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   Martin Gregorie to derek from the internet   
   Re: Saw "Foxes" ( or rather part of it )   
   18 Nov 15 17:21:39   
   
   From: martin@address-in-sig.invalid   
      
   On Wed, 18 Nov 2015 11:19:28 -0500, derek from the internet wrote:   
      
   > On 8/31/2015 7:22 PM, Les Cargill wrote:   
   >> I misbuttoned during a Jodie Foster retrospective and accidentally   
   >> DVR-ed "Foxes".   
   >>   
   >> Since I had it , I scanned through it a bit. Heard the words "... the   
   >> Angel  concert" about 15 minutes in. Looked up That Song, and sure   
   >> enough, this is what inspired That Song.   
   >>   
   >> Hoo boy. I always wondered why That Song, and now I know. hi-larious. I   
   >> presume the movie was satire, but didn't watch enough to find out.   
   >>   
   >> The song seemed uncharitable until I saw that. It's purely about the   
   >> visual impact of ... that. Obviously, they were trailblazers - see any   
   >> other later '80s LA bands? Oh yeah.   
   >   
   > Who wrote this post, The Insrutable Gail? ;)   
   >   
   > But seriously, folks. Do I understand the following -- there's a movie   
   > called "Foxes" (starring whom, from when?) that features the band Angel   
   > in concert? Whatever this is, I'd like to find it, see a bit of it, and   
   > contemplate That Song and its ramifications.   
   >   
   I remember hearing about the film but never saw it, so no opinions.   
   Detail is here:   
      
    http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0080756/   
      
      
      
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