A brilliant reading of one of my favorite Dylan Thomas poems by the poet himself. The bizarre animated mouth movements don’t detract too much from the power of the poem. The occasional blinks are welcome.
Whew! We finally deliberated and were finished by 4. I learned a lot. Not that I’m ready to try to convince you that I know much about law, which I dont’, but it was fascinating to see it all in action.
I was on a criminal case: 2 charges of assault with a deadly weapon, and […]
Here is a live clip (FIP radio, Paris, France, Nov 17th, 2007.) of Rufus singing a new song about a childhood crush on a friend named Zebulon. A nice return to solo ballads that many of us have missed. I like how he shushes someone chatting while he is trying to start the song. I […]
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An unforgettable performance by the late Klaus Nomi. Notes by anTONYM2M2 and thanks to Brad for bringing this to my attention.
I remember seeing Klaus Nomi for the first time on the BBC’s The Old Grey Whistle Test in 1979 and I thought how peculiarly odd he was…..with that female soprano voice, his odd appearance and […]
The lesson that keeps getting pounded into me this year, both in my role as a departmental chair, but also serving on this jury, is that it is SOOO important to hear both sides of every story. Many of us go through life believing that X is true, but have never heard or were never […]
I have not written about martinis of late and felt it time to do so.
These days a martini is the new word for cocktail. You don’t hear people use the word “cocktail” so much these days. The word “martini” sounds more sophisticated. I guess.
But those of us in the know, KNOW that the original martini […]
Much to my surprise I was selected to serve on a jury. And of course I can’t tell you about it until 90 days after the trial, and then I can sell my story to the tabloids. When asked about my marital status, I replied “domestic partner” and as the case involved issues of sexual […]
I’m starting my 3rd day of jury duty today. There are still 60-some potential jurors on this case, and I’m keeping my fingers crossed that they won’t need me and dismiss me today. Being in a pool of 60 people, all being interviewed by the judge, and 2 lawyers is tedious. I’m not sure this […]
The moment you’ve all been waiting for: POSSUM DEATH SPREE 3! With music by Roger Bourland and directed by Mike Horowitz and Gareth Smith. I went to a screening this week of all three, and got to meet the cast and crew. The film worked well in large format, and I was happy to see […]
Last month I wrote about the very popular chord progression from the 50s: I vi IV V and played you a video of seven versions of that song. In case you didn’t read it:
Paul McCartney said that he and John Lennon always tried to make their songs “a little different” […]
Dean Christopher Waterman announced today that the Herb Alpert Foundation has given 30 million dollars to UCLA, specifically to create a synergistic relationship between the three (now) separate music departments: The Department of Musicology, The Department of Ethnomusicology, and The Department of Music. I am the Chair of the latter. Associate Dean Tim Rice has […]
Thanks to commenter yesmydog for pointing this one out. It’s from the Beatles film YELLOW SUBMARINE” I don’t think it had anything to do with the movie, but was a very cool song. It begins with a very butch guitar riff, in the line of “Paperback Writer” and “Day Tripper.” It slips back and forth […]
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