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Good Morning
Dec. 19th, 2016 08:05 am
Oh for a sunny beach day.
Dec. 19th, 2016
Oh for a sunny beach day.
Kickin' Back
Dec. 19th, 2016 04:18 pmSo, after a coffee and some weetabix, i watched a few episodes of Charmed and finished reading another book, then listened to the radio. I also listened to some of the CD's i found cheap in Faversham.
I have a feeling there is still some work out there as one of my companies have some outstanding visits left , so we shall see.
Last night Phil and i were at our local Spoons pub. They had Black Sheep Riggwelter back on tap (5.9 % ABV).
It is a term from sheep husbandry - Riggwelter means – a sheep that has fallen onto its back and is unable to get up (usually because of the weight of its fleece).
I have a feeling there is still some work out there as one of my companies have some outstanding visits left , so we shall see.
Last night Phil and i were at our local Spoons pub. They had Black Sheep Riggwelter back on tap (5.9 % ABV).
It is a term from sheep husbandry - Riggwelter means – a sheep that has fallen onto its back and is unable to get up (usually because of the weight of its fleece).
My Fave Xmas Songs #7
Dec. 19th, 2016 04:30 pmHere is a soulful Xmas song.
Donny Hathaway- This Christmas
Donny Hathaway- This Christmas
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Monday Music Selection - Strange Folk
Dec. 19th, 2016 05:39 pmBack to Albion for some weird folk stuff -this music is timeless, ethereal, and strange.
The Young Tradition with Shirley and Dolly Collins -The Boars Head Carol
The carol has been sung at Queen's College, Oxford, with the boar's head in procession for around 500 years. Legend has it, back then, a student rambling through the surrounding forest was attacked by a wild boar. He overcame it by ramming a volume of Aristotle (possibly Historia Animalium Major ?) down it's throat, and the beast became a celebratory dinner. the wild boar had become extinct in England by the end of the 16th century.
( More folk stuff here )
For a really good on depth look at the history of English folk music i highly recommend this book fromone of the staff writers at Wire Magazine.
Enjoy.
The Young Tradition with Shirley and Dolly Collins -The Boars Head Carol
The carol has been sung at Queen's College, Oxford, with the boar's head in procession for around 500 years. Legend has it, back then, a student rambling through the surrounding forest was attacked by a wild boar. He overcame it by ramming a volume of Aristotle (possibly Historia Animalium Major ?) down it's throat, and the beast became a celebratory dinner. the wild boar had become extinct in England by the end of the 16th century.
( More folk stuff here )
For a really good on depth look at the history of English folk music i highly recommend this book fromone of the staff writers at Wire Magazine.
Enjoy.
Harvey Pekar "Harvey Pekar's Cleveland" (Top Shelf Productions)
“Cleveland’s a tough, slightly bowed, achy, gray, crotchety, charitable town with moments of brilliance and unexpected, often ironic laughter. Like Harvey.” -Jimi Izrael.
This graphic biography was written by Pekar before his death in 2010. If you are a die hard Pekar fan, there may be little new content for you here. However, it was clearly a last attempt at telling his own story in his own unique way. A must read for anyone schooling in graphic novel biographies.
This is a look back at Cleveland's roots as a city intertwined with Pekar's own experience growing up in Cleveland all his life. It's hard not to see this as Pekar's own retrospective, as he breezes through his Cleveland life story in the short span of a hundred-odd pages.
For any fans of "American Splendor," this is an essential read, because it revisits many of its characters and stories from a different angle (a surprisingly gentler one), even though it's still coming from Pekar himself.
For readers unfamiliar with his work, "Cleveland" is a mixed bag. While it is a beautiful ode to a city, and maintains Pekar's strong personal voice, the narrative thread is jumpy, the way Harvey Pekar likes it, and may take some adjusting to.
“Cleveland’s a tough, slightly bowed, achy, gray, crotchety, charitable town with moments of brilliance and unexpected, often ironic laughter. Like Harvey.” -Jimi Izrael.
This graphic biography was written by Pekar before his death in 2010. If you are a die hard Pekar fan, there may be little new content for you here. However, it was clearly a last attempt at telling his own story in his own unique way. A must read for anyone schooling in graphic novel biographies.
This is a look back at Cleveland's roots as a city intertwined with Pekar's own experience growing up in Cleveland all his life. It's hard not to see this as Pekar's own retrospective, as he breezes through his Cleveland life story in the short span of a hundred-odd pages.
For any fans of "American Splendor," this is an essential read, because it revisits many of its characters and stories from a different angle (a surprisingly gentler one), even though it's still coming from Pekar himself.
For readers unfamiliar with his work, "Cleveland" is a mixed bag. While it is a beautiful ode to a city, and maintains Pekar's strong personal voice, the narrative thread is jumpy, the way Harvey Pekar likes it, and may take some adjusting to.
Just Wondering
Dec. 19th, 2016 07:20 pm
Do you enjoy dancing?
Do you remember the last time you danced? What was the occasion?
How important are first impressions to you?
Do you generally make a good first impression or a bad one?
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