Terry and John 1 Jan 2009 Congratulations to Sir Terence Pratchett, or SurPterry as we shall undoubtedly come to call him (although I’m tempted to doubt it as he is the last bloke I think would ever be lost for words). But overlooked in the reports is this guy, who gets an OBE: [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LOi_wxypeGc&hl=en&fs=1] He’s John Martyn, BTW. Humor Sermon trashcan categorial
Humor Quotes scare me 23 Sep 2009 I used to be a typesetter, proofreader and publisher. I take punctuation relatively seriously. One conclusion I came to is that “scare quotes” (like that) are almost never needed. This website – UnnecessaryQuotes – shows the reasons why. If you find some signs, snap ’em and send the pix to… Read More
Administrative A new comment policy? 6 May 2011 From Barry Ritholz’s blog Please use the comments to demonstrate your own ignorance, unfamiliarity with empirical data, ability to repeat discredited memes, and lack of respect for scientific knowledge. Also, be sure to create straw men and argue against things I have neither said nor even implied. Any irrelevancies you… Read More
Humor Right there in black and white 10 Jul 2008 If a black hole is where common sense is lost, is a white hole where we spew out absurdities? To say so seems like blackmail, which only yellow dogs employ, with a niggardly vocabulary. It’s a red flag, I tell you! I’m completely browned off. Don’t let the MSM whitewash… Read More
I spent about twenty years working in the music business in various different capacities, during that time I worked on, was involved in, promoted and attended a vast number of live concerts. In my memories I have a comparatively short list of those concerts that were truly transcendental and extraordinary, one of those was John Martin live at Cardiff Students Union in 1975: Awesome simply Awesome!
I spent about twenty years working in the music business in various different capacities, during that time I worked on, was involved in, promoted and attended a vast number of live concerts. In my memories I have a comparatively short list of those concerts that were truly transcendental and extraordinary, one of those was John Martin live at Cardiff Students Union in 1975: Awesome simply Awesome!