Rockabilly guitarist Tommy Allsup dies aged 85. He tossed a coin with Ritchie Valens for the last seat on the plane carrying Buddy Holly when it crashed.
Gene Cernan died earlier today, so I'm listening to various bits of audio about
the Apollo17 mission in particular.
Coincidentally, today's featured picture on Wikipedia (which was put up on their page almost 24 hours ago) features a photo that Cernan took on his last trip to the moon. The link is here, but it may not be there by the time you read this.
The last thing I read on my pc last night before heading off to la-la land was that Jaki Liebezeit had left us. What a s**ty way to start a Monday morning. Gordon Kaye's atrocious mock French accent is now also a thing of the past. I'm sure there is a musical connection somewhere; 'Allo 'Allo and all that.
I wanted to add David Stubbs' tribute too. He wrote an amazing book called Future Days that will always remain in my library. Liebezeit was a heartbeat of my teenage years. So sad.
Though fiction makes up less than 1% of my collection, the late Harry Mathews is most definitely a part of that. Long life full of wonderful experimentation. Sorry to see him go. Will write a tribute text elsewhere later today.
Though fiction makes up less than 1% of my collection, the late Harry Mathews is most definitely a part of that. Long life full of wonderful experimentation. Sorry to see him go. Will write a tribute text elsewhere later today.
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Coincidentally, today's featured picture on Wikipedia
(which was put up on their page almost 24 hours ago)
features a photo that Cernan took on his last trip to the moon.
The link is here, but it may not be there by the time you read this.
I wanted to add David Stubbs' tribute too.
He wrote an amazing book called Future Days
that will always remain in my library. Liebezeit
was a heartbeat of my teenage years. So sad.
Deutsch:
liebe = love
zeit = time
You couldn't ask for a more apropos name.
Mary Tyler Moore - Cover Model:
http://tralfaz-archives.com/coverart/M/MTM/MTM_pages.html
http://music.blog.ajc.com/2017/01/25/allman-brothers-band-drummer-butch-trucks-dies-at-69/
Though fiction makes up less than 1% of my collection,
the late Harry Mathews is most definitely a part of that.
Long life full of wonderful experimentation. Sorry to see
him go. Will write a tribute text elsewhere later today.
February 14, 1930 – January 25, 2017
http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/john-wetton-frontman-asia-key-prog-rock-figure-dies-aged-67-1604062