Irregular Orbit

IRREGULAR ORBIT
Ookworld's wobbly satellite. Meanderings and links for you to ponder.

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an ocular orbit of ookworld.
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the two-fisted accordion weblog.
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e-mail discussion list of musical explorations.

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OOKWORLD.COM

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Web album of primitive acoustic guitar pieces
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Joe Jack Talcum interview
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in-car phonographic fun
The Essay Question
Is Rock dead? Alive? Undead?
A Young Person's Guide To The Tijuana Brass
by M.Ace
Trout Fishin'
by Dean Sabatino
The Persistence Of Exotica
by M.Ace
Meeting Danny Bonaduce
by Joe Jack Talcum
ABC's Friday Night Lineup Of Doom
by M.Ace
There's No Such Thing As A Bad Movie
by M.Ace

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Beagle 2 Blog

Check the offical blog of Beagle 2, Great Britain's current mission to Mars. If all goes well, it's scheduled to land at 2:54am (GMT) on Christmas Morning. So far, so good and good luck to 'em.

(spotted via LinkMachineGo)

Posted by M.Ace at 03:07 PM, December 24, 2003.

Comments:

Have a healthy, happy holidays!

Posted by michelle at 05:45 PM, December 24, 2003.

Thanks, and best wishes to you, too. And everyone else out there.

Posted by M.Ace at 06:17 PM, December 24, 2003.

Telling quote from the Beagle 2 blog, regarding the Blur "theme song" used by the Beagle 2 mission:

"Hearing of NASA's plans, Blur bassist Alex James said "they will never get Damien Hirst to paint spots on their rocket"."

Response: Well, maybe not. But at least NASA has managed to get its priorities straight. After all, mission success is job 1. Beats a pretty theme song any day.

Posted by Abell Crux at 10:34 AM, January 05, 2004.

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BOOKBAG:
On Two Wheels edited by Don McKay (1971) - A used book find -- an anthology of short fiction and non-fiction about motorcyclists, ranging from a 1930s hard boiled racing yarn by Horace McCoy to Hunter S.Thompson's magazine pieces on the Hell's Angels to Arlo Guthrie's Motorcycle Song. Even the Frank Rooney short story which served as the basis for The Wild One movie -- and boy, did they ever change that plot around. Lightweight, worth a grab if you see it.
Southern California: An Island On The Land by Carey McWilliams (1946) - A long valued history of Southern California from pre Columbian days to the mid 1940s, concentrating on the American era. Dirty laundry included. My understanding of the region has been much illuminated by this book. Still quite relevant.
Siddhartha by Herman Hesse (1922) - A reread from the 70s. Herman Hesse dives into Hindu and Buddhist spirituality. Short, simple, thoughtful. Full text available free online.
A Wrinkle In Time by Madeleine L'Engle (1962) - A way, way back reread. This 'youth' sci-fi/fantasy milestone opens with, "It was a dark and stormy night," and more or less gets away with it. Odd stuff.
John Coltrane: His Life and Music by Lewis Porter (1998) - The most carefully researched biography so far of this jazz giant. A bit academic perhaps, but "just the facts, ma'am" is a solid approach. Lots of nuts 'n' bolts musical analysis.

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