Going on Extended Hiatus
I'm suspending this publication for an indefinite period due to my committing to a new business venture. But feel free to snoop around while I'm gone. Read a random post. See keyword index. List of past entries.
My Favourite Comment In A Religious Discussion
A few years back someone pointed me at a fairly long post called A Contemplation on Music by PreacherMike. It quotes a lengthy address by Karl Paulnack, director of the music division at Boston Conservatory to the incoming freshmen of…
Irish Times Stops Listing Jazz/Trad/Roots Events — Just In Time For 'The Gathering'
Goodness! I Just Choked On My Cornflakes! Great news for Pop/Rock bands– they now own every valuable column inch in the Paper of Record's music listings supplement! Unfortunately, this is because the newspaper has decided they will no longer be…
The Giant Rat Of Sumatra
It's Behind You! Some stories just seem to stick in your mind. I first heard the writer Roger Rosenblatt tell this anecdote in a brief NPR segment for KQED radio in San Francisco back in 1999. Ten years later he…
The Art of the Tag
Unknown Artist 1 Untitled tag [circa. 2012] Materials: Aerosol acrylic paint on exterior surface, 3 3/4×3 1/4ins (9.7×7.7cm) Provenance: uncertain patronage "The artist here seeks to juxtapose the twin hazards of an extreme lack of creativity and a chilling dearth…
Notes From The Cliff Face
Click And See A Lot Mo' Here I'm jumping on the Face of Jesus bandwagon. A lady reported seeing the face of Jesus in a photo she took at the Cliffs of Moher in County Clare. Bock has already had…
Does It Take Too Much Faith To Be An Atheist?
Answer: Classic Cliché Contents: My Logic Centre Is Burning ::
Someday We'll Do This In Limerick (perhaps in 75 years?)
I've been harping on about this for years. I'm very glad to see some documentary evidence. Experiment: Town in England turns off traffic lights, surprising results. [VIDEO]. ::
