Posts by Jackie Clark
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Hard News: It Began ... in Chicago, in reply to Simon Grigg,
Just briefly, Simon. God forbid. I know you are an arbiter of taste of great note, but I'm afraid I have always marched to the beat of my drum. And funnily enough, the things that got me bopping back in the day accompany me now on my power walks around the neighbourhood. I was a Cause Celebre/Grapevine/Alfies/Stanley's/Peppermint Park doyenne, me.
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Hard News: It Began ... in Chicago, in reply to Steve Barnes,
I love Toto - but no, it was this really uplifting song that they had. And I cannot remember the name of it. Something to do with spreading love or somesuch.
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Hard News: It Began ... in Chicago, in reply to andin,
Funkalicious, Andin!
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If those don't get you dancing on this grey, rainy day.....
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Hard News: It Began ... in Chicago, in reply to Steve Barnes,
that's the one, Steve - Scatterlings of Africa! But there was another band who were sort of African, I had the whole album, and I'm buggered if I can remember who they were.
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I went to the UK in 1987 and worked in pubs so most of my music at that time was nothing to do with House. I seem to remember that Huey Lewis was my thing, and The Fox (a much underrated album by my beloved Elton John). And who was that South African guy, Johnny something or other? I did go to clubs but the mainstream ones, and not very often, No, that period of my life was more about people (specifically young men. Speaking of which, I worked in the Ship and Shovel just up the steps from Heaven. Never got to go there, but.) than music. On the other hand, not long after that, I did discover House and techno stuff, and quite like the more dancey/less acid tracks. I still tend to the the Pump it Up's and the Big Fun etc however. Maybe because I never did drugs. What a goody goody.
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Well, that made me bawl. Thanks for that beautiful post, Dyan.
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We're in this twilit zone that is the end of a beloved animal friend's life, and though I'm sad, I'm also incredibly grateful to my Cleo. Because of her, we found the Big King. We gained a dog pack, and a people pack. I learned about what makes dogs tick, a bit. And most of all, she has loved us, and trusted us. And in return, we have loved her as best as we have known how. So if you don't mind, I'd like to share her with you when she was in her heyday.
http://www.youtube.com/user/quarantetrois?feature=mhsn#p/a/u/0/s6aR0TZ8o7Q
http://www.youtube.com/user/quarantetrois?feature=mhsn#p/a/u/1/749JlqVgYkE
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I really wish I could go to Paul's reading - because I am in love with Davey Darling. And to hear Paul reading it would be beyond awesome. So I would recommend that everyone go to the APL tomorrow at 1pm. Actually, I see it's happening at 6pm - maybe I'll go to that one!
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Hard News: Kittens and puppies for happiness, in reply to Lara,
Thank you Lara - I am currently showing some of the kids - including a new, whiney one, and it's stopped him whining - all those websites plus some more. There have been whoops of joy and ooohs of cute. And some useful animal identification, to boot.