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A Free Man In Hong Kong?

As I was planning this site, before I ever marked up even the index page, I was trying to think of a good name for it. For a few days it was called Hong Kong Heartbreaker, but only in my head. Then one evening I was lying in bed and for some reason the words to an old Joni Mitchell song went through my head:

nbsp:He's a rambler and a gambler and a sweet talkin' ladies man...

and I thought hey, that rather fits (especially since I had just watched God of Gamblers for the umpteenth time earlier that afternoon). So, hijacking the title of that song (A Free Man In Paris), I decided to call this site A Free Man In Hong Kong.

Not the most interesting of tales, but at any rate that's how the site got its name.

I still rather like Hong Kong Heartbreaker, though.


Music which I listened to while building this site, in no particular order:

Andy Lau - You're My Girl

Great Ladies of Jazz Volume II

Bel Canto - Birds of Passage

808 State - Ex|Cel

The Beloved - Sweet Harmony

The Orb - The Orb's Adventures Beyond The Ultraworld

Information Society - Information Society, Hack, Peace & Love Inc.

Opus III - Mind Fruit

Cibo Matto - Super Relax

Joy Division - Substance

Catherine Wheel - Crank (special edition EP)

Red Red Groovy - Into The Red Red Groovy 25

Jon and Vangelis - The Friends of Mr. Cairo

Depeche Mode - Violator

New Order - Republic

Kraftwerk - Electric Cafe

Moby - Ambient

Silent Mobius Original Soundtrack





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