I can see the first leaf falling It’s all yellow and nice It’s so very cold outside Like the way I’m feeling inside I’m a big big girl In a big big world It’s not a big big thing if…
Blog Archives
17/12 – 23/12/19 Woody Allen, Curb Your Enthusiasm and Lynyrd Skynyrd
Welcome to Monday’s News on the March – The week that was in my digital world. Woody Allen – A Real Package of What Not To Say Interview excerpt from the Dick Cavett show: Although the title of this video…
Better Man (1994) – Pearl Jam
Better Man is the third song to feature from Pearl Jam in this music project and possibly my joint favorite song with Nothingman. It is the eleventh track on the band’s third studio album, Vitalogy. Better Man was never commercially…
Phar Lap (1983) – Simon Wincer (Friday’s Finest)
Sub Editor: We have two versions ready to go. If he wins, “Australian wonder horse beats the world.” News writer: And if he loses? Sub Editor: “New Zealand horse fails in Mexico.” (Referring to Phar Lap’s last race in 1932…
Best Laid Plans (2010) – James Blunt
Best Laid Plans is the first song to feature from James Blunt in the music library. James Blunt like fellow English pop artist Robbie Williams was born in the month of February 1974 – the 22nd to be exact and…
Breath (the Introduction) – Tim Winton
Today’s book excerpt is a continuation piece of a review I wrote of Tim Winton’s classic Australian novel ‘Breath’. Tim Winton is my favourite Australian author and Breath is one of my all-time favourite novels. Readings, an independent Australian retailer…
Belfast Mill (1982) – The Fureys and Davey Arthur
When I was a preadolescent I bought the album by The Furey’s called ‘When You Were Sweet Sixteen‘. I listened and was charmed by these traditional Irish folk songs. Most of the songs from this album will feature in this…
10/12 – 16/12/19 Quantum Physics, Roman Vineyards and an Alaskan Hunter
Welcome to Monday’s News on the March – The week that was in my digital world. The Secret Of Quantum Physics: Einstein’s Nightmare (Jim Al-Khalili) | Science Documentary | Science Real Truth Science Documentaries: I have been binge watching these…
Beds are Burning (1987) – Midnight Oil
Beds are Burning is a modern-day Australian anthem. It was released just months before Australia marked on 26 January 1988, the 200th anniversary of the first fleet’s arrival in Sydney. The Guardian described Beds are Burning as arguably the most…
Good Night, and Good Luck (2005) – George Clooney (Friday’s finest)
Edward R. Murrow: We have currently a built-in allergy to unpleasant or disturbing information. Our mass media reflect this. But unless we get up off our fat surpluses and recognize that television in the main is being used to distract,…
