Wow, I cannot believe that it is 2015. That means it has been eighteen years since Snake Plissken defeated Isaac Hayes and escaped from New York with the first American president with a British accent.
I tell my students that if they are going to start their own religion and make a prediction about the end of the world, then they should make the date sometime in the distant future. When the end does not come, they will no longer be around for the disappointment. There is not much worse than a prophet who misses the set apocalyptic date.
The same can be said for people who make movies based in the future. When the established year actually hits, the movie is immediately outdated.
These are lessons to be learned for potential prophets and movie makers.
To honor those who have seen their work spoiled by the turning of the calendar, here is my playlist for the day. Prophets and movie makers may be somewhat crazy, but they are not as crazy as my iPod.
In honor of The Duke, I will start out with one of his classics.
“Theme From Shaft” by Isaac Hayes
“For Your Precious Love” by Truth Hurts
“Pretty Paper” by Willie Nelson
“High Sheriff of Calhoun Parrish” by Tony Joe White
“Love and Happiness” by Al Green
“Satan’s Got To Get Along Without Me” by Buck Owens
“See No Evil” by Television
“The Theme From Route 66” by Nelson Riddle
“Bohemian Rhapsody” by Queen
“Callas Went Away” by Enigma
“Sweet Thing” by Van Morrison
“Waterloo” by Stonewall Jackson
“Red Cross Store” by Mississippi Fred McDowall
“Just A Song Before I Go” by Crosby, Stills and Nash
“Tree of Level” by The Fairfield Four
“Green Onions” by Booker T. and the MG’s
“Boogie Street” by Leonard Cohen
“American Witch” by Rob Zombie
“Don’t Bring Me Down” by The Animals
“An American Trilogy” by Elvis Presley
“Served Chilled” by Groove Armada
I hope everyone has a great 2015. Be sure to make those predictions count.
SBI: A Thinning Crowd 
Raise those glasses on high to 1984 and 2001. Been there, done that 🙂
It’s weird when the future becomes history.
Yes, it is. And it’s even weirder is, like Garry you were there, covering it for the nightly news. Sometimes when we see retrospectives of various events, if you look carefully, you can see him holding a mike and narrating history.
I love “Callas Went Away.”
The entire album is awesome.