The Music Is Up, and It's Gonna Stay That Way! Get Used to it...

Every once in a while I get some anal-retentive-circular-cavity-in-a-posterior (a-hole) who complains about the music on this blog. And every once in a greater while I get people who are just very happy to hear it. In either case I do want to put as much control over content in your hands as I possibly can (within artistic reason) and so the "podcast", as it is called, has controls on it.

Look down in the sidebar on the righthand side of this page and you'll find the podCast player, or Gcast as the folks at GarageBand are wont to call it. There you will find both "pause" and "volume" controls that allow you to adjust or just turn the farking thing off if you should so desire. Use them. Because I'm not about to begin to apologize for the music on this site. It's not particularly there for you to like so much as it is a counterpoint to whatever you may be reading and intended as colour or possibly education or possibly just confusion. And I like it that way. And it's gonna stay that way. Because, basically... I said so. So do please, should be a regular reader, learn to use the controls provided and use them appropriately. And should you be a new reader, learn the house rules around here, and if you have any objections, kindly fuck off - or send me a note...

With that little monkey off my back I'm just proud as punch to present the following wildly incomplete concert history of my personal experiences - just to give you all a real idea of how eclectic and basically confused my musical tastes can be - and even more thoroughly confound even those who may already know me well. The examples here come direct from The Chinese Cookie Jar, a bit of pre-war porcelain left to me by my great grandmother (really Japanese) and the receptacle for little bits of collections of mine - one being my left-over Boy Scout patches and the other being the ticket stubs from all the concerts I have ever attended. In many cases I have not save the stub but noted the show anyway in a lighter colour. Enjoy. I sure did.

1973 Cheech and Chong - Fall - Augustana College - Rock Island, Illinois

1974 Golden Earing, T-Rex, Eric Clapton - July 4 - State Fair Grounds - Davenport, Iowa

1975 Charlie Daniels, Three Dog Night - Summer - State Fair Grounds - Davenport, Iowa

1976 George Carlin - Fall - Augustana College - Rock Island, Illinois

1976 Marshall Tucker Band, Doobie Brothers - Summer - State Fair Grounds - Davenport, Iowa

1977 Todd Rundgren's Utopia - Summer - RKO Orpheum Theatre - Davenport, Iowa

1977 Kool and the Gang - Fall - SIU Arena - Carbondale, Illinois

1977 Judy Collins - Spring - SIU Arena - Carbondale, Illinois

1977 Elvis Presley - May - SIU Arena - Carbondale, Illinois

1978 Bob Dylan - October 28 - SIU Arena - Carbondale, Illinois

1978 Huey Lewis and the News, Hall & Oates - Spring - SIU Arena - Carbondale, Illinois

1978 Jean-Luc Ponty - Fall - Shryock Auditorium, SIU - Carbondale, Illinois

1979 Elvis Costello and the Attractions - March 6 - Keil Opera House - St. Louis, Missouri

1979 Maynard Ferguson - March 31 - Shryock Auditorium, SIU - Carbondale, Illinois

1979 Pat Metheny & Lyle Mayes - Spring - Shryock Auditorium, SIU - Carbondale, Illinois

1979 The Beach Boys - April 23 - SIU Arena - Carbondale, Illinois

1980 Utopia (Todd Rundgren) - July 30 - McFarlin Auditorium, SMU - Dallas, Texas

1980 The Rolling Stones - Summer - The Cotton Bowl - Dallas, Texas

1980 The Ramones - Winter - The Western Place - Dallas, Texas

1980 Phil Collins - Winter - Reunion Arena - Dallas, Texas

1981 Marcel Marceau (Concert? He's a mime!) - Mar 29 - Dallas Theatre Center - Dallas, Texas

1981 John McLaughlin, Al Dimeola, Paco De Lucia - Apr 27 - Agora Ballroom - Dallas, Texas

1981 Cheap Trick - Summer - Reunion Arena - Dallas, Texas

1981 Utopia (Todd Rundgren) - July 18 - Agora Ballroom - Dallas, Texas

1982 The Cars - Feb 23 - Reunion Arena - Dallas, Texas

1982 Utopia (Todd Rundgren) - Dec 7 - Agora Ballroom - Dallas, Texas

1983 Jean-Luc Ponty - Oct 29 - Majestic Theatre - Dallas, Texas

1983 Todd Rundgren - Dec 10 - Nick's Uptown - Dallas, Texas

1984 Ben Vereen/Dallas Symphony Pops - Jan 13 - Fair Park Music Hall - Dallas, Texas

1984 Genesis - Jan 21 - Reunion Arena - Dallas, Texas

1984 Suzanne Vega - Spring - Majestic Theatre - Dallas, Texas

1984 The Tubes/Utopia - Summer - Universal Studios - Hollywood, California

1985 Neil Young - Spring - Reunion Arena - Dallas, Texas

1985 Todd Rundgren - Oct 31 - Arcadia Theatre - Dallas, Texas

1985 Todd Rundgren - Nov 22 - Arcadia Theatre - Dallas, Texas

1986 Andreus Vollenwieder - Spring - Majestic Theatre - Dallas, Texas

1986 Lori Anderson - Fall - Majestic Theatre - Dallas, Texas

1987 Spiro Gyra - Summer - Fair Park - Dallas, Texas

1988 Dave Grusin/Lee Ritenour - Harbour Front - San Diego, California

1988 The Duke Ellington Orchestra - Smithsonian Institute - Washington D.C.

1988 Gypsy Kings - Winter - DAR Constitution Hall - Washington D.C.

1989 Campagne Maguy Marin - Nov 11 - Kennedy Center - Washington D.C.

1989 Todd Rundgren - Winter - Baltimore, Maryland

1990 Tears For Fears - May 16 - Star Theatre - Herrillville, Indiana

1990 Julia Fordham - May 22 - Park West - Chicago, Illinois

1990 The Pursuit of Happiness - Sept 22 - Cabaret Metro - Chicago, Illinois

1990 The Phantom of the Opera (Musical) - Nov 24 - Auditorium Theatre - Chicago, Illinois

1991 The Posies - Spring - The Vic - Chicago, Illinois

1991 The Grand Hotel (Musical) - Apr 27 - Chicago Theatre - Chicago, Illinois

1991 Les Miserables (Musical) - Aug 24 - Auditorium Theatre - Chicago, Illinois

1991 Louie Bellson - Winter - Blackhawk Hotel - Chicago, Illinois

1991 Big Audio Dynamite (BAD), Public Image Limited (PIL) - Winter - Agora Ballroom - Chicago, Illinois

1992 Todd Rundgren - Apr 17 - The Oak Theatre - Chicago, Illinois

1992 Van Cliburn - Summer - Grant Park Band Shell - Chicago, Illinois

1992 Chuck Berry - Summer - Ravinia - Chicago, Illinois

1992 Jon Lee Hooker - Chicago Blues Fest, Grant Park - Chicago, Illinois

1992 Utopia Reunion - Fall - Somewhere - Santa Barbara, California

1993 Prince - April 6 - Chicago Theatre - Chicago, Illinois

1993 Eric Clapton - Summer - a horrible Hockey Arena, Hinsdale, Illinois

1993 Ray Charles - Summer - Ravinia - Chicago, Illinois

1993 Steely Dan - Aug 15 - Poplar Creek - Chicago, Illinois

1993 The Grateful Dead with Sting - June 19 - Soldier Field - Chicago, Illinois

1993 Todd Rundgren - Nov 23 - Park West - Chicago, Illinois

1993 Todd Rundgren - Nov 28 - Park West - Chicago, Illinois

1994 The Grateful Dead with Traffic - Jul 23 - Soldier Field - Chicago, Illinois

1994 Blur - Sept 17 - The Vic Theatre - Chicago, Illinois

1994 Ringo Star's Allstar Band - Poplar Creek - Chicago, Illinois

1995 Todd Rundgren - Aug 17 - The Orbit Room - Grand Rapids, Michigan

1995 Todd Rundgren - Dec 31 - Park West - Chicago, Illinois

1995 Luciano Pavaroti - Fall - Olymic Gymnastics Arena - Seoul, Korea

1996 Vienna Symphony Orchestra - Spring - National Theatre - Seoul, Korea

1997 Sting - Summer - Olympic Park, Seoul, Korea

1998 Eric Clapton - Fall - Olympic Gymnastics Arena - Seoul, Korea

2000 The Kronos Quartet - Spring - LG Performing Arts Center - Seoul, Korea

2000 Chuck Mangione - Feb 13 - Seoul Art Center Auditorium - Seoul, Korea

2003 Turandot - Spring - Seoul World Cup Stadium - Seoul, Korea

2004 David Bowie - Mar 14 - Hong Kong Convention Center - Hong Kong

2004 Todd Rundgren - Oct 27 - Shibuya Ax - Tokyo, Japan (click here for story)

2010 Todd Rundgren - AWATS - Paradiso, Amsterdam
2010 Bob Dylan, RMIT, Saigon, Vietnam

2012 Boz Skaggs - Irving Place, NYC (Bob Dylan's Birthday)
2012 Ben Folds - Rumsey Playfield, Central Park, NYC

2013 Dawes - Rumsey Playfield, Central Park, NYC

2015 Todd Rundgren, Global, High Line Ballroom, NYC

2017 Todd Rundgren, White Knight, Tarrytown Music Hall, NY
2017 The Shins, Prospect Park Bandshell, Brooklyn, NY
2017 Hall & Oates, Forest Hills Stadium, NY
2017 Sufjan Stevens, Planetarium Project, Prospect Park Bandshell, NY
2017 Sparks - Les Poisson Rouge, Greenwich Village, NYC

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Herbie Hancock was in Saigon three years ago but I didn't hear about the show. Asia is basically a crappy place to get good concerts - or at least anywhere outside Tokyo, Hong Kong and the places that are relatively wealthy. I'm sure Seoul has gotten better since I left, but it was still slim pickens during my time there. Hopefully you'll now understand my great need for music on the Internet and just bear with me and use the podCast controls provided in the sidebar.

The Last Word From Saigon High

Geez, I'm tired. I don't feel like writing...but wait a minute...I've had 100 kids writing for me for the last few months. Maybe it's time to give them a turn.

Here's the last word from Saigon High: (...in their own words. The average age here is 12.)



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Tuesday, August 5, 2008

Some things I love

I love my family,

I love my teachers,

I love everything in the World,

as well as including my sisters.

I love computers,

I love food,

but I don't like smelly things,

because it's not good.

I love school,

I love the colour yellow,

I love my friends and

saying to them "Hello".

I love my mom,

I love my dad,

but I don't love death,

because it makes me sad.

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[B]etray[E]r....!!

Lov What?
I do not care...
U beg me for forgivness
I have had you by my side
Then you gone away without good-bye!
You don't know how hard i tried
To find you and apologized
Even though i didn't make any mistakes
But i hav to make it right

I know i was so blind
To be in lov with u...
I didn't try to control my mind
I was so blind 'cause you were so kind!
But now i've escaped that cage
Fixed that mistake
Please let me try
For the last time i won't cry

If u let me go
Like i let u go
Stay away from me
Now we're just strangers
I want u to be happier
And so will i

Leave me alone...
Let me wait for you the next dawn
Hav had you is like heaven
I won't be fallen
But now i think
Without you is the best
No more tears and no more moans for the next
God! Help me to forget u...
Now i'm free and so are u

Thank u!
For this last moment i will tell the true
That for so long
I've been loving u...

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Monday, August 11, 2008

What I found on the wall ?!

Spy vs Spy

'Spy vs spy' is the classic story with two spies. One is black and another is white. It's a funny comic strip created for MAD Magazine by Cuban Antonio Prohías. It's interesting because the funny of 2 spies like each other but different color. They are made to look virtually identical: trilby hats, overcoats and long pointed noses. The creater is very good when he choose the classic type. It's help reader do not feel boring. There funny fighting is very popular and attractive. Here is some 'Spy vs Spy'

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Wednesday, 13 August 2008

THE GORILLAZ

Gorillaz is virtual band created in 1998 by Damon Albarn of Britpop band Blur , and Jamie Hewlett, co-creator of the comic book Tank Girl. The band is composed of four animated band members: 2D, Murdoc, Noodle and Russel. The band's music is a collaboration between various musicians with Albarn being the only permanent musical contributor. Their style is broadly alternative hip-hop, but with a large number of other influences including hip hop, electronica, dub and pop.


The band's first album, 2001's Gorillaz, sold over seven million copies and earned them an entry in the Guiness Book of Records as the Most Successful Virtual Band. There are also "Feel Good Inc" , "DARE" , "Dirty Harry" and "Kids with Guns" in their second studio album, Demon Days. Demon Days went five times platinum in the UK, double platinum in the US and earned five Grammy Award nominations for 2006 and won one of them in the Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals category. Gorillaz have also released two B-sides albums and a remix album.

YOU CAN FIND GORILLAZ's VIDEO AT MY VIDEO BAR
GL & HF

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5)Technology: Who invented mouse???????

Have you ever wondered who invented the computer mouse? Here we talk about the history of the computer mouse. The first computer mouse was invented in 1963-64 by a man named Douglas Engelbartas. At the time, Douglas was experimenting with better ways to point and click on a display screen.

The first computer mouse.

The first mouse was bulky, carved out of wood, and only had one button. It worked with two metal wheels which made contact with the working surface. He named it a computer mouse because the cord came out from behind it, resembling a mouse.

Introduce Douglas Engelbartars

Born in 1925, Engelbart grew up during the Great Depression near Portland, Oregon. He finished high school in 1942, and then studied electrical engineering at Oregon State University. During World War II, he took a break from his studies to serve in the Navy, which sent him to the Philippines for two years as an electronic/radar technician. In 1948 he received his B.S. degree in electrical engineering and went to work for NACA Ames Laboratory (forerunner of NASA). He then applied to the graduate program in electrical engineering at the University of California, Berkeley and obtained his Ph.D. in 1955. He stayed on at Berkeley as an acting assistant professor but a year later he left to work for Stanford Research Institute, or SRI Intl.On December 9, 19658, Douglas C. Engelbart and the group of 17 researchers working with him in the Augmentation Research Center at Stanford Research Institute in Menlo Park, CA, presented a 90-minute live public demonstration of the online system, NLS, they had been working on since 1963. The public presentation was a session in the of the Fall Joint Computer Conference held at the Convention Center in San Francisco, and it was attended by about 1,000 computer professionals. This was the public debut of the computer mouse. But the mouse was only one of many innovations demonstrated that day, including hypertext, object addressing and dynamic file linking, as well as shared-screen collaboration involving two persons at different sites communicating over a network with audio and video interface.

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Sunday, 3 August 2008

My life list

1/ Two books I'd like to read:
Harry Porter,cook with Ms.Tram.
Why?
Because I like to have a magic and cook well.

2/ Two movies I'd like to see:
Hanah Montana, Cory in a house.
Why?
Because it is very fun.

3/ Two people I'd like to meet:
Hanah Montana, Cory.
Why?
Because I like to sing look like Hanah and funy like Cory.

4/ Two people I'd like to meet:
Ho Chi Minh, My grand father.
Why?
Because i never see them.

5/ Two instruments I'd like to lean how to play:
piano and guitar.
Why?
Because I want to be a musician.

6/ Two sports I'd like to lean how to play:
Tennis, table tannis.
Why?
Because I like to play that sport with my friends.

7/ Two girls I'd like to marry:
Girl in China and Japan.
Why?
Because they are very cute.

8/ Two boys I'd like to marry:
My boyfriend and my
husband.
Why?
Because I like them.

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Wednesday, 13 August 2008

My Brother

My Brother

I felt sad because I quarrel with my brother. My brother is a bad brother because he is never care about me and he is alway make me feel angry. He never talk with me and see me, he just angry with me. However he doesn't know everyrthing he does always make I feel sad. I never and never is a younger sister of him and so him,too. I don't want talk a lot about him. I just don't want see him again. Now I feel he is really stay away from me so I really sad. I really need affection of my family.

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Monday, August 4, 2008

I love

I love chocolate

Because it make me turn to black

I love music

Because it make me stupid

I love my bag

Because it make me sad

I love my body

Because it make me worry

I love my computer

Because it so super

I love my pen

Because it make me get ten

I love my teddy bear

Because it so scare

I love my mother

Because she like my father

I love my sister

Because she bigger

I love candy

Because it like a fairy

I love cookies

Because it very sweetly

I love all things

Because my life so boring

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Bat

Bat is a special animal too. because it has sonar. So how do bats use sonar? Bats use sonar waves to navigate. Bats are nocturnal which means they are active at night and sleep during the day. Since bats have to hunt for their food at night, you would imagine that they need exceptionally good eyesight. but this is not the case, as bats do not depend on their eyes for getting about. When bats fly, they utter a series of very high pitched sounds which are too high to be heard by the human ear. The echoes from these sounds are thrown back to the bat when it is in flight, and it can tell whether the echo came from an obstacle nearby or far away. the bat can then change it course in flight to avoid hitting the obstacle!

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Thursday, August 14, 2008

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Many countries are beautiful and nice to live in such as France, the US, England, Hong Kong, Thailand, etc. But Japan is the best country to live for many reasons. Japan is unique because it is existing between the old and the new, so people are able to enjoy special and different feelings and style of life. Japan has a lot to offer and it is the best place to live because of the food, comfortable life and the people who live there.
The food in Japan is famous all over the world and excellent for many reasons. Japanese food is very clean. When people visit in Japan, they can find black or dark red bowls in restaurant. It looks more than clean. It is good to the taste. Those foods are very simple. Probably, those are easy to cook. Because of stuff and recipes are very simple and easy. And also Japanese foods are healthy. Most Japanese food don’t have fat. Food like Sushi, buckwheat noodles, many kinds of fishes, and many vegetables.
The style life in Japan is comfortable and appealing. The Japanese skillfully developed technological for modern. So, Japanese cites have modern housing, plumbing and transportation. Many people called there are ‘kingdom of vending machines’ in Japan. Because there are many kinds of vending machines. For example, there are vending machines of map, tobacco, rice, ramen, magazines, vegetables vending machines, etc. If we live in Japan, we can fall in charm with vending machines. Many vending machines are useful to everybody.
The Japanese are special in their own way and help to make Japan and great place to live. Japanese are famous as very tidy, and very stylish; Hair style, fashion style, make-up style, etc. They always care about their personality, so their style become more and more tidy and stylish. Some of Japanese sometimes wear an unbecoming style of dress. But they are rather indifferent from their style. They have their own individuality. Also they have well developed personalities.
As stated above, Japan has a lot of appeal and interesting country. So, you may want to know some more about Japan and have a pleasant experience. You are going to visit for that and study about Japan. Then in the future, you will be able to attend university in Japan and find a job in there. You will become attached living in there as passing time.

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