#larry zito

[mitochondriaandbunnies]

Miami Vice S1E18: Made for Each Other

Larry's house burns down, and Izzy and Noogie are sent undercover.

Made for Each Other suffers immensely from coming right after The Maze, which is a true "the system is broken" classic Vice episode. Made for Each Other is a comedy breather, and actually kind of great in its own right, but where it sits in the progression of the series feels more like a deflation than a break.

Made for Each Other is also almost comically homoerotic-- it's the episode that convinced me that Sonny is supposed to be a textually closeted bisexual man on my first watch through of the series, but on a repeat watch it's somehow even more obvious. Why are there all those half-naked bears on a boat? Why is the entire plot basically "Stan and Larry sort of have a breakup because of Stan's new girlfriend and then get back together at the end?" Why does Izzy keep saying things like nubile and anal? Why does the camera linger so very long on his and Noogie's cigarillos touching? What's up with the repetition of 'shafted'? Why are all the guests at Noogie's wedding like, extras from a Boy George video?

Why does this happen?

(plz draw your OT3 like this)

Anyway I actually really like Made For Each Other upon rewatch, it really just should have been placed elsewhere in the season. It's a fun, silly episode, and a little levity is necessary in a series that is often so very bleak.

The episode opens with Sonny and Rico trying to catch a counterfeiter, and Rico is bitchy and condescending to Sonny in a way that I think is supposed to be "ha ha, my criminal persona is a dick," but actually just comes off as "ha ha, I am a dick." It seems like he's trying to impress the counterfeiter by throwing Sonny under the bus. This occasional cruelty towards someone he does genuinely like is a fascinating part of Rico's characterization, and part of what elevates his character writing to "actual nuanced person" and not "nice Black sidekick who always supports the main white guy." Rico absolutely sees himself as more educated and worldly than Sonny, and occasionally he lets that slip. He has a very complicated relationship to both class and geography-- he's a New Yorker (...from the Bronx), he wears a perfectly tailored suit everyday (...and is a poorly paid cop), he idolizes Sonny for his football career but also thinks he's a bit of a yokel. As someone whose own class status is a bit shaky, Rico tends to get a little mean when it seems like he might be 'found out.'

Zito almost gets blown up in the ensuing warehouse fire, and Switek flips out. A short while later, a surprisingly chill Zito says he believes things are "either in whack or out of whack," shortly after while they discover that his entire house is on fire.

Please note the company that moves Zito's stuff to Switek's house:

I am dying

Trudy and Gina, in their only real appearance in the episode, very sweetly present Zito with a new fish as an office gift. Sonny is a dick about it.

Swi and Zito go to investigate BONZO BARRY who is a shady stereo and computer system dealer who has a FUCKING SEAL in his store

Michael Talbott is wildly overacting this entire episode, like to the point that I wonder if they had to turn down his mic

Noogie is marrying a stripper(?) named Ample Annie. They argue about going to Disneyland while she's practicing her routine. She does a striptease down the aisle. She is perhaps the only person bonkers enough to keep up with Noogie.

Stan's girlfriend, Darlene (who was Larry's girlfriend a short period of time ago), is extremely unhappy with Larry staying at their house, and spends the entire episode either complaining or being upset that the conditions are not right to bone; frankly, Stan does not seem to like her and she does not seem to like Stan. The most likely reasoning behind this is "bad 80's hurr hurr the ol' ball and chain" comedy, but considering the homoeroticism of the episode I'd like to think it could be a comment on compulsory heterosexuality

Izzy and Noogie show up at Stan's and, in one ridiculous whirlwind, declare the current case "theirs," ask who is the "Captain Kirk of this Enterprise," and start eating Stan's breakfast

In one scene Tubbs asks Zito and Swi if they want backup and they both very loudly yell NO like he's the reason everything has been on fire in this episode

Switek asks Zito at one point, "do you ever think about the future, Larry?" and Zito answers No.

This is funny the first time you watch the episode!

This is not funny anymore after Season 3.

The bad guy (whose crime seems to be like. Selling stolen stereos or something equally stupid) has a boat full of half-naked men with guns. This is not remarked upon.

Then we get to the Night Talk scene. I've talked at length about this scene before, but basically: Zito has been kicked out of Switek's and is sleeping at the station; Sonny comes in, romantic music plays, Zito basically describes Switek as the perfect man, and Sonny tries to get Zito to come back to his place (and fails.) It's very gay. I like to think that Sonny has a burgeoning crush on Rico at this point but is certain Rico is straight (and also. Y'know. Was a bit of an asshole at the beginning of the episode.) and takes desperate, tragic shot on Zito because of that. Zito politely declines because his heart is already spoken for.

Meanwhile, Stan is unable to perform sexually because he's thinking about Larry.

I'm sure that means nothing.

The outfits at Noogie's wedding are just. They are. Truly they are something.

The priest is a leather daddy. Many people appear to be in space blankets, including Noogie. Annie has a tearaway wedding dress. The pianist has the world's most incredible zebra shirt. There are headbands and weird hats abound.

By contrast, all the members of Vice look like they're supposed to be at a PTA meeting. (Also Sonny looks like he wishes he could ask where the punch is but doesn't want to bother Gina and Trudy, who are clearly each others' plus-ones.)

And the episode ends with Switek and Zito, side by side, at a wedding.

[red-hot-moon]

– I sure hope Guzman's worth all this. – Don't worry about it. He is, buddy.

MIAMI VICE 3x12 Down for the Count (pt 1)

[vforvalensa]

these two dudes from miami vice look like if they had a baby together that baby would look like quintonreviews

[ashandalder]

Non-Spoilery Miami Vice Fic List - Season 1

One of my offerings for Miami Vice day is a reclist of sorts. When I first started watching, I immediately wanted to dive into ALL the fic. However, when stepping into a fandom that is 40 years old, avoiding major spoilers, while also finding things to read, can be a challenge. My go to in these situations are usually episode tags, because, for obvious reasons, those tend to only focus on the characters up and to that point. That said, even looking for these is fraught with the opportunity to be spoiled, and I was, a bit, in the process.

So, for anyone just starting to watch, or considering doing so, here is a selection of fics for season 1 against the episode they relate to. This is a non exhaustive list which I am still adding to as I find and read more. And if I missed any, particularly those that don’t have a home on AO3 but exist in the vast wilds of live-journal or the wayback machine, saved from Yahoo Groups, or even beyond, and someone knows of them, shout in the comments.

I’ll post the same for season 2 also, and another for non episode specific but also non spoilery fics.

Season 1

Milk Run (1-13)

Ghosts Of My Past by MorganaNK

Reward by swayingwires

The Golden Triangle (1-14 & 1-15)

Tequila Sunrise by Library_of_SKGates

Bacardi 151 by JBC_Saigon_Moon

Smuggler’s blues (1-16)

Cartagena Blues by JBC_Saigon_Moon

Liminal Blues by JBC_Saigon_Moon

Made For Each Other (1-19)

Something Nice for Harriet by Oddmonster(LJ)

Ashes in a Goldfish Bowl by bitochondria

Evan (1-22)

Crumbling Comfort by TheLemonrevenge

Healing and Forgiveness by Library_of_SKGates

Gas Station Confessional by bitochondria

[80smovies]

[sleepythug]

Horror movies to watch?

the black cat (edgar g. ulmer, 1934)

the hitcher (1986, robert harmon)

seance (2000, kiyoshi kurosawa)

psychic (1977, lucio fulci)

martin (1977, george a. romero)

splatter: naked blood (1996, hisayasu satō)

just before dawn (1981, jeff lieberman)

guinea pig: mermaid in the manhole (1988, hideshi hino)

the funhouse (1981, tobe hooper)

it's alive (1974, larry cohen)

the masque of the red death (1964, roger corman)

intruder (1989, scott spiegel)

blood rage (1987, john grissmer)

the prowler (1981, joseph zito)

the strangers: prey at night (2018, johannes roberts)

the empty man (2020, david prior)

spider baby (1966, jack hill)

the devil rides out (1968, terrence fisher)

two thousand maniacs (1964, herschell gordon lewis)

the night of the hunted (1980, jean rollin)

bloody muscle body builder from hell (1995, shinichi fukazawa)

evil dead trap (1988, toshiharu ikeda)

[thejfblog]

“Miami Vice:” Season 3, Episode 12

John Diehl makes his final appearance as Larry Zito in season three of “Miami Vice.”

Don Johnson and Philip Michael Thomas, as they appeared in season three, episode 12 of “Miami Vice” titled “Down for the Count: Part 1.” (NBC)

Diehl asked and NBC agreed to let him out of his contract by killing off the original character in the season’s 12th episode and 56th overall, first aired in prime time Friday, January 9, 1987.

Zito goes undercover as a boxing manager, and Crockett and Tubbs as promoters, as the vice squad tries to bust a crooked bookmaker. Zito infiltrates the criminal enterprise, and pays for it with his life.

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Clip from “Down for the Count: Part 1.”

Don King makes a guest appearance as informant Don Cash, and boxer Mark Breland plays boxer Bobby Sykes.

[ulkaralakbarova]

Rose Morgan, who still lives with her mother, is a professor of Romantic Literature who desperately longs for passion in her life. Gregory Larkin, a mathematics professor, has been burned by passionate relationships and longs for a sexless union based on friendship and respect. Credits: TheMovieDb. Film Cast: Rose Morgan: Barbra Streisand Gregory Larkin: Jeff Bridges Hannah Morgan: Lauren Bacall Henry Fine: George Segal Claire: Mimi Rogers Alex: Pierce Brosnan Doris: Brenda Vaccaro Barry: Austin Pendleton Candy: Elle Macpherson First Girl Student: Ali Marsh Sara Myers: Leslie Stefanson Female Professor: Taina Elg Felicia: Lucy Avery Brooks Felicia (Video): Amber Smith Claire’s Masseur: David Kinzie Rabbi: Howard S. Herman Reverend: Thomas Hartman Trevor: Trevor Ristow Mike (Student): Brian Schwary Randy (Student): Randy Pearlstein Stacie (Student): Stacie Sumter Taxi Stealer: Cindy Guyer Taxi Driver: Thomas Saccio Waiter: Andrew Parks Jimmy the Waiter: Jimmy Baio Henry’s First Date: Emma Fann Henry’s Second Date: Laura Bailey Justice of the Peace: Mike Hodge Gloria: Anne O’Sullivan Female Student: Sandi Schroeder Female Student: Kiyoko M. Hairston Male Student: Ben Weber Male Student: Christopher Keyes Female Aerobic Instructor: Lisa Wheeler Male Aerobic Instructor: Kirk Moore Make-Up Artist: Regina Viotto Hair Colorist: Paul LaBreque Waiter: Rudy Ruggiero Mr. Jenkins: William Cain Doorman: Adam LeFevre Irate Woman: JoAn Mollison Opera Man: Carlo Scibelli Male Student: Eli Roth Girl in Commercial (uncredited): Milla Jovovich Film Crew: Theme Song Performance: Barbra Streisand Screenplay: Richard LaGravenese Casting: Todd M. Thaler Production Design: Tom H. John Executive Producer: Cis Corman Casting: Bonnie Finnegan Editor: Jeff Werner Original Music Composer: Marvin Hamlisch Director of Photography: Dante Spinotti Costume Design: Theoni V. Aldredge Original Story: Gérard Oury Co-Executive Producer: Ronald L. Schwary Location Manager: Declan Baldwin First Assistant Director: Amy Sayres Director of Photography: Andrzej Bartkowiak Producer: Arnon Milchan Production Accountant: Tamara Bally Original Story: André Cayatte Hairstylist: Susan Germaine Makeup Artist: Randy Houston Mercer Chief Lighting Technician: William Ward Rigging Gaffer: James Malone Production Coordinator: Lori Johnson Camera Operator: Dick Mingalone Casting Assistant: Gayle Keller Sound Editor: Mark Larry Sound Editor: Steven Ticknor Sound Editor: John M. Colwell Assistant Costume Designer: Kevin Brainerd Actor’s Assistant: Renata Buser Sound Editor: Chuck Neely Unit Production Manager: Tony Mark Steadicam Operator: Gregory Lundsgaard Makeup Artist: Edouard F. Henriques Production Supervisor: Ray Quinlan Camera Operator: Patrick Capone Theme Song Performance: Bryan Adams Set Decoration: Alan Hicks Supervising Sound Editor: Charles L. Campbell Assistant Sound Editor: Jerry Edemann Assistant Editor: Marilyn Madderom Stunt Coordinator: Vince Deadrick Jr. Art Direction: Teresa Carriker-Thayer Script Supervisor: Karen Kelsall Production Sound Mixer: Tom Nelson Craft Service: Roger Poirier Supervising ADR Editor: Gail Clark Burch Assistant Property Master: Travis Wright Second Unit Director of Photography: Richard Quinlan Orchestrator: Jack Hayes Unit Publicist: Stanley Brossette Property Master: Thomas Saccio Transportation Co-Captain: Dennis Radesky Assistant Sound Editor: Keith Edemann Additional Editing: Alan Heim Foley: Alicia Stevenson Supervising Music Editor: Charles Martin Inouye Orchestrator: Torrie Zito Boom Operator: Daniel Rosenblum ADR Editor: Laura Graham Chief Lighting Technician: Jay Fortune Rigging Grip: Matthew Miller Sound Re-Recording Mixer: Kevin O’Connell Sound Editor: Ronald Eng Sound Editor: Harry Cheney Sound Editor: Richard C. Franklin Hairstylist: John Quaglia Sound Editor: Leonard T. Geschke Scenic Artist: Leslie Salter Camera Operator: Gary Jay First Assistant Camera: Steve Adcock Sound Editor: John H. Arrufat Foley: Marko Costanzo Still Photographer: David James Music Supervisor: Jay Landers Assistant Sound E...

[leanstooneside]

Spinning back fist

Michael Bublé's toe (elegant)

Kiefer Sutherland's toe

Jamie-Lynn Sigler's toe

Simon Doonan's toe

Mark Salling's toe

Richard Gere's toe

Melissa McCarthy's toe

Uma Thurman's toe

Tobey Maguire's toe (unctuous)

Keri Russell's toe

Debra Messing's toe

Dax Shepard's toe

Tiffani Thiessen's toe (tight)

Barry Zito's toe

Zac Brown Band's toe (cat pee)

David Boreanaz's toe

Penn Badgley's toe

Rebecca Romijn's toe

Janelle Monae's toe (green)

Kyra Sedgwick's toe

Rafael Nadal's toe

Tyler Posey's toe

Jessica Szohr's toe (silky)

DJ Kiss's toe (crisp)

Harrison Ford's toe

Zoe Saldana's toe

Ashley Judd's toe

Liam Hemsworth's toe

Larry King's toe

Connie Britton's toe (baked)

Prince William's toe

Anna Paquin's toe

Carrie Ann Inaba's toe (big)

Simon Cowell's toe

Judi Dench's toe

Holly Madison's toe

Naomi Campbell's toe (velvety)

Luke Bryan's toe

Tim McGraw's toe

Cee Lo Green's toe

Tom Felton's toe

Josh Hartnett's toe

Leighton Meester's toe (laser-like)

Christine Taylor's toe

John F. Kennedy, Jr.'s toe

Maria Shriver's toe (vanillin)

[theloniousbach]

THE ALLMAN BETTS FAMILY REVIVAL*, THE FACTORY, 25 NOVEMBER 2023

*The Allman Betts Band (Devon Allman and Duane Betts with maybe Berry Duane Oakley, John Ginty, Johnny Stachlea, John Lum, Alex Orbison, R. Scott Bryan) with TAL WILKENFELD and Jimmy Hall, Luther Dickinson, Jackie Greene, Anders Osborne, Larry McCray, Mike Zito, Maddie Schell, Ghalia Volt, Ally Venable, and Cody Dickinson)

I had passed on this show when my rock’n’roll proposed this one (mostly being extremely selective about such shows—last one was Joe Russo’s Almost Dead Labor Day 2022, before that Electric Hot Tuna at the Sheldon Fall 2019 and Phil Lesh and all of Willie Nelson’s Outlaw Festival at the local barn that summer, but also cost, the holiday weekend, and city provincialism as the venue is out in west West County). But one of us felt under the weather and miracled me (I’ll pick up his dinner and maybe even Jameson tab at Jazz St Louis sometime, sssh). So I went anyway and gladly.

Devon Allman is local (as are several members of the core band as well as guests Maddie Schell and Mike Zito) so he started this sprawling tour at home. The Factory is relatively new—swanky and comfortable, perhaps too much so—a bigger Pageant. But it was an old crowd, so good parking and easy out starts to matter. This is what rock’n’roll has become, but so has this fan.

And this fan’s rock’n’roll is largely nostalgic. I got to hear a wonderful repertoire very competently done. Devon Allman’s voice evokes his father’s, but sometimes Jimmy Hall handled the biggest tunes (Statesboro Blues which followed a tune—one of the band’s new ones?—and effectively kicked off the show and the Whipping Post closer). Duane Betts can sound like his father while Johnny Stachela does very nicely with the slide parts. I probably wouldn’t pay $30 to see them at a smaller venue, but that’s not what justifies this as a bigger ticket tour.

It’s an all-star revue with guests coming out to sing/play a tune or two. Thus, Jackie Greene (one of the people whom I regretted foregoing when I didn’t plan to go) played acoustic guitar (Greg’s old Gibson) and sang Melissa and then added a slide solo to One Way Out and Luther Dickinson (another one I was really glad to see) tore up the first set closer Dreams while opening the second set as part of a tune I didn’t know Sailing Away. He was also significant for Come and Go Blues (sung by Maddie Schell who played mandolin). Larry McCray had to plug in three different guitars while singing Soulshine which triply underscored its gospel roots. Anders Osborne sang Ramblin’ Man with gusto but left the soloing to Duane Betts.

Ally Venable did I’m No Angel and Ghalia Volt played slide and sang Pony Boy Blues. So there were deep cuts—or at least later career cuts, including No One To Run With Anymore.

The huge treat was to see TAL WILKENFELD who was both her wonderful self and, in doing so, reminded me/us how important Berry Oakley, Allen Woody, and Oteill Burbridge have been for these tunes. She just burbled under everything, not quite soloing but driving things with inventive idea after inventive idea.`At that—or any—Hot Tuna, I would frequently punctuate my notes with Jack! For this one, there are several Tals! She sang Ain’t Wastin’ Time No More adequately but Blue Sky and Ramblin’ Man stood out even as I often watched and listened for her. She had a full blown start from scratch solo that pushed her speakers to their limits that then, duh, kicked into Whipping Post where she continued to be spectacular. She elevated the entire gig.

I don’t quite get the economics—how much does Larry McCray get for singing Soulshine? Or Cody Dickinson for being the fourth (!) on the Midnight Rider all hands on deck closer? Or Jackie Greene or Luther Dickinson? It makes sense as a one off Thanksgiving weekend party at Devon’s, but they’re off for a dozen shows. Maybe on the road the absence of Schell and Zito will open up solo and singing space for others. The extravaganza as such generates interest in a way that even the Allman Betts Band with Wilkenfeld and, oh, Hall wouldn’t. But the core band is an effective tribute act and their own tunes, the opener maybe and definitely the first two tunes of the encore, are solid.

I don’t regret Jessica being in there but that probably took the In Memory of Elizabeth Reed slot. Otherwise my wishlist was met.

[indiepulserocks]

21st Annual Blues From The Top Festival, Three Big Days! Presented By The Grand County Blues Society

Grace Potter, The Record Company, Devon Allman Project with special guests Anders Osborne, Larry McCray, Jimmy Hall, Drive By Truckers, Galactic, Samantha Fish featuring Jesse Dayton, Blood Brothers with Mike Zito and Albert Castigila, Cedric Burnside, Shemekia Copeland, Jimmy Carpenter, Robert Jon & The Wreck. The 21st Annual Blues from the Top Music Festival is presented by the Grand County…

[mitochondriaandbunnies]

Love, Bad Decisions, Cocaine, and Angst from Brother's Keeper to Freefall

Here before you lies the entirety of all my Miami Vice fiction, compiled in one place! The Sonny/Rico fics follow the series from beginning to end, and are intended to be a reasonably canon-compliant explanation of their relationship, tied to specific episodes. There's also two Gina/Trudy fics and one Switek/Zito fic; the implication is they take place concurrently. (Yes, everyone on Vice squad is queer. No, I don't care that that implies some very strange things are happening in the Miami PD hiring department.) Pretty much all fics contain angst, language, internalized homophobia, and period typical attitudes, but the series ends happily as a whole! Rating beside title.

Sonny/Rico Fics:

Ashes in a Goldfish Bowl - M - S1E19 Made for Each Other - Sonny contemplates a growing and awkward crush on his coworker.

Gas Station Confessional - M - S1E22 Evan - As he learns about Evan Freed, Rico pieces together that Sonny may be hiding more than he's letting on.

Unnecessary Medicine - M - S2E5 & 8 The Dutch Oven & Tale of the Goat - Sonny is dosed with cocaine; later, Rico is dosed with tetrodotoxin. They take care of one another.

Adventures in Microwave Sales - E - S2E9 Bushido - In the aftermath of Jack Gretzky, Sonny decides life is too short not to take Rico up on his offer to be friends with benefits.

Faults and Hairline Fractures - E - S3E12 Down for the Count - After their friend's death, Rico notices that Sonny seems uncharacteristically upbeat after months of brooding.

The Naming of Cats - E - S4E3 Death and the Lady - Sonny lets his guard down while he and Rico take care of a kitten for Gina, and hates himself for it.

Wise Men Say, "Only Fools..." - M - S4E8 Like a Hurricane - After Sonny's wedding, Rico makes a series of bad decisions.

Playing House - M - S4E20 A Bullet for Crockett - With Rico taking care of him after being shot, Sonny chafes against the constraints of his marriage, and questions his choices.

Repossession - M - S5E12 Jack of All Trades (or around there) - Rico is incredibly concerned and hurt as an increasingly depressed and listless Sonny gets very drunk at an auction.

Take Me Home - E S5E18 Freefall - If Sonny and Rico have any hope of moving on together, they need to push past five years of refusing to communicate and be honest with one another.

And Life Goes on Beside the Palisades - T - Post-series - Crossover with Wiseguy - Sonny and Rico have settled into their life together in New York. A chance encounter with another pair of ex-agents gives everyone an opportunity to reflect on where they want to go from here.

Trudy/Gina:

Not Like a Painting - T - S2E8 Tale of the Goat (or around there) - Trudy suggests playing hooky, and wonders if Gina knows she's acting like they're on a date.

Warfarin, Eggs, and Chase & Sanborn - E - S2E9 Bushido - Gina worries that Trudy might not return her attraction, and they find out where they stand during a series of all-nighters.

Stan/Larry:

Wearin' That Loved On Look - E - Late S1/Early S2 - Larry tries not to think too hard about what happens sometimes in the Bug Van.

[red-hot-moon]

Why don't you hang out with me tonight? You could stay at my place, pal.

[notforemmetophobes]

Missing in Action (1984)

R-1h 41m Genres: Action, Adventure, Drama, Thriller, War

Colonel Braddock launches a mission deep into the jungles of Vietnam to find the POW camp that he escaped from and free the Americans still held captive there.

Director: Joseph Zito Writers: Arthur Silver (characters), Larry Levinson (characters) Stars: Chuck Norris, M. Emmet Walsh, David Tress

[ashandalder]

Non-Spoilery Miami Vice Fic List - Season 2

As explained in my previous post this is meant as a useful tool if, like me, you like to read fic as you watch a new show rather than waiting till you finish all five seasons, and are keen to avoid major spoilers.

Season 2

The Dutch Oven (2-4)

Not Like a Painting by bitochondria

Tale of the Goat (2-7)

Unnecessary Medicine by bitochondria

the right feelings by silver_and_exact

Why Didn't They Listen by Paula Cas (PaulaCas)

Bushido (2-8)

So Little Time by Cat_Moon

Re-Play by bittenfeld

Warfarin, Eggs, and Chase & Sanborn by bitochondria

Adventures in Microwave Sales by bitochondria

Not Episode Specific but set prior to season 3

Disturbing the Peace by Oddmonster (LJ link)

[detectiverickitubbs]

Zito is in complete and utter disbelief that someone had the nerve to accuse Sonny of being crooked. He can’t even with the DRAMA. This is the face of a friend bracing for IMPACT. 

Gina’s just plain irritated.