Not a whole lotta stuff done

I've had my third and final call from Regional Public Health. Only difference was a question about whether I'd had a swab. Later, after answering in the negative to questions about symptoms, I asked if I would or should get a swab.

The answer was no: swabs are prioritised and as I was completely free of symptoms, I'm at the bottom of a decent sized queue.

I've been clear on my complete absence of symptoms since my first post, yet I've lost count of the number of people who have said they hope I get well soon. The well-wishing is nice, but every "get well soon" is a gentle reminder that most people aren't really reading. I blame today's fast-paced world.

This blog has taken over my isolation, but I've had time for a few things I wouldn't otherwise have gotten round to.

Here's the list of achievements:

- One load of washing;

- Dinner cooked;

- Read half a chapter of This is Your Brain on Music by record producer-turned-neuroscientist Daniel J Levitin;

- A bit of singing practice and two songs (Love in Vain by Robert Johnson and Wild Horses by The Rolling Stones) transposed from G to E and back again to work out which works best for my voice (jury still out);

Things not achieved that I thought I'd have time for:

- Clean toilet;

- Vacuum;

- Finish a book;

- Watch at least one DVD;

- restring a guitar;

- Learn a new song.

One thing that wasn't on the list that I did achieve was: discover the seventies swine flu connection. Thank you Simon Vita.

Tangentially connected to that is this interesting insight into our changing mores. They really didn't know what they had in the seventies.

First, check out this - Tina Turner's sexy, sultry, hotter-than-a-vat-of-molten-chilli-chocolate cover of Led Zeppelin's Whole Lotta Love:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_GHfTrCesFY

While that's dripping from the speakers, read this 1975 Rolling Stone review of Tina's Acid Queen album from which it came:
http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/tinaturner/albums/album/311874/review/5943714/acid_queen

Quote: "The material ... seems ill-chosen, given the enormous body of work from which to choose. For instance: Why Led Zeppelin's 'Whole Lotta Love,' the original of which relies almost entirely upon the dynamic interplay between guitar and voice to succeed, rather than Bad Company's 'Feel Like Making Love,' which, while expressing the same blatant sexuality, at least possesses a real melody?"

Tina's Whole Lotta Love has stood the test of time. This utterly-missing-the-point review has not.

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paul   #1   02:06 pm Jun 12 2009

"Tangentially" - always makes me think of nudists and giggle like a loon.

Guy MacGibbon   #2   06:47 pm Jun 12 2009

If there's a discussion point in this post it's this: in 30 years, when we might have another swine flu pandemic, what will we still value from today's pop culture? Who is 2009's Led Zep, and who is 2009's Bad Company?

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