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Quotes from Galloway talking about NEOM.
🎵 The Gas Man Cometh
The gasman had an appointment this morning … he was on time and we spent some quality time together. End result? The next step would be to call a plumber (not a carpenter) … see the first verse below.
My mind went to Flanders and Swann’s rendition of their wonderful song … The Gas Man Cometh. The audio is well worth a listen if you don’t know it - and really - these days - who honestly does remember the duo.
The lead up to this particular version should be listened to - not jumped across!
T’was on the Monday morning, the gas man came to call,
The gas tap wouldn’t turn, I wasn’t getting gas at all;
He tore out all the skirting boards to try and find the main,
And I had to call a carpenter to put them back again!
Harry Belafonte ‘managing’ his audience singing the Banana Boat song. 🔗 You know why it is here.
Same song - from the extraordinary Stan Freberg (we don’t hear much about him these days ) - in 1957 - with his (I think very funny) parody of the same song).
TL;DW … over an hour of nothingness to get to this!
PS - no I didn’t watch it - that’s what ‘fast forward’ is for - and the background music is not chill.
🎬 About Nicholas Cage
As @drewcastillo and I recently riffed - he really is very good. Sure he’s got some duds - don’t we all? Off the top of my head - some of my favorites (alphabetical - to avoid ‘ranking’) …
- Adaptation
- Conair
- Face/Off
- Leaving Las Vegas
- Pig
- Raising Arizona
- Wild at Heart
… and a few more that I have forgotten.
(and no - Unbearable Weight is not forgotten - just haven’t seen it yet.)
Time Traveller Discovers
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He does tend to nail his topics … with humour … and bonus … his promo ads are at the end.
SNL Stone Cold Open … a special Easter edition.
Just in case you are thinking that the US is a little over the top - try this on for size …
🔗 Then again - in the US we shoot pranksters.
stick a fork in him, the motherfuckers done
… 🎵 Reminded me of this classic … enjoy.
I just read @colinwalker ’s 🔗 post re Ryuichi Sakamoto’s passing …
Sharing a 🎵 perfectly elegant beautiful piece of music that he wrote over 40 years ago.
Farewell Ryuichi and thankyou.
I will share the recording link when it is available … but just listening to Doc Searls’ Ostrom workshop with Cory Doctorow .. if he’s half right … good luck with the future.
UPDATE, March 21st, 2023
“Alas, the beginning is missing due to a technical glitch.”
💬 Doc Searls
🎵 Can’t Find My Way Home … Winwood, Clapton .. oh - and Trucks.
A friend of mine down under shared with me … seemed a pertinent message at this point time … not to say it is just gorgeous.
Why your favorite local restaurant might throw away its menu this year. (apple news)
I get it - but isn’t ‘choice’ a quintessential differentiation that America has - to distinguish it from the rest of the world?
Of course choice has its costs (hence that restaurant’s decision). Just think that when you order your eggs, bacon and coffee at the local diner, there are close to 1,000 potential permutations that the short order cook has to juggle. That surely is one reason why some diners say ‘no substitutions'.
I just wish that they would have started by cutting back on the choice of toothpaste first.
🎵 This Is The End
I wrote an email this morning, responding to something that had been sent to me, announcing - and I paraphrase - that despite the longevity of the work that he had been personally driving for decades, he has decided that this was indeed - ‘the end’.
I guess it is one of those days, where every where you look, every page you turn emotion takes over and (at least for me), music takes hold.
Because I - and indeed he - are ‘of a certain age’, ‘The End’ came to mind. (If you aren’t of a certain age - I commend you to watch just one (if not all three) of the YouTubes below.) If you are of a certain age - you don’t need me to tell you.
This is the end
Beautiful friend
This is the end
My only friend, the end
Of our elaborate plans, the end
Of everything that stands, the end
No safety or surprise, the end
I’ll never look into your eyes again
“Every time I hear that song, it means something else to me. It started out as a simple good-bye song… Probably just to a girl, but I see how it could be a goodbye to a kind of childhood."
💬 Jim Morrison
If you want a really good cry, the images most certainly do nothing to distract from the pain of the song …
If you want to listen to the original recording of nearly 11 minutes that took just 30 minutes of studio time (think about that) …
If you are of the live music persuasion… in the US you had Woodstock. In the UK we had The Isle of Wight …
New Zealand | Unrecognized Leadership
If the UK and/or the USA could find more leaders that demonstrate the qualities of Jacinda Arden, wouldn’t both surely be better off for it?
Sadly, she’s had her run, the voters are not going her way hence her resignation. ‘Hitch’ is being allowed to reset the agenda and so far at least, seems to be turning the ‘anti-Labour’ tide. Make no mistake though, yes, she took some wrong turns but the problems being laid at her feet won’t go away with new leaders. It’s a global problem … and despite New Zealand managing to punch well above their international weight over the last few years … these global issues are exactly that … global.
🔗 Colbert pays tribute to Jacinda
🎙️ What was behind Jacinda-mania and why did it end so suddenly?
Watch the first minute. If you are not hooked. Move on.
🔗📼 If you can’t see the video below try this link
Who is this?
Mike Monteiro - Suggesting that we Destroy Silicon Valley
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