Tag: arts
group name: fansoflydia
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July 06, 2007 05:01 PM EDT --
It isn’t any biggie--
if you’re feeling kind of wiggy,
do the angry kind of jiggy
like the wild hedgies do!
Stopping them is folly
as they jig amidst the holly,
yes, they jig and yell . . . more
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May 01, 2007 12:40 PM EDT --
A Methodist woman from Tejas and a cynical ex-hippie agnostic from the Bay Area? Not a chance. Who would have known that we share a love for T. S. Eliot, James Thurber, science fiction, and . . . more
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June 13, 2007 09:41 PM EDT --
I still can’t believe I’m doing this. There have been a number of shows over the last couple or three decades that generated loyal fan support and efforts to save these beloved . . . more
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June 12, 2007 11:22 PM EDT --
I'm not a "tv person". Mostly because in my not nearly as humble as it should be opinion, most of whats on the tube is still shit regardless of how many shit peddling channels there . . . more
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April 26, 2008 10:22 AM EDT --
One shot movie reviews
Starting with a blank page and attitude.
First off. Go see The Visitor . Whatever else I am about to say to you should not hide the fact that I think this a terrific . . . more
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April 13, 2008 01:48 AM EDT --
For those keeping score, there are three things here:
Patti Smith "Glitter in their eyes"
____________________
"I hate people when they're not polite!" . . . more
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May 04, 2007 01:30 PM EDT --
Peter Clayton was unusual in the pre-war blues world. He was purely a singer. In the 1940s he was a star in Chicago on the same level as Tampa Red, Big Bill Broonzy, and Memphis Minnie. . . . more
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June 01, 2007 01:52 PM EDT --
40 years ago today, 4 young men, Ringo, John, George, and Paul made music history with the release of Sgt. Pepper's Longely Hearts Club band. The band came together where they weren't touring, . . . more
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January 14, 2008 09:29 PM EST --
On a foggy night, in the mists of Denmark, a ghost appears to speak with Hamlet, the Prince. It is his father, who speaks of murder most foul. "Avenge me!" he cries.
Hamlet appears . . . more
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July 17, 2007 07:31 PM EDT --
In this morning's San Francisco Chronicle there was a great column by Jon Carroll. He doesn't always hit the mark but this column on genre fiction was great. Most of the column is a . . . more
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June 04, 2007 05:52 PM EDT --
Nippy Katz, the Rubber Frog of Gather achieved his dream over the weekend. He now has cat ears.
Katz remarked "I've always loved cats and envied their ears. Their ears are so flexible. . . . more
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May 07, 2007 02:58 PM EDT --
Yesterday, Ms. Opal, known to her legion of fans as the Feline Zen Princess, was sitting quietly on top of a basket of freshly laundered towels when the male human seized her. She cried out in anger, . . . more
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July 25, 2007 02:11 PM EDT --
The book's been released. People sat down and didn't get up till they finished it. Astronaut diapers may have been involved. Here on Gather there have been articles about naming . . . more
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July 26, 2007 03:04 PM EDT --
I read about Britney Spears' dog and the expensive dress this morning. I felt bad for the assistant who had to do the poop scooping. It got me to thinking about people and their pets. . . . more
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November 15, 2007 10:46 AM EST --
I think way too often we are being asked to declare whether we are "glass half-full" or "glass half-empty" people. The metaphor is generally seen as a way of separating optimists from . . . more
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January 19, 2008 06:23 AM EST --
The San Francisco Ethnic Dance Festival auditions are taking place this weekend at the Palace of Fine Arts (the actual festival is in June). The auditions are open to the public, at an all-day in-and-out . . . more
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May 04, 2007 08:25 PM EDT --
I paced myself carefully. I read and savored every word. I examined the third rate clip art carefully. For another two years I'll be unleashed on my unsuspecting co-workers. . . . more
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May 15, 2007 05:54 PM EDT --
We all know the apostrophe --- ' ---. It's one of my favorite punctuation marks. It indicates missing letters and sometimes denotes possession, the Saxon Genitive as my HS Latin teacher called . . . more
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July 17, 2007 04:05 PM EDT --
I’m the biggest Harry Potter fan because what else would you expect from the Guidance Counselor at Hogwarts? Although I never made it into the books as a character, in the first movie I wore . . . more
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May 18, 2007 08:02 PM EDT --
Rock and Roll Icon Bo Diddley Hospitalized!
Last Sunday, after a show in Council Bluffs Iowa, veteran Rock and Roller Bo Diddley was taken by ambulance to hospital after suffering a stroke. . . . more
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