As mentioned a few days ago I was in Sydney with the eldest daughter for her flute exam. What I *forgot* to mention was that on the way back to meet the wife for lunch… I passed an OpShop… a St. Vinnies one I think. I can’t resist an OpShop 🙂 Anyway, I wandered straight … More Cheap thrills!
This morning I posted a note about how I used to enjoy Pot Noodles when they came out… until I knew better. To cheer me up a little… The Phantom posted something on his site. I’ve never seen it before bit I fell about laughing. Damn funny I thought… and I loved the accents. Awww… … More And so this appeared
I started to make a list of the LP’s I wanted to work through but gave up after a few minutes. there are far too many to list. Having said that there *are* a few highlights to mention, for example, Johann Sebastian Back “Overtures 1 – 4” played on ‘original instruments’ by Concentus Musicus Vienna, … More Music? What music?
At age 84 the man who was possibly *the* best known mime artist around the world has finally died. Marcel lost his father to the invading German forces in WWII and joined first the resistance and then the Free French Army. It wasn’t until 1946 that he finally began to study acting and mime but … More Vale Marcel Marceau
Reading in the papers this morning about some supposed lesbian antics going on between those whiter than white soap opera sisters Marcia and Jan Brady, (Maureen McCormick and Eve Plumb). Well the story is a non-event since who really cares whether it’s true or not. What got me laughing was that the report shows this … More Oops wrong Brady Bunch!
Just visited Kat’s Karaven and found a post from May 2007 which carries the MP3 of John Peel’s first Top Gear on 1st October 1967. It’s 60 mb but I couldn’t resist it. Quite amazing. It’s carrying *live* tracks from people like Traffic, Nirvana, Floyd etc. Some of this stuff I’ve either never heard before … More Late Great John Peel
As we drove up to school this morning we were listening to Classic FM, as we do. Kids were wittering on about listening to the local pop station but suddenly up came The Moldau by Smetana. I think of all the music I’ve listened to over the years this probably speaks to me more closely … More I like music
I have no idea why this woman keeps getting media space. She is just pointlessly offensive towards anyone that will earn her a few inches of column space. She had a go at Steve Irwin after he was dead.. and is now hacking at Princess Diana calling her a ‘devious moron’!! Well pardon me… Germaine … More Germaine Greer – a nasty old bag!
Lots going on today to remember that 30 years ago today Elvis died. Can’t say I ever liked him, can’t recall when he died and didn’t honestly care much when I heard. Is it so important that a mediocre singer like him be remembered this way?? Surely there were *far* better people to honour than … More Elvis has left the building!
Literally on a theme, I’ve gone from virtually one extreme to the other in what music I’m listening to. Having recovered from the effects of Elgar’s works I remembered that last week I’d found a site holding MP3’s of all the Beatles’s early LP’s and downloaded the lot. So to cheer myself up I loaded … More On a theme…
The Eclectic Interweb 