a weblog by M.C.W. MURPHYNINETEEN EIGHTY-SIXTumblr (3.0; @nineteeneightysix)http://blog.nineteeneightysix.net/How nice the snowball fight looked before my knee was whacked...<img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lywbgulHvL1qz9smso1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>How nice the snowball fight looked before my knee was whacked out (Taken with <a href="http://instagr.am" target="_blank">instagram</a>)</p>http://blog.nineteeneightysix.net/post/17063124242http://blog.nineteeneightysix.net/post/17063124242Sat, 04 Feb 2012 20:14:53 -0500"Piracy is the new radio. That’s how music gets around. That’s the radio. If you really..."“Piracy is the new radio. That’s how music gets around. That’s the radio. If you...http://blog.nineteeneightysix.net/post/16930082080http://blog.nineteeneightysix.net/post/16930082080Thu, 02 Feb 2012 14:27:41 -0500Jack White's backWith a new song, and a new album in August. Very promising stuff. http://blog.nineteeneightysix.net/post/16776776159http://blog.nineteeneightysix.net/post/16776776159Mon, 30 Jan 2012 16:19:00 -0500The most beautiful guitar in the world is part of the footage...<img src="http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lyl0a4qqPu1qz9smso1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>The <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_Black" target="_blank">most beautiful guitar in the world</a> is part of the footage shot for the 37-minute jam-thing currently occupying <a href="http://neilyoung.com/" target="_blank">Neil Young’s homepage</a>. I can only hope this is the start of some Crazy Horse love. I can’t believe it’s been nearly a decade since <em><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greendale_(album)" target="_blank">Greendale</a></em> came out.</p>http://blog.nineteeneightysix.net/post/16722582859http://blog.nineteeneightysix.net/post/16722582859Sun, 29 Jan 2012 17:39:40 -0500"I am a lousy copywriter."Upon being asked about how David Ogilvy goes about writing copy, he came up with the following...http://blog.nineteeneightysix.net/post/16466690317http://blog.nineteeneightysix.net/post/16466690317Wed, 25 Jan 2012 10:50:35 -0500Wow.<img src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ly0e4dp9WI1qz9smso1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-16615145" target="_blank">Wow</a>.</p>http://blog.nineteeneightysix.net/post/16075472922http://blog.nineteeneightysix.net/post/16075472922Wed, 18 Jan 2012 16:00:05 -0500Growing up, my dad was a big fan of the Chieftains.Growing up, my dad was a big fan of the Chieftains.: Like many bands, he had one record in...http://blog.nineteeneightysix.net/post/16071198208http://blog.nineteeneightysix.net/post/16071198208Wed, 18 Jan 2012 14:23:34 -0500yourmirror: London remapped with song names <img src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lxp305PufW1qzl9iio1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://yourmirror.tumblr.com/post/15726680788/london-remapped-with-song-names" target="_blank">yourmirror</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>London remapped with song names</p> </blockquote>http://blog.nineteeneightysix.net/post/15736354654http://blog.nineteeneightysix.net/post/15736354654Thu, 12 Jan 2012 16:05:36 -0500This is brilliant; definitely something Ogilvy should look more...<iframe width="400" height="225" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/IkOQw96cfyE?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>This is brilliant; definitely something Ogilvy should look more into, I reckon. They’ve seen the future, and it’s feline.</p>http://blog.nineteeneightysix.net/post/15734087196http://blog.nineteeneightysix.net/post/15734087196Thu, 12 Jan 2012 15:18:48 -0500Still a pretty good album cover. laughingsquid: Album Covers...<img src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lqfrl0xMKx1r286y6o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Still a pretty good album cover.</p> <p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://links.laughingsquid.com/post/15575377488/album-covers-minus-dead-band-members" target="_blank">laughingsquid</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a href="http://laughingsquid.com/album-covers-minus-dead-band-members/" target="_blank">Album Covers Minus Dead Band Members</a></p> </blockquote>http://blog.nineteeneightysix.net/post/15591843349http://blog.nineteeneightysix.net/post/15591843349Mon, 09 Jan 2012 19:32:22 -0500Hanging out in a beautiful room at the Royal Opera House before...<img src="http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lxhqmgXti81qz9smso1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Hanging out in a beautiful room at the Royal Opera House before La Traviata on Friday. (Taken with <a href="http://instagr.am" target="_blank">instagram</a>)</p>http://blog.nineteeneightysix.net/post/15516406273http://blog.nineteeneightysix.net/post/15516406273Sun, 08 Jan 2012 12:44:40 -0500Here's a new blog I've started.Here's a new blog I've started.: It’s going to house some writing I do. That’s probably...http://blog.nineteeneightysix.net/post/15515801154http://blog.nineteeneightysix.net/post/15515801154Sun, 08 Jan 2012 12:31:49 -0500This is the part of the ’90s that I would’ve liked...<iframe width="400" height="299" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/zdzY49xlvdY?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>This is the part of the ’90s that I would’ve liked to have been old enough to remember.</p>http://blog.nineteeneightysix.net/post/15258403319http://blog.nineteeneightysix.net/post/15258403319Tue, 03 Jan 2012 17:07:05 -0500Great old map of Great Britain.<img src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lwu19yAjpc1qz9smso1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Great old map of Great Britain.</p>http://blog.nineteeneightysix.net/post/14828815255http://blog.nineteeneightysix.net/post/14828815255Mon, 26 Dec 2011 17:32:21 -0500My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2011-12-18)My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2011-12-18): Sufjan Stevens (21) Frank Sinatra (6) Dean Martin...http://blog.nineteeneightysix.net/post/14509627292http://blog.nineteeneightysix.net/post/14509627292Tue, 20 Dec 2011 09:24:55 -0500"Heaven looks a lot like New Jersey."“Heaven looks a lot like New Jersey.” - Jon Bon Jovi, in response to reports of his...http://blog.nineteeneightysix.net/post/14507357205http://blog.nineteeneightysix.net/post/14507357205Tue, 20 Dec 2011 07:50:33 -0500The sun is coming out as we get ready to leave Copenhagen....<img src="http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lwehcwWYuL1qz9smso1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>The sun is coming out as we get ready to leave Copenhagen. That’s the most eco-friendly hotel in Europe in the background. (Taken with <a href="http://instagr.am" target="_blank">Instagram</a> at Ørestad Station)</p>http://blog.nineteeneightysix.net/post/14400589476http://blog.nineteeneightysix.net/post/14400589476Sun, 18 Dec 2011 07:58:08 -0500I got very close to this bird. He did not seem to mind much. ...<img src="http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lweh7zg5as1qz9smso1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>I got very close to this bird. He did not seem to mind much. (Taken with <a href="http://instagr.am" target="_blank">instagram</a>)</p>http://blog.nineteeneightysix.net/post/14400533031http://blog.nineteeneightysix.net/post/14400533031Sun, 18 Dec 2011 07:55:11 -0500Tons of people at Tivoli (Taken with instagram)<img src="http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lweh5fz4lL1qz9smso1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Tons of people at Tivoli (Taken with <a href="http://instagr.am" target="_blank">instagram</a>)</p>http://blog.nineteeneightysix.net/post/14400503162http://blog.nineteeneightysix.net/post/14400503162Sun, 18 Dec 2011 07:53:38 -0500Russian-themed Christmas market. (Taken with instagram)<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lweh1hnyZ31qz9smso1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Russian-themed Christmas market. (Taken with <a href="http://instagr.am" target="_blank">instagram</a>)</p>http://blog.nineteeneightysix.net/post/14400457492http://blog.nineteeneightysix.net/post/14400457492Sun, 18 Dec 2011 07:51:17 -0500