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Good Night
Jun. 20th, 2021 12:51 am
Jun. 20th, 2021
Post Midnight Mix
Jun. 20th, 2021 01:34 amMusic for you night owls - hoot away -
David Toop - Slow Loris Versus Poison Snail
Brigitte Fontaine - Fine Mouche
David Lynch - Pinky's Dream (feat. Karen O)
Angelo Badalamenti - The Black Dog Runs At Night
Jon Hassell - Malay (remastered)
ENJOY
David Toop - Slow Loris Versus Poison Snail
Brigitte Fontaine - Fine Mouche
David Lynch - Pinky's Dream (feat. Karen O)
Angelo Badalamenti - The Black Dog Runs At Night
Jon Hassell - Malay (remastered)
ENJOY
Post Midnight Musical Selection
Jun. 20th, 2021 02:08 amMore music for the night stalkers.
Patty Waters - Moon, Don't Come up Tonight
Jeanne Lee - Sometimes I feel like a motherless child
Julee Cruise - Into the Night
Zbigniew Preisner & Stina Nordenstam - For You
Vangelis with Stina Nordenstam - Ask The Mountains
ENJOY
Patty Waters - Moon, Don't Come up Tonight
Jeanne Lee - Sometimes I feel like a motherless child
Julee Cruise - Into the Night
Zbigniew Preisner & Stina Nordenstam - For You
Vangelis with Stina Nordenstam - Ask The Mountains
ENJOY
Sunday Slouching
Jun. 20th, 2021 06:12 pmSaturday was dull and dreary and today we had a brighter day with a little sunshine. It is also much cooler again and hence my hay fever has gone for a while.
Today I binge-watched an animation series called Invincible. It was very good, as at first, I thought I was not going to enjoy it but as it went out the series improved. This was on Amazon Prime and I recommend it. It is around eight episodes I think as I did not count them just let the auto "next episode" do its work.
Tomorrow will be the longest day, and yet with the weather as it is, that summery feel is far away at the moment.
Today I binge-watched an animation series called Invincible. It was very good, as at first, I thought I was not going to enjoy it but as it went out the series improved. This was on Amazon Prime and I recommend it. It is around eight episodes I think as I did not count them just let the auto "next episode" do its work.
Tomorrow will be the longest day, and yet with the weather as it is, that summery feel is far away at the moment.
Hubert Selby Jr. "Waiting Period" (Marion Boyars Publishers Ltd)
So I love Selby, and reading Henry Rollins and 2-13-61 as well, he has been something of a cult figure for me and I'd been wanting to read this book for some time, but let me say it was rather disappointing. He seemed out of his element - he's done stunning stream of consciousness sort of prose, as with The Room and parts of his more well-known novels - but here he just falls short. We enter the mind of a man pushed to the edge of living, ready to commit suicide until he finds meaning in the murder of wicked others; sounds great, but the mind of this man, it turns out, isn't terribly interesting, illuminating, intelligent, or insightful. Perhaps that's the point, but I don't think so; I think Selby was just sort of lazy, beginning with a fine concept but unwilling or unable to really dive deeply into it. Selby's little omnipotent musings here and there, condoning our murderous narrator, also seemed to be forced and ridiculous (not that we shouldn't condone the narrator). I wouldn't recommend this novel, especially if you've never read the author before; check out Last Exit to Brooklyn, a contemporary masterpiece, instead.
So I love Selby, and reading Henry Rollins and 2-13-61 as well, he has been something of a cult figure for me and I'd been wanting to read this book for some time, but let me say it was rather disappointing. He seemed out of his element - he's done stunning stream of consciousness sort of prose, as with The Room and parts of his more well-known novels - but here he just falls short. We enter the mind of a man pushed to the edge of living, ready to commit suicide until he finds meaning in the murder of wicked others; sounds great, but the mind of this man, it turns out, isn't terribly interesting, illuminating, intelligent, or insightful. Perhaps that's the point, but I don't think so; I think Selby was just sort of lazy, beginning with a fine concept but unwilling or unable to really dive deeply into it. Selby's little omnipotent musings here and there, condoning our murderous narrator, also seemed to be forced and ridiculous (not that we shouldn't condone the narrator). I wouldn't recommend this novel, especially if you've never read the author before; check out Last Exit to Brooklyn, a contemporary masterpiece, instead.
Hubert Selby Jr. "Waiting Period" (Marion Boyars Publishers Ltd)
So I love Selby, and reading Henry Rollins and 2-13-61 as well, he has been something of a cult figure for me and I'd been wanting to read this book for some time, but let me say it was rather disappointing. He seemed out of his element - he's done stunning stream of consciousness sort of prose, as with The Room and parts of his more well-known novels - but here he just falls short. We enter the mind of a man pushed to the edge of living, ready to commit suicide until he finds meaning in the murder of wicked others; sounds great, but the mind of this man, it turns out, isn't terribly interesting, illuminating, intelligent, or insightful. Perhaps that's the point, but I don't think so; I think Selby was just sort of lazy, beginning with a fine concept but unwilling or unable to really dive deeply into it. Selby's little omnipotent musings here and there, condoning our murderous narrator, also seemed to be forced and ridiculous (not that we shouldn't condone the narrator). I wouldn't recommend this novel, especially if you've never read the author before; check out Last Exit to Brooklyn, a contemporary masterpiece, instead.
So I love Selby, and reading Henry Rollins and 2-13-61 as well, he has been something of a cult figure for me and I'd been wanting to read this book for some time, but let me say it was rather disappointing. He seemed out of his element - he's done stunning stream of consciousness sort of prose, as with The Room and parts of his more well-known novels - but here he just falls short. We enter the mind of a man pushed to the edge of living, ready to commit suicide until he finds meaning in the murder of wicked others; sounds great, but the mind of this man, it turns out, isn't terribly interesting, illuminating, intelligent, or insightful. Perhaps that's the point, but I don't think so; I think Selby was just sort of lazy, beginning with a fine concept but unwilling or unable to really dive deeply into it. Selby's little omnipotent musings here and there, condoning our murderous narrator, also seemed to be forced and ridiculous (not that we shouldn't condone the narrator). I wouldn't recommend this novel, especially if you've never read the author before; check out Last Exit to Brooklyn, a contemporary masterpiece, instead.
Just Wondering
Jun. 20th, 2021 09:33 pmHow about a blast from the '70s?
Did you ever own a pair of platform shoes?
Midi, Maxi, or minis? Bell bottoms, thigh-high boots, Suede or psychedelic?
What was your worst 70s fashion?
Did you ever own a pair of platform shoes?
Midi, Maxi, or minis? Bell bottoms, thigh-high boots, Suede or psychedelic?
What was your worst 70s fashion?
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