Dr Dylan

June 23, 2004

Bob Dylan has just received an honorary degree from St Andrew’s University. He was made a Doctor of Music this afternoon. Congratulations.

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Gmail

June 21, 2004

I have been using Gmail for a couple of weeks or so. I am pretty impressed.

I have three spare invites left - the first three who reply to this message, with full name and email address, can have one each.

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Get Political

June 8, 2004

I was surprised to observe today that a group of Year 10 students only recognised two of the above politicians (and one of them not even British). More about this later. Now, though, a few useful links:

About My Vote: If you don’t do politics, there’s not much you do do.

They Work For You: Your local MP does indeed work for you. Find out what they have said in Parliament, what their voting record is, and their outside interests.

Europe Counts: The Official 2004 European Elections Website. Voting takes place on the 10th June 2004. How does this vote affect your life?

Downing Street Says: Every day the Prime Minister’s Official Spokesman meets a small coterie of political journalists known as ‘the lobby’ for a topical chat, or ‘briefing’. Find out what she says here.

I wonder how much more recognition Michael Howard would get if he were one of the Marx Brothers:

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The Marx Brothers

June 4, 2004

The NFT is showing a load of Marx Brothers films during June.
Yesterday I popped along to see Animal Crackers - this may well be the funniest film ever produced. Truly a film for all ages: I was seated between a man who must have been eighty-something and a child no older than twelve. The auditorium was filled with the sound of uproarious laughter throughout the film, and there was applause at the end. I will be going back to see a few other films during this season. I think ‘vaudeville bedlam’ is my favourite film genre.

A few Marx Brothers websites to check out:

The Marx Brothers - lots of general information on the brothers
SPAZ (the Society for the Prevention of Abuse to Zeppo)
Groucho’s FBI file
The BBC Marx Brothers Puzzle
Chip Soup - The Marxist Theory of Computer Repair

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