My friend Kevin Sonney mentioned his experience with Jesse Helms’s constituent services. It reminded me of one time I had to applaud Jesse, too.
Back in 2002, Internet radio was under attack when the evil DMCA pushed by the Recording Industry of Association of America was due to jack up royalty fees that would have effectively killed webcasting.
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Grade 9
Barenaked Ladies
I found my locker and I found my classes
Lost my lunch and I broke my glasses,
That guy is huge! That girl is wailin’!
First day of school and I’m already failing.
This is me in grade nine, baby, this is me in grade nine
This is me in grade nine, baby, this is me in grade nine
I’ve got a blue-and-red Adidas bag and a humongous binder,
I’m trying my best not to look like a minor niner.
I went out for the football team to prove that I’m a man;
I guess I shouldn’t tell them that I like Duran Duran.
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One after 9:09
The Beatles
My baby says she’s trav’ling on the one after nine-o-nine
I said move over honey I’m traveling on that line
I said move over once, move over twice
Come on baby don’t be cold as ice
I said I’m trav’ling on one after 9-09
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I saw Sponge play on their Wax Ecstatic tour at the former MARS club near the Longbranch. A great band of the 90s.
Will I wake up
Is it a dream I made up
No, I guess it’s reality
What will change us
Or will we mess up
Only chance to connect with a dream
Say a prayer for me
I’m buried by the sound
In a world of human wreckage
Well, I’m lost and I’m found
and I can’t touch the ground
I’m plowed into the sound
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Here’s your official MT.Net #remnc review:
It takes an exceptional band to drag me out to Walnut Creek Amphitheatre. With its $6 per-person parking fees, $11 beers, TicketMaster headaches, Gestapo-like security checks, and in-your-face advertisements, the place screams corporate rock. No matter if my seats are reserved or on the lawn I always feel a little dirty after a show there. Fortunately, R.E.M. is one band worth seeing.
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The band posted the set list from last night’s show. I love all the oldies that were played, especially Sitting Still, when Mitch Easter and Don Dixon joined in. Michael Stipe was just beaming at the end of that song.
Later tonight I’ll post more of my thoughts on the show.
#remnc
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…or more correctly, R.E.M. plays Raleigh’s Walnut Creek-Hardee’s-Alltel-Time Warner Music Pavilion tonight.
I’m going to bring my camera to the show in the hopes I can get some pics, as the R.E.M. forum seems to encourage this. I called the Ampitheatre number and was told cameras weren’t allowed, but was finally told I could bring it and take my chances. We’ll see. The worst that can happen is I have to hike back to my car. No biggie.
Look for some blogging entries (appropriately tagged #remnc) afterward!
Remember the Neuros Recorder2, the tiny MPEG4 recorder I’ve raved about?
Old and busted! The new hotness is the FlyCamOne2. It is a gadget with 640×480 video and audio recording, built-in camera, and an infrared motion sensor. It records straight to an SD card. Heck, it even charges from a USB port! And the whole thing is just 100 bucks!
This thing might be small enough to mount on my mythical weather balloon project.
Update: Nevermind….the FlyCamOne2 is old and busted, too. That didn’t take long. The new hotness is the Oregon Scientific Action Cam, which apparently has better video (and the upcoming 3K release supports 4GB SD cards). The 2K model can be had for $92 at Circuit City.
Check out the videos [warning: self-playing flash] from the ATC 2K, including this cool model rocket video.
I’m always amazed when our scientists discover extra-solar planets, such as the one announced yesterday. Just a few years ago these kinds of discoveries were unheard of. I’m fascinated at how science can pick out these tiny specks orbiting stars that are light-years away.
On a related note, I’ve been unable to find a website listing of all discovered planets. NASA doesn’t seem to have a page, and the various universities and researchers tend to put out press releases with their announcements but don’t seem to collect them anywhere.
Anyone have a good resource showing all the known planets?
Update: Thanks to Wikipedia, I found exactly what I’m looking for: NASA’s PlanetQuest! PlanetQuest even has a widget for your desktop showing the latest planet count. Cool!
We’re up to 292 exoplanets now, for those of you keeping score.
Can I Take My Gun Up To Heaven?
Cracker
Can I take my gun up to heaven?
You know she’s always been by my side
So can I take my gun up to heaven?
I’ll check it with Saint Peter at the gate
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