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The moving weekend is passed. Phew. I'm glad that we were able to get it out of the way this weekend, since this will probably just be a tremor compared to the Big One post-Sep. 1 next weekend. There was significant unpacking progress made last night, which I seem to enjoy. I enjoy organization and putting things away, so it's great to start with a blank slate (or empty shelves). It also gives me the opportunity to re-calibrate my home theater system. I guess I'll have to watch lots of movies and listen to my DVD-Audio collection to make sure that I get everything just right.
I'm tagging myself via Mr. Leafblower so that I have an opportunity to put my first Top 10 list up here. I love music, so naturally I love making lists about it. I still find it a bit odd that those two seem to go so naturally together, even after the movie (and the book, which I still need to read). Anyhow, since I'm the recipient of a tag, I'll have to put together a list of what my ears are currently lovin'. So here goes:
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It appears that the creationism vs. ID debate is really heating up. I've just found a very credible third theory that states that all life has been created by a Flying Spaghetti Monster. The theory naturally incorporates a direct relationship between pirates and global warming. Also, they sell cool t-shirts. (via Information Leafblower)
Now playing: Richard Hawley - Lowedges
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I know that you've already checked this out for yourself, but netflixx.com and netflixxx.com all point to the regular, non-XXX Netflix. If you're so desperate that you want to try netflixxxx.com, though, you'll be rewarded with plenty of bare skin. Oh, the conversations that I get into at lunch.
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I got some last minute tickets to see the Stones at Fenway Park on Tuesday. My seats were at the very edge of where they were selling tickets, so I could see backstage as well as I could see the front of it. The seats weren't really that bad, although the sound under the roof in the grandstands wasn't that great, especially with the horrible reflections that I got off of the .406 Club.
I think that quite a few of the people at the show didn't read the Rock Concert Guidelines, though, so I'm happy to list them here.
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I just read that Bob Moog passed away over the weekend. Certainly anyone who has ever seen that big round-lettered logo facing them on a stage and heard the great sounds coming from it feels that the music world has lost someone very important. It's been interesting to see the Cult of Moog growing over the past few years, not just in the equipment, but also in admiration of the man. I'm certainly not an analog synth gear-head (I'm very happy with a lot of my digital stuff), but Bob has always resonated with me as a real engineering genius who has contributed more than almost any other single man to the musical instrument market over the past few decades.
I'm going to go home tonight and listen to my beloved Moog Cookbook album. It's very kistch-y, but it was one of the first records that I ever "discovered" on the local college radio station. I'm sure that my high school friends hated hearing the synth version of "The One I Love" over and over again, but it was just so unique and since everyone else hated it, it was MINE.
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No, really, thanks. I rode my bike into Davis Sq. on Monday to meet some friends for a bite at the Blue Shirt Cafe and then see Dr. Strangelove at the Somerville Theater. It wasn't until we were leaving the theater and I was thinking of biking home that I realized I had left my helmet under the tables outside of Blue Shirt. We walked across the square to see if there was any chance of me retrieving my helmet. Still under the table? No luck. Asking at the counter if anyone brought it in? Strike two. As I was walking out of Blue Shirt I saw that someone had taken it and put it on top of one of those concrete mini-pillars on the curb beside the tables. My bike helmet had been sitting outside all alone for about two hours and it didn't give up on me and get a ride home with someone else. Like I said, thank you Somerville.
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If you're going to slash my tires in the middle of the night, please allow me the pleasure of pissing you off first. Isn't it a little pointless to just pop some random Beetle's tires? Really, I can't think of anything that I possibly could've done to someone yesterday to warrant this. Blah.
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I found an article at the New York Times about Micah Ganske's first-person photography. Adobe has a page of his pictures for the award that he won. His inspiration for this series of photos was video games. I'm no gamer, but these are some pretty cool pictures. I'm a big fan of mirror photos, especially ones where you feel like you should be able to see the camera somewhere. The explanation in the Times' article of how he did it is quite interesting for a wanna-be digital photographer like myself. I've been getting more and more into photography since I bought my Digital SLR camera last summer, but I still have a lot to learn. I've been looking at taking a photography course somewhere locally, but most of the courses that I've found have a significant focus on film/darkroom technology, which I of course wouldn't need for my digital camera. For now, I'll just learn what I can by shooting hundreds of photos and talking with some friends who have the same camera.
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Bradley's Almanac has a new posting where he gives us his recordings from Monday's A Northern Chorus/Charlene/Sianspheric show. Brad is the drummer for Charlene, so he's also posted some pictures looking out on the crowd.
Now keeping me from leaving for work: Sianspheric - The Sound Of The Colour Of The Sun
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On Monday night I saw one of the best shows that I've seen in a long time at the Lizard Lounge in Cambridge. It was A Northern Chorus, Charlene (drummer's blog, and Sianspheric sponsored by Petrina of WZBC's Flyweight fame. It's not too often that I get to see three bands about whom I know very little and all three of them are amazing.
I got there a bit early and got to chat with Petrina and Stu from ANC. I was glad that they were able to stick around and play as long as they did since it sounded like the band had to hop in their van right after their set and head back to Toronto for work in the morning. Thanks for the dedication, people. My friends didn't make it there until the end of ANC's set, but this was one of those shows that I'd have been perfectly happy to see on my own. The three bands certainly had a similar Flyweight-y feel, but they were each still pretty unique.
I used to be a DJ at WKPS, Penn State's student radio station. I know that I played some stuff that was on the Sonic Unyon label. Maybe I even played some A Northern Chorus or Sianspheric - I'll have to check my old tapes. Anyhow, I guess I never looked too closely at the spelling when I played their records because I always pronounced it like Sonic Union. I didn't realize my mistake until hearing Petrina's and the bands' "Onion" pronunciation this week. WKPS's Different Class show sincerely apologizes to any of my previous listeners and especially to the label. I hope that supporting your bands now makes up for my past pronunciation errors. For the record, I love the alternate spelling, now that I understand it.
Okay, really, this weekend it's time to get comments set up on Drive Blind. I've actually started to advertise it to people, so I'd like to be able to hear back from them. Feel free to boycott the blog until I get them set up.
Now blowing my mind: A Northern Chorus - Bitter Hands Resign
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One person does like Mr. Goodbar. In the future, please send all of your Goodbar goodness to jennymcflint at Love Lettuce.
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