Sep 05
31 years ago, a singer gave the tape of a song to DJ friend informing him that it was for him personally, and that he must never play it on air. The song ended up being played up to fourteen times in the same day although it was nearly 6 minutes long!
The DJ was Kenny Everett.
The song was Bohemian Rhapsody and became the second most played song on British radio.
The singer would have celebrated his 60th birthday today.
Happy Birthday, Freddie!
Aug 31
Universal Music announced this week that, as of December 2006 and in order to fight pirating and peer-to-peer programs, they will be offering 50% of their catalog free-of-charge.
I first thought it sounded like a case of “if you can’t beat them, join them”.
But then:
Hmmm… I wonder what they’ll come up with when this idea fails? 
Aug 30
I had this absolutely brilliant idea today:
How about setting up a Home Cinema? I mean, all you need is a surround system (which we already have), a beamer and a large white wall….
So I went surfing….and found exactly what I was looking for!
Tadaaaah!
A guy called Steve Jenkins spent nearly two years transforming his basement into a dream.
And as I am extremely family minded, I think I’ll do the same! 
What did you say darling? Darling? Put that down! *Runs for cover*
Aug 26
Oh did I enjoy my Saturday morning! 
Had to bring the “aupairmobile” back to the garage as, although I had been hoping that Pina would end up using it, by the time she finally manages to acquire a license the Earth’s crude oil reserves will probably have dried up!
There’s this thing about bringing a car to the garage, though: unless you request a colleague/neighbour’s time – “hi: as you probably have nothing better to do on a Saturday morning, how about…” – how do you get back from the garage, especially when it’s 45 minutes away?
The answer is simple:
Pina had actually planned the whole thing out for me:
Easy!
I cunningly packed a new book and looked forward to the adventure!
The first part of the journey was uneventful: I gracefully lept from one train to the other, leaving behind a passenger desperately trying to convince these two beefy controllers that no, she didn’t know that only kids pay half price..
I had 10 minutes to spare in Turgi (until 10:59); so I deposited my derrière on a bench and, basking in the morning sun, immersed myself in my book…….
I was pretty astonished when I suddenly heard church bells tolling at 11:00, and the look on my face upon seeing my train disappearing into the distance must have been priceless.
Nevertheless I’m a pretty stoical chap; so I went off to look up the next connection, carefully noted it’s departure time (yessss: another 30 minutes of uninterrupted reading) and repossessed my bench in the sun.
Needless to say: I was so engrossed in my novel that even the sound of a train wouldn’t have bothered me! Which it didn’t 30 minutes later….
Luckily enough Vic called me at 11:55 (“Dad, your train is arriving in 5 minutes; remember to get onto it this time!”) so I finally arrived home 2 hours and a quarter after having setted out.
Good book, though..
Aug 26
We nipped over to our local Pizzeria this afternoon to pick up some Cannellonis we had ordered.
Last time I was there, I had noticed that they were offering various dishes with Porcini, a fact I mentioned to Pina on the way there.
Her eyes immediately lit up and, upon entering the local, she made a bees-line towards the chef, turned on her deer’s eyes and initiated her (expected) tirade: “ooooh-I-noticed-you’ve-got-Porcinis-do-you-also-sell-them-seperately-oh-please-please-please”..
To our utter astonishment, “yes” was the answer, and for €20/kilo!!!!!
Needless to add: we purchased a kilo on the spot and spent the evening enjoying Porcini Carpaccio, Porcini Salad and Tagliatelle con Porcini!
Must I add that a quick dump to the local compost revealed yet another crop of Zucchini flowers? 
Hier klicken!
