One of the things that interests me is why some acts make it big – I mean Stadium Big, while others never seem to catch that train.
Take Cyndi Lauper, for example. In 1984, you would have bet on her. There was a clear gap in the market for a female singer that appealed to young [...]
Archive for October, 2008
She Bop
Posted in Music, tagged cyndi lauper, she bop on October 29, 2008 | 26 Comments »
An Evening Spent Watching Silvio Berlusconi’s TV Channels
Posted in Italia, tagged Italian TV on October 23, 2008 | 11 Comments »
In my post about Stripping Italian Housewives a couple of weeks back, I made the point that those shows were broadcast on Silvio Berlusconi’s channels. I guess I was saying that, you know, if the Prime Minister must own half the TV channels, you may expect them to offer quality programming to the nation, rather [...]
Chinese Spaghetti
Posted in Uncategorized on October 21, 2008 | 14 Comments »
One of the things about eating out in Italy is that, at least in the bigger cities, you often get the menu translated into different languages. You can see the logic behind this; after all, not all the people who visit Italy are as cultured or good looking as the readers of this blog, for [...]
Now That’s What I Call Modern History, Part Two
Posted in Music, tagged compilation, school on October 17, 2008 | 11 Comments »
Well, we all learnt something in the discussion following that last post, didn’t we? We learnt that Billy Don’t be a Hero is about the US Civil War; that the lyrics to Boney M’s Rasputin are structured to aid learning; that Bright Ambassador really ought to listen to other bands besides Rush, and finally that [...]
Now That’s What I Call Modern History
Posted in Music, tagged compilation, school on October 14, 2008 | 13 Comments »
I was thinking the other day how much education has changed since the days when I was at school. Back in the 70s and 80s, we didn’t have a lot of the advantages that kids have these days, like computers, ski trips and pasteurised milk. There really have been a lot of changes in Scottish [...]
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