rest in peace, Tito Teddy
Today is the day they lay my uncle to rest. I am sorry that we cannot be there to lend our support.
Tita Volet, Bong, and Jeffrey – our thoughts and prayers are with you during this difficult time.
Love,
Neil, Christine, Daniel, and Salem
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birthday greetings
I want to apologize and wish Birthday greetings to my niece Sarah (Sept 2) and my mother-in-law Jean (Sept 3).
Happy Birthday Sarah and Jean!!!
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take a sad song and make it better
I miss my uncle a great deal. In memory of Tito Teddy, I will only listen to The Beatles until he is laid to rest.
This song is for my cousins.
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top five on friday – #84
Top 5 songs that you liked as a child that you still like now.
- “I Get Around” – The Beach Boys
- “Something” – The Beatles
- “New Kid In Town” – The Eagles
- “Billie Jean” – Michael Jackson
- “The Reflex” – Duran Duran
I wasn’t born yet to enjoy The Beach Boys or The Beatles in their prime, but my parents played their music a lot when I was growing up. These songs certainly bring back memories.
top five on friday – #83
Top 5 Debut albums and the most memorable song off of each of the albums
- Van Halen – VAN HALEN – “Ain’t Talkin’ ‘Bout Love”
- Guns ‘N’ Roses – APPETITE FOR DESTRUCTION – “Sweet Child O’ Mine”
- The Black Crowes – SHAKE YOUR MONEY MAKER – “Hard To Handle”
- Pearl Jam – PEARL JAM – “Jeremy”
- Alanis Morissette – JAGGED LITTLE PILL – “You Oughta Know”
Ok, technically, Alanis’ original debut was a dance-pop effort in Canada, but we won’t count that.
top five on friday – #80
Top 5 songs you’re ashamed to admit you like
- Bye Bye Bye – ‘NSync
- This Time Around – Hanson
- Fantasy – Mariah Carey
- She Bangs – Ricky Martin
- Man! I Feel Like A Woman! – Shania Twain
girls can rock
The guys did not show up tonight. If you plan on being in a band with Tommy Lee (Motley Crue drummer), Jason Newsted (former Metallica bassist), and Gilby Clarke (former Guns N’ Roses guitarist), you sing Nirvana’s “Lithium” or The Who’s “Pinball Wizard”.
The girls sang these songs, and they rocked! What did the guys sing? Slow stuff like the Goo Goo Dolls’ “Iris” or Coldplay’s “Yellow” (never heard of it). Or you destroy The Police’s classic “Roxanne” by changing it.
My front runners:
- Storm Large (yes, that’s her real name)
- Patrice Pike (great version of Jefferson Airplane’s “Somebody To Love”)
- Dilana (terrified me with “Lithium”)
Supernova could very well be fronted by a woman.
take me back tuesday #75
Musical Firsts: (How many can you remember)
First CD/Album Purchased: Private Eyes – Daryl Hall and John Oates (cassette)
First Concert: U2, The Joshua Tree Tour, Nov 87, Hampton VA
First Over 21 Show: Hmm … don’t think I’ve ever been to one of those.
First Musical Obsession: VH
First Musical Crush: Debbie Gibson (she was so cute in her rarely-seen “Staying Together” music video)
First Musical/Musical Movie: Grease (saw the movie at the drive-in)
First Stereo: a Fisher dual-cassette boombox (detachable speakers and high-speed dubbing, baby!)
First Portable Device/Player: a Sony Walkman with a 3-band graphic equalizer. It was pretty cool back in the 7th grade, even though it weighed a ton.
First Musical Format Owned (i.e. LP, Cassette, 8 Track, CD): LP
First 45/CD Single Purchased: Eye of The Tiger – Survivor
monday music mambo #103
“History Repeats Day” courtesy of Blogdrive Insanity
1. Name your three favorite cover songs.
- You Really Got Me – Van Halen (originally by The Kinks)
- Stone Cold Crazy – Metallica (originally by Queen)
- Voodoo Child (Slight Return) – Stevie Ray Vaughn & Double Trouble (originally by The Jimi Hendrix Experience)
2. What’s one artist, concert or musical era that you’d like to have been alive to see, or see again if you saw it in the past?
Van Halen with David Lee Roth
3. What’s one history lesson that you think a certain band or musician, or all musicians, should quit repeating?
I think Eddie Van Halen needs to get a grip, relax, and starting making great music again with WHOMEVER. I’m tired of nothing happening in the VH camp due to legal crap. I just wanna hear Ed wail on the guitar.
4. Name a band that’s not together anymore (members can be alive or dead) that you would absolutely love to see reform.
Without a doubt, The Beatles.
june imix
all I wanna do is ROCK
- Dimension – Wolfmother
- If I Were You – Hoobastank
- Mystery – Live
- The View From The Afternoon – Arctic Monkeys
- I Dare You – Shinedown
- Your Time Has Come – Audioslave
- Hey Hey Sister – Laura Clapp
- Open Your Eyes – Alter Bridge
- Baby Hates Me – Danko Jones
I love the last one. Check out the intro here:
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take me back tuesday – 74
“it was 20 years ago today …“
music that takes me back to summer vacation, 1986
song
- Danger Zone – Kenny Loggins
- Yankee Rose – David Lee Roth
- Addicted To Love – Robert Palmer
album
- 5150 – Van Halen
- Control – Janet Jackson
- Invisible Touch – Genesis
artist
- Whitney Houston
- INXS
- The Bangles
evh on snl in 87
for me, a little trip down memory lane – classic
friday five – 80’s
I’m late with this, but what the heck …
1) Favourite movie of the 1980s? Ferris Bueller’s Day Off – As much as I hate to admit it, I was, still am, and always will be Cameron.
2) Favourite musician/group of the 1980s? Van Halen, and I like both Dave and Sammy.
3) Favourite TV show of the 1980s? At the time, “Who’s The Boss?” (I had a thing for Alyssa Milano). These days, I would say “Cheers”.
4) Favourite invention of the 1980s? At the time, the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES). These days, I’d have to say the compact disc.
5) World Event from the 1980s that stands out in your mind? The Challenger explosion.
friday five – 80's
I’m late with this, but what the heck …
1) Favourite movie of the 1980s? Ferris Bueller’s Day Off – As much as I hate to admit it, I was, still am, and always will be Cameron.
2) Favourite musician/group of the 1980s? Van Halen, and I like both Dave and Sammy.
3) Favourite TV show of the 1980s? At the time, “Who’s The Boss?” (I had a thing for Alyssa Milano). These days, I would say “Cheers”.
4) Favourite invention of the 1980s? At the time, the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES). These days, I’d have to say the compact disc.
5) World Event from the 1980s that stands out in your mind? The Challenger explosion.
AllofMP3 declared illegal
I started using AllofMP3.com over iTunes because I don’t agree with DRM (digital-rights management) imposed on the music I buy. It is my music, I purchased it, and I feel I should be able to do what I want with it (back it up, play it on any mp3 player, etc.). I also believe the artists deserve to be paid for their work. Hence the dilemma of “where should I download my music from?”
Popular Russian online music download service AllofMP3.com has been declared illegal by the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI), and prosecutions are reported to be underway. The Moscow-based service, whose market share at 14% comes second only to iTunes in the UK, has been accused of not paying royalties to artists.
It looks like I will be cleaning out my balance with AllofMP3 and resume purchasing songs off of iTunes.
update 052606
It’s hot in the land of Lincoln …
- I’m getting a crash course in IP management for work. IP addresses, subnet masks, VLANs, DNS, DHCP. I got a lot of studying to do this weekend.
- Taylor Hicks is this season’s American Idol. He has heart and soul when he sings, and I’m glad he won. Kat McPhee was not consistent and way over the top.
- Our cable went out during the season finale of Lost. Thank goodness ABC offers full episode streaming (with ads).
- Did I mention it’s hot?
- King Arthur – ** – not quite like Braveheart. Quite boring, actually.
- 11:14 – **** – more of a black comedy than a drama-thriller; be sure to look both ways before crossing the street!
- I plan to play more with the Lightbox javascript.
Summer’s unofficially here. Enjoy the holiday weekend 
fine arts
Tonight we went to D’s school for their spring fine arts festival. Works of art by the students were on display. The beginner, intermediate, and advanced bands and D’s chorus put on great performances. Familiar music was on hand; highlights included The Simpsons, Star Wars, and Earth Wind & Fire’s “September”. Given my camera has no optical zoom, I just took random shots. I did try to record audio; the quality is not the best, but it captures the performances well. I will try editing the audio and post some of it this weekend.
march imix
I may have given up the pod, but I didn’t give up the music.
- World Wide Suicide – Pearl Jam
- So Far Away – Dire Straits
- In The Meantime – Spacehog
- Desert Rose – Sting
- Head Like a Hole – Nine Inch Nails
- Cold Day In The Sun – Foo Fighters
- Somebody Told Me – The Killers
- Stumblin’ – Powderfinger
- Home – Marc Broussard
If you use iTunes, get the mix.
in like a lion
Spring doesn’t start for another 19 days, and it’s frickin’ warm here – a high of 75 today.
The madness is approaching – and UConn is ranked 2nd in the nation behind (who else) Duke. Hopefully I’ll get to see the Huskies take on Louisville this weekend on tv. A coworker of mine took the rest of the week to attend the MVC tourney and watch his team play.
Today is Ash Wednesday, the beginning of Lent. I’m sacrificing the iPod until Easter. It’s sucks, but it’s not like I gave up music altogether, so I shouldn’t complain.
1,000,000,000 songs
NY Times article | Apple’s announcement
99 cents not only bought Alex Ostrovsky a song off of iTunes, it won him an iMac, 10 (that’s right, ten!) iPods, and a $10,000 gift card to the music store – all for downloading the billionth song.
Lucky kid!
february imix
what’s rockin’ the pod:
Who Says You Can’t Go Home – Bon Jovi
Seven Nation Army – The White Stripes
The Wake-Up Bomb – R.E.M.
I Got S**t – Pearl Jam
Heaven Beside You – Alice In Chains
Remedy – The Black Crowes
If you use iTunes, get the mix.
january imix
what i’m listening to:
End Over End – Foo Fighters
Photograph – Nickelback
Lose My Breath – Destiny’s Child
Sun King – The Cult
Know The Difference – INXS
When I’m Gone – Eminem
So What’cha Want – Beastie Boys
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