20 September 2006
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Jaco Pastorius was a fantastic bassist who, for many musicians, revolutionised their concept of the role of the instrument. He also suffered from bipolar disorder; manic energy may have helped push his genius to great achievements but the condition also … Continue reading
19 September 2006
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Recently I borrowed a book (That’s the Way I See It) by David Hockney from the library. I have not been a great fan of his work but, probably influenced by the Hockneyizer Flickr toy I was playing around with … Continue reading
18 September 2006
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Last night we were helping with another E:vent youth service over at St Mary’s, Bexley. This time my brother, Magnus, also came along because he was speaking about the Camino de Santiago pilgrimage we both went on at the end … Continue reading
17 September 2006
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My series on Carcassonne games with increasing numbers of people has been on the back burner for a few months, since we played it with four people, but we were able to complete it last night by reaching to five … Continue reading
16 September 2006
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The ‘Teeth had some more pictures taken of us at our recent gig at Carshalton Environmental Fair and I have been thinking about how to get these onto the band website. My solution has been to upload them to my … Continue reading
15 September 2006
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I came across a most excellent flash-based website earlier this week, the Guitar Shred Show where you can learn the way of the exploding solo! It follows “Mr Fastfinger” (who has numerous similarities to Steve Vai) through a gratuitously over … Continue reading
14 September 2006
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The sky is clear and blue outside now but last night we had several bouts of torrential rain. I particularly noticed the ones while I was driving to and from my gig with The Elusive Teeth. My timing was such … Continue reading
13 September 2006
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I’ve made it to my five hundredth post on the Selfsufficientish.com forum; this important landmark means I finally lose the Good Life picture next to all my contributions, which gives more space for an image of my own choosing. I … Continue reading
12 September 2006
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Where is the best place to store beans? If you are not going to eat them immediately, you can do worse than to get them sprouting and then store them in the ground for a season! We did that with … Continue reading
11 September 2006
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A little while ago I came across a product called squid soap (nb. the description on the first site is not entirely accurate). To get soap to wash your hands, you press the squid’s head, which stamps you with an … Continue reading