Face/fate

A Lennon-McCartney classic. Simple, raw, lovely, melodic, rhythmic, dance-y song. Starts out gloomy but gets optimistic along the verses. Sheer Beatles brilliance. And an open-string  solo by Harrison is like the  Modernism of guitar playing. I could listen to this a hundred times in a row.

The cover by Jim Sturgess for the movie "Across the Universe" is not bad. Maybe I should learn this song too—a sort of song-in-the-pocket. You'll never know when you'll get the chance to play.

I'll just have to make sure I could manage the stage fright for two minutes and five seconds.

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Book Excerpt: Components and Systems

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COMPONENTS AND SYSTEMS is one of a series of construction manuals published by Germany-based architecture magazine DETAIL. The book features case studies of various projects by renowned architectural practice including:

• Weekend House in Northport by Anderson Anderson Architecture
• Office Block in London by Arup Associates Ltd.

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Facade detail: Office Bock in London by Arup Associates Ltd.