Some September
On September 14, 2017, I was predicting that the future of music would be driven by AI, and in some ways singing its praises, but on September 14, 2021, I was rather singing the praises of the book The Myth of Artificial Intelligence: “Now my go-to book to support my cynicism about AI.” On Friday, September 16, 1816, Anne Lister arrives in Buxton (Derbyshire) for a few days stay, while 152 years later, on Friday, September 16, 1968, a British popular music ensemble is in the previously unfathomable “recording studio” recording While My Guitar Gently Weeps. 9 years later, one of the Beatles’ major influences, Elvis Presley, dies. On September 16, 1997, it was the 20th anniversary of his death and I got caught in a deluge where it rained for 2-1/2 hours, and diaried, “The second coming of Elvis”. On September 16, 2010, I discovered two keys on the seat next to me on the El. “The supernaturalist in me wants to ascribe meaning to this, but someone may have simply lost their k...
