A common bumpersticker from the early sci-fi and fantasy cons was: “fantasy writers eat their dead”.

Thinking about that certainly brings back a smile. “Fantasy Writers Eat Their Dead” was widely recognized as an inside joke of science fiction/fantasy convention fandom, especially on bumper stickers and badges in the early 1960s through the 1980s. I don’t know the definitive origin story or a first appearance in print, but you might find it in Zap Comics. Mr. Natural may have said it first. Continue reading →

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Victorian Comic Opera

“Where the impossible is performed with impeccable manners.”

There are certain evenings when one wanders into the theater expecting respectable entertainment, only to discover that reality itself has misplaced its libretto. Continue reading →

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Polly Barton – Expanded Edition

Some journeys refuse to stay the same.

When the original Polly Barton album first arrived on the airwaves of Kay GOD, it quickly became one of our favorite musical explorations of the Norton Street universe. But as often happens in the studio, new ideas kept appearing, new performances emerged, and the story continued to unfold. Continue reading →

NORTON STREET ON KAY GOD – GRAND OPERA

Some stories are spoken.

Some are sung. Continue reading →

[Verse 1]
When you’re living through history,
It’s just another Tuesday.
Coffee on the console,
Smoke drifting through the haze.
Somebody’s tuning up a guitar,
Somebody’s late again.
Nobody’s chasing glory—
They’re just punching in. Continue reading →

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Barbershop Quartet

There was a time when four voices were all you needed.

Long before amplifiers, synthesizers, or digital effects, singers gathered on street corners, in barber shops, train stations, and neighborhood parks to create rich harmonies using nothing but breath, timing, and friendship. The result became known as the barbershop quartet—a uniquely American tradition where melody, harmony, humor, and heartfelt storytelling blended into something far greater than the sum of its parts.

Now, somehow, those harmonies have drifted onto Norton Street. Continue reading →

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BRITISH INVASION

The British Invasion changed popular music forever. Suddenly, the sound of guitars, vocal harmonies, and unforgettable melodies swept across the Atlantic and transformed an entire generation.

Now imagine that the invasion took one unexpected detour. Continue reading →

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1930 Cabaret

Step through the velvet curtains and into another time.

Tonight, Kay GOD presents 1930 Cabaret, a collection of original Norton Street songs reimagined as though they were performed in one of the legendary nightclubs of the early twentieth century. The lights are low, cigarette smoke curls toward the ceiling, the piano has just found its key, and somewhere in the back of the room a trumpet quietly waits for its entrance. Continue reading →

Puy Roti Lady (Benjawan Kaewsaen)  whose video I have posted below, has become one of the best-known street food personalities in Bangkok. She makes roti near the Silom/Sala Daeng area and has built a huge following through her livestreams and videos. She usually works from late afternoon into the evening, and after closing she often chats, sings, or spends time with her online audience. Continue reading →

What Survives Endgame?

Everyone knows the old Las Vegas saying:

“What happens here, stays here.”

It’s a clever advertising slogan, but it also describes something much deeper.

Think about a computer game. Continue reading →