Many homes of my parents generation had a copy of the “Stranger On The Shore” EP in their record collection. Like many in my generation our first forays into music was scouring our parent’s stash of records. For me it was an eclectic bag… everything from from Viennese waltzes to light jazz to skiffle to 60’s Malay pop to the “easy listening” sounds of Mantovanni. In the process of growing up and developing my own …
I like watching a movie, doco, etc via the computer these days. Truth be told, I have for the last 15 years or so. In this age when the home media center has become more affordable and can provide a “quality” experience, it is no wonder that most folk do the same as I do. “Heck, I can watch whatever I damn well please (at my own convenience) in my underwear within arms reach to …
“How long have you been at this, Lecram?” “Long enough to know better” is my standard reply. It happens every time I embark on a creative project… every damn time. Especially if I’m creating from a personal place. One could argue that everything I create comes from a personal place. That accumulated perception, knowledge, experience and the self (to this point and time) is funnelled through the sieve of craft to it’s eventual display for …
Aye, it has been a while. October is here… though about a month ago I saw Christmas decorations go up at a store. All I could do was to shake my head and smile sadly. Since this a random post here is a random thought… one of many that flit through my rabid mind from time to time. ANTICIPATION IMPLOSION: We’ve all had it. You think and dream and want something so much (in secret) …
I was made aware of this with a certain briskness in the air on my morning walk. Nice. Though this also means my early morning routine also takes place with lesser light. I don’t mind that though. Fall and Spring are my two favorite seasons in this town. Compared to other parts it is much more subtle… the change in seasons, that is. Still, it puts more of a sprite to my steps. Cool mornings, …
Every parent has gone through “the talk” with their kids. For some it can be excruciating and for others a breeze. Then there are others who avoid the talk completely. (Yeah, like your kids are never gonna have sex?) Well, I have news for you parents… there is also “the other talk”. (cue: stab theme from “dragnet”) It usually begins with a cringe worthy set of words strung together such as, “If anything should happen …
Truth be told this happened quite a while back… and I was quite happy when it did. Relieved actually. So, what am I talking about here? Two words: peer fear. Yeah, we all succumbed to it especially in our teen years. Remember when you were a closet ABBA fan? Or when you participated in a group scoff whenever someone let it slip that they liked that CARPENTERS song? But secretly you melted every time you …
This is not necessarily a good thing. When I was 9 it was 1968. The assassinations of Martin Luther King and Bobby Kennedy occurred. Unrest was percolating in the air with no end in sight. Half a world away, in Malaysia where I was a mere schoolboy… I too felt this rising tension. It finally broke into race riots the following year soon after elections. It was a very dark period all around. The phrase, …
… though you couldn’t tell from me. On my end I’ve been “Geeky Man” as I took on the annual “housekeeping” of my main editing computer. I won’t get into the gory details… but it has taken longer than anticipated. But now it is done and I can once again move forward on several projects that were put on hold because of said housekeeping. It also seems like the world surrounding mine has exploded. Deaths, …
