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Recommended music: Justin Nozuka

Another great find – check out Justin Nozuka’s album Holly.  Good Sunday night music…

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Recommended music: A Fine Frenzy

After a couple of weeks listening to the mellow perfect-for-Sunday-nights One Cell In The Sea by A Fine Frenzy, I still can’t stop listening to it.  Beautiful voice, stunning melodies, simple musicality.  Love it.  You can listen to some clips below, and also buy it on Amazon MP3.

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When cakes go wrong

I was rudely awakened from a very peaceful Sunday afternoon nap on the couch when Jess burst out into the kind of uncontrollable laughter she usually reserves for her favorite scenes in “The Office”.  I was going to be all mad about it, until she showed me what was going on.  She found a site dedicated to professional cakes gone wrong, and I have to tell you that it is hilarious and now another one of my favorites.

You have to head over to http://cakewrecks.blogspot.com and check it out for yourself, but here is just one of the many gems you’ll find there:

Three guesses what the customer asked for…

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New Nike Ad: Courage

This is the best ad I’ve seen in a long time…

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How “not” to use quotation marks

I have to share one of my new favorite blogs with you.  The “Blog” of “Unnecessary” Quotation Marks is dedicated to finding signs where quotation marks are used incorrectly, usually with pretty funny consequences, like the ones below:

I guess “non-toxic” is used loosely in this case?  And how is someone in “Labor” — is that for fakers??

This is a personal pet peeve of mine (along with incorrect usage of the apostrophe), so I am eternally grateful to this blogger for her dedication.  It makes me feel better.  Ok, here are a couple more, because I can’t help myself:

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Review: Garmin Forerunner 405

See http://www.ux-sa.com/2008/09/review-garmin-forerunner-405.html

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What was the #1 song on your birthday?

Some people have way to much time on their hands.  And I thank them for that.  On this site you can find out what the Billboard #1 song was on any date in history.  Mine is the horrible "You Light Up My Life" by Debby Boone.  What a disaster:

Why couldn’t it have been something cool like Stevie Wonder or The Eagles?  And to add insult to injury, my wife’s is "Every Breath You Take" by The Police.  Not fair.  I want that one.

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Food for thought

"You may have my image, but you cannot take my sound."
– John Mayer, to journalists and critics, on his blog

Words that aren’t just true for musicians, but for all of us. 

What is your "sound"…

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Every car you chase — Snow Patrol / The Police mash-up

I love this kind of creativity…

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Coldplay live – San Jose July 18

Last night we went to see Coldplay live at the HP Pavilion.  It was amazing, such a treat to finally see them do their thing.  I still think they’re a ways off from perfecting their arena presence (no need for U2 to get worried yet…), as I felt that the show lost a little bit of steam in the middle.  But when they come out and do their anthems and hits, they are simply on fire.  What a treat.  Below are some photos and video.  More pictures at http://rianvdm.smugmug.com/gallery/5473984_tKYX4

First Song – Violet Hill:

Viva La Vida:

Some "Speed of Sound":

Any guesses which songs this was?  Hint – it’s a color…

At one point Chris Martin said, hey, we don’t like playing at this side of the building any more…  They then ran up and did a couple of songs right next to us!

Fix You:

Fantastic ending:

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