Monthly Archives: June 2009
daily caudle nitwit and the Fusty twins
I swear this is really my completely unedited spam from today, line breaks and all. There is artistry at work. I very much admire the depth of its wit, exemplified in its subtle use of word repetition to both break … Continue reading
Filed under Living With Words, poetry
“some mover,” part II
So, apparently as well as Michael Jackson, a reader informs me that Fred Astaire also admired our slithery Scientologist friend. I have a whole line of kitsch reasons to love John Travolta: his decommissioned Qantas airliner, for a start; I … Continue reading
Filed under music, poetry, the movies, the past
i gotback home
** NEWSFLASH** Rapid proliferation of posts! (Leading up to tonight’s rapid proliferation of poets, perhaps.) Yesterday I joined – or at least passed on the news of – the City Daily Photo blog action for their missing blogger in Tehran, … Continue reading
Filed under happy, Our Crazy World
passing the baton
Apparently they did meet; why did that surprise me? I heard a really sweet anecdote the other day. It was told me by a Young Person who got it from Michael Jackson’s 1988 autobiography, Moonwalk (currently £50 on Amazon: “From … Continue reading
Filed under bagatelles
the power of old people
I’ve always secretly looked forward to being able to do that stuff. Well, maybe not so secret.
Filed under bagatelles, Uncategorized
