I Don’t Know, But I Was Told
I’m afraid I don’t have much to say today. I did some reading after breakfast then went over to iPlayer to get me some culture, specifically David Olusoga’s two episodes of Civilisations, during one of which I somehow was reminded of Jimi Hendrix; and why not?
Rewatching Civilisations. When @DavidOlusoga discusses Ingres’s The Turkish Bath, I’m struck that it is the Electric Ladyland of its time. Electric Ladyland is banned in its original form; The Turkish Bath is in the Louvre. Also, one for @BarbieReports
— Ian Burdon (@Cosmic_Serf) June 14, 2020
Most of the afternoon was spent catching up with 1970 music posts (five albums today!) then continuing to edit a manuscript.
Red Cross Parcel
I’d love to say I did something exciting happened, but the best bit of the day was when a Red Cross parcel arrived from my daughter. I got in a substantial store of Tunnock’s Dark Chocolate Caramel Wafers in early March, two weeks before lockdown, and was down to my last unopened packet.
Toilet Paper and Sanitising hand gel have been in the shops again for a while, and I’ve seen scattered reports of bread flour and yeast. Tunnocks had shut down production, though, and real scarcity had set in.
Oh yes, I finished last week’s cryptic crossword in New Scientist. That’s the kind of thrill-packed day I’ve had.
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Music: released fifty years ago today.
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