Friday, May 03, 2024

FRIDAY MUSIC: Orpheum Madams Jazz Orchestra, by JD

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Orpheum Madams are Hungarian although finding information about them is not easy. The following 'blurb' is translated from the brief...
Monday, April 29, 2024

Humza - out but not down?

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The shameless race-hustler Humza Yousaf has now resigned from his post as First Minister of Scotland, having left the country suffering und...
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Saturday, April 27, 2024

WEEKENDER: Getting Old? by Wiggia

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1997: a job well done, never forget. There is undoubtedly a growing tendency to dismiss older people as an expensive nuisance. This shows in...
Friday, April 26, 2024

FRIDAY MUSIC: Molly Tuttle & Golden Highway, by JD

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 Molly Rose Tuttle is an American vocalist, songwriter, banjo player, guitarist, recording artist, and teacher in the bluegrass tradition. S...
Friday, April 19, 2024

FRIDAY MUSIC: The Oldtime String Band, by JD

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The Oldtime String band was originally formed as a musical backdrop to a documentary about the cow-painter, Ruud Spil https://ruudspil.com/ ...
Friday, April 12, 2024

FRIDAY MUSIC: The Beatles, orchestral versions, by JD

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There have been lots and lots of cover versions of Beatles records, some good, some not so good. As far as I know there have been close to 2...
Wednesday, April 10, 2024

Disneyland's Magic Stingdom

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  Tsimshian mosquito mask, 1880s A friend recently returned from a family trip to Disneyland in Florida was enthusing to me about the rides ...