Today is the shortest day…so I guess this should be the shortest diary entry…
Category: Diary
I’m selling some of my music collection.
Click here for my auctions.
It’s Xmas, so bid generously, folks!
Got sent this link. How comes Jesus doesn’t stand over the Freelance Writer? No – he’s got plenty of time for the golfer, the french horn player and the sodding clown, but no time for the likes of me. I guess that’s because all us freelancers sold our soul to the devil, right? 😉
Yesterday I got the chance to accompany The Missus and her office chums on their annual Xmas lunch. We waited over an hour for our food to arrive and when the main course did turn up it was a little cold. Being British, we didn’t complain – we just ordered more wine. Afterwards, while chatting at the bar, The Missus came over a little unwell. I instructed her to go outside for some fresh air. This she did, and then promptly passed out! Unfortunately, I wasn’t there to catch her and she was rescued by some members of the restaurant staff. I felt really bad because I didn’t even know what was happening until she had recovered and returned. How embarrassing!
In the post I received a copy of the video “Tales from the Widow Jane Mine” which is about the making of the CD “From the Caves of the Iron Mountain”, a record that was recorded live in an abandoned mine. It is one of my personal favourite records and the video was really interesting. Here’s a clip for your perusal:
If you like this, check out the video and CD from www.tonylevin.com.
You turn one corner only to find another…
So anyway, I didn’t know that Brian Eno had an album called “Textures”. They say it is rare and it trades for up to £100. Wow. Alternatively, you could buy my CD called “Textures” for $10 (£6). Hustle, hustle… 🙂
This news story completely put me off going to the dentist. Rotten teeth or bleed to death? You decide.
Never heard of nor seen a blue Robin before. The full story is here.
Yesterday, I put up the Xmas tree and decorative lights in the window. When getting the box of decorations down from the cupboard, a chill went through me. Was it really a year ago since I did this? Where did the time go? It’s funny how the small things remind you of your mortality.
Korg released a BIOS update for my Triton LE keyboard and I made the update. Then spent some time just noodling around on the keys. Realised I was enjoying this more than I do when I noodle around on the guitar these days.
I received a copy of the new Lemon Jelly DVD single in the post on Saturday. Lemon Jelly are one of my favourite bands at the moment. They take samples from all over the shop to create hypnotic music that has a genuine innocence – something quite rare these days. They have a new album out in January and if you clink the following links, you can watch their new video “Stay With You” or have a quick preview of their ’64-’95 DVD release.