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Monthly Archives: June 2013
“You probably don’t know my name…..
…but I bet you know at least one of my songs” That was Nile Rodgers from the BBC film “Nile Rodgers – The Hitmaker” He’s behind Daft Punk’s “Random Access Memories” Never heard of it? “Get Lucky” is the fastest … Continue reading
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Tagged avid Bowie, B52s, Chic, Diana Ros, Duran Duran, Grace Jones, INXS, Madonna, Nile Rodgers
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Snowbirds
The Department of Statistics at NC State University has done some research for y’all out thayuh and looked at the linguistic divide in America by examining the distribution of usage and pronunciation. They’re puzzled by the fact that folks in … Continue reading
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“And you can eat it with a SPOON…”
Jack …er…Mr Bremner was my French teacher and hockey coach at Westlake Boys High School in New Zealand in the 1960s. His son, Trevor, and I were in the same class from 1961 to 1964, lived less than a mile … Continue reading
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Tagged Helen Bremner, Jack Bremner, Rennie Bremner, westlake boys
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Tunes for a Tuesday – 25 June 2013
Crown On The Ground – Sleigh Bells [Listen] Emperor Ashoka – Mason Jennings – 1998-05-22 – The Cave [Listen] If You Need Me – Wilson Pickett – Billboard Top 100 – 1963 [Listen] Mercury Bay Eclogue I – MK Joseph … Continue reading
Posted in Mixtape, Music, Tunes for a Tuesday
Tagged 1961, 1963, 1998-05-22, A Sunny Day in Glasgow, Ashes Grammar -- Ashes Maths, Billboard Top 100, BIRP! July 2011, Classic New Zealand Poets In Performance, Connie Francis, Crown On The Ground, Emperor Ashoka, Everything But The Girl, Idlewind, If You Need Me, Mason Jennings, Mecury Bay Eclogue I, Melodie Nelson, MK Joseph, Oceans Will Rise, Oxford Street, Pure Cult: the Singles 1984-1995 [Uk], She Sells Sanctuary, Sleigh Bells, Snakecharming the Masses, The Cave, The Cult, The Stills, Together, Waiting, Wilson Pickett
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For those of us watching racing in the Benelux this weekend……
A blast from the not-too-distant (a mere …er..46 years ago) past.
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Tagged 1967, Dutch Grand Prix, Henry N. Manney III, Herny Manney, Road & Track, September 1967, Zandvoort
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