Aneurythm

I can’t get this one out of my head. A strange song to have on one’s mind on a Tuesday morning, but there it is. They used to play this at the close of the CCNL craft fairs. An odd choice, apart from the title. Of course, if you’ve done a craft fair or two,…

Abandonment and Joy (updated)

I remember Mom playing a recording of Classical Gas when we were kids, probably either the Mason Williams and/or the Mannheim Steamroller versions. We had a lot of Mannheim Steamroller around at one point and I’ve never lost the taste for it (probably explains a few things, eh?). I’ve always loved this song for its…

Quit while you’re ahead

Dialogue with Katherine this morning: K: Could you get that drum for me? Me: Sure. Here you go. K: Now I will play music and you will dance. Me: (Chuckling) No, I don’t think so. I don’t really dance. K: Yes you do. You’re a lady and you dance. (Note: This is where I should…

Exploits videos: loud music & lots of fun

Update: I’ve learned that YouTube does not function like Flickr in one important regard: private photos on Flickr can be externally embedded if you have access to them through the password and such. Private videos stored through YouTube cannot. In order to see these videos, you need to be logged in to your YouTube account…

Aneurythms

The term comes from "Wanted Words", a book (or set, actually, as there are two volumes) by Jane Farrow that grew out of her fascinating CBC show that no longer airs (for reasons passing understanding and most likely having to do with funding). It refers to a song that will not get out of your…