Synchonicity

Two days ago I went to see Cold Mountain (nice cinematography, well acted, but ultimately rather dull) and saw a trailer for Tim Burton’s Big Fish. This trailer contains a couple of seconds of “I’ve Seen All Good People” by Yes, which I haven’t heard for far too many years. Yesterday I’m in HMV and… Continue reading Synchonicity

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Copy Controlled CDs Update

I seem to be building up quite a good working relationship with someone called Ken in BMG’s copy control customer support centre. I think he’s grateful that someone is actually giving them intelligent feedback rather than simply swearing at them :) I wrote to them last week pointing out that I was planning on buying… Continue reading Copy Controlled CDs Update

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Warren Zevon RIP

I saw a werewolf with a Chinese menu in his hand Walking through the streets of Soho in the rain He was looking for a place called Lee Ho Fook’s Going to get himself a big dish of beef chow mein Ah-oooh… Werewolves of London Warren Zevon dies :-(

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New Music

People have obviously decided that it’s high time that my musical horizons were broadened. For my birthday yesterday I got three CDs by artists I’ve never listened to before. Some friends in LA sent me an Amazon package containing Us by the Mull Historical Society and Lifted or The Story is in the Soil, Keep… Continue reading New Music

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Bad Manners

It’s Friday afternoon and I’ve spent far too much of the morning being pissed about by British Rail[1], so instead of working I’ll tell you a story that I’ve just been reminded of by a discussion on IRC. ([1] Or whatever they want to call themselves these days.)

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