In 1985, Bo Diddley put together a band that included Ron Wood, John Mayall, Mick Fleetwood, Kenny Jones, Carmine Appice, John Lodge, Ronnie Lane, Carl Wilson, and members of the Jimi Hendrix Experience, Chicago, Quiet Riot, and Three Dog Night. He cooked them all a barbecue dinner, and then they put on a show. It's a 55-minute R&B jamfest. Chuck Berry shows up in the middle of this film for a number or two, but--despite the title--it's Bo's show. Behind-the-scenes footage shows how Bo oversaw every detail of the music, even getting behind Kenny Jones's drum kit to show him exactly how a riff should go. watch
First, Yale professor and author Harold Bloom discusses his new book, The Western Canon, and the increasing politicization of literary study. Then, animation director Chuck Jones -- creator of Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, and the Roadrunner -- discusses his retrospective at the American Museum of the Moving Image, the origins of his characters and his career in cartoons. watch
Rate This Short: People of the Future! Rejoice! It is time for another wacky episode of Refrederator, the vintage, refried cartoon experience! Our cartoon specimen is none other than Bugs Bunny. (You might've heard of him.) This cartoon was directed by the great Chuck Jones in 1943. (You might've heard of him too.) Wizard!!! watch
