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Mercurie

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About Me

Mercurie is a freelance writer who has published a few small books and several articles. His speciality is Anglo-American pop culture with an emphasis on the Sixties. He has been published in The Old Cowboy Picture Show and Cappers among other publications. Mercurie also writes regularly in his blog, A Shroud of Thoughts

Background from Google search result

A Boy or a Girl by Imperial Drag
http://video.yahoo.com/watch/2037246/v2167009

Glam Rock from the Nineties courtesy of Imperial Drag

My Interests

I'd like to meet:

Sadly, they are all long dead.

My Blog

My Surreal Days Off

Today being my birthday, I have had the past few days off. And those few days have been a bit surreal. Saturday I worked for a friend, but I had Sunday off (we never work on Sunday) as well as yesterd...
Posted by on Tue, 10 Mar 2009 17:04:00 GMT

You Are an Ectomorph

http://www.blogthings.com/whatsyourtruebodytypequi...You are thin and lean. You don't put on weight easily.Ectomorphs are known for being private, introverted, and brilliant.It's likely that you are i...
Posted by on Thu, 19 Feb 2009 18:05:00 GMT

Right Now I Am Ready for Spring

Usually I am a winter person. Much of this is because the Yuletide is my favourite holiday. And while the month of January can be a bit of a bore, the nights are still long (I've always been a night p...
Posted by on Mon, 26 Jan 2009 20:38:00 GMT

Your International Spy Name is Buck Frost

http://www.blogthings.com/whatsyourinternationalsp...Your Code Name: The UndertakerYou Reside in: VeniceWhy You're a Good Spy: You have total recallWhat's Your International Spy Name? I love the name ...
Posted by on Fri, 23 Jan 2009 17:55:00 GMT

Patrick McGoohan

One of my favourite actors of all time has passed. Patrick McGoohan, star of Danger Man and co-creator or The Prisoner, died yesterday at the age of 80. In my opinion he was one of the greatest acto...
Posted by on Wed, 14 Jan 2009 18:23:00 GMT

Post Holiday Let Down

As a kid I never really cared for New Year's Day. Even though the Christmas season technically lasts from Christmas Eve to Twelfth Night, here in the States it more or less ends on New Year's Day (or ...
Posted by on Thu, 01 Jan 2009 16:36:00 GMT

The End of an Era

My Aunt Ruby died December 19. She was 98 years old. In some respects I feel that I had lost her long ago. Ruby had suffered from Alzheimer's for many years. It was nearly ten years ago that she cease...
Posted by on Tue, 23 Dec 2008 11:35:00 GMT

This is Too Much to Take...Bettie Page is in Hospital

Forrest Ackerman died Thursday. Now I am very worried about another one of my heroes (and one of my crushes at that). The great Bettie Page, Queen of the Pinups, is critically ill after having a heart...
Posted by on Sat, 06 Dec 2008 09:28:00 GMT

Forrest J. Ackerman

I have some bad news for my fellow geeks. Forrest J. Ackeman, the greatest fan of them all, died yesterday at the age of 92 of heart failure. Uncle Forry edited numerous books, wrote a vast number of ...
Posted by on Fri, 05 Dec 2008 19:11:00 GMT

A Very Good Thanksgiving Weekend

When it comes to Thanksgiving weekends, I must say that this has been one of my best. I took vacation on Wednesday because my brother has that day off and we never get to do anything together any more...
Posted by on Fri, 28 Nov 2008 11:11:00 GMT