Jon Cotton / Gramophone

More for myself than anything else (but I love the work this guy does, obviously):

Gramophone -- the band
Gramophone at CDBaby
Jon Cotton at MySpace
StringArranging.com -- Jon's site as a composer-for-hire
Artisan Audio -- Jon's site for his studio in Brum
Poseidon Music -- seems like an odd collective. They call themselves a "label", but they have no recordings I can find. They mention they'll do work-for-hire for films. As may be, it's Jon's newest project.

The more things change...

"As the Senate last week began its long-awaited floor debate on President Nixon's latest choice for the Supreme Court, opponents and at least a few supporters of the nominee seemed agreed on one point: Judge G. Harrold Carswell is a mediocre choice. Far from denying it, Carswell's advocates almost claimed mediocrity as his prime qualification.

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After Roman Hruska finished with it, the argument even had a certain logic—if somewhat upside down and corkscrewed. "There are a lot of mediocre judges and people and lawyers," said the Nebraska Republican. "They are entitled to a little representation, aren't they? We can't have all Brandeises, Frankfurters and Cardozos.""

-- "A Seat for Mediocrity?", Time, Monday, Mar. 30, 1970

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"Eight working mothers from the Virginia Run development in Centreville went together to the Palin-McCain rally yesterday because Sarah Palin is "just like us." This is something new. Nobody ever accused Franklin Roosevelt or Ronald Reagan of being just like us."

-- "For Working Moms, 'Flawed' Palin Is the Perfect Choice," Washington Post, Thursday, September 11, 2008; Page B01