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What I need to carry on
For one thing, I need to buy this CD. What I Need to Carry On, by the smalls (from their last album, My Dear Little Angle*) ____ * No, that's not a typo. The album name apparently came from a love note they found, with some questionable spelling.
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13 basslines
Man, it's been awhile. I present: 13 basslines that strike me as wicked cool. Enjoy! First off, here's the aptly-named Canadian bank 13 Engines with the intro to their tune "Bred in the Bone". There was a video for this one, which I happened to see a time or two on MuchMusic, and I bought [...]
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Good Tunes
So I was out driving around yesterday. I dropped Kathleen off at work, then had to go down to the other end of town* to get a parcel in the mail. The radio started playing dreck, as it will sometimes do, so I tried another station. Specifically, the local college radio station. Like I've said [...]
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Some quick reviews
It's been a busy few days. Thursday: we went to Superman Returns. The movie was okay, but I think it could have been a lot more fun. Superman was dull and flat, and Lois was just depressed. Fortunately, Lex Luthor was a show-stealer, and provided most of the laughs (though there were moments where Jimmy [...]
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The Hip
A raven strains along the line of the road, carrying a muddy, old skull the wires whistle their approval, off down the distance "At the Hundredth Meridian", The Tragically Hip So the other day I bought The Tragically Hip's "Yer Favourites" double CD. It makes me happy. Like my wife said once: "Of course you [...]
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13 on the 13th
13 favourite songs from movie soundtracks. Thirteen Things about Patrick Johanneson Primus, "Tommy the Cat", from the soundtrack to Bill and Ted's Bogus Journey. This song introduced me to Primus, the bass-centred wacko-lyrics band from El Sobrante, and I've never had cause to look back since. It's the story of a female cat out lookin' [...]
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So glad I found it
So I went to the judo club today, for a two-hour review of my blue belt and brown belt throws (at some point I'll be grading for my brown belt; I'm not sure if it'll be this spring or next fall), and then after that I went and did some shopping. I bought a short-sleeve [...]
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Will wonders never cease?
My world is falling apart. All the supports and structures that make up my worldview are shifting, sliding, collapsing. Listen: I have found a country album that I may buy. Now, to be fair, the band is Corb Lund and the Hurtin' Albertans. Never heard of 'em? Well, Corb was the bassist for the smalls, [...]
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Dancin'