Saturday, November 9, 2024

Sultry Stylings Of Julie London

 



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DJ PsychoMike Fills In For Dave The Spazz: The Sultry Stylings Of Julie London

After a perfect Halloween show Dave took the weekend off. Let's explore the music of Julie London star of THE GIRL CAN'T HELP IT and EMERGENCY!

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Julie London (née Peck; September 26, 1926 – October 18, 2000) was an American singer and actress whose career spanned more than 40 years. A torch singer noted for her sultry, languid contralto vocals, London recorded over thirty albums of pop and jazz standards between 1955 and 1969. Her recording of "Cry Me a River", a track she introduced on her debut album, was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 2001. In addition to her musical notice, London was nominated for a Golden Globe Award in 1974 for her portrayal of nurse Dixie McCall in the television series Emergency!.

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Born in Santa Rosa, California to vaudevillian parents, London was discovered while working as an elevator operator in downtown Los Angeles, and she began her career as an actress. London's 35-year acting career began in film in 1944, and included roles as the female lead in numerous westerns, co-starring with Rock Hudson in The Fat Man (1951), with Robert Taylor and John Cassavetes in Saddle the Wind (1958), with Gary Cooper in Man of the West (1958) and with Robert Mitchum in The Wonderful Country (1959). In the mid-1950s, she signed a recording contract with Liberty Records, marking the beginning of her professional musical career. She released her final studio album in 1969, but achieved continuing success playing the female starring role of nurse Dixie McCall in the television series Emergency! (1972–1979), in which she acted with her husband Bobby Troup. The show was produced by her ex-husband Jack Webb.

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Friday, November 8, 2024

gain clubhead speed

 

Most amateur golfers crave as much clubhead speed as possible, treating it as the holy grail when it comes to smashing their tee shots for more yardage. While swinging harder can be beneficial, like all things in the golf swing, if it’s not done with control, the results could be worse than before.

So instead of just gripping the driver, biting your lower lip, and trying to swing out of your shoes, you’ve got to understand how to implement more clubhead speed to still keep everything in sequence.


That’s where practicing the right drills come in — and thanks to PGA Golf Pro Brendon R. Elliott, you can learn the right fundamentals to incorporate more speed in your swing.

The best part? Instead of packing up and heading to the driving range to smash ball after ball, Elliott says the drills below can all be done from your home — so there’s no excuse not to try them out.