Senses working overtime #407

1 A brief history of pancakes

2 Crosby Stills Nash and Young - David Browne

Kev sent me a copy of this to read - nothing in there was a revelation but great to be reconnected with the twisted CSNY machinations and I still don't get why Young and Nash became so pissed off with Crosby at the end - wasn't like they didn't know him by then, right?! 

It also inevitably took me back to their music - of which I am mildly obsessed. Surprised me how good American Dream was, although it gets a bad press. Worth a revisit!

3 What rewatching old TV shows tells us about ourselves

4 What is a snack, really?

5 How coffee (caffeine) really affects our bodies

Overtime: Still Raining, Still Dreaming - Jimi Hendrix

A good track to listen to while it persistently comes down in the Hawke's Bay of New Zealand.

Senses working overtime #125

1 Women who draw
Freakin' awesome site that Austin Kleon's newsletter clued me into. Here's one (Cait Brennan) I clicked randomly:

2 Look up!
As a mini project, 88 of the women who draw looked up and drew what they saw. The results are stunning!

3 Nine eleven
This is sobering




4 Han Solo

Harrison Ford appears to be the most boring man alive in interviews and so freakishly awesomely cool as Han Solo. Appears. 

5 What's his name?

Dear old Mr Starkey doesn't get into the mainstream news much any more. But he did just now, with his revolutionary view on Brexit (smiley face, two thumbs...oops, wrong bloke, er, peace signs up).

Overtime
For me, cover versions have to add something to both parties to be meaningful. Think Hendrix doing Dylan, Joe Cocker doing The Beatles, and The Beatles doing The Isley Brothers.

I've been catching up on MySky recorded stuff and Norah Jones doing Young on Later With Jools Holland blew my socks off.

Unfortunately, that particular version (with Jools on some nifty organ) is not available on YouTube (annoying) but here's the cover she's put out: