Felix Mendelssohn was only 16 when he composed this masterful piece.
Category: Music
Calling All Operating Thetans!
Yesterday’s mention of the Jive Aces’ Scientology connection rates a return to this post from six months ago.
A soundtrack album was released for Hubbard’s book, Battlefield Earth. My immediate impression was, “What video game is this from?”
Participants in this curious project included Return to Forever ex-pats Chick Corea and Stanley Clark. If you’re familiar with Nicky Hopkins, it will be obvious when his piano playing pops up.
Hubbard’s sci-fi roots are acknowledged at the opening, with tributes to Buck Rogers, Flash Gordon, and Superman. George Lucas similarly gave a nod to Buck Rogers in the opening of THX-1138.
A Swinging Good Time
The UK’s Jive Aces are a fun band, specializing in Swing music.
But are they Scientologists?
https://metro.co.uk/2017/11/27/swing-band-frontman-lifts-lid-on-his-life-as-a-scientologist-7113029/
Cover-Ups Revealed
This is fun. Here are 200 original recordings that became better known in covered versions. Open the playlist and scroll to see what’s interesting to you.
Selection #30 is a good one. It was covered by Elvis and later became the basis for what I feel is the worst of all Beatles songs, John Lennon’s ‘Run for Your Life’.
Note: If you go to YouTube, the list keeps going, and going, and going…
The Revolution Will Be Streamed
I have very high hopes for season 2 of Andor.
That’s a Steve Earle song in the trailer.
Over Under Sideways Down
My feet overpronate. The arch under my right foot is flat and it bends in a bit sideways from the ankle, the result of too many miles of running over too many years. The evidence can be seen looking down at my (restored to full function) Nordic Track ski machine, where the varnish is worn off.
