Monthly Archives: December 2009

>Men Are Just Happier People

Posted on 12 December, 2009 by jb

> Your last name stays put.The garage is all yours.Wedding plans take care of themselves.Chocolate is just another snack.You can be President.You can never be pregnant.You can wear a whiteT-shirt to a water park.You can wear NO shirt to a … Continue reading →

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>This, that and the other #2

Posted on 12 December, 2009 by jb

> It starts back here with Rock and Roll Doctor, a tribute album to the inimitable late, great Lowell George This – a track from the tribute album, interpreted by one of the creme de la cremeThat – the Little … Continue reading →

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>The Twitterer

Posted on 11 December, 2009 by jb

>   The original Twitterer (Tweeter?) by Paul Klee from 1922, titled “Die Zwitscher-Machine” (“The Twittering Machine”) MMA New York

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Why can’t I help this stuff

Posted on 11 December, 2009 by jb

  At the Christmas exhibition at the local Craftpeople’s Guild. I look at the scarf draped around the cranium of the show window dummy and think: “Spoon. Gimme fiction” I also know where I bought the CD (great little record … Continue reading →

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>Either the schnitzel’s too big….

Posted on 10 December, 2009 by jb

> …or the plate’s too small. €5.50=US$8.00 Including tax.Including service. Posted using BlogPress from my iPhone

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Baby sitting

Posted on 10 December, 2009 by jb

  Or… “How to piss off a v. young-looking 49 year old” I’ve known Robby since she was 3. Her folks moved into our road in the early 1960s and they became Mrs jb and my best friends. No-one else … Continue reading →

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>Inspired graphics on the Tube

Posted on 10 December, 2009 by jb

> If a tad blurred around the edges

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>This, that and the other #1

Posted on 9 December, 2009 by jb

> Seriously. There are people who have never heard of Lowell George and Little Feat. Even people of my/his/our age. Read about Lowell and the band on Wikipedia, and marvel at the genius of the man in this clip from … Continue reading →

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>I think his name’s "Edvard"

Posted on 9 December, 2009 by jb

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>Now, here’s a treat….

Posted on 8 December, 2009 by jb

> Bayern 2 Radio is one of the best stations I’ve heard. I’ll try and define the magic: Today started off with traditional Bavarian music, mixed with local and regional news, then there’s 90 minutes of current affairs, background information, … Continue reading →

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