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Charlie Hebdo


Last week, following the tragic shootings at the offices of French magazine Charlie Hebdo, Prime Minister David Cameron joined leaders around the world to march with the people of France, against terrorism. Now a petition is quickly growing calling for French President, Francois Hollande, to honour Lassana Bathily. Malia born Lassana hid customers in a … Continue reading

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Working on weekly video stream


Countdown to Virtual Meeting Point May 6, 2014, 8pm GMT Preparatory work on my Youtube video stream is proceeding as I experiment with the various options. My hope is to run a weekly “Virtual Meeting Point” every Tuesday evening, target date May 6, 2014, under various headings: Culture (spelled Kulcher), covering music (probaby featuring a … Continue reading

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Come back tomorrow . . .


… for the best and worst of 2013. Next day for 2014 hopes and fears. Happy New Year! Though the images in the slideshow above may not all come from the past year, they are all relevant to what happened during that year for me. Continue reading

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RIP Austin John Marshall


Austin John Marshall – March 30, 1937-November 3, 2013 One of the great unsung pioneers of contemporary British folk song, Austin John Marshall, died in his sleep in New York on Sunday, November 3. Youtube I first came across Austin John Marshall’s name when he designed the sleeve for one of Peter Kennedy’s compilations in … Continue reading