An article in The Times on the sex-for-gigs side of the classical music world made this drummer blush a little.
Please, no drummer jokes – at least the next little while. Let me enjoy this moment.
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Jun 05
First Clue?
NOW THAT THE PRE-SUMMER HEATWAVE has broken, I can actually think without the brain swelling. I mean, come on, 39˚C with the humidex!?
Since today’s a more comfortable 14˚C, I decided that biking to the gym would be the way to go. First stop: pay some outstanding parking tickets at the local bank branch on the way.
So, there I am at the counter, helmet and windbreaker on (why bother taking all the gear off for a two minute errand?), water bottle and gloves on the counter, ready to pay the fines.
The young lady at the counter was training a new fellow, perhaps a summer student, and the attempt to make small talk as her protégé was debiting my account was “Going biking?”
I behaved myself accordingly.
10
Jun 05
A prick, arrogant and ugly!
BESIDES THE BEATLES, BEACH BOYS AND THE STONES, one of my earlier memories from the mid-70s of favourite bands was KISS: rock ‘n’ roll sing-a-longs (ie. “Shout It Out Loud”), painted-face alter-egos, far-out costumes, fire-breathing and cool explosions. Although it’s kinda cool to have seen the band’s longevity through several line-up changes, the ever-present four-stringed-muthafucka probably should stay out of the educational system and go back to living the life of his flagrant cartoon character.
Christ almighty!
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Jun 05
Everything Good For Steven Is Good For Us All
SCIENCE/CULTURE WRITER, STEVEN JOHNSON, will be the guest on this evening’s Daily Show with Jon Stewart. Mr. Johnson’s new book, Everything Bad is Good For You, is a great take on how today’s popular culture, compared to, say, that of twenty years ago, is actually making us smarter. I won’t say much more – just buy the damn book already!