Murray Street 2

A singer whose only purpose is to sing

2007-04-22T06:58:00.000-07:00

Watching the stunning Italian mini-series The Best of Youth right now, and its quite a moving piece despite its sprawling length, as it follows the lives of two brothers from the 60s until now. Amongst the many songs it uses includes the song Faustus Leali - A Chi. When I listened to it, I thought that the singer's only purpose, which his rich falsetto, was to sing. Whatever else about him hardly matters, because I believe he was placed on this earth, so he could sing a song to touch us deeply, and little else he did would matter.

Happy 40th Kurt.

2007-02-20T18:55:00.000-08:00

Wish you were still here.

I Love You Porgy

2007-02-11T20:42:00.000-08:00

From Nina Simone. And Erets Zavat Chalav.

New love

2007-01-08T19:36:00.000-08:00

Belle and Sebastian. Have heard tracks here and there but now quite addicted to their stuff. My housemate's a big fan so rubbed off on me.

The snake and the guard

2007-01-06T06:02:00.000-08:00

Was walking back from the bus stop and saw a snake in the bushes just outside the condo. Was impossible to tell how big it was because it was mostly hidden. I told the security guard, and he got quite excited, relating how at another condo where he worked, somebody had seen a white python on the bonnet of a car, and that number had won a prize at 4-D. He also told me about how little he earned, and seemed unsure if he should be calling pest control because it was actually good luck to see a snake. Hmm.. in the end, let him sort it out.

Russian Dolls

2007-01-03T00:54:00.000-08:00

Not very happy with this, as it's out of focus, but that's image 2 for you...

Photo 365, Day 1

2007-01-03T00:51:00.000-08:00

A quiet hero

2007-01-02T22:47:00.000-08:00

Compelling piece. Simply and wonderfully told.

Good start

2007-01-02T18:45:00.000-08:00

Well things got off to a good start. An old contact landed me a writing job in Siem Reap as he works for an airline. Thing is I just booked a ticket there yesterday, since I didn't get to go anywhere last month. Either way it's a good way to start off what I hope will be a good year.

Rain

2006-12-28T06:04:00.000-08:00

Just too much of it. It's really sinking my mood, and I'm having a hard time swimming out of this. Am I in a rut? Is this where I should be? In Memories of Matsuko, a film which I didn't like, the protagonist of the title finds that she has dreams, but lacks the ability to achieve them. Is it the same for me? Do I have it in me?

A new start

2006-12-25T20:04:00.000-08:00

For almost a new year. And by the way, great article.