Know Me

"We passed upon the stair, we spoke of was and when
Although I wasn’t there, he said I was his friend
Which came as some surprise I spoke into his eyes
I thought you died alone, a long long time ago..."
-David Bowie, "The Man who Sold the World"

If you're lucky enough to have experienced Klaus Nomi in concert, then you probably will have already seen the film "The Nomi Song". If you don't know who I'm talking about,stop reading right now and go rent "The Nomi Song". Really, I don't think you will be disappointed.(I had only one glimpse of Nomi years ago when I was a suburban teen watching "Urrgh! A Music War". I realize now I didn't have the courage then to pursue my fascination.My loss).
The film is a documentary on the brief and tragic life of Klaus Sperber. A classically (self)trained singer from Essen, Germany, who landed in New York City in the late 70's and helped define what later became known as New Wave. He was much more than what a pair of mareting hacks at Sire records decided would be a good name for a genre that was beginning to emerge at the time. If you have heard any of Klaus Nomi's music or have seen this film, you will understand why he defies any attempt to pigeonhole his style.
Part Cabaret, part Kabuki, part Performance Art...part Space Alien...Once you hear him, you are entranced and must hear more. Although his "normal" singing voice is great, it's his falsetto that makes him who he is.
This is a pretty fair biography of Klaus and provides a good idea about who and what he was. It is nearly a mirror of the film.Unfortunately, we may never really know what made him who he was and what he could have become. His passing seems to have been a sad, lonley affair. See the film...maybe he won't have to remain in obscurity.

Apples and Oranges

I'm basically a PC user..hell, I support PC's in my current job, but there was a time when I tasted the Forbidden Fruit..the Apple. Even before beta of OSX, I wouldn't say I've been a convert(Mac evangelists are just a little too over the top sometimes, kind of like Tom Cruise on Oprah), but I certainly do appreciate what Macs do..so much so that I own one now and will soon be switching the home environment to Mac only. With that said, I'll need a source of cool, free apps I can download to my Mac and here it is.
Yeah, I think iConquer is the first to be downloaded...uh, that and one of the zillion text editors available!

I'm feeling bolloxed

Ah jaysus, now Eire has it's own feckin' search engine!.
Yes, Doogle, the Irish Search engine...excellent stuff. be sure to click on the Girls link for an inspirational bit of lyric.
Oh, and definitely check the Language Tools link...you will not be sorry.

Mod Squad

Talk about your over the top mods...This has been around for a while, but I can't help posting it. Having a window on your PC case is so passe now that you can put a window on your Hard Drive!
I think my favorite part is the improvised Clean Room.