Category Archives: music+verse

Rock Names

Yesterday I picked up a remainder copy of Rock Names from ABBA to ZZ Top: How Rock Bands Got Their Names, by Adam Dolgins. Looking through such a reference, naturally one thinks about what to call one’s own hypothetical band; … Continue reading

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the PIS/SE standard

Peter Stickney writes in alt.peeves: Voice recognition will not be mature until a system can transcribe “Life is a Rock (But the Radio Rolled Me)” with 95% accuracy, in real time.

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doubly dactylic-ly

I’ve just been looking over a meta-collection of verses in a peculiar form, and am inspired to compose one of my own: Poet, tragedian, William McGonagall sang to a bridge o’er the silvery Tay. “Quit not thy day job,” said … Continue reading

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plink plank plunk

Does anybody know a good guitar teacher (for beginners) between, oh, San Leandro and Milpitas inclusive? 2006 May: Never mind, I’m selling the guitar. I find no way to hold it without causing pain in at least one wrist.

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the third day the music rose?

Roy Taylor Ministries: American Pie and the Armageddon Bible Prophecy. You can find anything on the Web.

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Arlo nails it

One of my favorite songs begins: It’s the tenth of January / and I still ain’t had no sleep

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hwæt!

Hrodulf the Red-Nosed Reindeer: An Original Old English Poem Hwæt, Hrodulf readnosa hrandeor– Næfde þæt nieten unsciende næsðyrlas! Glitenode and gladode godlice nosgrisele. . . . . This came to me by mail some weeks ago, with the funny letters mangled beyond my … Continue reading

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