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george ezra to brighten your saturday night
Oh, George.
Saw him live at Latitude just as 'Budapest' hit the top 10, and was blown away - not so much by Budapest, but the spirit of Billie Holliday that seeps out of his other stuff.
May have the teeniest crush.
And in a cute duet with Ian McKellen (I don't even know ( Read more... ) -
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My body wears a suit but my face wears jeans
One of the memes I picked up on a few weeks ago was the Personal Style Statement. Or words to that effect.
What I wear tends to be governed by its ability to meet the following tests:
1. Ability to flee from a falling building
This used to be 'run for a bus' but my paranoia has increased. I cycle to the station every day, so I like wearing things you ( Read more... ) -
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So my fantasy of posting lots of interesting and erudite snippets during January has pretty much vanished in the mist. Working full-time is exhausting. I'm enjoying it (at least I think I am) but it essentially demands that I turn into a slightly different type of person - ideally someone quite loud who talks quite fast and goes to lots of ( Read more... ) -
January Talking Meme: North-South divide
Hello. I am not doing very well at the whole January talking thing, because, well, it demands talking and actually it's quite hard to do that after months of sitting at the edges of the internet and peering through ( Read more... ) -
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It is no good, I have to throw my hat in the ring - I have way more stuff to read than usual and it is lovely ( Read more... ) -
rare musical interlude
Young P. went to see the rapper Macklemore the other week. Not usually my thing but I came across Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, performing 'Same Love.' P. said it was astounding live. When I first heard it on the radio I thought it was ok, a little bit saccharine, but the video is a powerful counterpoint.
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Happy Birthday Ruric!!
And hope to catch up with you soon.
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