Today I’ve emptied another box of paper. Only 70 or so more to go. Takes around 12 hours per box?
March 14, 2008
November 1519.
Aztec ‘emperor’ Montezuma met Spanish explorer Cortes on a causeway across the lake of Mexico - it lead to Tenochtitlan.
The Spanish rode on horses, had fighting dogs, and carried cannon on carts. The wheel was seen.
Montezuma was probably wearing a headdress and sandals similar to those in the Museum of Mankind, Vienna (I’ve seen it?).
Montezuma identified Cortes with lost God Quetzalcoatl - but this was for internal politic reasons?
Monk Bernardino Sahagun had a go at translating the welcoming speech - a translation from 16th century Nahuatl. Monk Bernardino Sahagun attempted to recover the nature of the Aztec civilisation.
March 13, 2008
TICKETS FOR JONATHAN RICHMAN
Where: Shepherds Bush Empire, London
When: FRIDAY, 09/05/2008, doors at 19:00, starts at 19:30
March 12, 2008
Lots of literary styles. America’s first post-modernist novel. The journey of a black American man - from poverty and college to jazz and riots.
March 2, 2008
I’m still throwing away bits of newspapers etc - just looking back at The Guardian newspaper - October 27 2004 - it includes John Peel’s obituary.
I was at Peel’s funeral for the BBC - I think I must have one of the only audio recordings of Gambaccini’s tribute to Peel (the Cathedral staff disconnected the feed cables, if I remember rightly)
I’ll have to dig my CD out - but in his tribute I’m sure Gambaccini said that Peel had probably listened to more recorded music than anyone alive, ever. A sad day - I’m not saying anything new here - but Peel really was a light in the darkness.
February 24, 2008
Joe’s on Later With Jools Holland: Series 31 - Episode 2.
I hope he’s ok.
He performed: I’ll see you in my dreams
I’ve seen him do this a couple of times - while standing at the back of theatres. What the TV programme didn’t capture is - live - his audience sing along - and there’s this tremendous wave of warmth - a remarkable performer.
February 10, 2008
21.09.2000. 14:04. Metro ticket. Cost: £1.30 to Snow Hill.
February 7, 2008
card timeout - press clear, card and swipe again.
(Waterstones?)
Go to Morocco and cut keys
February 6, 2008
Found myself on a stage in Birmingham city centre photographing three thousand striking council workers. This fellow is a bridge engineer:
February 5, 2008
