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Midnight Train ...
Jul. 22nd, 2014 12:20 amContinuing the midnight theme is this piece of classic soul music from 1973, Gladys Knight and The Pips with Midnight Train To Georgia.
All aboard now. Choo choo!
All aboard now. Choo choo!
Jul. 22nd, 2014
A Balmy Evening Walk
Jul. 22nd, 2014 06:28 amTook a couple of evening shots as i walked from the bu station to Canterbury East train station along the city walls.
Last night was tranquil and balmy. I was in no hurry to get back.
Last night was tranquil and balmy. I was in no hurry to get back.
Wake Me Up Morning Song
Jul. 22nd, 2014 06:44 amNot my usual morning song but hell i love this track , a rather Gothic sounding track in which i can see Buffy kicking ass, with Willow casting spells, against the underworld, and Angel watching from the side, pining his love for Buffy. Well you get the idea, Evanescence and "Wake Me Up Inside". Rock on!
Wakey wakey!
Wakey wakey!
Joe Goldberg "Jazz Masters Of The 50s" (Da Capo Paperback)
This is one of those jazz books you dip into any time and any order, as each chapter is a stand alone vignette of the oeuvre of a jazz musician at the time. Hence, you do not have to read it in one go. I started this book way back in December of last year, and randomly selected a chapter on one of the twelve jazz artists featured.
The book first came out in 1965 when these musicians were still alive.
There is a small discography at the end of each chapter highlighting , in the opinion of the writer, the best albums by the artist.
Overall, this is one of the more revealing jazz tomes I've read, with a good balance of critical acumen and affection for the music with the personal lives and relationships that informed the artists' creativity. The author, the late Joe Goldberg, was a true original who approached his subjects with awareness, awe, and a easy demeanor that led to great insights in his profiles of Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Sonny Rollins, Charles Mingus, Cecil Taylor, Ornette Coleman, Art Blakey, Thelonious Monk, Gerry Mulligan, Ray Charles and others. If you've never read Goldberg before, you're likely to learn a few things here.
A must for the jazz aficionado.
This is one of those jazz books you dip into any time and any order, as each chapter is a stand alone vignette of the oeuvre of a jazz musician at the time. Hence, you do not have to read it in one go. I started this book way back in December of last year, and randomly selected a chapter on one of the twelve jazz artists featured.
The book first came out in 1965 when these musicians were still alive.
There is a small discography at the end of each chapter highlighting , in the opinion of the writer, the best albums by the artist.
Overall, this is one of the more revealing jazz tomes I've read, with a good balance of critical acumen and affection for the music with the personal lives and relationships that informed the artists' creativity. The author, the late Joe Goldberg, was a true original who approached his subjects with awareness, awe, and a easy demeanor that led to great insights in his profiles of Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Sonny Rollins, Charles Mingus, Cecil Taylor, Ornette Coleman, Art Blakey, Thelonious Monk, Gerry Mulligan, Ray Charles and others. If you've never read Goldberg before, you're likely to learn a few things here.
A must for the jazz aficionado.
William Shatner "Star Trek Memories" (Harper Paperbacks)
This is a very interesting look into the history of Star Trek told through the perspective of William Shatner. I have been reading this on and off for a good few months now, and found some of the insights fascinating. Full of details, both about the episodes and the behind the scenes politics that shaped the fate of Star Trek.
Now i have heard that for a long time he was known for having a huge ego that nobody could stand.... and what do you know..... with his odd combination of self-confidence and graciousness, he shows that there are two sides to every story. Not that he's necessarily everything he says he is - but the book shows the human behind the iconic actor. His role was so famous, that there really are three people here: Kirk, Shatner-the-public-image-of-the-over-the-top-actor, and Shatner the real man.
Shatner apologizes for his "stardom" not playing respectfully to his co-stars. How we do so want our idols to have wings on their heels rather than feet of clay.
Understanding the distinction between the public image of the actor and the real man is at times, as someone else would say..... fascinating.
This is a very interesting look into the history of Star Trek told through the perspective of William Shatner. I have been reading this on and off for a good few months now, and found some of the insights fascinating. Full of details, both about the episodes and the behind the scenes politics that shaped the fate of Star Trek.
Now i have heard that for a long time he was known for having a huge ego that nobody could stand.... and what do you know..... with his odd combination of self-confidence and graciousness, he shows that there are two sides to every story. Not that he's necessarily everything he says he is - but the book shows the human behind the iconic actor. His role was so famous, that there really are three people here: Kirk, Shatner-the-public-image-of-the-over-the-top-actor, and Shatner the real man.
Shatner apologizes for his "stardom" not playing respectfully to his co-stars. How we do so want our idols to have wings on their heels rather than feet of clay.
Understanding the distinction between the public image of the actor and the real man is at times, as someone else would say..... fascinating.
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