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September 03 2010
September 02 2010
Classically Trained Musician Weighs in on Metal Vocalists
Choice quote, on Bruce Dickinson of Iron Maiden:
He achieves an intensely rhythmic delivery of the lyrics without losing legato and musical momentum, something a lot of classical singers struggle with, especially when interpreting the many staccato and accent markings that crowd scores by Bellini, Donizetti, etc.
I love Bruce Dickinson and mostly agree with everything the writer says. Ozzy, even though he rules, has a horrible voice.
If we’re talking about true male vocal talent in hard rock or metal, then honestly, Geoff Tate from Queensryche should be on one of these lists. Nothing to do with Queensryche as a band, or Queensryche’s subject matter (because it’s gotten pretty cheesy after Empire and Operation: Mindcrime was AMAAAAAAAZING), but that dude has sick range.
Národní Divadlo Praha - Last night I saw Verdi’s Aida
September 01 2010
Average MBA grads’ starting salary from all the business schools in metro NY & NJ, 2008 & 2009. I don’t really know how to think or feel about this for a variety of reasons that I don’t want to get into in public, but there it is. Also, strangely, I’m not sure that I care since I can’t change my mind and transfer. Do I care? Should I care?
I’m just happy to know that I can earn back my whole freakin’ dual degrees’ tuition in one year’s salary… that is, assuming that I don’t buy anything major or that something foreseen right now in my life doesn’t require crapload of money… which was the plan all along… uh, errr…
TUITION WHY ARE YOU SO FREAKIN’ EXPENSIVE WHY WHY WHY
August 31 2010
Gosh, they sure don’t make guys like they used to in the mid 90’s…
(via bonfires)
August 30 2010
August 29 2010
What being a single straight girl in San Francisco was like. ”Street Boners.” Hahahaha.
Fu*kyeahMorrisDayandTheTime. How sick is this song and the accompanying dance routine? Yes. Pretty fu*king sick. I can’t think of a better scene in Purple Rain to be quite honest. Seriously.
Ohweeohweeoh!
You’re welcome.
This is totally how I feel about my relationship with politics. Now that I think about it, “Very Pragmatic Bran Muffins” is my career in a nutshell.
Today’s Yesterday’s Wuerker: “Very Pragmatic”
August 28 2010
Neil Diamond's "Sweet Caroline" as Transcribed by Google Voice
We have a great big again, I can begin to know when.
And, no, wait, still laying strong.
It wasn’t the spring
seeing if you can, and so I’m gonna
We went to leave you from thehey, and. So it’s Janey, I hadn’t. Hey, Gee, now it’s
touching me, sightseeing news
SINCERELY CAR, ADAM 980 *bop bop bop*
satin Napa seen so good.
I AM AND THEN FLY *bop bop bop*
to the lease bed now so we will beand now Yeah, so if you can 98
And I don’t see so lonely.
You feel it up with, so I’ll need to
And when I haven’t
quoting on off my shoulder.
How can I boot when I’m holding you1 such Jane. One reaching out
touching me. Josh Hey newsletter.
FAMILY CARE THE 9 *bop bop bop*
Yeah, Hi, this is that I’ve seen so good
YEAH HI CNN’S 9 *bop bop bop*
to Lynn said nah blue lunacy.And now If The
FAHRENHEIT *bop bop bop*
who have gotten from them.Google Voice works a lot like Shazam for schizophrenics.
All my voicemail now forwards to Google Voice and if this is the nonsense that’s gonna spit out then, uh, I dunno how helpful that’s gonna be. I normally like to see WTF people are calling about.
“What do you think?” shouted Razumihin, louder than ever, “you think I am attacking them for talking nonsense?
[Crime and Punishment, Fyodor Dostoevsky] (img via sedna)
(via lunatico)
Have you ever walked around in Lower Manhattan and noticed a trail of paint on the sidewalk?
About 3 years ago, one of my friends in school decided to follow the trail around and noticed that the trail produced the image that you see above; a strange-looking rendering of what appeared to be the word “momo.” MOMO, we found out, was the name of an artist that used to be based in NYC, and sure enough, the one responsible for tagging his name across the width of Manhattan.
After requesting a meetup, MOMO told my friend that he accomplished this task by fixing 5 gallon paint buckets to the back of his bike, poking a hole in the bottom of the containers, and riding though the West Village, SoHo, Greenwich Village, East Village, and Alphabet City. Momo made the tag in 2006. Some parts of the line have been covered up by roadwork and redone sidewalks but most of the line is still visible.
To me, the interesting thing about the line is how both similar and different it is to regular graffiti. Essentially, most graffiti writers enjoy seeing their name on things. The bigger they can paint it and the more visible their tag is, the more people will notice their conquering of the city. MOMO created the largest tag in New York, yet the scale of his work here, so massive that it can’t all be viewed at once, means that thousands of people will walk on it each day and never even notice it. It’s simultaneously the biggest and smallest artistic statement I have seen in my time here.
MOMO made a video about the line which you can see here.
If you ever walk over it, now you’ll know what you’re looking at.
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