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Category Archives: Music
Get your kids ready for Weasel Stomping Day!
As we’re told by Weird Al Yankovic: Put your Viking helmet on, Spread that mayonnaise on the lawn, Don’t you know, it’s Weasel Stomping Day! Make your kids knitted Viking helmets, and start indoctrinating them while they’re young! [h/t Boing … Continue reading
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With apologies to The Who
Yet another great xkcd strip.
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Pink Floyd’s members play at Syd Barrett tribute
As reported by the BBC, it wasn’t a reunion. David Gilmour, Nick Mason, and Rick Wright played together, and Roger Waters played solo. Shine on, you crazy diamond!
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Mama Get Your Hammer (There’s a Fly on Baby’s Head)
I was listening to the “Theme Time Radio Hour with your host Bob Dylan,” and he played “Mama Get Your Hammer (There’s a Fly on Baby’s Head)” by the Bobby Peterson Quartet. Aside from being an amusing song, it was … Continue reading
Code Monkey by Jonathan Coulton
In a forum I read, someone posted a link to the song Code Monkey by Jonathan Coulton. He makes his works available under a Creative Commons license, so you can legally share them. I liked this song, so I purchased … Continue reading
Waiting is NOT the answer
As I drove home late last night (actually early this morning), there was some annoying advertisement on KUFX, so I switched to KFOG. KFOG plays some stuff I like, but they play an excess of new “whiny rock”. I caught … Continue reading
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Oh by the way, which one’s Pink?
R.I.P. Syd Barrett, 6 January 1946 — 7 July 2006 Shine on, you crazy diamond!
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Eric Clapton concert
I went to the Eric Clapton concert in San Jose yesterday with Steve and Chun. It was one of the best concerts I’ve ever attended. Even the opening act, Robert Randolph and the Family Band was great. Eric Clapton played … Continue reading
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Tragic death of Wierd Al Yankovic’s parents
I just heard the sad news about Weird Al Yankovic’s parents.
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Pastafarian song
What if God Wanted Pasta Sauce