jim gordon

My guest is Joel Selvin, author of "Drums & Demons: The Tragic Journey Of Jim Gordon" available Feb 27th on Diversion Books. Joel and I do a deep-dive into the incredible and prolific career of legendary drummer, Jim Gordon, as well as the tragic circumstances of his mental illness. So come along for the ride and please subscribe! 
The songs played during the show are: Layla and Bell Bottom Blues (Derek & The Dominos), What Is Life (George Harrison), The Rockford Files TV show theme (Mike Post), God Only Knows (The Beach Boys), My Maria (B.W. Stevenson), You're So Vain (Carly Simon), Sundown (Gordon Lightfoot), Only You Know and I Know (Dave Mason). 

Joel Selvin's website: https://www.joelselvin.com/
To order Drums & Demon: https://diversionbooks.com/books/drums-demons 
Andy Newmark remembers Jim Gordon: https://youtu.be/3yDLmJClnp8?si=yEBnyFWTtf6YIN6N
Rick Marotta remembers Jim Gordon: https://youtu.be/KE9IOmE1yOY?si=vs0wa4mMnz1ibO2M
Jim Gordon Spotify Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7aIHh3DwJ4coua93fbXSYs?si=a453620c5adb49c9 

"Live From My Drum Room" is hosted by drummer and music industry veteran, John DeChristopher, and is a series of intimate "conversations" with legendary drummers and music industry friends, drawing from John's five decades in the music industry. Voted Best Drum Podcast, it's a peek behind the curtain that only John can offer. And no drummers are harmed during any broadcasts!

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Dennis meets again with Joel to talk his new book Drums and Demons - The Tragic Journey of Jim Gordon

The word 'legendary' and the city of L.A. go hand in hand. Los Angeles is where the magic happens for so much of what the world loves, not just in movies and tv but certainly in music. In addition to some all time great homegrown bands, many of the finest studio musicians call this place home. Thousands of chart topping hits have been turned out in the iconic studios of the City Of Angels, and the cats featured in this week's episode played on dozens if not hundreds of them. ATTT is excited to kick off Season 13 with two legends in their own right. Bass playing mensches that they are, David Jenkins and Jennifer Jo Oberle have played on countless sessions themselves and they bring their historical wisdom and amazing taste to help us count down the Top Ten Legendary L.A. Studio Musicians. Picks 10-6 are featured here in Part 1.

David can be found slinging gear at Truetone Music in Santa Monica or at the Kibitz Room on Tuesday nights, but you should also support his autism charity Wild Honey Foundation and go see their amazing benefit shows whenever they come around!
https://www.facebook.com/groups/WIldhoneyfoundation/

Go see Jennifer on tour with Peter Asher this year! They'll be all over the place.
https://www.peterandgordonthesingles.com/#!home|mainPage

Episode 670: Batman 89 Part 2 of 2: Sean and Jim are joined by Brett Harris for a special 2 part cover to cover look at the Batman 89 series. We wrap up with issues 4-6.

Speeding Bullets: Returns next week

Upcoming: Dark Crisis, New Golden Age, Death of Superman Anniversary Special, Wildcats, Action Comics, Deathstroke Inc,

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0:00 Show opening, http://www.heroinitiative.org, http://cbldf.org/,http://www.DCBService.com, http://www.Instocktrades.com, show voicemail line 1-440-388-4434 or drnorge on Skype, and more.  

2:45 Batman 89 4-6

2:45:10 Closing

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Batman The Long Halloween by Jeph Loeb and Tim Sale! Issues 1-13. Halloween. Christmas. St. Patrick’s Day. Easter. As the calendar’s days stack up, so do the bodies littering the streets of Gotham City. A murderer is loose, killing only on holidays. The only man who can stop this fiend? The Dark Knight! Join the crew, Patrick, Joe and Alessandro, as they discuss The Long Halloween on... the Mobius Couch!

Meanwhile in the next episode: JLA!

Episode 658: Detective Comics 1062 and Worlds Without a Justice League: Green Lantern: Sean and Jim are back with the second episode this week, focusing on the new Detective Comics creative team and the Dark Crisis impact on Green Lantern, John Stewart!

Raging Bullets newest contest has been revealed! Details on the podcast! Contest ends September 3, 2022.

Upcoming: Worlds Without a Justice League: Green Lantern, Detective Comics, DC Mec, Batman One Bad Day Riddler #1

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2:59 Worlds Without a Justice League : Green Lantern

38:45 Detective Comics

1:22:20 Closing

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143 - Character Review - Ghost Rider, Aquaman, Jim Gordon & Supergirl

We’re using IGN’s Top 100 Comic Book Heroes list and choosing characters to talk about at random. This episode focuses on Ghost Rider, Aquaman, Commissioner James Gordon & Supergirl. Discuss the episode over at the Facebook group: The Reel Comic Heroes League of Citizens

Our next movie review - The Fifth Element

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Music from https://filmmusic.io: "Prelude and Action" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com) Licence: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

Music from https://filmmusic.io: "Deep Haze" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com) Licence: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

Intro/Outro by Matthew S Mendoza

I thought Christopher Nolan's Dark Knight was a better overall package. With The Batman, I was a little bored at times and even dozed off in the beginning when Batman and Jim Gordon were going back and forth. This movie is a detective/noir/thriller with action peppered in.   If you are expecting more than this, you will be disappointed.

This film felt like a modern-day comic.   Batman figuring out this new villain's(the Riddler) motives alongside Jim Gordon.    Hanging around the police during crime scenes several times, rescuing Gotham citizens out in the open instead of the shadows.   Actions you don't see as often in past Bat films. 

Also, how little Bruce Wayne you get here(which I prefer). In the third act, there's one scene where The Riddler tells Batman how the cowl is his true face and Bruce Wayne is the facade, and the movie plays to that.

I loved the visuals and sounds. If you pause certain scenes, they become stunning photographs.   The sound of Batman's boots while walking out of the shadows was excellent. At times, I even got Blade Runner, Escape from New York vibes with Gotham City.   Gotham City is once again its own character here, as it has uniquely been in many of the Caped Crusader's previous films.  

This version of Batman felt like Netflix's Daredevil. A street-level hero/detective who gets hurt in brutal fights but keeps pounding the bad guys in return.

The score by Micheal Giacchino I very much enjoyed. Batman's theme I've been humming in anticipation before heading to theaters.   The soundtrack was released a week before the movie's premiere(it became available on music streaming platforms-Tidal being my personal choice).    Favorite track, 'Flood of Terrors.'

The cast overall was fantastic. Colin Farrell as Oswald Cobblepot, aka the Penguin, was indistinguishable from the actor. Paul Dano's performance as the Riddler was good with some heath ledger vibes, but the trope of the deranged psycho getting revenge because of a childhood issue is getting old.   Zoe Kravitz's Catwoman was cool and stylish. But I kept asking myself, how can such a small woman beat down these men 3x her size.

Overall great movie, but not the best in the pantheon of Batman films.

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In this episode, Tim and Arris talk about all the big moments in THE BATMAN, and whether it lived up to the hype!

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