More of my Dad's photos here.
Saturday, September 17, 2011
Sunday, September 11, 2011
Christina Rossetti's Poem Remember; For All Our Departed Loved Ones
Remember me when I am gone away,
Gone far away into the silent land;
When you can no more hold me by the hand,
Nor I half turn to go yet turning stay.
Remember me when no more day by day
You tell me of our future that you planned:
Only remember me; you understand
It will be late to counsel then or pray.
Yet if you should forget me for a while
And afterwards remember, do not grieve;
For if the darkness and corruption leave
A vestige of the thoughts that once I had,
Better by far you should forget and smile
Than that you should remember and be sad.
Gone far away into the silent land;
When you can no more hold me by the hand,
Nor I half turn to go yet turning stay.
Remember me when no more day by day
You tell me of our future that you planned:
Only remember me; you understand
It will be late to counsel then or pray.
Yet if you should forget me for a while
And afterwards remember, do not grieve;
For if the darkness and corruption leave
A vestige of the thoughts that once I had,
Better by far you should forget and smile
Than that you should remember and be sad.
Christina Rossetti (1830-1894)
Thursday, September 08, 2011
The Peace & Freedom Band Nature Video
A video of a 1988 song by The Peace & Freedom Band. Music by Andy Xport (who produced it), with lyrics by me - originally from a poem of mine from around 1980. The song featured on The Peace & Freedom Band album, Life, released in '88.
Adele Becomes A Vegetarian
British singer/songwriter Adele has announced that she has turned vegetarian. Speaking on BBC Radio 1, the Londoner said that she felt a pang of guilt looking into her pet bulldog's eyes when she ate meat, as it reminded her of what other animals went through to feed humans.
Wednesday, September 07, 2011
Hartlepool Nature And Animal Photographer Andrew Bruce
Hartlepool photographer Andrew Bruce has recently been photographing a variety of animal subjects, including his sister's baby rabbits.
As a long-time vegetarian and lover of all animals, Andrew's feel for his subjects comes through in his enchanting photos.
See his gallery here:
Monday, September 05, 2011
Lack Of Sleep And The Creative Flow
I've not been sleeping too well lately, mainly due to my cat Sparkle waking me up early in the morning. I can't say that not getting my eight hours a day in has harmed my creative output, but does insomnia itself aid the creative process?
Sparkle: "To hell with your creative genius, I want to get even fatter!"
Freddie Mercury Would Have Been 65 Today
Queen's Freddie Mercury, arguably rock's greatest showman, would have been 65 today. It shouldn't be forgotten that he composed the odd blinding tune, too, most notably Bohemian Rhapsody... And he played a mean piano.
Live Aid was Freddie's finest moment. A day when humans around the planet pulled together - for once. Here's Bohemian Rhapsody and Radio Ga Ga for starters.
Queen at Live Aid, July 1985
Queen discography on booksmusicfilmstv.com
http://www.booksmusicfilmstv.com/Amazon/queencds.htm
http://www.booksmusicfilmstv.com/Amazon/queencds.htm
American Poet, Writer And Artist Susan Elliott
Susan Elliott was my first friend on Associated Content if I recall correctly. She's a gifted poet and artist, and her writing and art advice articles are probably the best articles of their type I've read on AC.
Susan's blog
http://susanspoeticblogosphere.blogspot.com/
Lack Of Page Views For Writers On Writing Sites - Glitches Or Something More?...
I've recently started putting up writing articles on my website, booksmusicfilmstv.com. It's been interesting to compare the amount of hits I get, as opposed to the amount of hits I get on various writing sites.
I post links of my writing articles on Twitter, and the comparisons between the results from various sites pose some questions.
Curiously, similar writing articles on my website get twice as many hits as similar articles on some other writing sites. Despite Google's Panda causing mayhem recently, some of the writing sites I write for still get many more visitors to their websites than mine, so why the differences?
Glitches are the most obvious cause, especially for webpages laden with ads. But I hope that's all it is... For the record, the sites that get comparable hits to booksmusicfilmstv.com are Helium and HubPages.
Sunday, September 04, 2011
George Gently Tiny Review
George Gently was good again tonight on BBC1. I never guess who the murderer is. Nice to hear Cream's We're Going Wrong, but a strange choice of music, as the murderer/ess (not saying which, for those who haven't seen it) was led away.
Martin Shaw is never less than excellent in anything he appears in, and strange to see Neil Morrissey as an embittered, lecherous, boozed up middle aged radio/TV personality.
George Gently on booksmusicfilmstv.com:
Luton Town Manager Gary Brabin Perfects The Shaven-Headed Look
Shaved my head recently. I intimidate myself, let alone anybody else. Luton Town manager Gary Brabin perfects the shaven-headed look. My cut is not quite so fine, so his razors must be more lethal. I nearly did a van Gogh on my ear, so a bit nervous about giving the noggin too fine a cut. Though maybe the Brabster's hair just fell out?...
Looking at this menacing picture of Gary, after Luton's lack of ruthlessness at both ends of the park, maybe he should come out to play.
http://www.bedfordshire-news.co.uk/Sport/Luton-Town-FC/Brabin-says-bloopers-are-creating-video-nasties-03092011.htm
Saturday, September 03, 2011
Google's Panda Is Killing Writing Sites - And Writers
Now I love pandas, who doesn't, but Google's quadruped I find hard to love.
As a writer for Demand Studios, Wikio Experts, and a former Music Contributor at Associated Content, I've recognized that, financially, those sites have been hit hard by Google's Panda and its mysterious algorithm.
As a consequence, a lot of writers are now enduring financial hardship, and many will become unemployed. Sites like Helium are trying radical new things to keep going, but it's beginning to seem obvious that writers are going to have to start helping themselves.
This means getting a personal website or blog, and getting material out through Amazon's Kindle. Good luck everyone, and welcome to this harsh new reality.
Friday, July 11, 2008
Monty Panesar Hopes To Save Luton Town FC
English cricket's star spinner and Luton Town fan Monty Panesar hopes to get his hands on some of Allen Stanford's cash for the lucrative Twenty20 international, in Antigua in November.
The game between England and a Super Stars XI will be worth $1million a man - for players on the winning side! Hopefully, speaking as a Luton fan, Monty will be selected, as he says: "I'd buy Luton Town Football Club if I won the money."
Friday, June 20, 2008
Andy Poseidon Bruce's New Age Directory
Hartlepool legend Andy Bruce's Ascension New Age Directory is smacking the opposition. See it here:
http://www.ascension-newage.net
Friday, June 13, 2008
Andy Warhol Books
Andy Warhol, silver screen...From Pop Art to giving a leg up to The Velvet Underground, Warhol was the most important art figure of the second half of the 20th Century. Check out just some of the books about and by him at Amazon.co.uk.
From A to B and Back Again Author: Andy Warhol
I Shot Andy Warhol Author: Mary Harron, Daniel Minahan
Andy Warhol's Colors Author: Susanna Rubin
The Time Tunnel Episode Guide Now On booksmusicfilmstv.com
Summaries of all 30 episodes of the classic '60s sci-fi series The Time Tunnel, plus the main cast list, have been complied by Paul Rance for booksmusicfilmstv.com here:
Sunday, May 18, 2008
Friday, November 23, 2007
Save The Humpback Whale - A Personal View By Paul Rance
Not since 1963 have humpback whales been slaughtered, so a sarcastic congratulations to the Japanese for taking us back in time.
Read more here.
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