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Manhattan 25 Years Ago

Thursday, December 8th, 2005

December 8th, 1980. John Lennon leaves his flat near central park and meets a fan on his way out, signing a copy of his recent album release “Double Fantasy”. The fan was Mark David Chapman, and he had other intentions than getting an autograph. On Lennon’s return Chapman shot him 5 times.
Fans all around […]

Hey Bulldog

Thursday, September 1st, 2005

Child-like — No one understands,
Jack knife — In your sweaty hands,
Some kind of innocence is measured out in years
You don’t know what it’s like to listen to your fears
Lennon/McCartney 1968

This relatively obscure track “Hey Bulldog” from the Beatles album “Yellow Submarine” is a cult classic. Perhaps this bulldog will become a cult classic too. In […]

Vinyl Nostalgia

Tuesday, August 9th, 2005

You could say I have quite a record collection. I mean real records, 7″ and 12″ pieces of vinyl that require cleaning before you play them, and perhaps a “dust bug” to clean off excess dust as the record spins. Some people take their record cleaning very seriously even today. I have all the Beatles’ […]

Cinema to go Digital

Monday, August 1st, 2005

It’s time to say goodbye to celluloid. Major blockbusters like Revenge of the Sith and Farenheit 9/11 have already been shot in digital and transferred to film for cinematic showing. As reported by the BBC, Hollywood studios are backing a new digital standard right through to the cinema screen, after making a deal on how […]