Better Than Friday - 182

Hi there everyone, hope you had a nice week. 

I've canceled the trip/collaboration with Trovatrip, thanks to those who filled out the survey.

After further research I'm afraid I just don't have enough quality control over the trip - which is definitely not cheap - and after reading some less than flattering reviews, I've decided it's just not worth the risk. 

It's a shame. I would've loved to have seen some of you in Europe, perhaps another way one day. 

Meanwhile, all else goes well. 

There's a new review of Salter's outstanding 'A Sport and a Pastime'. 

Thanks for your support. Here's some stuff for the weekend...

1. A warped looking collection of contemporary Science Fiction edited by a member of the seminal Noise outfit 'Whitehouse' - Human Rights edited by Philip Best. 

A cheery read, no doubt. Featuring Adam Lehrer. 

2. A Polyphonic Traditional Corsican Folk Song

I've loved this song since I was in my early twenties. 

Great performance here as well. 

3. Confession Scene from Ingmar Bergman's 'The Seventh Seal' 

Masterful. I need to rewatch this. Haven't seen since I was a teenager, I think. 

4. Old Blue Eyes

It's remarkable how something can be so hammy and moving simultaneously.

5. James Salter's Life

"That's all that exists in the end. What has been written down."