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The Mellencamp show was Saturday. His band was excellent. And he put on pretty much exactly the show that you would expect him to: solid, if a bit uneven. Opened with "The Authority Song", which was pretty much the highlight of the evening. Put a nice little country twist on "Jack and Diane". Played for about 2.5 hours straight and did not come out for an encore, which was refreshing. The worst thing about the show was the 2 completely loaded couples behind me; spilling beer all over my back and grabbing me to hug me (nearly pulling me crashing to the floor in the process). They were nice en

Felt a very real sadness when I heard the news. Now nobody will be able to make him crack a smile. (Although it would be awesome if he were buried with a permanent smile on his face. Now, THAT would be the best joke of all... finally let one break out! And it's forever.) Rest in peace, you hilarious man! You brought me a lot of smiles.

Great idea for payment, Kalle! I am downloading now and will let you know what I think, as soon as I give it a listen! EDIT: Listening to it now and I am REALLY digging it! There is a very 90's sound to it, but I mean that as a compliment. Has your singer been in other bands? Maybe around the Chicago area? No? Where? What band? The vocals sound very familiar, as does the songwriting style. But... like a band that I have known (and liked) for a long time. Really good stuff. And, again, great idea for getting the music out there.

Okay, so I laid out a (very) simple YouTube because, well, I needed to. Just a single slide, but I added Pop-Up Video style notations to add a little bit of interest. "Here" it is. (Ugh, Sorry for the pun.) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YybkAVcvj_U

Happy belated!

• Kill Some Time - Blue Ruin • Allamana - Desmond Dekker • Take Me Back - Ralph "Soul" Jackson • Everyone Chooses Sides - The Wrens • Three Hearts Later - Ronnie Self • Si Yo Quisiera - Los Lobos • Sister - Icehouse • Come On Come On Come On - Cheap Trick • Retreat - Minutemen • Laughing - Pere Ubu • In Blue Hawaii - Brian Wilson • Let's Go Away - Wipers • Follow the Plough - Cleaners From Venus • I'm Gonna Leave (Live @ the BBC) - The Kinks • My Bird Performs - XTC Nonsuch • Fuck People - OFF! • Lucky Number - Lene Lovich

Right now, I'm just doing a "shuffle": • Kill Some Time - Blue Ruin • Allamana - Desmond Dekker • Take Me Back - Ralph "Soul" Jackson • Everyone Chooses Sides - The Wrens • Three Hearts Later - Ronnie Self • Si Yo Quisiera - Los Lobos • Sister - Icehouse • Come On Come On Come On - Cheap Trick • Retreat - Minutemen • Laughing - Pere Ubu • In Blue Hawaii - Brian Wilson • Let's Go Away - Wipers • Follow the Plough - Cleaners From Venus • I'm Gonna Leave (Live @ the BBC) - The Kinks • My Bird Performs - XTC Nonsuch • Fuck People - OFF! • Lucky Number - Lene Lovich

A couple of nice versions. I intend to do this soon with "Dark End of the Street".

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Is Movie Maker for PC or Mac?

You know, just something like this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5S3O2b9NFZ4 with just a single image. Or, how to lay new audio over existing video? There is somebody requesting something, and I would like to deliver. Thanks.

• Sure Hope You Mean It - Raphael Saadiq • We - The Roches • Turn On Your Radio - Harry Nilsson • Cabin Essence - Brian Wilson • Fast As You - Dwight Yoakam • I Can't Make Your Way - The Yardbirds • Together - Harry Nilsson • Me and the Devil Blues - Peter Laughner • Nobody - The Replacements • Arcadia Boy - Cleaners From Venus • I'm Cool [interlude] - Outkast • Good Morning Miss Brown - Taj Mahal • Wild Situation - Dennis Wilson • We Are Born When We Die - Apollo Sunshine • The Gentleman Soldier - The Pogues

Listen to the fill at :45 And the one at 1:20 And, most of them, for that matter. The way that he plays THROUGH the "1" is a defining element of the Big Star sound that nobody (except drummers) really seem to take notice of. I am not a drummer, and until I saw them live, I never had an appreciation for just how great Jody really is. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ekR7fRCY1Ss&feature=related

Anyone mention Roger Miller yet? (I don't that that I've seen his name.) Anyway, I am not one that can suggest specific albums, but I am sure that there is somebody here who can. I just know that the stuff of his that I have heard is pretty outstanding.

Listening to this literally brought tears to my eyes right now. I am wiping them away as I type. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ZP1Dbk66eY

Do riffs get much better than this? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NanaVb77plI

As long as I got onto the Rocksteady thing with that Jimmy Cliff song, here is another one of my favorites, and another perfect song, IMO: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FB-DgI7wM1Y

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