Tag Archives: Cole Porter

fortune has it

Posted on March 2, 2011 by Dave

He tried for popular acclaim and never got there. It may have accelerated his undoing. Phil Ochs. A folkie of a time that now seems far removed from where we are today.He always seemed a bit marginal; not the archetype … Continue reading →

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Heresy on the Guest list: too darn hot

Posted on February 20, 2011 by Dave

Heresy has always had many faces. The classic division has always followed the Voltaire pattern of speaking  truth to power in order to be absorbed within the establishment, and accept the sacraments. Heresy has traditionally been seen as four faced: … Continue reading →

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