On this page I will present a mix of Music, Podcasts, Movies, TV-series, Documentaries, Science & Game related and personal stuff. However, music will be the dominant factor in the mix. If you like to really know me, talk to me on this page.

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Neil Leslie Diamond was born on January 24, 1941 in Brooklyn, New York, to a Jewish family descended from Russian and Polish immigrants. He grew up in several homes in Brooklyn, having also spent four years in Cheyenne, Wyoming, where his father was stationed in the army.

  When he was almost 16 and still in high school, Neil spent a number of weeks at Surprise Lake Camp, a camp for Jewish children in upstate New York, when folk singer #peteseeger performed a small concert. Seeing the widely… See More

recognized singer perform, and watching other children singing songs for Seeger that they wrote themselves, had an immediate effect on Neil, who then became aware of the possibility of writing his own songs. Later back home, when he received his first guitar for his 16th birthday, he started to take lessons and almost immediately began to write songs.

#neildiamond #folkrock #addedsomecoverstoo

Playlist: Neil Diamond
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Thank you for this trip down memory lane Gysbert! It's much appreciated indeed my friend       —

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  Neil Diamond's song Soolaimon is described as a variation of the word Salamah, meaning Hello and Welcome as well as Goodbye and Peace be with you, in many languages.   It is the Arabic form of Solomon, derived from the semitic root Shin-Lamedh-Mem, meaning "peace". In Hebrew it is "shalom". —

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So when my dad came in this country from Italy he loved Neil diamond, so this list as sentimental value to me since my dad is no longer with us. Great playlist   —

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Volcanoes are big, hot, loud, and scary; because of this, we know little of their internal structure or underlying 'plumbing system', despite them representing a global natural hazard. (scroll down for the video)

  Prof Christopher Jackson is a geologist at Imperial College, London, UK. Having completed his PhD at Manchester in 2002, and having worked in the oil industry in Bergen, Norway, he moved to Imperial College in 2004 to pursue an academic career. Chris’ research focuses on how the… See More

Earth’s crust deforms, and how this deformation influenced the types of environments and economic resources developed in deep time.

(~52 min)

#science #royalinstitution #volcanoes

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And of course there was a Q&A - with Christopher Jackson (~22 min) —

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"Willie Nelson. This versatile, eclectic, rather wanderlust country crossover star known for his classic ballads ("Always On My Mind"), autobiographical road songs ("On the Road Again") and catchy rhythms ("Mammas Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Cowboys") started out life as Willie Hugh Nelson on April 30, 1933, in Depression-era Abbot, Texas. He is the son of Myrle Marie (Greenhaw) and Ira Doyle Nelson, a mechanic. After his mother abandoned the family and his father died, he and sister Bobbie… See More

Lee were raised by their gospel-singing grandparents. Working in the cotton fields, Willie was handed his first guitar at age six and within a short time was writing woeful country songs and playing in polka bands."

#willienelson #country #blues #jazz

Playlist: Willie Nelson (and friends)
Playlist: Willie Nelson (& Friends)
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Thanks Gysbert
Blue eyes cryin in the rain. I like this one a lot. Mamas dont let you babies grow up to be cowboys. Is one my mom sang to me when I was young. —

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Enjoy Luke & Anastasios   —

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Sir Thomas John Woodward, born 7 June 1940, known professionally as Tom Jones, is a Welsh singer. His career has spanned six decades, from his emergence as a vocalist in the mid-1960s with a string of top hits, regular touring, to appearances in Las Vegas. Jones's powerful voice has been described as a "full-throated, robust baritone".

  His performing range has included #pop, R&B, show tunes, #country, #dance, #soul and #gospel. In 2008, the New York Times called Jones a musical "shape shifter",… See More

who could "slide from soulful rasp to pop croon, with a voice as husky as it was pretty". Jones has sold over 100 million records with thirty-six Top 40 hits in the United Kingdom and nineteen in the United States, including "It's Not Unusual", "What's New Pussycat", the theme song for the 1965 James Bond film Thunderball, "Green, Green Grass of Home", "Delilah", "She's a Lady", "Kiss" and "Sex Bomb".

#tomjones #greengrassofhome

Playlist: Tom Jones
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finally someone I like, Tom Jones is awesome, aww you dont have Kung Fu Fighting, Sex Bomb is great fun, Shes a Lady, good stuff —

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