I’m going to go the long and winding road to get to this song so please excuse its wordiness. In January 2014, I wrote an article – Comedy and the Ages. Lenny Bruce, Charles Bukowski and Hunter S Thompson. It led…
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Lenny Bruce (1981) – Bob Dylan
Tagged with: Bob Dylan, infidels, Lenny Bruce, neighbourhood bully, Shot of Love, Texan Tales
Posted in Music
Posted in Music
Scarface (1983) – Brian De Palma (Friday’s Finest)
Scarface is one of those crime- drama films I was reluctant to rewatch because it contains scenes which I find so disturbing, especially the one above. I watched The Godfather (Part 1) with the family about a month ago and…
Leaving The Table (2016) – Leonard Cohen
Who’s up for a sip of Vintage Penfold’s Grange Wine? The computer says ‘no’. Alrighty then. What a relief, because I haven’t got any in any wine cellar. But I have got one of the greatest ‘vintage’ singer-songwriters in contemporary…
The AnkiDroid Collection (Part 36) – Etymology Special
Ankidroid additions related to Science, History and Philosophy. More information about Anki can be found in this article. Etymology Etymology is the history of linguistic form (such as a word) and tracing its earliest recorded meaning and its use over…
Learning to Fly (1987) – Pink Floyd
Learning to Fly is my joint favourite Pink Floyd song and the second to appear after Comfortably Numb. I never grow tired of hearing it because it always expands my senses. To me the experience is cognizant to a magical…
6/3 – 12/3/23 – Master Time, China & Lullabies
Welcome to Monday’s News on the March – The week that was in my digital world. Master TimePoem by Sharon Master time, I entreat yougive me more timeto steady my breath, to calm the beating of my heartas you weave…
Tagged with: China, Cold War, lullabies, Mao, Master Time, Sharon, you mean the whole wide world to me
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Posted in Reading
Learning to Fly (1991) – Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
I remember in the weeks following Tom Petty’s sudden departure from this great play we call life; I heard Bob Dylan paying tribute to Petty singing today’s featured song Learning to Fly. This song follows the same basic 4 chord…
Leaps and Bounds (1987) – Paul Kelly and the Coloured Girls
On October 1st, 2019 I wrote an article to celebrate my beloved Richmond Tigers win of the AFL Premiership 2019. I quoted today’s song ‘Leaps and Bounds‘ to express my exhilaration. Going to the footy at the Melbourne Cricket Ground…
Leaning on the Everlasting Arms (2004) – Iris DeMent
I first heard this entrancing song at the end credits of the Coen Brothers film True Grit. The True Grit soundtrack is magnificent and other compositions from the film will feature here. Leaning on the Everlasting Arms was released on…
Tagged with: Iris Dement, Leaning on the Everlasting Arms, the carter family, true grit
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Posted in Music
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