OOO

Those weenies at NPR love that people think This American Life is their show.

I would imagine you could win on any given week by saying "The [residents of a poor country who are suffering the effects of a natural disaster] are probably having a worse week than [famous person]"

For example:

"The people dealing with famine in the horn of Africa are probably having a worse week than Joe Paterno"

Of course, your coworkers might stop asking you to play, but still.

At any rate, it was certainly better than Cathy. I enjoyed the strip when I was really little, though even then I think I preferred Calvin and Hobbes and The Far Side.

R.I.P.

Our song girls are good for ratings.

I have a burrito bet on the stanford game too. I don't think I'll win, but stranger things have happened.

Don't worry. I grew up in Chicago in a family of Irish fans, so I have reasons enough.

(Also, I bet a burrito on the game)

If we beat Notre Dame this week, we'll be bowl eligible!

...But not really.

"The butter wouldn't melt so I put it in a pie...come on!"

This is one of my favorite lyrics ever.

I am glad everyone likes my screen name. This is one of my favorite songs.

The band is on the front page of Youtube today, with

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ItfcKTT-thU

Wilco Says: Watch!

 

The artful indie-roots outfit takes over the YouTube homepage today, and the result? Yes. A pile of amazing music videos you probably haven't seen...but should.

I like hooks. I like catchy things that make my ears smile without me thinking about it. I feel like there were not a lot of hooks on SBS. Its a nice sounding album and the songs are well put together, etc. I just want more hooks!

Maybe they just don't support any form of marriage at the moment - interracial or otherwise - because they find it shameful that same-sex marriages are not allowed in all 50 states.

I would find that somewhat reasonable.

I think when he said prince amongst dbags he meant wayne is a prince, but most musicians are dbags. I've been literally walked on by wayne twice, but I don't hold a grudge. He seems nice.

I think a cruise missle is too good for Gaddafi. They should capture him and make him look in a mirror for a couple hours.

We're having school related protests here too - no class for a while.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/02/28/AR2011022802937.html

Rahm it is.

Has any band in history ever made a bad radiohead album before today*?

Then it's revolutionary.

*No, Coldplay doesn't count, smartass.

Why have people chosen the gauge they do? Seems like most people are using lights for their acoustic. I don't have many options right now (I have a bunch of medium extended play D'Addarios - same ones as anthony), but I didn't choose the gauge for any reason.

Cool- be sure to share your discoveries! What's the native local language? Are you out of range of the griot/kora tradition?

The language out here is Gourmantché, but almost all of the teachers/government workers come from the central part of the country, so their native language is Mooré. However, the students are not allowed to speak anything but French, so thats what I'm focusing on at the moment. I'm not familiar with griot/dori tradition, so I'm going to say no on that one.

I've got to head to school now and pass back some math tests. Adios!

Now i want to ply you with questions about Burkina Faso. For example, where in Burkina Faso are you? Also, there's a lot of West African music I like, mostly from Mali and Senegal. That's in your neighborhood, so that leads me to wonder whether there's any good local music there.

I'm in a small town on the east side of Burkina - kind of near niger/benin/togo - not by mali at all. I've got to 3 or 4 musical events since I got here and the local music is pretty awesome, especially the drumming/rhythm instruments. Just in general, it seems like everyone has really good rhythm. When I play guitar even the littlest kids can dance with the beat. At any rate, I'd like to get much deeper into the traditional/local music while I'm here, but I need to work on my french first.

cool, i like what you're doing with, um, limited resources. Is that a kazoo?

 

I was about to ask where in Africa you are, but then I saw your link in your signature, so I'll be reading your blog to find out more.

Yeah, I dont have many instruments out here, but a toy kazoo is one of them. I'm hoping to get some traditional drums and a xylophone-ish instrument they use out here too. (Here is Burkina Faso, for the record)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bSu0_bMiRWY

It's not really a band since it's just me, and we don't play live shows, only Youtube shows, and we're not very good...but that's my latest music video.

iMovie on the mac side is what you'd want to use, but yeah, Windows Movie Maker is more than capable of doing either of the things you want to do.

“We’re really excited to bring the Beatles’ music to iTunes,” said Sir Paul McCartney. “It’s fantastic to see the songs we originally released on vinyl receive as much love in the digital world as they did the first time around.”

 

“I am particularly glad to no longer be asked when the Beatles are coming to iTunes,” said Ringo Starr. “At last, if you want it—you can get it now—The Beatles from Liverpool to now! Peace and Love, Ringo.”

 

“We love the Beatles and are honored and thrilled to welcome them to iTunes,” said Steve Jobs, Apple’s CEO. “It has been a long and winding road to get here. Thanks to the Beatles and EMI, we are now realizing a dream we’ve had since we launched iTunes ten years ago.”

 

“In the joyful spirit of Give Peace A Chance, I think it is so appropriate that we are doing this on John’s 70th birthday year,” said Yoko Ono Lennon.

 

“The Beatles on iTunes—Bravo!” said Olivia Harrison.

Quotes from Apple's press release. I like that Ringo is happy he isn't going to be approached by nerds anymore asking about it, and I'm imagining Steve Jobs writing and discarding a lot of Beatles related puns before settling on the one in his quote.

This is the day in the life we've all been waiting for at Apple.

It's been more than a hard day's work getting the Beatle's music onto iTunes

We present to you The Beatles on iTunes, with love from me, Steve Jobs, to you.

It's not available Back in the USSR yet, but once we get the licensing locked down, who knows?

I finally got the Beatles onto iTunes, with a little help from my friends at Apple

Not sure how putting the albums on iTunes is like giving peace a chance, but that's ok, Yoko.

Driveshaft.

You All Everybody!

Better get ready for a Boise State - TCU title game!