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Monthly Archives: May 2019
And It’s Gonna Take a Long, Long Time
Rocketman (Based on a true fantasy.) Doesn’t that say it all? Elton John is a force of nature. His music and Bernie Taupin’s words have been part of the soundtrack of our lives since the early 70’s. I’ve never liked … Continue reading
Posted in reviews, showbusiness
Tagged biography, British, fantasy, movies, rock music
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Imagine if This Video was Real
There’s a video circulating the virtual world at the moment which is quite surprising, at least to those who did not realize that images of world leaders could be manipulated to say anything someone wants them to. According to … Continue reading
Posted in paranoia
Tagged computer-programming, image manipulation, John Lennon, One World Government, song
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The Reverse “Launch”
Songland There’s a ‘new’ reality TV show in town. It promises to match songwriters with recording stars, with an instant ‘launch’ on iTunes after the show airs. Now where have I heard that one before? Last night’s premiere had John … Continue reading
Posted in reviews, showbusiness
Tagged music, NBC, reality TV, singers, songwriter, television
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The Who: Then and Now!
It took the Live 8 concert in London’s Hyde Park (as seen on TV on the day of the concerts) on July 2nd, 2005 for me to realize that I still loved the music of The Who. These two songs … Continue reading
Posted in history, showbusiness
Tagged baby boomers, British, my generation, rock music, television
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The Failure of Diplomacy
Protocol
Posted in history
Tagged Caesar, diplomacy, Holy Roman Empire, United States history, warfare, warriors
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The Birth of Science: May 28, 585 BC
Solar Eclipse of Thales The Eclipse of Thales was a solar eclipse that was, according to The Histories of Herodotus, accurately predicted by the Greek philosopher Thales of Miletus. If Herodotus’s account is accurate, this eclipse is the earliest recorded … Continue reading
Posted in history, Science and Mathematics
Tagged astrology, astronomy, eclipse, Greek, science, truce
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And the Winner is:
The Voice (Season 16) This is the post I intended to write last Wednesday after the finale. My premise was to compare the results (and subsequent celebrations) to American Idol which had its finale last Sunday. Because the winner was … Continue reading
Hailey Dean a.k.a. Nancy Grace
This series of TV mysteries is really a thinly disguised, but fictionalized, autobiography of Nancy Grace’s life, and the only reason we’re watching them at all is because my sister is dating the producer. Last night we watched “Deadly Estate”: … Continue reading
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Tagged autobiographical, Canada, family, mysteries, television
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Charlie’s Angels
There seems to be some synchronicity at work here. On Thursday night, a television program called “This is Farrah Fawcett” was aired, celebrating the 10th anniversary of her fight with cancer. Then last night, the second movie, “Charlie’s Angels: Full … Continue reading
Posted in showbusiness
Tagged 70's, marketing, movies, superstars, television, women's lib
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