RIP WWW (an ongoing series)
Although lacking links Heather Burns‘ enthusiasm for Station Eleven piqued my interest enough to search it out. The Wikipedia page for the TV series provides a link to the “Official Website” which reads
https://www.hbomax.com/station-eleven
alas clicking this link bounced me to
https://www.hbomax.com/geo-availability
Why are you telling me this? Was I interested in HBO Max? Did I ask when it would be available in my region? Could you just tell me about Station Eleven?
Station Eleven is available to buy in my region from Apple TV or Amazon.
I suppose the HBO message was more informative than the usual blanket:
Andy’s blog
Alas Andy’s blog has been deleted.
The Wayback Machine caught some of it up to 14th February. It had come in for a lot of criticism over the last few days but it was no worse than numerous other sites promoting some form of magical SEO nonsense.
It is nigh impossible to have a presence on the web these days without wrong assumptions being made about you and why you are here:
I have been a customer of theirs for over twenty years and have never had a business 🤷♂️.
Some of us are here simply because we find it interesting and/or fun. We are like Ivor Cutler who Paul McCartney described as occupying the quiet meandering backwaters and tributaries that fed in to the never-ending fast flow of the mainstream of the music world but into which he had no need to venture.
Others may happen upon my quiet meandering backwater but attracting crowds was never the point.
“Yes, of course Brexit was the moment it started to go wrong for the Tories.”
No. Thatcher was the point it started to go wrong for them and us. We have been on a downward spiral ever since.
A Music Questions Challenge
Having seen this on starbreaker it would be impolite not to respond.
The Questions:
“What are five of your favorite albums?”
The Bothy Band
Escalator over the hill
Grounation
Second Star to the Right (Salute to Walt Disney) – now available in another version: Pink Elephants on Parade.
Trout Mask Replica
“What are five of your favorite songs?”
Songs are not music. If I wanted the intrusion of words I would read a poem.
“Favorite instrument(s)?”
Marimba
“What song or album are you currently listening to?”
Jasmine Wood – Piano Reverb
“Do you listen to the radio? If so, how often?”
Yes. BBC Radio 3. Daily.
“How often do you listen to music?”
Daily.
“How often do you discover music? And how do you discover music?”
Frequently. Subscribe to The Wire. Various blogs such as: A closer listen, The Quietus etc., radio.
“What’s a song or album that you enjoy that you wish had more recognition?”
Song: Let the Great Big World keep Turning:
Album: Bees on horseback.
“What’s your favorite song of all time?”
I do not like/favour songs.
“Has your taste in music evolved over the years?”
Not much. As long as it is an interesting noise and does not try to ‘talk’ to me or tell me a story it will probably taste good.
Punch-drunk Severance
In Punch-drunk love a member of the Egan family negotiates labyrinthian corridors:
In Severance the Eagan family have created labyrinthian corridors:
and that’s that.
30/1/25 13:40 With my Apple Music subscription coming up for renewal I have the dilemma of contributing to the Trump tax or not. The answer should probably be “No.” despite Cook’s philosophical reasoning.
Today’s Quotidian Rhythm
Take a voice from a creaky elevator:
By mangling the creaky elevator and voice and adding a kick drum with XLN’s Life you get:
Having The Big Bang Theory on Disney+, without the commercials of broadcast TV, it is noticeable how short the episodes are. One runs for 17 minutes 🤷♂️.