My brother and I took my mother out for dinner tonight – Chinese. The meal was nice, just somewhere locally. It is her birthday tomorrow – I still need to get her a present. I am not sure what I will get her yet.

Talking to my brother the subject of music came up. He was telling me that Tripple-J has a new CD out called “Like a Version” which contains eclectic mixes of songs in different styles. Duncan was saying that Richard Glover on the ABC was wondering what the best new version was – and they came up with the Nine Inch Nails song ‘Hurt’. This song was re-done by Johnny Cash just before he died, and was nominated for a Country Music Award.

I am not a huge fan of his, but this song has to be probably one of his best songs ever, and so far out of character, and so perfect for him. The film clip accentuated what the song was saying too. It was ideal as the final song of his career. It is one of those songs where the film clip just adds stuff to the message rather taking away from it. Not one for the permament collection, but a must see none the less.

Photo of the Day

I got a magazine from the USA today. Circuit Cellar is a fantastic magazine, and worth what I pay for it and much more. I have got work from just telling people what I read in the magazine. Anyway for the past few issues the photo below has appeared. You can look at the competition WWW site here. The question is, what is wrong with the photo? It has been photoshopped, apart from the fact that it is shot with a fisheye lens. I have found at least three spots in the photo where it has been edited. See how many you can find. I will post my results tomorrow.