Friday, 14 September 2012

Jon Baines
@bainesy1969
A reminder that Cabinet Office fought to avoid#FOI disclosure of Hillsborough info, prior to setting up of Panel http://bit.ly/UMUTzM
A reminder that Cabinet Office fought to avoid
Odd Things Happen When You Chop Up Cities And Stack Them Sideways
Here's Berlin as you'd see it from above.
Here it is again, after an autopsy. The city has been dismembered, dissected block by block, the blocks then categorized, sorted and stacked by shape. Berlin, of course, contains mainly rectangles. It also has trapezoids, triangles and, down in that last row, weirdly shaped squiggles that represent actual city spaces. So, if you are walking through Berlin, the cityscape isn't going to repeat endlessly. There will be surprises. There are some totally irregular nooks and crannies there.
Here it is again, after an autopsy. The city has been dismembered, dissected block by block, the blocks then categorized, sorted and stacked by shape. Berlin, of course, contains mainly rectangles. It also has trapezoids, triangles and, down in that last row, weirdly shaped squiggles that represent actual city spaces. So, if you are walking through Berlin, the cityscape isn't going to repeat endlessly. There will be surprises. There are some totally irregular nooks and crannies there.
Muddy Waters - Field Recordings 1941/42
The field recordings of Muddy Waters made by Alan Lomax in 1941 and 42. In 1941 Lomax went in search of Robert Johnson, only to discover that Johnson had been murdered three years before. So Lomax recorded three tracks by Muddy Waters (McKinley Morganfield). Both he and Robert Johnson has both been taught by Son House, and Lomax also recorded six tracks by their mentor. Lomax returned the following year and recorded a further eight tracks by Muddy Waters and five by Son House. The sound on these recordings has been restored by Jean du Touche-Grande. Released on Zircon Bleu in 1999.
Tracklist:
1. Country Blues (0:07)
2. I Be's Troubled (3:33)
3. Ramblin' Kid (6:39)
4. Rosalie (9:55)
5. Take A Walk With Me (13:00)
6. Burr Clover Blues (16:07)
7. I Be Round To Write To You Soon (19:20)
8. You're Gonna Miss Me When I'm Gone (22:48)
9. You Got To Take Sick And Die (26:12)
10. Why Don't You Live So God Can Use You (28:22)
11. Country Blues (No.2) (30:32)
Bonus:
Son House - Field Recordings 1941/42
Tracklist:
1. Levee Camp Blues (0:07)
2. Shetland Pony Blues (3:53)
3. Delta Blues (7:21)
4. Special Rider Blues (Take 2) (12:42)
5. Low Down Dirty Dog (15:50)
6. Depot Blues (20:42)
7. American Defense (23:44)
8. Walking Blues (26:40)
9. Country Farm Blues (29:40)
10. The Pony Blues (31:52)
11. The Jinx Blues (Take 2) (36:07)
Tracklist:
1. Country Blues (0:07)
2. I Be's Troubled (3:33)
3. Ramblin' Kid (6:39)
4. Rosalie (9:55)
5. Take A Walk With Me (13:00)
6. Burr Clover Blues (16:07)
7. I Be Round To Write To You Soon (19:20)
8. You're Gonna Miss Me When I'm Gone (22:48)
9. You Got To Take Sick And Die (26:12)
10. Why Don't You Live So God Can Use You (28:22)
11. Country Blues (No.2) (30:32)
Bonus:
Son House - Field Recordings 1941/42
Tracklist:
1. Levee Camp Blues (0:07)
2. Shetland Pony Blues (3:53)
3. Delta Blues (7:21)
4. Special Rider Blues (Take 2) (12:42)
5. Low Down Dirty Dog (15:50)
6. Depot Blues (20:42)
7. American Defense (23:44)
8. Walking Blues (26:40)
9. Country Farm Blues (29:40)
10. The Pony Blues (31:52)
11. The Jinx Blues (Take 2) (36:07)
This Onion joke seems to me to miss the point as I am sure that if it was against their religion to depict christ then those far right (well known for their tolerance) christian fundamentalists might have something to say on the matter!
As the film's makers anticipated and indeed I would say incited the violence, is that covered by 'freedom of speech' in the U.S.?
Maybe they were ALL on drugs when they thought this one up...
As the film's makers anticipated and indeed I would say incited the violence, is that covered by 'freedom of speech' in the U.S.?
Maybe they were ALL on drugs when they thought this one up...
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