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Fate and destiny
…and so, as the BMX Roadster of time collides with the erratic minicab of fate, and the unprotected crotch of hope slams hard against the crossbar of destiny…
Monkey Radio – not dead!
Hurrah! Go here.
Short changed?
Should record companies still charge the same price for an album even when it only lasts 33 minutes? Island Records, I’m looking at you and your Amy Winehouse CD.
Monkey Radio, RIP
It looks like Monkey Radio has ceased to be. This is a great shame, as it is through listening to Monkey Radio that I got into all sorts of music, including Visit Venus amongst others.
Soul Brother Number One
James Brown, RIP.
Cheap music
Like good music? Like good cheap music? Om Records have a sale on at the moment with all CDs, including two- and three-disc sets for just US$10 each. I shall be making purchases, though I’m not sure what with. Or, if you want to be my friend, email me and I’ll tell you what I’d like as a Christmas gift.
The loss of two voices
Two great voices have been lost to us in the last few days.
Philippe Noiret, RIP. IMDB profile.
Nick Clarke, RIP.
Strength in the face of frailty
Did you see the documentary on Channel 4 last night about the Young at Heart Chorus? It isn’t often that Hels and I sit to watch television together, but this was an outstanding documentary about an amazing project with a splendid bunch of people that had us riveted, alternately laughing and crying. There is a planned DVD release. The part with Fred Knittle, given two years to live just over two years previously, carrying his oxygen supply on stage as he sang Coldplay’s Fix You as a solo performance after his duet partner, Joe Benoit, had died just a few days before will bring a lump to your throat.
The most impresive character is Bob Cilman, the director. Coaxing, encouraging and, at times, herding this group of wilful octagenarians into performing a stage set that has travelled the world is a great feat of determination – the fact that the performers derive more from it than the audience is not lost on the viewer.
Miles and Quincy
Note to self: listen to this programme again.