Author Archives: jb

>Through a glass, darkly

Posted on 22 April, 2007 by jb

>Our windows get washed twice a year. Whether they need it or not. Always on All Saints Day (November 1) and Good Friday (which can be whenever, but sort-of six months later). Easy to remember In a less tolerant society, … Continue reading →

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>31 songs – Part 2

Posted on 19 April, 2007 by jb

>Bought the book yet? Shame on you if you haven’t Although John Peel didn’t much care for 31 Songs. But I’ll forgive him. (Did you know that Rod Stewart was John Peel’s best man? No? Then don’t play me at … Continue reading →

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The incredible hulk

Posted on 19 April, 2007 by jb

I kind of like Paul Carrack. I rated Ace for the honest pub-rockers that they were. (I loved any pub-rockers back then – it was like having people play in your living room..) I tolerated Mike and the Mechanics, mostly … Continue reading →

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>Don’t be ridiculous…

Posted on 18 April, 2007 by jb

> The Firewire connection on my Panasonic DV camcorder stopped working the other day. Hadn’t used it for ages and I wanted to transfer some NZ filming to the Mac. Nothing. Camera not found.A couple of weeks outside warranty. Sod’s … Continue reading →

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>The Midweek Mixtape – 18 April 2007

Posted on 18 April, 2007 by jb

>Mix and Match #4(OK, who made last week disappear…?) Stand out track? “Difference” for utter heartbroken emotion,“The Road” for the segue from Danny O’Keefe to Jackson Browne studio to Jackson Brown live. (Fucking proud of that one. Analogue tape deck, … Continue reading →

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>Не спросите мне (about Kazakhstan) – #4

Posted on 18 April, 2007 by jb

>Back in the corporate life, I had a customer in Kazakhstan.Start-up airline – the type that most people wouldn’t touch with a bargepole but which our sales people used to sign up regularly Sort of like the kids bringing in … Continue reading →

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>31 Songs

Posted on 12 April, 2007 by jb

>“High Fidelity” was the starting point. I watched it twice on the way back from Singapore and would have managed a third time if the IFE hadn’t stuffed up. I watched it again. And again. And again. No-one else I … Continue reading →

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>And colour you like ….

Posted on 12 April, 2007 by jb

>….as long as it’s pink.

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Don’t ask me (about who the * is Alice) #3

Posted on 11 April, 2007 by jb

You’ve all heard of Smokie, right? Smokie, the band that backed Peter Noone (of Hermann’s Hermits fame) in the early 70’s and who – if there were any justice in the world – should have sunk without trace? Smokie, the … Continue reading →

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>You’ll never walk alone…..

Posted on 9 April, 2007 by jb

>On June 2, 2007, our friend and fellow blogger Scott Malchus will be participating in the Great Strides Walk at the Westfield Town Center in Valencia, CA. Scott’s personal goal is to raise $2,500 in donations for cystic fibrosis research. … Continue reading →

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