October 14, 2018

That's Alcatraz before the the hills of Sausalito.



The Streetcar operators do a lot of pulling.



A ride on a streetcar is a treat.



Alcatraz, "The Rock." You have to sign up in advance to be able to score a tour. This is a shot from the Sausalito ferry. The Blue Angels were in town as part of Fleet Week. The plane flying over Alcatraz was buzzing the bay.



The Blue Angels buzzed the town all weekend.



I drove up Taylor street, returning a rental car early in the morning, thinking of Bullitt. The address in the movie for Bullitt's apartment was on Taylor street. Bill Hickman did the stunts for this and The French Connection.



From the top of Russian Hill.



At Vallejo & Taylor, Ina Coolbrith Park. Great views.

February 7, 2010

31 days of Oscar winners on Turner Classic Movies
this month: Schedule.



Last night was car chase night. Bullitt wears well, the car chase is spectacular. The Car stuntman (also driver of "Tuxedo Black" 1968 Dodge Charger R/T 440 Magnum), Bill Hickman, did the chase scene for and also acted in the French Connection



Paul Genge is great as the hit-man.



The French Connection also still connects. The director, William Friedkin, had seen Bullitt and wanted the same guy for the chase.



The movie’s famous chase sequence begins at Bay 50th Street Station. The car chase filmed (over five weeks) beneath the Bensonhurst Elevated Railway – 26 blocks (count ’em) of Brooklyn’s Stillwell Line from Bay 50th Street Station along Stillwell Avenue, into 86th Street and finally right into New Utrecht Avenue, ending at 62nd Street Station, which is where Frog Two gets shot.



A Little Motown action to prep for the game.



Written by Carole King and Gerry Goffin.



Here's Carole.