Wednesday, July 28, 2010
Porcupine Tree - Anesthetize
Monday, July 05, 2010
Porcupine Tree - Fear of a Blank Planet [Bass cover]
I wish I could have seen Porcupine Tree in concert, but couldn't make it over to Dallas, TX. I did by the DVD/Blue-ray of the concert and look forward to playing it full blast on my surround sound system - sorry neighbors - with my sub-woofer they may think its an earthquake or a low rider driving by.
I especially like this video and wish more groups would do this. They put a camera on the neck of the bass guitar and let you watch him play through the whole song. I would love to to do this with Yes and watch Steve Howe and Chris Squire play. Porcupine Tree has definitely become one of my favorite groups.
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Friday, July 02, 2010
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Saturday, May 29, 2010
The Doors
Watched the movie the Doors this morning with Val Kilmer as Jim Morrison. I never really liked Jim Morrison - he was too tough for me, never really seemed like a hippie that was into nature and stuff. I liked his album LA Woman, which was the only one I ever owned. The movie and his life was a nightmare of drugs and alcohol. He had actually developed some kind of psychosis through it all and according to the movie some kind of god complex. What was the whole witchcraft thing? I graduated from high school in '71, so I really missed the sixties thing, but very interesting to see what life was like for Jim Morrison and the Doors. Kinda took away some of my fantasy ideas of his life.
in reference to: The Doors (1991) (view on Google Sidewiki)Saturday, May 22, 2010
Prophet by Carl Dennis
I like this poem Prophet which makes you wonder about the comparison of Jonah to a modern day prophet, which is all too true. The other point was Jonah's dismay that his prophecy of destruction for the city did not occur. Interesting!
in reference to: POETRY MOUNTAIN: Carl Dennis (view on Google Sidewiki)Poem Friendly by Carl Dennis
I will have to find some more poetry by Carl Dennis. I am impressed with his poem Friendly that was in the Atlantic magazine. I am always looking for a great poet!
in reference to: Friendly - Magazine - The Atlantic (view on Google Sidewiki)Tuesday, May 18, 2010
The Silence by T.C. Boyle
I haven't read the whole article, but if all I read was the first paragraph that would be enough!
"What a dragonfly was doing out here in the desert, he couldn’t say. It was a creature of water, a sluggish slime-coated nymph that had metamorphosed into an electric needle of light, designed to hover and dart over pond and ditch in order to feed on the insects that rose from the surface in soft moist clouds. But here it was, as red as blood if blood could shine like metal, hovering in front of his face as if it had come to impart some message. And what would that message be? I am the karmic representative of the insect world, here to tell you that all is well amongst us. Hooray! Jabba-jabba-jabba! For a long while, long after the creature had hurtled away in shearing splinters of radiance, he sat there, legs folded under him in the blaze of 118-degree heat, thinking alternately: This is working, and I am losing my mind.
And this was only the first day." - TC Boyle
That is great writing I am so impressed with the description of the needle-of-light dragonfly!
Sunday, May 09, 2010
Mute Math at the Howlin Wolf
I was at this benefit concert in New Orleans and these guys are great. I love all their music and the concert was great. Howlin Wolf is a small venue so everyone was close to the stage. They have so much energy - this is their slowest song.
in reference to: MUTEMATH - THE FIGHT (view on Google Sidewiki)Saturday, May 08, 2010
Trip to France
Saturday, February 13, 2010
Yes Live in Concert at the New Orleans House of Blues
I can't believe Yes are coming to town and I am not going?? I saw them in Biloxi with the new singer and even though he is great, its not the same. Jon Anderson is such an important part of the group. The young singer they have is great and at some points his voice actually sounds better than Jon's. I just can't talk myself into spending $50 to jam into standing room only House of Blues on a Thursday evening???
in reference to: Yes Tickets - House of Blues New Orleans in New Orleans, LA Concert (view on Google Sidewiki)Monday, February 01, 2010
The Future of Advertising
"A day in the future buyers will not need to search for people or things rather all they will need to do is inform the marketplace of what and whom they are looking for. Responses for things and people will come back to the buyer rather than buyers having to go find them."
What a quote! I hope this doesn't mean we will be bombarded, but more focused advirtising on exactly what I am interested in would be more pleasant. No more ads about women's household products and whole other long list of annoying ads. Might be nice to make connections with some people, but others - that is why we don't live in a small town where everyone knows your business.
Great iPhone Camera Tip!
If you have an iPhone this is a great tip. Everytime I push the shutter button my cat would move, so now I can take better pics. Wish I had the 3G and could focus on an area too.
in reference to: Don't tap that shutter button--David's iPhone tip of the week | iPhone Atlas - CNET Reviews (view on Google Sidewiki)