ALL-TIME CLASSIC MOVIE FAVOURITES – AIRPORT (1970)

 

“Airport” is an action thriller disaster movie, the first of a series, screenplay by George Seaton from the Novel by Arthur Hailey and Directed by George Seaton and Henry Hathaway.

The movie revolves around the airport manager of Lincoln International Airport, near Chicago, Mel Bakersfeld (Burt Lancaster), who has to contend with a paralyzing snowstorm, environmental concerns over noise pollution, a blocked runway, schedule issues, an habitual elderly Trans Global Airlines stowaway, Ada Quonsett (Helen Hayes), manpower problems, frozen runways, equipment malfunctions and a suicide bomber, D.O. Guerrero (Van Heflin) plans to blow up a Boeing 707 airliner in flight.

A first class movie which was the for runner of the disaster movie genre, helped in no small measure by a great cast including: Dean Martin, Jean Seberg, Jacqueline Bisset, George Kennedy, Maureen Stapleton, Barry Nelson, Dana Wynter and Lloyd Nolan.

I’M THINKING ABOUT TAKING A HOLIDAY # 4

 

I’m thinking about taking a holiday

But I don’t know where to go

I have never been in Flexible

But I really don’t know

I think it’s important to stand firm

So, I would have to say no

THE ANONYMOUS ENEMY

 

There is no black in the union jack

There is no white in the Rastafari

There is no brown in the British crown

There is no white in the consciousness

No ethnic presence in the establishment

No white voice in the consensus

There’s no black power neath big Ben’s tower

There’s no white vote in modern Britain

No black role models say the liberals

All the white ones are being discredited

There is no black amongst the black

But shades of brown from dark to light

There is no white amongst the white

But shades of flesh from light to dark

There is no black in the union jack

There is no white in the British isle

Black dwells too much on slavery and such

White looks longingly to halcyon days

Race hatred grows watched from the shadows

White against black, black against white

No black and white flinch from the fight

Hate spreads like fire fueled by the scourge

The scourge is black encouraging attack

The scourge is white urging on the fight

Inhabiting the middleness with wordy vagueness

Condemning both sides and supports them also

They feed the flames the people with no names

The anonymous enemy the liberal elite

They divide and conquer while making us suffer

They keep the battle on to hold onto power

The liberal elite are the real enemy to defeat

Ruling the world from the shadows

Ruling the middleness with political correctness

Accentuating our differences for hate

They are autonomous in their control of us

While creating the illusion of democracy

Freedom of speech is the lie they teach

If we speak against their view, we are crushed

They control the wealth wield power by stealth

The anonymous enemy the liberal elite

THE RED HOUSE

 

I met her in the Red House

When she gave me the eye

I gave her an appraising look

And thought I’d give her a try

I knew my luck was in when

She was unbuttoning my fly

ARE YOU WEARING VELVET?

 

Are you wearing velvet?

That’s the sexiest dress yet

Do you mind if I touch?

Oh I like that very much

I don’t think we should go out

I think without a doubt

We should definitely stay in

And then we can both sin

I’M THINKING ABOUT TAKING A HOLIDAY # 5

 

I’m thinking about taking a holiday

But I don’t know where to go

What if I end up in Capable

I find that that’s often where I go

 

ANNA WAS A GOOD TIME GIRL

 

Anna was a good time girl

In fact she really had a ball

And we called her Anna Glypta

As she liked it up against the wall