This one is for the sibs… Okay – I get the three songs from each of the past five decades. But theme is a bit vague. Can we do songs with cities in the title? Or people’s name? All love songs or all songs about drugs? Songs that start with the letter “G”? You could [...]
Tomorrow is Thanksgiving. Ahhh, the memories… a full day of drinking with cold turkey and stuffing somewhere near midnight… Good times, good times… I however will be working tomorrow, so everyone have a slice of pie for me (especially mince!) Also remember to listen to some holiday classic music, such as “Alice’s Restaurant” – the [...]
Just a slew of CDs I found at home that should have already been in the library. Closing in on 12,000…. Van Duren – “Are You Serious?” From 1977, this was one of the ugliest album covers in rock history but this Memphis singer/songwriter wrote great pop tunes. Couldn’t believe I found this on CD. [...]
The one I couldn’t take. I am in Abu Dhabi again for a couple of days, staying at one of the older hotels – Le Meridian. It’s a Starwood hotel and I say it’s older not because of the tiles on the walls but because it only has five floors, which is unusual for a [...]
As circumstance would have it, someone at work asked if I would be interested in watching some Cirque du Soleil DVDs a few weeks back. And he handed me a bag of them. Now, I have always been interested in Cirque… because I have never liked the idea of them. Firstly – I’m not a [...]
The whispers have started. Rumors are being seriously discussed. Brief nervous glances all over the office. Deep, shared silences at lunch. This past weekend, the courts closed the Kuwait Stock Exchange for two days to slow losses. We heard that a competitor cut half their staff in Dubai. Banks out in Dubai will no longer [...]
Hey! Where is all that cash the Gov’ment was going to drop on the economy? Could it be they were bluffing – hoping the “idea” of $700 Billion would just make Wall Street “feel” better? I hope not. If things keep dropping, more people will get laid off. If more people get laid off, the [...]
On my oh-so-brief visit home, I picked up my last issue of Global Rhythm and my first issue of Songlines and their respective CDs. The theme for Global Rhythm was China, in honor of the Olympics. I never had any gripe with GR’s music selection, but the setup of the mag itself could be frustrating. [...]
I’m very happy about the election. I’ve been voting for 28 years and this is only my second win. I blame the candidates our side put up (some were truly piss poor). But for eight years, my side of the argument has been told to sit down and shut up because right wing, conservatives were [...]
It was lovely listening to the splash of raindrops on the windows in the early morning. And the air is clear and cool. It hasn’t rained in Kuwait since April. Could it be…. Obama?
Flying back to Kuwait after my whirlwind weekend. I was out before the polls opened and I will touch ground around midnight tonight US time. By the time I get off the plane, we should have a new President. Thank god I won’t have to listen to the steady stream of predictions that should start [...]
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