Sheila O’Malley
@sheilakathleen.bsky.social
Writer. I review films at Ebert. Essays at Criterion, monthly column at Liberties Journal. NYFCC / NSFC member. I’ve been blogging at sheilaomalley.com since 2002. I have a newsletter: https://sheilaomalley.substack.com/ I write a LOT about Elvis. TCB! ⚡
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If you listen to that song, there are a few few very short rolls on the vocal oooh-ooohs, on no-nos and that stomping chorus.
It's so minimal, and perfect.
It's so minimal, and perfect.
August 28, 2025 at 2:59 PM
If you listen to that song, there are a few few very short rolls on the vocal oooh-ooohs, on no-nos and that stomping chorus.
It's so minimal, and perfect.
It's so minimal, and perfect.
Goosebumps!
She was my idol. Sure it was just one hit, but it's a hit One cant forget! There was a reel, showcasing some new British bands, at the local cinema; and many of us were lined up just to see her!
August 28, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Goosebumps!
Love this observation
Incidentally, when I was a kid The "Come Right Back" part of Have I the right? with that driving beat was one of the first songs that grabbed my ear.
To this day in my head the song is called Come Right Back. And probably a lot of other peoples heads too.
That beat was the hook.
To this day in my head the song is called Come Right Back. And probably a lot of other peoples heads too.
That beat was the hook.
August 28, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Love this observation
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I love the song "Have I The Right" but had never seen a performance of it so I had no idea that The Honeycombs had *the* foundational Girl Drummer
“I just sat at the drums and said, ‘Can I have a go?’ I just took to it.” — Honey Lantree #BOTD
Lantree, hairdresser turned drummer for the Joe-Meek-produced (boy) band The Honeycombs. A boy band w/a girl drummer is still rare. In the 1960s it was unheard of. A wee thread on this inspiring figure!
Lantree, hairdresser turned drummer for the Joe-Meek-produced (boy) band The Honeycombs. A boy band w/a girl drummer is still rare. In the 1960s it was unheard of. A wee thread on this inspiring figure!
August 28, 2025 at 2:42 PM
I love the song "Have I The Right" but had never seen a performance of it so I had no idea that The Honeycombs had *the* foundational Girl Drummer
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There’s a tremendous CD set on Cherry Red that is out of print - I hope it’s because they are redoing it after acquiring Meeks’ tapes
August 28, 2025 at 2:26 PM
!!!!
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61 years later, it still sounds good to me.
Here they are. it's a banger. The foot stomping. The sexy growl in Denis D'Ells voice. it makes you want to answer his question "have I the right to kiss you?" with a resounding 'WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR." www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ZUW...
Have I The Right? - The Honeycombs (Rare Promotional Video) UK# 1 - June 1964
YouTube video by Square Disc
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August 28, 2025 at 2:14 PM
61 years later, it still sounds good to me.
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the woman who posted the Spinout pic said, “The girl drummer in Spinout and Honey Lantree inspired me as a kid to become a drummer.”
Karen Carpenter said when she saw The Honeycombs on The Ed Sullivan Show, it inspired her to become a drummer.
Karen Carpenter said when she saw The Honeycombs on The Ed Sullivan Show, it inspired her to become a drummer.
August 28, 2025 at 1:56 PM
the woman who posted the Spinout pic said, “The girl drummer in Spinout and Honey Lantree inspired me as a kid to become a drummer.”
Karen Carpenter said when she saw The Honeycombs on The Ed Sullivan Show, it inspired her to become a drummer.
Karen Carpenter said when she saw The Honeycombs on The Ed Sullivan Show, it inspired her to become a drummer.
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Right before Lantree died at the age of 74, she came up in a discussion on FB. I posted about the BONKERS final moment of the Elvis movie Spinout. Someone in the comments, a woman, posted a picture of Elvis’ “band” in Spinout, all boys, with – a girl drummer. I said, "Hey it's like the Honeycombs!"
August 28, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Right before Lantree died at the age of 74, she came up in a discussion on FB. I posted about the BONKERS final moment of the Elvis movie Spinout. Someone in the comments, a woman, posted a picture of Elvis’ “band” in Spinout, all boys, with – a girl drummer. I said, "Hey it's like the Honeycombs!"
Oh my gosh thank you for letting me know! I love this!
The Rubinoos did a nice tribute song to her a few years back
The Rubinoos - "Honey From The Honeycombs" (Official Music Video)
YouTube video by Yep Roc Records
www.youtube.com
August 28, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Oh my gosh thank you for letting me know! I love this!
Thanks for the perspective!
I’m old enough to remember this coming out. It was also distinctive for the fact that the drums were so dominant in the mix.
August 28, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Thanks for the perspective!
“I just sat at the drums and said, ‘Can I have a go?’ I just took to it.” — Honey Lantree #BOTD
Lantree, hairdresser turned drummer for the Joe-Meek-produced (boy) band The Honeycombs. A boy band w/a girl drummer is still rare. In the 1960s it was unheard of. A wee thread on this inspiring figure!
Lantree, hairdresser turned drummer for the Joe-Meek-produced (boy) band The Honeycombs. A boy band w/a girl drummer is still rare. In the 1960s it was unheard of. A wee thread on this inspiring figure!
August 28, 2025 at 1:30 PM
“I just sat at the drums and said, ‘Can I have a go?’ I just took to it.” — Honey Lantree #BOTD
Lantree, hairdresser turned drummer for the Joe-Meek-produced (boy) band The Honeycombs. A boy band w/a girl drummer is still rare. In the 1960s it was unheard of. A wee thread on this inspiring figure!
Lantree, hairdresser turned drummer for the Joe-Meek-produced (boy) band The Honeycombs. A boy band w/a girl drummer is still rare. In the 1960s it was unheard of. A wee thread on this inspiring figure!
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It has been wild to see what were always the two most paranoid pro-Second Amendment scenarios—the government snatching people away and sending occupying armies into communities—literally happen this year, to the delight of conservatives
There can’t be any gun restrictions because we have to protect against federal government tyranny, and if kids get shot we just have to live with it. Also the President can send troops to cities because the federal government can do whatever it wants. These two ideas are consistent and reasonable.
August 27, 2025 at 5:35 PM
It has been wild to see what were always the two most paranoid pro-Second Amendment scenarios—the government snatching people away and sending occupying armies into communities—literally happen this year, to the delight of conservatives
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Here's what the third day of elementary school looked like in Mount Pleasant, Washington DC.
August 27, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Here's what the third day of elementary school looked like in Mount Pleasant, Washington DC.
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I continue not to have strong feelings about Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce but he seems to be a big galoot and I feel like marrying a big galoot is usually a solid choice so good for her
August 26, 2025 at 5:43 PM
I continue not to have strong feelings about Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce but he seems to be a big galoot and I feel like marrying a big galoot is usually a solid choice so good for her
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20 YEARS AFTER KATRINA, A FILM SERIES RECLAIMS NEW ORLEANS
@bealoayza.bsky.social’s tender and exacting pen looks at the film series k. austin collins and i co-curated for MoMA in reflection of katrina, “when the world broke open: katrina and its afterlives.”
opening this evening at 8 pm.
@bealoayza.bsky.social’s tender and exacting pen looks at the film series k. austin collins and i co-curated for MoMA in reflection of katrina, “when the world broke open: katrina and its afterlives.”
opening this evening at 8 pm.
20 Years After Katrina, a Film Series Reclaims New Orleans
www.nytimes.com
August 27, 2025 at 11:45 AM
20 YEARS AFTER KATRINA, A FILM SERIES RECLAIMS NEW ORLEANS
@bealoayza.bsky.social’s tender and exacting pen looks at the film series k. austin collins and i co-curated for MoMA in reflection of katrina, “when the world broke open: katrina and its afterlives.”
opening this evening at 8 pm.
@bealoayza.bsky.social’s tender and exacting pen looks at the film series k. austin collins and i co-curated for MoMA in reflection of katrina, “when the world broke open: katrina and its afterlives.”
opening this evening at 8 pm.
“I do not ever want to be a huge star.” — Tuesday Weld #BOTD
wrote a short piece about her: the great pretty poison, wild in the country - opposite Elvis - play it as it lays. www.sheilaomalley.com?p=106223
wrote a short piece about her: the great pretty poison, wild in the country - opposite Elvis - play it as it lays. www.sheilaomalley.com?p=106223
August 27, 2025 at 1:03 PM
“I do not ever want to be a huge star.” — Tuesday Weld #BOTD
wrote a short piece about her: the great pretty poison, wild in the country - opposite Elvis - play it as it lays. www.sheilaomalley.com?p=106223
wrote a short piece about her: the great pretty poison, wild in the country - opposite Elvis - play it as it lays. www.sheilaomalley.com?p=106223
High school reunion this past weekend. Seeing so many people I have known since literally kindergarten in some cases. It was unexpectedly really fun. Keith M referred to me "my wife in first grade." It was better than our last reunion where someone was legit tased for being scarily disorderly.
August 27, 2025 at 2:54 AM
High school reunion this past weekend. Seeing so many people I have known since literally kindergarten in some cases. It was unexpectedly really fun. Keith M referred to me "my wife in first grade." It was better than our last reunion where someone was legit tased for being scarily disorderly.
“Oh, good Lord, what’s the matter with women, anyway?”
“Please don’t call me ‘women,'” she said.
“I’m sorry, darling,” he said. “I didn’t mean to use bad words.”
— Dorothy Parker, “Dusk Before Fireworks”
“Please don’t call me ‘women,'” she said.
“I’m sorry, darling,” he said. “I didn’t mean to use bad words.”
— Dorothy Parker, “Dusk Before Fireworks”
August 22, 2025 at 2:12 PM
“Oh, good Lord, what’s the matter with women, anyway?”
“Please don’t call me ‘women,'” she said.
“I’m sorry, darling,” he said. “I didn’t mean to use bad words.”
— Dorothy Parker, “Dusk Before Fireworks”
“Please don’t call me ‘women,'” she said.
“I’m sorry, darling,” he said. “I didn’t mean to use bad words.”
— Dorothy Parker, “Dusk Before Fireworks”
the phrase "saying the quiet part out loud" should probably be retired at this point.
August 22, 2025 at 12:38 PM
the phrase "saying the quiet part out loud" should probably be retired at this point.
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I only recently discovered this photo of Scorsese directing De Niro in Raging Bull while wearing a Clash t-shirt and it's a cross-section of all my favorite things.
August 22, 2025 at 3:05 AM
I only recently discovered this photo of Scorsese directing De Niro in Raging Bull while wearing a Clash t-shirt and it's a cross-section of all my favorite things.
From “I Hired a Contract Killer” (1990), directed by Aki Kaurismäki.
Happy birthday, Joe Strummer
Happy birthday, Joe Strummer
August 22, 2025 at 2:54 AM
From “I Hired a Contract Killer” (1990), directed by Aki Kaurismäki.
Happy birthday, Joe Strummer
Happy birthday, Joe Strummer
Next to me at all times. Belly exposed.
August 21, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Next to me at all times. Belly exposed.
Rossy de Palma
August 21, 2025 at 1:31 AM
Rossy de Palma
Only Angels Have Wings
Viva Las Vegas
Blue Crush
Viva Las Vegas
Blue Crush
Name 3 Films you've seen 10 times.
August 20, 2025 at 11:02 PM
Only Angels Have Wings
Viva Las Vegas
Blue Crush
Viva Las Vegas
Blue Crush