Snippets:
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Music: Jens Lekman. Swedish singer/songwriter. Some hilarious lyrics.
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Music: Mrs. Pilgrimm (nee Sophie Williams). Cello, vocals. Signed at Hinterhoff Records. Experimental singer/songwriter. Current CD: Alone Queen.
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Music: 75 Minutes. Weekly podcast from NYC on independent music.
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Music: Rob Wilkerson. Talented jazz saxophonist.
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Music: Phroyter (Shiny Thing). Scottish indie band, now out of Vancouver, Canada. Favorite song: 'There's Always Someone Else'.
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Music: Samantha Murphy. American singer/songwriter. Born in Hawaii to Australian parents. Also has her own Podcast called SMtv. Album: 'Somewhere between Starving and Stardom'.
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Theater: Monthy Python's Spamalot. Sam S. Shubert Theater, NYC. Losely base on the movie 'Monty Python and the Holy Grail '. Book and lyrics by Eric Idle. Music by John Du Prez and Eric Idle. w/ Simon Russell Beale as King Arthur. Lauren Kennedy as Lady of the Lake. Winner Tony Award 2005 (Best Musical). Memorable quote: 'Fetchez la vache'. Unusual combination of Broadway acting and silly comedy. Does not take itself seriously. Entertaining.
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Technology: iTTUSB. USB Turntable from Ion. Helps to convert vinyl records to CD. Includes Audacity as recording software. No drivers needed.
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DVD: Monthy Python's Flying Circus. Episodes 1, 2, & 3 from Season 1. 1969-70. Classic comedy. Includes Bicycle Repair Man.
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DVD: Alaska. Spirit of the Wild (1997). 40 min. Director and co-producer: George Casey. Narrated by Charlton Heston. As presented in IMAX Theaters. Intriguing wild life pictures.
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DVD: The Bourne Supremacy (2004). 108 min. w/ Matt Damon. Directed by Paul Greengrass. Novel by Robert Ludlum. Jason Bourne seeks revenge when his girlfriend gets killed. Movie offers nothing new compared to its predecessor. Pointless. Boring. Waste of time. Overall rating: 3 out of 10.
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Music: Karmyn Tyler. Vocalist from Texas. Also does commercials, theater, film and TV. Great voice, but do not always agree with her selection of tunes. Also has made a jazz album.
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Video: Citizen Kane (1941). 119 min. w/ Orson Welles. Directed by Orson Welles. Rise and fall of a newspaper giant. Inspired by the life of William Randolph Hearst (1863-1951). Probably an important movie for its time. Dramatic portrait of a powerful man, but too obvious and predictable at times. Overall rating: 5 out of 10.
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Video: The Madness of King George (1994). 107 min. Nigel Hawthorne (George III), Helen Mirren (Queen Charlotte). Story of the mental illnes of King George III, presumbably caused by porphyria. Good acting. Funny at times. Dwells on one theme for too long. Overall rating 5 out of 10.
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Computer: Sysinternals. Provides advanced utilities, technical information, and source code related to various versions of MS Windows.
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Literature: Yasunari Kawabata (1899-1972). Japanese writer. Nobel Prize in Literature 1968. Often balance of beautiful and sad impressions. Kawabata committed suicide in 1972, but left no note of explanation.
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