Category Archives: Music

Music that means something – Day 2: Don Mclean

I never really ‘got’ Van Gogh when I was younger. At junior school there were faded prints of his sunflowers and the chair which did nothing to explain why his work was so popular. Lots of people seemed to think … Continue reading

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Music That Means Something – Day 1: Leonard Cohen

When Willow told me she had kindly nominated me for the five day music challenge, my first thought was… where on earth would I start? And could I include all the old stuff from my mother’s collection of 78s that … Continue reading

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Guest Author: G. Michael Vasey – I Made an Album!

G. Michael Vasey is an old friend, met once and known for years. It was with Gary that the Mystical Hexagram was written. He is a well known writer in his professional field and a poet. He released his first … Continue reading

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Photo prompt round-up – The Tunnel

There were some great entries for the photo-prompt this week. There have been some issues with disappearing pingbacks that have plaguing WordPress this week. If you created a pingback and your post is not listed, please let me know in … Continue reading

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Clouds From Both Sides by Geoff le Pard

Reblogged from Geoff Le Pard at Tangental I was reminded tonight of the fabulous Joni Mitchell Song Both Sides Now This line stuck, stuck hard in my throat, my head, in every little bit of me I’ve looked at clouds … Continue reading

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Listening in

For the past few weeks I’ve been bugged. No, not, unfortunately, by some dashing Man In Black listening avidly for my slightest word… (though who knows, given some of the things in the search history of any writer…) but by … Continue reading

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Gifts

‘Fancy going to a concert’? An afficionado of Trance and Hardcore music was making the suggestion, so I was a tad suspicious… ‘What’s on?’ I ask through narrowed eyes… ‘Royal Philharmonic…’That was unexpected… ‘What are they playing?’ I ask, reeling … Continue reading

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