Sir Tim Berners-Lee has apologised for the // in all web addresses saying that they are actually unnecessary ! He said, "There you go, it seemed like a good idea at the time"! Other uses for the 'forward slash' can be found here ! Your Thursday questions are: - Which country launched its first manned space mission today in 2003? What nationality was Mata Hari (right) who was executed as a...
pukka \PUHK-uh\, adjective: Authentic; genuine. Superior; first-class. Pukka comes from Hindi pakka, "cooked, ripe," from Sanskrit pakva-, from pacati, "he cooks." Caraoke Singing along with music in a car, especially loudly and passionately. That long road trip felt a lot (shorter/longer) because of the Caraoke. Trivia What sports-loving Hollywood celebrity paid $239,000 for a...
This song was a huge hit for them in the late 1970's. It may seem a departure from the usual week day music, but it just seemed to fit. I think it was just hearing Justin Hayward which cinched it. MP3 File yousendit
The image above is one that most frightened me as a child. Like most images in popular culture that stay with us it is the mix of wonder and fear that stay with us through life. I remember the music equally as much as the images of The War Of The Worlds and of course Richard Burton's masterful narration. The music alone was cosmic and huge. This was 1978 and it was the time of the beginning of my love...
Here's the first of four parts of the UK edition of THIS IS YOUR LIFE from 1997 that featured MOODY BLUES guitarist and singer Justin Hayward. I saw the Moodies in concert twice some years after their supposed prime and they were magnificent. Hayward actually managed to sustain that looooong note in "Tuesday Afternoon" with only one quick gulp of breath! There should be links to the remaining...
What better sentiment for a time like this? This is not technically a Moody Blues song, but from a 1975 solo project by two of the groups principals called Blue Jay. MP3 File
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