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28 January 2007 ~ 0 Comments

Rock and Roll Reunion Mania

The past week or two have been rock and roll reunion announcement mania. Powerhouse bands The Police [see Billboard], Van Halen [see Billboard], Rage Against the Machine [see Billboard] and the Smashing Pumpkins [see Billboard], along with other acts such as Crowded House [see Billboard], James [see In The News], the Jesus and Mary Chain [...]

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19 December 2006 ~ 0 Comments

New Version of My Holiday Classic Song: Holidaze

So, seven years ago (December 1999) I wrote a little novelty country Christmas song. The drawing to the left is a fine self-portait that I did of myself when I wrote it. After I wrote the ditty, I recorded a version of it, but that version is long gone. I whipped out a new version [...]

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24 May 2006 ~ 0 Comments

Best Music for Coding This Week: Bob Marley

So I am “borrowing” a bunch of Bob Marley over iTunes this week, and man, it is good stuff for getting in the groove and buckling down and getting some coding work done. I've always liked Bob Marley. I, like everyone in the world, have had a copy of Legend since I was in junior [...]

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23 January 2006 ~ 0 Comments

Bob Dylan – No Direction Home

Just watched Bob Dylan – No Direction Home, the Martin Scorsese documentary. It is just fantastic. I am personally am left with a renewed desire rebel against the norms and fearlessly try to do great things. The film often alternates between the early 1960's folk revival and Bob Dylan's '65 and '66 rock and roll [...]

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