Which Lymond character are you?
Apr. 11th, 2008 | 01:42 pm
And honestly, I didn't cheat, so the answer was rather a surprise. Now I'll have to go back and tweak my answers to come out as Gabriel......
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A very Happy Christmas to all my readers, and especially my LJ Friends
Dec. 24th, 2007 | 05:59 pm
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They call her Mello Gillo (if they don't know her very well...)
Dec. 6th, 2007 | 12:01 am
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Happy Birthday Eleanor!
Nov. 16th, 2007 | 01:13 am
Stupid f***ing LiveJournal isn't letting me upload a picture of a birthday cake. Well, that''s what you get for using these useless blogalikes.
It was a nice cake. I enjoyed it. I'll upload it to my blog and you can see it there.
Have a great birthday anyway.
Rob
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At least it reckoned I had some kind of intelligence
Oct. 8th, 2007 | 01:01 pm
music: Gilad Atzmon
Your Dominant Intelligence is Musical Intelligence |
![]() Every part of your life has a beat, and you're often tapping your fingers or toes. You enjoy sounds of all types, but you also find sound can distract you at the wrong time. You are probably a gifted musician of some sort - even if you haven't realized it. Also a music lover, you tend to appreciate artists of all kinds. You would make a great musician, disc jockey, singer, or composer. |
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Taking a First Line for a walk
Sep. 20th, 2007 | 01:46 am
1. Well you must be a girl with shoes like that
The Fratellis: Chelsea Dagger
2.
3. Shadows are falling and I've been here all day
Bob Dylan: Not Dark Yet
4.
5.
6. I didn't say a word, though I am really hurt
Inge & Anete Humpe: Careless Love
7. When the stone is grown too cold to kneel
Fairport Convention: Now Be Thankful
8. The mob's in town and the guns are out, and Louie knows what it's all about
The Sensational Alex Harvey Band: There's No Lights On The Christmas Tree Mother, They're Burning Big Louie Tonight
9. The saints are crippled on this sinners' night
Lordi: Hard Rock Hallelujah
10.
11. We are standing here exposing ourselves
Kraftwerk: Showroom Dummies
12.
13. Ever since I was a little boy, dressing up has always been my greatest joy
Richard O'Brien (from Shock Treatment OST): Little Black Dress
14.
15. If we stand here together and we see the world as one
Kula Shaker: The Great Hosanna
16.
17.
18. Fell in the street in a drunken heap, there's dark water all around me
The Watersons: Red Wine and Promises
19.
20. He came in the ballroom, just a crazy old man; his eyes seemed to glaze in the light
Linda Thompson: No Telling
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Voldy Voldy Voldy Voldemort
Sep. 19th, 2007 | 03:45 am
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Dianolaters look away now
Sep. 6th, 2007 | 11:02 pm
location: Edinburgh
mood:
cynical
music: Dengue Fever
first this
then this.
After which what more is there to be said?
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New Horizons In Sound
Aug. 31st, 2007 | 03:10 am
location: Edinburgh
mood:
busy
music: Lieutenant Kije (Prokofiev)
The incident reminded me of another only-through-headphones gaffe, namely the unmistakeable sound of a pencil being knocked off a music stand during the second movemnent of the Tartini-Jacob Concertino on this recording.
And finally, a different kind of headphone anecdote. I once listened to this recording of the 1812 Overture (replete with real 19th century cannon, and terrific fun) through headphones, imagining (correctly) that it wouldn't be nearly as impressive as through decent speakers. However, from the reaction of other people in the room, I realised that the cannon fire sounded absolutely hilarous to those on the outside. Swapping places, I found it sounded like pop guns.
Does anyone else have interesting headphone anecdotes (especially things that only show up when you listen through phones)? Could be rustling, singing, anything really.
(Cross-posted at Eine Kleine Nichtmusik.)
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Twenty First Lines
Aug. 31st, 2007 | 01:17 am
location: Edinburgh
mood:
geeky
music: That would be telling....
(Cross-posted with slight modification from Eine Kleine Nichtmusik.)
Here are the first lines from 20 randomly-picked tracks from my collection, where the first line does not itself contain the song title. Your guesses are solicited as to the song titles and artists. I shall score the lines out as they're guessed. (You might want to check the comments over on the EKN post to see what's already been guessed there.)
1. Well you must be a girl with shoes like that
2. I know you've deceived me, now here's a surprise The Who: I Can See For Miles (title guessed by Joe, fully guessed by Phil)
3. Shadows are falling and I've been here all day
4. On a dark desert highway, cool wind in my hair The Eagles: Hotel California (guessed by Joe)
5. Daddy, Daddy, come and look, see what I have found Tim Rose: Come Away Melinda (guessed by Phil)
6. I didn't say a word, though I am really hurt
7. When the stone is grown too cold to kneel
8. The mob's in town and the guns are out, and Louie knows what it's all about
9. The saints are crippled on this sinners' night
10. Laid here with the advertising sliding past my eyes Pulp: I'm A Man (guessed by George)
11. We are standing here exposing ourselves
12. I am a toreador, I am for sure, I kill bulls by the score, and sometimes more Mike Oldfield (with vocals by David Bedford): Don Alfonso (guessed by Phil)
13. Ever since I was a little boy, dressing up has always been my greatest joy
14. It was a slow day, and the sun was beating on the soldiers by the side of the road Paul Simon: The Boy In The Bubble (guessed by Udge)
15. If we stand here together and we see the world as one
16. Lime and limpid green, a second scene, a fight between the blue you once knew Pink Floyd: Astronomy Domine (guessed by Phil)
17. I look at you all, see the love there that's sleeping The Beatles: While My Guitar Gently Weeps (guessed by Udge)
18. Fell in the street in a drunken heap, there's dark water all around me
19. And so once again, my dear Johnny, my dear friend Joni Mitchell: The Fiddle And The Drum (guessed by Z)
20. He came in the ballroom, just a crazy old man; his eyes seemed to glaze in the light
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Where do I go to, my lovelies?
Aug. 20th, 2007 | 12:41 am
location: Edinburgh
music: Brahms Clarinet Quintet
By way of a taster, back on June 13th I published a link to this. Some of you may find it funny.....
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Dragon Drop: Spreadsheet of Pern
Aug. 12th, 2007 | 10:33 pm
location: Edinburgh
music: Richard O'Brien's Mephistopheles Smith
The title of this journal (Head On A Stick) was inspired by discussion on the Feedback page of this week's New Scientist about misprints inspired by copy taken down over the telephone. For example, a software product was described as having a "dragon drop interface". Apparently back in 1999 Feedback reported on a Sheffield newspaper's personal ad which read "Professional man, 45, head on a stick, seeks similar woman."
Which made me think that perhaps the pleasure-seeking miscreants - such as highwaymen - whose crania ended up decorating London Bridge back in Olden Times had been pursuing a head on a stick lifestyle. And who better to exemplify that than Barbara Windsor in Carry On Dick?
Anyway, I've always enjoyed mondegreens, to which the New Scientist examples above are clearly related.

