Back in 2010, I wrote about one aspect of my days as a college radio DJ. Here's another story.
Thanksgiving coming up later this week reminded me of a set of radio shows I did back in college: Back then, I had a Monday noon until 3 pm solo radio show and another one with a partner Tuesday from 9 pm until 1 am.
Each year, right before our break for Thanksgiving, during my Monday show, I would ask my listeners to call me with ideas for music that got them in the mood for the holiday. I would then find the songs in our music library or in my personal collections, and play four hours of Songs About Food during our Tuesday night show.
FOUR HOURS! It was quite a challenge!
The lists of songs that we played during those shows are long gone, but I do remember one favorite...
Happy Thanksgiving, everyone.
Here is the NPR story that reminded me of my story.
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Monday, November 19, 2012
Sunday, May 15, 2011
Economics
Back in college, I took three Economics courses. I remember hearing about "guns and butter" and tuning out. I was totally confused. Somewhere in my third course, however, I had a breakthrough and suddenly understood the concepts.
I never considered being an Economics major - though I did end up studying for four other majors (Psychology, English, Math, and Business) - before settling on the one that I graduated with - Marketing.
I was thinking about Economics recently because NPR's Planet Money ran a story about the website The Economics of Seinfeld. From the website: Seinfeld ran for nine seasons on NBC and became famous as a “show about nothing.” Basically, the show allows viewers to follow the antics of Jerry, George, Elaine, and Kramer as they move through their daily lives, often encountering interesting people or dealing with special circumstances.
It is the simplicity of Seinfeld that makes it so appropriate for use in economics courses. Using these clips (as well as clips from other television shows or movies) makes economic concepts come alive, making them more real for students. Ultimately, students will start seeing economics everywhere – in other TV shows, in popular music, and most importantly, in their own lives.
I haven't yet read through the seven pages of examples, but the site does bring back the memories of college - and my fascination with Economics.
I never considered being an Economics major - though I did end up studying for four other majors (Psychology, English, Math, and Business) - before settling on the one that I graduated with - Marketing.
I was thinking about Economics recently because NPR's Planet Money ran a story about the website The Economics of Seinfeld. From the website: Seinfeld ran for nine seasons on NBC and became famous as a “show about nothing.” Basically, the show allows viewers to follow the antics of Jerry, George, Elaine, and Kramer as they move through their daily lives, often encountering interesting people or dealing with special circumstances.
It is the simplicity of Seinfeld that makes it so appropriate for use in economics courses. Using these clips (as well as clips from other television shows or movies) makes economic concepts come alive, making them more real for students. Ultimately, students will start seeing economics everywhere – in other TV shows, in popular music, and most importantly, in their own lives.
I haven't yet read through the seven pages of examples, but the site does bring back the memories of college - and my fascination with Economics.
Monday, September 20, 2010
Gay Men Achieve World-Record Longest Kiss
This is just adorable...
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Gay Men Achieve World-Record Longest Kiss
Standing in a tent on the campus of The College of New Jersey, Matty Daley and Bobby Canciello earned a place in the Guinness World Records today by kissing for 33 hours. They livestreamed video of it and just finished.
When I tuned in to Matty and Bobby's Ustream video channel around 8PM, that had just emerged victorious. Their fans cheering in the background, Bobby sipped water from a bottle and Matty leaned into the camera and thanked the internet. The rules for "Longest Continuous Kiss" specify that the couple must be standing and in a public venue. The duo devised a system of hand signals and stretching exercises to get them through the physically grueling feat of staying awake for a day and a half, standing with your mouth mashed against someone else's. Here's a sample:
Adult diapers are not allowed either (Guinness isn't into fetish kisses?) so the lads did a "cleanse" and nutritional training, too. No word on whether they peed at any point; before embarking on the kiss, they acknowledged having a contingency plan for that.
Matty and Bobby's stated goal was to "queer the Guinness World Records.". They are not lovers but "just friends." Bobby got permission from his boyfriend before embarking on the kiss.
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The original article is here.
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Update: Here is a post-record story and interview with the guys.
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Gay Men Achieve World-Record Longest Kiss
Standing in a tent on the campus of The College of New Jersey, Matty Daley and Bobby Canciello earned a place in the Guinness World Records today by kissing for 33 hours. They livestreamed video of it and just finished.
When I tuned in to Matty and Bobby's Ustream video channel around 8PM, that had just emerged victorious. Their fans cheering in the background, Bobby sipped water from a bottle and Matty leaned into the camera and thanked the internet. The rules for "Longest Continuous Kiss" specify that the couple must be standing and in a public venue. The duo devised a system of hand signals and stretching exercises to get them through the physically grueling feat of staying awake for a day and a half, standing with your mouth mashed against someone else's. Here's a sample:
Adult diapers are not allowed either (Guinness isn't into fetish kisses?) so the lads did a "cleanse" and nutritional training, too. No word on whether they peed at any point; before embarking on the kiss, they acknowledged having a contingency plan for that.
Matty and Bobby's stated goal was to "queer the Guinness World Records.". They are not lovers but "just friends." Bobby got permission from his boyfriend before embarking on the kiss.
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The original article is here.
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Update: Here is a post-record story and interview with the guys.
Friday, September 03, 2010
When 1 plus 1 is not equal to 2
Back in college, I was a math major for one semester. (The next semester I had to take Advanced Calculus at 8 am five days a week. I didn't mind the actual course. At 19, getting up for an 8 am class five days a week was not an option. I quickly changed majors.) I am still fascinated by math. Here is a problem that we discussed in our math forums.
I totally stole this post from here.
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Sometimes we make a habit of assuming things. Or sometimes we think we know things but we don't.
Let me ask you this. Does 1 + 1 = 2 all the time?
The correct answer is, it depends on the context. Add 1 cup of liquid (say, a vinegar) and 1 cup of baking soda solution, and you'll end up with less than 2 cups of something.
It's not all the time that you're in the same page as person next to you. Sometimes, your differences compound until it's not a 1 + 1 matter anymore.
It's not all the time that people you deal with are transparent to you. They may seem to be in the same page as you, but at the back of their minds, they are several pages ahead of you.
How do you deal with these kind of people?
1. Know the context of their actions. Learn to factor other significant details to understand why their conclusion is different from yours.
2. Stick to the generally accepted truth. Sure, 1 + 1 = 2 may not always be correct, but most people I know will accept it as such.
3. Build your own contextual support. We may be looking at the same thing but think differently. However, I can fully support my thoughts and give more weight to my side of truth more than yours.
Also, in base 1, 1 + 1 = 11. In base 2, 1 + 1 = 10. In base 10, 1 + 1 = 2. :)
NOW, if you really, really want to stick with the you-idiot-of-course-im-referring-to-the-decimal-numbering-system kind of argument, here's a proof that 1 + 1 = 1:
Let a = 1 and b = 1.
Therefore a = b, by substitution.
If two numbers are equal, then their squares are equal, too:
a^2 = b^2.
Now subtract b^2 from both sides (if an equation is true, then if you subtract the same thing from both sides, the result is also a true equation) so
a^2 - b^2 = 0.
Now the lefthand side of the equation is a form known as "the difference of two squares" and can be factored into (a-b)*(a+b). If you don't believe me, then try multiplying it out carefully,
and you will see that it's correct. So:
(a-b)*(a+b) = 0.
Now if you have an equation, you can divide both sides by the same thing, right? Let's divide by (a-b), so we get:
(a-b)*(a+b) / (a-b) = 0/(a-b).
On the lefthand side, the (a-b)/(a-b) simplifies to 1, right? and the righthand side simplifies to 0, right? So we get:
1*(a+b) = 0,
and since 1* anything = that same anything, then we have:
(a+b) = 0.
But a = 1 and b = 1, so:
1 + 1 = 0, or 2 = 0.
Now let's divide both sides by 2, and we get:
1 = 0.
Then we add 1 to both sides, and we get:
1 + 1 = 1.
But of course, the above formula is flawed. I'll let you figure it out.
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If you figure it out, leave a comment. Or if you glazed over at the sight of a number, let me know that too.
I totally stole this post from here.
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Sometimes we make a habit of assuming things. Or sometimes we think we know things but we don't.
Let me ask you this. Does 1 + 1 = 2 all the time?
The correct answer is, it depends on the context. Add 1 cup of liquid (say, a vinegar) and 1 cup of baking soda solution, and you'll end up with less than 2 cups of something.
It's not all the time that you're in the same page as person next to you. Sometimes, your differences compound until it's not a 1 + 1 matter anymore.
It's not all the time that people you deal with are transparent to you. They may seem to be in the same page as you, but at the back of their minds, they are several pages ahead of you.
How do you deal with these kind of people?
1. Know the context of their actions. Learn to factor other significant details to understand why their conclusion is different from yours.
2. Stick to the generally accepted truth. Sure, 1 + 1 = 2 may not always be correct, but most people I know will accept it as such.
3. Build your own contextual support. We may be looking at the same thing but think differently. However, I can fully support my thoughts and give more weight to my side of truth more than yours.
Also, in base 1, 1 + 1 = 11. In base 2, 1 + 1 = 10. In base 10, 1 + 1 = 2. :)
NOW, if you really, really want to stick with the you-idiot-of-course-im-referring-to-the-decimal-numbering-system kind of argument, here's a proof that 1 + 1 = 1:
Let a = 1 and b = 1.
Therefore a = b, by substitution.
If two numbers are equal, then their squares are equal, too:
a^2 = b^2.
Now subtract b^2 from both sides (if an equation is true, then if you subtract the same thing from both sides, the result is also a true equation) so
a^2 - b^2 = 0.
Now the lefthand side of the equation is a form known as "the difference of two squares" and can be factored into (a-b)*(a+b). If you don't believe me, then try multiplying it out carefully,
and you will see that it's correct. So:
(a-b)*(a+b) = 0.
Now if you have an equation, you can divide both sides by the same thing, right? Let's divide by (a-b), so we get:
(a-b)*(a+b) / (a-b) = 0/(a-b).
On the lefthand side, the (a-b)/(a-b) simplifies to 1, right? and the righthand side simplifies to 0, right? So we get:
1*(a+b) = 0,
and since 1* anything = that same anything, then we have:
(a+b) = 0.
But a = 1 and b = 1, so:
1 + 1 = 0, or 2 = 0.
Now let's divide both sides by 2, and we get:
1 = 0.
Then we add 1 to both sides, and we get:
1 + 1 = 1.
But of course, the above formula is flawed. I'll let you figure it out.
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If you figure it out, leave a comment. Or if you glazed over at the sight of a number, let me know that too.
Thursday, January 21, 2010
Goals for the New Year
I usually don't make any goals for the new year, but I did write some down this year. I'll look back at this post in January 2011.
Besides the usual goals like "get out of debt" and "lose 20 pounds", I have these:
1) Do something cultural at least once a month. Some upcoming events:
The Beatles LOVE by Cirque Du Soleil - In Las Vegas
NPR's Wait, Wait...Don't Tell Me Live
David Sedaris Live
2) Take a cooking class at Delgado Community College (as I did about 10 years ago).
3) Volunteer at WRBH - Radio for the Blind and Print Handicapped. This one has actually been on my To Do list for a couple of years.
4) Reconnect with old high school and college friends - Scott, Todd, Wild Bill, Drifter, Sean, Kevin, etc. Facebook makes that easier and easier.
Besides the usual goals like "get out of debt" and "lose 20 pounds", I have these:
1) Do something cultural at least once a month. Some upcoming events:
The Beatles LOVE by Cirque Du Soleil - In Las Vegas
NPR's Wait, Wait...Don't Tell Me Live
David Sedaris Live
2) Take a cooking class at Delgado Community College (as I did about 10 years ago).
3) Volunteer at WRBH - Radio for the Blind and Print Handicapped. This one has actually been on my To Do list for a couple of years.
4) Reconnect with old high school and college friends - Scott, Todd, Wild Bill, Drifter, Sean, Kevin, etc. Facebook makes that easier and easier.
Thursday, October 29, 2009
Term Paper Writing
During my Junior and Senior years of college (back in 1988 and 1989), I made extra money by writing papers for my fellow students.
I charged $10.00 per double spaced page – which included the contents of the paper and the actual typing. (Back then, I only typed about 40 words per minute. At my peak in 2000, I typed 93 words per minute. These days, I’m out of practice and am down to about 55 words per minute.)
Over that two year period in college, I composed about 40 papers. My clients originated as my fraternity brothers, quickly branching out to anyone else on campus. I guaranteed the student at least a B, but I reserved the right to refuse any subject or deadline.
I was thinking of this tonight because I came across one of “my” papers for a Marketing 4100 class called “Blacks and Higher Education: Strategies to Increase Enrollment”. That may be the only paper that has survived. I didn’t think I had copies of any of my work.
My business wouldn’t work these days; students have the internet to write their papers for them.
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For quite awhile back around the time we both graduated college, Steve and I used to hang out at Avenue Pub every Wednesday night. Getting drunk, telling stories, and concocting schemes.
One of the plans we devised was that he and I were going to open a term paper writing service. Advertising for clients on the local college campuses, he and I would start small – he would write the English/Literature papers; I would write the Business/Marketing/Management papers.
Once we got going, we would bring in other friends of ours who had their own specialized knowledge. Maybe a Shakespeare scholar who needed money, and so on.
We even had a pricing structure and a business plan formulated. After a few Wednesdays of serious talks and serious beer drinking, we moved on to another scheme.
We had a good idea, but no follow through. I wonder if we would have been successful.
I charged $10.00 per double spaced page – which included the contents of the paper and the actual typing. (Back then, I only typed about 40 words per minute. At my peak in 2000, I typed 93 words per minute. These days, I’m out of practice and am down to about 55 words per minute.)
Over that two year period in college, I composed about 40 papers. My clients originated as my fraternity brothers, quickly branching out to anyone else on campus. I guaranteed the student at least a B, but I reserved the right to refuse any subject or deadline.
I was thinking of this tonight because I came across one of “my” papers for a Marketing 4100 class called “Blacks and Higher Education: Strategies to Increase Enrollment”. That may be the only paper that has survived. I didn’t think I had copies of any of my work.
My business wouldn’t work these days; students have the internet to write their papers for them.
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For quite awhile back around the time we both graduated college, Steve and I used to hang out at Avenue Pub every Wednesday night. Getting drunk, telling stories, and concocting schemes.
One of the plans we devised was that he and I were going to open a term paper writing service. Advertising for clients on the local college campuses, he and I would start small – he would write the English/Literature papers; I would write the Business/Marketing/Management papers.
Once we got going, we would bring in other friends of ours who had their own specialized knowledge. Maybe a Shakespeare scholar who needed money, and so on.
We even had a pricing structure and a business plan formulated. After a few Wednesdays of serious talks and serious beer drinking, we moved on to another scheme.
We had a good idea, but no follow through. I wonder if we would have been successful.
Friday, October 02, 2009
Wander This World Name
Here is where I got the name of my blog from...
My friend from college Sean and I saw him at a really small club in Biloxi in 1996. His second CD Lie To Me had just come out. There were about 50 people there. What a great concert!
I can't believe it's been 13 years!
I haven't seen Sean since around 2001. The last I heard, he was living in a writing commune in Canada somewhere, and he had gotten married for the second time.
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If you want to check out more of Jonny Lang, I recommend this one...
Or this unplugged performance (Embedding disabled)
My friend from college Sean and I saw him at a really small club in Biloxi in 1996. His second CD Lie To Me had just come out. There were about 50 people there. What a great concert!
I can't believe it's been 13 years!
I haven't seen Sean since around 2001. The last I heard, he was living in a writing commune in Canada somewhere, and he had gotten married for the second time.
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If you want to check out more of Jonny Lang, I recommend this one...
Or this unplugged performance (Embedding disabled)
Friday, September 25, 2009
Rediscovery: Lone Justice (plus U2 and The Beatles)
Back in college, I was a DJ on my college radio station - for all five years. (One day, I'll go into the details of all my different shows and on-air partners, and other adventures we had there.)
I was always looking for songs with long intros. We had to make announcements - "Right now it is 85 degrees, partly cloudy with a 60 percent chance of rain here in Natchitoches. This afternoon's intramural softball game has been moved to...". We tried to make the announcements with music in the background.
U2's Where The Streets Have No Name was a favorite of mine to use. It had almost two minutes of build up before it kicked in. I could relay the weather, college football scores and weekend club schedule in that time.
Another of my favorites to use was Lone Justice's song Shelter. I was thinking of it recently because Carlos put it on a mixed CD for me. (He and I each brought 5 mixed CD's to our recent trip to Florida.)
I did find the video for Shelter...
Twenty plus years later, it's still a cool song.
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I'm sure most of you realize U2's video is an homage to the Beatles famous rooftop concert, but I thought I'd point it out anyway.
Here is a clip from their final film Let It Be, documenting the event - the Beatles final concert EVER...
The Beatles are still so universally known that I merely input "Beatles rooftop" into YouTube's search engine to find the clip.
John Lennon: "And I'd like to say thank you on behalf of the group and myself, and I hope we passed the audition."
I still can't believe he died at 40 years old. I'm 42 now. I was 12 when he died.
I was always looking for songs with long intros. We had to make announcements - "Right now it is 85 degrees, partly cloudy with a 60 percent chance of rain here in Natchitoches. This afternoon's intramural softball game has been moved to...". We tried to make the announcements with music in the background.
U2's Where The Streets Have No Name was a favorite of mine to use. It had almost two minutes of build up before it kicked in. I could relay the weather, college football scores and weekend club schedule in that time.
Another of my favorites to use was Lone Justice's song Shelter. I was thinking of it recently because Carlos put it on a mixed CD for me. (He and I each brought 5 mixed CD's to our recent trip to Florida.)
I did find the video for Shelter...
Twenty plus years later, it's still a cool song.
---------------
I'm sure most of you realize U2's video is an homage to the Beatles famous rooftop concert, but I thought I'd point it out anyway.
Here is a clip from their final film Let It Be, documenting the event - the Beatles final concert EVER...
The Beatles are still so universally known that I merely input "Beatles rooftop" into YouTube's search engine to find the clip.
John Lennon: "And I'd like to say thank you on behalf of the group and myself, and I hope we passed the audition."
I still can't believe he died at 40 years old. I'm 42 now. I was 12 when he died.
Sunday, September 06, 2009
Cleaning Out The Attic
Whenever I have an idea for a blog post, I scribble it on a sheet of paper, later transferring it to a Word file.
I have tons of Word files.
Tonight I'm going to clear out a lot of them.
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Sometimes the ideas are just the title of the Word file, that I know for sure I will remember later the significance, but of course over time forget. Song titles seem to be a popular starting point for me:
Desolation Boulevard (the name of an album by Sweet)
Love Vigilantes (the name of a song by New Order)
Tiny Dancer (from Elton John, resurrected by Cameron Crowe)
The references for the first two are lost to me, but my best guess about Tiny Dancer is that I wanted to discuss "Music Heals All Wounds" or "Cameron Crowe" as one of the answers to "Name the people in history you would like to have dinner with."
Here's the clip from Cameron Crowe's movie Almost Famous to help explain the former. The set up: Billy Crudup ditched the band to go party. The next morning he is found. The scene opens with the band's manager wishing the party goers goodbye, while the rest of the band are still resentful that Billy disappeared. Music heals the wound...
I have before mentioned how cool I think Dave Grohl is. Here is another reason:
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Sometimes the ideas are snippets of thoughts:
- Scott and the bus stop trash can
- $5000 bank error in my favor
- Larry Tyler Moore Parties
- My job: Like a frog in water slowly boiling
- Paw Paw Was A Rolling Stone (We called my grandfather "Paw Paw")
- The Sauna and Super Balls
- In early 2009, I was an expert witness for a case involving the hospital I work with.
- Artificial Hoops
- The Monty Hall Paradox
Expanding on the last one: I have always been fascinated with math, math problems and math puzzles. The more complex the better!
In college, I tested out of my first two semesters of math. I got an A in both my third and fourth semesters. To make extra money, I tutored in the Math Lab during my freshman and sophomore years. I was even a math major for one semester. (When I discovered that I would have to take advanced calculus, I changed my major. Not because I was scared of the challenge. Because the course was only offered at 8 am five days a week. Back then, sleeping late was more important to me.)
Here is the best explanation of the Monty Hall Paradox/Problem that I have found. Plus David Krumholtz is kinda cute.
Or if you're a Kevin Spacey fan, here is a clip from the movie 21 explaining the same thing...
Any of those snippets could be turned into a 1000+ word blog post. I just never seem to run out of current thoughts to explore in details my past ones.
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I am also a big fan of lists. Here are some lists that I never finished enough to blog about...
Name the people in history you would like to have dinner with:
Bob Costas
Larry Mullen Jr.
Jeff Buckley (RIP)
Ryan Adams
Cameron Crowe
Why do I want to have dinner with them? I need time to discuss. That's the reason I haven't posted about that subject yet.
The Top 10 songs of the 1980's:
Change - Tears For Fears
I Melt with You - Modern English
The Great Commandment - Camouflage
The Promise - When In Rome
Dreaming – OMD
Just Like Heaven or The Lovecats or Boys Don't Cry - The Cure
Strangelove or Nothing (or really anything from their album Music for the Masses) - Depeche Mode
Don’t You Want Me - Human League
A Little Respect – Erasure
I can't finish the list because I could add to that list forever - and I can't narrow my choices down to ten.
As you can see, I was a fan of New Wave, pop and dance music in the 1980's. Interestingly though, back in the 1980's I was actually listening to Led Zeppelin and other classic rock gods much, much more than any of those other types of music. I don't think of any classic rock as having a time period. That music to me is timeless.
Here is the video for Camouflage's The Great Commandment. No matter how much I prod, Carlos swears he has never heard this song before.
And here is The Promise, When In Rome's only hit. This is my cousin Casie's Favorite Song of All Time...
I can't find a video for Depeche Mode's Nothing. How about a cute guy lip syncing to it?
In 1987, I was living in our fraternity house. That same year, I was the co-Social Chairman (along with my friends Todd and Sean. More on them one day soon), which meant in part that we had to plan and play the music for our parties.
Imagine 100+ (straight) frat boys dancing to Depeche Mode's Strangelove...
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This summary post of Cleaning Out The Attic is long. Imagine how long the actual posts could have been.
I do have enough material to fill another really long post, but I will stop here. I will finish this post with...
Quotes I Live By
Again, the explanation of each could fill a blog post...
"Always do sober what you said you'd do drunk. That will teach you to keep your mouth shut." - Ernest Hemingway
"Tart words make no friends; a spoonful of honey will catch more flies than a gallon of vinegar." - Benjamin Franklin
"It is easier to ask for forgiveness than permission." - Grace Hopper
"Alcohol. The cause of - and solution to - all of life's problems." - Homer Simpson
I have tons of Word files.
Tonight I'm going to clear out a lot of them.
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Sometimes the ideas are just the title of the Word file, that I know for sure I will remember later the significance, but of course over time forget. Song titles seem to be a popular starting point for me:
Desolation Boulevard (the name of an album by Sweet)
Love Vigilantes (the name of a song by New Order)
Tiny Dancer (from Elton John, resurrected by Cameron Crowe)
The references for the first two are lost to me, but my best guess about Tiny Dancer is that I wanted to discuss "Music Heals All Wounds" or "Cameron Crowe" as one of the answers to "Name the people in history you would like to have dinner with."
Here's the clip from Cameron Crowe's movie Almost Famous to help explain the former. The set up: Billy Crudup ditched the band to go party. The next morning he is found. The scene opens with the band's manager wishing the party goers goodbye, while the rest of the band are still resentful that Billy disappeared. Music heals the wound...
I have before mentioned how cool I think Dave Grohl is. Here is another reason:
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Sometimes the ideas are snippets of thoughts:
- Scott and the bus stop trash can
- $5000 bank error in my favor
- Larry Tyler Moore Parties
- My job: Like a frog in water slowly boiling
- Paw Paw Was A Rolling Stone (We called my grandfather "Paw Paw")
- The Sauna and Super Balls
- In early 2009, I was an expert witness for a case involving the hospital I work with.
- Artificial Hoops
- The Monty Hall Paradox
Expanding on the last one: I have always been fascinated with math, math problems and math puzzles. The more complex the better!
In college, I tested out of my first two semesters of math. I got an A in both my third and fourth semesters. To make extra money, I tutored in the Math Lab during my freshman and sophomore years. I was even a math major for one semester. (When I discovered that I would have to take advanced calculus, I changed my major. Not because I was scared of the challenge. Because the course was only offered at 8 am five days a week. Back then, sleeping late was more important to me.)
Here is the best explanation of the Monty Hall Paradox/Problem that I have found. Plus David Krumholtz is kinda cute.
Or if you're a Kevin Spacey fan, here is a clip from the movie 21 explaining the same thing...
Any of those snippets could be turned into a 1000+ word blog post. I just never seem to run out of current thoughts to explore in details my past ones.
---------------------
I am also a big fan of lists. Here are some lists that I never finished enough to blog about...
Name the people in history you would like to have dinner with:
Bob Costas
Larry Mullen Jr.
Jeff Buckley (RIP)
Ryan Adams
Cameron Crowe
Why do I want to have dinner with them? I need time to discuss. That's the reason I haven't posted about that subject yet.
The Top 10 songs of the 1980's:
Change - Tears For Fears
I Melt with You - Modern English
The Great Commandment - Camouflage
The Promise - When In Rome
Dreaming – OMD
Just Like Heaven or The Lovecats or Boys Don't Cry - The Cure
Strangelove or Nothing (or really anything from their album Music for the Masses) - Depeche Mode
Don’t You Want Me - Human League
A Little Respect – Erasure
I can't finish the list because I could add to that list forever - and I can't narrow my choices down to ten.
As you can see, I was a fan of New Wave, pop and dance music in the 1980's. Interestingly though, back in the 1980's I was actually listening to Led Zeppelin and other classic rock gods much, much more than any of those other types of music. I don't think of any classic rock as having a time period. That music to me is timeless.
Here is the video for Camouflage's The Great Commandment. No matter how much I prod, Carlos swears he has never heard this song before.
And here is The Promise, When In Rome's only hit. This is my cousin Casie's Favorite Song of All Time...
I can't find a video for Depeche Mode's Nothing. How about a cute guy lip syncing to it?
In 1987, I was living in our fraternity house. That same year, I was the co-Social Chairman (along with my friends Todd and Sean. More on them one day soon), which meant in part that we had to plan and play the music for our parties.
Imagine 100+ (straight) frat boys dancing to Depeche Mode's Strangelove...
-------------------
This summary post of Cleaning Out The Attic is long. Imagine how long the actual posts could have been.
I do have enough material to fill another really long post, but I will stop here. I will finish this post with...
Quotes I Live By
Again, the explanation of each could fill a blog post...
"Always do sober what you said you'd do drunk. That will teach you to keep your mouth shut." - Ernest Hemingway
"Tart words make no friends; a spoonful of honey will catch more flies than a gallon of vinegar." - Benjamin Franklin
"It is easier to ask for forgiveness than permission." - Grace Hopper
"Alcohol. The cause of - and solution to - all of life's problems." - Homer Simpson
Saturday, August 15, 2009
Rediscovery: The Rave-Ups
Do you remember The Rave-Ups? Probably not.
I can recall exactly one song by them: Positively Lost Me. It was featured in a scene from the movie Pretty In Pink. But didn't make it onto the soundtrack.
I was reading a recent retrospective of John Hughes and this song/scene was mentioned.
I don't think I've heard the song in 20 years.
Here's the song:
Apparently, they're still around. Here's their MySpace page.
I can recall exactly one song by them: Positively Lost Me. It was featured in a scene from the movie Pretty In Pink. But didn't make it onto the soundtrack.
I was reading a recent retrospective of John Hughes and this song/scene was mentioned.
I don't think I've heard the song in 20 years.
Here's the song:
Apparently, they're still around. Here's their MySpace page.
Monday, November 03, 2008
News Story: Northwestern State suspends fraternity
This is the chapter of Kappa Sigma that I was at in the late 1980's. They were a bunch of rednecks back then too.
NATCHITOCHES – The Northwestern State University chapter of the Kappa Sigma fraternity has been suspended indefinitely by the university and the national office.
The move comes as NSU is asking the national office of Kappa Sigma to investigate actions of fraternity members at an off-campus party which took place Wednesday night.
Five members of the fraternity attending an auction were dressed in a racially offensive manner. Photos from the event were posted on the Web site Facebook.
The NSU chapter will not be allowed to have any official events until the investigation is completed. The investigation should be complete within two weeks.
“All of us at the university are disappointed in what appears to be poor judgment on the part of some fraternity members,” said Northwestern State President Dr. Randall J. Webb. “Our university embraces and promotes diversity and will not tolerate any actions or activities that jeopardize the climate of diversity and unity that exists at the university."
I have been trying unsuccessfully to find their Facebook page. I wonder what a "racially offensive manner" means.
My guess...
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Update: I found this forum - with over 250 entries - about the subject.
NATCHITOCHES – The Northwestern State University chapter of the Kappa Sigma fraternity has been suspended indefinitely by the university and the national office.
The move comes as NSU is asking the national office of Kappa Sigma to investigate actions of fraternity members at an off-campus party which took place Wednesday night.
Five members of the fraternity attending an auction were dressed in a racially offensive manner. Photos from the event were posted on the Web site Facebook.
The NSU chapter will not be allowed to have any official events until the investigation is completed. The investigation should be complete within two weeks.
“All of us at the university are disappointed in what appears to be poor judgment on the part of some fraternity members,” said Northwestern State President Dr. Randall J. Webb. “Our university embraces and promotes diversity and will not tolerate any actions or activities that jeopardize the climate of diversity and unity that exists at the university."
I have been trying unsuccessfully to find their Facebook page. I wonder what a "racially offensive manner" means.
My guess...
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Update: I found this forum - with over 250 entries - about the subject.
Thursday, August 16, 2007
Pet Names
Posted today from my friend Don in one of our Yahoo groups: I made an addition to my family today. I adopted an adorable solid white shorthaired kitten who has one blue eye and one gold eye. I need a cool name for him.
My reply: Well, the only pet I've ever owned was a cat in college. My roommate found him at the edge of a road and a sidewalk. We named him in the honor of the location. His official name was Pedestrian Crossing, but everyone always called him Ped for short.
If I ever get another cat, I'll name him Ped II.
My reply: Well, the only pet I've ever owned was a cat in college. My roommate found him at the edge of a road and a sidewalk. We named him in the honor of the location. His official name was Pedestrian Crossing, but everyone always called him Ped for short.
If I ever get another cat, I'll name him Ped II.
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