If you don't have your dial tuned to TCM, you are missing out on a Calvalcade O' Oldies (in the form of films) that help us to understand why Dick Clark hosted New Year's Rockin' Eve for so long. The first was "Let's Rock" the one on now is something else. They are both set back in The Good Old Days when the [circumcised] Fifth Columnists controlled Tin Pan Alley and insidiously lured American teenagers onto the road to perdition by using "liberal" race music.

I am reminded of "Hairspray" and "Mystery Science Theater 3000" (except without the pre-fab wisecracks from the in-house hecklers).

If TCM would only rerun this series of cinematic triumphs/great historical propaganda examples from about 10:00pm to 12:00am, today, it would be a community service in terms of providing the opportunity to play a home-version of the second game show, above (MST3K-HV).

One of the things that impressed me most about both films, so far, is how much actual singing talent actually existed within "the black community" back then. (Gene McDaniels and Ken Robinson, for example. Gary "U.S. Bonds" had not yet blossomed into his fullness. =)

(back to doing a huge pile of leftover dishes from our most recent "holiday get-together")

I loved MST3K... great show !!!!

Unfortunately, the next propaganda film in TCM's line-up is "Rock Around the Clock."
Not too many ops for MST3K quips in that one. Except maybe when the little thugs smash that teacher's jazz record collection for sport.

I thought Bill Haley and The Comets were, like, the best ever.
I must admit that I was introduced to their talent--many years after the fact--via Flash Cadillac and The Continental Kids/ShaNaNa . . .
(then, somewhere down the long and winding road, i fell victim to The British Invasion and, later, Gordon Lightfoot and his elk. i mean ilk.)

Sorry: "Rock Around the Clock" is NOT "Blackboard Jungle" (lots of MST3K "observations" to be made on RAtC)
(my bad)

A good chunk of my Netflix & Hulu+ time is spent on MST3K episodes.
I receive a lot of awkward looks when I reply with MST3K quotes in unsuspecting crowds.

A good chunk of my Netflix & Hulu+ time is spent on MST3K episodes.
I receive a lot of awkward looks when I reply with MST3K quotes in unsuspecting crowds.

Listening to "Rock Around the Clock" (the movie, in the background, especially the dialog, not so much the music) it occurs to me that Alan Freed and His Henchpersons were a lot like Richard Nixon, Henry Kissinger, et. al. Which just goes to show that Rock n' Roll will never die. Except Alan Freed never got an official pardon. Thank goodness I gave up on "political solutions" a long time ago (somewhat after the "long long time ago" referred to by that "American Pie" guy . . . Don whatszizface . . . Mac/Mc something or other.).

Edited to Add:
Only caught part of "Twist Around the Clock" on account of having to run a couple of errands. Still, it occurred to me, in retrospect, that since Buddy Holly was popular about the same time as these movies and since Waylon Jennings was in Buddy Holly's band, he (Waylon) should have written a song called: "Mama's Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be PoliSci/History Majors (with a penchant for music)."

Sometimes I wish I had cable.

But most of the time I'm glad I don't.

I have a 34" Insignia tv for sale. I'd like to go another year without
TV.