Monthly Archives: July 2009

Perth Airport 31 July 2009

The reason you can’t contact me is because I’m not HERE, I’m THERE. QF642 is waiting at Gate 2 and I’ll be in Sydney in five hours or so, I guess. Stuck in the ‘travel time’ limbo. Should be great … Continue reading

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Anticipation – My WorldCon Schedule

When: Thu 15:30 Location: P-516D Title: 2009: The Year in Short Fiction Session ID: 625 All Participants: Adrienne Martini, Ellen Datlow, Jonathan Strahan, Sheila Williams, Bill Fawcett Moderator: Adrienne Martini Description: Our panel of experts tell you about the must-reads … Continue reading

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Women in music: Cowboy Junkies and The Trinity Sessions

Part way through Oliver Stone’s Natural Born Killers, Trent Reznor, who compiled the soundtrack, drops the needle on one of the most beautiful songs I’ve ever heard. A slow bass comes in and over the top of it the beautiful, … Continue reading

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Saturday and the Clouds of Steam

Today has been a bit mixed, to say the least. Marianne and I went out to see Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince (a solidly adequate piece of entertainment that had me laughing out loud a couple times), and … Continue reading

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Women in Music: Aimee Mann and Bachelor No. 2

The late, great Miles Davis is quoted as once having said that “Writing about music is like dancing about architecture”.  The quote has been attributed to several other people, but the point that it makes stands up. Music is something … Continue reading

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