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So this weekend is the last regular Nashville Symphony performance at TPAC. I went last night — if you didn’t, you can still go tonight. They started the show with some words, love, & gifts exchanged between TPAC folks & Symphony folks. It was stirring, it really inspired reflection on the momentousness of the occassion [...]

Here’s an interesting read from my good friend and fellow-reformed-LPTN’er Joey King.
I wouldn’t go so far as to say I fully agree with his position, but there are definately moments when it rings true. Certainly so when I can’t find even third party candidates that much impress me.

Well, I went up before the Jedi Council [0] today, and came home with a shiny new purple belt. Guess I’ll need to start learning my next kata.
Weird thing: I wasn’t nervous about it, I knew the kata, and it was a fairly simple one — I’m a long way from being great at it, [...]

Sometimes you rediscover something you’d nearly forgotten — in this case, something which just might get my nomination for Best Song Ever. Well, I’m as serious about that as the song itself, read that however you like.
Anyway what other song besides Laibach’s cover of “Jesus Christ Superstar” could simultaneously piss off religious types, Broadway fans, [...]

OK, stupid web quiz thingy, but I liked the result : )

You Are Lightning

Beautiful yet dangerous
People will stop and watch you when you appear
Even though you’re capable of random violence
You are best known for: your power
Your dominant state: performing

What Type of Weather Are You?

This is hysterical.
Maybe I should work on a Perl version?
#oh say
$you->can_see({light => ‘dawn’,period => ‘early’})…

As a keyboardist/programmer, Vince Clark is of course one of my early heros. Hence it would break my heart to hear Erasure re-imagined as acoustic roots music, so I won’t be going. I already have plans anyway. Still I can’t imagine them doing anything less than a stellar job, so if you’re looking for an [...]