tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-76404037299494374422024-03-14T06:58:13.538-04:00k.la's internet adventure(s)k.lahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10800360577888948853noreply@blogger.comBlogger92125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7640403729949437442.post-11303504098528395172010-02-09T06:09:00.000-05:002010-02-09T06:09:19.764-05:00please check all that apply<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrgR0aQA3VEVrtygCs7GCn2WdihpJ510tMyqCz27wYtfliGfz7pGHekgLbemVdAVoLyXl_1CqNJs96FjJfMfsh2sg3gVweCuOCFiKwQYZ4AQqgIU3IdlNDuQF-vkUhhcJzOe0H4R-noDg/s1600-h/sunday+kindjpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrgR0aQA3VEVrtygCs7GCn2WdihpJ510tMyqCz27wYtfliGfz7pGHekgLbemVdAVoLyXl_1CqNJs96FjJfMfsh2sg3gVweCuOCFiKwQYZ4AQqgIU3IdlNDuQF-vkUhhcJzOe0H4R-noDg/s640/sunday+kindjpg" width="640" /></a></div>k.lahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10800360577888948853noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7640403729949437442.post-56751645659874234052010-01-28T13:21:00.003-05:002010-01-28T13:32:46.621-05:00(v.)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLQLzVNsmS3LxSDjhYVCtKjpBozrNeJw0CmvVh5nlUVx6_QBCg8_rL6guk8DvI5YBhrt6UG-DVyhRrAmeHX9FFLAdJxA8gEz8H447-6bETl9j-5py6bXrXvO2ooZRGOmGSuJImpF0zu9Y/s1600-h/IMG_0424.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLQLzVNsmS3LxSDjhYVCtKjpBozrNeJw0CmvVh5nlUVx6_QBCg8_rL6guk8DvI5YBhrt6UG-DVyhRrAmeHX9FFLAdJxA8gEz8H447-6bETl9j-5py6bXrXvO2ooZRGOmGSuJImpF0zu9Y/s400/IMG_0424.JPG" width="400" /></a><br />
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<div class='posterous_autopost'><object height="344" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/o2uc7vqZJrQ&hl=en_US&fs=1&" /></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" /></param><embed allowfullscreen="true" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://www.youtube.com/v/o2uc7vqZJrQ&hl=en_US&fs=1&" allowscriptaccess="always" height="344" width="425"></embed></object><br /></object> <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via email</a> from <a href="http://iamverb.posterous.com/bring-it-61">k.la (v.) posterous</a> </p> </div> k.lahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10800360577888948853noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7640403729949437442.post-14813417508566765042010-01-17T02:51:00.000-05:002010-01-17T02:51:25.618-05:00Google - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google">Google - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</a><br />Innovation Time Off<br /><br />As a motivation technique (usually called Innovation Time Off), all Google engineers are encouraged to spend 20% of their work time (one day per week) on projects that interest them. Some of Google's newer services, such as Gmail, Google News, Orkut, and AdSense originated from these independent endeavors.[123] In a talk at Stanford University, Marissa Mayer, Google's Vice President of Search Products and User Experience, stated that her analysis showed that 50% of the new product launches originated from the 20% time.[124]k.lahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10800360577888948853noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7640403729949437442.post-3924331575295809112010-01-01T12:37:00.001-05:002010-01-17T01:21:13.038-05:00But They Did Not Give UpBefore they changed the world, they were failures.<br />
Told to give up on themselves, as those around them already had.<br />
<a href="http://www.des.emory.edu/mfp/efficacynotgiveup.html">http://www.des.emory.edu/mfp/efficacynotgiveup.html</a>k.lahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10800360577888948853noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7640403729949437442.post-78051601115421051922009-12-31T19:10:00.003-05:002010-01-17T01:36:21.257-05:00howbout it<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.values.com/images/sightings/email/misc_6_08_002.jpg?1258756637" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://www.values.com/images/sightings/email/misc_6_08_002.jpg?1258756637" /></a><br />
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</div>k.lahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10800360577888948853noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7640403729949437442.post-23078264840834178632009-12-14T13:49:00.000-05:002009-12-14T13:49:27.140-05:00<dl><dt class="highlight" style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="color: #333333; font-size: large;">The insulting slang “kiss my ass” dates back at least to 1705</span></dt>
<dt class="highlight" style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="color: #333333; font-size: large;">The science of kissing is called philematology.</span></dt>
<dt class="highlight" style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Lips are 100 times more sensitive than the tips of the fingers. Not even genitals have as much sensitivity as lips</span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"> </span><br />
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</dl><div style="color: #660000; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #990000;">Approximately </span><i style="color: #990000;"><b>two-thirds of people</b></i><span style="color: #990000;"> </span><b style="color: #990000;">tip their head to the right when they kiss</b><span style="color: #990000;">. </span></span><br />
</div><div style="color: #660000; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #990000;">Some scholars speculate this</span><b style="color: #990000;"><i> </i><u>preference starts in the womb</b></u><span style="color: #990000;">.</span></span><br />
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<dd class="highlight">O.E. cyssan "to kiss," from P.Gmc. *kussijanan (cf. O.S. kussian, O.N. kyssa, O.Fris. kessa, Ger. küssen), from *kuss-, probably ultimately imitative of the sound. The O.E. noun was coss, which became M.E. cuss, but this yielded to kiss, from the verb. For vowel evolution, see <a class="crossreference" href="http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=bury">bury</a>. There appears to be no common I.E. root word for "kiss," though suggestions of a common ku- sound may be found in the Gmc. root and Gk. kynein "to kiss," Hittite kuwash-anzi "they kiss," Skt. cumbati "he kisses."
<blockquote>"Kissing, as an expression of affection or love, is unknown among many races, and in the history of mankind seems to be a late substitute for the more primitive rubbing of noses, sniffing, and licking." [Buck, p.1113]
</blockquote>Some languages make a distinction between the kiss of affection and that of erotic love (cf. L. saviari "erotic kiss," vs. osculum, lit. "little mouth"). Fr. embrasser "kiss," but lit. "embrace," came about in 17c. when the older word baiser (from L. basiare) acquired an obscene connotation. Kiss of death (1948) is in ref. to Judas' kiss in Gethsemane (Matt. xxvi.48-50). Slang kisser "mouth" is from 1860.<b><i> Insulting invitation kiss my ass is at least from 1705, but probably much older (cf. "The Miller's Tale").</i></b>
</dd></dl>k.lahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10800360577888948853noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7640403729949437442.post-20673225549395238652009-10-02T01:53:00.000-04:002009-10-02T01:53:23.570-04:00<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">The science of kissing is called philematology</span>k.lahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10800360577888948853noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7640403729949437442.post-58834953504245873152009-10-02T01:25:00.000-04:002009-10-02T01:25:06.079-04:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://lookslikegooddesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/shark_front.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://lookslikegooddesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/shark_front.jpg" /></a><a href="http://lookslikegooddesign.com/tea-infuser-pablo-matteoda/">http://lookslikegooddesign.com/tea-infuser-pablo-matteoda/</a><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><a href="http://www.gurteen.com/gurteen/gurteen.nsf/id/X001D5B0A/">On difficulty and opportunity by Albert Einstein (Gurteen Knowledge)</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b><span style="font-size: x-small;">einstein</span> </b></span> <br />
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</div><a href="http://www.gurteen.com/gurteen/gurteen.nsf/id/X0002880A/">On imagination & knowledge by Albert Einstein (Gurteen Knowledge)</a>k.lahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10800360577888948853noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7640403729949437442.post-68061549650181808202009-09-21T16:05:00.000-04:002009-09-21T16:05:43.126-04:00Brian Wilson's Lost Rap Song Uncovered! [Exclaim News]<div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span class="bodytitle"><b>Brian Wilson's Lost Rap Song Uncovered!</b> </span></span> <span class="bodytext"> <br />
<span style="font-size: xx-small;"><a href="http://exclaim.ca/articles/generalarticlesynopsfullart.aspx?csid2=844&fid1=29049&csid1=0">12/3/2007 By Cam Lindsay, Exclaim</a></span></span><br />
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In 1989, Brian Wilson recorded an album called <b><i>Sweet Insanity</i></b> during a period where the Beach Boys star was reportedly "troubled." Rejected by Sire, the album, which also features Weird Al Yankovic and Bob Dylan, has seen life through bootlegs over the years, but now a precious gem called "<a href="http://blogfiles.wfmu.org/DG/brianwilson_smartgirls.mp3">Smart Girls</a>," featuring a mash-up of Beach Boys classics, has surfaced through Jersey City, NJ-based radio station <a href="http://blog.wfmu.org/freeform/2007/11/brian-wilsons-l.html" target="_blank">WFMU</a>. Here's what you need to know:<br />
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"'Smart Girls' was produced by Matt Dike, the co-founder of Delicious Vinyl who was also part of the production team behind hits by Tone Loc and Young MC. By varying accounts Dike was at one time a member of the Dust Brothers and responsible for a some of the production on The Beastie Boy's <i>Paul's Boutique</i> which was recorded in 1989 (roughly the same time as Wilson's album). You can actually hear some vague links as 'Smart Girls' employs a similar cut-and-paste sample aesthetic (to far worse effect) as bits of past Beach Boy hits are chopped up and sprinkled throughout the song. 'Smart Girls' was supposedly released as a promo to radio stations and Wilson played the song on the air during an interview on Dr. Demento's show in 1992. The LA Weekly dug up this 'Brains and Genius' J-Card at a used record shop which may be the radio promo or something else entirely."<br />
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Click <a href="http://blogfiles.wfmu.org/DG/brianwilson_smartgirls.mp3" target="_blank">here</a> to listen to the track. </span><br />
</div>k.lahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10800360577888948853noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7640403729949437442.post-82626299522891017842009-09-15T16:15:00.002-04:002009-09-15T16:17:09.329-04:00The Chordettes - Mr Sandman<span style="font-size: x-small;"> for your downloading pleasure</span><br />
<a href="http://www.zshare.net/download/56412917a516bc67/">The Chordettes - Mr Sandman.mp3</a>k.lahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10800360577888948853noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7640403729949437442.post-81949553552059548542009-09-04T02:29:00.000-04:002009-09-04T02:29:07.676-04:00SPOONS!<object height="344" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/H3TFkvEmBYM&hl=en&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/H3TFkvEmBYM&hl=en&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>k.lahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10800360577888948853noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7640403729949437442.post-43081400248028291982009-09-03T01:52:00.003-04:002009-09-03T01:52:51.493-04:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.woostercollective.com/humansa.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://www.woostercollective.com/humansa.jpg" /></a></div>k.lahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10800360577888948853noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7640403729949437442.post-54530693723486294122009-09-03T01:44:00.002-04:002009-09-03T01:44:59.938-04:00LEARNING: school of thought<h1 class="firstHeading" id="firstHeading"><span><span>School of thought</span></span></h1><h3 id="siteSub">From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</h3><div id="jump-to-nav">Jump to: <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/School_of_thought#column-one">navigation</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/School_of_thought#searchInput">search</a></div>A <b>school of thought</b> is a collection or group of people who share common characteristics of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opinion" title="Opinion">opinion</a> or outlook of a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philosophy" title="Philosophy">philosophy</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_academic_disciplines" title="List of academic disciplines">discipline</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belief" title="Belief">belief</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_movement" title="Social movement">social movement</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cultural_movement" title="Cultural movement">cultural movement</a>, or <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Art_movement" title="Art movement">art movement</a>. There have been several <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schools_of_economic_thought" title="Schools of economic thought">schools of economic thought</a> throughout history.<br />
Schools are often characterized by their currency, and thus classified into "new" and "old" schools. This dichotomy is often a component of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paradigm_shift" title="Paradigm shift">paradigm shift</a>. However, it is rarely the case that there are only two schools in any given field.<br />
Schools are often named after their founders such as the "<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rinzai_school" title="Rinzai school">Rinzai school</a>" of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zen" title="Zen">Zen</a> named after <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linji" title="Linji">Linji</a> and the <a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asharite" title="Asharite">Asharite</a> school of <a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Early_Muslim_philosophy" title="Early Muslim philosophy">early Muslim philosophy</a> named after <a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abu_l%27Hasan_al-Ashari" title="Abu l'Hasan al-Ashari">Abu l'Hasan al-Ashari</a>. They are often also named after their places of origin, such as the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ionian_school" title="Ionian school">Ionian school</a> of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philosophy" title="Philosophy">philosophy</a> that originated in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ionia" title="Ionia">Ionia</a> and the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicago_school_%28architecture%29" title="Chicago school (architecture)">Chicago school</a> of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Architecture" title="Architecture">architecture</a> that originated in <a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicago,_Illinois" title="Chicago, Illinois">Chicago, Illinois</a> and the <a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prague_School" title="Prague School">Prague School</a> of linguistics, named after a linguistic circle found in Prague.k.lahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10800360577888948853noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7640403729949437442.post-40492007381318196272009-08-24T23:01:00.001-04:002009-08-24T23:16:24.186-04:00Music Learning. Round 2: What You're Doing (Beatles' SONG, 1964)<div style="color: black; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">"<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/What_You%27re_Doing" style="color: black;"><b>What You're Doing</b></a>"</span><br />
<ul><li><span style="font-size: x-small;">is a song <u><b><i>written by Paul McCartney</i></b></u><b><i></i> </b>(<b>credited to Lennon/McCartney</b>)</span>,<span style="font-size: x-small;"> <span style="font-size: xx-small;"></span></span><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"> one of eight originals of fourteen songs on the 1964 album <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beatles_for_Sale" title="Beatles for Sale">Beatles for Sale</a></i> (see <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1964_in_music" title="1964 in music">1964 in music</a>) by the group; it also appeared on the 1965 American release <i>Beatles VI</i> (see <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1965_in_music" title="1965 in music">1965 in music</a>).</span></span></li>
</ul></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"> <b><span style="font-size: small;">The overall effect is tense—<u>a tightly arranged song performed very loosely</u>—</span></b><span style="font-size: small;">suiting the lyrical matter of confronting a lover over a crumbling relationship.</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><ul><li><span style="font-size: x-small;">The lyrics are generally believed to concern McCartney's relationship with <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jane_Asher" title="Jane Asher">Jane Asher</a>. </span><span style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">[Mccartney vs. Lennon]</span></span> Paul had typically been the more optimistic of the two when it came to songwriting.</span></li>
<ul><li><span style="font-size: x-small;">with this song he's expressing feelings of loneliness and doubt in his relationship </span><span style="font-size: xx-small;">a theme he would be forced to develop more over time </span><span style="font-size: xx-small;">as his relationship soured, with songs like <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I%27m_Looking_Through_You" title="I'm Looking Through You">I'm Looking Through You</a> and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/You_Won%27t_See_Me" title="You Won't See Me">You Won't See Me</a> from <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rubber_Soul" title="Rubber Soul">Rubber Soul</a>, and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/For_No_One" title="For No One">For No One</a> from <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Revolver_%28album%29" title="Revolver (album)">Revolver</a>.</span></li>
</ul></ul></div><div style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Throughout the song,<span style="background-color: white; color: black;"> </span><b>McCartney adds an interesting touch to the rhyme scheme by <u>combining a single, two-syllable word with two one-syllable words</u></b></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background-color: white; color: black;"> </span><i><span style="background-color: white; color: black;"> </span></i></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><span style="background-color: white; color: black;">(i.e. "Look what you're doing, I'm feeling blue and runnin', and there's no fun in it..."</span><span style="background-color: white; color: black;">)</span></i></span><span style="font-size: small;"><b></b></span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><ul><li><span style="font-size: x-small;">"What You're Doing" was recorded on </span><span style="font-size: x-small;" title="09-29">29 September</span><span style="font-size: x-small;">, </span><span style="font-size: x-small;" title="09-30">30 September</span><span style="font-size: x-small;">, and </span><span style="font-size: x-small;" title="1964-10-26">26 October 1964</span><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b>. </b></span><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b> </b></span></li>
</ul></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">John Lennon – acoustic guitar, harmony vocal</span><span style="font-size: xx-small;"> </span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Paul McCartney</span> – bass,<span style="font-size: x-small;"> <i>double-tracked lead vocal</i></span></span><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"> (!)</span></i></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">George Harrison – 12-string lead guitar, harmony vocal</span><span style="font-size: xx-small;"> </span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"> Ringo Starr – drums</span><span style="font-size: xx-small;"> </span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">George Martin – piano</span><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"></div><div style="color: #999999; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: right;"></div><div style="color: #999999; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"> - if you want it, here it is, come and get it - with love, from me to you - </span><span style="color: #999999; font-size: x-small;"><a href="http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?3drmdqztv3y">What You're Doing . MP3</a> -</span><br />
</span></div>k.lahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10800360577888948853noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7640403729949437442.post-70064681144546301272009-08-24T21:06:00.000-04:002009-08-24T21:06:43.561-04:00Music Learning. Round 1: 69 Love Songs (ALBUM)<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium; font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><u>69 Love Songs</u></i><u></u></span><u> is a three-volume concept album <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Concept_album" title="Concept album"></a></u><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">by <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Magnetic_Fields" title="The Magnetic Fields">The Magnetic Fields</a> </span></span><span style="font-size: small;">released in 1999.</span><span style="font-size: medium; font-weight: bold;"><br />
</span><span style="color: black; font-size: large;">As its title indicates, the album is composed of 69 love songs </span><br />
all written by Magnetic Fields frontman <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephin_Merritt" title="Stephin Merritt">Stephin Merritt</a>.</div><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;">The album was originally <span style="font-size: small;">conceived as a music revue. Stephin Merritt was sitting in a gay piano bar in Manhattan, listening to the pianist's interpretations of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_Sondheim" title="Stephen Sondheim">Stephen Sondheim</a> songs</span>, when he decided he ought to get into theatre music because he felt he had an aptitude for it. <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">"<span style="font-size: medium;">I decided I'd write one hundred love songs as a way of introducing myself to the world.</span> Then I realized how long that would be. So I settled on sixty-nine.</span></span> <span style="font-size: small;">I'd have a theatrical revue with four drag queens. And whoever the audience liked best at the end of the night would get paid</span>.</span><br />
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The variety of <i>69 Love Songs</i> also derives from the many song genres that Merritt raids and filters through his own sensibility. Merritt has said</span> "<i>69 Love Songs</i> is <u style="font-style: italic;">not remotely an album about love.</u> <span style="font-weight: bold;">It's an album about love songs, which are very far away from anything to do with love."</span><br />
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<span style="color: black; font-size: xx-small;">Other songs indirectly reference some of Merritt's favourite artists, including </span><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fleetwood_Mac" style="color: black;" title="Fleetwood Mac">Fleetwood Mac</a><a class="external autonumber" href="http://www.slate.com/id/2097404/" rel="nofollow" style="color: black;" title="http://www.slate.com/id/2097404/">[1]</a> ("No One Will Ever Love You") </span><span style="color: black; font-size: xx-small;">, </span><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cole_Porter" style="color: black;" title="Cole Porter">Cole Porter</a></span><span style="color: black; font-size: xx-small;"> ("Zebra"), </span><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orchestral_Manoeuvres_in_the_Dark" style="color: black;" title="Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark">Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark</a><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Jesus_and_Mary_Chain" style="color: black;" title="The Jesus and Mary Chain">The Jesus and Mary Chain</a> ("Let's Pretend We're Bunny Rabbits"), </span><span style="color: black; font-size: xx-small;"> ("When My Boy Walks Down the Street"), </span><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billie_Holiday" style="color: black;" title="Billie Holiday">Billie Holiday</a></span><span style="color: black; font-size: xx-small;"> ("My Only Friend"), and </span><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irving_Berlin" style="color: black;" title="Irving Berlin">Irving Berlin</a></span><span style="color: black; font-size: xx-small;"> ("A Pretty Girl is Like...").</span><br />
<span style="color: #333333; font-size: xx-small; font-style: italic;"><span style="color: #999999;">*yay! learned something new. awesome something new learning. amazing, a happy-making fact learning at its best.</span><br />
<span style="color: #999999;">** i can't wait to re-listen to these tunes with the newfound understanding of the influences in mind</span></span><span style="color: #333333; font-size: xx-small; font-weight: bold;"><br />
<br style="font-weight: bold;" /></span><span style="font-size: x-small; font-weight: bold;">Another way of understanding </span><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i style="font-weight: bold;">69 Love Songs</i> is through Merritt's praise of an artist (<a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laurie_Anderson_%28performance_artist%29" title="Laurie Anderson (performance artist)">Laurie Anderson</a>) who "write[s] <span style="font-weight: bold;"><u>heartbreaking melodies with words that make fun of heartbreaking melodies."</u></span><u></u></span><u></u><br />
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;"> Consider "Yeah! Oh, Yeah!" where Stephin and Claudia, playing jilted lovers modelled closely on <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sonny_%26_Cher" title="Sonny & Cher">Sonny & Cher</a>, sing their complaints to one another, overplaying and overstating their grievances such that their words become garish declarations of woe ("what a dark and dreary life / are you reaching for a knife?") to which the other character isn't really capable of responding but must still follow in tone ("yeah, oh yeah").</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">The</span> <u><span style="font-style: italic;">lack of a firm distinction between content (what is sung) and form (the way it is sung)</span></u><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-size: x-small;">implies that this couple lives and dies by virtue of how persuasively they can sing to one another, and</span> illustrates the <span style="font-weight: bold;">persistent Magnetic Fields songwriting device of trapping a character within the conventions or formalities of a genre</span>.<br />
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<span style="font-style: italic;"><u><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Q: why is stephin merritt AMAZING?</span></span></u></span><u></u><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large; font-weight: bold;">A: Below are the credits for the album(s)</span><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"> </span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: black; font-size: x-small; font-style: italic;">(note the beautifully overwhelming size of the list indicating 'instruments played' by Merritt on the album. unreal.)</span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;"> <span style="color: #999999; font-size: x-small;">(the fact that a list is required is extraordinary to begin with)</span></span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span></span></div><span style="font-size: x-small;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephin_Merritt" style="font-weight: bold;" title="Stephin Merritt">Stephin Merritt</a><span style="font-weight: bold;"> </span>– <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Singing" title="Singing">vocals</a>, <a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digitech" title="Digitech">Digitech</a> vocalist, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roland_Corporation" title="Roland Corporation">Roland</a> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harmonizer" title="Harmonizer">harmonizer</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vocoder" title="Vocoder">vocoder</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukulele" title="Ukulele">ukulele</a>, baritone ukelele, Kaholas ukelele, Admira classical, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acoustic_guitar" title="Acoustic guitar">acoustic</a>-<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electric_guitar" title="Electric guitar">electric</a> <a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/12-string_guitar" title="12-string guitar">12-string</a> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guitar" title="Guitar">guitar</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lap_steel_guitar" title="Lap steel guitar">lap steel</a>, <a class="new" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Fado_guitar&action=edit&redlink=1" title="Fado guitar (page does not exist)">fado guitar</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bass_guitar" title="Bass guitar">bass guitar</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mandolin" title="Mandolin">mandolin</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autoharp" title="Autoharp">autoharp</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marxophone" title="Marxophone">Marxophone</a>, <a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukelin" title="Ukelin">ukelin</a>, <a class="new" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Tremeloa&action=edit&redlink=1" title="Tremeloa (page does not exist)">tremeloa</a>, <a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Violin-uke" title="Violin-uke">violin-uke</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sitar" title="Sitar">sitar</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zither" title="Zither">zither</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Violin" title="Violin">violin</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Musical_saw" title="Musical saw">musical saw</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keyboard_instrument" title="Keyboard instrument">keyboards</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Synclavier" title="Synclavier">synclavier</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moog_Music" title="Moog Music">Moog</a> Satellite, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piano" title="Piano">piano</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harmonium" title="Harmonium">harmonium</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wurlitzer" title="Wurlitzer">Wurlitzer</a><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Organ_%28music%29" title="Organ (music)">organ</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhythm" title="Rhythm">rhythm</a> units, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Recorder" title="Recorder">recorder</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ocarina" title="Ocarina">ocarina</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tin_whistle" title="Tin whistle">pennywhistle</a>, Maestro wind <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Synthesizer" title="Synthesizer">synthesizer</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hohner" title="Hohner">Hohner</a> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melodica" title="Melodica">melodica</a>, Paul Revere jug, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rumba" title="Rumba">rumba</a> box, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xylophone" title="Xylophone">xylophone</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kalimba" title="Kalimba">kalimbas</a>, <a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radio_Shack" title="Radio Shack">Radio Shack</a><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drum_kit" title="Drum kit">drum kit</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cymbal" title="Cymbal">cymbals</a>, <a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rain_stick" title="Rain stick">rain stick</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chimera" title="Chimera">chimera</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maraca" title="Maraca">maracas</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conga" title="Conga">conga</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bongo_drum" title="Bongo drum">bongos</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triangle_%28instrument%29" title="Triangle (instrument)">triangle</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bell_%28instrument%29" title="Bell (instrument)">bells</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tambourine" title="Tambourine">tambourine</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washboard" title="Washboard">washboard</a>, <a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steel_drum" title="Steel drum">steel drum</a>, <a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shaker_%28percussion%29" title="Shaker (percussion)">Chicken Shakers</a>, <a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Finger_cymbal" title="Finger cymbal">finger cymbals</a>, springs and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slinky" title="Slinky">Slinky</a><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uilleann_pipes" title="Uilleann pipes">pipes</a>, <a class="new" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bamboo_harp&action=edit&redlink=1" title="Bamboo harp (page does not exist)">bamboo harp</a>, <a class="new" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Spirit_chaser&action=edit&redlink=1" title="Spirit chaser (page does not exist)">spirit chaser</a>, <a class="new" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sleighbell&action=edit&redlink=1" title="Sleighbell (page does not exist)">sleighbell</a>, <a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snapping" title="Snapping">fingersnaps</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thunder_sheet" title="Thunder sheet">thunder sheet</a>, <br />
<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cabasa" title="Cabasa">cabasas</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cowbell_%28instrument%29" title="Cowbell (instrument)">cowbells</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gong" title="Gong">gong</a> electronic piano, 75-in-One Project Kit, </span> guitar,<br />
<span style="font-size: xx-small;">I don't think I've ever seen, or ever will again see ONE person credited for playing that many instruments one one work</span><span style="font-size: x-small; font-style: italic;">.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: xx-small; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">oh wait! thats not true</span><span style="font-size: xx-small; font-weight: bold;">, re: </span><span style="font-size: xx-small; font-weight: bold;">Brian Wilson and Paul Mccartney. case & point. talented enough to join the <handful an="" apostle="" as="" higher="" magically="" music-makers.="" music="" of="" pop-history="" power.="" s="" supergeniuswonder="" team="" the=""></handful></span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666;">(i'm curious as to whether or not there are even any other instance documenting one person responsible for playing that sizable a number of instruments on ONE album (release).)</span></span><br />
<span style="color: #999999; font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: italic;">(there must be. yay!<u><span style="font-weight: bold;">NEW INTERVESTIGATION! </span><br />
If there are, I must<span style="font-weight: bold;"> find out what album, when, who, how, and how many.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small; font-weight: bold;"> Results of research to come</span></u>)</span></span><br />
<span style="color: silver; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"></span></span> <span style="color: silver; font-size: x-small; font-weight: bold;">(i wonder if there is Guiness World Record for that. There must be. Also update to come.)<br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;"><u><span style="font-size: medium;">69 Love Songs, A Field Guide</span></u></span><u></u> <span style="font-size: xx-small;">(i get it! took long enough. a FIELD guide. wittay.)</span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;">LD Beghtol's review of 69 love Songs (released December 15, 2006. Continuum International Publishsing Group. As part of the 33⅓ series of books on influential pop/rock albums.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;">The<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"> </span><span style="font-style: italic;"><u><span style="color: #990000;">book includes</span></u></span> studio anecdotes,<span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;"> </span><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><span style="color: #990000;">an </span><span style="color: #990000; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-style: italic;">e<span style="font-style: italic;">xtensive annotated lexicon of words </span>and phrases</span> </span><span style="color: #990000; font-size: medium;">culled from the album's lyrics</span><span style="color: #990000;">,</span> performance notes from the performers and friends of the band, full-album shows in New York, Boston, and London, rare and unpublished images, and <span style="color: #990000;">other items such as <span style="font-size: medium; font-style: italic;">a crossword puzzle</span></span>, and a<span style="font-style: italic;"> </span><span style="color: #990000;"><span style="font-size: medium; font-style: italic;">list of academic cant words</span> <span style="font-size: x-small; font-style: italic;">not otherwise used in Beghtol's book</span></span><span style="font-size: x-small; font-style: italic;">.</span></span></span> <br />
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<span style="font-family: trebuchet ms; font-size: medium;">FOR YOUR LISTENING PLEASURE</span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">listen to peter gabriel's book of love. SO PRETTY.</span></span><br />
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</span><span style="color: silver; font-family: trebuchet ms; font-size: xx-small;">notes to self:<br />
1. research guiness records for random album facts<br />
2. research albums with most instruments/parts credited to any one person<br />
3. let you all know whatup with that<br />
4. listen to some mag fields</span><br />
<span style="font-size: xx-small;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/33%E2%85%93">5. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/33⅓</a></span><br />
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<div style="text-align: right;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">that's not all:</span><br />
</span></div><div style="color: #000066; text-align: right;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://69lovesongs.info/wiki/">1. http://69lovesongs.info/wiki/</a></span><br />
<span style="color: #000066; font-size: xx-small;">This site is an unofficial companion piece to the triple album <i>69 Love Songs</i> by <a class="wikipagelink" href="http://69lovesongs.info/wiki/index.cgi?The_Magnetic_Fields">The Magnetic Fields</a>. It focuses on each of the songs on the album, providing background information on source materials, lyrical references, musical tropes and influences.</span><br />
<span style="color: #000066; font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">The heart of the site is the series of pages devoted to each song</span>: use the navigation on the left to view songs in <a class="wikipagelink" href="http://69lovesongs.info/wiki/index.cgi?Volume_1">Volume 1</a>, <a class="wikipagelink" href="http://69lovesongs.info/wiki/index.cgi?Volume_2">Volume 2</a> and <a class="wikipagelink" href="http://69lovesongs.info/wiki/index.cgi?Volume_3">Volume 3</a>, or via the list of <a class="wikipagelink" href="http://69lovesongs.info/wiki/index.cgi?All_Songs_%28Alphabetical%29">all songs (alphabetical)</a>. See the <a class="wikipagelink" href="http://69lovesongs.info/wiki/index.cgi?Site_Map">site map</a> for a full overview of the site.<br />
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</span><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/33%E2%85%93">2. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/33⅓</a><br />
<span style="color: #000066; font-size: x-small;">re:</span></span><span style="font-size: x-small;"> 33⅓ (Thirty-Three and a Third) is a<span style="font-weight: bold;"> series of books written about music albums</span>, <span style="color: #000066; font-size: xx-small;">featuring one author per album. </span><br />
<span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;"> The series title refers to the speed (33⅓ revolutions per minute) of an </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LP_album" style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;" title="LP album">LP album</a><span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">.<br />
</span><span style="color: #000066; font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Rest assured, i will publish the <u>'k's-notes' </u> for this article & subsequent wiki's (which in this case, i foresee MANY re: further reserach on my favourite albums covered in the series. I bet there are exerpts/hilites on wikimedia, or wikiquote. Oh shit/whoneeds sleep anyway? Intersomnia<br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">3.<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephin_Merritt">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephin_Merritt</a></span><br />
</span></span><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Merritt suffers from a hearing condition known as <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyperacusis" title="Hyperacusis">hyperacusis</a>; any sound heard louder than normal begins to "<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feedback" title="Feedback">feedback</a>" in his left ear at increasingly louder volumes. This has largely influenced the reserved live setup of The Magnetic Fields, which usually consists of acoustic instruments and little to no percussion. Merritt also wears earplugs during performances, and typically covers his left ear if the audience applauds.<br />
Heartbreaking. Stephin Merritt is one of the most heartbreaking victims. What an asshole (God?). Crime against humanity. meanwhile (i'm an asshole) there are more than enough musicians who make music thats could be considered a crime against humanity, whod be doing us a favour in losing their hearing/ability to make music.<br />
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<div style="color: black; font-weight: bold; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">DONE.<br />
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</span></div>k.lahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10800360577888948853noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7640403729949437442.post-19943915001285196172009-08-24T16:07:00.000-04:002009-08-24T16:07:19.155-04:00work it.<object height="344" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/K2cYWfq--Nw&hl=en&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/K2cYWfq--Nw&hl=en&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>k.lahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10800360577888948853noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7640403729949437442.post-66632289406613477112009-08-22T16:22:00.003-04:002009-08-22T16:33:29.180-04:00ben folds - still fighting (a song for his son)<span style="font-size:85%;">heart breaking<br />in the best<br />most beautiful way possible<br /><span style="font-size:78%;">only thing better than the song<br />is the video</span><br />about being a dad<br />about his son</span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"><embed src="http://services.brightcove.com/services/viewer/federated_f8/1137819787" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" flashvars="videoId=8466495001&playerId=1137819787&viewerSecureGatewayURL=https://console.brightcove.com/services/amfgateway&servicesURL=http://services.brightcove.com/services&cdnURL=http://admin.brightcove.com&domain=embed&autoStart=false&" base="http://admin.brightcove.com" name="flashObj" width="510" height="550" seamlesstabbing="false" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" swliveconnect="true" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/shockwave/download/index.cgi?P1_Prod_Version=ShockwaveFlash"></embed>'<br /></span>k.lahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10800360577888948853noreply@blogger.com0