Okay I know this is a day late but I have a good excuse. I had class and didn't get home in time. So better late than never. This week on the weekly Video rewind, I'm going to feature the song that truly inspires me whenever I feel down and out.
To call the Grateful Dead one of the best groups of the 60's is an understatement. For 30 years, the Dead were the vanguards of what music could be. When lead guitarist Jerry Garcia passed on in 1995, it brought the curtain down on an era of music that will never occur again.
You can go through the Dead's Music Catalog and not find a bad song. Box of Rain, Sugar Magnolia, Casey Jones, you name it. This wasn't just hippie music, it was the living breathing soul of a generation that believed in peace and love over all.
For me, the Dead were a legend, something I always wanted to see but never got the chance to. There's an urban legend that when the old Student Union, then known as the Trident, at Cal State LA was opened, the Dead came down and played a secret concert at the little Amphitheater that the Luckman auditorium now sits on.
I've never been able to find out if that were true or not, but I remember when what turned out to be their last studio album "In the Dark" was released, the Grateful Dead embraced the still-new media of the Music Video for their first song off the album, "Touch of Grey," a song that resonates with fans dead head and non-deadhead alike. Pay close attention to the skill at the puppetry in the video.
So, in an effort to provide some good Karma for next week's finals, I present the only song ever to break the Top 10 for the Grateful Dead, their seminal anthem of positivity, "Touch of Grey"
Thursday, November 29, 2007
Wednesday, November 21, 2007
Wednesday Weekly Video post
Since hardly anyone reads My blog at the moment, I've decided to take a page from a blog I read occasionally, the Yellow Stereo. Each week, the Stereo puts up a weekly rewind edition where the three bloggers on the site, PJ, Pablo and Eric, share some of their favorite Indie music, or on occasion, some old time 80's music.
So in their honor, I'm starting a weekly feature where I post up a video from one of my favorite artists. This week, I'm starting the first edition off with a song that has been running through my head for days now, which convinces Me that something big will happen for me soon. Of course there's a reason why I chose this particular artist as the first to put up here.
I first discovered Kylie Minogue when her debut album, "Kylie" was released in the US, after shooting up the charts in her native Australia and in the UK. I loved her voice and she was so cute in her videos, plus she was only a year or two older than I was, so that made her the "perfect crush." However, she didn't catch on here as much as she did all over the world, which pisses me off becuase I'd sell my arm and leg for front row seats to as many concerts as possible.
I constantly looked for her music and I would come across her later releases but it was six years ago when I rediscovered her, no longer the sweet pop princess, but now an incredibly sultry and sexy grown woman, and as is always the case, I was hooked forever.
A couple of years ago, Kylie was diagnosed with breast cancer and I nearly freaked out at the thought of her having to go through therapy for it, but like the rock of strength she was, she not only beat it, but resumed her world concert tour, which she postponed when she was diagnosed.
Of course, Kylie Minogue has always been my "one true love," and the only woman in the world I'd leave everything behind for if she ever came into My life. I know, I know, wishful thinking and possibly a tad bit obsessive, but I know that it's not likely to happen but I hold onto it as a dream and a fantasy that, until now, was mine alone.
But as I said, for the last few days, I've had one of her songs from a recent album running through my head. Of course, hearing her voice ringing in my head is nothing short of pure ecstacy, but I digress. This particular song comes off her 2002 release, "Fever" and was one of four hits off the album.
So sit back and enjoy My one true love, Kylie Minogue, and the video for "Love At First Sight." Oh one thing I've started to notice, she looks a little like Jennifer Garner, which makes it even better.
So in their honor, I'm starting a weekly feature where I post up a video from one of my favorite artists. This week, I'm starting the first edition off with a song that has been running through my head for days now, which convinces Me that something big will happen for me soon. Of course there's a reason why I chose this particular artist as the first to put up here.
I first discovered Kylie Minogue when her debut album, "Kylie" was released in the US, after shooting up the charts in her native Australia and in the UK. I loved her voice and she was so cute in her videos, plus she was only a year or two older than I was, so that made her the "perfect crush." However, she didn't catch on here as much as she did all over the world, which pisses me off becuase I'd sell my arm and leg for front row seats to as many concerts as possible.
I constantly looked for her music and I would come across her later releases but it was six years ago when I rediscovered her, no longer the sweet pop princess, but now an incredibly sultry and sexy grown woman, and as is always the case, I was hooked forever.
A couple of years ago, Kylie was diagnosed with breast cancer and I nearly freaked out at the thought of her having to go through therapy for it, but like the rock of strength she was, she not only beat it, but resumed her world concert tour, which she postponed when she was diagnosed.
Of course, Kylie Minogue has always been my "one true love," and the only woman in the world I'd leave everything behind for if she ever came into My life. I know, I know, wishful thinking and possibly a tad bit obsessive, but I know that it's not likely to happen but I hold onto it as a dream and a fantasy that, until now, was mine alone.
But as I said, for the last few days, I've had one of her songs from a recent album running through my head. Of course, hearing her voice ringing in my head is nothing short of pure ecstacy, but I digress. This particular song comes off her 2002 release, "Fever" and was one of four hits off the album.
So sit back and enjoy My one true love, Kylie Minogue, and the video for "Love At First Sight." Oh one thing I've started to notice, she looks a little like Jennifer Garner, which makes it even better.
Thursday, November 15, 2007
Garfield-Roosevelt Round 2!!
I cannot believe I'm writing this, with just a little under seven hours before history is made. I know I've been somewhat overly hyperbolic in my opinions sometimes but in this instance, it's justified
Tonight at Woodrow Wilson High School, my alma mater Garfield High School, the school made famous by the movie "Stand and Deliver," will face off against their traditional rivals, Roosevelt High in a first-round match-up in the LA City Section's Invitational Bracket of the 2007 Playoffs.
This is a really big deal or a number of reasons. First of all, two weeks ago, Roosevelt and Garfield met for the 82nd edition of the East Los Angeles Classic, where Roughriders knocked off the Bulldogs, 23-15.
Now, two weeks-rather than a year-later, it's payback time for the Bulldogs. Tonight, they face the Roughriders in the first round of the playoffs. But there's something else about this rematch, it wouldn't have happened were it not for another school's inaction.
Garfield was originally supposed to play Jefferson in the fist round of the playoffs, but the Democrats (please no Nancy Pelosi jokes, Joe Liebermen jokes are acceptable) failed to exchange game film by a 1pm deadline last Saturday, and under the rules of the Disrict, Jeferson was ejected from the playoffs and Roosevelt was put in their place.
So there you have a first-ever rematch between two schools with such a storied tradition meting for the first time in the playoffs. This is going to be one for the ages, people.
Tonight at Woodrow Wilson High School, my alma mater Garfield High School, the school made famous by the movie "Stand and Deliver," will face off against their traditional rivals, Roosevelt High in a first-round match-up in the LA City Section's Invitational Bracket of the 2007 Playoffs.
This is a really big deal or a number of reasons. First of all, two weeks ago, Roosevelt and Garfield met for the 82nd edition of the East Los Angeles Classic, where Roughriders knocked off the Bulldogs, 23-15.
Now, two weeks-rather than a year-later, it's payback time for the Bulldogs. Tonight, they face the Roughriders in the first round of the playoffs. But there's something else about this rematch, it wouldn't have happened were it not for another school's inaction.
Garfield was originally supposed to play Jefferson in the fist round of the playoffs, but the Democrats (please no Nancy Pelosi jokes, Joe Liebermen jokes are acceptable) failed to exchange game film by a 1pm deadline last Saturday, and under the rules of the Disrict, Jeferson was ejected from the playoffs and Roosevelt was put in their place.
So there you have a first-ever rematch between two schools with such a storied tradition meting for the first time in the playoffs. This is going to be one for the ages, people.
Monday, November 12, 2007
Garfield-Roosevelt Redux!!!
Hold on to your garters Martha, there's big news A-Coming!
Okay, the High School football regular season ended Friday night and yesterday the Playoff Brackets were released for the City and Invitational Brackets, essentially the old 3-A and 4-A divisions. Garfield, of course, earned the second seed in the Invitational bracket, but because of a rule governing the exchange of game film, the Bulldogs' original opponent, Jefferson, failed to exchange film with the coaching staff, so the first alternate in the bracket was moved up to take on the Bulldogs.
And Guess who it turned out to be???
Roosevelt!
So, good readers, and you know who you are, this means that for the fist time in History, there will be a rematch of both storied programs in the City Playoffs, a sort of replay of the the East LA Classic, but with larger implications. Last year, the Bulldogs reached the finals of the Invitational bracket, only to fall to Eagle Rock.
As if that wasn't enough, the Bulldogs are the ome team. Normally, the game would be held at Garfield's Dr. Damon Lamarr Field, but this is Roosevelt. There hasn't been a game with Roosevelt held at Garfield since the 1960's, so of course the game will be held at East LA College. And since Garfield's the home team, that gives them asn added incentive to win.
So Bulldog Nation, time to break out the jackets and come out to Weingardt Stadium this Thursday night and be part of history.
Okay, the High School football regular season ended Friday night and yesterday the Playoff Brackets were released for the City and Invitational Brackets, essentially the old 3-A and 4-A divisions. Garfield, of course, earned the second seed in the Invitational bracket, but because of a rule governing the exchange of game film, the Bulldogs' original opponent, Jefferson, failed to exchange film with the coaching staff, so the first alternate in the bracket was moved up to take on the Bulldogs.
And Guess who it turned out to be???
Roosevelt!
So, good readers, and you know who you are, this means that for the fist time in History, there will be a rematch of both storied programs in the City Playoffs, a sort of replay of the the East LA Classic, but with larger implications. Last year, the Bulldogs reached the finals of the Invitational bracket, only to fall to Eagle Rock.
As if that wasn't enough, the Bulldogs are the ome team. Normally, the game would be held at Garfield's Dr. Damon Lamarr Field, but this is Roosevelt. There hasn't been a game with Roosevelt held at Garfield since the 1960's, so of course the game will be held at East LA College. And since Garfield's the home team, that gives them asn added incentive to win.
So Bulldog Nation, time to break out the jackets and come out to Weingardt Stadium this Thursday night and be part of history.
Monday, November 5, 2007
Around the Far Turn...
Oh Great Maker, four weeks left to go for school...
I've been busting My butt at school and work. It was stupid of me to take n the Pasadena Store for the last couple of weeks, but the bottom line is going to pay off on my next check. I have no clue how things will go on "Black Friday" or if I'm even working that day.
Okay, today I've got to turn in my midterm for My US History class, and I'm not quite finished yet but I have a 3 p.m. appointment at Huntington Hospital for my bi-weekly follow-up on my blood workup.
Oh speaking of work, I had to spend some time setting up the new Guitar Hero III and Rock Band demo sets for the XBox 360 and those thigns are so cool. I especially love the Rock band set, which includes a drum kit, Fender stratocaster guitar and microphone. I don't know how the mic is supposed to work for the game but it's still cool.
Anyway, I happened across this screen capture of a custom-designed song for Guitar Hero II. Maybe this can be added to a future expansion set featuring country rick, the fingering is nothing short of awesome, and I can't even imagine two people going head-to-head on this. So U give you, fellow rednecks in hiding, the Guitar Hero version of "Dueling Banjos" from the movie, "Deliverance"
Okay, some updates later tonight, after I get home from class.
I've been busting My butt at school and work. It was stupid of me to take n the Pasadena Store for the last couple of weeks, but the bottom line is going to pay off on my next check. I have no clue how things will go on "Black Friday" or if I'm even working that day.
Okay, today I've got to turn in my midterm for My US History class, and I'm not quite finished yet but I have a 3 p.m. appointment at Huntington Hospital for my bi-weekly follow-up on my blood workup.
Oh speaking of work, I had to spend some time setting up the new Guitar Hero III and Rock Band demo sets for the XBox 360 and those thigns are so cool. I especially love the Rock band set, which includes a drum kit, Fender stratocaster guitar and microphone. I don't know how the mic is supposed to work for the game but it's still cool.
Anyway, I happened across this screen capture of a custom-designed song for Guitar Hero II. Maybe this can be added to a future expansion set featuring country rick, the fingering is nothing short of awesome, and I can't even imagine two people going head-to-head on this. So U give you, fellow rednecks in hiding, the Guitar Hero version of "Dueling Banjos" from the movie, "Deliverance"
Okay, some updates later tonight, after I get home from class.
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