31 August 2011

Memory test by BBC Researchers

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In this memory test (created for scienctific purpose)

http://www.bbc.co.uk/science/humanbody/mind/surveys/memory/

I got bad visual memory when not knowing what to look for,
better for spatial patterns
and super memory for (ordering of) numbers and words.


Most interesting though,
based on my answers about everyday situations:

"Your ability to remember events from the past is better than the ability to remember to do things that you had planned to do."

and

"You are better at remembering events and plans over long periods of time than remembering what you are doing moment to moment."

but

"You are equally good at remembering to do something whether you have an external que, such as a diary, or not."







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28 August 2011

Piano-based Pieces specially splendid in my life

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Piano has always meant something fundamental to me, mostly to listen to, a little bit to play. Here is a list of pieces where piano has played a great role in my picture. Each composer/performer can only have one piece represented. Even though it's impossible to count every piece in terms of how perfect impression they've made, I try to give them some kind of poetic order of personal importance.



1

LA FILLE AUX CHEVEUX DE LIN
[the girl with the flaxen hair]

by Claude Debussy
from Preludes Book 1, no 8

with many different pianists


2

BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATER
by Paul Simon

with Simon & Garfunkel -70
voice : Art Garfunkel
piano : Larry Knechtel


3

ONE SIDED LOVE AFFAIR
by Bill Campbell

with Elvis Presley -56


4

THE ENTERTAINER
by Scott Joplin

with Marvin Hamlisch (from movie The Sting) -73


5

LADY MADONNA
by Paul McCartney

with The Beatles -68


6

MR PLEASANT
by Ray Davies

with The Kinks -67


7

TELL ME WHY I DON'T LIKE MONDAYS
by Bob Geldoff

with The Boomtown Rats -79


8

SOV DU LILLA VIDEUNG
by Alice Tegnér

with Stina Nordenstam -03

never heard Stina sing in her home language before
and this version gives a special though distorted picture of the song:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a3jxzeoEW4w&feature=related



9

PAVANE POUR UNE INFANTE DEFUNTE
[pavane for a dead princess]

by Maurice Ravel
with many different pianists


10

BOK MED BLANKA SIDOR
[Book with empty pages]
by Peter LeMarc

with Peter LeMarc
piano : Stephan Folkelid


11

LES MARIONETTES
by Zbigniev Preisner

from Kieslowsky's movie Le Double Vie de Veronique -91


12

SWEET DREAMS (Children's Album op 39 no 12)
by Pjotr Tjajkovskij

with many different pianists


13

BLI MIN (Vem är du när morgonen är vackert vit?)
by Kajsa Grytt

with Kajsa & Melena -88
piano : Malena Jönsson


14

LOVER BOY
by Rick Davies & Roger Hodgson

with Supertramp -77


15

FILL YOUR HEART
by Paul Williams & Biff Rose

with either David Bowie -71, Tiny Tim or Biff Rose himself


16

BLUEBERRY HILL
by Lewis, Stock, Rose

with Fats Domino -57


17

I THINK IT'S GONNA RAIN TODAY
by Randy Newman

with Dusty Springfield -67


18

GRIEG'S PIANO CONCERTO
by Edward Grieg

with Eva Knardahl on piano -87


19

CHIQUITITA
by Agnetha Fältskog & Björn Ulvaeus, Benny Andersson & Anni-frid Lyngstad

with ABBA -79


20

UNIVERSUM
by Ted & Kenneth Gärdestad

with Ted Gärdestad -73
piano : Benny Andersson


21

SUMMER, HIGHLAND FALLS
by Billy Joel

with Billy Joel -76


22

STELLA
by Mauro Scocco

with Mauro Scocco -91


23

JEALOUS GUY
by John Lennon

with John Lennon -71


24

THE LIE [BERNINI'S SAINT THERESA]
by Peter Hammill

with Peter Hammill -74


25

LADY GRINNING SOUL
by David Bowie -72

in swedish cover with Ulf Lundell -84


26

THE DEAD MAN'S DREAM
by Gary Brooker & Keith Reid

with Procol Harum -70


27

MY FATHER
by Judy Collins

with Nina Simone -78











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27 August 2011

Seven Special Songs in my Horse Race

of 34:th week


Two Top Runners
seems already perfectly strong songs, but do they really last...?



THE EASY WINNERS
with Alexander Peskanov

by Scott Joplin
from SCOTT JOPLIN : Piano Rags -02

(or of course in movie The Sting if you prefer)




GRAND HOTEL
with Procol Harum

by Gary Brooker & Keith Reid
from Grand Hotel -73






Three in Advance
comes closer every time...



FILL YOUR HEART
with Biff Rose

by Biff Rose
from The Thorn in Mrs Rose's Side -68

OR
with Tiny Tim
from God Bless Tiny Tim -68

(only heard it with David Bowie before)




I CAME SO FAR FOR BEAUTY
with Stina Nordenstam

by Leonard Cohen -79
from People Are Strange -00

with beautiful pictures here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dUkvHOn0nak&feature=related




FRITIOF & CARMENCITA (tango)
with Jakob Hellman

by Evert Taube
from TAUBE (collection box with swedish artists singing Taube) -90






Two Cool Spurters
doesn't seem so good at first, but possesses enormous potential...?



DEN FINLÄNDSKA DIMMAN (FINNS DU?)
with Kajsa Grytt

by Kajsa Grytt
from En Kvinna Under Påverkan -11




BARPIANISTEN [Piano Man]
with Helen Sjöholm

by Billy Joel
from Euforia : Helen Sjöholm sjunger [sings] Billy Joel -10










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26 August 2011

Recently seVen seen Old Movies

I give from 1 star to 7 stars
by 8 cathegories they become maximum 56 stars






THE STING
[Blåsningen]
by George Roy Hill
USA -73


6 Beauty (SnowWhite)

4 Joy (Happy)

4 Humour (Dopey)

2 Conflict (Grumpy)

7 Action (Sneezy)

7 Timeline (Sleepy)

5 Idea (Doc)

6 Mystery (Bashful)

= 41






MOVIE CRAZY
[FilmFlugan]
by Clyde Bruckman & Harold Lloyd

starring Harold Lloyd (not silent)
USA -32


6 Beauty (SnowWhite)

4 Joy (Happy)

7 Humour (Dopey)

3 Conflict (Grumpy)

6 Action (Sneezy)

5 Timeline (Sleepy)

5 Idea (Doc)

2 Mystery (Bashful)

= 38






VÅRAT GÄNG
[OUR GANG]
by Gunnar Skoglund

music : Kai Gullmar, lyrics : Nils Perne & Sven Paddock
Sweden -42


6 Beauty (SnowWhite)

7 Joy (Happy)

6 Humour (Dopey)

4 Conflict (Grumpy)

5 Action (Sneezy)

4 Timeline (Sleepy)

3 Idea (Doc)

2 Mystery (Bashful)

= 37






KARATE KID
by John G Avildsen
USA -84


2 Beauty (SnowWhite)

6 Joy (Happy)

2 Humour (Dopey)

5 Conflict (Grumpy)

5 Action (Sneezy)

4 Timeline (Sleepy)

6 Idea (Doc)

5 Mystery (Bashful)

= 35






THE THREE CABALLEROS
[Donald Duck in LatinAmerica]

by Walt Disney
USA -44


5 Beauty (SnowWhite)

5 Joy (Happy)

6 Humour (Dopey)

2 Conflict (Grumpy)

5 Action (Sneezy)

4 Timeline (Sleepy)

5 Idea (Doc)

2 Mystery (Bashful)

= 34






THE THIRD MAN
not by but with Orson Welles

by Carol Reed
based on Graham Greene
UK /Vienna -49


6 Beauty (SnowWhite)

2 Joy (Happy)

3 Humour (Dopey)

3 Conflict (Grumpy)

3 Action (Sneezy)

2 Timeline (Sleepy)

7 Idea (Doc)

7 Mystery (Bashful)

= 33






IVAN THE TERRIBLE part I
by Sergei Eisenstein
Soviet Union -53


7 Beauty (SnowWhite)

1 Joy (Happy)

3 Humour (Dopey)

5 Conflict (Grumpy)

4 Action (Sneezy)

2 Timeline (Sleepy)

5 Idea (Doc)

4 Mystery (Bashful)

= 31







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21 August 2011

Seven Special Songs in my Horse Race

of 33:rd week


Two Top Runners
seems already perfectly strong songs, but do they really last...?



KINGFISH (of New Orleans)
with Randy Newman

by Randy Newman
from Good Old Boys -74



MY BLUE HEAVEN
with Fats Domino -56

by George Whiting & Walter Donaldson
from box FATS DOMINO : KING OF NEW ORLEANS






Three in Advance
comes closer every time...



HONKY TONK TRAIN BLUES
with Meade Lux Lewis

by Meade Lux Lewis -27



BOOGIE WOOGIE STOMP
with Albert Ammons

by Albert Ammons -39



AFRICAN RIPPLES
with Fats Waller

by Fats Waller -34
from box Handful of Keys






Two Cool Spurters
doesn't seem so good at first, but possesses enormous potential...?



MOONGLOW
with Art Tatum -41

by Hudson, Mills & DeLange
from compilation Hold That Tiger



HONEYSUCKLE ROSE [eller Har ni cykellås?]
with Robert Wells & Charlie Norman

by Fats Waller
from DubbelPianisterna Hör & Häpna Presenterar -96










The One Already finished when race started
even though I have a long way left to realize how a masterpiece it really is



LISZT'S PIANO SONATA IN B-MINOR [KlavierSonate h-moll]
with John Zhang

by Franz Liszt 1854

played live in old theatre's chrystal saloon in Gothenburg -11






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18 August 2011

Horse Cycle (my language learning)

in english
in swedish
in german
in czech
in french




0

wheel

hjul

Rad

kolo

roue



1

saddle

sadel

Sattel

sedlo

selle



2

ride a bike // bicycle

cykla

Rad fahren

jezdit na kole

aller en vélo // faire de la bicyclette



3

tramp // treadle // trample

trampa

treten // trampeln

slapat // dupat

piétiner // pédaler



4

ride the horse

rida hästen

das Pferd reiten

rajtovat se koni

monter à le cheval // faire du le cheval



5

motor cycle

motorcykel

Motorrad, Kraftrad

motocykl

moto, motocyclette



6

back(side) // buttocks

rumpa // stjärt

Hintern // Schwanz, Stuss

zadek // ocas

derrière // cul



7

rear up

stegra sig

sich bäumen

zvysovat se

se cabrer



8

rotate // whirl, spin

rotera // snurra

(sich herum)drehen

rotovat // krouzit

tourner



9

steer // drive

styra // köra

steuern, lenken // fahren

ovládat // rídit

diriger // conduire










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14 August 2011

Seven Special Songs in my Horse Race

of 32:nd week


Two Top Runners
seems already perfectly strong songs, but do they really last...?



TAKE THIS WALTZ
with Leonard Cohen

by Leonard Cohen
from I'm Your Man -88



(HAVE YOU GOT A) PRETTY LITTLE SISTER (SISTER?)
with Lasse Dahlquist

by Lasse Dahlquist
from swedish collection 1930's and 40's






Three in Advance
comes closer every time...



4:TH TIME AROUND
with Bob Dylan

by Bob Dylan
from Blonde on Blonde -66



MY OLD KENTUCKY HOME
with Randy Newman

by Randy Newman from Traditional
from 12 Songs -70



OLDER GUYS
with Flying Burrito Brothers

by Hillman, Leadon, Parsons
from Burrito Deluxe -70






Two Cool Spurters
doesn't seem so good, but possesses enormous potential...?



from MOZART'S FLUTE CONCERTO
[KONZERT FÜR FLÖTE UND ORCHESTER]

second movement [zweite sätze] : ADAGIO MA NON TROPPO

flute : Werner Tripp
with Wiener Philharmoniker -75

by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart



WALTZ from TJAJKOVSKIJ'S SERENADE FOR STRINGS

with Wiener Chamber Orchestra -93
by Pjotr Tjajkovskij






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11 August 2011

Recently seVen seen Movies somewhere between New and Old

I give from 1 star to 7 stars
by 8 cathegories they become maximum 56 stars




BEFORE SUNRISE
by Richard Linklater
USA [in Vienna] -95


4 Beauty (SnowWhite)

7 Joy (Happy)

5 Humour (Dopey)

6 Conflict (Grumpy)

4 Action (Sneezy)

6 Timeline (Sleepy)

7 Idea (Doc)

5 Mystery (Bashful)

= 44






LES TRIPLETTES DE BELLEVILLE
by Sylvain Chomet
France -03


7 Beauty (SnowWhite)

3 Joy (Happy)

7 Humour (Dopey)

3 Conflict (Grumpy)

6 Action (Sneezy)

6 Timeline (Sleepy)

6 Idea (Doc)

5 Mystery (Bashful)

= 43






TOY STORY part I + TOY STORY part II
by John Lasseter
USA [Pixar] -95 /-99


4 Beauty (SnowWhite)

4 Joy (Happy)

5 Humour (Dopey)

3 Conflict (Grumpy)

6 Action (Sneezy)

3 Timeline (Sleepy)

6 Idea (Doc)

4 Mystery (Bashful)

= 35






KAUAS PILVET KARKAAVAT [MOLN PÅ DRIFT]
by Aki Kaurismäki
Finland -96


4 Beauty (SnowWhite)

6 Joy (Happy)

3 Humour (Dopey)

6 Conflict (Grumpy)

4 Action (Sneezy)

3 Timeline (Sleepy)

2 Idea (Doc)

5 Mystery (Bashful)

= 33






LE LIÈVRE DE VATANEN [VATANEN'S HARE]
by Marc Rivière
Belgium /Canada -06

based on book from Finland : "The Year of The Hare" by Paasilinna -75


4 Beauty (SnowWhite)

6 Joy (Happy)

4 Humour (Dopey)

3 Conflict (Grumpy)

3 Action (Sneezy)

2 Timeline (Sleepy)

5 Idea (Doc)

4 Mystery (Bashful)

= 31






WILD AT HEART
by David Lynch
USA -90


2 Beauty (SnowWhite)

1 Joy (Happy)

5 Humour (Dopey)

5 Conflict (Grumpy)

5 Action (Sneezy)

4 Timeline (Sleepy)

2 Idea (Doc)

5 Mystery (Bashful)

= 29






NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS
by Tim Burton and Henry Selick
USA -93


7 Beauty (SnowWhite)

3 Joy (Happy)

4 Humour (Dopey)

2 Conflict (Grumpy)

3 Action (Sneezy)

2 Timeline (Sleepy)

4 Idea (Doc)

1 Mystery (Bashful)

= 26











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07 August 2011

Recently eleVen seen Movies from Nowadays

I give from 1 star to 7 stars
by 8 cathegories they become maximum 56 stars





CORALINE
[Coraline och spegelns hemlighet]
by Henry Selick
from USA


7 Beauty (SnowWhite)

5 Joy (Happy)

7 Humour (Dopey)

6 Conflict (Grumpy)

6 Action (Sneezy)

6 Timeline (Sleepy)

7 Idea (Doc)

7 Mystery (Bashful)

= 51

= more than I have given any movie so far (during last year)







WALL-E
by Andrew Stanton
USA -08 [Pixar]

seen for my second time
(and I hope Alice saw it too)


7 Beauty (SnowWhite)

5 Joy (Happy)

6 Humour (Dopey)

5 Conflict (Grumpy)

6 Action (Sneezy)

6 Timeline (Sleepy)

6 Idea (Doc)

5 Mystery (Bashful)

= 46







THE ILLUSIONIST
an almost silent animation
based on screenplay by Jacques Tati
by Sylvain Chomet
from France


7 Beauty (SnowWhite)

5 Joy (Happy)

6 Humour (Dopey)

2 Conflict (Grumpy)

4 Action (Sneezy)

5 Timeline (Sleepy)

5 Idea (Doc)

7 Mystery (Bashful)

= 41







HIMLEN ÄR OSKYLDIGT BLÅ
by Hannes Holm
from Sweden


6 Beauty (SnowWhite)

4 Joy (Happy)

2 Humour (Dopey)

7 Conflict (Grumpy)

6 Action (Sneezy)

6 Timeline (Sleepy)

5 Idea (Doc)

4 Mystery (Bashful)

= 40







ELINA - SOM OM JAG INTE FANNS
[ELINA - AS IF I DIDN'T EXIST]
by Klaus Härö
from Sweden /Finland


6 Beauty (SnowWhite)

5 Joy (Happy)

1 Humour (Dopey)

7 Conflict (Grumpy)

5 Action (Sneezy)

5 Timeline (Sleepy)

5 Idea (Doc)

3 Mystery (Bashful)

= 37







UP
by Bob Peterson & Pete Docter
from USA [Pixar]


5 Beauty (SnowWhite)

5 Joy (Happy)

6 Humour (Dopey)

5 Conflict (Grumpy)

5 Action (Sneezy)

3 Timeline (Sleepy)

4 Idea (Doc)

2 Mystery (Bashful)

= 35






THE KING'S SPEECH
by Tom Hooper
from United Kingdom


3 Beauty (SnowWhite)

5 Joy (Happy)

2 Humour (Dopey)

7 Conflict (Grumpy)

2 Action (Sneezy)

4 Timeline (Sleepy)

7 Idea (Doc)

4 Mystery (Bashful)

= 34






ARMADILLO
by Janus Metz Pedersen
from Denmark /Afghanistan


1 Beauty (SnowWhite)

4 Joy (Happy)

2 Humour (Dopey)

6 Conflict (Grumpy)

7 Action (Sneezy)

4 Timeline (Sleepy)

6 Idea (Doc)

3 Mystery (Bashful)

= 33







PAHA PERHE
[BAD FAMILY]
by Aleksi Salmenperä
(producer Aki Kaurismäki)
from Finland


2 Beauty (SnowWhite)

1 Joy (Happy)

2 Humour (Dopey)

7 Conflict (Grumpy)

5 Action (Sneezy)

4 Timeline (Sleepy)

5 Idea (Doc)

6 Mystery (Bashful)

= 32







THE TOURIST
by Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck
from USA /France /Italy


7 Beauty (SnowWhite)

2 Joy (Happy)

4 Humour (Dopey)

1 Conflict (Grumpy)

5 Action (Sneezy)

3 Timeline (Sleepy)

4 Idea (Doc)

5 Mystery (Bashful)

= 31







AKMAREUL BOTADA [I SAW THE DEVIL]
by Jee-woom Kim
from SouthKorea


4 Beauty (SnowWhite)

1 Joy (Happy)

2 Humour (Dopey)

5 Conflict (Grumpy)

6 Action (Sneezy)

3 Timeline (Sleepy)

4 Idea (Doc)

1 Mystery (Bashful)

= 26


I liked his "A Tale of Two Sisters" so much much better







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06 August 2011

Seven Special Songs in my Horse Race

of 31:st week


Two Top Runners
seems already perfectly strong songs, but do they really last...?



VIENNA (waits for you)
with Billy Joel

by Billy Joel
from The Stranger -77

Why Vienna?:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sWRiiH2MJ2U&feature=related



THAT MAN
with Caro Emerald

by Vincent de Giorgio
from Deleted Scenes From The Cutting Room -10






Three in Advance
comes closer every time...



TWELFTH STREET RAG
with Fats Waller

by Summer & Bowman
from Handful of Keys : Truckin' (1934-35)



SAMBA KATASTROF // KOHTALOKAS SAMBA (om Kalle Tappinen)
with Arja Saijonmaa

by Georg Malmstén & Lars Huldén
via Guldkorn (1977-84)



(Spend another day) WITHOUT HER
with Blood Sweat And Tears

by Harry Nilsson
from Child is Father to The Man -68

strangely enough I've only heard a czech cover before






Two Cool Spurters
doesn't seem so good, but possesses enormous potential...?



WHEELS
with The Flying Burrito Brothers

by Gram Parsons & Chris Hillman
from The Gilded Pallace of Sin -69



BORN ON THE BAYOU
with Creedence Clearwater Revival

by John Fogerty
from Bayou Country -69







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