Someone mentioned the nancy comic strip a while back and I became a big fan. It’s nice to have this new collection of them.
Species of Space and Other Pieces by Georges Perec is one of my favourite books. The main essay is about the different kinds of space humans use and he goes out from the empty page to the solar system. It’s all very playful and the other pieces are just as fun and interesting.
There’s a ten percent chance of snow according to the weather channel. It has been quite cold for a few days but the temperature hasn’t really dropped below zero yet. We don’t often get snow at this time of the year so I’m not expecting any.
Alice Cooper said on the radio that people in rock bands don’t make the effort to be stars anymore. I think he’s right. Most modern bands look like they just walked off the street and don’t project any bigger than life image. The idea of the “star” is exclusive to pop music now.
I think it’s frightening how quickly the days and months of this year have passed. It’s supposed to be a normal thing as you get older but I think it’s also a symptom of being stuck in a rut. I recognise that in myself and will need to somehow shake things up a bit in 2020.
🎵 I’ve been smitten by this band. Sweet Billy Pilgrim - Asking For A Friend
I watched the Bob Dylan/Rolling Thunder Revue documentary on Netflix. Wonderful stuff from start to finish. The bit where Joni Mitchell, Dylan, and Roger McGuinn played “Coyote” was a highlight.
Dazed and confused...
Another very funny bit of writing from Marina Hyde. She makes this whole shambles almost bearable.
As for his turns away from Westminster, Thursday afternoon found him at a Yorkshire police academy, where he appeared deeply confused. He resembled a political Elvis – twilight years – who’d had to be slapped awake on the tour bus by his manager, given some of his special medicine, and shoved on to greet the LA crowd with the words “Hello Philadelphia!” This, but in Wakefield.
Louis Cole & Genevieve Artadi of KNOWER feat. by WDR BIG BAND: Gotta Be Another Way | REHEARSAL. KNOWER plus big band. This is great. 🎵
