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Musings

Still Awesome After All These Years…

This copy of “The Mote in God’s Eye” was in the very first lot of books I purchased when I joined the Science Fiction Book Club as a fourteen year-old. Historical Note: Kids, in the Stone Age (pre-Amazon), if you didn’t live in a town with a good bookstore or library, mail-order book clubs were […]

By Dennis Green • January 24, 2013 3 min read
Musings

In Which I Am Surprised So Many People Knew Who Shirley Bassey Is.

So, I see that Shirley Bassey’s birthday is today. She’s 76, and really only known in the U.S. for singing the theme from “Goldfinger,” arguably the tune that set the standard for big Bondian opening themes that continues today with Adele and “Skyfall.” (Sergio Mendes’ “The Look of Love” actually preceded Goldfinger, as it was […]

By Dennis Green • January 8, 2013 2 min read