Monthly Archives: January 2008

Stop you in your tracks² – "Empty Pages"

Posted on 8 January, 2008 by jb

>“For me, a great rock song is a good tune, plus some inspired irritant – a shout, a noise, an enigmatic line, a raucous solo.” John Pareles – now the chief music critic of the Arts section of the New … Continue reading →

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>Stop you in your tracks² – "All day and all of the night"

Posted on 7 January, 2008 by jb

>“For me, a great rock song is a good tune, plus some inspired irritant – a shout, a noise, an enigmatic line, a raucous solo.” John Pareles – now the chief music critic of the Arts section of the New … Continue reading →

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>Weihnachtsoratorium

Posted on 6 January, 2008 by jb

>Some events stay with you forever. Bach’s Christmas Oratorio in the Mainzer Dom just before Christmas is one of them. It’s a cycle of 6 cantatas, each characterised by a related key structure and different orchestral resources and intended to … Continue reading →

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>Stop you in your tracks² – "All right now"

Posted on 4 January, 2008 by jb

>“For me, a great rock song is a good tune, plus some inspired irritant – a shout, a noise, an enigmatic line, a raucous solo.” John Pareles – now the chief music critic of the Arts section of the New … Continue reading →

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>Now, if I’ve understood this correctly.. – The Iowa Caucuses

Posted on 3 January, 2008 by jb

>Now, if I’ve understood this correctly, the votes of around 9% of Iowans (that would be 0.008% of the entire US population…) serve as an early indication of which candidates for President might win the nomination of their party. That’s … Continue reading →

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>Don’t ask me about….(Chreaster decorations) #29

Posted on 3 January, 2008 by jb

> Or would that be “Eastmas”….? Tags: Easter, Christmas, Portsmouth NH

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>Dumbing down

Posted on 3 January, 2008 by jb

>“The throwaway-Kleenex TV programs and magazines, the junk thought, the affirmations of the unbelievable, the garish music, the suffocating ignorance, the language unrooted in lived human experience — this is the muck we swim in, and even though we despise … Continue reading →

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>It must be me…#3

Posted on 2 January, 2008 by jb

>It must be me Retail therapy at Timberland in Freeport, Maine. Go through the usual “Where are you from? New Zealand. Oh, how exciting I know someone who once went to Ireland” and when I go to pay, the cash … Continue reading →

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>This I need… "Watch out where the huskies go"

Posted on 2 January, 2008 by jb

>So I’m in Stonewall Kitchens in York, Maine. End of the holiday season and they’re selling of all SORTS of festive (and non-festive) crap that – surprisingly – doesn’t appear to be flying out of the door at any great … Continue reading →

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