We note that sometimes just the appearance of enjoying life can anger certain segments of the population. This will not stop us. When they go high, we go low. Low. As in “get down.” As in “we like to boogie.” Thanks to Elder KM for taking us down this rabbit hole. The Elders Get Down! […]
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Here’s my third attempt at a BLOTT today. I woke up so angry (collapse of civilization, etc.) that the first BLOTT was basically a long, tedious screed / scream into the void / etc. The second BLOTT has merit, but will take a lot of research (well, what passes as research at WLBOTT). It will […]
Song For Sagittarians is a rich, meditative, and profound song by Shawn Phillips. Song For Sagittariansby Shawn PhillipsOh, archer with your bowstring tightWon’t you let fly with your shaft of lightAre you hunting your quarry now?Are you leaving me, babe, leaving anyhow?But I will remember you when the rain pours downAnd I see you standing […]
nacho AI business (Finnish musician Nuutti Kataja) is a digital sorcerer who has made some incredibly surrealistic music videos for Pink Floyd. https://www.youtube.com/@nuuttikataja666https://www.nuuttikataja.com/ Nuutti ‘s interview begins at about the 19:00 minute mark. I’d like to share some screen shots of nacho AI business from his Shine On You Crazy Diamond video. WLBOTT Imaginings of […]
Today WLBOTT learned something new. For all these years, we thought “The Swingle Singers” was short for “The Swinging Singles Singers” Wrongo Bongo. The group’s founder was Ward Lamar Swingle (September 21, 1927 – January 19, 2015). So Ward was an equinox baby, born in Mobile, Alabama! Born in Mobile, Alabama, Swingle studied music, particularly […]
Perhaps you are familiar with the beautiful hymn / folk song “How Do I Keep From Singing?” “How Can I Keep From Singing?” (also known by its first line “My Life Flows On in Endless Song”) is an American folksong originating as a Christian hymn. The author of the lyrics was known only as ‘Pauline […]
WLBOTT corporate is a bit steamed today. It was just this very morning that we became aware of Buckets the Drummer. Why hasn’t this been brought to our attention sooner? Steamed WLBOTT Executives
To dispel any rumors that WLBOTT is a cult, I invited our esteemed members to write Praise and Worship limericks to extol my humility. So the day began as usual. At 4:30am the BLOTTers arose, practiced group yodeling, had a hearty breakfast of kale and coco puffs, a brisk 6 km jog in a foggy […]
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Music That Stands the Test of Time
One of the gifts of time is the “filtering of beauty”. History directs us to these timeless masterpieces: J.S.Bach – Toccata & Fugue BWV 565 – 11 String Guitar Bach’s Mass in B Minor – Kyrie II Bach’s Little Fugue in G Minor Bach’s Two Part Inventions Beethoven’s Moonlight Sonata Holst’s Brook Green Suite (Vilnius […]
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Penguins, Tangentially
We started with the best of intentions. Today was going to be Penguin Day at WLBOTT, but were soon thwarted in our efforts. Busted: WLBOTT Pleads Innocent of All Charges Let’s Dig Into This I Am The WalrusWritten by John Lennon and credited to Lennon–McCartneyI am he as you are he as you are meAnd […]