When the cops thought that they had a water-tight case, and they handed their suspect a pen and paper expecting him to write his confession, he wrote only 3 words, "GET JACK REACHER." Given that Lee Child novels have made a couple of appearances on Slicer's Slivers, you won't be surprised to hear that Slicer went to…
Slicer recently joined others in calling for US guns to be put in the ground (- at least privately owned high powered assault rifles, and the fetishism that goes with them). He understands gun control is not the only answer, but cringes at the lame mantra "guns don't kill people; people kill people." The first funerals of…
Yet another US gun tragedy. Thoughts are difficult; words even more so. Questions are directed horizontally and vertically. There is an overwhelming sense of despair, alongside anger and frustration. No country is immune, whatever the legislation on gun ownership. Slicer has posted before on a similar situation, and his memories are stirred that this sort…
A little follow-on from Slicer's article on youth and the ravages of time. Thank you, Benmont Tench (via Twitter), for highlighting this piece in the New York Times on the work done since a little-known scientific paper was published in 1996. This species defies the claim "life's a bitch and then you die," but then it ain't…
Before we get to infinitives and infinity, we should cover affinity. Slicer is a sucker for objects bearing his name, or his function. Whether it's a precision instrument for shaving bacon, or a cool guitar pedal, he feels a compelling urge… He has posted before about pizza (a recording of an embarrassing phone call) and now has…
A few tunes Slicer's been listening to on Good Friday. "I hurt myself today." "You've done it all… what can I do for you? [Click to listen]"
With its opening song, and reminiscing themes, this album could probably have been entitled "Bringing It All Back Home," if someone else hadn't thought of it first. Can old ideas sometimes be an advance on current ones? There's a certain audacity in entitling your new album "Old Ideas" and expecting it to be thought sufficiently novel as to…
At school, one of Slicer's favourite bands was Blue Oyster Cult, whose 1975 live album provided the title for this post. He still has strong affection for their best known song, and several others. Their music is metal-influenced rock, but Slicer never found their music dark, or taking itself too seriously. The lyrics are…
Slicer's interest was caught by this series of iconic album covers, minus the departed. You can view the larger pics sequentially here. Being a Ramones enthusiast, Slicer was particularly struck by the impact of the cover of their first album. "Silvio, I gotta go Find out something only dead men know."
Slicer's Slivers of Being 