My Musical Alphabet : T

As I keep saying, this stuff isn't mine and may very well be pulled for breach of copyright. You can, of course, go looking on YouTube, or its variants, for other copies. I'm sure you know how.

Slightly earlier than ususual but I have a bust weekend coming up - we are now up to the letter T and a fine, mixed selection I have for you, even if I do say so myself.

I'll start off with some stuff you really do need to see and be part of. Now, I can't dance to save myself, I am a typical dad dancer. However, I do admire others who can.

We head over to the Alps for this next set of three. To the Tirol to keep with the T theme. There now follow three Schuhplattler dances - The Millers' Dance is first up. I come from a family of farmers/millers back in the day (mid 1700's) so this is an apt choice although I can't imagine them dancing like this at the foot of the Sidlaw Hills.

Next up is The Miners' Dance  - this one has no connection to my genealogy that I can see unless my Fife forebears were coal miners rather than fisher folk or weavers,

and lastly, The Wood Cutters' Dance - this is my favourite one. Again, no lumberjacks/wood cutters in my family tree (Did you see what I did there?)

Staying in the Tirol region is some more instrumental music. I've liked this stuff from my youth. I've always liked waltzes and similar music. It also fits in well with some early stop motion puppetry from TV - Trumpton, Camberwick Green and Chigley. You might remember the music box at the start when Windy Miller or his neighbours made an appearance. 

Another coincidence here - some of my ancestors worked a farm centred on Windy Mill near Tealing in Angus! 

The music I refer to is the dance called the Ländler, music written in the same time signature as the waltz (3/4). They do sometimes have Schuhplattler elements, even some yodelling but I'm happy enough listening to them played in the zither or by orchestra. You may have heard them on the BBC's New Year's Day concerts from Vienna in the past. Anyway, here's my pick of the bunch, "Die Romantiker" by Josef Lanner, a contemporary of Josef Strauß the elder:

I may have mentioned elsewhere in this blog that I quite like soundtracks. Well, this flows over into TV theme tunes. I find it eye-opening that back in the 60s when you had a 30 minute TV show, they could knock off 5 minutes for commercials, a couple of minutes for theme intro/outro and still fit a story with a beginning, middle and end in. No need to watch an entire season to find out what was going on, no multiple story arcs. Just good solid screenplay/writing. Anyway, off the soapbox and back to the music-box.

Themes: I'll give you four. Four from potentially hundreds.

My first choice is a piece written by Mike Post from that ground-breaking police TV series Hill Street Blues 

Next up is this link to a guitar cover for you of the Department S theme followed by the original TV one:

Again, if you've read any of this blog you'll be aware that I don't confine myself to one genre of pretty much anything. You won't be surprised, then, to find some foreign TV Themes.

Over to the German speaking world and a TV Cop/Detective show that goes by the title of Die Rosenheim Cops and I'll bet you've never seen/heard the following before - a whistling orchestra! And I only found out today that there are words to this theme as well.

Staying in that neck of the woods if a few hundred miles up the Autobahn I now give you a theme from a program I saw whilst channel jumping in the mid 90s. It involves car crashes aplenty. Sadly, possibly due to Covid-19 lockdowns, the program has been reduced a few a year rather than entire series. It goes by the full title, Alarm für Cobra 11 – Die Autobahnpolizei. A real bug bear of mine is that this fine series is available in more than 40 countries world-wide except here in the UK. From Afghanistan to Vietnam but no UK. Grrr. I would put money on it being because, in the UK we don't like subtitles or dubbing.

Next up is a seies going by the title, "Countdown – Die Jagd beginnt". No links to this as the usual YouTube stuff seems to have other tunes tagged to it. The theme music is a track called "Man Up" by a band called The Blue Van.

We are now at the end, of the T's at least and I'll finish off with an oldie. The usual B&W stuff. From the days when my time was mostly spent playing with not a care in the world. Yet another instrumental and a space theme. The song is Telstar by the Tornados. Yup, I've plumped for this than the other versions out there.

As usual, feel free to add your thoughts, whether you agree with me or not. It would be helpful to know what you think and if you want this to take any particular direction.

My Musical Alphabet : S

As I keep saying, this stuff isn't mine and may very well be pulled for breach of copyright. You can, of course, go looking on YouTube, or its variants, for other copies. I'm sure you know how.

We are now up to the letter S and my collection of musical items associated with it.

This first S I am posting as a sort of tribute to my wee sister who I lost last year. I really have no idea how she got interested in it, but it is through her that I watched the movie. I'm quite partial to foreign, subtitled movies in any case. So, this first piece for your ears is a triple S. One for Soundtracks, the second for Eric Serra. Monsieur Serra has written soundtracks for many movies but my choice goes back to 1985 and a film starring Christophe Lambert and Isabelle Adjani. The third S is for this film Subway and here is your link:

Next up is a another song that I don't know the provenance of. What I mean is that I'm not sure where I first heard it or even who I heard singing it. I have a feeling I was out Christmas shopping in a department store and it was part of the "musak" being played over their sound system. This is another beautiful song with a truly remarkable voice. There are covers of this song but I prefer this voice. Haunting stuff. It is Songbird by Eva Cassidy. 

My next offering was originally from 1973 by the Walkers but I have chosen a more European cover by The Vengaboys - yes, that fine Dutch Eurodance ensemble performing Shalala lala.

The 80s have been derided by some of my FB chums but I do like a lot of the Italo disco-type stuff that came from then. Does anyone remember Sabrina? I'm not sure why (cough), but there is a lot of stuff on Youtube for this lady. My pick of the bunch is this - Boys (Summertime Love):

Now, let's head back to the 60s again with this lovely song. The 70s was the music that I "got" but the 60s was the stuff that seeped in. It was there in the background - TV, radio or next door.  My next track is from The Tremeloes. A lovely set of harmonies in the song Silence is Golden:

We haven't had any blues for a while so here we are. We need to head back to the swamps for this one, according to Wiki. It was written by Slim Harpo back in 1957 but for you, I'll let you in on a little secret. I have a The Rolling Stones Reader's Digest box set and only heard this track on one of the discs. It is a mono recording of "I'm A King Bee". A bit of a coincidence in that the Stones have a new album out as I post. Also of note is that I am not a big fan of this band apart from their album Some Girls and some lovely slide by Brian Jones back in about 1965.

Next up is a band that may be new to you. They hit my ears in 1980-ish and I thought "Quo have some competition here". They go by the name of Spider and were part of the NWOBHM. The track I have chosen for you goes by the title "All The Time".

If we jump over the Channel we hit Germany eventually (provided you head in the right direction) and I have loads of tasty stuff on the shelves from there. As is often the case in my music collection there is a link between much of it. Spider Murphy Gang links my love of all things German, many things Alpine, many things Rock'n'roll. So, here we have the cover called Schuitog in the vernacular of Bavaria. School Days as Chuck would have called it.

Lastly, we come to another band where it is really hard to find the best to showcase. They are a one-off. Having said that, there are Hank Marvin soundalikes around.

To me, they ARE the sound of the 60s. Sunshine comes out of that guitar.

I have to plump, after much thought, for "Moonlight Shadow". I've heard many versions of this song but this one ticks all the boxes.

Here are The Shadows:

As usual, feel free to add your thoughts, whether you agree with me or not. It would be helpful to know what you think and if you want this to take any particular direction.

My Musical Alphabet : R

As I keep saying, this stuff isn't mine and may very well be pulled for breach of copyright. You can, of course, go looking on YouTube, or its variants, for other copies. I'm sure you know how. I also offer up an apology if you find yourself stuck down a half-hour rabbit hole. I know that internet time is precious but in all seriousness, there is only so much crap you can follow.

We are racing on to the end of this musical section of the blog and have now reached the letter R. This brings along a varied selection of tunes for you and the first up is Mr. Golden Oldie himself, Cliff Richard. Yes, he's been around for a long time - from before I was a twinkle in my dad's eye. The song I have chosen is an old mono version with backing by the Shadows. The song is The Young Ones .

Loads of stuff I listen to links together and the following from Demis Roussos is no exception. It links to Status Quo through their frontman Francis Rossi and co-writer Bernie Frost. The track is called Sorry, and a side story is that I first heard it on Simon Bates' radio show back in the day whilst I was out in Perthshire picking berries. Anyway, here it is and I have to say sorry as I don't have a live link for it.

I do like stringed instruments, especially the guitar, and this next piece is really one of the best. The difficulty I have is choosing who to showcase it. I have plumped for a lady on Youtube who plays it. Her channel is well worth subscribing to. There is a little bit of Spanish behind the piece but it is subtitled. If you really must skip forward, it's about the two minute mark that the hairs on your neck will prick up. The piece is Recuerdos de la Alhambra by Francisco Tarrega and is played by Paola Hermosin.

Anyone of my age will surely recognise this next piece from an old soundtrack to the summer holidays. Black and white and jumpy, a TV serial from the 60s. A beautiful story by Daniel Defoe, the series filmed on the Canary Islands. It sure beats today's TV offerings for children. Listening to this I am transported back to the mid-60s sitting on a floor totally absorbed with the pictures and sounds coming out of a 20" TV. 

You may have guessed that I'm talking about Robinson Crusoe and here is your link:

This next piece was a gift from my parents. They knew I was interested in "space". This was at the time of the moon landings and I had not long been given a record player as a Christmas present. I was given two LPs, The Jungle Book (my favourite Disney) and the soundtrack to 2001 : A Space Odyssey. 

I'd like to introduce you to, what is called, micropoliphony. You can nip over to Wikipedia or you can listen.

The music was composed by György Ligeti and is called Requiem for Soprano, Mezzo Soprano, Two Mixed Choirs and Orchestra. You can see it live for a 30 minute chunk of your day if you search for it, or you can have a 7 minute chunk below:

As I said above, I do like stringed instruments regardless of where they come from. This next piece of R-related music is Russian and it is played on the balalaika and you can find it here:

 BTW, that piece was Kalinka.

Now, like fashion, we can all look back and wonder what we were thinking when we pulled on the flares or walked into the barber and asked for a Bowie or a feather cut. I suppose the same goes for music. I was of an age when the Bay City Rollers were at their height. I was a charts follower, I was a Scot. I had a teenage sister. You couldn't avoid them. And as I've said somewhere else in this blog, I do like a nice tune.

Here's my favourite of theirs:

Nearly there and I'm not sure where my liking for Ricky Martin came from but I do like this one and I do prefer the Spanish.

Finally we have an instrumental to finish. Like Ricky above, I'm not too sure where my liking for this came from.

The artist is Robert Miles and here is his dream mix of Fable:

And we have reached the end of the R's. Comments and thoughts are welcome. Next time we will have the usual mix focussing on all things S.

My Musical Alphabet : Q

As I keep saying, this stuff isn't mine and may very well be pulled for breach of copyright. You can, of course, go looking on YouTube, or its variants, for other copies. I'm sure you know how.

We are now up to the letter Q and there now follows a nice selection of odds and ends for your pleasure.

Apologies up front for this one - it is rather heavy on the mighty Status Quo. They were a band that I heard in the 60s with their hit, Pictures of Matchstick Men, but didn't get into them until the following decade. That was with their, now distinctive, 12 bar boogie rhythm and the songs Paper Plane and Mean Girl. I used to visit one of my grandparents and would sit with an uncle listening to three albums on repeat - Razamanaz (Nazareth), The Dark Side Of The Moon (Pink Floyd) and Piledriver (Status Quo)

However, there are other items that cycle through my playlist that feature the letter Q so I think I'll continue this blog with those and keep the best stuff for the end.

I was not really a Queen fan. Oh, I did spend a fair amount of time sitting in my best mate's bedroom switching between Queen and Rush but I didn't feel the need to get out and buy their vinyl. They were an OK band to listen to and I have picked up their greatest hits stuff. To cut to the chase the track I do enjoy more than others is 39 . There now follows Brian May playing with a band other than Queen. 

This next one might seem a bit odd if you're new to this blog, otherwise you'll see it fits in perfectly. I know of it from my younger days but in this house, it is a firm favourite of my wife and daughter so I've gotten used to hearing it here, there and everywhere. It's a song from an old Hitchcock movie, "The Man Who Knew Too Much". The singer is Doris Day and the song is Que Sera Sera

Nearly there and we'll get even closer with ?

Eh? What? und so weiter...

? is a Question mark and the link to my Q's is through the German band Nena and their song Fragezeichen from 1984.

The German link continues with Haydn's Kaiserquartett. Yes, OK, that was a sneaky way into the Q's. A little known fact in this household is my liking for national anthems. Indeed, a CD sitting on the shelves has probably only ever been played by me. This piece betters the Swiss, betters the Italian. It is in my view, the best of the bunch. The full title for this snippet is Haydn String Quartet No.62, Op.76 No.3 "Emperor" (2nd mov) by The Veridis Quartet.

Now we have reached the last of the Q's and that is Status Quo, and I am really having difficulty deciding what to put in here. Do I go for their psychedelic stuff, their pop stuff, their C&W stuff, the heavier stuff? Without further ado let's start with Down Down, the band's only number one. This is the one that got my wife hooked. I find it a bit start-stop but when it's going, it hits the mark.

Next up is a country and western offering. Honest. A nice 2 and a half minutes with a sublime solo from Rossi. And some don't rate him as a guitar player. Hard to believe. The link is to a cover version, the video is later. Fine Fine Fine is the song.

Next up is an album recording. I'm afraid that the only live recording has Parfitt sounding rather rough, maybe due to the surgery he was undergoing. Another fine solo from Rossi here. The song is For You.

Now for something from the old days, played a few years back at their reunion gigs. And it's a belter. Solid drums, solid base, manic rhythm and a note perfect lead. IMHO, Quo hit the high with this. The song is called Blue Eyed Lady.

Lastly, I'll finish with Bye Bye Johnny.

No-one, and I mean no-one, can do this Chuck Berry number better than Quo. The only bad thing about this track is that when you hear it, you know the gig is finished. Until the next one.

As usual, feel free to add your thoughts, whether you agree with me or not. It would be helpful to know what you think and if you want this to take any particular direction.

My Musical Alphabet : P

As I keep saying, this stuff isn't mine and may very well be pulled for breach of copyright. You can, of course, go looking on YouTube, or its variants, for other copies. I'm sure you know how.

We are now up to the letter P and there now follows a nice selection of odds and ends for your pleasure.

This lot really is in no particular order so we'll begin with someone who many claim to be the greatest. Me? I'm fine with OK. It is, of course, Elvis Presley. I'm a big fan of his Good Luck Charm but I'll give you his version of Muss i denn

I really do like that one, but if you've read any of the other blog posts you'll know that.

I've been a radio listener for most of my life tuning into all sorts of stuff from the Radio 4 shipping forecast, Radio Berlin, The Great 208 and, of course, Radio 1.

Radio 1 brings me to this fine tune, brought to you as an intro and outro to the late John Peel. It is a sublime combination of blues and slide geetar. I give you Pickin' The Blues by Grinderswitch.

Truly hair-raising stuff.

The early 70s is where my musical choices really came to the fore. Until then, I listened to what was on the radio, TV or the record player of the guy downstairs. 

The P that comes from the 70s is Pink Floyd, and their offering is Brain Damage from The Dark Side Of The Moon.

Next up is an odd-ball. I was just going to post a 30 second clip but I thought you might like to have a reminder of how cheesy some of the content was. It is from the company Pearl & Dean.

Mid-way through the 70s as Glam and Prog were disappearing, Punk and New Wave hit the streets.

I'll give you two offerings from a genre often given a bad press. The first is from Sham 69 and a track from their That's Life album - Win Or Lose.

My second offering is from The Buzzcocks - Promises. This one comes and goes from YouTube so you might need to go looking for it.

Next we move over the border into Scotland.

The following song from the Proclaimers resonates with me on more than one level. 

First and foremost I am a Scot, and am aware of much of the history of my country, the good and the bad. 

Secondly, many of my father's aunts and uncles were part of the generation that left Scotland to make their lives in north America. Were they forced (like many highlanders)? I can't say. When I could have asked those who would remember, I didn't even know where they were.

 

Thirdly, I was a student when Thatcher was the UK Prime Minister.  I saw first-hand what effect her policies had on the UK. It is Letter From America .

Followers of my eclectic musical tastes shouldn't be surprised to find the next item in my list. It's from the Pointer Sisters. I don't know where I first heard it or when. Whatever the case, I like a nice tune and this fits the bill. It's the song, Slow Hand .

Nearly last song time and it's likely to be something you've never heard. The band go by the name of Predatür. If you open your ears to the songs First Time and It's A Drag, you'll know where I'm coming from.

As usual, before warp up, if you want to make any comments or ask any questions about this selection, go ahead.

Definitely last song and it's a belter. Not in the Gerry Cinnamon way but in a two and half minutes of bliss way. From the mighty Quo, it's Paper Plane .

'Till next time - sláinte mhaith!

My Musical Alphabet : O

As I keep saying, this stuff isn't mine and may very well be pulled for breach of copyright. You can, of course, go looking on YouTube, or its variants, for other copies. I'm sure you know how.

I have said this because I have found, fairly recently, that UK copyright chasers are being quite strong in getting music pulled from on-line sources. If you've tried the internet source Music Garden, you'll know what I mean. It is a bit hit and miss though.

I'll post a link/s for the stuff you really should search for as well as the video/s that I like. Sometimes YouTube leaves them up, sometimes anyone can see them, sometimes your country may be blocked.

Anyhow, my musical alphabet tour has reached the letter O and in no particular order I shall start with a Moldovan O. That will be in the form of the band O-Zone. Now, unsurprisingly, Romanian (the language of Moldova) is not a language I am overly familiar with - likewise, the music. This track, though, managed to tickle my fancy when I first heard it. I don't know where or how but it goes my the title of "Dragostea Din Tei." It did reach near the top of the UK charts. I rarely pay attention to the lyrics of songs other than ballads so I can't help with the meaning of the song. You'll need to translate it all yourself.

The journey continues westwards to the Austrian Tirol for my next pairing. Firstly we have, Gerhard Friedle. Of course, he is better known to you as DJ Ötzi, and he hit my ears a long time back with "Anton aus Tirol". 

On the back of him I would like to introduce you to Sandra Stumptner, better known as Antonia aus Tirol. I know that seems like a tenuous link with the guy above. Anyway, this lady goes by the minker of Antonja following a re-launch recently. She brought us the classic , " Ich bin viel schöner" She fits into the O as sie kommt aus Österreich.

Movine north west we find Mike Ooldfield. I didn't get into him back in the days of Tubular Bells or his Christmas song, I picked up on him with Moonlight Shadow. His version is OK and highlights his guitar playing skills. 

There are several versions of this. I quite like the instrumental cover by the Shadows.

If you followed any of this blog, you'll remember that I have quite a connection to lots of German stuff and Moonlight Shadow is no exception. Here are a couple of covers. They both hit the spot, well, my spot. The first is from Juliane Werding. Possibly more of her later. I think I heard this on a DLF (Deutschlandland Funk), a German radio station, or perhaps the German broadcast of Radio Luxemburg.

More recently, I have heard another cover. This by a lady who goes by the name of Sotiria, a Berliner (not the doughnut).

Now I come to Original soundtracks. These are not the American Graffiti type (brilliant, in any case) but the other kind. I'd like to draw your attention, if I may, to some that I really like. First up is that for Len Deighton's, "Game, Set & Match" You need to search for Game, Set & Match Richard Harvey.

Sadly, I understand that the author of the stories behind this fine TV series wasn't too happy with it or the producers and bought the rights to it. It was shown once on TV and never again. You can find it on Youtube and it really is worth a watch. It is an espionage series set at the mid to late 80s full of Solidarność and perestroika.

The next one is Len Deighton's, "The IPCRESS File." Here the theme is covered by an orchestra. You'll need to search for IPCRESS Danish National Symphony Orchestra to find this one. This is from the original Michael Caine take from the early 1960s and not the Joe Cole one from 2022. Both the movie and mini-series are well worth a watch.

Next up is a pair of martial arts movies. Bruce Lee's, "Enter The Dragon," and "The Game Of Death". The first one was produced by Warner Brothers and pretty much introduced Bruce Lee to the west. The music is by Lalo Shifrin and the soundtrack is a nice mix of eastern and western music. The 2nd film was released after Bruce Lee had suddenly died. The music was by John Barry and very Bond-esque.

The Final one is for, "Das Boot," in particular this fine guitar piece. The film is, in my view, the best anti-war war movie ever made. As Chopin said, “Nothing is more beautiful than a guitar, except, possibly two.”

Lastly for the letter O, I'll finish with this piece that gets my neck hair standing on end - it is the 4th movement from Beethoven's 9th symphony, know by the title, "Ode an die Freunde"

My Musical Alphabet : K

Long time, no see. Lots of excuses for the tardiness of this blog but none to concern anyone.

I'll let the music choice speak for itself as this tribute to Mother's Day (in the UK). I seem to have got out of kilter and managed to post some earlier selections. Consider this the Great Reset.

I reached the letter K in my tour of the alphabet some time ago and have the following fine offerings for you this very day. I was at a flamenco song and dance repertoire recently and surprised that the auditorium was packed to the rafters. I mean flamenco guitar doesn't fit into the "nice tunes" category. Likewise the singing. Anyway, that is my roundabout way of saying that my musical tastes are, indeed, somewhat varied.

I am one of those folks that, Facebook tells me, has lived in 8 decades! In my defence, I just scraped into one of them and another one has barely started. Anyway, in that time I have seen fashions come and go but music has always been there, whether it be background noise like in the old tranny days or the more modern, let's see what the internet can find for me, ones.

Enough of the waffle, I know Social Media is calling on your time so let's get into my musical selection of the Ks. WARNING WARNING WARNING flashing lights from the outset.

K2 der Berg ruft

I'll bet that wakened you up! That was from the 90s from that days before I had a computer so it must have been tracked down after that but I've always had an ear for a bit of yodelling.

Next up Kraftwerk - Schaufensterpuppen

I possibly heard about this German band on the TV years and years ago. The TV programme "Tomorrow's World" had a segment dealing with electronic music. What is really strange to me is that I've never been a big fan of keyboards but this was something different. My pick from this band is the following which, in English, is Showroom Dummies.

Next up is something different(!) If you've ever been to the Austrian Tirol - highly recommended - you will have heard Das Kufsteinlied. I'll bet you've never heard it metalpunkedup. There now follows a clip of Wilfried doing his best to frighten off the tourists.

It's time to slip a sly little yodel in here. It's accidental, I assure you. We move across the pond for this next offering, to Georgia in the good old USA. The band are Georgia Satellites and their contribution is this (Keep Your Hands To Yourself)

We'll head back to 1972 for my penultimate offering. This is the band Kayak from the Netherlands. I know how I heard of this band - I have this on 7"! Anyhow, thanks for listening and if you want to ask anything or just give a WTF? go ahead.

Best 'till last : I haven't forgotten K-Pop. This one is special:

 

Books

A bit of an odd one this, no links, just some ramblings of an old man.

It most probably started with an encyclopaedia in the house - the sort of book you could look through for interesting pictures. I remember a medical one we had which was unusual as it must have been a pricey set. We also had a bible, a dictionary, and a ready reckoner. No works of Shakespeare.

Then I was at school winning prizes, collecting tea cards and watching TV, and then possibly the Observer series of books. I had a handful of those that have gone by the wayside. I say that, as I recently saw some for sale in an Oxfam charity for £30 a copy-!  The first fiction book I remember having comes to me with a saying, "the sun shines but the ice is slippery". I can't remember what the book was called or who wrote it or who was in it but that sentence was a code for the gang of two that was in the story. Even Google falls down on the job. It was a square fronted, hardback probably just over a hands-width. My Robinson Crusoe was the same style.

An old black and white movie was "The Tales of Robinson Crusoe" that I watched on the Saturday matinee along with Flash Gordon. I also saw it on TV and the haunting theme tune has always been in my memory. Any road up, I had a copy of the bought for me, "Robinson Crusoe". Then there was a lull and lack of funds meant I didn't have many books myself until the early 70s when I landed myself a paper round job. I now had money to fritter away on the important things in life - the SF section of John Menzies.

The "Golden Age" of science fiction pre-dated me by a good 10 years but I now caught up quickly with the masters - Simak, Asimov, Silverberg, Smith, Heinlein, Bradbury...a quick Google or search on Wiki will find it all listed.



I don't know how or why it happened but I stopped reading SF and moved genres to spy fiction. My top authors are Deighton, Forsyth, Le Carré, Follett and Ludlum. Deighton in particular has me hooked from the first words - he really is a master story teller.



Well, Ludlum died and Deighton stopped writing fiction so I found a new genre - police procedurals probably on the tail of Hill St. Blues on TV.

My first was most likely Wambaugh but followed with the characters: Hamish Macbeth, Bob Skinner, Jo Faraday, John Rebus and Tweed.



As usual, throw your comments in after reading this or have a look at some other posts that will take you to my reviews on Goodreads but, in all honesty, I'm not sure what, if anything, you'll see there that isn't already here.

Next up in this series will likely be something that I am currently reading or something I have read recently. We'll see.