rainbows in curved air (or curves in rainbowed air): 2008

Wednesday, December 31, 2008

Piano Rainbow

Do you sometimes dream that you are 1) playing a piano, where all the keys are black, under an all white rainbow or 2) playing a piano, where all the keys are white, under an all black rainbow? No? Me neither!

Mad Mental Album Titles on John Peel’s Dandelion label, pt 23

As I was getting into a Liverpool Scene revival recently, I dug out my copy of : The Occasional Word – ‘Year of the Great Leap Sideways’.

I laughed until I stopped.

Best Bands with Numerals in their Titles, Pt 86

Naturally we have to begin with:

· Unit 4 + 2

· 6 Organs of Admittance

· Current 93

· 3 Mustaphas 3

· ¾ Had been Eliminated

· 13^th Floor Elevators

· 23 Skidoo

· 3^rd Bardo

· 3 Dog Night

· 3 Suns

· 50 foot hose

· 5^th Dimension

· 65 Days of Static

· 9 Horses

Technically David Redford Triad’s – Mystical Path of the number 86 should not be included as it is the title of the album that qualifies, but hey, I can change the rules, baby.

Turning On, Tuning In & Dropping Out:

a guide for a pre-retirement course

‘Do not go gentle into that good night,

Old age should burn and rave at close

of day;

Rage, rage against the dying of the light.’

As you approach retirement is Tim Leary’s

 advice still essential?

Is it still a viable option as you face

that winter clothing & heating allowance

 & that free bus pass?

Huge Bush Shoes

It is difficult to drag oneself out of bed on these cold, dark winter mornings, especially as everyone else seems to be on holiday already.

‘Why do you get up so early?’ I am asked frequently. I expect it is to enjoy that quiet time, that me-time, a time for study & reflection, to catch up on my ‘wire’ mag reading & to listen to those awe inspiring cds by Fursaxa & 6 Organs of Admittance.

In addition it could be my addiction to both caffeine & nicotine & let’s face it after a hit of both drugs my brain kicks in & I can engage in activities like updating my blog.

Davy Graham R.I.P.

The King is dead but not forgotten.

I had mixed feelings, when I caught you live, the first half of the concert was wildly out of tune (accidentally, as someone who dabbled in many tunings should have been well aware of this!), the second half was extraordinary. Maybe that review summed him up.

Wednesday, December 24, 2008

Across the Hedge & Into Another Dimension

If ‘the Wire’ does it, then it must be Ok. Here is a list of what’s hot @ year end around the Shire:

· United Bible Studies

· Mark Fry – Dreaming of Alice (old)

· Free Design – Everything (old)

· Natural Stone Buildings

· Stag Hare

· Fursaxa

· Cursillatas

· High Places

· Head of Wastatiquet (sp?)

· Ermeralds

· The Acorn

· Pumajaw

· Peomies

· Brightback Morning Light

· Winston Jazz Routine

· In Gowan Ring

Miles Runs the Voodoo Down

When you are totally bombarded by the feeding, media, frenzy, commercialising the birth of Jesus & as the panic causes the January sales to start pre-xmas & attempts to get any cash that 2 of the large ‘parcel of rogues’ (Darling & Brown) have left you, just kick back with Miles.

At 7 a.m. on this wet, bleak Sunday before xmas, I stuck ‘Live- Evil’ in the cd player & was off into another dimension. There is no slow, build up, he just takes you up within the first few bars & you stay up, living the funk, until it stops & you want to hit replay.

Sunday, December 21, 2008

Back On Track: 99 Crazy Album Titles

D.J. Rupture - 'Our Enemies have Watches, but we have the Time'

I am sure it is from a movie. Answers anyone?

12 Monkeys

Being actively involved in the anti aircraft noise & enjoying listening to Maerzbow, Masonna, Aube & all that Japanese noise seems a bit odd.

Attending meetings with die hard activists from way out of town, when the locals fail to attend is also strange.

As I sit there representing my local area, I do feel as if I am deep in the middle of the '12 Monkeys'