I saw Bob in Sydney opening with Duncan and Brady in 2001. The night later he won the Oscar for ‘Things Have Changed‘. Dylan’s execution of this old ballad with the sync-rollicking guitars and intonation and timbre of voice as…
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Dreaming (2015) – Smallpools
My eldest son Jesus Mateo is a footballer and a mighty good one at that! I have videos of him running rings around teams here in Colombia. Oh and ‘soccer’ is spelt ‘futbol’. Since COVID struck nearly 2 years ago…
A Man’s World (Final – The Rainbow) – D.H. Lawrence
Today includes our final read of The Rainbow. Last week we delved into the controversial section called Shame about Ursula’s struggle to find fulfilment and her same-sex relationship with a teacher. At the end of the book, having failed to…
Dream Weaver (1975) – Gary Wright
I have always been enchanted with this song and what it elicits in me. It opens my mind, transporting me back to when life felt more carefree. You might call it sex, drugs and rock,n roll‘ and the invincibility of…
8/11 – 14/11/21 Jerry Seinfeld, Philosophers & Habitable Planets
Welcome to Monday’s News on the March – The week that was in my digital world. Jerry Seinfeld – The Complete ‘Pioneers of Television’ Interview – Steven J Boettcher Video interview by Pioneers of Television When I lived in Melbourne…
Dream Lover (1959) – Bobby Darin
Strangely Darin wasn’t certain of his legendary track when he demoed it for his bosses at Atlantic Records, but it became a huge hit and earned him more creative control as a songwriter and artist. The version of Dream Lover…
The Descendants (2011) – Alexander Payne (Friday’s Finest)
I caught for the second time on cable this 5 time nominated Academy Award movie including for Best Picture, which won for Best Adapted Screenplay. This American comedy-drama film is based on the 2007 novel of the same name by…
Draining the Pool For You (1984) – The Go-Betweens
The Go-Betweens is the quintessential Australian indie-rock band who produced the quintessential Australian indie-rock sound. This is not your pro-typical rock band hence ‘indie’, but they went out on a limb to change the landscape of music and while they…
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Shame (The Rainbow) – D.H. Lawrence
For today’s Wednesday literature excerpt I present to you another extract from D.H. Lawrence’s book The Rainbow. This book was banned in England for a number of years. I wrote in an earlier article that I didn’t know what the…
Downtown Train (1984) – Tom Waits
Downtown Train is a song by Tom Waits released on his album Rain Dogs in 1985. I remember hearing Rob Stewart’s version in my youth which was a huge hit. Bob Seger and Patty Smyth also recorded a version of…
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