特別ポスト - talking about movies and theme songs

Hello!

How are you? Today let's talk about movies, especially ones with unique or memorable theme songs.

The two movie trailers below both have a theme in common - things not being the way they look, but feeling real. The first one is the trailer to The Crying Game. It's a love story made in the early 1990s, but with a difference. Do you know what it is? The theme song was sung by Boy George and it was a big hit.

The next trailer is to the film Her, which was just released in 2013. The story is set in the near future, and it's about a man who falls in love - but his love interest is very different. Do you know what the difference is? The theme song was also a big hit.

Let's talk about these! See you!

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Videos of trailers uploaded from YouTube. All rights reserved. I do not own the rights to these trailers or the films they preview. Uploaded for educational purposes.

特別ポスト - talking about music

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How are you? Today I'd like to offer the topic of music. To anyone looking at this post: what is your favorite kind of music, where do you listen to it, and how do you listen to it (for example, by mp3, iPod, Smartphone, CD, or other way)?

Last week I showed the website of a ceramics artist named Alison Palmer, who's from New York. I mentioned that her husband was a musician who had been in a rock band in the U.S. in the late 1960s and 1970s. I am friended with him on Facebook. He's an interesting person with many great stories to tell. Here's how he looks now.

Now here's a video clip of him singing with the band he was in, in 1971:

What do you think of this song? Here's a link about the band he was in.

I'll look forward to talking about music - any kind of music - with you!

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Video uploaded from YouTube. I do not own the rights to the video or music. All rights reserved. Uploaded strictly for educational purposes. 
Extra special thanks to Steve Katz and Blood, Sweat and Tears.

特別ポスト - talking about ceramics & pottery

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How are you? Today I have some images about ceramics. Let's talk about it! What do you think of the image at the top?

I have a link to the ceramics studio of a Facebook friend of mine. Click on it here and let's talk about the images on it!

Do you think you would like to do any of this kind of ceramic artwork?

Tell me what you think!

Image: "Portuguese Azulejos" (courtesy of artur84)/FreeDigital Photos.net