Spirit Of Talk Talk book will be expanded and updated paperback for October
The original limited edition classic and deluxe editions of Spirit Of Talk Talk sold out within weeks of going on sale in 2012. If you have a copy of it, look for my name in the credits. But, for the first time, is a new, expanded paperback edition of the book that Mojo called “a thing of beauty”.
As well as including all of the content of that first edition—James Marsh’s exquisite, classic and previously unseen artwork, interviews, rare photographs and a biography of the band by Chris Roberts—there are 24 pages of new content including an extensive preface from founding member Simon Brenner, and exclusive interviews with a host of people connected to the band, among them musicians, engineers and musical collaborators.
Plus, there’s a new introduction from Phill Brown, the studio engineer who worked on Spirit of Eden, Laughing Stock, and Mark Hollis, and a wealth of new, unseen photographs and memorabilia taken from Simon Brenner’s personal archive.
This new paperback edition of Spirit Of Talk Talk is available as a pre-sale now. Simon Brenner has agreed to sign the first copies so pre-order NOW to be certain of getting your copy on publication in October.
The Flight Paths Into San Francisco Are All Grateful Dead References
If you’ve been faced with taking a long, strange trip by plane into San Francisco, now you know why. This shows the locally named flight paths in and out the San Francisco International Airport (SFO). TRUKN (Truckin’), GRTFL (Grateful), TYDYE (Tie Dye), COSMC (Cosmic Charlie), HYPEE (Hippie) and DEDHD (Deadhead) are all Grateful Dead-related names or references.
I wonder what the vending machines at their airport looks like.
Kurt Vonnegut’s 8 tips on how to write a short story
From Kurt Vonnegut’s introduction to his short story anthology, Bagombo Snuff Box, here are his 8 tips on how to write a good short story.
- Use the time of a total stranger in such a way that he or she will not feel the time was wasted.
- Give the reader at least one character he or she can root for.
- Every character should want something, even if it is only a glass of water.
- Every sentence must do one of two things–reveal character or advance the action.
- Start as close to the end as possible.
- Be a sadist. No matter how sweet and innocent your leading characters, make awful things happen to them–in order that the reader may see what they are made of.
- Write to please just one person. If you open a window and make love to the world, so to speak, your story will get pneumonia.
- Give your readers as much information as possible as soon as possible. To heck with suspense. Readers should have such complete understanding of what is going on, where and why, that they could finish the story themselves, should cockroaches eat the last few pages.
1-Minute Ad About Water Conservation Will Change How You See The World
This simple advertisement takes a minute to watch, but it will change the way you see the world.
‘Find The Fish’, The Classic Surreal Intermission Sketch From Monty Python’s 1983 Film ‘The Meaning of Life’
Here’s the Find The Fish scene, taken from Monty Python’s The Meaning Of Life called “The Middle Of The Film.” Terry Jones picked this as part of his Top 10 Monty Python Movie Moments for Esquire Magazine. He says, “Originally, we were going to have a load of stars—like Sean Connery and Julie Andrews—saying, ‘This is the middle of the film,’ but it was too hard to organize. But it turned out all right, because this is the inside of the Battersea Power Station, with those beautiful parquet floor and magnificent ceiling, and it doesn’t exist anymore. I think this is Python at its surreal best.”
After a brief, surreal piece in which a drag queen (Graham Chapman), a gangly long-armed man (Terry Jones), and an elephant-headed butler eerily challenge the audience to find a fish in the scene, all six members of Monty Python appear as fish swimming and chatting to each other in a restaurant fish tank.
https://youtu.be/lW5RD90o3WA
Video: The Tefifon, an 8-track tape and vinyl record combo
The Tefifon is a German-developed and manufactured audio playback format that utilizes cartridges loaded with an endlessly looped reel of plastic tape (much like the later 4-track and 8-track magnetic audio tape cartridges) with grooves embossed on it, similar to the ones on a phonograph record. The grooves were embossed in a helical fashion across the width of the tape, much similar to Dictaphone’s Dictabelt format, and are read with a stylus and amplified pickup in the player’s transport. A Tefifon cartridge can hold up to four hours of music, therefore, most releases for the format are usually compilations of popular hits or dance music, operas and operettas.
Video: Pregnant newscaster has some words with a bully
On this March 26 edition of the News Hour Plus, the Global BC anchors discuss how to deal with hecklers after Kristi Gordon received a hurtful letter from an unhappy viewer. And then another one. And more. WHO DOES THIS?
“Global is actually GOL..”
The Greatest Soccer Trick During A Game I’ve Ever Seen
Without ruining the surprise too much, let’s just say Notts County gives some artful misdirection to score a goal.
That Time Stanley Kubrick Snuck Onto James Bond Set To Work
In 1977, Ken Adam was working as Production Designer for the James Bond film, “The Spy Who Loved Me.” One of the sets included the villain’s secret lair that was located inside of an enormous tanker ship. Adam struggled with lighting the massive set, and called in a favor from his old boss… Stanley Kubrick. Under an agreement of total secrecy, Kubrick was snuck onto the empty set, where he spent 4 hours setting lighting and advising Ken Adam.
https://youtu.be/MFI-UvmxN1Q
