Mastodawn

45 years ago today, June 27, 1981, John Denver debuted at #44 on Billboard’s AC chart with “Some Days Are Diamonds (Some Days Are Stone)”. It went on to peak at #12 for three weeks and spent a total of 18 weeks in the AC Top 50.

This was one of my mom’s favorites. She bought the album about the time my little brother was born in July of 1981.

#vinylcommunity #music #legendary #vocalist #singer #musician #classics #vinyl #remembering #musiclegend #guitarplayer #vinylcollection #musicislife

Little Blue Suitcase 20h ago

39 years ago today, June 27, 1987, Joe Kenyon debuted at #73 on Billboard’s Hot Country Singles chart with “Hymne”. It went on to peak at #33 and spent a total of 15 weeks on the chart.

I played this song back then on AM 650 KYAK, the station I worked for from 1987-1991. It was unusual to play an instrumental tune. I thought it was a nice change of pace.

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Curt Johnson - Indie Genius 20h ago

Movie TV Tech Geeks #Movie #Classics #Remake #DialMforMurder 8 Classic Movies We Need a Remake Of http://dlvr.it/TTFMQC

Scott Rochester 1d ago

#Wordweavers 27 Jun 'Do you use humour in your writing? If so, any tricks to share?'

How long have you got?

Back in #toastmasters I ran one hour workshops on the use of humour in speeches (and in my novels). In Book 2 (of 6) HayWire has to prepare a best man's speech, with help from Conning.

(and my workshop materials)

The wedding is a non obvious plot twist so it's not who you think it is.

#scifi #SlenderWolf #classics #writingCommunity #LoveStory #humor #humour

M. Grégoire 1d ago

Stewart Brand (@stewartbrand): "Herculaneum fused scroll read in full. https://scrollprize.org/firstscroll" | nitter
https://nitter.net/stewartbrand/status/2070227156685500912#m

#herculaneum #scroll #papyrus #classics

An entire Herculaneum scroll has been read for the first time

PHerc. 1667, sealed since the eruption of Vesuvius in 79 AD, has been virtually unwrapped and read from beginning to end — without ever being opened.

Vesuvius Challenge

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Scott Rochester 1d ago

#writersCoffeeClub 26 Jun 'Have you ever included subtle (or unsubtle!) homage? Tell us about it.'

More about NutJob on the website

https://www.slenderwolf.com/novels/characters/nutjob/

#scifi #SlenderWolf #classics #descartes #FrancisBacon #CriticalThinking #writingCommunity #IndieAuthor #literacy #LoveStory

NutJob

A student aged sixteen, NutJob will be leaving school at the end of this year. He loves maths and the sciences, and he’s a “nuts and bolts” man. He wants to know how everything works, to take everything apart, and put it all back together again. His ridiculously oversized pencil case contains absolutely everything anybody … <a href="https://www.slenderwolf.com/novels/characters/nutjob/" class="more-link">Continue reading<span class="screen-reader-text"> "NutJob"</span></a>

Scott Rochester 1d ago

#writersCoffeeClub 26 Jun 'Have you ever included subtle (or unsubtle!) homage? Tell us about it.'

They're all over my novels!

I'm delivering an education to teenagers, through the medium of fiction.

NutJob & AngryBard are the philosophers.

#scifi #SlenderWolf #classics #descartes #FrancisBacon #CriticalThinking #writingCommunity #IndieAuthor #literacy #LoveStory