(Nurmohamed 2011) A History of Ancient Britain: Ep.1 — Age of Ice
(Vaughn 2007) Stardust
(Stevens 1963) The Outer Limits: Ep.1
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Monthly Archives: May 2011
FILMS – MAY 2011
Posted by Phil Paine
on May 31, 2011
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First-time listening for May, 2011
Posted by Phil Paine
on May 31, 2011
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22747. (Kinks) Kinks
22748. (Rosebuds) The Rosebuds Make Out
22749. (Jimmy Smith) Jimmy Smith [Verve Jazz Masters #29]
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READING – MAY 2011
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on May 31, 2011
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22717. (Elizabeth Brown Pryor) The General in His Study [article]
22687. (Susan Reynolds) There were States in Medieval Europe: A Response to Reese Davies
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(Kevin J. Vaughan, Jelmer W. Eerkens & John Kantner –ed.) The Evolution of Leadership ―
. . Transitions in Decision Making from Small-Scale to Middle-Range Societies: Read more »
Sunday, May 22, 2011 — Conservative Fiscal Policies and Economic Performance at State Level
Posted by Phil Paine
on May 22, 2011
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Last month some highly illuminating research was published among the Tulane University Economics Working Papers[*1]. The authors, James Alm and Janet Rogers, are respected experts in the neglected (by the public and legislators) field of tax policy outcomes. They undertook to systematically study the 48 contiguous U.S. States between 1947 and 1997, employing 130 explanatory variables, to find correlations between State tax and expenditures and long-term economic performance. Read more »
Howard “Louie Bluie” Armstrong
Posted by Phil Paine
on May 20, 2011
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I’ve played the Blue Suit Records compilation of Louie Bluie’s country blues about twenty times since I got it. Armstrong had an appealing personality, and was a far cry from the tragic and self-destructive fellows that fill blues history. Multi-talented, able to speak several languages and to engage audiences as a raconteur, he died at the age of 95, respected and comfortable though not rich. Between the two world wars, he played with Sleepy John Estes and Big Bill Broonzy, among many. His cheerful style on fiddle, mandolin and guitar, often accompanied by brilliantly-told personal anecdotes, distinguished him from the surlier, less articulate personas that dominated country blues. After serving in WWII, he worked for twenty-five years in a Detroit auto plant, then started to perform and tour extensively when public interest in old blues revived. Check out, if you can, his unusual and delightful fiddle version of Gershwin’s “Summertime”, which segues elegantly into a beautiful rendition of the old hymn “When He Calls Me, I Will Answer.”
Monday, May 2, 2011— Folly Reigns in Canada
Posted by Phil Paine
on May 2, 2011
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The results of the Canadian federal election are so depressing that I can’t bring myself to comment at length. Canadians have rewarded one of their worst and most morally offensive governments with a parliamentary majority. We have already, thanks to Stephen Harper’s Conservative administration, plunged from financial solvency to crippling debt. Harper has shown his contempt for Canadian tradition and democracy a hundred times over, and committed genuine acts of treason. We will now live in the thrall of doctrinaire Conservative filth and corruption, ruled (rather than served) by one of the slimiest bastards in the country’s history. Read more »
