The French Connection: Part 1
Dis moi quelque chose en francais, mon ami.[Photo taken by Ondřej Žváček, see corresponding link here.]What do I know about the French?

The More The Merrier: Scenes from The Bing Austria Show, November 14, 2009
After quite a period of absence from the gig circuit, I found myself at Sazi's Restobar last Saturday. The November installment of the monthly Bing Austria show was ongoing, and proponents Hil and Bing were at the entrance.Substantial crowd, food, beer, pleasantries. I was asked about this blog and

Paumanhin ...
... my main computer crashed and am working on one that has not been souped up yet, thus accounting for the paucity of posts. My apologies.[In photo: Fire, Lightning and Rain. And me. The author of this blog being burned a la Joan of Arc.]

And The Spanish Word For Trash Is ...
Basura!!! (Watch this cute Sesame Street clip.)I have not done a playlist for quite some time. This time I thought I'd do a Spanish episode. More than a year ago I met someone from South America online. He told me that he plays drums for a band which I will not mention outright. (Clue: A song from this band appears in the playlist.) He may be saying the truth, or may be pulling my leg (hopefully not!), but I have to say that I was a little stumped when he asked me what Spanish-speaking punk/ska/reggae/hardcore acts I am familiar with.As if we do not know this for a fact

The Weekends That Were
Waaaaaaah!The wailers: Dennis Maniego, Albert Ascona, Jun Quiane, and frenzied pair during T.S.A.'s gig over at the Leprechaun Bar, September 18, 2009I sure missed a lot these past weekends. Though I was lucky e