Current Reading

These are the books i am currently reading for October -

Alan Bowness - Modern European Art
j,W,N. Sullivan - Beethoven, His Spiritual Development
James Sharpe - Instruments of Darkness, Witchcraft In Early Modern Englnd
Simone de Beavoir - Letters To Sartre
Joan Didion - Run River
Mark Forsyth - The Etymologicon

I winder if Mike has brought some more books for me to read today.

Oh and that tax refund did come into my account today. YAY!

Good Morning

Rise and shine .... 

Free breakfast morning.

Meeting my bro in Faversham.

Meal and drinks later.

Rod Temperton R.I.P

This almost escaped my attention but poliphilo mentioned him recently. Rod Temperton passed away last week. He was a member of the stellar Brit funk and soul band Heatwave.

He also wrote songs for Micheal Jackson esp.on Thriller.

Rod Temperton, songwriter behind Thriller, dies

https://www.theguardian.com/music/2016/oct/05/rod-temperton-dies-songwriter-behind-thriller-michael-jackson-hit

Heatwave - Boogie Nights

Beethoven Late Quartets

One of Beethoven's last substantial works are the Late String Quartets. Here is his Opus 135.

Ludwig van Beethoven - String Quartet no. 16

The String Quartet No. 16 in F major, op. 135, by Ludwig van Beethoven was written in October 1826[1] and was the last substantial work he finished. Only the last movement of the Quartet op. 130, written as a replacement for the Große Fuge, was written later. The op. 135 quartet was premiered by the Schuppanzigh Quartet in March 1828.

The work is on a smaller scale than his other late quartets. For the third movement, Beethoven used variation techniques; he also did this in the second movement of his Quartet op. 127.[2] Under the introductory slow chords in the last movement Beethoven wrote in the manuscript "Muß es sein?" (Must it be?) to which he responds, with the faster main theme of the movement, "Es muß sein!" (It must be!). The whole movement is headed "Der schwer gefaßte Entschluß" ("The Difficult Decision").

It is in four movements:

Allegretto
Vivace
Lento assai, cantante e tranquillo

"Der schwer gefaßte Entschluß (The difficult decision)." Grave, ma non troppo tratto (Muss es sein?/Must it be?) -- Allegro (Es muss sein!/It must be!) -- Grave, ma non troppo tratto -- Allegro

Performed by: The Borromeo String Quartet

Just Wondering

Have you ever been in the newspaper: your photo or something you’ve written?

What's the craziest thing you've ever done for someone?

What TV advertisement bothers you the most and why?

In Faversham and Pics

I arrived in Faversham around midday and went walking around taking some pics along the way. I love to take candid shots of people relaxing and enjoying the day.





As i guessed another bunch of goodies from my brother,books, a watch and a Sony DAB radio player.






I met them down in West Street walking in the opposite direction to the Sun Inn.I am meeting Phil at Wethersppons at two and teh lads will join us there.

Leading Light

The lads were having a pint or two at the Sun Inn when they arrived. Phil has been working today and arrived around three rather than two in the afternoon.I am in the Leading |Light already. Just onto my second pint/

31 Days Of Halloween #6

Have you ever cast a spell?

Good Night From An Ale Drinker

Think i will sleep very well tonight.