Hearken the voice of reason. Racial venom is like social dynamite.

I've been doing some writing about the last days of apartheid, so far mostly for myself but hopefully some will be sharable. In the process I've been rewatching some movies on the subject and listening to music from the time. I was rewatching, Amandla! A Revolution in Four Part ( Read more... )

"The chances of anything coming from Mars are a million to one - but still they come!"

How many of you remember Jeff Wayne's: War of the Worlds album? It featured Richard Burton speaking as the protagonist and was captivating to me when I was a boy.

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I remember it being pretty huge when I was a boy, sort of eerily captivating and felt like a ( Read more... )

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I need help, desperately. What are your favorite pick-me-ups? Happy songs, funny videos/movies, great jokes, what have you? Please share. I need to up my laughter quotient.

Saw Johnny Clegg perform live tonight. An outstanding, energetic show. Sang my heart out. Gave me something of a healing and made me so very homesick for South Africa. One song paraphrased Hemingway, words for me to live by right now ( Read more... )

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Last night, as Obama packed out a stadium and I'm sure many of you watched his speech, agrathea and I were sitting in a park here in Portland, with many thousands of others. The park is right on the river, just off the heart of downtown, featuring some nice views and a fountain, but we were all there because it was the 13th annual Waterfront Concert, ( Read more... )

The result are in. I'm pleased to let you know that the quiet unassuming Paul Potts has won Britain's Got Talent. I hope we hear a lot more from him. I now return to despising these shows ;) (but I'll watch my LJ and YouTube for more apt highlights). He won £100,000 and a chance to perform in front of the queen at the Royal Variety Performance ( Read more... )

Pot Potty Potts update.
Hey, my favorite contestant Paul Potts who I posted about a couple of days back is through to the final of that show. Well worth watching, and boy have they spiffed him up. He sang Time To Say Goodbye, for which my favorite version is the duet with Sarah Brightman and Andrea Bocelli. Paul did very well once again ( Read more... )