the charlatans Stephen Thomas Erlewine at allmusic.com writes: At the time of their formation in the West Midlands, in 1988, it appeared that the Charlatans were all about transience. Inspired by the emergence of the Stone Roses, Rob Collins (keyboards), Jon Baker (guitar), Martin Blunt (bass), and Jon Brookes (drums) formed the Charlatans, rehearsing with…
jar + water + light = night magic
I keep a mason jar with water at my bedside to fill the vaporizer with in winter. I also have gotten used to using a small low-watt led light as a hand-held night light as I go through my bedtime ritual of turning on the fan, filling the vaporizer, lighting incense, turning on the heating…
Movies, Movies, Movies! #111 – December 28, 2021
Welcome to another installment of Movies, Movies, Movies! We’ve come to the last installment of the series for the year. Next week I will be posting a list of my favorite films made in 2020 or 2021 that I’ve seen. I am including the tail end of 2020 because some weren’t available to borrow from…
Doodads — Nature Walk on Christmas Eve
The Land Conservancy of West MI is having a Bow Walk Challenge, where you walk certain trails that have bows placed in them. The challenge is to find the bow, take a selfie with it, submit it, which enters your name into a contest for prizes. I decided to check out a new trail today,…
The Second British Invasion Music Series — The Brit Box, Disc 1, Track 12, “She Bangs the Drums,” by The Stone Roses
The Stone Roses, l-r: Mani, Squire, Brown, and Reni Tidbits: The Stone Roses were an English rock band formed in Manchester in 1983. One of the pioneering groups of the Madchester* movement in the late 1980s and early 1990s, the band’s classic and most prominent lineup consisted of vocalist Ian Brown, guitarist John Squire, bassist…
#FF — No-Snow Winter
PHOTO PROMPT © Rochelle Wisoff-Fields It is our first no-snow winter. Shorelines of the big lakes here — and oceans elsewhere — haven’t frozen, so waves eat them like a giant Pac Man game that isn’t a game at all. Where snow fails, arctic wind prevails. Just stepping outside risks frostbite. Hundreds of homeless residents…
Favorite Holiday Movies — “The Snowman”
A repost from last year (and will probably be posted next year as well.) The beautiful simplicity of the animation, the tender-hearted magic of the story, and the music make this one of my all-time favorite holiday films. If you haven’t seen it, please take the time to do it.
Tao-Talk 