ChristmasTony Visconti When I was five my parents bought me a ukulele for Christmas. I quickly learned how to play it with my father’s guidance. Thereafter, my father regularly taught me all the good old fashioned songs. – Tony Visconti Bought Quotes Christmas Quotes Fashioned Quotes Father Quotes Fathers Quotes Guidance Quotes Learned Quotes Parents Quotes Play Quotes Regularly Quotes Songs Quotes Taught Quotes Ukulele Quotes Our last jam session was this past Christmas. Dad played his harmonica, mom sang in English and Italian, and I played guitar. I’m so happy that we could share that musical experience for one last time. I have to confess that I’ve never been a great fan of Christmas or, as it’s known in our house, The Monster That Ate the Last Third of the Year. It’s mostly the rampant consumerism I object to, but I’m also a little wary of the annual crop of new Christmas stories and sometimes wonder why anyone bothers.
John Rocha I like to create a simple space and surround myself with things that I like to look at. – John Rocha
Pankaj Mishra Political elites look increasingly interchangeable: Blair, Brown, and Cameron have all tried to provide cover for the surrender of sovereignty to foreign investors with invocations of ‘British’ values, and, more opportunistically, anti-immigrant rhetoric. – Pankaj Mishra
Daniel Dae Kim But with two boys and a new puppy, we don’t get out much. We’re usually home doing stuff together as a family, like watching ‘Modern Family.’ – Daniel Dae Kim
Paul Dano I’m not a big shopper. I’m a pretty simple dresser, and that’s not my pleasure go-to thing, looking for clothes. – Paul Dano
Debra Stephenson I left ‘Coronation Street’ so I could spend more time with the kids because it was difficult getting a work life balance. – Debra Stephenson
Douglas Carter Beane I think it’s a very ephemeral thing, what makes a show a success. – Douglas Carter Beane
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