Lockdown Diary - Wednesday 10th March 2021

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Recent events have consigned me to a not so good place.  It seems like I can't fix things, which makes it even more difficult.  Just got to sort things out, even if only from my perspective. Things may go a bit quiet for a while.

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Usual Wednesday rubbish culminating in dinner, 'Mr. Robot', then a welcome escape from reality.

This tune has been rattling around my brain for a few days now, so this should exorcise the demon: 'Music Plans' from Yellow Magic Orchestra's (aka YMO's) album 'BGM' ('BGM' being an abbreviation for 'Background Music', a deliberately ironic title, particularly given the drum patterns and sound palette at work on the album, which was at the forefront of technology when it was released) 


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