Peter Murmann

Music, Pop

Nick Drake: “Riverman” and “Place to Be”

I discovered Nick Drake today and I am smitten by his soft voice. He died too young (wikipedia) at only 26. Click on “Continue Reading” to see two of his songs that became most famous in the past decades.

Music, Pop

Denmark Rules the 2013 Eurovision contest

I am becoming ever more impressed with the Danes. They are only 5.5 million but come up with amazingly creative stuff. This year they won the 2013 Eurovision contest.

Angelina Jolie decides to have double mastectomy

Angelie Jolie is always good for a surprise and publicity. This one is a for a good cause.  She writes: I wanted to write this to tell other women that the decision to have a mastectomy was not easy. But it is one I am very happy that I made. My chances of developing breast cancer have dropped from 87 percent to under 5 percent. I can tell my children that they don’t need to fear they will lose me to breast cancer.  Click on “continue reading” to see her full piece in the NY Times.

Humor, People, Situations, The Best

This just made my day: Life at the Gas Pump

Treat yourself to this funny clip by clicking on continue and then playing the video.

Movies, Comedy

Django Unchained

The first and last Tarantino film that I saw was Pulp Fiction. There was a deeply sadistic streak in his movie making that revolted me. I found his glorification of murder deeply troubling.