Category Archive: music

Where do you go my lovely?

Where do you go my lovely?

You talk like Marlene Dietrich And you dance like Zizi Jeanmaire Your clothes are all made by Balmain And there`s diamonds and pearls in your hair

 

Letting our light shine

Letting our light shine

I have been secretly looking forward to Christmas even though I haven’t expressed this feeling outwardly in any way. For the first time ever in my …

 

I’m your man

I’m your man

Back in December, we were lucky enough to be able to witness Leonard Cohen in concert. I think we were amongst the youngest people in …

 

Can stop the music

Can stop the music

What do you say when other people find your finest, most creative, work trashed by others? Worse, by total strangers? I generally don’t care a great …

 

Usual suspects

Usual suspects

Today I parted with our old and faithful computers. Desktop mini-towers, heavy CRT monitors, UPS, RS-323 connectors, dial-up modems, and enough cable to stretch to …

 

New horizons

New horizons

Exploring new horizons turned out to be an easy activity today, even while I was at work. I heard some new music (well, new to …

 

The Big Banana

The Big Banana

Tonight, on the waterfront, the Wellington Ukulele Orchestra were in fine form. For sheer musical meaty goodness it’s very, very hard to beat them. I …

 

Blank canvas

Blank canvas

You can only become truly accomplished at something you love. Don’t make money your goal. Instead, pursue the things you love doing, and then do …

 

356 – Orpheus strikes Bach

356 – Orpheus strikes Bach

Concert tonight – Bach’s B-Minor Mass, delivered with some conviction by the Orpheus Choir. I find it kind of odd to attend concerts live when …

 

318 – Music for a found harmonium

318 – Music for a found harmonium

I am the proprietor of the Penguin Cafe, I will tell you things at random… — Simon Jeffes I love that song! I love that Cafe! …