tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-69359538501511754072024-03-13T21:03:07.027-05:00FOURTH CITY NOISEBetween beef and nothing, I'll take beefBNhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03457360532992860754noreply@blogger.comBlogger136125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6935953850151175407.post-43788238985799310332008-11-05T10:07:00.002-06:002008-11-05T10:10:00.411-06:00U.S.A. America number one make me very excitement!<object width="425" height="349"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/ghz4_kikLkE&hl=en&fs=1&rel=0&color1=0x2b405b&color2=0x6b8ab6&border=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/ghz4_kikLkE&hl=en&fs=1&rel=0&color1=0x2b405b&color2=0x6b8ab6&border=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="349"></embed></object>BNhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03457360532992860754noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6935953850151175407.post-76922937612924075252008-10-24T14:23:00.012-05:002008-10-25T11:38:34.525-05:00The National comes to Rice<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.rso.cornell.edu/ccc/images/photos/TheNational.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 394px; height: 298px;" src="http://www.rso.cornell.edu/ccc/images/photos/TheNational.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><div style="text-align: justify;">Apparently, as part of Rice's <a href="http://www.ruf.rice.edu/~events/homecoming/">Homecoming Weekend festivities</a>, Brooklyn-by-way-of-Cincinnati-based <a href="http://www.americanmary.com/">The National</a> is playing a <a href="http://media.www.ricethresher.org/media/storage/paper1290/news/2008/10/24/News/Rpc-Books.Band.For.Homecoming.Concert-3503576.shtml">free concert on the Rice campus</a> on Friday, November 7 from 11:30am to 1:00pm (in the west quad behind Brochstein Pavilion, for those who are interested). I've seen The National play at the 2007 ACL Festival, and they were pretty good. In addition to ACL, The National has made the rounds of various other festivals--including Coachella, Lollapalooza, and Glastonbury--and they recently opened for R.E.M. (on its tour promoting <a href="http://4thcitynoise.blogspot.com/2008/04/i-guess-so.html">Accelerate</a>). No question, this is a pretty cool treat for the Rice community and for National fans in Houston.<br /></div><div></div><br /><div>Here is the band performing "Mistaken for Strangers" (from its most recent release, <em>Boxer</em> (2007)) at the 2008 Glastonbury festival:<br /><object height="349" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/OBHxRL25Iv4&hl=en&fs=1&rel=0&color1=0x2b405b&color2=0x6b8ab6&border=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/OBHxRL25Iv4&hl=en&fs=1&rel=0&color1=0x2b405b&color2=0x6b8ab6&border=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="349"></embed></object></div><div><br />And here they are performing "Fake Empire" (also from <em>Boxer</em>) on Letterman:<br /><object height="349" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/NBujZr20O6M&hl=en&fs=1&rel=0&color1=0x2b405b&color2=0x6b8ab6&border=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><br /><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/NBujZr20O6M&hl=en&fs=1&rel=0&color1=0x2b405b&color2=0x6b8ab6&border=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="349"></embed></object></div>BNhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03457360532992860754noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6935953850151175407.post-48947125488170411512008-10-21T21:35:00.003-05:002008-10-25T11:31:40.954-05:00You are forgivenHow cool is this song? Ten. And how cool is this performance? Also a ten. That makes twenty! <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keith_Moon">Keith Moon</a> is completely endearing (and nuts) in this performance, by the way.<br /><br /><object width="425" height="349"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/bCKlr5qeiQY&hl=en&fs=1&rel=0&color1=0x2b405b&color2=0x6b8ab6&border=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/bCKlr5qeiQY&hl=en&fs=1&rel=0&color1=0x2b405b&color2=0x6b8ab6&border=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="349"></embed></object><br /><br />During their 2006 tour, My Morning Jacket, with guest Eddie Vedder, covered this song, and despite the fact that Eddie V. is an annoying person, the performance was ridiculously awesome:<br /><br />Part 1:<br /><br /><object width="425" height="349"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/NFdGDlZcHmo&hl=en&fs=1&rel=0&color1=0x2b405b&color2=0x6b8ab6&border=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/NFdGDlZcHmo&hl=en&fs=1&rel=0&color1=0x2b405b&color2=0x6b8ab6&border=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="349"></embed></object><br /><br />Part 2:<br /><br /><object width="425" height="349"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/1I9NqR-7s7E&hl=en&fs=1&rel=0&color1=0x2b405b&color2=0x6b8ab6&border=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/1I9NqR-7s7E&hl=en&fs=1&rel=0&color1=0x2b405b&color2=0x6b8ab6&border=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="349"></embed></object><br /><br />(Thanks to <a href="http://www.muzzleofbees.com/">Muzzle of Bees</a> for the MMJ/EV video.)BNhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03457360532992860754noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6935953850151175407.post-297290190031182262008-10-20T10:33:00.004-05:002008-10-20T16:57:35.402-05:00Amy Poehler FTWFrom this past weekend's SNL, in which Amy Poehler (who is apparently twelve months pregnant) delivered a completely transcendental <a href="http://tkbb.wordpress.com/2008/10/19/snl-amy-poehlers-sarah-palin-rap-lyrics/">rap</a> on behalf of VP candidate Sarah Palin:<br /><br /><object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" data="http://widgets.nbc.com/o/4727a250e66f9723/48fca8a74f974363/4741e3c5156499a7/8b6c9ace/-cpid/56daa13120955d91" id="W4727a250e66f972348fca8a74f974363" width="384" height="283"><param name="movie" value="http://widgets.nbc.com/o/4727a250e66f9723/48fca8a74f974363/4741e3c5156499a7/8b6c9ace/-cpid/56daa13120955d91" /><param name="wmode" value="transparent" /><param name="allowNetworking" value="all" /><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always" /></object>BNhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03457360532992860754noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6935953850151175407.post-80905664506947988882008-10-17T19:09:00.003-05:002008-10-20T12:46:25.862-05:00Ryan Adams is a barrel of laughs<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.wnew.com/images/2008/10/16/0100_ryan_adams.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://www.wnew.com/images/2008/10/16/0100_ryan_adams.jpg" border="0" /></a>Actually, not really. I had never seen Ryan Adams before (even when he has been in the lineup for past ACL Festivals I've been to), but his bitchiness has been <a href="http://www.contactmusic.com/news.nsf/article/adams%20upset%20by%20sound%20monitors%20storms%20offstage_1045122">well documented</a>, so I was kind of hoping to see some drama at Verizon Tuesday night. But alas, there was no meltdown, no tantrum, though there was some prickliness evident here and there--including giving some sass to one particular concertgoer who insisted on yelling "Freebird!" during a lull in the show (Adams responded by repeatedly whispering, "You're so smart, you're so smart . . .").<br /><div><br /></div><div>All in all, though, Adams seemed detached, perhaps due to his recovering from a bout of bronchitis (which had caused him to cancel two shows the prior week). But some of the general standoffishness seemed inherent--looking down at his shoes the whole night, showing little interest in the crowd, standing near the back of the stage the entire show, not playing any encore--so I guess, bronchitis or no, I can say I saw a typical Ryan Adams show.</div><div><br /></div><div>The music, however, sounded very, very good. Adams and his band, The Cardinals, were tight, both instrumentally and vocally (rare is the band that can sing a four-part harmony--a fact that they seemed at times indulgent about), and the <a href="http://thespaghettiincident.blogspot.com/search/label/ryan%20adams">set list</a> was decent. Sure, for every <a href="http://www.last.fm/music/Ryan+Adams/_/Wonderwall">"Wonderwall"</a> or <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WZylB5DIjTM&feature=related">"The Sun Also Sets"</a> I would have traded for a <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=99sjZT1qB2Q&feature=related">"When Stars Go Blue"</a> or <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FJ5yHvHdl-4">"City Rain, City Streets,"</a> but there were definitely some standouts, such as the very pretty <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XC1Y7XG8aaA&feature=related">"Come Pick Me Up"</a> and the strangely catchy <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y_55dKEex3Y&feature=related">"I See Monsters."</a> A number of songs also came from the soon-to-be-released album, <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Cardinology-Ryan-Adams/dp/B001GJ7ZMK">Cardinology</a> (a kinda dumb name, if you ask me), though those songs didn't excite me too much.</div><div><br /></div><div>Leaving the show, Gwen and I agreed that the show was probably a 6.5 out of 10. Good sound, skillful musicianship, and tight harmonies are commendable, but one can get that simply by listening to the albums. Live shows should deliver something more immediate or visceral or spontaneous. But this one was a tad sterile, albeit still enjoyable. Maybe part of the sterility was due to the fact that the show was structured like a classical music performance--the audience entirely seated, an intermission in the middle, and no encore. If that was Adams's pomposity at work, then it doesn't serve his music well.</div><div></div><div></div><div>Another downside of a seated audience is that there was no real opportunity for me to get super annoyed with anyone--one of my favorite pastimes--which was a bit of a bummer. And<span class="Apple-style-span" style="FONT-STYLE: italic"> believe me</span>, I tried. But while an audience full of people who look like they're alumni of Washington & Lee may be offensive in theory, I have to say they were, all in all, pretty well behaved and reasonable. But this is probably all the more reason there should have been a meltdown.<br /><br />Here is a good performance of "Come Pick Me Up" on Letterman from a few years back:<br /><br /><object height="349" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/dRnoh86FD2A&hl=en&fs=1&rel=0&color1=0x2b405b&color2=0x6b8ab6&border=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/dRnoh86FD2A&hl=en&fs=1&rel=0&color1=0x2b405b&color2=0x6b8ab6&border=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="349"></embed></object></div><div></div><div>(Photo above courtesy of <a href="http://thespaghettiincident.blogspot.com/search/label/ryan%20adams">The Spaghetti Incident</a>.)</div><div></div><div></div>BNhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03457360532992860754noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6935953850151175407.post-73461691625560624902008-10-16T18:45:00.000-05:002008-10-20T10:32:41.358-05:00Kate Aumonier<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/hampshire/content/images/2005/06/13/kate6_470x300.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://www.bbc.co.uk/hampshire/content/images/2005/06/13/kate6_470x300.jpg" border="0" /></a>I don't really know anything about <a href="http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=72197224">Kate Aumonier</a>, but here's what I do know: (1) she's British and (2) while singing, she looks a lot like Lee Harvey Oswald being shot by Jack Ruby. (In fact, I think it would be so badass if, as part of her act, she sang all her songs while handcuffed to a big dude in a white suit and a cowboy hat.) Oh, and (3): the one Kate Aumonier song I know, "Much Like Yesterday" (from 2004's <span class="Apple-style-span" style="FONT-STYLE: italic">Here I Am</span>, which you can't really buy anywhere), has a pretty guitar riff throughout. Here is Aumonier performing the song at the 2005 Isle of Wight Music Festival:<br /><br /><object height="349" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/T7wDb5W7mh4&hl=en&fs=1&rel=0&color1=0x2b405b&color2=0x6b8ab6&border=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/T7wDb5W7mh4&hl=en&fs=1&rel=0&color1=0x2b405b&color2=0x6b8ab6&border=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="349"></embed></object>BNhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03457360532992860754noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6935953850151175407.post-79949814683278916772008-10-14T16:48:00.002-05:002008-10-14T17:11:49.357-05:00Ryan Adams in Houston tonight<a href="http://www.speedofdark-web.com/speedofdark/2008/RyanAdams/Photos/Ryan-Adams_088.jpg"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://www.speedofdark-web.com/speedofdark/2008/RyanAdams/Photos/Ryan-Adams_088.jpg" border="0" /></a>Gwen and I are going to the Ryan Adams show tonight. Weird fact: it's all assigned seating. I'm kind of hoping for one of those <a href="http://www.contactmusic.com/news.nsf/article/adams%20upset%20by%20sound%20monitors%20storms%20offstage_1045122">infamous Ryan Adams meltdowns</a> to where he storms off the stage in disgust, vowing never to come back. And then! Out of nowhere, I would get up on stage, grab one of the guitars, and just start WAILING, playing my OWN songs--including my soon-to-be-hit, "Dos Huevos (Por Favor)"--and the crowd would just get completely PUMPED. I would then get signed to a recording contract by the biggest record company in the world that same night and quit my job the next day. Next stop: a coke habit, rehab, and a tell-all book. I win again!BNhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03457360532992860754noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6935953850151175407.post-2987253742624528262008-09-30T17:51:00.008-05:002008-10-03T17:18:40.152-05:00Spacier than an astronautThings I learned while in L.A. last week for my tri-annual camping trip with my Rice roommates:<br /><br />1. <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FWOsbGP5Ox4">"California Love"</a> by Tupac and Dr. Dre is so much cooler to listen to when you're actually driving in California with a gat held sideways in your hand; doing it in Houston is nice, but it loses a little something in West U. or the Medical Center.<br /><br />2. There is nothing comparable to <a href="http://www.amoeba.com/">Amoeba Records</a> in Houston.<br /><br />3. <a href="http://www.nadasurf.com/">Nada Surf</a> is not a half-bad band.<br /><br />While Nada Surf is not a California band (they're from New York), I got some extended exposure to Nada Surf on the drive from L.A. to Los Olivos, and they grew on me. I had never really paid any attention to them, and in fact had kind of written them off simply because I thought their name was impossibly dumb. Also, I knew only three songs by them: the Weezer-esque <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P8g_wavcFR4">"Popular,"</a> the Cake-esque <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sccSE-rQ7p4">"If You Leave,"</a> and the (unsurprisingly) Pixies-esque <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uEUJo2PRnts">"Where Is My Mind?"</a> (from the 1999 <a href="http://www.last.fm/music/Matt+Costa/_/Astair">Pixies tribute album</a> of the same name). My conclusion: meh.<br /><br />Since coming back to Houston, though, I have to admit that I've warmed up to the band. While their music is not earth-shatteringly good, it is very melodic and pretty (though the lyrics are just okay). The main allure is just how absolutely straightforward their music is. They don't seem to be trying for too much, and for some reason, that works out for them.<br /><br />Here is a live version of "Blonde on Blonde" (from 2003's <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Let-Go-Nada-Surf/dp/B000089CKH"><em>Let Go</em></a>):<br /><br /><object height="349" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/6MurdjCgHoU&hl=en&fs=1&rel=0&color1=0x2b405b&color2=0x6b8ab6&border=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/6MurdjCgHoU&hl=en&fs=1&rel=0&color1=0x2b405b&color2=0x6b8ab6&border=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="349"></embed></object><br /><br />And, just for fun, here's perennial favorite <a href="http://4thcitynoise.blogspot.com/2008/03/kevin-devine-should-be-more-famous.html">Kevin Devine</a> performing an acoustic cover of "Inside of Love" (also from <em>Let Go</em>):<br /><br /><object height="349" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/6OKj8XCYDJM&hl=en&fs=1&rel=0&color1=0x2b405b&color2=0x6b8ab6&border=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/6OKj8XCYDJM&hl=en&fs=1&rel=0&color1=0x2b405b&color2=0x6b8ab6&border=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="349"></embed></object>BNhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03457360532992860754noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6935953850151175407.post-29594782556503334852008-09-23T18:04:00.005-05:002008-09-24T15:22:22.687-05:00MMJ and the Milky Way<a href="http://asymptotia.com/wp-images/2006/11/Griffith_Observatory_2.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://asymptotia.com/wp-images/2006/11/Griffith_Observatory_2.jpg" border="0" /></a>This past Sunday night, I was at <a href="http://www.griffithobs.org/">Griffith Observatory</a> in L.A. and what kick-ass band happened to be playing at the adjacent, outdoor Greek Theatre? If you guessed the original <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fZ1-KD7Hlqg">New Edition</a>, you would be wrong (about their playing at the Greek Theatre on Sunday, not about them being a kick-ass band). No, it was My Morning Jacket and I could hear them very clearly from the grounds of the Observatory. The innerneck doesn't have very good footage of the show, but here's a good video of "The Way That He Sings," one of my favorite MMJ songs, from one of their ACL Festival appearances:<br /><br /><object height="344" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/3ljN86lEH5c&hl=en&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><br /><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/3ljN86lEH5c&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br />And here is Jim James taking the room down a notch on "Steam Engine":<br /><br /><object height="344" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/tSHM5FiOChY&hl=en&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><br /><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/tSHM5FiOChY&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>BNhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03457360532992860754noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6935953850151175407.post-76954623896322672972008-09-18T12:23:00.002-05:002008-09-18T12:28:01.052-05:00Day 6 without power<a href="http://www.srh.noaa.gov/hgx/icons/centerpoint.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://www.srh.noaa.gov/hgx/icons/centerpoint.jpg" border="0" /></a> <div>AN OPEN LETTER TO CENTERPOINT ENERGY: After six days of waiting for electricity, I've decided I don't want your power, so don't bother hooking up my house. Your laziness has taught me to do without. Move on to the next house; I'm sure they need it more than I do. I'm doing just fine on my own, thank you very much. And please, whatever you do, don't come crawling back to me on your hands and your knees, begging to give me power. Because I won't accept it. I'd probably just throw your electricity in the trashcan.</div>BNhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03457360532992860754noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6935953850151175407.post-54029362587941652002008-09-15T10:35:00.007-05:002008-09-15T13:55:32.776-05:00You have a "Join My Tribe" invitation!<a href="http://www.granitegrok.com/pix/road%20warrior.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://www.granitegrok.com/pix/road%20warrior.jpg" border="0" /></a>BREAKING NEWS: The heavy devastation caused by Hurricane Ike has destroyed the city as we know it, but from its post-apocalyptic ashes, New Houston has emerged. It is the Year Zero. Federal American dollars are but worthless paper here; the only currency of value is silver and gold, potable water, gasoline, . . . and fear. I have adopted the name Maximillian Seven Guns ("Max7G"), and I have declared myself Ruler of New Houston. I have also put a spiked collar and an eyepatch on my dog, Gertie. My roving band of mutant punks, armed with chainsaws attached to our dune buggies, will fight against other warring tribes for survival and for domination in this barren wasteland. You are welcome to join my tribe, and I offer you my benevolence. And my mercy.<br /><br /><div>But first, a song:<br /><br /><object height="344" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/Vu-jc91s630&hl=en&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/Vu-jc91s630&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object></div><div></div><div></div>BNhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03457360532992860754noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6935953850151175407.post-26785240741865422912008-09-12T01:30:00.006-05:002008-09-24T15:24:23.232-05:00My playlist for this weekend<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://maps.wunderground.com/data/images/at200809_sat.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://maps.wunderground.com/data/images/at200809_sat.jpg" border="0" /></a>"Shelter from the Storm" (Bob Dylan, <span class="Apple-style-span" style="FONT-STYLE: italic">Blood on the Tracks</span>) <div>"Stormy Weather" (The Pixies, <span class="Apple-style-span" style="FONT-STYLE: italic">Bossanova</span>)</div><div>"Have You Ever Seen the Rain?" (Creedance Clearwater Revival, <span class="Apple-style-span" style="FONT-STYLE: italic">Pendulum</span>)</div><div>"Wild is the Wind" (Cat Power, <span class="Apple-style-span" style="FONT-STYLE: italic">The Covers Record</span>)</div><div>"Happy When it Rains" (The Jesus and Mary Chain, <span class="Apple-style-span" style="FONT-STYLE: italic">Darklands</span>)</div><div>"Hurricane" (Bob Dylan, <span class="Apple-style-span" style="FONT-STYLE: italic">Desire</span>)</div><div>"The Wind" (Cat Stevens, <span class="Apple-style-span" style="FONT-STYLE: italic">Tea for Tillerman</span>)<br /></div><div>"Rain" (The Cult, <span class="Apple-style-span" style="FONT-STYLE: italic">Love</span>)</div><div>"City Rain, City Streets" (Ryan Adams, <span class="Apple-style-span" style="FONT-STYLE: italic">Love is Hell, Pt. 2</span>)</div><div>"Rock You Like a Hurricane" (Scorpions, <span class="Apple-style-span" style="FONT-STYLE: italic">Love at First Sting</span>)<br /></div><div>"Dry the Rain" (The Beta Band, <span class="Apple-style-span" style="FONT-STYLE: italic">The Best of the Beta Band - Music</span>)</div><div>"Pissing in the Wind" (Badly Drawn Boy, <span class="Apple-style-span" style="FONT-STYLE: italic">The </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="FONT-STYLE: italic">Hour of Bewilderbeast</span>)</div><div>"So. Central Rain" (R.E.M., <span class="Apple-style-span" style="FONT-STYLE: italic">Reckoning</span>)<br /></div><div>"And it Rained All Night" (Thom Yorke, <span class="Apple-style-span" style="FONT-STYLE: italic">The Eraser</span>)</div><div>"Like a Hurricane" (Neil Young, <span class="Apple-style-span" style="FONT-STYLE: italic">Decade</span>)</div><div>"November Rain" (Guns 'n Roses, <span class="Apple-style-span" style="FONT-STYLE: italic">Use Your Illusion I</span>)</div><div>"Evolve" (David Garza, <span class="Apple-style-span" style="FONT-STYLE: italic">Culture Vulture</span>)</div><div><br /></div><div>EDIT: How could I forget this gem, by a Houstonian, no less? I am ashamed. THIS is the theme song for this weekend, no question:<br /><br /><object width="425" height="349"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/xoWAczXMVY0&hl=en&fs=1&rel=0&color1=0x2b405b&color2=0x6b8ab6&border=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/xoWAczXMVY0&hl=en&fs=1&rel=0&color1=0x2b405b&color2=0x6b8ab6&border=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="349"></embed></object></div><div><br /></div><div></div>BNhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03457360532992860754noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6935953850151175407.post-7412869633347981272008-09-02T21:38:00.003-05:002008-09-02T21:57:36.421-05:00We are having a heavenly time!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/145/415919436_607e532a31.jpg?v=0"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px;" src="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/145/415919436_607e532a31.jpg?v=0" border="0" alt="" /></a>In my recent move to a new house, I had to throw out a lot of things because, well, Gwen made me. But one thing I couldn't part with was my favorite concert t-shirt from high school. Issued in 1985 to promote R.E.M.'s tour supporting <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fables_of_the_Reconstruction">Fables of the Reconstruction</a></span>, it was such a kick-ass t-shirt, especially since I was wearing it in 1992. This, of course, allowed me to portray myself as being rad enough to have gone to an R.E.M. concert when I was in fifth grade, when the reality was I had red parachute pants in 1985 and almost had a crush on El Debarge (three reasons: I thought he was a girl with a mustache, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rXEKhLe0MY0">"Rhythm of the Night"</a> was just so ding dang catchy, and my grasp of masculine/feminine articles in Spanish was let's just say suspect). <div><br /></div><div>Anyway, a good article on R.E.M.'s early t-shirt designs can be found <a href="http://www.svs.com/rem/other/tshirt.txt">here</a>.</div>BNhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03457360532992860754noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6935953850151175407.post-19974219060301804012008-09-01T20:41:00.010-05:002008-09-12T13:30:33.659-05:00Matt Costa > Jack Johnson<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://media.independent.com/img/photos/2007/09/14/Matt_Costa_2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px;" src="http://media.independent.com/img/photos/2007/09/14/Matt_Costa_2.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a>Former skateboarding pro <a href="http://www.mattcosta.com/">Matt Costa</a> started focusing on the guitar after a skateboarding injury (a shattered leg) in 2003 sidelined him for eighteen months of rehab. He began writing and recording songs and eventually ended up on Jack Johnson's 2005 summer tour. But unlike Jack Johnson, Costa is not an incredibly <a href="http://www.somethingawful.com/d/your-band-sucks/jack-johnson-john.php">lame</a>, surfer version of Jimmy Buffett with a carefully-cultivated "Hey, I'm all about chillaxing. Did you notice that I'm wearing sandals on stage? That's because I'm chillaxing" vibe.<br /><br />Anyway, I'm a sucker for finger picking, and this song (<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FikP7Pa6wT8&feature=related">"Astair"</a> from 2005's <span class="Apple-style-span" style="FONT-STYLE: italic"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Songs-We-Sing-Matt-Costa/dp/B000EGFV4A">Songs We Sing</a></span>) has been stuck in my head all Labor Day. Here is a live version, performed at a Vans store:<br /><br /><object width="425" height="349"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/RFrIT6-A6iU&hl=en&fs=1&rel=0&color1=0x2b405b&color2=0x6b8ab6&border=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/RFrIT6-A6iU&hl=en&fs=1&rel=0&color1=0x2b405b&color2=0x6b8ab6&border=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="349"></embed></object>BNhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03457360532992860754noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6935953850151175407.post-36518559374828985722008-08-28T16:13:00.003-05:002008-08-28T16:20:53.637-05:00This version is good, tooFor some reason, this song--"Mon coeur s'ouvre à ta voix" from <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camille_Saint-Sa%C3%ABns">Saint-Saëns</a>'s <em><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samson_and_Delilah_(opera)">Samson et Dalila</a></em>--just totally pumps up the crowd <em>every time</em> I sing it. Here is <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marilyn_Horne">Marilyn Horne</a> trying her hand at it:<br /><br /><object height="349" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/hQsOtYAt61M&hl=en&fs=1&rel=0&color1=0x2b405b&color2=0x6b8ab6&border=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/hQsOtYAt61M&hl=en&fs=1&rel=0&color1=0x2b405b&color2=0x6b8ab6&border=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="349"></embed></object>BNhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03457360532992860754noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6935953850151175407.post-5201078698409001792008-08-26T16:07:00.007-05:002008-09-01T20:56:23.222-05:00Ryan Adams is rich<a href="http://mikehaskew.files.wordpress.com/2008/02/53683970_27c862ccc5_o.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://mikehaskew.files.wordpress.com/2008/02/53683970_27c862ccc5_o.jpg" border="0" /></a>So <a href="http://www.ryan-adams.com/">Ryan Adams</a> is playing Verizon on Tuesday, October 14, 2008, and I says to myself, I says, "Self, you deserve a treat. But since My Morning Jacket has decided <a href="http://www.mymorningjacket.com/gogo/summerfall-us-tour-dates/">to skip over Houston on its way to Dallas and Austin</a> this month, you'll just have to make do with Ryan Adams." Which is actually fine because I do like the Ryan Adams. Songs like <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FJ5yHvHdl-4&eurl=http://www.last.fm/music/Ryan+Adams/+videos/+1-FJ5yHvHdl-4">"City Rain, City Streets"</a> and <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VA8GJ9qxso8&feature=related">"I See Monsters"</a> (both from 2004's <em><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Love-Hell-Ryan-Adams/dp/B0001ZMX68">Love Is Hell</a></em>)<em> </em>are catchy. And also "Summer of '69." (God, I hate myself for just saying that. Number 4 sign that the person you're hanging out with is a complete bore: he or she still thinks that the Ryan Adams = Bryan Adams joke is funnee.)<br /><div></div><br /><div>Anyway, where was I? Oh yes. What I don't like about all this is that the two tickets I bought for Gwen and me somehow cost $94.15. What the? Does Ryan Adams's guitar run on unleaded gas? Because that's the only way I can understand that price. WHY CAN'T WASHINGTON STAND UP TO BIG OIL AND STOP THIS MADNESS.</div>BNhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03457360532992860754noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6935953850151175407.post-11123474312864427972008-08-26T12:37:00.007-05:002008-08-28T16:01:46.599-05:00I will try not to sing on a Kia<a href="http://www.altmanphoto.com/robert/JoeCocker.jpeg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://www.altmanphoto.com/robert/JoeCocker.jpeg" border="0" /></a>Fact: <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Scuse-While-Kiss-This-Guy/dp/0671501283">misheard lyrics</a> are mildly amusing <em>at best</em>. Fact: Joe Cocker was <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stan_Lee">Stan Lee</a>'s inspiration for <a href="http://thebiz.fancast.com/hulk.jpg">The Hulk</a>. But further fact: the following video made me laugh <em>kinda</em>. (By the by, how freaking awesome is that above photo of the Cockster? Every time I look at it, I can't help but think, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gZJSW_7YLVs">"He did the mash / he did the mooonster mash / the monster mash / it was a graveyard smash . . . ."</a>)<br /><object height="349" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/T4_MsrsKzMM&hl=en&fs=1&rel=0&color1=0x2b405b&color2=0x6b8ab6&border=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><br /><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/T4_MsrsKzMM&hl=en&fs=1&rel=0&color1=0x2b405b&color2=0x6b8ab6&border=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="349"></embed></object><br />(H/T to Houston Clear Thinkers for this video)BNhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03457360532992860754noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6935953850151175407.post-66405992173322883182008-08-20T23:27:00.007-05:002008-08-20T23:42:17.580-05:00Look what I can do with my feetSo I like this video and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forever_(Chris_Brown_song)">this song</a>. I'm not hurting anybody!<br /><br /><object width="425" height="349"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/xdW66MktqcY&hl=en&fs=1&rel=0&color1=0x2b405b&color2=0x6b8ab6&border=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/xdW66MktqcY&hl=en&fs=1&rel=0&color1=0x2b405b&color2=0x6b8ab6&border=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="349"></embed></object>BNhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03457360532992860754noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6935953850151175407.post-15898095802166409012008-08-20T10:40:00.006-05:002008-08-20T11:03:28.234-05:00Once again, back is the incredible<a href="http://pds5.egloos.com/pds/200706/15/43/d0046543_04064971.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://pds5.egloos.com/pds/200706/15/43/d0046543_04064971.jpg" border="0" /></a>Pitchfork's video site, <a href="http://pitchfork.tv/">Pitchfork.TV</a>, is commemorating the twentieth anniversary of Public Enemy's <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Takes-Nation-Millions-Hold-Back/dp/B0000024K1"><em>It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back</em></a> with a <a href="http://pitchfork.tv/special-presentation/public-enemy-it-takes-a-nation-of-millions-part-1-of-3">three-part video series</a> offering a behind-the-scenes look at the making of that kick-ass album. You know what other great album was released in 1988? If you said <em><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Martika/dp/B0000026KH/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1219247556&sr=1-2">Martika</a></em> by Martika, then you get a gold star. I used to do this totally rad lip synch routine to <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jpJy46o_7b0">"Toy Soldiers"</a> in front of my stuffed animals, and let me put it this way: I got a standing ovation EVERY time.<br /><br />Here's the first chapter of Pitchfork.TV's three-part look at <em>Nation of Millions </em>(go to the above link to see the full picture at Pitchfork.TV):<br /><br /><object height="425" width="540"><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true"><param name="movie" value="http://video.pitchfork.tv/mediaplayer.swf"><param name="flashvars" value="file=http://pitchfork.tv/node/1642/embed.xml"><br /><embed src="http://video.pitchfork.tv/mediaplayer.swf" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" flashvars="file=http://pitchfork.tv/node/1642/embed.xml" allowfullscreen="true" width="540" height="425"></embed></object>BNhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03457360532992860754noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6935953850151175407.post-54887255426749608032008-08-18T22:55:00.004-05:002008-08-18T23:16:04.309-05:00You're not a kid at 33<a href="http://www.songfacts.com/detail.php?id=7196">This</a> 1972 gem by <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Danny_O'Keefe">Danny O'Keefe</a>, covered by countless others (including Elvis, Waylon Jennings, Charlie Rich, and Dwight Yoakum), is my favorite song of the moment:<br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/eETej8p1DH8&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/eETej8p1DH8&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>BNhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03457360532992860754noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6935953850151175407.post-52129161672877061422008-08-01T23:42:00.006-05:002008-11-13T02:43:34.028-06:00We're fated to pretend<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguGcnBQRgrkSAeidnZHyTCwgh0UGZtKKyCJGgsuPnDBm5cYG7NExuv9zMvvUwpO4lherMOyEt0X_6bo3ixZ7BgxOBXix8Mm9spaAs0-eP5o3BLOInwIlSfgJ-ziOhPEbqsrBYHi1ax-LAa/s400/mgmt.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguGcnBQRgrkSAeidnZHyTCwgh0UGZtKKyCJGgsuPnDBm5cYG7NExuv9zMvvUwpO4lherMOyEt0X_6bo3ixZ7BgxOBXix8Mm9spaAs0-eP5o3BLOInwIlSfgJ-ziOhPEbqsrBYHi1ax-LAa/s400/mgmt.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.lyricsmode.com/lyrics/m/mgmt/time_to_pretend.html">This song</a> (from the 2007 album <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oracular_Spectacular">Oracular Spectacular</a>) is catchy. (Yes, I know I'm late to the <a href="http://www.whoismgmt.com/">MGMT</a> party.) Here is a live version from the show "Later . . . with Jools Holland." You ingrate.<br /></div><br /><object width="425" height="349"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/e4FPlH__vvY&hl=en&fs=1&color1=0x2b405b&color2=0x6b8ab6&border=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/e4FPlH__vvY&hl=en&fs=1&color1=0x2b405b&color2=0x6b8ab6&border=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="349"></embed></object><div></div><div></div><div><div></div><div></div></div>BNhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03457360532992860754noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6935953850151175407.post-75045341749015491202008-08-01T00:12:00.004-05:002008-08-01T00:26:39.089-05:00Lottery or car crashAnother good song from 1995's Post is "Possibly Maybe." The <a href="http://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/bjork/possiblymaybe.html">lyrics</a> are interesting, and the opening riff is cool and spooky and moody sounding. And here we go:<br /><br /><object width="425" height="349"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/pK0lXnzYWsg&hl=en&fs=1&color1=0x2b405b&color2=0x6b8ab6&border=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/pK0lXnzYWsg&hl=en&fs=1&color1=0x2b405b&color2=0x6b8ab6&border=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="349"></embed></object><div></div><div></div><br />And everybody knows Bjork's most famous song, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LKzPB_ekP1o&feature=related">"Big Time Sensuality"</a> (from 1993's Debut). But here is a pretty different, live version of the song, with Bjork accompanied by Talvin Singh and Guy Sigsworth:<br /><br /><object width="425" height="349"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/-uSTXn4H5jY&hl=en&fs=1&color1=0x2b405b&color2=0x6b8ab6&border=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/-uSTXn4H5jY&hl=en&fs=1&color1=0x2b405b&color2=0x6b8ab6&border=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="349"></embed></object><div></div><div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div></div>BNhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03457360532992860754noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6935953850151175407.post-80018805190189668452008-07-30T22:19:00.006-05:002008-08-01T00:08:57.915-05:00Betty Hutton did it first, but Bjork did it cuterLadies and gentlemen, I present to you the Bjork of the 1940s. Okay, I'm saying that only because the Icelandic weirdo's "It's Oh So Quiet" (from 1995's Post) is a remake of Betty Hutton's "Blow a Fuse." Here is the original song:<br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/7ycBYy5GO2M&hl=en&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/7ycBYy5GO2M&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div><br /><br />And here is Bjork's remake, complete with endearing Spike Jonze video (I especially like the dancing mailbox):<br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/htobTBlCvUU&hl=en&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/htobTBlCvUU&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object></div><div></div><div></div>BNhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03457360532992860754noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6935953850151175407.post-24691133809918969202008-07-15T02:12:00.009-05:002008-07-15T09:48:44.048-05:00Only iTunes knows what I'm going through.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://flakmag.com/misc/images/wangchung.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://flakmag.com/misc/images/wangchung.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />When I go to the iTunes music store, the songs it suggests for me (based on my recent purchases) are, in order: <div><br /></div><div>1. <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZXX9ZZr7gRk">"Baby Come to Me"</a> by James Ingram</div><div>2. "<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vKVa0nv7Auo">Sister Christian"</a> by Night Ranger</div><div>3. <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LKwO1aB1W3I">"Dance Hall Days"</a> by Wang Chung</div><div>4. <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CT1d0HbTlEQ">"So Much in Love"</a> by All-4-One</div><div>5. <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IeuGQNuPhGs">"Pinch Me"</a> by Barenaked Ladies</div><div><br /></div><div>What's weird is that, if I had to come up with a suicide note made up of five songs, these would probably be the <span class="Apple-style-span" style="FONT-STYLE: italic">exact</span> five songs I would choose. And in this particular order, no less.</div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><br />WHAT ARE YOU TRYING TO TELL ME, iTUNES.BNhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03457360532992860754noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6935953850151175407.post-62674303820651705562008-07-10T23:18:00.003-05:002008-07-15T09:50:55.581-05:00P. Cet in the houseI'm being totally serious when I say this was one of my favorite songs as an elementary school kid. Yes, I had a very dramatic internal life, full of romance and wonder!<br /><br />And an external life full of getting beaten up.<br /><br /><object height="349" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/Fn8_5fKyi20&hl=en&fs=1&color1=0x2b405b&color2=0x6b8ab6&border=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/Fn8_5fKyi20&hl=en&fs=1&color1=0x2b405b&color2=0x6b8ab6&border=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="349"></embed></object>BNhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03457360532992860754noreply@blogger.com0