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Monthly Archives: November 2014
Musical Micropause: Y
Neil Young: Rockin In The Free World (1989) How do you pick one Neil Young song? Do you choose acoustic Neil or noisy Neil? There’s a world between “See The Sky About To Rain” and “Cortex The Killer”, but both … Continue reading
Stephen F. Udvar-Hazy Center: September 2014
Who doesn’t like a good waffle? These have become a key part of the daily routine for my boys, and Sam is more than happy to share his new skills on the waffle maker with anyone looking slightly nervous. Most … Continue reading
Posted in Travel
Tagged Blackbird, Cessna, chantilly, Concorde, Discovery, Enola Gay, Hiroshima, metro, Space Shuttle, Udvar-Hazy, waffles, Washington DC
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Musical Micropause: X
XTC: Making Plans For Nigel (1979) It’s generally a sign that a single has been a major success in the UK if it manages to find its way to New Zealand airwaves, and this was particularly true in the late … Continue reading
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Tagged Afraid Of Monsters, Arms For Hostages, For Frosty Mornings and Summer Nights, hey Zeus!, John Twells, Making Plans for Nigel, music, VCR, X, xela, XTC, XX
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I need my Space! Smithsonian Air and Space Museum, Washington DC: September 2014
I confess to being a maker of lists. While some people count sheep, I might be working out my top ten bands that I have yet to see, or my top ten unvisited destinations in Europe. Barcelona is still leading, … Continue reading
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Tagged Air and Space Museum, amelia earhart, Apollo, Columbia, Curiosity, Einstein Planetarium, flyer, fridge magnet, Gemini, Hubble, John Glenn, lindbergh, Lunar Module, Mars, Mercury, Moon, moonrock, rover, simulator, Skylab, Smithsonian, space food, spacefood, spirit of st louis, Washington, wright brothers, Yuri Gagarin
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