I'll try to make this site interesting, I'll try to put some time into it, but I have no illusions... I rarely spend my time thoroughly browsing personal web sites (unless their really good) so why would anyone browse mine? (maybe because it's really good?...)
However - since you're already here - carry on... :)
God Bless...
Alon.
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[Wednesday, May 10, 2000] Beautiful Rock Moments (or Seconds) Some of the most brilliant song endings (a partial list):
Joni Mitchell - Big Yellow Taxi
Pretenders - Middle of the road
David Bowie - Lady Stardust
The Band - Acadian Driftwood
Eric Clapton - Cocaine (Live in Japan)
The Beatles - Hey Bulldog
The Rolling Stones - Only Rock n Roll
The Beatles - You Never Give Me Your Money
Supertramp - It's Raining Again | |
| [Saturday, April 30, 2000] I've been to a store in the Prudential Mall in Boston that sells CDs with recordings of thunderstorms… no music or verbiage, only sounds of pouring rain and bursts of violent thunder. At first it reminded me of the stores in Jerusalem that sell air or sand from the holly land, packed in little hermetic sealed cans. Then I listen to it and found it quite soothing. I can imagine some people enjoying this artificial storm, sitting next to their artificial fireplaces (the ones with tiny red light-bulbs and artificial logs) carrying artificial conversations... | |
| [Saturday, April 23, 2000] Elian Gonzales was kidnapped from his relatives' house in Miami and was returned to his father, who will (?) eventually return him to Cuba. The story topped the headlines for the past few months. Even the late night shows include it in their repetitive joke themes. Sometimes you hear about something so much that you forget how it all started. I'm afraid I have a vague idea why this particular 6 year old made the headlines. I've seen pictures of him in the newspaper and countless times on TV (usually playing peacefully in his relatives' back yard) that I never really asked myself the inevitable question - 'why'. Sometimes I wonder if the media portrays reality or creates it. This story, somehow, may serve as an argument. I'm not sure for which side though. | |
| [Thursday, April 21, 2000] I'm listening to Kate Bush singing 'Wuthering Heights' and vaguely remember the beautiful video clip. She was dancing some ballet like dance. Young and promising. I don't think she really fulfilled the promise did she? I also think about the seventeen year old I talk to last night. We talked about stocks and options and pay plans. Things that I don't think I even heard of when I was seventeen. Was I missing something? Is he missing something? - all this knowledge has to come on the expense of other things. Friends, music, girls... | |
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