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slowfoxNo sooner than the the Sidekick fiasco starts to dim in the memory, we learn that a T-Mobile employee passed on customer data to other networks... Not good.
I'm feeling kinda linky: awesome industrial photography by Edward Burtynsky: check out, particularly, the Oil series (not exactly uplifting, I confess, but good, all the same).
The imminent end of the year traditionally heralds listing frenzies as magazines try to capture the essence of the past twelve months in music or whatever, but the end of a *9 year means that they can do the same for the whole decade. Stereogum has been collating the various efforts, so you don't have to: a list of lists, so to speak.
More lists over at Total Film, where they post a totally non-contentious list of the 30 killer closing lines from movies.
It's been a tad breezy in Blighty these last few days: as proof, I offer this Beeb story about kite surfers jumping over Worthing Pier.
It's been a while since I've moseyed on over to The Torygraph, but I should frequent that place more often, as this collection of wildlife photography demonstrates. They also tell us about a French hotel where you can live like hamsters... Whoa, that's like high-concept (can you imagine the pitch to the bank for the small business start-up loan?)...
You've possibly not heard of Eric Roche - he was a guitarist famed for his precussive style of play, but sadly died waaaaaaaaay to young at 37. He explains how he builds up his technique in this vid here, and as an example, here's his rendition of Drives Me Crazy. I saw him live once, at Music Live at the NEC in Birmingham, and it was just mind-blowing that one guy could induce an acoustic guitar to produce such an incredible array of sounds...
Another boundary-pushing guitarist who's tenure on this earth was all too brief, was Michael Hedges: here's his take on Drives Me Crazy, which is a verily different interpretation, but the post-chorus guitar solos are mad :D He also does an an excellent cover of that ubiquitous Bob Dylan song... And here's a different version, this time with hair!
To close, Oli Lemieux training trampoline wall Dralion Cirque du Soleil. Impressive. Most impressive.
I'm feeling kinda linky: awesome industrial photography by Edward Burtynsky: check out, particularly, the Oil series (not exactly uplifting, I confess, but good, all the same).
The imminent end of the year traditionally heralds listing frenzies as magazines try to capture the essence of the past twelve months in music or whatever, but the end of a *9 year means that they can do the same for the whole decade. Stereogum has been collating the various efforts, so you don't have to: a list of lists, so to speak.
More lists over at Total Film, where they post a totally non-contentious list of the 30 killer closing lines from movies.
It's been a tad breezy in Blighty these last few days: as proof, I offer this Beeb story about kite surfers jumping over Worthing Pier.
It's been a while since I've moseyed on over to The Torygraph, but I should frequent that place more often, as this collection of wildlife photography demonstrates. They also tell us about a French hotel where you can live like hamsters... Whoa, that's like high-concept (can you imagine the pitch to the bank for the small business start-up loan?)...
You've possibly not heard of Eric Roche - he was a guitarist famed for his precussive style of play, but sadly died waaaaaaaaay to young at 37. He explains how he builds up his technique in this vid here, and as an example, here's his rendition of Drives Me Crazy. I saw him live once, at Music Live at the NEC in Birmingham, and it was just mind-blowing that one guy could induce an acoustic guitar to produce such an incredible array of sounds...
Another boundary-pushing guitarist who's tenure on this earth was all too brief, was Michael Hedges: here's his take on Drives Me Crazy, which is a verily different interpretation, but the post-chorus guitar solos are mad :D He also does an an excellent cover of that ubiquitous Bob Dylan song... And here's a different version, this time with hair!
To close, Oli Lemieux training trampoline wall Dralion Cirque du Soleil. Impressive. Most impressive.
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Date: 2009-11-17 10:56 pm (UTC)30 killer closing lines was fantastic, I MUST rewatch The Usual Suspects soon, one of my all time favourite films.
Hamester hotel... wrong in so many ways.
I'd never heard of Eric Roche, I loved his happiness and joy in describing his technique. A lesson to be learnt there.
Thanks for sharing!
OOOOh almost forgot, Sookie almost arrived today, got a 'collect your parcel' slip today, will be able to collect it tomorrow! Many, many thanks.
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Date: 2009-11-18 09:11 pm (UTC)Eric Roche was pretty fringe, really - I knew of him from guitar magazines, and then from seeing him at Music Live back in... 2003, mebbe?
And enjoy the Sook!
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Date: 2009-11-18 01:41 am (UTC)However, the price is soon to go up as today's hamsters need, according to the owners, Wifi and a giant TV screen.
LOL. There's a priceless line.
Thanks for sharing the link to the fantastic beasts. I especially love the chameleon that can be different colours on each side, and the bird that builds fantastic, poshly decorated homes to attract a mate.
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Date: 2009-11-18 09:12 pm (UTC)There are some absolutely fascinating creatures on this fair planet, and some of the photos thereof are jaw-dropping.
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Date: 2009-11-18 09:40 am (UTC)[Also, what happened to your layout? I'm not as allergic to comic sans ms as Drae, but... are you going for a Geocities look on purpose? ;)]
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Date: 2009-11-18 09:14 pm (UTC)I wasn't intentionally aiming for a Geocities look, honest... *hunts around for the good ol' <blink> tag*
I have to confess that I *like* Comic Sans, but methinks you're right, and I should probably revert to something
a littlebetter, shouldn't I?