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The Man From Earth (2007) – Richard Schenkman (Friday’s Finest)
Imagine you are at an impromptu farewell party for a work colleague and it becomes a mysterious interrogation and the retiring scholar whom you are fare-welling reveals he has a longer and stranger past than you could possibly imagine. The…
Backstreets (1975) – Bruce Springsteen
No other Springsteen song springs to mind which encapsulates more fervently the idealism and escapism of youth than Backstreets. It is one of my favourite songs from my most cherished Bruce Springsteen album – Born to Run. It is the…
Don Quixote – Miguel de Cervantes (Introduction)
I am currently reading Don Quixote. It was recommended to me by the bookstore clerk who stated it was the greatest book in Spanish literature. His opinion isn’t without company as wikipedia affirms that Don Quixote is the most influential…
Bachianas Brasileiras No. 5 – Heitor Villa-Lobos
Today we explore Brazilian composer’s Heitor Villa-Lobos – Bachiana Brasileira No. 5 of his 9 suites written between 1930 and 1945. Bachiana Brasileira No. 5 was scored for soprano and orchestra of cellos and is the most famous of his suites.…
Tagged with: Bachianas Brasileiras No. 5, Heitor Villa-Lobos, Victoria de los Angeles
Posted in Music
Posted in Music
19/11 – 25/11/19 Elton John, Down Under and Wild Geese
Welcome to Monday’s News on the March – The week that was in my digital world. Me, me, me – Elton John Book review by Richard Williams at thebluemoment: Big disappointment, that Elton John. I’d been expecting his autobiography, Me,…
Bachata Rosa (1990) – Juan Luis Guerra
Bachata Rosa is an iconic modern Latin song by one of my favourite Latin artists – Juan Luis Guerra. It was released in 1990 on his 5th studio album of the same name. The record has sold over 5 million…
The Remains of the Day (1993) – James Ivory (Friday’s Finest)
Stevens: In my philosophy, Mr. Benn, a man cannot call himself well-contented until he has done all he can to be of service to his employer. Of course, this assumes that one’s employer is a superior person, not only in…
Tagged with: Anthony hopkins, Emma Thompson, James Ivory, Remains of the Day
Posted in Movies and TV
Posted in Movies and TV
Babylon (2000) – David Gray
When a friend in Melbourne introduced me to the music of David Gray, I was puzzled why I’d never heard of him before. It was music that struck an immediate chord and drew me in. Babylon is a good appetizer…
Wet Ghost – Chris Wallace-Crabbe
I had a lot of memorabilia recently forwarded to me from Australia. That included newspaper clippings I found interesting. One such clipping is of the poem below called Wet Ghost by Chris Wallace-Crabbe. You’ll have to excuse its state of…
