October 12, 2009 by Bruce Hembd
Archived under: General
Random Monday: Outside the Box and Touching Tributes
Amie Amis
- Blazing a trail
You have to admire Amie Amis and her artistic output. It defines “thinking outside the box” – an eclectic style fusing jazz, pop and a number of other elements. Oh – and she plays French horn!
- Finally, some justification
A recent NY Times piece says that nonsense sharpens the intellect. Horndog finally has a reason to keep posting cheeky Photoshop pictures.
- Sad story, heartfelt tribute
After the 15-second commercial, watch a story about a band’s tribute to a deceased member killed in a traffic accident.
- The Pearl Harbor horn
A story from World War II of Lloyd Snyder and his horn on the battleship West Virginia.When I went back to the ship to get the horn, there was an awful smell that I can never forget. I smell it whenever I go near a shipyard. Anyway, the ship was completely gutted, all black with burnt paint and so forth. When I found the horn it was partially submerged, and utterly destroyed. But it was the only souvenir I had and I wanted to keep it.
- Shared reading
See also bookmarked items from my RSS browsing this week.
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