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[SaW38] - Ho Down

Thu, 24 Sep 2009 04:03:57 -0700

This one is a bit weird. I don’t think I’ve ever tried something in 3/4 time before. I blame it on copious viewing of dance shows and Glee. Now if I could just get Lacey Schwimmer to dance a waltz…

[SaW37] - Kanwe East

Wed, 16 Sep 2009 15:19:41 -0700

[SaW37] - Kanwe East:

Kanye West jumps up on stage at the VMAs like a douchebag and makes a little girl cry. Obama calls him a “jackass.” Hilarity ensues.

[Note: No celebrity impressions were used in the making of this…

Today’s Japanese: jibyou

Tue, 15 Sep 2009 17:39:56 -0700

Today’s Japanese: jibyou:

持病 [じびょう] – chronic disease

This compound is made up of the characters 持 [ジ・もつ - to hold/have] and 病 [ビョウ・やむ - illness/to be sick]. Makes sense, eh?

Today’s Lesson: kanchou

Fri, 11 Sep 2009 19:31:32 -0700

Today’s Lesson: kanchou:

浣腸 [かんちょう] - enema; also, a prank played by Japanese school kids in which they poke you in the butt with their index fingers. (Seriously.)

Oh, and in case you were wondering how to defend your…

[SaW36] - 11:11

Thu, 10 Sep 2009 01:43:19 -0700

[SaW36] - 11:11:

I called this one 11:11 because that’s when I started writing it. (Also to mess with Karen.)

[SaW35] - porque

[SaW34] - porque

Wed, 02 Sep 2009 23:37:17 -0700

[SaW34] - porque:

I’ve spent the better part of a week hiding in the Santa Cruz mountains, poking my head out periodically to actually do some real work in downtown Santa Cruz. All that, and yet I’ve managed to eke…

[SaW33] - Dre Ain’t Got **** on Me

Fri, 28 Aug 2009 00:05:47 -0700

[SaW33] - Dre Ain’t Got **** on Me:

This is my attempt to dig down into my R&B/Hip Hop roots. (Yeah, a white boy can have Hip Hop roots!) I was kinda using Dr. Dre’s slow jam beats as inspiration. How’d I do?

Song-a-Week #33 - Les

Fri, 21 Aug 2009 00:41:23 -0700

Song-a-Week #33 - Les:

This is for Les Paul. It was improvised and recorded in one pass. Sure, there are plenty of “mistakes” in there… but I think that’s the whole point.

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Les Paul (6/9/1915 – 8/13/2009)

Fri, 14 Aug 2009 08:23:06 -0700

Les Paul (6/9/1915 – 8/13/2009):

Les Paul, the man who pioneered the solid-body electric guitar, effects including tape delay and phasing, and multitrack recording… is gone.

Rock and Roll would not exist without you, sir….

Holocaust Denial

Thu, 13 Aug 2009 20:47:49 -0700

Holocaust Denial:

According to a story at MSNBC.com, “Limbaugh, Glenn Beck, Sarah Palin and the rest of the loud-mouthed right wing are… engaged in the vile evil of Holocaust denial” when they protest against…

Song-a-Week #32 - My Brain

Thu, 13 Aug 2009 04:17:55 -0700

Song-a-Week #32 - My Brain:

This week, I decided to try something different. Indaba Music is running a contest wherein entrants are asked to remix the Weezer song “My Brain (Is Working Overtime).” I thought I’d take a shot…

Song-a-Week #31 - FML

Sun, 02 Aug 2009 15:02:44 -0700

Song-a-Week #31 - FML:

Here ya go, Ren. Be nice.

The main guitar and vocals were recorded simultaneously. Yes, that means I played and sang at the same time. There was really no other way to do it if I wanted the song…

Today’s Japanese Lesson

Thu, 30 Jul 2009 17:52:38 -0700

Today’s Japanese Lesson:

おっちょこちょい - spaz, goofball, scatterbrain

Song-a-Week #30 - Ladder

Thu, 30 Jul 2009 00:53:47 -0700

Song-a-Week #30 - Ladder:

Man, am I getting lazy. This has got to stop.

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Today’s Japanese Lesson

Wed, 29 Jul 2009 14:06:49 -0700

Today’s Japanese Lesson:

日食 [にっしょく] - solar eclipse

The Japanese language, especially their use of kanji, has always fascinated me. Today’s word is just one example why: the characters that comprise this word literally…