A very happy birthday to Miles Davis. To commemorate this great man I am including a piece I have on my “Rhapsodies Soundtrack” for when I am writing, “I Could write a Book”
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Provided nobody has done it first, I would like to declare today Alice in Wonderland day. Not, mind you, to commemorate when the book was first published, but when the book actually takes place. How do I know this you[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
For everyone who loves The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy and Doctor Who I thought I’d share this. Enjoy.
I went to see “Thor” as much as a fan of Kenneth Branagh as a fan of Marvel Comics. I admit I was a little concerned – but not because I was worried that Branagh could not handle the material,[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Okay for today’s listening pleasure. Maurice Ravel’s Tzigane (rhapsodie de concert) as performed by Henryk Szeryng.
Just a little something I stumbled over. The other day. I’ve enjoyed Bill Bailey in many a British Sitcom but man, his stand up rocks!!
Okay this one’s a bit of a stretch, but I have seen it defined it as such, and since I like to throw pop examples into the mix it’ll do. So this week’s Rhapsody is Scene’s from an Italian Restaurant[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Well this evening I went to University Books‘ presentation of science fiction author John Scalzi who was here plugging his new book, Fuzzy Nation. Along with the usual reading Q & A which included how his agent managed to publish[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Just have to brag about the newest addition to my life list, a Red Breasted Sapsucker! I was walking to the University District and I heard the tapping of a woodpecker foraging in the tree I was passing by. I[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Man, for all my skepticism there are occasional things that are such incredible coincidences that at least makes one want to speculate about the existence of helpful pixies or some such. I’d been looking for a single CD from an[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…