Wishes for 2006
David Rosam on Dec 31 2005 | Filed under: Miscellaneous
I’d like to wish my readers, family and friends a Happy, Healthy, Peaceful and Prosperous New Year!
Archive for the 'Miscellaneous' Category
Go see The Aviator
David Rosam on Jan 17 2005 | Filed under: Miscellaneous
IMO Martin Scorsese has made more classic movies than anyone living or dead. That’s not to say that everything he puts out is great, but he remains far and away my favourite director.
Sam and I went to The Aviator last night, one of the most mainstream things he’s made, but still a masterful piece of [...]
Haruki Murakami and two coincidences
David Rosam on Oct 25 2004 | Filed under: Miscellaneous
I’ve just been on holiday, and amongst other stuff, I took two novels by one of my very favourite authors, Japanese writer, Haruki Murakami.
Imagine my surprise when I noticed my new client took the photograph on the cover of the first one I read. And, as if that wasn’t spooky enough, the narrator in the [...]
Merry Christmas
David Rosam on Dec 24 2003 | Filed under: Miscellaneous
A Merry Christmas to everyone who indulges in a little Dangerous Thinking.
It’s all gone quiet
David Rosam on Dec 19 2003 | Filed under: Miscellaneous
Has everyone packed up for Christmas now?
I can’t get hold of anyone.
Another advocate of bottom up organisation, I see
David Rosam on May 24 2002 | Filed under: Miscellaneous
John Kenneth Galbraith. “You will find that the State is the kind of organization which, though it does big things badly, does small things badly, too.” [Quotes of the Day]
Some fabulous jazz trumpet
David Rosam on May 21 2002 | Filed under: Miscellaneous, Music
Tomasz Stanko Quartet Soul of Things (ECM) [eJazzNews.com]
I’m not sure I would go quite as over the top as eJazzNews.com have done, but Soul of Things is a wonderful album, by a mature voice at the height of his powers. It doesn’t shout ‘listen to me’ but the album’s been growing on me playing by [...]
