February 2011
Digital Music Sales May Have Already Hit Their...
(Attempt Number Five. Don’t Ask)
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/24/technology/24music.html?_r=2
The future of the music business lies with streaming services like Spotify and Rdio. You no longer have to lug around CD’s or burnt CD’s. Even mp3’s days are numbered.
It’s all in the cloud. Of course, if there’s a network outage, you can have a certain amount...
Dammit Tumblr
I’ve tried to write a particular post, three times now.
The first time, your SHIT servers wouldn’t even save it as a draft.
The second time, my damn bluetooth keyboard (who needs a wireless keyboard, really? Do you plan on typing 20 feet away from your monitor? Fucking retarded idea.) has this ‘Feature’ where a letter will stick on it.
So, I end up with 2000 letter...
January 2011
40% of bottled water is just refiltered tap water.
beckykr:
That includes Aquafina and Dasani
Actually, I knew this. Just sayin….
SnowZilla 2011
So the midwest is supposed to get more than a foot of snow on Tuesday and Wednesday and in preparation, I drug out the portable generator from our garage.
Went to the gas station, filled up two gas cans and filled up the generator. Fired it up and let it run for about ten minutes. It runs. Good.
Supposed to get like an inch of ice, which means the power lines will be stressed and we’ll...
This is a joke, right?
http://bigghostface.blogspot.com/
e.squirẹ: Big Ghostface speaking on Dre and Detox →
lyquydenygma:
Ayo whattup internet niggas its that nigga Ghost Deini aka Big Tone Soprano namsayin. Ayo this nigga Dre a legend in the game n alla that namsayin. N yall already know he respect the Clan n shit too nahmeans. Word yo. Ayo a nigga just eatin his tortellinis n shit jus doin his thing n alla that when that nigga Alvin hit the god on his jack n told me the Detox joint was...
why wasn't I alive in the 60's, 70's, or 80's
Because we needed this post….now!
Led Zeppelin Harmonica
Although Robert Plant played harmonica live, it was Jimmy Page who played harmonica on the classic Zeppelin tracks, “When The Levee Breaks” and “Nobody’s Fault But Mine”.
denisea asked: Oops. I had a question, but I accidentally hit enter early while responding to your question "who owns a guitar." Anyway, I'm just curious, how often do you change guitar strings? What are your favorite strings?
Nice Effort
It was a good effort but man, it looks nothing like the original.
http://www.sowatzka.com/gary/hoggle.html
Ok, how the hell you do find friends on tumblr? Email lookup? Where’s it at?
Guitars?
Who owns a guitar?
You Know You've Been Practicing Hard When...
…your fingertips are black and skin is falling off.
I think I just played for like 2.5 hours. Went well. I feel the burn but not in pain.
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Music I’ve Written
This is a sampler of...
WatchThis is a good example of some of the things I’m working on. This particular run is just a descending C Major scale on the E and B strings.
The exercise starts with 8th notes, then switches to triplets for the ‘push’.
Tumblr is incapable of uploading videos. I”m surprised this text post went through….
Champion of the Sun: Unpopular Opinion #1 →
ronstormer:
mayyourheartsstaystrong:
I really don’t like The Doors.
Okay, “Light My Fire” and “Break On Through” are good songs, but the rest aren’t that great. I feel a lot of people like The Doors cause it’s the popular thing to do cause Jim Morrison is a ‘poet’ and did lots of drugs and if you do drugs that means you have to like…
Have you ever considered taking them out of the “cliche...
Sometimes I take cheap shots.
Jay Z and Will Smith Team Up To Destroy Movie...
http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE70P7MA20110126
“”Now that we’ve killed off Hip Hop by diluting our interests and perpetrating mediocrity, we think this remake of ‘Annie’ will put the final nail in the coffin for the movie business.”
Automatic Bazooty
Much Music
Who watched this station?
I did in the 90’s.
What an awesome station. I discovered a TON of cool bands on this cable station.
They played stuff MTV wouldn’t.
Who knows what happened to them?
ASK ME
BOARD.
http://kaiserwilhelm.tumblr.com/ask
Guitar Practice & Muscle Memory
From Wikipedia: Muscle memory, also known as motor learning, is a form of procedural memory that involves consolidating a specific motor task into memory through repetition. When a movement is repeated over time, a long-term muscle memory is created for that task, eventually allowing it to be performed without conscious effort. This process decreases the need for attention and creates maximum...
Nielson Ratings At Odds With RIAA Data
An excellent article on how the RIAA may be …..misleading the public when it comes to sales data.
http://www.mosesavalon.com/mosesblog/http:/www.mosesavalon.com/mosesblog/nielsen-ratings-at-odds-with-riaa%E2%80%99s-claim-of-%E2%80%98lost-sales%E2%80%9D/
‘Forget the confusing percentages, here’s an oversimplified example: I shipped 1000 units last year and sold 700 of them. This...
Life in ignorance: An introduction →
rumblrtumbler:
I have an asymetrical face. My left ear and eye sit roughly half an inch higher than my right. That physical abnormality is in fact the least unsightly thing about me. My hair is long, unkempt, and greasy as a chicken nugget. Speaking of food, I blindly shovel it into my maul. No diet or self…
Everyone has bad habits. I drink and smoke daily. Have you tried changing your...
Guitar Practice
A huge part of practice is just listening.
Trying to play a an eighth note triplet at 180bpm takes a lot of effort but more importantly, every note should be crystal clear.
Its real easy to shred away and forget to listen to yourself.
Listen more.
An Atheist Professor of Philosophy was speaking to...
Would be nice if it were true, but alas.....
http://www.snopes.com/religion/einstein.asp
Professor: You are a Christian, aren’t you, son?
Student: Yes, sir.
Professor: So, you believe in God?
Student: Absolutely, sir.
Professor: Is God good?
Student: Sure.
Professor: My brother died of cancer, even though he prayed to God to heal him. Most of us would attempt to help others who are ill. But God didn’t. How is God good, then? Hmm?
(Student was silent)
Professor: You can’t answer, can you? Let’s start again, young fella. Is God good?
Student: Yes.
Professor: Is Satan good?
Student: No.
Professor: Where does Satan come from?
Student: From.. God.
Professor: That’s right. Tell me son, is there evil in this world?
Student: Yes.
Professor: Evil is everywhere, isn’t it? And God did make everything. Correct?
Student: Yes.
Professor: So who created evil?
(Student didn’t answer)
Professor: Is there sickness? Immortality? Hatred? Ugliness? All these terrible things exist in the world, don’t they?
Student: Yes, sir.
Professor: So, who created them?
(Student had no answer)
Professor: Science says you have 5 senses you use to identify and observe the world around you. Tell me, son.. have you ever seen God?
Student: No, sir.
Professor: Tell us if you have ever heard your God.
Student: No, sir.
Professor: Have you ever felt your God, tasted your God, smelt your God? Have you ever had any sensory perception of God, for that matter?
Student: No, sir. I’m afraid I haven’t.
Professor: Yet you still believe in Him?
Student: Yes.
Professor: According to empirical, testable, demonstrable protocol, Science says your God doesn’t exist. What do you say to that, son?
Student: Nothing. I only have my Faith.
Professor: Yes, Faith. And that is the problem Science has.
Student: Professor, is there such a thing as Heat?
Professor: Yes.
Student: And is there such a thing as Cold?
Professor: Yes.
Student: No, sir, there isn’t.
(The Lecture Theatre became very quiet with this turn of events)
Student: Sir, you can have lots of heat, even more heat, superheat, mega heat, white heat, a little heat or no heat. But we don’t have anything called cold. We can hit 458 Degrees below Zero which is no heat, but we can’t go any further after that. There is no such thing as cold. Cold is only a word we use to describe the absence of Heat. We cannot measure cold. Heat is energy. Cold is not the opposite of heat, sir, just the absence of it.
(There was a pon-drop silence in the Lecture Theatre)
Student: What about darkness, Professor? Is there such a thing as darkness?
Professor: Yes. What is night if there isn’t darkness?
Student: You’re wrong again, sir. Darkness is the absence of something. You can have Low Light, Normal Light, Bright Light, Flashing Light… But if you have No Light constantly, you have nothing and it’s called Darkness, isn’t it? In reality, darkness isn’t. If it is, You would be able to make darkness darker, wouldn’t you?
Professor: So what is the point you are making, young man?
Student: Sir, my point is, your Philosophical Premise is flawed.
Professor: Flawed? Can you explain how?
Student: Sir, you are working on the Premise of Duality. You argue there is Life and then there is Death, a good God and a bad God. You are viewing the concept of God as something finite, something we can measure. Sir, Science can’t even explain a thought. It uses electricity and magnetism, but has never seen, much less fully understood either one. To view death as the opposite of life is to be ignorant of the fact that death cannot exist as a substantive thing. Death is not the opposite of life, just the absence of it. Now tell me, Professor, do you teach your students that they evolved from a monkey?
Professor: If you are referring to the Natural Evolutionary Process, yes of course, I do.
Student: Have you ever observed Evolution with your own eyes, sir?
(The professor shook his head with a smile, beginning to realize where the argument was going)
Student: Since no one has ever observed the Process of Evolution at work and cannot even prove that this process is an on-going endeavor, are you not teaching your opinion, sir? Are you not a Scientist but a Preacher?
(The class was in uproar)
Student: Is there anyone in the class who has ever seen the Professor’s brain?
(The class broke out into laughter)
Student: Is there anyone here who has ever heard the Professor’s brain, felt it, touched or smelt it? .. No one appears to have done so. So, according to the established Rules of Empirical, Stable and Demonstrable Protocol, Science says that you have no brain, sir. With all due respect, sir, how do we then trust your lectures?
(The room was silent. The Professor stared at the student, his face unfathomable)
Professor: I guess you’ll have to take them on Faith, son.
Student: That is it, sir.. exactly! The link between man and God is Faith. That is all that keeps things alive and moving!
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That student was Albert Einstein.
Brilliant.
Beautifully done.
It's a "wonderful story" but it is not about or from any referenced resource attributed to Albert Einstein.
The smell and taste of the water, from the house you grew up in.
