I’m not all that good at deliberately listening to Music I’ve never heard before…If I hear something in the background it might grab my attention…I was in a record store years ago and they were playing GRACE IN GRAVITY by The Story…it grabbed me right away, so I bought the cassette…when I later saw the […]
Friday Fling #184 June 8th 2012 We haven’t done tongue-twisters in a long time. Until now! Tongue-twisters are usually alliterative lines, that is where most or all the words begin with the same letter, or where saying the lines out loud will tend to be difficult, especially in repetition. Here’s one I just thought of […]
Ingrid Bergman : Stromboli
Classic Jazz : Ella Fitzgerald 7 Ella Fitzgerald – A-Tisket, A-Tasket Ella fitzgerald: Hey Jude 1969 Montreux Days of Wine and Roses – Ella Fitzgerald Ella Fitzgerald – Misty Ella Fitzgerald – Louis Armstrong “Dream a Little Dream of Me Ella Fitzgerald – I’ve Got a Crush on You (1950) Ella Fitzgerald – Summertime Ella […]
Colder is a one-man ‘band’ (the man being Marc Nguyen Tan; a DJ and remixer, from France). There are only two albums (Again and Heat). It’s a pity because Colder is one of my best ‘finds’. It is a unique sound. As the name suggests, the music is austere. It is a stripped-down blend of […]
Pride Of Man – Quicksilver Messenger Service The Gaian Dragon I Ching Calendar #23 : Conflict Conflict is a part of Life. Embrace your Family in your heart. Become patient. Be observant. Let Love be your guide. Derive strength from Adversity. Hold the attitude of Success Curb your Conduct. Endure difficulties. Meet the situation head […]
Classic Folk Music : Bob Dylan 7 Bob Dylan- Boots of Spanish Leather Bob Dylan – Romance in Durango (Outtake from the Desire Sessions 1975) BOB DYLAN – Simple twist of fate / Oh sister Johnny Cash & Bob Dylan – One Too Many Mornings Bob Dylan and Johnny Cash: Girl From the North Country […]
TED TALKS 64 Milton Glaser: How great design makes ideas new Derek Sivers: How to start a movement Adora Svitak: What adults can learn from kids Elizabeth Pisani: Sex, drugs and HIV — let’s get rational Dean Kamen: The emotion behind invention Dennis Hong: My 7 species of robot Jonathan Drori: Every pollen grain has […]
The Movie List 37 SHERLOCK HOLMES AND THE SECRET WEAPON (1943) Journey to the Edge of the Universe Spooks Run Wild (1941) Quo Vadis (1951) Toby Hemenway – How Permaculture Can Save Humanity and the Earth, but Not Civilization Sherlock Holmes – Murder at the Baskervilles – 1937 History Channel – The Dark Ages The […]
Pete Seeger. The Power of Song (2007) by PBS American Masters
