Category Archives: Soundtrack of My Life

Autobiography: Iberian Nights

Posted on 26 May 2022 by A Gentleman's Rapier

The nights I would sit on my windowsill after the bars had closed and I would put on Concierto de Aranjuez, repeating The Adagio, Smoking a freshly rolled Cuban cigar and sipping a whisky And I would look out, from … Continue reading →

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The Jewellery Box

Posted on 5 March 2021 by A Gentleman's Rapier

It was only a piece of cheap Chinese- made tat that she wanted for her birthday: A musical jewellery box about yea big that she saw on Amazon. It was one among many unicorn-themed gifts that she said she would … Continue reading →

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Solsbury Hill and Synchronicity

Posted on 19 September 2019 by A Gentleman's Rapier

Whenever I approach an apparent transition in my life, ‘Solsbury Hill’ by Peter Gabriel becomes an earworm that is impossible to remove. On my very last day in the US Navy, on US Naval Station Norfolk, after the personnel guy … Continue reading →

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The Ultimate Playlist – A love letter to my Wife on My Birthday

Posted on 21 November 2012 by A Gentleman's Rapier

(This is a rather long post, so feel free to skip down to the playlist, if you can’t wait.) It is my birthday today. I am now 43 years old. I usually go through a pensive stage of navel-gazing ahead … Continue reading →

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Kate Rusby – 20

Posted on 25 October 2012 by A Gentleman's Rapier

Lately, I have been listening to a lot of English folk music. (Not necessarily the soundtrack to Morris dancing, although that does have its charms.) One of the things I am beginning to appreciate about the form, particularly when the … Continue reading →

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Soundtrack of my Life – “Don’t Stop Believin'”

Posted on 4 October 2012 by A Gentleman's Rapier

I never really rated Journey, much. Everyone around me listened to them, but I didn’t see the attraction…much. I suppose when I was 13 or 14, they were ubiquitous on the radio. I think I had a 45 from them … Continue reading →

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