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To put it in the words of Jonathan Coulton:
“It’s the first of May
Outdoor fucking starts today….”
Don’t know the song? You could download the MP3 from the link to Coulton’s site, or watch the following, fan-produced video:

It’s also quite the day for other things, as Sarah points out.
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I figure that the fact that the rain is gone, combined with my return to the road bike (it wasn’t that long a break) warrants a WRT return:

“Lemon (Bad Yard Club Edit)” - U2
“Splendid Isolation” - Warren Zevon
“That Day Is Done” - Paul McCartney
“The Burren” - Don Conoscenti
“I Will Follow” - U2
“Falstaff (Act III, part [...]

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I didn’t watch the Grammys® this evening. Instead, sprite and I watched the lovely Stardust - how did we miss this one when it was in the theatres?
But I digress.
Although I missed the Grammy stuff, I’ve analyzed the results and have the following reactions:

I’m a bit surprised over the gushing that NARAS had over [...]

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Well, 2008 is here, so it’s time for me to wrap up 2007. Let’s start with the music scene:
Albums of 2007:

Raising Sand - Robert Plant & Alison Krauss
Sure, Led Zeppelin reunited in 2007 (with what I understand was a phenomenal concert, by all accounts). But the real treat from the Zep set was [...]

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I hope yours is merry, safe and joyous!
I leave you with the lyrics to my favorite modern Christmas song: “Happy Xmas (War Is Over)” by John Lennon.
(Happy Xmas Kyoko
Happy Xmas Julian)
So this is Xmas
And what have you done
Another year over
And a new one just begun
And so this is Xmas
I hope you have fun
The [...]

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Or are most modern pop and R&B stars incapable of simply hitting a note and holding it?
Or are they hiding their inability to do so in a sea of melisma?
Seriously: why do primal songs - “Over The Rainbow” and “As Time Goes By,” among others - need to be doctored by a modern performer throwing [...]

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