Random Quote #142

Talent hits a target no one else can hit. Genius hits a target no one else can see. 

Arthur Schopenhauer

Boys & Girls Of Every Age...

...wouldn't you like to hear something strange?

Yes I am well aware that the line is actually 'wouldn't you like to see something strange?' But this post is about hearing not seeing... so there :P

Anyway it isn't Halloween and it's quite a while until Christmas but I've recently had some of the songs to The Nightmare Before Christmas stuck in my head (it probably doesn't help that I have some of them on my MP3 does it?).

My favourite song from the original soundtrack is Jack's Lament sang by Danny Elfman... I even know most of the words.

The song actually starts at about 0.53.

Now some of you out there might not know that there is an 'alternate' soundtrack - Nightmare Revisited. This album is basically the original soundtrack just sang by other people - well known bands and singers. Some of them are a little on the creepy side - yes Korn's version of 'Kidnap The Sandy Claws' I am looking at you.

One of my favourites from this alternate soundtrack is 'This Is Halloween' by Marilyn Manson.

I have another favourite song fromt his film that is sung by someone else... but it isn't on the aforementioned album! On the Nightmare Revisited album 'What's This?' is sung by Flyleaf. But my sister found a version on YouTube by Fall Out Boy which is more my taste.

The song starts at about 0.35.

What are your favourite songs from this movie?

Teaser Tuesday

Taking part in Teaser Tuesday is easy. All you have to do is:

• Grab your current read
• Open to a random page
• Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page
• BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that what you share doesn’t give too much away! You don’t want to ruin the book for others!)
• Share the title & author, too, so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR Lists if they like your teasers!

Then head over to Should Be Reading and add your link to the comments. 

Here's my teaser:

The clearing was bathed in starlight with the spiralling arcs of flash-lights everywhere, as officers tried to keep light on their targets. Zombies were everywhere.

Page 205, Affliction by Laurell K Hamilton

Random Quote #141

Being the richest man in the cemetery doesn't matter to me. Going to bed at night saying we've done something wonderful... that's what matters to me. 

Steve Jobs

Electric Violins & Charity

I couldn't think of anything else to call this so this will have to suffice.

So I went on my lunch break yesterday and as I was walking through the local shopping centre I could hear a violin playing.

And as I got nearer I saw a young woman playing the electric violin and she had a sign that said she was raising money for Cancer Research UK and Hilton In The Community Foundation by busking in 9 different places over 5 days which would add up to 24 hours. I'm a little late to this party because I'm pretty sure that yesterday was the last day of her charity tour.

I looked her up on the internet when I got back to my desk and it turns out it was Alexandra Parker who was on Britain's Got Talent in 2011. Now I don't watch Britain's Got Talent but in my opinion either the act that beat Alexandra was absolutely phenomenal or she definitely was robbed.

She has a blog and a YouTube channel.

If you go to her blog or watch her recent vlogs you can find out more about this including where you can donate... ;)

And I'll leave you with Alexandra playing the violin...