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Songs That Reference Themselves
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Smoke On The Stairway To Roadhouse California
Here's a little song I1 wrote, you might want to sing it note by note. (The title is thanks to Bruce Anthon, in this article there is a line about the infinite patience of people working in instrument shops, withstanding endless renditions of "Smoke On The Stairway To Roadhouse …
John Bambrick (b1791)
Of my "Bambrick" ancestors, the earliest we know anything about is John Bambrick, born 1791 in Windsor, England. His parents were possibly Valentine Bambrick (b1770, in the parish of Longford) and Frances Bambrick (b17__, nee Logan). I haven't been able to trace further details a…
Joke Genious
The secret source of humor itself is not joy but sorrow. —Famous Smart Alec, Samuel Clemens Analyzing a joke is like dissecting a frog, in the end they both die. —Woody Allen I used to believe that jokes stopped being funny when they were analyzed. But since becoming a father I…
Timeless Pieces of Culture
There are timeless pieces of culture - even though most timeless pieces are in themselves *of* a particular time. Stewart Lee - Content Provider. (Few things are as tragic as the youtube ads for Michael Mcintyre shown over this video. It's like you're driving a Bugatti Veyron, …
Writing a Mystery Novel
It is hard to find practical guides to doing anything magical. Magicians don't like to reveal where to place the hinges or what to feed your pet dove. So I like it when an article gives away the secrets, like this one: Charles Finch: "Writing Great Mystery Plots" Here's the kern…
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