presidential distinguished professor and plans to periodically visit Emory to give talks to students.
Emory is "a place where my archive can rest with joy in the company it keeps," Walker said.
Singers Bonnie Raitt and Jackson Browne perform at a town hall gathering for Democratic Presidential hopeful, former North Carolina Sen. John Edwards, Tuesday, Dec. 18, 2007, in Lebanon, N.H.
Photo by Toby Talbot
The entire archive of New York photographer Diane Arbus -- known for her images of dwarfs, nudists and carnival performers -- has found a home at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
The estate of Arbus, who committed suicide in 1971, is giving her archives to the museum, which will turn it into a resource for scholars and the public, the Met said on Tuesday.
The museum has also purchased 20 of Arbus' photos from the Fraenkel Gallery in San Francisco for an undisclosed price.
Her archive includes negatives and contact prints of 7,500 rolls of film, along with hundreds of her early photos, personal papers, correspondence, her photo library and other books, photos by other artists and glassine print sleeves she personally annotated.
Singer/songwriter Stephen Stills, best known for his work with folk-rock trio Crosby, Stills and Nash, has been diagnosed with prostate cancer, according to bandmate Graham Nash.
Nash told TV talk show host Larry King in a telephone interview late on Monday that Stills is set to undergo an operation on January 3, which happens to be his 63rd birthday.
The news came a day after Dan Fogelberg died at the age of 56, three years after the '70s folk singer was diagnosed with advanced prostate cancer. Upon learning that he had the disease, Fogelberg urged men over age 50 to get tested.
Nash said an early diagnosis of the disease had potentially saved Stills' life.
Troubled British soul singer Amy Winehouse was arrested on Tuesday as part of an investigation into perverting the course of justice, London police and her publicist said.
The 24-year-old, whose husband Blake Fielder-Civil is being held on remand accused of inflicting grievous bodily harm and conspiracy to pervert the course of justice, went to a London police station to be arrested in agreement with police.
"It was voluntary and pre-arranged," a representative at her publicity agency said, asking not to be quoted by name.
Workers make a snow sculpture "Romantic Feelings" in Harbin, Heilongjiang province, December 16, 2007. The sculpture will debut at the 20th International Snow Sculpture Art Expo which starts from December 20, at the Sun Island Scenic Area in Harbin, local media said.
David Chase offered his version Tuesday in federal court of dealings 12 years ago with a former New Jersey municipal court judge who claims he supplied ideas for "The Sopranos" and never got credit.
At issue is whether the services Robert Baer provided during Chase's development of "The Sopranos" pilot should be compensated, and if so, their value.
Baer, also an aspiring screenwriter and former prosecutor, arranged meetings with experts during a three-day tour of New Jersey mob sites in 1995.
Baer testified that he declined Chase's offer of payment several times but said Chase agreed to "take care of him" if the show became a hit.
The U.S. embassy in Iraq is investigating another deadly shooting incident involving its Blackwater bodyguards -- this time of the New York Times's dog.
Staff at the newspaper's Baghdad bureau said Blackwater bodyguards shot Hentish dead last week before a visit by a U.S. diplomat to the Times compound.
Blackwater spokeswoman Anne Tyrrell said the dog had attacked one of Blackwater's bomb-sniffer dogs while a security team was sweeping the compound for explosives.
A general view shows illuminated trees as part of Christmas decorations at boulevard Unter den Linden with the Brandenburg Gate on top in Berlin December 18, 2007. Picture taken with long shutter exposure.
Photo by Fabrizio Bensch
An arrest warrant for actor Daniel Baldwin was canceled Monday after he told a judge he missed a hearing in a drug case because he was working in Canada.
Baldwin's probation was reinstated by Superior Court Judge Nancy L. Newman after she accepted that he missed a progress report on his drug rehabilitation because he was stuck at a film shoot in Toronto.
Baldwin, 47, said that he told his probation officer he wasn't going to make it to the Dec. 7 court session but that the message apparently wasn't passed along.
Hulk Hogan will reign as celebrity king when the annual Bacchus parade rolls through New Orleans on Feb. 3, two days before Mardi Gras.
Each year the Krewe of Bacchus' king visits Children's Hospital to meet the patients. In a statement released Tuesday by Bacchus officials, the celebrity wrestler said one reason he accepted the offer was Bacchus' relationship with the hospital.
Hogan, 54, has autographed 1,000 copies of a special lithograph designed by artist Michael Hunt. Profits will be donated to the hospital.
David Rubenstein, founder of the Carlyle Group, stands in front of a 1297 copy of the Magna Carta which he bought at Sotheby's auction house for $21,321,000, in New York, December 18, 2007. The Magna Carta is known as the basis of many parts of current law, most notably, the writ of habeas corpus, which allows appeal by prisoners against unlawful imprisonment by government.
Photo by Chip East
A woman who accused Michael Flatley of sexual assault has been ordered to pay him more than $11 million for making false allegations to extort money from him, according to documents obtained Monday.
Superior Court Judge Michael L. Stern found that real estate agent Tyna Marie Robertson had defamed and intentionally inflicted emotional distress upon Flatley, 49, who appeared in "Riverdance," "Lord of the Dance," "Feet of Flames" and "Celtic Tiger."
Robertson had alleged Flatley raped her in a Las Vegas hotel in 2002 and threatened to sue unless he agreed to pay a "seven figures" settlement, according to court papers.
Flatley countered with a lawsuit against Robertson and her lawyer D. Dean Mauro claiming extortion, intentional infliction of emotional distress and defamation.
Vacuum cleaners kill fleas just as well as any poison, surprised U.S. researchers said on Tuesday.
They said a standard vacuum cleaner abuses the fleas so much it kills 96 percent of adult fleas and 100 percent of younger fleas.
So no need to worry that a vacuum cleaner bag may turn into a fleabag breeding ground for the pesky, biting creatures, said Glen Needham, associate professor of entomology at Ohio State University.
Writing in the journal Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata, Needham suggested that the vacuum brushes wear away a waxy outer layer on insects called the cuticle. Without it, the fleas, larvae and pupae probably dry up and die, he said.
Prime-Time viewership numbers compiled by Nielsen Media Research for Dec. 10-16. Listings include the week's ranking, with viewership for the week and season-to-date rankings in parentheses. An "X" in parentheses denotes a one-time-only presentation.
1. (2) "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation," CBS, 19.87 million viewers.
2. (X) "Survivor: China Finale," CBS, 15.18 million viewers.
3. (11) "Without a Trace," CBS, 15.15 million viewers.
4. (8) "Sunday Night Football: Washington Redskins at New York Giants," NBC, 14.61 million viewers.
5. (12) "Survivor: China," CBS, 14.49 million viewers.
6. (13) "CSI: NY," CBS, 14.36 million viewers.
7. (10) "Criminal Minds," CBS, 14.18 million viewers.
8. (9) "CSI: Miami," CBS, 14.11 million viewers.
9. (28) "The O.T.," Fox, 13.54 million viewers.
10. (13) "60 Minutes," CBS, 13.36 million viewers.
11. (24) "Deal or No Deal" (Wednesday), NBC, 13.18 million viewers.
12. (X) "Deal or No Deal" (Monday), NBC, 12.62 million viewers.
13. (X) "Survivor: China Reunion," CBS, 12.26 million viewers.
14. (16) "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition," ABC, 11.85 million viewers.
15. (7) "NCIS," CBS, 11.69 million viewers.
16. (13) "Two and a Half Men," CBS, 11.49 million viewers.
17. (X) "Deal or No Deal" (Tuesday), NBC, 11.3 million viewers.
18. (28) "Sunday Night NFL Pre-Kick," NBC, 11.09 million viewers.
19. (42) "The Simpsons," Fox, 10.07 million viewers.
20. (60) "Biggest Loser 4," NBC, 9.83 million viewers.
Veteran record producer Joel Dorn, who worked with such artists as Roberta Flack, Max Roach and the Neville Brothers, died of a heart attack on Monday in New York. He was 65.
Dorn, a one-time disc-jockey at a Philadelphia jazz radio station, was perhaps best known for his work with Atlantic Records' prestigious jazz stable between 1967 and 1974. Working alongside the label's jazz chief, Nesuhi Ertegun, he brought a pop sensibility to works by musicians such as Roach, Herbie Mann, Les McCann and Eddie Harris, Mose Allison and Rahsaan Roland Kirk.
In the pop field, he helped set Bette Midler and Flack on the course to stardom, producing their debut albums. He and Flack won consecutive record of the year Grammys, for "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" (1972) and "Killing Me Softly With His Song" (1973).
He also ventured into rock with the Allman Brothers Band's second release, 1970's "Idlewild South," and Don McLean's 1974 album, "Homeless Brother." (McLean was the inspiration for the songwriters of "Killing Me Softly...")
Dorn left Atlantic in 1974, and worked for other labels' acts, such as Leon Redbone, Lou Rawls and the Neville Brothers. His collaboration with the latter spawned their 1981 breakthrough "Fiyo on the Bayou."
In his later years, he formed his own labels, and oversaw reissues of classic jazz albums for Columbia Records, Rhino Records and GRP Records. At the time of his death, he was a partner in the roots label Hyena Records, and was working on a five-disc tribute to his mentor, "Homage A Nesuhi." He is survived by three sons.
A Cercartetus pygmy possum, one of the world's smallest marsupials, is seen in the Foja Mountains in Indonesia's Papua province in this undated handout photo released to Reuters December 18, 2007. Scientists believe they have found two new undocumented mammals -- a pygmy possum and a giant rat -- in the jungles of the remote mountain range, a conservation group said.
Photo by Bruce M Behhler
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