' Waiting for Dave' aka 'A Blog in Which Nothing Happens' - Until Today.

This is my first post for over two years. I thought my 'Blogger' Blog was RIP. I've been reading Penelope Trunk (http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2006/11/10/the-easiest-instructions-for-how-to-start-a-blog/) and whilst I think some of her views are, well NOT my views, she is sound on blogging, and she recommends 'Blogger.' I clicked on the link, and here I am again, two years later, and eager to write. I do have another reason to write a blog. This year, I started a humanities degree with Open University Australia, and my second unit is 'Creative and Professional Writing.'

The only way to learn to write is to write it yourself? Did I read that somewhere, or have I just made up a brand new cliche? (I guess 'Brand New' is, itself, a cliche?') We covered cliches the other week, trying to invent our own. Cliches are only bad if you use other people's?

I hereby resolve to write every day, 'here, there, and everwhere.' ('Revolver', my favourite album of all time. I was going to say that it's not my favourite Beatles' album, but is that illogical? I have this soft spot for 'Help' you see, not sure why, perhaps because they were still a 'real' band then, i.e. playing live.) I've been playing a few albums on YouTube, whilst I type. Just realized that I'm NOT playing one now though, so let's choose one. Hmmm.

I just opened one of my many pop music books at random and, on page 203, at number 8 in the British charts for 2 June 1973, is 'Also Sprach Zarathustra (2001) by 'Deodato.' I can't place that, but as I was buying records in 1973 - I see that at number 4 was 'Hell Raiser' by 'The Sweet' (my favourite band that year!) Number 1 was 'See My Baby Jive' by 'Wizzard.'

Dumb Dave! '2001 A Space Odyssey?' I've got my YouTube album for today, anyway. I'm listening to the album rather than the single. I have (re) learnt something today!

Also Sprach Zarathustra (2001)

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"Also sprach Zarathustra (2001)"
Single by Deodato
from the album Prelude
B-side	"Spirit of Summer"
Released	1973 [1][2]
Format	7"
Recorded	September 1972, Van Gelder Studios
Genre	Jazz
Length	9:00 (Album version) 5:06 (Single version)
Label	CTI
Writer(s)	Richard Strauss
Producer(s)	Creed Taylor
Deodato singles chronology
"Also sprach Zarathustra (2001)" (1973) "Rhapsody in Blue" (1973)

"Also sprach Zarathustra (2001)" is an instrumental number by Brazilian musician Eumir Deodato, from his 1973 album Prelude.^[1][2] It is a jazz-influenced rendition of the introduction from the Richard Strauss composition Also sprach Zarathustra, most famous for its use in the 1968 film 2001: A Space Odyssey (hence the subtitle, "2001").
Released as the album's first single in early 1973, his rendition peaked at #2 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 singles chart on 31 March 1973 and #7 on the UK Singles Chart.^[1] It won the 1974 Grammy Award for Best Pop Instrumental Performance.^[1][2]
It appeared in the 1979 film Being There starring Peter Sellers, as his character leaves home for the very first time in his life.
Covers of the song have been played by Spacehog, Phish, and Dave Matthews Band.