The Best Dialogue I've Heard in a While.

Watched Sergio Leone's Once Upon A Time In The West last night. 

I'd seen all his other westerns repeatedly growing up, but never this one, which I guess is his grand finale. 

In a brilliant piece of casting, Henry Fonda plays a remarkably evil villain, shooting women and children with a smile on his face. There is a point in the film where Henry is facing down a sniveling henchman, and the dialogue goes something like this.

Sniveling Henchman: "I wouldn't lie to you, you can trust me, Frank!"

Henry Fonda (Frank): "How can I trust a man who wears suspenders and a belt? You don't even trust your own pants."

Gotta love it.

Put up a new Flickr Set today, Scenes From a Junkyard in Texas.

Also, I think it's about time I threw another song of the day at you:

Well, the sun is shining, the birds are singing and the BBQ is sizzling.

All that says just one thing to me: Teenage Head.

Yes, in spite of the fact that I saw them almost exclusively in dark, dank, smoke-filled dives, The Hammer's favourite sons are forever linked with summer for me.

Frankie bit the big one last year, but the tunes live on. Tempted as I am to pick something off the first 3 albums, I'm going to dig deeper and suggest a couple of lesser known gems from later on, both with an Eddie Cochrane theme.

1. Teenage Heaven. An astounding cover of the Eddie Cochrane classic off the Trouble in the Jungle LP. This one never even made it to CD but it's worth searching out. I dare you to try to sit still while this little bastard's on the turntable. Two minutes of sheer bliss. At times like this, Gordy "Lazy Legs" Lewis is the best guitar player in the world.

2. Gene and Eddie. Frankie's tribute to Gene Vincent and Eddie Cochrane from the Head Disorder album which I think came out on CD as well as vinyl. A rockin' little number with the kind of hooks that would have made it a Top Forty hit in a fairer world.