Media Watch: Many versions of El Manisero (The Peanut Vendor) by Moisés Simons, and an authoritative discussion about the early international success of this song, and Afro-Cuban music, on NPR's AfroPop Worldwide. My favorite version of the song was a syncopated masterpiece from 1937.
African Music, African Music Albums, African Musicians, African Bands, Reviews, Labels, Discographies, and more, from Afropop Worldwide, the experts on African music
I've been reading a little: The Rough Guide to Reggae --The Definitive Guide to Jamaican Music, from Ska Through Roots to Ragga by Steve Barrow; Peter Dalton; and Orla Duane
The Science Fiction Museum and Hall of Fame was the subject of a story on NPR this morning: Science Fiction Museum and Hall of Fame -- Science Fiction Museum and Hall of Fame
I saw an abyssimal dawg-assed S-F horror movie over the weekend from the mid-60's. It had Basil Rathbone, Dennis Hopper, plus borrowed footage from a Russian space flick. It was a space-vampire story, and REALLY SUCKED! I doubt that it's in the Hall of Fame. You might find it here: THE ASTOUNDING B MONSTER

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Weather: Rained like heck last night -- Robin's Egg Blue sky this morning.

Wildlife: The Yellowhead Blackbirds gathered around and chased a Magpie away from the hanging feeder in the Chokecherry tree. What a noise they made!
The small, yellow-spotted Mallard ducklings feeding on the ground below didn't seem to care though.