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Tag Archives: Mad Men
Posted on Basket of Kisses Again: “Clavicula Noctis”
The Basket Site: http://www.lippsisters.com/2012/05/03/clavicula-noctis/ We know before the episode airs that “the Codfish Ball” is a Shirley Temple dance number from 1936. But there are other, earlier references to fish dancing undersea: “This evening we are going to have a … Continue reading
Posted in Not Football
Tagged Clavicula Noctis, Dragon Rouge, Hans Christian Andersen, Mad Men, Mermaid, Sally Draper
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England Swings
I published a second post on Basket of Kisses, the premier fan site for AMC’s Mad Men series. This one is a no-brainer, as the episode Signal 30 is set in 1966 and opens with one of the characters, an … Continue reading
Posted in Football, Not Football
Tagged 1966 World Cup, Baddiel and Skinner, Bobby Moore, Jared Harris, Lane Pryce, Mad Men, Three Lions song, Wembley-Tor, World Cup
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Me And My Shadow
I’m very excited to have been published in the hugely successful Mad Men blog, Basketofkisses.com this week. My nom de Basketcase,White T Jim B. “How else could it have occurred to man to divide the cosmos, on the analogy of … Continue reading