Archive for October, 2007

Harper Lee

I read this morning on the BBC News site that Harper Lee, author of To Kill A Mockingbird, is receiving the Presidential Medal of Freedom. Lee has rarely given interviews and doesn’t make many appearances, she’s almost as elusive as J.D. Salinger. Despite a few essays here & there, she hasn’t had very much published. ...Read more.

Tom Baker reads Alladin

Knowing my love for all things Tom Baker, a friend recently sent me a link to the UK radio station, Classic FM, with a recording of Tom Baker reading Alladin. And it’s not just a reading. It’s a reading with comments from ol’ Tom. Very amusing in parts and flubbering with classic Baker barminess. Let ...Read more.

Savoring…

I have this thing with books where if I really, really, really like it, I tend to savor readings. And by savor, I mean reading and rereading and enjoying and then rereading again. Much is the case with Anne Fadiman’s At Large and At Small. My first encounter with her was Ex Libris: Confessions of ...Read more.

Imagine

I happened to hear a snippet of John Lennon’s pantheon to humanism, “Imagine“. I grew up listening to the Beatles and to Sir Macca and Dr. Winston O’Boogie respective solo careers. Being young, much of the time, the lyrics went over my head (“Wearing the face that she keeps in a jar by the door? ...Read more.

Birthday thoughts

Today, I turned 38. Like most birthdays, it’s a day when you celebrate who you are and take a bit of stock of your life. While I haven’t created great works of artistic wonderfulness, I have had a modest amount of success. Well, maybe not success but I have a nice, tidy niche in life ...Read more.