@puroandson       Dropping by to check out the new pub and answer your question about the MLB, as this seemed like a better place than the music room and I haven’t been in yet! I see some more cerebral conversation has been going on, but I’ve already had a cocktail and a bit of beer, so I’m probably beyond that sort of thing right now. (I’ve been…[Read more]

@puroandson    I’m not a metalhead, but lots are. No shame to Puricle there. Arbutus Jr. has a varied taste, about the only thing he really doesn’t care for is pure rap, as like his mama, he prefers a tune. One of his bands of choice is the American indy-rock band Imagine Dragons, and lately he’s been listening a lot to this track, which reminds…[Read more]

@craig     Interesting! I fully agree with @puroandson’s excellently-written assessment of this, I don’t see most of those similarities as particularly startling. Quite honestly, within the basic harmonic structures used in pop music nowadays, there just aren’t enough possibilities for every song to be utterly different. Not too long ago, I wa…[Read more]

@Whisht @puroandson

Mr. Arbutus sends thanks for the birthday wishes. Wine and tea were certainly had, and pie because he likes it better than cake.

Nice tracks! I have the Bags & Trane recording, isn’t it gorgeous? I think inspired duets are one of the greatest things you can get in a jazz performance. I have fond memories of Boogie Nights from…[Read more]

@puroandson   Okay, I was actually going to post something rather different last night, but I had to go away for awhile to recover from your epic post.   🙂   It’s hard to follow something like that, frankly.

@Whisht     Yes to Sun Ra! I can curl my tongue, but that’s it for my skill set (and how I wish I could raise one eyebrow, that’s su…[Read more]

@puroandson      Of course. I knew that your birthday tied in closely with one in our household, but it was Junior’s rather than Mister’s! That’s a big deal for the Puricle (and you too), first birthday away. And a good long way away, as well.

I think that a fair number of these young people are just toughened to what’s around them, because youn…[Read more]

@blenkinsopthebrave       Thanks for that. I admit I looked them up after watching @Whisht‘s clip. There was an amazing amount of creative energy flying around in those days, wasn’t there?

@mudlark     I love the idea that we have a special relationship with the season in which we were born. I know it works in our house. I love spring best, and I have a May birthday, and my husband’s birthday is upcoming, and he definitely loves fall (apples, pumpkin pie, cooler weather). I believe Puro Solo (@puroandson) has a birthday next wee…[Read more]

@Whisht         Okay, that’s just… astonishing. I have no response.   🙂

Listening to this gorgeous track today, lovely Richard Rodgers tune all jazzed up by Brubeck and Co. Everything about this makes me smile!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9jSrqA-JCAI

@puroandson        It is, isn’t it? I guess that means it’s getting hot again for you. Yes, here it’s cooling off, although lovely and sunny this week. Lots of tomatoes in my garden (and almost nothing else, it was a strange summer to say the least).

Just finished lengthy chat with young Arbutus about Grade 12, wannabe hoodlums in his school…[Read more]

@puroandson   @ichabod

I’ll probably see Sully at some point. I think the first clue regarding the “down to earth” take on the story was the casting of Tom Hanks, who tends to get the “everyman” role most of the time. I admit I like him and have seen a lot of his work. (Other than some of the really depressing ones; as I’ve gotten older, I find I…[Read more]

@pedant     No, I got that from @Whisht‘s posts from yesterday. I actually meant that no one from The Band has died lately (although several of them are sadly no longer with us).

@Whisht     Oh, I didn’t know.   🙁   Thanks for those tracks.

I’ve listened to your last few without giving back. Bad, bad Arbutus. Here’s one to make up for it. I’ve been listening to Music From Big Pink pretty much non-stop for the last 48 hours (not sure why, it has just engaged me this week!).

No one has died (not recently at least…[Read more]

@MissRori @winston @ichabod @Missy

I wrote out most of this reply to your discussion on the Husbands of River Song thread, and then realized that it really belonged here!  🙂

Sometimes people have to find themselves in particular places, circumstances, or company, in order to achieve their full potential. This has been in the front of my mind…[Read more]

@puroandson       My boy (I shouldn’t really call him that, he’s 17 years old and 6 foot 3, but I can’t help it!) seems to have a very broad taste in TV and film. He does enjoy action-type things, especially if spies or heists are involved and some humour thrown into the mix, but the last movie he saw was actually Woody Allen’s Cafe Society, which…[Read more]

@puroandson      We are enjoying getting to know Kramer, with all his little quirks. He is a real sweetie, if a little needy still (fair enough given all he’s been through!). It’s nice to have a cat again, as I said to the guys, it’s good for me to have someone to talk to other than myself!  🙂

@puroandson         Son of Puro, I agree! I always preferred the “compare and contrast” method, as it always felt more orderly to me. I could move back and forth between the works and make nice clear connections. But then, I sometimes lost marks for being too concise. When I returned to uni after a few years away, I thought I might major in Engl…[Read more]

@blenkinsopthebrave     Good for you, Blenkinsops! I completely agree. It would appear that our new friend was abandoned by someone out in the country. He was living wild when he was picked up, and fairly beaten up, but definitely not feral. And he is a gorgeous healthy 3 year old and so affectionate. I can’t understand it, honestly. We are ha…[Read more]

@puroandson     And I meant to add, sorry to hear about the loss of Stellar. But welcome to the crazy world of autocorrect, lots of fun there if you have a sense of humour (which I believe you do, times 2!).