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Adalbert is a forum for me, to post ephemera, photography, poetry, occasional travel notes, and various spontaneous motions. Cover photo: Parsonage where my great-grandfather spent his early years. Taken near Liegnitz, Silesia, ca. 1870. The "xothique" portion of the web address is a nod to Clark Ashton Smith's fictional continent of Zothique.

Wednesday, July 27, 2016

Blog Birthday



Today marks eight years since I started this blog. I'll have Jimi Hendrix (with Curtis Knight) play a version of "Happy Birthday," to mark the anniversary.

And here's the first journal-like post from the distant parallel universe of 2008...Myspace and after-rumbles of the Surge:

Sunday, July 27, 2008


First entry

Just re-watched Marathon Man last night... Is it safe? Dim memories of seeing clips from it in 1976 on television...



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7 comments:

  1. UnknownJuly 27, 2016 at 1:51 PM

    Congratulations! Hope you enjoy it as much as the people in the video!

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  2. JonathanJuly 27, 2016 at 11:36 PM

    Thank you, Rob!

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  3. Rigadoon23July 28, 2016 at 3:11 AM

    Congratulations and a happy birthday, Jonathan. Great choice of birthday music!...and yes, I remember "is it safe"...Excellent movie.

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    1. JonathanJuly 31, 2016 at 9:06 PM

      It wasn't my actual birthday, Ray, just the blog anniversary. But thanks!

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    2. Rigadoon23August 1, 2016 at 1:28 AM

      I understood that, Jonathan, I was wishing you a happy blog birthday.

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    3. JonathanAugust 1, 2016 at 12:23 PM

      No worries, Ray. Have a good one.

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  4. JonathanJuly 28, 2016 at 10:45 PM

    Thanks for your support, Ray. Always enjoy seeing what you've posted! Yes, Marathon Man is superb.

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