In the Coracle
“It’s almost like you’re writing a book one post at a time” - Kedge
links for 2008-12-31
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Facebook at 200 million
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LogoInstant is a design service that cranks out a new logo every day. The logos are completely free for both personal and commercial use and come in a layered Adobe Photoshop source file so you can edit the name or make more advanced changes.
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Lovely and powerful
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Some good lookin' vids in this batch.
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links for 2008-12-30
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This summer, I want to relic a cheap guitar, perhaps one that I build from parts or scratch. Here's a fun video series.
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Nasa has released a detailed report into what happened to the space shuttle Columbia and its crew.
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links for 2008-12-29
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I'd love to do this.
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This article by Bro Maynard arose again when I was looking at an online discussion about the nature of hell, and when hell started to show up in the Christian creeds. Good reading.
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For the next three days, as 2008 comes to a close, The Frame will look back at some of best pictures of the year from the wire services. Today we look at news pictures from some of the top stories of the year. From the economic meltdown to the five-day, Russia-Georgia war, photographers around the globe continued to tell complelling visual stories. (30 images)
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We’re off the rails and well into idiot land now.
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CD Review: Teel Montague Cook, “Shameless Jane”
Another delivery is here from The Ooze full of books and a CD to check out and write reviews.
First up is a CD by Teel Montague Cook full of singer-songwriter stuff with a light and fun collection of songs. Teel sings and plays acoustic guitar on all songs, and it’s easy to see these songs playing well to a coffeehouse or college town pub crowd.
I especially enjoyed track #7, a haunting ballad titled “I Don’t Know Where You Are” and the gorgeous #9 track, “Who Loves Peter Pan” which, was the highlight of the album for me. Both songs put Teel’s voice and evocative lyrics at the front of the experience.
There was a decent variety of feels in these songs, and a mix of serious and lighthearted lyrics. I do wish that Teel hadn’t performed both lead and harmony vocals in all songs - her songs would benefit greatly from a harmony voice that’s not the same timbre as hers.
Overall though, I enjoyed the album and will play it again. If you are booking shows and need a good storyteller, contact Teel. And if you want a great Peter Pan song for a collection or a film, I think you’ll enjoy this one.
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