Will a line of romantic guff from from millionaire hoodie/loser Eminem persuade upper middle class Americans to buy a Chrysler rather than a BMW or Lexus? Or would they rather not be reminded about the disaster area that is Detroit?
All aboard for a touch of luxury from the American Nightmare?
Wednesday 13 April 2011
Monday 7 March 2011
Totally be-buggered
The Fed is Responsible for the Crash in the Money Multiplier and the Failure of the Economy to Recover
"Moreover, as [we] have pointed out, governments can create all the credit they want, but if people do not have jobs, they will not borrow that money."
Bernankes mistaken intentions paving the road to hell.
"Moreover, as [we] have pointed out, governments can create all the credit they want, but if people do not have jobs, they will not borrow that money."
Bernankes mistaken intentions paving the road to hell.
Wednesday 16 February 2011
Saturday 12 February 2011
Yes!
Uncle Tony (via email) is chuffed to find that he has been immortalised in Wikipedia.
'Melody Maker columnist Tony Wilson selected them [Yes] and Led Zeppelin as the two bands "Most Likely To Succeed" (as he states on the liner notes of the band's debut LP)'
Uncle Tony was the folk correspondent with Melody Maker in the late 60's, occasional fill in guitarist with The Spinners and an early promoter of Dana. He's the short fat bloke who slips on stage and gives her a kiss when it is announced that she has won the Eurovision Song Contest. Currently he is a short, fat Country and Western singer/songwriter and cigar shop employee living in San Marcos, Texas.
'Melody Maker columnist Tony Wilson selected them [Yes] and Led Zeppelin as the two bands "Most Likely To Succeed" (as he states on the liner notes of the band's debut LP)'
Uncle Tony was the folk correspondent with Melody Maker in the late 60's, occasional fill in guitarist with The Spinners and an early promoter of Dana. He's the short fat bloke who slips on stage and gives her a kiss when it is announced that she has won the Eurovision Song Contest. Currently he is a short, fat Country and Western singer/songwriter and cigar shop employee living in San Marcos, Texas.
Curb your enthusiasm
... because owning a succession of 48 different hi-fi amplifiers in 5 years is just bonkers, as is spending tens of thousands of pounds on pure silver mains and speaker cables. Perfect audio reproduction is impossible, and the subtle differences in the last few percent of perceived audio quality between one piece of high end kit and another are largely imaginary. The difference you think you hear is the placebo effect, induced by the knowledge of how much the kit you are listening to costs, as can be demonstrated by double blind testing. I know I can't tell the difference between a £500 and £1000 CD player in blind testing.
For most people 'good enough' really is good enough as over time your ears and brain 'tune out' the idiosyncrasies of any half decent hi-fi system, and the tonal balance of any system - largely down to the speakers and how much soft furnishing you have in your room - is a matter of personal taste. In my case, the perceived steep law of diminishing returns (plus lack of space to accommodate the really big stuff) precludes spending more than about £350 on any item in the source/amplification/speaker chain, as I'm more into the music than the Sound of Music.
Ps
I'm just about to take delivery of my fifth amplifier owned since 1972. My current 1991 vintage Pioneer A-400 has been dying in slow motion for several years and is down to it's last functioning line input. If it doesn't cost too much I might get it fixed. I have high hopes for it's replacement, the iPod friendly Yamaha A-S500, which is currently on a delivery truck somewhere between here and Madrid.
The Audiophile Club of Athens - an unintentionally (?) funny film by Ken Barnes.
Film about Audiophile Club of Athens
Cargado por skaloumbakas. - Ver los videos de música recién destacados.
For most people 'good enough' really is good enough as over time your ears and brain 'tune out' the idiosyncrasies of any half decent hi-fi system, and the tonal balance of any system - largely down to the speakers and how much soft furnishing you have in your room - is a matter of personal taste. In my case, the perceived steep law of diminishing returns (plus lack of space to accommodate the really big stuff) precludes spending more than about £350 on any item in the source/amplification/speaker chain, as I'm more into the music than the Sound of Music.
Ps
I'm just about to take delivery of my fifth amplifier owned since 1972. My current 1991 vintage Pioneer A-400 has been dying in slow motion for several years and is down to it's last functioning line input. If it doesn't cost too much I might get it fixed. I have high hopes for it's replacement, the iPod friendly Yamaha A-S500, which is currently on a delivery truck somewhere between here and Madrid.
The Audiophile Club of Athens - an unintentionally (?) funny film by Ken Barnes.
Film about Audiophile Club of Athens
Cargado por skaloumbakas. - Ver los videos de música recién destacados.
Wednesday 26 January 2011
Parkour
The noble art of 'Parkour' aka free running, which, I believe, originated in the Banlieus of Paris.
Amazing Parkour Skills from Biertijd on Vimeo.
Amazing Parkour Skills from Biertijd on Vimeo.
Tuesday 25 January 2011
哐哐哐之新年贺卡 小兔乖乖
Incendiary satire from somewhere inside the Peoples Republic. Translation of the final text "“The year of the rabbit has come. Even rabbits bite when they’re pushed.” 2011 is the year of the rabbit.
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