22924. (Dead Kennedys) Spend July 4th With Dead Kennedys [Live at Central London Poly,Nov 26 . . . . . 1982] (released 1992)
22925. (Bing Crosby) Bing Crosby with Paul Whiteman Orchestra
22926. (Adele) iTunes Live from SoHo
22927. (Rastafari Elders) Rastafari Elders Read more »
First-time listening for June, 2012
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READING – JUNE 2012
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23347. (Ellery Queen) The Roman Hat Mystery
23348. (Steve Muhlberger) [in blog Muhlberger’s World History] How Important Was the War
. . . . . of 1812? [article]
23349. (Steve Muhlberger) [in blog Muhlberger’s World History] Review of The Civil War of
. . . . . 1812 by Alan Taylor
(Edmond Hamilton) The Best of Edmond Hamilton [ ̶ed. Leigh Brackett]: Read more »
Saturday, June 23, 2012 ― Ponies and Polities
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I’m reading a lot of Icelandic history, lately, and came across this fine description of the Icelandic horse in Magnus Magnusson’s Icelandic Saga. It sounds very like the sturdy little native ponies I saw in Wales: Read more »
Thursday, June 14, 2012 — Our arrogant, arrogant, ARROGANT Conservative Party
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Here in Canada, Conservative Prime Minister Stephen Harper is joyfully ramming through a massive omnibus bill (C‑38). The specific content of the bill is not the real issue, it is the arrogant contempt for democracy, for Canadian traditions, and the Canadian people, that is inherent in such a huge, catch-all omnibus bill. Such things have long been seen in the American system, but they are foreign to our parliamentary traditions. But Harper’s contempt for Canada and Canadians is already well attested, so it should come as no surprise. Read more »
FILMS – MAY 2012
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(Reed 2012) Archer: Ep.29 ― Bloody Ferlin
(McDowell 2009) Time Team: Ep.194 ― Friar’s Wash, Hertfordshire — The Trouble With
. . . Temples
(Douglas 2009) Time Team: Ep.195 ― Scargill, County Durham — The Wedding Present
(Jones 1929) Bulldog Drummond Read more »
First-time listening for May, 2012
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22906. (Jimi Hendrix) Band of Gypsys
22907. (Frank Zappa) Jazz from Hell
22908. (Cramps) Songs The Lord Taught Us
(Feodor Chaliapin) Feodor Ivanovich Chaliapin Sings: Read more »
READING – MAY 2012
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23309. (Mark J. McGarry) Sun Dogs
23310. (Reseau des Défenseurs des Droits Humains en Afrique Centrale) Douala, le 24 Février
. . . . . 2012 : arrestation du défenseur des droits de l’homme et médecin, Dr Wenceslao Alo
. . . . . Mansogo, Secrétaire des droits de l’homme et des libertés civiles de la Convergencepour . . . . . la démocratie sociale en Guinée équatoriale [press release]
23311. (blog Ancient Scripts) Maharaja [article]
23312. (Lotte Hedeager) Iron-Age Societies ― From Tribe to State in Northern Europe, 500BC to . . . . . AD 700 Read more »
Saturday, May 26, 2012 — A Friend Reaches a Cusp
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I strongly recommend this post from my life-long friend and collaborator, Steve Muhlberger.
The only thing I can add is a question. Who took this superb photo?
