GANG ROUNDUP (May 2017) What’s new in the Diesel Era in the month of May. New novels out, article about the Easter Reising and the disaster of the Hindenburg (80th annyversary). First experimentation with film colour in the 1920s
Think you’re escaping and run into yourself. Longest way round is the shortest way home – James Joyce
Here we are, the first post of the year and it's going to be a collection. You know, I'm still going to figure out what I'll write for this blog this year. I do have a few posts already in mind, and I've kind of decided the theme for the April AtoZ Challenge will be…
I'll be honest, I won't be sorry to see 2016 go. It was a hard time on so many levels, both personal and otherwise.
But the beauty of a new beginning is that we can always wish for the best, one more time. We can still hope that things will turn to the best, at last,…
To all of you who celebrate Christmas: have a very Marry Christmas with your family and loved one.
To all of you who don't: have a nice festive season.
And as you know, I like doing things in style... ENJOY!
So, who's doing NaNoWrimo? I am... trying...
But in the meantime, I've discovered some good stuff to share with you.
Movie Review: Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow
When it comes to describing to someone what dieselpunk is, Sky Captain is one of the best examples. It's a retrofuturistic film (retrofuturism is one of…
Gang Roudup (October 2016) A collection of videos, blogs, photos, curiosity about dieselpunk and the 1920s
“I do not need my freedom when I’m dead… I cannot live on tomorrow’s bread”- Langston Hughes
A few months ago I noticed a post on the blog of fellow writers Sue Coletta: Sharing the Love in the Writing Community where she shares news about fellow writers. I love the idea of sharing what other writers and bloggers do and if you follow me on my social media you have probably stumbled…
Jim Thorpe is considered the ultimate athlete, who won everything at the Olympic Games in Stockholm in 1912… and whose records are not in the Olympic books
Zest (AtoZ Challenge 2016 – Jazz Age Jazz) Jazz was destroied and created at the same time. It divided even if it was about collaboration. It was the more precise definition of the Jazz Age.
You Ain’t The One (AtoZ Challenge 2016 – Jazz Age Jazz) You Ain’t The One by Charlie Johnson’s Paradise Ten jazz son of 1928 (music clip)