gone but not forgotten

December 31, 2008 by DJ Lanphier
Auld Lang Syne from Waterloo Bridge with Vivien Leigh and Robert Taylor. For all those we’ve lost this year. Good bye. To the New Year ahead. Welcome.

stand by me

December 31, 2008 by DJ Lanphier
The great Ben E. King tune, from around the world. Brilliant. From playingforchange.com Enjoy.

Best Blog Posts of 2008

December 30, 2008 by DJ Lanphier
(Chosen by the bloggers themselves) Jon Swift asked a bevy of bloggers to send him their best post of the year. My self anointed best entry is in there too, amongst the kitty kat komedy. A few of my favs: GOP vampires want to suck you til yer cold meat over at Welcome Back to [...]

the cosmic dance

December 29, 2008 by DJ Lanphier
Via Ari Wallach… ever wonder what it would look like if a planet killing asteroid hit the Earth? Well, now you can watch a CGI rendering of it, accompanied by Pink Floyd’s The Great Gig in the Sky. Beautiful, terrifying. Love it.

peace

December 24, 2008 by DJ Lanphier
Happy holidays! Happy Xmas (War is over)

Yes, Virginia, the U.S. occupation of Iraq is about oil

December 23, 2008 by DJ Lanphier
The Jakeneck Archives. An oldie but goodie from June 12, 2003: The problem with public relations spin, deception and lying is it will come back to haunt. You’d think that the Bush White House would have learned that lesson from the Clinton experience. But, no. In the spirit of “If you see it in The [...]

snafu principle is now buzz twang

December 20, 2008 by DJ Lanphier
Some changes are afoot. The S.N.A.F.U. Principle is being laid to rest and up rises buzz twang. More soon.

cold sun

December 16, 2008 by DJ Lanphier
What I see in NYC. empty cafe in the park. buzz-twang : news and views : blog

odetta flies away

December 4, 2008 by DJ Lanphier
The great Odetta passed away. Her impact and her talent is pretty difficult to quantify in mere words. So, I won’t try. Best to just let the music do the talking. Was lucky enough to catch her a couple of times. Great simply doesn’t suffice. Here’s Water Boy from a 60′s television appearance. The New [...]

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