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shuffling along…

27 Friday Nov 2009

Posted by in fitness, gadgets, health & happiness, music

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From the Why Didn’t I Think Of This Before Department … today I decided to resurrect my cute little clip-on iPod shuffle and take it to the gym with me. What a difference it made! I’d totally forgotten about it after putting it on a shelf when I came home from my first operation. It was actually while I was putting new music on my “nero” iPod the other day that I remembered about the shuffle and so I also added some of my favourites to it (with just 1GB I have to be more selective).

Anyhow … wonderful! It not only blocked out the crappy shit they play on the stereo system at the gym, but I also couldn’t hear the pilates social club idiots yakking away … bonus! I also went a bit faster and farther on The Bike today. Well, who wouldn’t when listening to such fabulously energetic stuff as this…

Hey, does this also count as a T-shirt Friday pic?

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14 Saturday Nov 2009

Posted by in morocco, music, photohunt, photos, video

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hamadi orchestra

Today’s Photohunter theme is “music”.

When I was in Tangier earlier this year the best restaurant I visited (and visited twice over the weekend I was there) was not only exceptional because of its food, but also because of the small group of musicians that played while we ate. At first I thought they would just be distracting or noisy, but they were actually very good and enhanced the whole dining experience. Way better than musak!

You can see (and hear) them in action below the links…

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this is it

03 Tuesday Nov 2009

Posted by in dance, films, media, music

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Wow!

I was prepared to be disappointed because the trailers were so tantalising I couldn’t believe the film would be that high energy and fun all the way through … but it truly was. I won’t gush on quite as much as Dame Elizabeth, but I did think that there were moments of sheer genius. And you could also see that MJ definitely lived on another planet, to put it kindly.

I’ve never considered myself a Michael Jackson fan particularly, though I did love the Jackson 5 when I was a kid and I remember being totally blown away (along with the rest of the world) when MJ made his very dramatic “come back” on the 25 Years Of Motown special, with his amazing performance of Billy Jean. Which was also one of the highlights of This Is It. Others that I especially enjoyed were The Way You Make Me Feel (fabulous West Side Story set), Beat It and Thriller. Astounding choreography. And really, that’s what made the whole film for me. I’ve never seen anyone move quite like Michael Jackson and I already want to see this film again.

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