What I Learnt Today

Seen visiting Lismore Base Hospital today 

What I Learnt On 25th June in other years

25th June 2011 DIY Magazine Rack

Lismore is to FitzJones and the Feztones as Hamburg is to the Beatles.

We have obtained rare archival video and audio footage of the acclaimed jazz ensemble ‘FJ and the FT’. The venue is the main stage at the Lismore Lantern Parade, the year is 2015 – a few years before the boys shot to international stardom. We have chronicled this winter solstice celebration in a 2012 post on this blog..

“Take Five” is the highest selling jazz composition of all time. It was composed by Paul Desmond, and performed by The Dave Brubeck Quartet on their 1959 album Time Out. (Paul Desmond played Sax and Dabe Brubeck played piano). It is composed in the rarely used quintuple (5/4) time – hence the name.

What I Learnt On 21st June in other years

21st June 2011 GadgetCorner: Evil Alarm Clocks

These are the House Rules at the Arts Factory Lodge and Brewery, Byron Bay.

What I Learnt On 19th June in other years

19th June 2011 WebWatch: Seatguru

It is said that those who are now leaving school will have six different careers and at least fifteen different jobs over the course of their working life.

But some fortunate people have one undeniable calling that will capture them forever.

Roger Woodward is Australia’s most famous concert pianist, and has devoted his life to music for almost six decades.

He was interviewed by Michael Cathcart on  ‘Books and Arts Daily‘ this week. In this short extract he describes the very visceral way he (and his cat) first discovered his vocation.

What I Learnt On 18th June in other years

18th June 2011 HowTo: Smokey the Bear Learns to Start a Fire

 Seen at Elizabeth’s  very hip bookshop, Newtown.

What I Learnt On 17th June in other years

17th June 2012 Benjamin Franklin’s Schedule

17th June 2011 Great Playgrounds we have been injured in