The other day, a Soundcloud friend sent me a link to this Mavis Staples You Tube video. An incredible song about black women claiming the right to the same water as the whites. Ry Cooder's guitar is to die for. It got me listening to and watching her videos and I found a YouTube mix... Continue Reading →
I’d Rather Sing the Blues…than write a misery blog!
I don't write much personal stuff on this blog. Someone recently asked me why not and I said: "Because I don't really want to publish my personal life on the Internet." Yet I enjoy reading blogs that get inside people's lives. A poetry friend here in Brighton has just started a new blog called Swenglish.... Continue Reading →
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Why Spammers are Worse than SOPA…cleverly disguised spam a total time-waster.
I received a comment a few days ago that confused me, so I didn't publish it. It looked like Spam, yet was about causes I support, so I didn't delete it. Then this morning I sat down to give my blog some sorely needed attention and found myself starting an email to the person who... Continue Reading →
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