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Below are the 20 most recent journal entries recorded in
LP's LiveJournal:
| Friday, July 10th, 2009 | |
| 4:30 pm | A musical instrument I can check email on So now I have a MacBook as a sound source for the MalletKAT. There now is a computer on the stage... of a big/swing band. Let's set aside for the moment how goofy this concept is and consider the possibilities of such a setup. the obvious thing is now I can post twitter updates from the stage, which is silly. How about a live webcast? Want to see what the vibes see? So here's an essay question for the tech-heads: what fun things should I do with this new technology? Keep in mind that I have to do it while running Logic MainStage, my sound program! |
| 2:52 pm | LP's Friday Random 10 The Clouds Will Soon Roll By - Ambrose And His Orchestra A Million Dreams Ago - Frank Sinatra Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough (Original Demo From 1978) - Michael Jackson The Quintet Goes To A Dance - Raymond Scott Five Months, Two Weeks, Two Days (Medley) - Lee Presson And The Nails It Only Makes Me Laugh - Danny Elfman Lazy Guitar - Jimmy Bryant Real Life - Tones on Tail Tip-Top - Willy Berking Und Seine Solisten Out Of Sync - Devo When I do these from work I have to use my iPod, and since I had to reboot my iPod recently I don't have as large a selection as I usually do. I'm still uploading, I promise more variety next week. |
| Tuesday, July 7th, 2009 | |
| 7:17 pm | SENATOR Al Franken His detractors denounce him as "The Comedian" or "The Clown" (Franken himself prefers the term satirist) but the fact is, unlike the presidential candidates and their multiple Saturday Night Live appearances, Al Franken hasn't cracked a single joke since his senate campaign began. It's kind of disappointing, actually. |
| 1:44 am | Garfield Minus Garfield When you remove Garfield from the Garfield comic strips, the result can be surreal:  Or really damned sad:  This strip never needed the cat in the first place! It stands up entirely on its own:  Although my favorites are the ones you can't really explain:  |
| Saturday, July 4th, 2009 | |
| 8:16 pm | Happy ID4, everyone To celebrate, what's more American than the Beach Boys? Here's a little number I did for Hubba Hubba: Zombie Beach Party. California Girls with new, zombie-oriented lyrics |
| Friday, July 3rd, 2009 | |
| 12:48 pm | LP's Friday Random 10 Dinner Music For A Pack Of Hungry Cannibals - Raymond Scott Quintette Love Is Good For Anything That Ails You - Ida Sue McCune with Billy May Voxwagon - Jimmy Bryant Clockout - Devo Heaven Can Wait - Michael Jackson September - Jean Michel Jarre Taschenrechner - Kraftwerk Radio Show - The Billy Nayer Show While My Guitar Gently Weeps - The Beatles Lonesome Road - Frank Sinatra |
| 2:05 am | Two-Line Movie Review: Atonement You know what people did in the 1930s? They SMOKED. A lot of movies these days are too chickenshit to admit that. I also liked how incidental noises such as footsteps, door slams and typewriters found their way into the score.  |
| Thursday, July 2nd, 2009 | |
| 3:53 pm | For ![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif){kind=small} fd_midori |
| Wednesday, July 1st, 2009 | |
| 10:17 pm | The last word "Apparently everyone who ever meant anything to anybody died last week." - Jon Stewart |
| Sunday, June 28th, 2009 | |
| 11:42 am | Happy Pride Day When do we get parades for the other six deadly sins? Current Mood:  straight but not narrow |
| Saturday, June 27th, 2009 | |
| 12:31 pm | Who says smoking doesn't make you look cool? In my final comment about the new smoking law, I give you three Frank Sinatra album covers:  'Nuff said. |
| Friday, June 26th, 2009 | |
| 12:09 pm | LP's Friday Random 10 Found A Job - Talking Heads Try - Stan Freberg Firewall - Steve Vai Silence (Airscape Remix) - Delerium Mr. Ghost Goes To Town - Louis Prima And Pee Wee Russell Moisture - The Residents Paper Blood - Emerson, Lake & Palmer Deep Down Trauma Hounds - Skinny Puppy Ich hab'mein Sach' Gott heimgestellt, BWV707 - Johann Sebastian Bach Happiest Girl (Jack Mix) - Depeche Mode |
| 11:59 am | Ummm... oops? How'd you like to be the doctor who may have accidentally killed one of the world's most famous entertainers? |
| Thursday, June 25th, 2009 | |
| 8:21 pm | What a week If I'm doing a post on Michael Jackson then it's only fair that I mention the other two celebrity deaths this week, Farrah Fawcett and Ed McMahon. I didn't mention it before because I don't really know that much about Farrah and I couldn't think of anything to say about Ed. Although we must remember that without Ed we wouldn't have this memorable movie moment:  Heeeeeeeeere's Johnny!! |
| 6:09 pm | The King is Dead - long live the King Michael Jackson, the King of Pop, is dead. He was 50. I'm not posting any links, I'm sure you've seen them all by now. Okay, confession time. I cite a lot of references and inspirations for what I do. Lionel Hampton, Cab Calloway, Danny Elfman, even James Brown. I owe them all a debt of gratitude... but look at the dance step I'm doing in that userpic. I couldn't be doing that without the existence and influence of Michael Jackson. It's embarrassing to admit but yes, I am a fan. Say what you will about him, I'm sure the jokes are already flying but give credit where credit is due. He may have been a twisted freak but he was one hell of a performer. So long, Michael. The world seems a little more drab without you in it. |
| 1:30 pm | LPN bids a fond farewell to one of their own It is with a tinge of sadness that we say goodbye to Finishing Nail "Mellifluous" Mitch Marcus. He just moved to New York with his wife and child. Best of luck in the Big Apple, Mitch! It was a pleasure playing with you.  |
| Wednesday, June 24th, 2009 | |
| 8:03 pm | |
| 6:21 pm | More thoughts on that smoking bill (in reference to this post) The bitch of it is that I actually AGREE with the other stuff on the bill. Big warning labels? Sure. Restrictions on advertising? Why not. Full disclosure on ingredients and additives? Definitely. No flavoring? WTF! |
| Tuesday, June 23rd, 2009 | |
| 3:16 pm | Clove cigarettes banned. Goths everywhere depressed. No one can tell the difference. President Obama signed into law a bill that would prohibit the sale of "flavored" cigarettes. This includes cloves. This is supposed to prevent minors from smoking. Correct me if I'm wrong but isn't there ALREADY a law that prevents minors from smoking? The new law will also make the warnings on the packs BIGGER, like in Canada and Europe.... as though warning size was the problem. Smokers actually had no idea that cigarettes were bad for them because the warnings were too small. No word yet as to how this will affect cigar sales. This law concerns me because Phillies Chocolate Blunts are my favorite brand. Time to stock up, I guess. |
| Sunday, June 21st, 2009 | |
| 9:43 pm | Marin Arts Festival It went great. Marco couldn't make it so we got Mark Wardlaw, Jordan's dad, to sit in on the alto chair. I can't imagine a better way to spend Father's Day for a guy than to get to sit on a horn section next to his son. We all had a great time. Leslie Presley and I unveiled a brand new song that, after a bumpy start, went over very well. The major part of the show for me was that it was the first time I got to feild test the new MacBook/MainStage setup. It worked flawlessly and sounded great, better than the old Kurzweil and definitely lighter. Now I am the only Vibes player on the Swing Scene who can check email on his instrument. I also hit myself in the head with a microphone. Long story.  |
