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Monthly archives of “October 2009”
Plagiarism vs Folk Music
I read today that popular band Guns N’ Roses is being sued for a million bucks by a fellow who makes ambient electronica named Ulrich Schnauss. If I understand correctly, the claim is about unauthorized sampling. I suppose that’s a little bit different than using… Read More
What happened?
Today I was having a conversation with a friend about it doesn’t matter what, when I made a reference to something bothering me, touching my forehead the way Peter Falk always did in Columbo. I quickly realized that the person I was speaking with had… Read More
Pals
Walking with Memphis
Today I’m starting a new occasional photo-feature called Walking with Memphis. This means I’m taking the camera with me when we go for walks, not much more. Toronto has quite a good selection of leash-free dog parks, and its a good thing too, because there… Read More
Jacques
Up up and Away….
The drive home from work yesterday was punctuated by radio coverage of the home-made helium balloon in Colorado that wasn’t carrying the little boy. The media jumped all over this one. You know, some people have all the luck. If I built an aircraft in… Read More
Around the World by Button Accordion: Part 4
Let’s go down to Colombia and listen to some Vallenato. One of the greats of this form is Lisandro Mesa. Here he is, wearing an excellent outfit I might add, playing Boquita Colorada. It looks like he’s playing a Hohner Corona II in this video.… Read More
The last mushroom post of the season
I’ve learned such a tremendous amount this year about mushrooms. It seems hard to believe that I waited until this year without really looking at a mushroom in the forest. I’ve pretty much hung up my baskets for the season. The leaves are falling and… Read More
What are you listening to tonight?
I ask this question from time to time and almost nobody answers, but what the hell, I’ll throw it out there again. I’m listening to a CD called In a Bad Mood by Geraint Watkins. You may not know Geraint Watkins by name, but if… Read More
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