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Tag: Music

  • Vital Statistics

    Looks like we’re looking at 90+ degree heat later this week. Saturday might be the day we go see the new Superman movie in Digital Super High Def at Cinetopia.

    Bike odometer: 39 miles (I think my bike odometer needs a new battery)
    Current reading: The Illuminatus! Trilogy by Robert Shea and Robert Anton Wilson, The Prince by Machiavelli
    Recent listening: DrugMusic, Lynryd Skynyrd, Run DMC by Run DMC
    Recent viewing: The ESPY’s, Sportscenter, Countdown, The 4400, Monk
    Recent playing: Bust-A-Move
    Recently accomplished: Lubed bike, returned cans, pulled huge blackberry vine, sequenced CDs for my sister
    Imperative To Do: Bike repairs, get watch fixed, buy battery for bike odometer, truck shopping, Internet for Graham’s room, burn CDs for my sister
    Cool link: Chris Bliss: Awesome juggling act choreographed to the final medley on Abbey Road.

  • Vital Statistics

    Graham and Tina are at Cub Scout Camp this weekend so Thomas and I are having a bachelor’s weekend. Some of the agenda items include: returning cans and bottles to the store, poker at Jonathan’s, Halo, Bust-A-Move and maybe some yard work if we find time.

    Current reading: The Illuminatus! Trilogy by Robert Shea and Robert Anton Wilson, The Prince by Machiavelli
    Recent listening: Taking The Long Way by Dixie Chicks, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Dead Kennedys, Jackson Browne, Bob Dylan
    Recent viewing: Sportscenter, The Daily Show, The Colbert Report, Brainiac, Mythbusters
    Recent playing: Bust-A-Move, Halo
    Recently accomplished: n/a
    Imperative To Do: Bike repairs, get watch fixed, truck shopping, Internet for Graham’s room, burn CDs for my sister
    Cool link: Gaussboys Super Magnets: Purveyor of rare earth magnets. These are super-powerful – check out the Crazy Pics link.

  • Vital Statistics

    Current reading: The Illuminatus! Trilogy by Robert Shea and Robert Anton Wilson, The Prince by Machiavelli
    Recent listening: Fleetwood Mac by Fleetwood Mac, Rumours by Fleetwood Mac, Taking The Long Way by Dixie Chicks
    Recent viewing: Sportscenter, RockStar: Supernova
    Recent playing: Poker Room, Bust-A-Move
    Recently accomplished: Receipts, mowed lawn, pulled weeds
    Imperative To Do: Call Sears, bike repairs, get watch fixed, truck shopping, Internet for Graham’s room
    Cool link: Last.fm: Track your music listening habits and share them with your friends.

  • Vital Statistics

    It’s been very hot in Portland the last few days but it cooled down today. On Monday, we set a new high (102) the venus factor for June in Portland. Usually it’s still raining in June so I think this is a nice departure for us. It’s back down to the 80s today, though, which makes for a much nicer bike ride to work.

    Read more at topsnoringmouthpieces.com.

    Bike odometer: 6410 miles
    Current reading: The Illuminatus! Trilogy by Robert Shea and Robert Anton Wilson
    Recent listening: DrugMusic, Leonard Cohen, The Game by Queen
    Recent viewing: My Life on the D-List, Thief
    Recent playing: Poker Room, Bust-A-Move
    Recently accomplished: Installed air conditioner, paid bills
    Imperative To Do: Call Sears, bike repairs, get watch fixed, truck shopping, Internet for Graham’s room
    Cool link: Secondhand smoke debate ‘over’: An interesting article about secondhand smoke in USA Today.

  • Vital Statistics

    Yow! I started this entry over 10 days ago! Time flies by in the summer. Tina’s dad, Leroy, was here to visit this week. The boys really enjoyed that. The NBA Finals are over and so I’m expecting some free time to become available, but it probably won’t work out that way.
    The weather has been great here but it’s getting hot today. Probably need to put the air conditioner in the window.

    Current reading: Angels and Demons by Dan Brown, Smoke and Guns by Kirsten Baldock and Fabio Moon
    Recent listening: Stadium Arcadium by Red Hot Chili Peppers, NPR Story of the Day
    Recent viewing: My Life On The D-List, NBA Finals, Sportscenter, Pardon the Interuption, Futurama, Cars
    Recent playing: Poker Room
    Recently accomplished: Deposited checks at the bank, mowed the lawn, stripped the picnic table, made appointment with sleep doctor
    Imperative To Do: Install air conditioner, call Sears, bike repairs, get watch fixed, truck shopping, Internet for Graham’s room
    Cool link: Flash Flood: Flash animation illustrating the sequence of events that led to the flooding of New Orleans.

  • Vital Statistics

    Bike odometer: 6307 miles
    Current reading: Heaven Is A Playground by Rick Telander, Smoke and Guns by Kirsten Baldock and Fabio Moon
    Recent listening: Express by Love and Rockets, Story of the Day, Hindu Love Gods
    Recent viewing: Last Comic Standing, Sportscenter, Countdown, The Daily Show, The Colbert Report
    Recent playing: Poker Room, Halo
    Recently accomplished: Cleaned the garage, strung Tina’s art project, paid bills, receipts
    Imperative To Do: Call Sears, call sleep doctor, bike repairs, get watch fixed, truck shopping, bank, Internet for Graham’s room
    Cool link: Driving Test: GMAC Insurance 2006 National Driver’s Test

  • Vital Statistics

    Bike odometer: 6269 miles
    Current reading: Heaven Is A Playground by Rick Telander, Smoke and Guns by Kirsten Baldock and Fabio Moon
    Recent listening: Living With War by Neil Young, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Coverville
    Recent viewing: Heat at Pistons, Sportscenter, Charlie Rose
    Recent playing: Poker Room, Halo
    Recently accomplished: Mowed the lawn, fixed up a computer for Graham’s birthday, receipts
    Imperative To Do: Call Sears, call sleep doctor, bike repairs, get watch fixed, truck shopping, bank
    Cool link: Original UpRock: an old-time dance routine set to modern hip-hop

  • Vital Statistics

    Bike odometer: 6231 miles
    Current reading: Barrel Fever by David Sedaris, Smoke and Guns by Kirsten Baldock and Fabio Moon
    Recent listening: Living With War by Neil Young, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Coverville
    Recent viewing: Heat at Pistons, Sportscenter, Pardon The Interuption
    Recent playing: Poker Room, Halo
    Imperative To Do: Call Sears, Graham’s birthday present, call doctor, bike repairs, get watch fixed, truck shopping, bank
    Cool link: William Tell Overture, AKA Lone Ranger Theme, played with hands

  • Songs for a Graduation

    My nephew, Mike Fox, IM’d me the other day asking for some songs he could use for his graduation. Not sure what else to suggest, I suggested a few songs about school:

    Alice Cooper/School’s Out
    Pink Floyd/Another Brick in the Wall
    The Ramones/Rock and Roll High School
    Chuck Berry/School Days

    After I couldn’t think of anymore that were about school, Mike suggested songs about saying goodbye. Great idea! In the next 15 minutes I reeled off these (with a little help from iTunes):

    The Beatles/Hello Goodbye
    Neil Young/Long May You Run
    The Clash/Should I Stay or Should I Go (as a joke)

    Then I started thinking about the occasion more, and these came to mind:

    Neil Young/Sugar Mountain
    Jeff Buckley/Hallelujah
    Nanci Griffith/From A Distance (no Bette Midler!)

    I’ve made a playlist in iTunes for these but I’m looking for more. What do you suggest?

  • Vital Statistics

    I pulled a calf muscle on Saturday when I was playing basketball with Thomas. I tried to dunk the ball on the lowered hoop and pulled the muscle on the jump. Tina was amused at my foolishness but said I looked good! It’s almost all better now.

    Bike odometer: 6176 miles
    Current reading: The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown, Smoke and Guns by Kirsten Baldock and Fabio Moon
    Recent listening: Mechanical Animals by Marilyn Manson, Rainy Day Music by The Jayhawks, Wasp Star by XTC
    Recent viewing: Spurs at Mavericks, Pistons at Cavaliers, The West Wing (first and last episodes), Medium
    Recent playing: Poker Room
    Recently Accomplished: Lubed and cleaned bike, receipts and bills, yard work, voted
    Imperative To Do: Call Sears, bike repairs, get watch fixed, truck shopping, bank
    Cool link: Baby Suit (defies description)