soulless man

i finally got around to watching the blues brothers fillum

its one of those big dealy films

that was culturally important in the ochentas

but i never got around to watching it

i might have been put off by the soul tunes

or maybe it was just bloody (small) mindedness 

much to the opprobrium of all the hip young thangs

afuckingllora?

it was certainly enjoyable

and the music was indeed cool

especially the bits by the musical legends 

kicking arse with their own tunes

james brown, aretha franklin, ray charles et al (not weird)

that i can now appreciate

if not adore

and i enjoyed checking back in with dan aykroyd and john belushi

whose 'naughty' films i had giggled at back then on the tiniest yet fattest of tvs

como animal house, ghostbusters, spies like us

back when giant (twats) bestrode the earth

and i learned a bit about the saturday night live phenom

which included other childhood comedy movie faves

like chevy chase and bill murray

but like most things that get built up with hype and carry on

like the eiffel tower or sake

it didnt add up to the masterpiece you had imagined 

any (of the 13 available) road(s)

it was highly enjoyable and very clever

and taught me summat about soul music

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