Month: April 2011
More Michael Holliday information here.
Madame Nhu, one of the last surviving links to the historical figures of the short-lived Republic of Viet Nam (South Vietnam) died in Rome Easter Sunday at the age of 86. Called “the First Lady of Vietnam,” Madame Nhu was not the wife of the President of South Vietnam, Ngo Dinh Diem, as he was …
Interesting article here. – Thanks to Barry Southgate
Full story is here. Pdf copy of birth certificate is here. . .
Subject: …and we mourn the loss of yet another great… http://blogs.villagevoice.com/music/2011/04/poly_styrene_obituary_x_ray_spex.php#more The day before her new album came out in the States, too… – Andrew Hamlin ***************************************************** Thanks Andy. I heard them play several X-Ray Spex songs on KEXP this morning and then had my worst fears confirmed. I’ve always considered Poly one of my …
So, the WebMaster sent me this clip, and since I owe him money (don’t bet on the Canucks), I’ll indulge: Two of the greatest singers of the last century—the Dionysus and Apollo of American popular song. Friends, collaborators (Sinatra conducted and, in modern parlance, essentially produced the 1957 album that produced this deathless gem and …