Monthly Archives: July 2013

Ode to Joy Played on a Theremin in a Matryoshka Doll

Posted on July 31, 2013 by Lawrence Person

“The players here are using devices called Matryomins. They’re single-oscillator theremins that happen to be contained inside a matryoshka doll.” 167 of them.

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Shoegazer Sunday: Belle and Sebastian’s “Sleep Around the Clock”

Posted on July 28, 2013 by Lawrence Person

Here’s another “Is it Shoegaze or not” entry, with Belle and Sebastian’s “Sleep Around the Clock,” which is more bouncy retro low-fi pop, but there’s enough of a shoegaze tinge to it (a little like Black Tambourine) that I’m throwing … Continue reading →

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Restaurant Review: July 27, 2013: Prima Pizza Pasta

Posted on July 27, 2013 by Lawrence Person

(Here’s a restaurant review in route to its place on http://www.sdclog.net/.) Prima Pizza Pasta 6001 W Parmer Ln (the same corner as the HEB) 258-5700 Once upon a time, this space was a CiCi’s pizza. And it closed. How hard … Continue reading →

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Hollywood Auction Alert

Posted on July 27, 2013 by Lawrence Person

Hollywood auction house is having another big auction of film memorabilia, including a few interesting SF-related items: The fourth issue of the fanzine Imagination, which includes Ray Bradbury’s first published story. Willis O’Brien’s very shoggothian concept art for an unproduced … Continue reading →

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Alice and the Lizard People

Posted on July 23, 2013 by Lawrence Person

You’ve probably heard of Alice Walker, author of The Color Purple and the fringe SF book The Temple of My Familiar. What you may not have heard is that she’s a fan of David icke, he of the shape-shifting lizard … Continue reading →

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Library Additions: Two Interesting Books

Posted on July 22, 2013 by Lawrence Person

My acquisition of new books didn’t stop while I was cataloging my big Zelazny purchase, though it did slow down. In particular, Half Price Books had one of their regular coupon sales, where the coupons start out by offering you … Continue reading →

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Shoegaze Sunday: Alcest’s “Beings of Light”

Posted on July 21, 2013 by Lawrence Person

I can’t decide whether Alcest is Shoegaze, Depressive Metal, or some offshoot of the RenFaire school of ProgRock (more long-forgotten French prog band Manticore than Jethro Tull). Here’s “Beings of Light,” which features a female lead singer rather the usual … Continue reading →

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Happy 44th Birthday, Apollo 11

Posted on July 20, 2013 by Lawrence Person

To celebrate the 4th anniversary of the moon landing, here’s footage from For All Mankind, with Brian’s Eno’s “An Ending (Ascent)” on the soundtrack. I recommend both the movie and the soundtrack.

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Sharknado 2: The Sharknadoing

Posted on July 17, 2013 by Lawrence Person

Our short national nightmare is finally over! (Or, alternately, continues.) There will be a sequel to Sharknado. Set in New York City. Since John DeNardo at SF Signal has dubbed me “The Official Sharknado News Source,” I feel that I … Continue reading →

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Major Award Announcement: Runner-Up to Awfulness

Posted on July 15, 2013 by Lawrence Person

I am proud to announce that I have “won” (if won is the proper word) the coveted Grand Panjandrum’s Special Award in the Bulwer-Lytton Contest. The Bulwer-Lytton Contest is to write the worst possible opening sentence to a non-existent novel. … Continue reading →

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