Forces of Nature

This video of the Tonga volcano eruption is best appreciated full-screen. I think it’s more effective without the music.

Now I’m looking at this new image from the JWST. The Cartwheel Galaxy as it appeared 500 million years ago.

What a nearly impossible series of natural events there were — and weren’t — that made it possible for humans to evolve into the position where we are today. The difference between us and the dinosaurs is, we’ll probably know what it is that hits us, to bring about our extinction.

Piano Rollback

Tanglewood, the summer home of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, Lenox, MA

Those live weekend ‘CRB broadcasts of the Beethoven Piano Concertos that I pointed out a few days ago are available on demand.

Friday Night: Concertos 2 and 3
https://www.classicalwcrb.org/show/the-boston-symphony-orchestra/2022-06-13/the-innovation-and-drama-of-beethoven-at-tanglewood

Saturday Night: Concertos 1 and 4
https://www.classicalwcrb.org/show/the-boston-symphony-orchestra/2022-06-13/beethoven-shaw-and-lewis-at-tanglewood

Sunday Afternoon: Concerto 5, the “Emperor”
https://www.classicalwcrb.org/show/the-boston-symphony-orchestra/2022-06-13/ogonek-farrenc-and-beethoven-at-tanglewood

Better Call Nez

Last night’s Better Call Saul episode had a montage scene that featured some Michael Nesmith “pudding.”

This is the song as heard on The Birds, The Bees, & the Monkees.

Another Monkees song was used in a Breaking Bad montage sequence. Writer-director Thomas Schnauz is reportedly the Monkees fan behind the inclusions.

48 Hours: Mystery Solved!

Follow-up to my post from two days ago.

July 17, 2022 on DogRat.com:
A sudden spike in attention appears for a certain, long-idle blog post from 2008. Why? What could the possible interest have been, and why on July 17? Gumshoe Denro was put on the case, bringing it to a speedy conclusion!

July 17, 2022 on Oxygen True Crime:
https://www.oxygen.com/snapped/crime-news/why-shirley-nelson-attempted-murder-suicide-at-peanuts-office