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Current Favorite Musicians in No Particular Order: 1) Bob Dylan 2) David Bowie 3) Lou Reed 4) Iggy Pop 5) Patti Smith 6) Peter Gabriel 7) Kate Bush 8) Brian Eno 9) David Byrne 10) John Lennon 11) George Harrison 12) Nick Cave 13) Freddie Mercury 14) Elton John 15) Neil Young 16) Elizabeth Fraser 17) Lisa Gerrard 18) Brendan Perry 19) Michael Gira 20) Marvin Gaye 21) Laura Marling 22) Julianna Barwick

2016-01-16

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Current Favorite Musicians in No Particular Order: 1) Bob Dylan 2) David Bowie 3) Lou Reed 4) Iggy Pop 5) Patti Smith 6) Peter Gabriel 7) Kate Bush 8) Brian Eno 9) David Byrne 10) John Lennon 11) George Harrison 12) Nick Cave 13) Freddie Mercury 14) Elton John 15)…

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’19 BOWIE ALBUMS AND 13 SINGLES IN UK TOP 100 “I never thought I’d need so many people…” David Bowie is the Starman of the Official Chart as the nation pays tribute to a music icon Over half a million Bowie records sold in the UK this week Bowie commands one quarter of the Official Albums Chart Top 40 19 Bowie albums and 13 singles enter the Top 100 As the nation mourns the sad passing of David Bowie this week, the star’s continued impact on music shows as he dominates this week’s Official Chart. Bowie’s new album Blackstar debuts at Number 1 with combined sales of almost 150,000, giving him his tenth chart-topping record and the fastest selling album of the year so far. Importantly, Blackstar was already headed for Number 1 before news of Bowie’s death broke; early sales flashes last weekend revealed the record was head and shoulders above the competition. Including Blackstar, over half a million Bowie records were picked up this week in the UK – totalling 623,000 combined sales and streams. The figure includes 241,000 album sales, 167,000 singles purchased, and Bowie tracks were streamed over 19 million times on audio streaming services such as Spotify, Apple Music, Google Play, Deezer and more. Ten of the late icon’s albums command one quarter of this week’s Official Albums Chart Top 40, and 19 entries in the albums Top 100. His 2014 retrospective Nothing Has Changed – The Very Best Of is the highest re-entry at Number 5, followed by The Best Of 1969/1974 at Number 11. The full list of his 19 albums in this week’s Official Albums Chart appears below: 01 – BLACKSTAR – RCA 05 – NOTHING HAS CHANGED – THE VERY BEST OF DAVID BOWIE – PARLOPHONE 11 – THE BEST OF 1969/1974 – PARLOPHONE 14 – HUNKY DORY – PARLOPHONE 17 – THE RISE AND FALL OF ZIGGY STARDUST – PARLOPHONE 18 – BEST OF BOWIE – PARLOPHONE 23 – ALADDIN SANE – PARLOPHONE 25 – THE NEXT DAY – RCA 31 – LOW – PARLOPHONE 37 – DIAMOND DOGS – PARLOPHONE 42 – LET’S DANCE – PARLOPHONE 45 – “HEROES” – PARLOPHONE 55 – STATION TO STATION – PARLOPHONE 59 – THE BEST OF – 1980/1987 PARLOPHONE 60 – YOUNG AMERICANS – PARLOPHONE 61 – SCARY MONSTERS – PARLOPHONE 89 – THE MAN WHO SOLD THE WORLD – PARLOPHONE 95 – SPACE ODDITY – PARLOPHONE 97 – FIVE YEARS – 1969-1973 – PARLOPHONE View the full Albums Top 100 here: http://ift.tt/1OTJsEd Bowie’s entries on this week’s Official Singles Chart: 12 – HEROES – PARLOPHONE 16 – LIFE ON MARS – PARLOPHONE 18 – STARMAN – PARLOPHONE 23 – LET’S DANCE – PARLOPHONE 24 – SPACE ODDITY – PARLOPHONE 43 – UNDER PRESSURE – QUEEN & DAVID BOWIE – VIRGIN 45 – LAZARUS – RCA 49 – CHANGES – PARLOPHONE 61 – BLACKSTAR – RCA 62 – ASHES TO ASHES – PARLOPHONE 65 – REBEL REBEL – PARLOPHONE 76 – ZIGGY STARDUST – PARLOPHONE 97 – CHINA GIRL – PARLOPHONE View the full Singles Top 100 here: http://ift.tt/1OTJsEf #Blackstar #imablackstar #BlackstarAlbum #BowieOCC’ http://ift.tt/1jaDw81

2016-01-15

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‘19 BOWIE ALBUMS AND 13 SINGLES IN UK TOP 100 “I never thought I’d need so many people…” David Bowie is the Starman of the Official Chart as the nation pays tribute to a music icon Over half a million Bowie records sold in the UK this week Bowie commands…

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2016-01-15

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http://ift.tt/p82UEP via Liberal Democratic Salon Peace Love Beauty Wisdom Balance Understanding Imagination from Tumblr http://ift.tt/1nnn63H via Interdisciplinary Postmodern Liberal Democratic Salon Peace Love Beauty Wisdom Balance Understanding Imagination Consciousness Bliss Light

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Wikipedia word of the day is lather : The foam made by rapidly stirring soap and water. Foam from profuse sweating, as of a horse. A state of agitation.

2016-01-14

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Wikipedia word of the day is lather : The foam made by rapidly stirring soap and water. Foam from profuse sweating, as of a horse. A state of agitation. via Liberal Democratic Salon Peace Love Beauty Wisdom Balance Understanding Imagination from Tumblr http://ift.tt/1Sl75aZ via Interdisciplinary Postmodern Liberal Democratic Salon Peace…

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“Change isn’t easy—you have to fight for it.” — President Obama

2016-01-14

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“Change isn’t easy—you have to fight for it.” – President Obama via Liberal Democratic Salon Peace Love Beauty Wisdom Balance Understanding Imagination from Tumblr http://ift.tt/1PemRht via Interdisciplinary Postmodern Liberal Democratic Salon Peace Love Beauty Wisdom Balance Understanding Imagination Consciousness Bliss Light

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Why can’t Apple and Microsoft get along?

2016-01-14

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Why can’t Apple and Microsoft get along? via Liberal Democratic Salon Peace Love Beauty Wisdom Balance Understanding Imagination from Tumblr http://ift.tt/1TYmADA via Interdisciplinary Postmodern Liberal Democratic Salon Peace Love Beauty Wisdom Balance Understanding Imagination Consciousness Bliss Light

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‘As I sat sadly by her side At the window, through the glass She stroked a kitten in her lap And we watched the world as it fell past Softly she spoke these words to me And with brand new eyes, open wide We pressed our faces to the glass As I sat sadly by her side She said, “Father, mother, sister, brother, Uncle, aunt, nephew, niece, Soldier, sailor, physician, labourer, Actor, scientist, mechanic, priest Earth and moon and sun and stars Planets and comets with tails blazing All are there forever falling Falling lovely and amazing” Then she smiled and turned to me And waited for me to reply Her hair was falling down her shoulders As I sat sadly by her side As I sat sadly by her side The kitten she did gently pass Over to me and again we pressed Our indifferent faces to the glass “That may be very well”, I said “But watch the one falling in the street See him gesture to his neighbours See him trampled beneath their feet All outward motion connects to nothing For each is concerned with their immediate need Witness the man reaching up from the gutter See the other one stumbling on who can not see” With trembling hand I turned toward her And pushed the hair out of her eyes The kitten jumped back to her lap As I sat sadly by her side Then she drew the curtains down And said, “When will you ever learn That what happens there beyond the glass Is simply none of your concern? God has given you but one heart You are not a home for the hearts of your brothers And God don’t care for your benevolence Anymore than he cares for the lack of it in others Nor does he care for you to sit At windows in judgement of the world He created While sorrows pile up around you Ugly, useless and over-inflated” At which she turned her head away Great tears leaping from her eyes I could not wipe the smile from my face As I sat sadly by her side’ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XsmPWKihtC0

2016-01-14

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‘As I sat sadly by her side At the window, through the glass She stroked a kitten in her lap And we watched the world as it fell past Softly she spoke these words to me And with brand new eyes, open wide We pressed our faces to the glass…

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“Obama is the first black president — and may well be the last, who knows — and that alone has a historical weight and impact on this generation that will play out for generations to come. He has not been a perfect president. He has not been as vocal on issues facing the black community as some would have liked (for instance, I thought that he could have more explicitly addressed the Black Lives Matter movement in Tuesday’s speech). Nor has the plight of black America been dramatically altered during his two terms — it will take more than two terms of one president to undo hundreds of years of harm. But he has simply, miraculously, won the position (twice!) and successfully negotiated the space — so well, in fact, that race is tangential to his record. He has opened yet another door of possibility, erased yet another myth of inadequacy, expanded yet another plane on which children can dream.” http://ift.tt/1JLYdsi

2016-01-14

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“Obama is the first black president — and may well be the last, who knows — and that alone has a historical weight and impact on this generation that will play out for generations to come. He has not been a perfect president. He has not been as vocal on…

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Why is it that you can intellectually know something, someone is beautiful and precious, but not until that thing, person is gone do you realize completely how beautiful and precious that thing, person was / is?

2016-01-14

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Why is it that you can intellectually know something, someone is beautiful and precious, but not until that thing, person is gone do you realize completely how beautiful and precious that thing, person was / is? via Liberal Democratic Salon Peace Love Beauty Wisdom Balance Understanding Imagination from Tumblr http://ift.tt/1J5t434…

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Where would we be without Admiral Ackbar? Unsung hero of the rebellion. Everyone always remembers the Jedi.

2016-01-14

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Where would we be without Admiral Ackbar? Unsung hero of the rebellion. Everyone always remembers the Jedi. via Liberal Democratic Salon Peace Love Beauty Wisdom Balance Understanding Imagination from Tumblr http://ift.tt/1mYHEyP via Interdisciplinary Postmodern Liberal Democratic Salon Peace Love Beauty Wisdom Balance Understanding Imagination Consciousness Bliss Light

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“You’ve got your mother in a whirl She’s not sure if you’re a boy or a girl Hey babe, your hair’s alright Hey babe, let’s go out tonight You like me, and I like it all We like dancing and we look divine You love bands when they’re playing hard You want more and you want it fast They put you down, they say I’m wrong You tacky thing, you put them on Rebel Rebel, you’ve torn your dress Rebel Rebel, your face is a mess Rebel Rebel, how could they know? Hot tramp, I love you so!”

2016-01-14

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“You’ve got your mother in a whirl She’s not sure if you’re a boy or a girl Hey babe, your hair’s alright Hey babe, let’s go out tonight You like me, and I like it all We like dancing and we look divine You love bands when they’re playing hard…

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“ALAN RICKMAN (1946-2016) There is so much that is matchless to remember about Alan Rickman. His career was at the highest level, as actor on stage and screen and as director ditto. His last bequest of his film “A Little Chaos” and his indelible performance as Louis 14th, should now reach the wider audience they deserve. Beyond a career which the world is indebted to, he was a constant agent for helping others. Whether to institutions like RADA or to individuals and certainly to me, his advice was always spot-on. He put liberal philanthropy at the heart of his life. He and Rima Horton (50 years together) were always top of my dream-list dinner guests. Alan would by turns be hilarious and indignant and gossipy and generous. All this delivered sotto, in that convoluted voice, as distinctive as Edith Evans, John Gielgud, Paul Scofield, Alec Guinness, Alastair Sim or Bowie, company beyond compare. When he played Rasputin, I was the Tzar Nicholas. Filming had started before I arrived in St Petersburg. Precisely as I walked into the hotel-room, the phone rang. Alan, to say welcome, hope the flight was tolerable and would I like to join him and Greta Scacchi and others in the restaurant in 30 minutes? Alan, the concerned leading man. On that film, he discovered that the local Russian crew was getting an even worse lunch than the rest of us. So he successfully protested. On my first day before the camera, he didn’t like the patronising, bullying tone of a note which the director gave me. Alan, seeing I was a little crestfallen, delivered a quiet, concise resumé of my career and loudly demanded that the director up his game. Behind his starry insouciance and careless elegance, behind that mournful face, which was just as beautiful when wracked with mirth, there was a super-active spirit, questing and achieving, a super-hero, unassuming but deadly effective. I so wish he’d played King Lear and a few other classical challenges but that’s to be greedy. He leaves a multitude of fans and friends, grateful and bereft. — Ian McKellen, London, 14 January 2016 Photo: Ian McKellen, Greta Scacchi and Alan Rickman at the Golden Globe Awards, 1997” http://ift.tt/KhTO32

2016-01-14

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“ALAN RICKMAN (1946-2016) There is so much that is matchless to remember about Alan Rickman. His career was at the highest level, as actor on stage and screen and as director ditto. His last bequest of his film “A Little Chaos” and his indelible performance as Louis 14th, should now…

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“THANK YOU The family of David Bowie is currently making arrangements for a private ceremony celebrating the memory of their beloved husband, father and friend. They ask once again that their privacy be respected at this most sensitive of times. We are overwhelmed by and grateful for the love and support shown throughout the world. However, it is important to note that while the concerts and tributes planned for the coming weeks are all welcome, none are official memorials organized or endorsed by the family. Just as each and every one of us found something unique in David’s music, we welcome everyone’s celebration of his life as they see fit.” http://ift.tt/X94LqT

2016-01-14

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“THANK YOU The family of David Bowie is currently making arrangements for a private ceremony celebrating the memory of their beloved husband, father and friend. They ask once again that their privacy be respected at this most sensitive of times. We are overwhelmed by and grateful for the love and…

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Wikipedia word of the day is scale : Part of an overlapping arrangement of many small, flat and hard pieces of keratin covering the skin of an animal, particularly a fish or reptile. A small piece of pigmented chitin, many of which coat the wings of a butterfly or moth to give them their color. A flake of skin of an animal afflicted with dermatitis. A pine nut of a pinecone. The flaky material sloughed off heated metal. Scale mail (as opposed to chain mail). Limescale. A scale insect. The thin metallic side plate of the handle of a pocketknife. […]

2016-01-13

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Wikipedia word of the day is scale : Part of an overlapping arrangement of many small, flat and hard pieces of keratin covering the skin of an animal, particularly a fish or reptile. A small piece of pigmented chitin, many of which coat the wings of a butterfly or moth…

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