| FROM THE RADIO TIMES #7 |
[Oct. 21st, 2009|10:08 pm] |
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| | HUNTINGTON ASHRAM MONASTERY by Alice Coltrane, Ron Carter, Rashied Ali | ] |
'Face behind the voice' Gary Crowley
Secret skills: "I've designed a 60s-style desert boot - the Crowley Boot." |
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| FROM THE RADIO TIMES #6 |
[Oct. 14th, 2009|09:12 pm] |
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| | CHAIN SHOT (cd version) by Aaron Dilloway | ] |
Sir Roger Moore ("Eyebrow-raiser who saw the funny side of 007") selects his three favourite comedy films:
1. NINOTCHKA Billy Wilder was one of the writers.
2. THE PRODUCERS Brilliant. Just brilliant.
3. SOME LIKE IT HOT A classic Billy Wilder. Undoubtedly one of his best. Billy was a friend, incidentally. |
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| FROM THE MAGAZINES #1 |
[Sep. 20th, 2009|09:16 am] |
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| | THE VISITOR by Jim O'Rourke | ] |
Burt [Lancaster] and I met and got along immediately but we would always argue. He threatened to kill me twice actually when he got in a temper. He dragged me up by the pelvis screaming, "You cock-sucking arsehole British piece of shit!", the lot. Fuck me. But he remained a dear friend and he was a wonderful man so who cares if he tried to kill me a couple of times?
- Michael Winner in VICE (Vol 7 No 9) |
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| FROM THE COMICS #2 |
[Aug. 28th, 2009|06:50 am] |
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| | GO SEE THE WORLD by David S. Ware, Matthew Shipp, William Parker, Susie Ibarra | ] |
Peppermint Patty: "If you wake up, but don't open your eyes, will the day go away?"
- from PEANUTS, January 10th 1972 |
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| POEM #1 |
[Aug. 26th, 2009|10:50 pm] |
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| | FLOATING JAPANESE OOF! GARDENS OF THE 21ST CENTURY by Hototogisu | ] |
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The autumn breeze was light & bright. A small bird
flew in the back door and the beagle got it
(half-beagle) on the second try.
My wife kills fleas and feeds them to the dog,
five last night, plus one Rufus snapped herself.
This is a house of death
and one of Henry's oldest friends was killed,
It came on a friend's radio, this week,
whereat Henry wept.
All those deaths keep Henry pale & ill
and unable to sail through the autumn world & weak,
a disadvantage of surviving.
The leaves fall, lives fall, every little while
you can count with stirring love on a new loss
& an emptier place.
The style is black jade at all seasons, the style
is burning leaves and a shelving of moss
over each planted face.
- JOHN BERRYMAN |
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| FROM THE FILMS #1 |
[Aug. 19th, 2009|10:18 pm] |
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| | GUITARS FROM AGADEZ by Group Inerane | ] |
"It's wonderful to see things being born... to see them born... and to see them die."
- Kurt (Christopher Lee) in THE WHIP AND THE BODY (1963 Dir: Mario Bava) |
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| FROM THE PAPERS #2 |
[Aug. 19th, 2009|06:35 pm] |
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| | STELLAR REGIONS by John Coltrane, Alice Coltrane, Rashied Ali and Jimmy Garrison | ] |
BOX POPS: WHAT YOU'RE SAYING ABOUT DRAGON'S DEN
I don't care how rich Peter Jones is; matching shirt, tie, hankie and stripy socks look cheap and common.
J Lewis, London W1
Are the hammy Dragons really frustrated actors? Imagine Theo as Baron Hardup, James as Wishy Washy and Deborah as the back end of a pantomime horse!
Michelle M, Glasgow
THE METRO (Scottish Edition) |
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| from THE RADIO TIMES #5 |
[Aug. 19th, 2009|06:49 am] |
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| | DICK'S PICKS #34 (5/11/1977) by The Grateful Dead | ] |
LETTERS
Lay off Lorne Spicer! As Margaret Smally (15th August) does, I should find Lorne irritating, with her loud voice, funny laugh and odd clothes. But she brings her enthusiasm and good nature to TRASH TO CASH and CASH IN THE ATTIC: some of the other presenters are too posh, patronising and pretentious (naming no names), but Lorne is the genuine article.
Iris Herbert
Newcastle Upon Tyne
To suggest, as Barry Norman (RT, 1 August) does, that THE MATRIX is "a bewildering mish-mash of pretentious mumbo jumbo... apparently dreamed up by a fifth former on acid" is a little insulting, considering the fifth former in this case would be Plato. THE MATRIX is inspired to a degree by his allegory of the cave.
Pete Bowes
Dronfield Woodhouse, Derbyshire |
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| FROM BOOKS #6 |
[Aug. 11th, 2009|08:44 pm] |
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| | THE DEATH ADDER by Rod Poole | ] |
The entire day had been spent finding the item for Mr Tagomi, and Childan's bitterness and anxiety almost overwhelmed him as he watched the buildings pass. And yet - triumph. The separate skill, apart from the rest of him: he had found the right thing, and Mr Tagomi would be mollified and his client, whoever he was, would be overjoyed. I always give satisfaction, Childan thought. To my customers.
He had been able to procure, miraculously, an almost mint copy of Volume One, Number One of TIP TOP COMICS. Dating from the 'thirties, it was a choice piece of Americana; one of the first funny books, a prize collectors searched for constantly. Of course, he had other items with him, to show first. He would lead up gradually to the funny book, which lay well-protected in a leather case packed in tissue paper at the centre of the largest bag.
- THE MAN IN THE HIGH CASTLE (1962) by Philip K Dick |
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| from THE RADIO TIMES #4 |
[Aug. 11th, 2009|08:30 pm] |
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| | VERTICAL ASCENT by the Moritz Von Oswald Trio | ] |
LETTERS
Was it audacity or just stupidity that persuaded WHO DO YOU THINK YOU ARE? (Wednesday BBC1) to commence the latest run with the stories of Davina McCall and Chris Moyles? I had become afraid that the remaining episodes would contain the life stories of Katie Price, Jeremy Kyle and Kerry Katona. Thank heavens, then, for the ever-lovely Kate Humble.
Steve Killy
Northampton
Miranda Sawyer's article about "the same old faces" (RT, 1 August) had a glaring omission in the list of names. Hasn't she noticed the number of times the irritating Lorne Spicer turns up in antiques/collectables/junk programmes? We often get back-to-back Lorne at lunchtime, and recently have been seeing her three times every day!
Margaret Smally
Ripley, Derbyshire |
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| FROM BOOKS #5 |
[Jul. 13th, 2009|09:14 pm] |
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| | BEYOND QUANTUM by Anthony Braxton, William Parker & Milford Graves | ] |
On the evening of that day in Sheffield when Henry James read THE AMERICAN to the company he saw a performance of THE SCHOOL FOR SCANDAL. After the curtain had fallen he went round to my father's dressing room. For some minutes James sat in a contemplative silence. At last my father, in the way of the actor-manager, asked him how he had enjoyed Sheridan's comedy.
'A curious old play', said Henry James slowly. 'A very curious old play', he repeated in a tone that revealed his astonishment that such a play could still be put on the stage. And that was the only comment he made.
- COMPTON MACKENZIE, quoted in THE LEGEND OF THE MASTER: HENRY JAMES AS OTHERS SAW HIM by Simon Nowell-Smith (1947) |
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| FROM THE PAPERS #1 |
[Jul. 1st, 2009|06:09 pm] |
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| | NEWFOUNDLAND by AMM | ] |
REMEMBER JACKO AS ICONIC FIGURE
Michael Jackson's autopsy report does not make easy reading.
Emaciated, bruised, bald and ravaged by drugs, his body was in terminal decline long before his fatal overdose.
Yet somehow he managed to dress impeccably, maintain a unique look and hold his head high on his rare public appearances until the end.
- Martel Maxwell, The Scottish Sun |
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| FROM BOOKS #4 |
[Jun. 9th, 2009|08:31 pm] |
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| | THE TAIL OF THE TIGER by Prima Materia | ] |
'A quick test of the assertion that enjoyment outweighs pain in this world, or that they are at any rate balanced, would be to compare the feelings of an animal engaged in eating another animal with those of the animal being eaten.'
- 'On the Suffering of the World' by Arthur Schopenhauer |
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| FROM BOOKS #3 |
[Apr. 25th, 2009|10:32 am] |
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| | YOU'LL NEVER PLAY THIS TOWN AGAIN by Harry Pussy | ] |
'I have frequently told you, and the holidays just past have convinced me, that my prime has truly begun. One's prime is elusive. You little girls, when you grow up, must be on the alert to recognize your prime at whatever time of your life it may occur. You must then live it to the full. Mary, what have you got under your desk, what are you looking at?'
Mary sat lump-like and too stupid to invent something. She was too stupid ever to tell a lie; she didn't know how to cover up.
'A comic, Miss Brodie,' she said.
'Do you mean a comedian, a droll?'
Everyone tittered.
'A comic paper,' said Mary.
'A comic paper, forsooth. How old are you?'
'Ten, ma'am.'
'You are too old for comic papers at ten. Give it to me.'
Miss Brodie looked at the coloured sheets. 'TIGER TIM's forsooth,' she said, and threw it into the waste-paper basket. Perceiving all eyes upon it she lifted it out of the basket, tore it up beyond redemption and put it back again.
- THE PRIME OF MISS JEAN BRODIE (1961) by Muriel Spark |
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| FROM BOOKS #2 |
[Apr. 15th, 2009|06:34 pm] |
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| | MARGINAL CONSORT 2003 and 2004 performances | ] |
"Be so good as to let me know what is going on in the house", he said to her, in a tone which, under the circumstances, he himself deemed genial.
"Going on, Austin?" Mrs Penniman exclaimed. "Why, I am sure I don't know. I believe that last night the old grey cat had kittens."
"At her age?" said the Doctor. "The idea is startling - almost shocking. Be so good as to see that they are all drowned. But what else has happened?"
"Ah, the dear little kittens!" cried Mrs Penniman. "I wouldn't have them drowned for the world!"
- WASHINGTON SQUARE (1880) by Henry James |
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| FROM THE COMICS #1 |
[Apr. 13th, 2009|11:02 am] |
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| | THE FOUR AIMS by the Flower-Corsano Duo | ] |
From your hidden vantgage-point, you WAIT...You WATCH...And you hear the words of the one called IRON MAN...
THE INVINCIBLE IRON MAN: Ladies and Gentleman of the PRESS...May I have your attention please...
The noted industrialist TONY STARK has donated the facilities for today's CHESS MATCH...
...And Thor's mystic HAMMER has ceremoniously started the fuctioning of NIMROD.
NIMROD: the amazing new COMPUTER whose inventors believe it capable of defeating even the GREATEST human chess-masters at their own game!
Because of the SYMBOLIC IMPORTANCE of this match--of MAN VS. MACHINE--The Avengers agreed to serve as HONOR GUARD for this six-game tournament.
THE MIGHTY THOR, GOD OF THUNDER: Leave them no doubts, my friend, that our sympathies be e'er with the MORTAL--and ne'er the MECHANISM.
THE VISION (an android): THERE each Avenger must speak only for himself ASGARDIAN.
- from 'Five Dooms to Save Tomorrow!', AVENGERS #101 (Marvel Comics, 1972). Stan Lee presents: wonderment anew by Harlan Ellison (story/plot), Roy Thomas (adaptation/script), Rich Buckler (art), Dan Adkins (inker), John Costa (letterer). Based on an original story (c) 1964 by Harlan Ellison. |
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| from THE RADIO TIMES #3 |
[Apr. 9th, 2009|09:11 pm] |
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| | HAIRDRYER PEACE by The Hospitals | ] |
EX-CHAMPION RACER STEVE PARRISH
...well, you can never discount Rossi. That man is the complete package. When all the others (sic) riders have maxed-out their brains, Rossi is still on top.
WHISPERING BOB ('MOCK ROCK') HARRIS
I get to watch things like HANNAH MONTANA and ZOEY 101 on Nickelodeon. I really like them, too, and I love HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL! |
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| FROM BOOKS #1 |
[Apr. 9th, 2009|09:06 pm] |
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| | OH YEAH by Mingus, Kirk, Ervin, Knepper, Watkins, Richmond | ] |
I had a second slug to fortify my nerves. Then I got Mrs Marburg's cheque out of the safe. I tore it into small pieces and tossed the yellow confetti out the window. It drifted down on the short hairs and the long hairs, the potheads and the acid heads, draft dodgers and dollar chasers, swingers and walking wounded, idiot saints, hard cases, foolish virgins.
- final paragraph of THE INSTANT ENEMY (1968) by Ross Macdonald |
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| DYLANLOLLOLOLOLOGY #1 |
[Apr. 8th, 2009|06:47 pm] |
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| | INNER URGE by Joe Henderson, Elvin Jones, McCoy Tyner and Bob Cranshaw | ] |
DON WAS, PRODUCER OF BOB'S 'ROUTINELY UNDERRATED' UNDER THE RED SKY ALBUM (1990):
My job as a producer is to create an “inspiration-friendly environment”. How did I apply that to Bob? With a very light touch, man, very light. Trying to manufacture too much of a scene would have been a bad plan. I don't think that coloured lights and Indian tapestries would've unleashed a torrent of creativity from a savvy cat like Bob.
I decided to broach the subject matter of the song by asking about the last verse - the one about the river running dry. “Is this song about ecology?” I asked him. “No, but it won't pollute the environment”, he answered without missing a beat. |
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| from THE RADIO TIMES #2 |
[Mar. 31st, 2009|08:47 pm] |
ADVERTISEMENT
JULIA BRADBURY: I'd be an otter. They're svelte, nimble, sleek, clever and foxy. They also live on the edge.
LETTER
I walked into a room and was treated to the sight on the TV of Heston Blumenthal disembowelling living, struggling mackerel, then throwing them into a bucket to die. I've caught fish for eating, but have always afforded them the dignity of a rapid dispatch by a blow to the head.
Tony Perridge, Inverness |
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