Bill Stratton

Art & art history...music...film & TV...architecture...photography...sports

[Bill Stratton @bill_stratton]

@soundstoryuk Just this today. A top shelf no-skipper and a major impact album for me:
Second Hand News
Dreams
Never Going Back Again
Don't Stop
Go Your Own Way
Songbird
The Chain
You Made Loving Fun
I Don't Want To Know
Oh Daddy
Gold Dust Woman

[Bill Stratton @bill_stratton]

@soundstoryuk "Congrats on the 14 years" Lots of great tunes just a "click play" away. Like it, good combo. Not to forget the music questions - challenging, great fun. Good stuff my friend

[Bill Stratton @bill_stratton]

(4/4) "Songs About Cheating...The Artists"
1) Journey 2) Kenny Rogers 3) George Michael 4) Ace
5) REO Speedwagon 6) Linda Ronstadt 7) The Eagles
8) Melissa Etheridge 9) Dolly Parton
10) The Romantics 11) J. Geils Band 12) Squeeze

[Bill Stratton @bill_stratton]

(3/4) "Songs About Cheating, Name the Artists"
9) Jolene
10) Talking in Your Sleep
11) Love Stinks
12) Tempted

[Bill Stratton @bill_stratton]

(2/4) "Songs About Cheating, Name the Artists"
5) Take It on The Run
6) Ooh Baby Baby
7) Lyin' Eyes
8) I'm The Only One

[Bill Stratton @bill_stratton]

(1/4) "Songs About Cheating, Name the Artists"
1) Loving, Touching, Squeezing
2) Daytime Friends
3) Careless Whisper
4) How Long

[Bill Stratton @bill_stratton]

Why are these songs so popular? Short answer, a situation or situations many of us have experienced; storytelling and music we relate to. Huge category, small sample size, "Songs About Cheating, Name the Artists"

[Bill Stratton @bill_stratton]

Enjoying these encores of Andrew Marr's "The World's Greatest Paintings" Well presented, informative. Last night, national treasure in Britain, "The Fighting Temeraire, tugged to her last berth to be broken up" (1838) by J.M.W. Turner. Next week, Picasso, Knowledge Network

[@_rt* @literatura_rte]

Salvador Dalí (1904-1989)
Ulysse et son fils Télémaque
Executed in 1970

[@_rt* @literatura_rte]

Oberon, Titania and Puck with Fairies Dancing. From William Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream
1786
William Blake (1757–1827)

[@_rt* @literatura_rte]

The Strange Masks, 1892
James Ensor (1860–1949)

[Pati Jinich @PatiJinich]

Come with me for a wildly tasty ride through the Northern Mexican state of Coahuila, ending up where Mexico meets Texas, in Pati’s Mexican Table Season 15! Our quinceañera season! It premieres on @PBS stations beginning Sept. 4 (check local listings) - who’s with me?!
@ampublictv

[Pati Jinich @PatiJinich]

Quince años. Quince temporadas. Season 15 of Pati's Mexican Table is the show's quinceañera! Premieres Sept. 4. Here's the poster, and I think it shows what this season is: raw, bold, delicious. Tomorrow I'll show you the trailer😁

[soundStory 🎧 @soundstoryuk]

Hey, time for
a few spins.....
#nowplaying
Fleetwood Mac
- Tusk [1979]
https://t.co/XUKPAgzTXp

[Bill Stratton @bill_stratton]

@vangoghmuseum As you know, Sunflowers is very popular with the young student/artists. Safe to say this 8-year old girl should keep at it - fantastisch :)

[Philip Mould @philipmould]

We’re back this Thursday: BBC1 at 8.00pm. Starting with something unusual. A Faberge flower? Or is it? A treasure if so.

[Bill Stratton @bill_stratton]

On Linda's 80th, I can say she's always been special

[Bill Stratton @bill_stratton]

For art lovers, this upcoming encore on Knowledge Network. "Works made with almost supernatural skill, firece passion and extraordinary brainpower" (host, Andrew Marr) From Leonardo to Velazquez and Millais, Marr's take on ten of "The World's Greatest Paintings" Starts July 20th

[Bill Stratton @bill_stratton]

"Klimt and The Kiss" (2023) Numerous guest experts. All added value, including analysis of the painting from many directions. Two thumbs up. My personal opinion of the artist? "Klimt's unique visual language remains completely unmatched in art history" #KnowledgeNetwork

[Bill Stratton @bill_stratton]

@soundstoryuk One of my Top-5 most played albums.
"A groundbreaking alternative rock commericial powerhouse" I still listen to lots...
Jagged Little Pill, Alanis Morissette
You Oughta Know, Hand in My Pocket, Head Over Feet
Honorables: You Learn, Ironic