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  • I learned a new word!

    A "flaneur" (flah-NUR) is an aimless idler. The word comes from the French for "to saunter; to stroll; to lounge about."Example (as used by Ian Buruma in the New Republic): "Baudelaire saw the writer as a detached flaneu…

  • Ever have one of those days where you want to do a Xanga entry, but can't think of anything to talk about?Yeah, me too...

  • 50 recordings I have...1. Brian Protheroe - I/You2. Rolling Stones - Tattoo You3. Kevin Ayres - Yes We Have No Mananas4. Robert Wyatt - Mid-Eighties5. Richard Thompson - Live (More or Less)6. Badfinger - No Dice7. Cream …

  • John Lennon lyrics...

    Across The Universe (Lennon/McCartney)Words are flowing out like endless rain into a paper cup,They slither while they pass, they slip away across the universePools of sorrow, waves of joy are drifting through my open mi…

  • Yet ANOTHER musical obsession....

    The Los Angeles Guitar Quartet!EDGY classical guitar. I LIKE. A LOT!!!I'm listening to the latest one, called 'Spin'.

  • longtimelurker, you're gonna appreciate THIS one...So I go to a garage sale today.I see they have a few LPs.I look at said records...1. The Best of Jimmy Reed!2. The Sound of the Delta (A Mississippi Blues Anthology)!3…

  • I'll tell ya what...NO one compares to the late, great Frank Zappa for album or composition titles!Some examples follow...1. It Just Might Be A One-Shot Deal 2. Sheik Yerbouti3. Treacherous Cretins4. Gee, I Like Your…

  • So, having RE-subscribed to a couple of former subs...why did I UNsubscribe them in the first place?I don't recall...

  • Observed today...1. A VERY large turtle crossing one of our neighborhood streets this morning while I was on my way into work.2. I stopped at Barnes & Noble before I came into work and heard new-to-me music from th…

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