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Saturday, November 24, 2012

One Ginger the 'South Park' Crew Might Like

UPDATE:  A.O. Scott at NYT reviews the film today.   Ginger does not like Mick Jagger and more.


Earlier: NYT with a piece just out on wild new doc opening in the city next week profiling former Cream drummer and legendary bad guy Ginger Baker--who, amazingly is still alive, once beating out Keith Richard in a vote of stars least likely to survive the 1970s.   It seems Ginger broke the director's nose during filming.  Yes, I still resent Ginger for being most responsible for the long ago cult of the lengthy rock "drum solo."  I did see him live once, playing with Blind Faith.  Well, like Keith Moon, it was hard to keep your eyes off him.  Anyway, the trailer, opening with Johnny Rotten:

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