I was recently at the Iowa State Fair, and we went to see a few of the free concerts. First we went and saw Ryan Cabrera (not my choice) – and let me just say, it’s like he and his band read a book called “rock stars for dummies”. I mean, they were just decked out in all the stereotypes. Really trying to look the part. I’m creative and eccentric and groovy and hip … and clearly, my clothes reflect this. Then, later that night, we went to see a band I love, the Nadas. While waiting for their show to begin, I was enjoying the pre-music they were piping through the speakers. Among this fun pre-music was a song called “A Million Ways” by Uncle Lucius (I later discovered thanks to the almighty internet.) Love it. Also, check out this video of the band performing the song … they’re fucking weird-looking dudes. But weird in a very original way. Like you can really see that these are just dudes who dress the way they dress and don’t really put much effort or thought into it. Greatness. Watch and enjoy.
(Also, note the funny faces he makes while singing. This is another reason why I’m not a fan of live music … musicians can’t help but look weird while performing and seeing this will distract me when listening to the song later. “wait for it … there! That’s the part when the singer crossed his eyes, curled his toes, and his mouth went all crooked and huge.”)
Yeppers – no doubt about it. Funky looking. Love it.
A while back (i.e. 2006) Sting released an album titled “Songs from the Labyrinth” – a classical album in which he and Edin Karamazov performed several of Sting’s old pop songs as well as covers of the madrigal music of John Dowland (1563-1626). Oh yeah, and they’re playing the lute. That’s right, Sting released an [...]
Sometimes I just have to accept the fact that many people are way more talented than I am … or have more time on their hands. let the movie load completely or it might stop/start which completely ruins the effect … oh, and you might want to turn up your volume, it’s a little quiet [...]
Firethorn by Sarah Micklem (Barnes & Noble ~ Amazon) I picked up this book during a whirlwind shopping trip in B&N – grabbed it because the name sounded interesting, the cover wasn’t horrible, and the reviews I found with a quick search on my phone said it wasn’t too terrible a book. So I bought [...]
While I'm not the most interesting person, I still think I can think of enough commentary on my days to write a small blog. Most of what will end up in here will be thoughts on recent movies watched, books read, songs posted that I find interesting, and various happenings from the life of yours truly.
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