Z-Day (The Zeitgeist Movement):
Our current methods of social conduct have proven to have no chance in resolving the problems of environmental destruction, human conflict, poverty, corruption and any other issue that reduces the possibility of collective human sustainability on our planet. It is time we grow up as a sp…ecies and really examine what the true problems and solutions are, as uncomfortable, untraditional and foreign as they might seem.
Saturday, March 13, 2010
ZEITGEIST - What is this about?
Thursday, March 11, 2010
Chris Brown feels that hate from the industry!
Chris Brown seems to smell the hate that the industry is throwing towards him! Chris Brown put out a pretty good album Graffiti but If you havent noticed we barely hear his music or anything about him on the radio, and according reliable sources he isn’t being requested to make a lot of appearances which is probably causing him a lot of money! Is America and the rest of the world still mad at Chris for the incident between him and Rihanna? Check out what Chris had to say >>>>>>>> Click Here to Listen to What Chris had to say!!!
Fountain Drink Etiquette
I was in a food court the other day, in line to fill up my cup at the fountain drink machine. The woman in front of me filled her cup up with ice and started to get her drink. So while she was filling her cup up with her drink, I decided to go ahead and fill my cup up with ice. Then, the woman shot me a dirty look. I started to think about how often this situation comes up, and I realized that I might be a fountain drink a**hole.
Was I out of line? Or was she unaware of drink machine protocol? This had to be answered, so we decided to come up with some parameters to derive when it is and when it is not okay to go ahead and start getting your drink at the self-serve drink machine.
Standing in line as the drinker-at-large, you have a few options. Do you watch the girl in front of you fill up her 32 ounce drink, give her some space, and glance at the crazy decor and funny sign on the wall? Or do you show everyone waiting in line behind you that you are a courteous drink machine participant, by stepping up to the plate? You can get your ice, grab some drink from an unused dispenser, or wait for her to finish filling up her cup with whatever sweet nectar you want.
The natural way to view this scenario is to compare it to the bank-teller line at your credit union or other establishment. You wait in line, then the lady calls, “Next!” and you walk up to an open teller to deposit your $20.00 birthday check from Aunt Eyra. If this were the standard for fountain drink etiquette, then you would wait for the person already up to the drink machine to step aside (a significant amount) while filling up his or her cup, essentially giving you the “it’s okay to stand next to me while I get a Coke” signal. But this analogy still leaves ambiguity, and forces one to make individual interpretations of the rule-of-thumb.
For a more clear comparison, we must go to the tried and true baseball analogy. In the above scenario, when the lady stepped up to the drink machine, she was at-bat. When she put the cup up to the ice dispenser she made contact to the ball. Then you, as the on-deck batter, watched to see how good of a hit she made. If she moves her cup toward the same drink you want, then she’s on first and you need to start walking up to the plate. You can make it a leisurely stroll, but you need to make some movement toward the machine. If you have eyed the selection of soda you want, and notice she starts filling up with the drink 2-3 spots away from that one, then we view this as a double and she is now on second base. You are now free to make contact with the ice machine, and hit a single toward the desired cola. She is not forced to move, so she can still stay at her spot semi-comfortably, still watching what you are doing to make sure you are not a creeper. If she goes all the way to the opposite side of the ice dispenser and you want a choice from the other far end, she has hit a triple, giving you room to run. Feel free to go up to the plate with confidence, make solid contact, and take your base–or choice in drink.
This comparison explains drink machine etiquette better and more clearly than most analogies. Therefore, the female at the food court who scowled at me was way out of line. So, take this to heart and do a service to everyone behind you at the next fast-food restaurant: make your move when you see the opportunity. Or, if you’re the first “to bat,” then give the person behind you some room to get the drink on either side of you if he or she so chooses. It will make for a more enjoyable experience for everyone in the restaurant. I just hope inconsiderate drink-girl at the cafeteria reads this and changes her behavior. Perhaps even apologizes the next time we meet at the fountain machine.
Also to be noted, if the person in front of you is going for Sweet Tea and you want something else, then you two as a team have just hit a virtual drink machine home run. JACKPOT! Put it on the board, and relish in the moment. Is relish the right word there?
By the way, don’t ever try to load the bases unless you are sure the drink machine is wide enough to fully support that kind of usage.
Tuesday, March 9, 2010
Seriously Underrated Stevie Songs: One Of A Kind
Sometimes I wonder why people cannot SUSS out a good song when they hear one. You’d have thought it would have been straightforward to do it, but obviously not and so you and I know songs that are ace which have never got the time of day they deserved. So that’s what the SUSS series is all about – Seriously Underrated Stevie Songs. Bringing to light songs that you never gave a chance for a new listen and appreciation.
When it comes to Stevie Wonder it’s easy to go for the obvious songs – I Just Called To Say I Love You, Superstition, Happy Birthday, My Cherie Amour and so on. You can pick the Songs in the Key of Life as the defining album for him and get it out of the system. To me, though, it’s not been all about that ever since I got into Stevie and purchased his albums back in those halcyon university days where I was flush with the generous grant of the government which of course went to vital living expenses … like those Stevie CD’s.
With this track, though, even I have to confess that at the first, second, third, fourth etc. listen I wasn’t particularly convinced about it. Look at it my way. I’d got all the big Stevie abums and had been suitably impressed by the man’s creative genius, but agreed that by the time the 80’s came along he was doing hit and miss kind of albums that didn’t always hit the mark because the tracks on them for one reason or other didn’t appeal. Characters is the typical 80’s Stevie album. It had some enjoyable tracks here and there but as an album it wasn’t a touch on Innervisions, Talking Book or Fulfillingness’ First Finale which were the standards that Wonder set.
So understandably some songs went by the wayside. This was one of them, but then like a good dog that finds the bone wherever it is, the song came back to me and I gave it another listen. Don’t get me wrong this will never figure n my top 20 Stevie songs ever, but despite being synthed to the max, there is a feel to this song which is good. The insistent thump of the rhythm that carries you through is not too distracting, you don’t feel too put out by it. Then there’s the lyrical content and vocal rendition of it by Stevie which makes a bit more sense now. It’s a good little bit of storytelling from Stevie in line with the feel of the song that is building up. Then there is the musical interplay and backing vocal support which melds in beautifully with this track.
All to say that this song is worth giving another chance – nor disregarding because it was not a hit or on a lesser Stevie album, but appreciating the song on its own merits.
Monday's Music Pick: "Nada Surf"
- Song: “See These Bones”
- Artist: Nada Surf
- CD: Lucky
- Genre: Pop
Nada Surf has been plugging away since the mid-’90s, beginning as an alt-rock one-hit wonder (with the novelty song “Popular”) and ultimately morphing into a rare creature: an indie-pop band that traffics in uplift and empathy. Not many of its peers would attempt a song with the chorus, “Always love / Hate will get you every time,” and fewer still could make the sentiment seem poignant, even profound.
Singer Matthew Caws still has one of the kindest voices in rock, but the message behind “See These Bones” feels a bit more morbid and cryptic than Nada Surf usually gets: A parsing of the words yields something about the way our pending death renders grudges useless. Instead, the group opts to dispense its feel-goodery through a heart-swelling arrangement that builds power as it progresses through five glorious minutes.
About two-thirds of the way through “See These Bones,” all that momentum suddenly leads to an almost overwhelmingly satisfying place, as a long buildup gives way to a richly produced anthem, flush with strings and full-blooded vocal harmonies. It’s the sound of a resilient band, still hitting lofty peaks more than a decade into a great career.
I came across Nada Surf back in high school when I first heard their song, “Blonde on Blonde” and since that moment I loved their music. I know that might show cliche but I really liked their style of music, they are not like other bands that play one hit and that’s it. They have kept the continuum with catchy songs that make the ears feel pleased.
Now playing: “See These Bones”
Sunday, March 7, 2010
TLC : CrazySexyCool
Apologies for the lack of updating, very patchy internet!
Now, surely anyone who lived through the 1990s knows of TLC, and if not TLC, their song “Waterfalls”. As close to a guilty pleasure as I can get (I don’t think you should feel guilty about any music you listen to, unless it’s the Pussycat Dolls or Lady GaGa), it’s a top album. Soul music that came out undeniably pop, I love it! “Diggin’ on You” is a personal favourite of mine.
Download ‘CrazySexyCool’ from Mediafire
101 Running Songs (Cd 3)
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