#richard maynarde

[nerds-yearbook]

In 1638, a silver colored living metal was discovered on Earth in Windsor and fashioned into a statue named Nemesis by Lady Peinforte. A time traveling alien known as the Doctor (Doctor 7) launched the statue into space. ("Silver Nemesis", Doctor Who vlm 1, TV)

[edwardian-girl-next-door]

~ Richard Field Maynard, Lady Reading a Book, 1911

via invaluable.com

[musicmags]

[middleeasternpeopleloveus]

Nine Inch Nails + Texts From Last Night

[jazzdailyblog]

Stan Kenton: The Architect of Progressive Jazz

Introduction: Stan Kenton remains one of the most polarizing and influential figures in the history of jazz. His pioneering work as a bandleader, composer, and arranger helped define the “progressive jazz” movement of the mid-20th century. While his approach to jazz was often criticized for being overly intellectual or detached, Kenton’s bold experimentation, innovative compositions, and…

[wat3rm370n]

FAFO tipping point wish-casting is apocalyptic hopium based in libertarian accelerationism fantasy.

There’s no invisible hand of the market, and people rarely learn lessons in time — people often just get harmed.

“And so I would often hear something like the following — “Yes, yes. I understand that the people in your experiments and some of the people I know do foolish things, but in markets, then — and then I claim…” They could never quite finish this sentence without literally waving their hands, and the argument is somehow if you choose the wrong career or fail to save for retirement, that the market will somehow push you back toward being rational. There’s a reason why no one can make this argument without waving their hands, and that’s because the argument is just silly. You know, if you don’t save enough for retirement, what happens to you? You’re poor when you’re old. The market doesn’t discipline you. Suppose people have a weakness for gambling. What’s going to happen? Will people build casinos, or will they offer programs to help people curb their gambling addiction? Well, people have made a lot more money on casinos than on programs to stop gambling.” — Richard Thaler on PBS – Hacking Your Mind

People who know better push for societal solutions to mitigate the worst happening to most. Don’t wait for everybody to push for that.

“Markets can remain irrational longer than you can remain solvent.” — John Maynard Keynes

[thekylemeredith]

My guests on this week's episodes of Kyle Meredith With... are Patrick Gibson (#DexterOriginalSin) and revisiting my interviews with Tool's #MaynardJamesKeenan, Primus frontman #LesClaypool, and #Radiohead's Colin Greenwood for #BestOf2024!

And on 91.9 WFPK, I'll be hanging with #JohnWaters, #ChristinaMilian, #Pentatonix, Love, Actually writer/director Richard Curtis, and Hollywood icon #JaredLeto!

Pic: photobombed by English Beat's Dave Wakeling

[fazcinatingblog]

I hope Tim comes back to present Joe his guernsey tomorrow otherwise I die

[amatorfilozofus]

Hogyan tovább?

Az előző posztban arról írtam, hogy jutottam el a jelenlegi filozófiai, politikai közgazdasági, és politikai nézeteimhez. Ebben a posztban arról fogok írni, hogy tervezem folytatni ezt a „projectet”. Amit itt leírok tessék kritikusan fogadni: ez az, ahogy most látom a dolgokat, és inkább arról szól, milyen irányba szeretnék tovább olvasni, mit látok érdemes célnak. Sok mindenben tévedhetek, sok mindenben lehet, túl optimista vagyok.

Ahogy az előző posztból is egyértelmű volt számomra nagyon fontos Richard Rorty filozófiája, szóval egyfelől az ő írásait szeretném mélyrehatóan tanulmányozni, illetve a róla szóló irodalommal is foglalkozni. Ennek a témának a másik oldala, hogy azokat a műveket is olvassam amik Rorty-ra hatottak. Rorty első könyve a „Philosopy and the Mirror of Nature” (igazából az első könyve a „The Linguistic Turn”, de ennek ő csak szerkesztője), ahol az előszóban John Dewey-t, Martin Heideggert és Ludwig Wittgensteint nevezi meg, mint a XX. század legfontosabb filozófusai. Ezt a három filozófust tanulmányoznom kell. Szintén a „Philosophy and the Mirror of Nature-ben” Rorty erősen épít olyan analitikus filozófusokra, mint Wilard Van Orman Quine, Wilfrid Sellars, és Donald Davidson, ezeket az érveléseket szeretném jobban megérteni.

Szeretném tudni továbbá elhelyezni tudni Rorty-t a filozófia irodalmában, így átfogóbb módon is megpróbálok filozófia történettel foglalkozni, koncentrálva a legfontosabb filozófusokra, Platón, Arisztotelész, Descartes, stb.. De, mivel Rorty az amerikai pragmatizmus hagyományának folytatójának vallotta magát, ezért legmélyebben a klasszikus pragmatista filozófusokkal szeretnék foglalkozni (Charles Sanders Peirce, William James, John Dewey, esetleg George Herbert Mead), illetve a kortárs pragmatistákkal (ezek közül sokan nem tartják magukat pragmatistának, de sokukra nagy hatással volt a pragmatizmus) mint például, Hilary Putnam vagy Jürgen Habermas.

Rorty filozófia kritikájáról gyakran elmondják, hogy nem ad túl sok támpontot arról, a filozófusoknak mit is kellene csinálniuk. Ezt felfoghatjuk azonban úgy is, hogy ha a filozófusok mentesülnek, a régi fölöslegessé vált problémáktól, akkor kitalálhatják maguknak, mostantól milyen problémákkal lesz érdemes foglalkozni.  Úgy gondolom Rortynak igaza van akkor, amikor azt mondja, hogy adjuk fel a bizonyosság misztikus keresését, és koncentráljunk a mindennapi földhözragadt problémákra, ezért úgy gondolom, akkor vagyok a leghűségesebb Rortyhoz, hogyha a filozófiai érdeklődésemet megpróbálom politikai közgazdaságtani, szociológiai, technológiai és természettudományos érdeklődéssel is kiegészíteni.

Wilfrid Sellars így határozta meg a filozófia célját, „A filozófia célja…, megérteni, hogyan függenek össze a szó legbővebb értelmében, a dolgok, a szó legbővebb értelmében.” („The aim of philosopy…, is to understand how things in the broadest possible sense of the term hang together in the broadest possible sense of the term.”) Ez a meghatározás nekem nagyon szimpatikus, és ez is megerősít abban, hogy ahhoz, hogy az ember filozófiával foglalkozzon elengedhetetlen, hogy a szigorúan vett filozófián kívüli témákkal is foglalkozzon, csak így tudja megismerni a „dolgokat” és az „összefüggéseket”, amiket Sellars említ.

A korábbi posztban csak a „közgazdaságtan” szót használtam, de bármikor ezt használom, nyugodtan gondoljuk hozzá a „politikai” szót. Pogátsa Zoltán meggyőzött, hogy politika nélkül nincs közgazdaságtan, hiszen mindenképpen az államnak szerepe van, hogy a jogi kereteket megteremtse egy gazdaság működéséhez. Jelenleg úgy gondolom azt a fajta filozófiát, amit én szeretnék csinálni legjobban Michael J. Sandel képviseli. A „The Tyranny of Merits” című könyve szerintem nagyszerű példája annak, hogyan érdemes filozófiával foglalkozni, ugyanis nem tartalmaz „mély” metafizikai vagy ismeretelméleti fejtegetéseket, viszont sok történelmi és gazdasági példát hoz, és közérthetően elmélkedik arról, hogy mi az igazságosság, és ez mit jelent a gyakorlatban.

Rorty méltatja Dewey-t, hogy helyesen gondolta azt, hogy a demokráciát a filozófiának nem megalapoznia kell, hanem azt kell kérdeznie, hogy ha demokráciában akarunk élni, akkor mi a filozófia feladata egy demokráciában? Ezzel egybecseng John Rawls munkája, aki az igazságosság elméletét próbálta leválasztani a filozófiáról, és az igazságosság egy politikai elméletét bemutatni. Számára szintén nem az a kérdés, hogyan lehet megalapozni filozófiailag az igazságosságot, hanem hogyan tudunk egyetérteni az igazságosság mibenlétében, még ha a személyes filozófiai nézeteink ellentétesek is. (Ezekről lásd Rorty írását, melynek címe „The Primacy of Democracy to Philosophy”, illetve John Rawls: „Justice as Fairness: Political not Metaphysical”) Ezekről azért írok itt, mert szerintem ez a helyes út, és én is ezt szeretném követni.

Jelenleg az emberiség legnagyobb problémáinak én a klímaváltozást, a társadalmi különbségek növekedését, a társadalmi kohézió romlását, és a demokrácia kiüresedését látom. A négy probléma összefügg, és számomra úgy tűnik a neoliberális kapitalizmus ezeknek a fő okozója.

Ezen a pontos máris szeretném leszögezni, hogy nem vagyok marxista. Nincs ötletem, hogyan lehetne a kapitalizmust leváltani, de úgy gondolom erre nem is feltétlenül van szükség. Nagyon érdekel a második világháború utáni időszak mind az Egyesült Államokban mind Nyugat Európában, ugyanis úgy tűnik nekem, ez volt az a kor, amikor a kapitalizmus a legjobban működött. Erősek voltak a szakszervezetek, és a megtermelt javak viszonylag egyenlően oszlottak el a társadalom rétegei között. Úgy gondolom azért fontos tanulmányozni ezt az időszakot, mert sikere mai dogmák sorát képes megdönteni. Például, hogy az állam rossz gazda lenne, hogy az állami költségvetés olyan, mint a családi kassza, hogy csak alacsony adókkal lehet gazdasági növekedést elérni, és a legnagyobb dogmát, hogy a „szabad piac” mindent megold.

Ezt az állapotot rúgta fel a neoliberalizmus, és a globalizáció miatt létrejövő szabad tőkeáramlás. Szóval mindenképp szeretnék alaposabban utánanézni történelmileg ennek az időszaknak, és az azt követő neoliberális kor kialakulásának.

A második világháború utáni időszak domináns közgazdaságtani irányzata a Keynesiánus közgazdaságtan volt. Ezért szeretném megismerni John Maynard Keynes munkáit és az őt követő közgazdászokat. Úgy tűnik nekem a jelenlegi neoliberális uralmat ez az iskola képes megtörni. A keynesiánusok mellett más politikai közgazdaságtani iskolák is szimpatikusak számomra, például, amit úgy h��vnak development economics, melynek képviselői többek között Amartya Sen, Daron Acemoglu, és Ha-Joon Chang. Az egyenlőtlenségek kialakulásával kapcsolatban pedig nagyon érdekel Thomas Piketty munkája.

Jelenlegi korunknak viszont van egy problémája, ami alapjaiban kell, hogy befolyásolja a közgazdasággal kapcsolatos gondolkodásunkat, ez pedig a klímaváltozás. A klímaváltozás megismerésének tudományos hátterét szeretném jobban érteni, illetve szeretném tanulmányozni a megújuló erőforrások lehetőségeit is. A közgazdaság ott jön a képbe, hogy korábban az volt a kérdés, hogy egy növekedő gazdaság javait, hogyan lehetne igazságosabban elosztani, mostanra ez úgy kell, hogy módosuljon, hogyan lehet egy nem-növekedő gazdaság javait igazságosabban elosztani. A jelenlegi technológiákkal a növekedés nem lehetséges, erre megoldást kell találni, de úgy tűnik, hogy ezt az államok önállóan nem tudják (lehet nem is akarják) megoldani.

Végezetül úgy gondolom, ezekkel a problémákkal esélyünk sincs szembenézni, ha nincsen társadalmi összetartás és nem javítunk a demokrácia jelenlegi állapotán. Sajnos gyakran érezhetjük azt, hogy ezek csak üres közhelyek, mindenki az „összefogás” fontosságát hangoztatja, de érdemi lépések ritkán történnek, és azt is nehéz megfogni, mit is kellene ezért pontosan tenni? Nagyon érdekel ezeknek a szociológiai és szociálpszichológiai oldala. Mi tesz egy társadalmat aktivá, hogy saját maga alakítsa a sorsát és nem csak passzív elszenvedője legyen egy szűk elit önkényének?

[jesslovesboats]

BECAUSE YOU DEMANDED IT, I'm back with more Sad Boat Books for Sad Boat People! But first, some words.

I never dreamed that a silly little graphic I made for some friends would generate this much response on twitter and here, but I'm overjoyed that it resonated with so many of you! I read every single comment and tag, and by far my favorites are all of the people who say some variation of "I thought I was the only one who loved these books." We are NOT alone, there are literally thousands of people who reblogged or retweeted this list-- people of all ages and backgrounds and gender identities. Sad Boat isn't just for old white men! I was also delighted to hear from other librarians who are using this in displays and for reader's advisory. PLEASE go forth and do so with my blessing, nothing would make me happier! I was recently laid off from my librarian job as part of a restructuring under new management (don't worry about me, it sucks right now but I'm gonna be fine), so I would love to think that I'm still contributing to the library ecosystem while I'm out of commission. I would also love to keep making these lists (including one that deals with Sad Boat fiction and one with recommendations for other types of media), and I've never had more time to do it, so if you have suggestions, please drop them in my inbox!

Anyway, enough of that-- here are more books! I've either read all of these, or the recommendation came from someone I trust, so read with confidence!

First Hand Accounts

The Quiet Land: The Antarctic Diaries of Frank Debenham edited by June Debenham Back

The Voyage of the Discovery by Robert Falcon Scott

Farthest North by Fridtjof Nansen

Endurance by F.A. Worsley

Boats boats boats!

Franklin's Lost Ship: The Historic Discovery of HMS Erebus by Alanna Mitchell and John Geiger

The Voyages of the Discovery: The Illustrated History of Scott's Ship by Ann Savours

HMS Terror: The Design, Fitting, and Voyages of a Polar Discovery Ship by Matthew Betts

The SS Terra Nova (1884-1943): Whaler, Sealer, and Polar Exploration Ship by Michael C. Tarver

You'll learn about the Ross Sea Party and you'll like it

Shackleton's Heroes by Wilson McOrist

Shackleton’s Forgotten Men: The Untold Tragedy of the Endurance Epic by Lennard Bickel

The Ross Sea Shore Party 1914-1917 by R.W. Richards

The Lost Men by Kelly Tyler-Lewis*

Polar Castaways by Richard McElrea and David Harrowfield*

*These were on my other list, but this is my graphic and I'll do what I want

Sad Airships and Planes

From Pole to Pole: Roald Amundsen's Journey in Flight by Garth James Cameron

N-4 Down: The Hunt for the Arctic Airship Italia by Mark Piesing

Antarctica's Lost Aviator by Jeff Maynard

Disaster at the Pole: The Tragedy of the Airship Italia and the 1928 Nobile Expedition to the North Pole by Wilbur Cross

More Shackleton Content

Shackleton: A Life in Poetry by Jim Mayer

Shackleton's Last Voyage by Frank Wild

The Quest Chronicle: The Story of the Shackleton-Rowett Expedition by Jan Chojecki

Shackleton's Forgotten Expedition: The Voyage of the Nimrod by Beau Riffenburgh

Polar Partners

Snow Widows by Katherine MacInnes

Polar Wives: The Remarkable Women Behind the World's Most Daring Explorers by Kari Herbert

Widows of the Ice by Anne Fletcher

Sad Boat Graphic Novels

Shackleton: Antarctic Odyssey by Nick Bertozzi

The Worst Journey in the World- The Graphic Novel Volume 1: Making Our Easting Down adapted by Sarah Airriess from the book by Apsley Cherry-Garrard*

How To Survive in the North by Luke Healy

*This was also on my other list, but this is my graphic and I'll do what I want

Biographies

Scott of the Antarctic by David Crane

Ice Captain: The Life of J.R. Stenhouse by Stephen Haddelsey

Cherry: A Life of Apsley Cherry-Garrard by Sara Wheeler

Birdie Bowers: Captain Scott's Marvel by Anne Strathie

Roald Amundsen by Tor Bomann-Larsen

Miscellaneous sad boat books that are well worth your time

I May Be Some Time: Ice and the English Imagination by Francis Spufford

Fatal North: Adventure and Survival Aboard USS Polaris, The First US Expedition to the North Pole by Bruce Henderson

Barrow's Boys: A Stirring Story of Daring, Fortitude, and Outright Lunacy by Fergus Fleming

Pilgrims on the Ice by T.H. Baughman

The Coldest Crucible: Arctic Exploration and American Culture by Michael F. Robinson

Ghosts of Cape Sabine by Leonard F. Guttridge

Icebound: Shipwrecked at the Edge of the World by Andrea Pitzer

If you read and enjoy any of these, please let me know!

EDITED TO ADD: OG Sad Boat Books post here!

[ultrvmonogamy]

Largest Vocal Ranges

Caveats: This list is undoubtedly very incomplete. I've not been able to find a recent source that seems anywhere near comprehensive and reliable. Furthermore, I had to use the wayback machine to locate the one I've used here. Also, I've added the top 2 myself because they did not appear in the original list, which was last updated on May 28, 2014.

10 octaves

Tim Storms (G/G♯−5 to G/G♯5)

8 octaves

Georgia Brown (G2 to G10)

6 octaves, 1/2 note

Mike Patton (Eb1 to E7)

5 octaves, 5-1/2 notes

Corey Taylor (Eb1 to C7)

5 octaves, 4-1/2 notes

Diamanda Galás (F2 to C#8)

5 octaves, 3 notes

David Lee Roth  (E1 to A6)

5 octaves, 2-1/2 notes

Axl Rose (F1 to Bb6)

5 octaves, 2 notes

Rody Walker (G1 to B6)

5 octaves, 1 note

Nina Hagen (G#1 to Bb6)

5 octaves, 1/2 notes

Ville Valo (C1 to C#6)

Loads more belowe the fold. Open at your own risk!

4 octaves, 6-1/2 notes

Roger Waters (B1 to Bb6)

Mariah Carey (G#2 to G7)

4 octaves, 5-1/2 notes

Kyo (F#1 to E6)

Devin Townsend (C2 to Bb6)

4 octaves, 5 notes

Paul McCartney (A1 to F6)

4 octaves, 4 notes

Dan Swano (D1 to A5)

Jonathan Davis (A1 to E6)

Prince (E2 to B6)

4 octaves, 3 notes

Tim Foust (Eb1 to G#5)

4 octaves, 2-1/2 notes

Jon Bon Jovi (E2 to G#6)

Chino Moreno (F#2 to B6)

4 octaves, 2 notes

King Diamond (A1 to C6)

Peter Steele (Eb1 to F#5)

Minnie Ripperton (Eb3 to F#7)

4 octaves, 1-1/2 notes

Billy Gibbons (G1 to Bb5)

Ken Tamplin (G1 to Bb5)

4 octaves, 1 note

Elvis Presley (G1 to A5)

Anthony Keidis (G1 to A5)

Warrel Dane (G#1 to Bb5)

Jim Gillette (C2 to D6)

Burton Cummings (C2 to D6)

Steven Tyler (D2 to E6)

Serj Tankian (D2 to E6)

Vita (D2 to E6)

Doug Pinnick (E2 to F6)

4 octaves, 1/2 note

David Bowie (G1 to G#5)

Peter Gabriel (G1 to G#5)

Phil Anselmo  (A1 to Bb5)

David Draiman (Bb1 to B5)

Rob Halford (C2 to C#6)

Marvin Gaye (D2 to Eb6)

James Brown (Eb2 to E6)

Christina Aguilera (C3 to C#7)

4 octaves

Maynard James Keenan (G1 to G5)

Geoff Tate (A1 to A5)

Captain Beefheart (A1 to A5)

Jon Oliva (A1 to A5)

Nils Frykdahl (A1 to A5)

Tom Araya (C#2 to C#6)

Kai Hansen (C#2 to C#6)

Ian Gillan (D2 to D6)

Glenn Hughes (D2 to D6)

Daniel Heiman (Eb2 to Eb6)

Freddie Mercury (F2 to F6)

3 octaves, 6-1/2 notes

Jorn Lande (Bb1 to A5)

Trent Reznor (C#2 to C6)

3 octaves, 6 notes

Rob Zombie (A1 to G5)

Jack Black (A1 to G5)

Daniel Gildenlow (B1 to A5)

John Lennon (C2 to B5)

Eric Adams (C2 to B5)

Tommy Karevik (PelleK) (D2 to C6)

Nils K. Rue (D2 to C6)

Elton John (E2 to D6)

Robert Smith (E2 to D6)

Jeff Buckley (F2 to E6)

Luis Miguel (G2 to F6) (note: still being analyzed)

3 octaves, 5-1/2 notes

Russell Allen (G#1 to F5)

Nick Cave (B1 to G#5)

Bobby McFerrin (B1 to G#5)

Tony Kakko (B1 to G#5)

Quorthon (B1 to G#5)

Tiny Tim (Eb2 to C6)

Robert Plant (E2 to C#6)

3 octaves, 5 notes

Barry White (F#1 to Eb5)

Roy Khan (Bb1 to F#5)

Roger Daltrey (B1 to G5)

Lou Gramm (B1 to G5)

Chris Isaak (B1 to G5)

Billy Joel (C2 to A5)

David Coverdale (C2 to A5)

Brendon Urie (C#2 to Bb5)

Stevie Wonder (E2 to C6)

Tobias Sammet (E2 to C6)

Rance Allen (F2 to D6)

Siouxsie Sioux (A2 to F6)

Tina Turner (B2 to G6)

3 octaves, 4-1/2 notes

Sean Peck (G1 to Eb5)

Tom Waits (Bb1 to F5)

Tay Zonday (Bb1 to F5)

Marilyn Manson (B1 to F#5)

Burton C. Bell (B1 to F#5)

Bono (C2 to G#5)

Eddie Vedder (C2 to G#5)

Gene Simmons (C2 to G#5)

Andi Deris (C2 to G#5)

Jari Maenpaa (C2 to G#5)

David Gilmour (C#2 to A5)

Hansi Kursch (C#2 to A5)

Morten Harket  (C2 to G#5)

James LaBrie  (D2 to Bb5)

Matt Barlow (D2 to Bb5)

Ted Neeley (D2 to Bb5)

Bruce Springsteen (Eb2 to B5)

Ronnie James Dio (Eb2 to B5)

Tim "Ripper" Owens (Eb2 to B5)

Miljenko Matijevic (Eb2 to B5)

Brad Delp (F#2 to D6)

Philip Bailey (G2 to Eb6)

Karen O (B2 to F#6)

Claire Boucher (Grimes) (D3 to Bb6)

Annette Olzon (D3 to Bb6)

3 octaves, 4 notes

Mikael Akerfeldt (G1 to D5)

Damon Albarn (B1 to F5)

M. Shadows (C#2 to G#5)

Chris Cornell (D2 to A5)

Brian Johnson (D2 to A5)

Richard Page (D2 to A5)

Layne Staley (Eb2 to Bb5)

Tony Harnell (Eb2 to Bb5)

Bruce Dickinson (E2 to B5)

Paul Stanley (E2 to B5)

Geddy Lee (E2 to B5)

Marc Bolan (E2 to B5)

Graham Bonnett (F2 to C6)

Mark Boals  (F2 to C6)

Michael Mills (F2 to C6)

Michael Jackson (F#2 to C#6)

Sammy Hagar (F#2 to C#6)

Sarah Vaughan (G2 to D6)

Cedric Bixler-Zavala (G2 to D6)

Beyonce (A2 to E6)

Kate Bush (B2 to F6)

Cyndi Lauper (Eb3 to Bb6)

3 octaves, 3-1/2 notes

J.D. Summer (G0 to C#4)

Jon Schaffer (F#1 to C5)

Greg Puciato (C2 to F#5)

Tom Jones (C#2 to G5)

Scott Weiland (C#2 to G5)

Fabio Laine (Eb2 to A5)

Jim Morrison (E2 to Bb5)

Adam Lambert(E2 to Bb5)

Stu Block (E2 to Bb5)

Billy Corgan (F#2 to C6)

Myles Kennedy (F#2 to C6)

Jimmy Gnecco (F#2 to C6)

Klaus Nomi (G2 to C#6)

PJ Harvey (A2 to Eb6)

3 octaves, 3 notes

Josh Homme (Bb1 to Eb5)

Brandon Boyd (B1 to E5)

Iggy Pop (B1 to E5)

James Hetfield (C2 to F5)

Julian Casablancas (C#2 to F#5)

Joe Elliott (D2 to G5)

Zak Stevens (D2 to G5)

Nils Patrik Johansson (Eb2 to G#5)

Mick Jagger (E2 to A5)

Nina Simone (E2 to A5)

George Michael (E2 to A5)

Pharrell Williams(E2 to A5)

Michael Kiske(E2 to A5)

Tommy Giles Rogers (E2 to A5)

Tim Buckley (F2 to B5)

Brian May (F2 to B5)

Tori Amos (G2 to C6)

Corey Glover (G2 to C6)

Justin Hawkins (B2 to E6)

Miley Cyrus (B2 to E6)

Marcela Bovio (G#3 to F#5)

3 octaves, 2-1/2 notes

Bob Dylan (C#2 to F5)

Kurt Cobain (C#2 to F5)

Buddy Holly (D2 to F#5)

Chris Martin (Eb2 to G5)

Paul Rodgers (E2 to G#5)

Chad Kroeger (E2 to G#5)

Robin Thicke (F2 to Bb5)

Justin Timberlake (F#2 to B5)

Jared Leto (G#2 to C6)

Norah Jones (A2 to C#6)

Chang Yu-Sheng (Bb2 to D6)

Kelly Clarkson (Eb3 to G6)

3 octaves, 2 notes

Ivan Rebroff (F1 to A5)

Ringo Starr (C2 to E5)

Steve Vai (C2 to E5)

Todd Smith (C2 to E5)

Lou Reed (D2 to F5)

Eminem (D2 to F5)

Thom Yorke (E2 to G5)

Adam Levine (E2 to G5)

Huey Lewis(F2 to A5)

Mika (F2 to A5)

Aretha Franklin (G2 to B5)

Annie Lennox (G2 to B5)

Matt Bellamy (G2 to B5)

James Rivera (G2 to B5)

Michael Bolton (A2 to C6)

Jackie Wilson (A2 to C6)

Alanis Morissette (B2 to D6)

Grace Slick (B2 to D6)

Floor Jansen (D3 to F6)

Cher (D3 to F6)

Annie Haslam (E3 to G6)

3 octaves, 1-1/2 notes

Ozzy Osbourne (Eb2 to F5)

Fred First (Eb2 to F5)

Darroh Sudderth (Eb2 to F5)

Simon LeBon (E2 to F#5)

Barry Gibb  (F2 to G#5)

Patrick Stump (F2 to G#5)

Happy Rhodes (F2 to G#5)

Sebastian Bach (F#2 to A5)

Lisa Gerrard (F#2 to A5)

Steve Perry (F#2 to A5)

Matt Tuck (F#2 to A5)

Joey Belladonna (G2 to Bb5)

Ella Fitzgerald (G#2 to B5)

Michael Sweet (Bb2 to C#6)

Rihanna (B2 to C#6)

Tarja Turunen (F3 to G#6)

3 octaves, 1 note

Till Lindemann (G1 to A4)

Leonard Cohen (G1 to A4)

Dave Gahan (B1 to C5)

Glenn Danzig (C2 to D5)

Dave Grohl (D2 to E5)

Neil Young (E2 to F5)

Claudio Sanchez (E2 to F5)

Brian Wilson (F2 to G5)

Phil Collins (F2 to G5)

Joacim Cans (F#2 to G#5) (still being analyzed)

David Byron (G2 to A5)

Jon Anderson (G2 to A5)

John Arch (G2 to A5)

Alessandro Conti (G2 to A5)

Ray Charles (G#2 to Bb5)

Bob Marley (A2 to B5)

Steve Winwood (A2 to B5)

Ann Wilson (C3 to D6)

3 octaves, 1/2 note

Jeremy Enigk (F2 to F#5) (still being analyzed)

Marc Storace (G2 to G#5) (still being analyzed)

Spencer Sotelo (G#2 to A5)

Justin Bieber (A2 to Bb5)

Lady Gaga (Bb2 to B5)

Beth Gibbons (C#3 to D6)

Lana Del Rey (C3 to C#6)

Amy Lee (Eb3 to E6)

3 octaves

Christopher Lee (Bb1 to Bb4)

Billy Idol (C2 to C5)

Michael Hutchence (C#2 to C#5)

Brian Molko (D2 to D5)

Paul Simon (Eb2 to Eb5)

Roy Orbison (E2 to E5)

Howard Jones (Killswitch Engage) (E2 to E5)

Chris Jericho (G2 to G5)

Chester Bennington (G#2 to G#5)

Lorde (G#2 to G#5)

Chris Barretto (G#2 to G#5)

Janis Joplin (B2 to B5)

Bobby "Blitz" Ellsworth (B2 to B5)

2 octaves, 6-1/2 notes

Dave Mustaine (E2 to Eb5)

Taylor Hawkins (F#2 to F5)

Hyde. (F#2 to F5)

Sting (G2 to F#5)

John Fogerty (G2 to F#5)

Billy Joe Armstrong (A2 to G#5)

Gwen Stefani (Eb3 to D6)

Rod Stewart (C#3 to C6)

Sinead O'Connor  (A2 to G#5)

Bruno Mars (Bb2 to A5)

2 octaves, 6 notes

Brent Smith (E2 to D5)

Steven Wilson (E2 to D5)

Chris Corner (F2 to E5)

Robin Gibb (G2 to F5)

John Garcia (G2 to F5)

Julee Cruise (A2 to G5)

John Lydon (A2 to G5) (analysis in progress)

Adrian Belew (A2 to G5) (analysis in progress)

Mike Pinder (A2 to G5) (analysis in progress)

Daniel Tompkins (A2 to G5) (analysis in progress)

Billy Ocean (Bb2 to G#5)

Joe Cocker (B2 to A5)

Adele (C3 to B5)

Dolly Parton (E3 to D6)

Bjork (E3 to D6)

2 octaves, 5-1/2 notes

Johnny Cash (B1 to G#4)

Little Richard (F2 to Eb5)

Nate Ruess (G#2 to F5)

Z.P. Theart (Bb2 to G5)

Andrew Stockdale (B2 to G#5)

Vince Neil (C3 to Bb5)

2 octaves, 5 notes

Michael Stipe (D2 to B4)

David Ruffin (E2 to C5)

Van Morrison (E2 to C5)

Chuck Berry (E2 to C5)

Mick Hucknall (F#2 to Eb5)

Art Garfunkel (G2 to E5)

Chris Jericho (G2 to E5)

John Lodge (A2 to F5)

Alicia Keys (Bb2 to F#5)

Hayley Williams (Bb2 to F#5)

Anneke van Giersbergen (C3 to A5)

Joanna Newsom (C3 to A5)

2 octaves, 4-1/2 notes

Raine Maida (D2 to Bb4)

Adam Young (G2 to Eb5)

Damian Wilson (B2 to F#5)

Joni Mitchell (C#3 to A5)

Dusty Springfield (D3 to Bb5)

Katy Perry (D3 to Bb5)

2 octaves, 4 notes

Gerard Way (G2 to D5)

Drake Bell (A2 to E5)

Jonny Craig (A2 to E5)

Otis Redding (B2 to F5)

Stevie Nicks (B2 to F5)

Smokey Robinson (C3 to G5)

Kellin Quinn (C3 to G5)

Whitney Houston (C#3 to G#5)

2 octaves, 3-1/2 notes

Frank Sinatra (D2 to G#4)

Neil Diamond (D2 to G#4)

Josh Groban (F#2 to C5)

Meat Loaf (A2 to Eb5)

Ray William Johnson (C3 to F#5)

2 octaves, 3 notes

Justin Hayward (G2 to C5)

Zack de la Rocha (A2 to D5)

Jesse Leach (A2 to D5) (analysis in progress)

Brian Aubert (B2 to E5)

2 octaves, 2-1/2 notes

Jerry Lee Lewis (G#2 to C5)

Ricky Martin (Bb2 to D5)

Luciano Pavarotti (C#3 to F5)

2 octaves, 2 notes

Jeff Magnum (G2 to B4) (analysis in progress)

Sam Cooke (A2 to C5)

Karen Carpenter (D3 to F5)

Loreena McKennitt (E3 to G5)

2 octaves, 1-1/2 notes

Taylor Swift (E3 to F#5)

2 octaves, 1/2 note

Bill Kaulitz (C3 to C#5) (analysis in progress)

2 octaves

Skin (Deborah Dyer) (B3 to B5)

1 octave, 3 notes

Avi Kaplan (A2 to D4) (analysis in progress)

Had not been analyzed [at the time of the article]:

Christian Alvestam

Julie Andrews

Marc Anthony

Blixa Bargeld

Beck

Andy Bell

Pat Benatar

Andre Benjamin (Andre 3000)

James Blake

Cory Brandan

Sarah Brightman

Joseph Calleja

Anna Carolina

Tom Chaplin

Kristen Chenowith

Jarvis Church

Merry Clayton

Robert Crowe

Atilla Csihar

Lisa Dalbello

D'Angelo

Jon DeLeo

Marcella Detroit

Ryan Devlin

Celine Dion

James Euringer

Siobhan Fahey

Agnetha Faltskog

Feist

Rachel Ferrell

Dani Filth

Lisa Fischer

Elizabeth Fraser

Marta Gabriel

Declan Galbraith

Merrill Garbus

Sameer Ghadia

Jared Gomes

Ariana Grande

Steve Green

Emily Haines

Zac Hanson

Imogen Heap

Donnie Iris

Freddie Jackson

Jim James

Alain Johannes

Daniel Johns

Jyrki 69

Tom Keifer

Andy Kuntz

Patti LaBelle

Caroline Lavelle

Aaron Lewis

Adam Lopez

Patti Lupone

Billy MacKenzie

Madonna

Barry Manilow

Bobby Martin

Dean Martin

Sylvia "Skin" Massy

Dave Matthews

Maxwell

Sarah McLachlan

Roger Miller

Chuck Mosley

Peter Murphy

Aaron Neville

Harry Nilsson

Brandy Norwood

Alissa Now

Sally Oldfield

Beth Orton

David Pack

Ronan Parke

Paul Potts

Panda Bare

Pink

Josh Ramsay

Lou Rhodes

Dax Riggs

Jasmine Rodgers

Kenny Rogers

Linda Ronstadt

Gavin Rossdale

Mike Semesky

Sia

Sho

Norman Skinner

Martina Sorbara

Cat Stevens

Shirley Strachan

Barbra Streisand

Stumpen (Gero Ivers)

Lacey Sturm

Yma Sumac

Avey Tare

Alan Tecchio

Neil Tennant

Ray Thomas

Tracey Thorn

Mel Torme

Conway Twitty

Jimmy Urine

Regine Velasquez

Frankie Valli

Varg Vikemes

Violetta Villas

Tim Waurick

Alissa White-Gluz

Andrew Wood

Yama-B

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my bookshelf

scary book of christmas lore - tim rayborn

save me an orange - hayley grace

be more chill - ned vizzini

the melancholy death of oyster boy - tim burton

haunted - chuck palahniuk

the hitchhikers guide to the galaxy - douglas adams

moonlight on the magic flute - mary pope osborne

how to read literature like a professor - thomas foster

the knight at dawn - mary pope osborne

moxie - jennifer mathieu

the lost track of time - paige britt

10 bad dates with de niro - a bunch of authors edited by richard kelly

frindle - andrew clements

at first bite - ruth ames

the truth about alice - jennifer mathieu

all four stars - tara dairyman

and then? and then? what else? - daniel handler

the school for good and evil - sonan chainani

wonder - rj palacio

ways to live forever - sally nicholls

holes - louis sachar

monster survival guide - susan lurie

wipeout of the wireless weenies - david lubar

restart - gordon korman

a jar of dreams - yoshiko uchida

two minute mysteries - donald j. so ik

star trek iv: the voyage home - vonda n. mcintyre

thirteen - a bunch of authors edited by t. pines

fear street: double date - rl stine

cheerleaders: the first evil - rl stine

cheerleaders: the second evil - rl stine

cheerleaders: the third evil - rl stine

cheerleaders: the new evil - rl stine

the midnight club - christopher pike

interview with the vampire - anne rice

pranks, tricks, and practical jokes - giles brandreth

ghost stories - a bunch of different authors edited by a.l. furman

islands in the stream - ernest hemingway

princess nevermore - dian curtis regan

the giver - lois lowry

eight tales of terror - edgar allen poe

where the sidewalk ends - shel silverstein

los miserables (spanish translation of les miserables) - victor hugo

the donnie darko book - richard kelly

the communist manifesto but tony hawk gets to keep his stuff - karl marx & dick cody heese

i want a better catastrophe - andrew boyd

book of longing - leonard cohen

famous last words - katie alender

the ballad of songbirds and snakes - suzanne collins

manga in theory and practice - hirohiko araki

the outsiders - se hinton

the lovely bones - alice sebold

grasshopper jungle - andrew smith

looking for alaska - john green

fight club - chuck palahniuk

the great gatsby - f. scott fitzgerald

please don’t kill the freshman - zoe trope

the shining - stephen king

the catcher in the rye- jd salinger

god bless you mr rosewater - kurt vonnegut

breakfast of champions - kurt vonnegut

no exit and three other plays - jean paul sartre

heathers the musical - kevin murphy & laurence o keefe

who will run the frog hospital? - lorrie moore

escape from eden - andrew smith

20,000 leagues under the sea - jules verne

much ado about nothing - william shakespeare

athletic shorts - chris crutches

the perks of being a wallflower - stephen chbosky

the hitchhikers guide to the galaxy - douglas adams (yes i have it two times)

the restaurant at the end of the universe - douglas adams

les miserables (abridged) - victor hugo

dracula - bram stoker

after the fall - a bunch of different authors edited by robert sheckley

batman - craig shaw gardener

tales for the midnight hour - jb stamper

more tales for the midnight hour - jb stamper

still more tales for the midnight hour - jb stamper

now go - karl thomas smith

the complete works of william shakespeare

slaughterhouse-five (graphic novel adaptation) - kurt vonnegut, ryan north, albert monteys

batman: the long halloween - jeph loeb & tim sale

xmen: blood hunt - a bunch of different authors idk

the true lives of the fabulous killjoys: national anthem - gerard way, shaun simon, leonardo romero, jordie bellaire, nate piekos

ouran high school host club volumes 1-5 - bisco hatori

fairy tail volumes 1-3 - hiro mashima

black clover volume 1 - yuki tabata

naruto volume 1 - masashi kishimoto

batman: hush - jeph loeb & jim lee

the great gatsby (graphic novel adaptation) - k woodman maynard & f scott fitzgerald

venus in the blind spot - junji ito

lovesickness - junji ito

fullmetal alchemist volumes 1-2 - hiromu arakawa

jojo’s bizarre adventure phantom blood volumes 1-3 - hirohiko araki

jojo’s bizarre adventure battle tendency volumes 1-3 - hirohiko araki

jojo’s bizarre adventure golden wind volumes 1-5 - hirohiko araki

the usborne book of greek myths

when the library lights go out - megan mcdonald and katherine tillitson

how my parents learned to eat - ina friedman

where the sidewalk ends - shel silverstein (i have it twice)

where the red fern grows - wilson rawls

sideways stories from wayside school - louis sachar

wayside school gets a little stranger - louis sachar

wayside school is falling down - louis sachar

marie antoinette:serial killer - katie alender

jennifer, hecate, macbeth, william mckinley, and me, elizabeth - el konigsburg

skin - roald dahl

nightmare at 20,000 feet - richard matheson

lunch money - andrew clements

guts - raina telgemeier

playing with fire - emily blake

takes to give you goosebumps - rl stine

frightlopedia - julie winterbottom

everything you need to ace english language arts in one big fat notebook

file under: thirteen suspicious incidents - lemony snicket

the zombie survival guide - max brooks

the chocolate touch - patrick skene catling

when my name was keoko - linda she park

esperanza rising - pam muñoz ryan

the unauthorized autobiography - lemony snicket

a little princess - frances hodgson burnett

dear evan hansen - val emmich, steven levenson, benj pasek, justin paul

the best of hp lovecraft

blood on the river - elisa carbone

hatchet - gary paulson

tuck everlasting - natalie babbitt

the watsons go to birmingham - christopher paul curtis

scary stories to tell in the dark - alvin schwartz

more scary stories to tell in the dark - alvin schwartz

scary stories 3: more tales to chill your bones - alvin schwartz

playing with fire (i have it twice) - emily blake

no accident - emily blake

over the edge - emily blake

nothing but the truth - emily blake (fun fact: this is the 5th book in the series and i also have 1 2 3 BUT NOT 4? ts pmo)

little women - louisa may alcott

devoted - jennifer mathieu

escape from mr. lemoncello’s library - chris grabenstein

big nate: a good old fashioned wedgie - lincoln pierce

big nate: the crowd goes wild - lincoln pierce

the little prince - antoine de saint exupery

the beast from the east - rl stine

pashmina - nidhi chanani

good night stories for rebel girls - elena favilli and francesca cavallo

miss fortune - brandi dougherty

the wonderful wizard of oz - l frank baum

sadako and the thousand paper cranes - eleanor coerr

lost in a book - jennifer donnelly

brown girl dreaming - jacqueline woodson

supergirl at superhero high - lisa yee

bumblebee at superhero high - lisa yee

wonder woman at superhero high - lisa yee

katana at superhero high - lisa yee

harley quinn at superhero high - lisa yee

batgirl at superhero high - lisa yee

drama - raina telgemeier

walk across the sea - susan fletcher

from the mixed up files of mrs basil e frankweiler - el konigsburg

the girl who drank the moon - kelly barnhill

the inexplicable logic of my life - benjamin alire saenz

short and shivery - robert d san souci

the treasure seekers - thea stilton

the ghost of blackwood hall - carolyn keene

shouldn’t you be in school? - lemony snicket (got this second hand only to find it’s like book 4 out of a series)

the dreamer - pam muñoz ryan and peter sis

alice’s adventures in wonderland AND through the looking glass - lewis carroll

scary stories to tell in the dark - alvin schwartz (have it twice)

more scary stories to tell in the dark - alvin schwartz (have it twice sighh)

big nate lives it up - lincoln pierce

diary of a wimpy kid - jeff kinney

diary of a wimpy kid: rodrick rules - jeff kinney

hyperbole and a half - allie brosh

us in progress - lulu delacre

the phantom tollbooth - norton juster

famous last words - katie alender (have it twice)

serafina and the black cloak - robert beatty

serfina and the twisted staff - robert beatty

[pwlanier]

RICHARD FIELD MAYNARD

American, 1875-1952

Lady Reading A Book, 1911

oil on canvas backed by panel

signed and dated lower left "RF Maynard / 1911"

Shannon’s

[scotianostra]

29th August 1999 saw the death of Lew Schwarz, the Scottish TV scriptwriter.

Lew was born in Glasgow on April 16th, 1926, the son of an optician, and educated at the St Aloysius Jesuit College, graduating to the Holyrood Secondary Modern School.

On leaving school he took a job at the Clyde shipyards as a riveter. In 1944 he joined the RAF as a flight engineer and flew Lancaster bombers over Germany. After the war he returned to Scotland, furthering his education at Glasgow University before moving to London in the 1950s. There he took on a job as a taxi driver, married Margaret Glen of Airdrie, and in due time fathered three sons and two daughters.

It was while driving his taxi that Schwarz sold his first few comedy gags. Always a fan of radio-show comedy, he sent his samples to Richard Murdoch, then starring with Kenneth Horne in Much Binding In The Marsh, The Forces Show, and other prominent BBC series. Murdoch bought them, thus starting Schwarz on a career which would soon spread from spare time to full time.

It was through his taxi-driving that Schwarz encountered Spike Milligan, writer and star of The Goon Show. They got to chatting about comedy and Milligan invited Schwarz to come up to the office he and some writer friends used as a base. This was situated over a greengrocer's shop in Shepherd's Bush, not far from the BBC Television studios. Schwarz was delighted to meet Milligan's partners in laughter: Eric Sykes, Johnny Speight, Ray Galton, and Alan Simpson, all great names in comedy creation

Joining the group as a gag writer, Schwarz was taken on as a partner by another big name in comedy, Eric Merriman. Together they wrote their first TV series, Great Scott - It's Maynard! This starred two popular stand-up comedians, Terry Scott, who frequently played an overgrown schoolboy, and Bill Maynard, not yet the chunky character he would become. The show mixed short sketches with situation comedy, aThe Charlie Drake Shownd was a great success. In the 50′s he also wrote episodes of

Lew went on to write a host of other shows, The Army Game, Mess Mates and The Dick Emery Show in the 60′s as well as scripting 3 episodes of The Andy Stewart Show.

In the 70′s he wrote scripts for Harry Secombe, Dave Allen and Norman Wisdom, as well as writing for Carry on Laughing and the popular sitcom The Liver Birds, which Schwarz originated with Carla Lane. Schwartz also penned some mainstream drama like Crown Court, Crossroads and an episode of Space;1999.

Closing his comedy career teaching creative writing at an adult educational college, Schwarz wrote a book, The Craft of Writing TV comedy. He summed up his career thus: ''Writing comedy for television is a very serious business.''

[brookstonalmanac]

Birthdays 6.5

Beer Birthdays

Eddy Cooremans (1948)

Kevin West (1961)

Five Favorite Birthdays

John Maynard Keynes; mathematician, economist (1883)

Ron Livingston; actor (1967)

Bill Moyers; television journalist (1934)

Adam Smith; Scottish economist (1723)

Mark Wahlberg; actor (1971)

Famous Birthdays

John Couch Adams; mathematician, astronomer (1819)

Laurie Anderson; performance artist (1947)

Ruth Benedict; anthropologist (1887)

Blackbear Bosin; sculptor, artist (1921)

William Boyd; actor (1895)

Hopalong Cassidy; fictional cowboy (1904)

Thomas Chippendale; cabinetmaker (1718)

Art Donovan; Baltimore Colts DT (1925)

Margaret Drabble; English writer (1939)

Kenny G; saxophonist (1956)

Dennis Gabor; Hungarian scientist, hologram inventor (1900)

Pat Garrett; Western lawman (1850)

Spalding Gray; monologuist (1941)

David Hare; playwright (1947)

Chuck Klosterman; writer (1972)

Robert Lansing; actor (1928)

Matthew Lesko; infomercial personality (1943)

Federico Garcia Lorca; Spanish artist, writer (1898)

Tony Richardson; film director (1928)

Rick Riordan; writer (1964)

Richard Scarry; writer, illustrator (1919)

Pancho Villa; Mexican revolutionary (1878)