A Good Day to Believe in Life

Today has been a pretty good day, and may get even better. I got two freezy pops for free, listened to Clapton, got free Black Crowes tickets, and am having a pretty decent hair day. I also may be surfing in the Carolinas this weekend. I am especially excited about the Black Crowes, which I hear is a pretty damn good show.

I am also toying with some ideas of what to do with this blog. Since 99% of blogs are about music, I'm not exactly breaking new ground writing about groovy tunes and new bands. It would also be nice to have some people that actually looked at this thing, so if you are reading this right now you should bookmark or something. At least write it on your hand.

Anyway, my one idea I have right now is to every week write about an alternative to the usual weekend rituals like partying, drinking, and throwing up. Again, I'm not sure what that would consist of, but I'm working on it. This would probably involve accomplishing unique and adventurous goals every weekend, daring yourself to try new things and expand your mind. Thoughts?

I WILL keep talking about music, because I love it more than life (Clapton reference). Bam. Check out Eric's song "Believe in Life" and while you're at listen to "Layla" all the way through. It's truly an experience.



New Music: Check out Kisses and their song "Bermuda"
Also Eli "Paperboy" Reed with "Come and Get It".

Please Believe in Life.
Over and Out,
Eric

Hi Ferraby, nice to meet you.

Hey, you probably haven't heard of the man with the heart of a lion. Shame on you. I just started to listen to this guy, and so far he's pretty cool. He's also got a new album out called The Jack of Hearts. Check it out. Songs to listen to are "Dear Corinne" and "Harry and Bess".

Here is the "Harry and Bess" video featuring Rainn Wilson.



Meanwhile, I am still in the midst of exploring the extensive library of Eric Clapton. My adventure continues as I discover more and more of his memorable tunes. Sometimes I think he really is a genius.

Enjoy.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZVageb9ZFLQ&ob=av2e

Welcome Back Party

Eric Clapton, Son and Sylvia (instrumental)
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It has been quite a while since I've blogged, since April to be exact. Don't worry, though, I'm glad to be back online and adding my thoughts to this wasteland called the internet.

Anyway, lately I have been downloading a lot of music, trying to broaden my horizons and delve deeper into some artist's libraries. So far I've downloaded Boz Scaggs, Clapton, Elvis Costello, Burt Bacharach, Paul Simon, return to forever, Phil Collins, Kings of Convenience, and some new artists like Kisses, Tennis, Ferraby Lionheart, and Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr. As you can guess, I really haven't had time to listen to it all, but I'm working on that. Slowly. I also encourage everyone out there to check out the libraries of these, artists. You won't be disappointed.

The video I posted above is one of my favorites from Clapton. Also check out "Modern Girl" from his Reptile album.

Here is another video from Detroit duo Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr. Enjoy!

An Impromptu poem aka this could really suck.

(Cough), A Poem...

I'm not Ted

I write this in class,
it feels like my doom,
it's grounded my ass,
left me stuck in this room.

I need Adderall,
this fact it rings true,
run down the hall,
I haven't a clue.

A girl next to me,
she loves unicorns,
she's lost out at sea,
her love so forlorn.

Her blanket so red,
Her eyes are so green,
loves guys named Ted,
damn I'm not Ted.

You're Welcome
Eric Cougar

Read for Convenience

Hey there everybody. So I've been listening to this cool band lately, which was brought to my attention by the ever hip Luke Rutherford. They are a folk-pop duo called the Kings of Convenience. Hailing from Bergen, Norway, they combine soothing voices and simple melodies with acoustic guitar to create an intoxicating sound. Very smooth stuff. Yacht rock anyone?

Here is a video of their song "I'd Rather Dance With You".

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C9r9sQ6PHOM

Hey, check them out. They do a good job of combining a retro sound with a new indie flair. My only complaint is that the softness of the music can get a bit tiresome. I sometimes wish (upon a star, obviously) that they had some songs where they had a little anger and passion in their voice. Maybe they do and I just haven't found them yet. Anyway, Kings of Convenience are definitely worth giving a shot. And I promise it'll at least go down smooth.

Yacht Rock

Ok, new goal is to do one blog post every week. Will i succeed at this, or fail miserably? I know everyone out there is really concerned about this problem. Anyway, on with the blogging.


As I was listening to Jason Mraz today in my Media Law class today, I suddenly remembered something my sister had told me about him. Apparently much of his inspiration draws from the genre of Yacht Rock, which is one of my personal favorites too. To explain the legend of Yacht Rock, the first step is to watch this video...

http://www.channel101.com/shows/view.php?media_id=2333

This is part of a series of funny videos about the legend of Yacht Rock. Hilarious, especially the guy who plays Kenny Loggins.

Still, these videos can't show what a different time it was back then. It was a time when sailing was romantic, smooth jazz was king, and soft rock artists wrote beautiful songs about love and life. Hey, maybe some of it got a little cheesy, but that's part of its appeal. So, in remembrance of this lost time, I recommend lounging in an aquatic environment, mixing up a bahama mama and some quesadillas, and popping in some Doobie Brothers or Steely Dan, all helping you sail through at least one night with no problems.

Happy Sailing!

Dennis Dun: Cinema hero

Remember Dennis Dun?

What a man.

It's weird how people just sometimes pop into my head randomly, and today that person was Dennis. Although I may not have remembered his name, it was the images of him kicking ass and taking an assortment of names in Big Trouble in Little China that stirred me. And maybe it was just me, but there was something really reassuring and friendly about his voice in that movie. If we were lucky enough to have known each other I think we would have been best friends.

That's him behind Jack's left shoulder. Look at that stare.

And someone screwed up with this poster, cause that looks absolutely nothing like Kurt Russell.

Just saying....

Anyway, Dennis, I'm just saying that even if everyone else forgets you, I won't. You'll always be an academy award winning actor in my book.

Ciao.