HAPPY HAPPY JOY JOY!
Many times in my life, I've seen small miracles. No water turned into wine, crippled people suddenly walking, or anything like that. But I can now officially say I've seen enough of them to know that they do happen.
My trumpet has been recovere...
Monday, March 31, 2003
Friday, March 28, 2003
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THE WHOLE STORY
Isn't it funny how this version of an AP story on Al Jazeera's website being hacked is slightly different from this version posted less than 12 hours earli...
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NEW QUOTE FOR YOUR EMAIL/USENET SIGNATURES
People are misquoted all the time. This time, however, there appears to be no mistake.
"F____ Saddam. We're taking him out."
-George W. B...
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FINALLY... ONE REASON TO SMILE
Guys like these are why the Time Lords strictly enforce the laws of ti...
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A MOMENT OF SILENCE PLEASE
My most prized possession - my trumpet - is missing. It really is like losing an a...
Sunday, March 23, 2003
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FREE TOYS
Courtesy of the same person who introduced me to Lime (the music notation program from the Cerl Sound Group).
Since I got Lime, I managed to hack out transcriptions of jazz solos, and lead sheets. I even picked out a random Chicago song to transcribe a horn soli. It actually came out pretty well, too. But since I didn't have a MIDI input device, I had to hack it out with my computer's...
Saturday, March 22, 2003
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FUTURE GOAL
I saw a commercial, and immediately marked my calendar for April 16. I just have to see Bulletproof Monk!
Damn, Chow Yun-Fat rul...
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WHAD'YA THINK?
I fiddled with the layout a bit. I don't know if I like it or not. Might keep it. Might change it back. Don't know y...
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IDIOT-BOXING
Last night was the series finale of Farscape on the Sci-Fi Channel.
Now, no one will ever convince me that Farscape wasn't a copy of Blake's 7. In fact, do a little research and you can even see the behind-the-scenes similarities of both their final...
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LYRICS CORRECTION
Tell you one lesson I've learned
If you wanna reach something in life
You ain't gonna get in unless
You give a little bit of sacrifice
Ooh sometimes before you smile you gotta cry
You need a heart that's filled with music
If you use it you can fly
If you wanna be high
The Roots, Sacrifice (feat. Nelly Furtado)
words/music by Trotter, Thompson, Gray, Hubb...
Tuesday, March 18, 2003
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REVENGE OF THE 70s? OR IS IT THE 90s?
don't it make you angry the way war is dragging on?
well, I hope the president knows what he's into, I don't know.
Chicago, Dialogue, Part I
words/music by Robert Lamm
My take on current world developments is quite different than what it would've been back in the 90s during our first go-round in Iraq. No rants about right or wrong, how to weigh freedom of...
Saturday, March 15, 2003
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NOTICE
Before you plan on sending me yet another email of a list of "Full Deck" -isms, please be informed that I already know where to lo...
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What Was I Thinking?
I can't let the day slip by without acknowledging the Ides of March.
I wondered -- when exactly did 3/14 become known as "pi Day?" No one sent me the me...
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Random Updates
I apologize in advance for any boredom that may ensue by reading today's entry.
LIME SUCCESS!
I managed to use Lime to finally work out a lead sheet transcription for the song Speedball by trumpeter Lee Morgan. I was working on that thing for months! Maybe I'll finally get around to finishing this one Chet Baker solo that I've been working on.
RANDOM WORRIES
I gotta find a part...
Thursday, March 13, 2003
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My New Toy
Over the past year, I've been making an effort to revive some of my old musical skills. Not only do I play trumpet at my church, I'm blessed enough to be at a church that actually plays decent contemporary Christian music, not old hymns with a backbeat.
The orchestra director is a friend of mine who turned me on to Lime, a music notation software program from the Cerl Sound Group. Now,...
Monday, March 10, 2003
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Shout Out
Happy birthday, Dad! He turns LXXV today! Longevity tends to run on my dad's side of the family. I hope it remains a family traditi...
Saturday, March 08, 2003
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Back to Basics
This blog took quite the personal turn for awhile, lately. I suppose there's nothing wrong with that in and of itself. But, I feel I've lost touch with what this thing's supposed to be about - mostly thoughtful, if slightly uninformed and possibly mad ranting about nothing in particular.
If you recall, somewhere in my first entry or two (I won't link. You're intelligent enough...
Friday, March 07, 2003
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Psycho Babble
Credit cards crystal shards no backyards
Blah blah blah
Empty trains winter rains see-thru brains
Blah blah blah
Robert Lamm, Sacrificial Culture
words/music by Robert Lamm & John Van Eps
Most people know of George Carlin's classic routine, the Seven Dirty Words -- the ones you can't say on the air.
Well, I can think of 100 Words that you shouldn't use, just by virtue of the fact...
Wednesday, March 05, 2003
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Idiot Boxing
I watch too much TV. I remember a game I played at a party a few years ago. It was a contest to see who could name different TV theme songs. After awhile, it was like "Name That Tune" with me being able to name the song within a couple of notes.
What do I watch nowadays and why? Before you ask, no, it's not reality TV. I don't rail against it because I just haven't seen any of...
Tuesday, March 04, 2003
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Today's New Word
PRESAGE
v. 1. To indicate or warn of in advance; portend. 2. To have a presentiment of. 3. To foretell or predict.
From The American Heritage Dictionary, 2nd College Edition
Not the Kreskin
can you honestly evaluate the story from within
without part of you blocking the way
The Sons of Champlin, Freedom
Something I've finally come to terms with is that I have the INFP personality...
Monday, March 03, 2003
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Affirmation of the Day
"Because I'm good enough. I'm smart enough. And, doggone it, people like me."
all of my life I've been searching and hanging on
turn a corner, never know what I'd find
but now I'm back again like I never went away
let me in, I'm through with wasting my time
Phil Collins, Inside ...
Sunday, March 02, 2003
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I Had To See It To Believe It
I heard the rumors, saw the link, and finally checked out:
Wil Wheaton's Blog
Yes, TV's Wesley freakin' Crusher from Star Trek: The Next Generation! Read the blog, especially his FAQ. I swear, he cracks me up almost as much as Bruce Campbe...
Saturday, March 01, 2003
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And Now For Something Completely Original
Maybe one day soon, I'll post my mission statement. That standard, that compass that, in theory, guides my day-to-day decision-making. Now, there are a million and one ways to construct one. I just happened to use Stephen Covey's method. Here's another.
I won't post mine, but suffice it to say I feel out of touch with it. Intuitively, that should...
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While I'm At It
I might as well go for broke and tick off my second favorite songwriter on the planet. It's a new month and a new outlook. Actually, it's an old outlook that I've been trying to live up to. For the sake of documentation, here it is.
The Show Must Go On
words/music: Bill Champlin [transcribed the best I could]
performed by Chicago
I've been trapped in the madness
From the shadows...
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