Well, I made it through the first 100 and the most striking thing about the list is that they sure like those greatest hits albums at Rolling Stone… and the Beatles. Although, oddly, they didn’t include any Beatles Greatest Hits … Continue reading
Albatross – Take One http://www.raggedclown.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/albatross.mp3 Performed by The Ragged Clown It still needs some work but it’s a pretty good first try even if I say so myself.
S’funny. The stuff I am most proud of is the stuff that I am not very good at. Stuff I am genuinely good at I keep to myself but when I have to work really hard to learn something I … Continue reading
[Clearing out my drafts folder while I wait for my meeting to start and discovered this. Dunno if it’s any good or why I wrote it.] Splendid wrap up of the Darwin Anniversary last year in the London Review of … Continue reading
It cost me an E string and the skin off the top of my ring finger but I am done. Making music is hard. Continue reading
Daniel Larison on anti-jihadism. For most of the last decade, our preference in and out of government has been to deny that U.S. and allied policies had anything to do with jihadist attacks and their ability to recruit and win … Continue reading
WARNING: Don’t watch this if you are offended by cartoon penises. Definitely not safe for work.
Crossing the line is an important milestone in a young sailor’s life. Continue reading
Hmmm. This one needs more work… While My Guitar Gently Weeps – Take 1 STOP PRESS Don’t listen to this one. It’s horrible. Listen to Take 2 here: UPDATE Some recording notes. As always, I did not set out to … Continue reading
My daughter’s favourite philosophy problem…