Monday, July 31, 2006

It's true!!!!

Your Personality Is

Idealist (NF)

You are a passionate, caring, and unique person.You are good at expressing yourself and sharing your ideals.
You are the most compassionate of all types and connect with others easily.Your heart tends to rule you. You can't make decisions without considering feelings.
You seek out other empathetic people to befriend.Truth and authenticity matters in your friendships.
In love, you give everything you have to relationships. You fall in love easily.
At work, you crave personal expression and meaning in your career.
With others, you communicate well. You can spend all night talking with someone.
As far as your looks go, you've likely taken the time to develop your own personal style.
On weekends, you like to be with others. Charity work is also a favorite pastime of yours.
What's crazy to me is that I answered only three questions and the test got me pretty close. Except for my annoyance with the elderly, they hit the nail on the head.

Thursday, July 27, 2006

Coming Soon...

Very busy here at the compund. New posts coming next week.

Friday, July 21, 2006

Stealing the Subersive.....

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Monday, July 10, 2006

Name that Movie III: This Time it's Personal

Okay, so I'm taking it up a notch. If you can answer this question, you know the drill.

I went super hard just to throw Cary Grant Guy off. Good luck everyone.

Question:
Name the two films that use the song "He Needs Me" written by Harry Nilsson as sung by Shelly Duvall.

Good luck!

Friday, July 07, 2006

Albums that Changed my Life

I think everyone has had albums that changed their lives. I was thinking the other day that there were many albums that made me the way I am. I also read an article that talked about how the music you hear in Junior High and High School is the music that shapes you. With that in mind, I wanted to write about five albums that changed my life. I did not cover classic albums that were made before I was born. I am focusing solely on music I heard in those formative years and Where they lead me.



1. Album that made me start listening to Oxford University's radio station
Violent Femmes/Violent Femmes
I know, that for me, hearing songs like "Add it Up", "Gone Baby Gone", and "Blister in the Sun" transport me back to 8th grade. This was the first album I bought that was truly alternative. The music was a little off. The singer had a nasal voice and almost atonal style. It wasn't like any rock music I had heard. It was almost a complete opposite of the music of Van Halen, Motley Crew, etc. The songs were about taboo topics like masturbation. This album is still an influence. Don't believe me? Get the new Gnarls Barkley CD, they cover "Gone Baby Gone".


2. Album that got me interested in classic soul music
Bell Biv Devoe/Poison
Listening to this CD now can be a little embarrassing. New Jack Swing, as a style, has dated badly. It sounds older and more alien than music from the 70's. But, this CD was always in my player. The songs were dirty and had a great beat. It was one of the first things I ever bought that was straight up R&B singing. Nowadays, I listen to classic soul like The Staples, Al Greene, et. al., and I love the modern divas like Mary J. and Mariah. A lot of my love of this music comes from the research I did after hearing Bell Biv Devoe, now you know.



3. Album that turned my onto Hip-Hop
Public Enemy/Fear of a Black Planet

I listened to rap for a long time. Mainly I listened to it to dance to it or bob my head. I never really listened to the lyrics. That all changed my freshman year. I was watching "Yo! MTV Raps!" and something very different came on. There was a rally, with a very angry dude, and soldiers, and a wacko in a big clock. You all know what it was. It was "Fight the Power". I had never heard anything like that. The music was layered. There were at least three levels to the sound. The lyrics weren't party time. They were revolution time. I become addicted. I bought all their CD's. I started to find other artists like them. I started to really understand hip-hop.

4. Album that Changed my opinion of Madonna and dance music
Madonna/Like a Prayer

So, I always enjoyed Madonna's music. It was fun, danceable, cute. But, this album changed my mind about her as an artist. This album was almost completely written by her. There were songs that discussed her life, duets with artists I admired, and "Like a Prayer" which is one of the best pop songs ever made. To me, the album was a huge step for her. After that, the level of her artistry was higher than before that album. She became more of an artist rather than a star. And, "Act of Contrition" is almost as scary as The Beatle's "Revolution #9".


5. Album that made me realize I will never truly rock out
Metallica/ The Black Album

Every person who likes metal always uses the same defenses. "Those guys have classical music style, listen to the progressions." "The lyrics are more personal and lyrical." "The content expresses the rage of the listener" Blah, blah, blah. To me, it has always sounded like noise. It's too much crunching and sound and yelling. If I wanted a bearded dude to yell at me, I would piss my dad off. I have realized over the years that music like AC/DC, The Who, and Led Zeppelin are probably as hard as it gets for me. And, to all fans let me throw some fire on the flame. Just playing loud and fast doesn't make you deeper or more talented.

Wednesday, July 05, 2006

Worst. Dream. Ever.

I know this can't be normal. I had a dream about auditioning for the Comic Strip. My dream was so vivid and real that it upset for as few days. Once you read this dream. You might be able to see why I was so disturbed.In my dream, Starla introduces me and I go on stage. I get heckeld and the crowd is openly hostile. So, I start doing crowd work. I mean, I do no jokes. I just go at the audience. Everyone, including myself, is stunned. I am not getting anywhere. And, it is at this moment when the wheels come off the comedy wagon in my dream.

I take my shirt off. And my bra. I am totally topless. My boobs are just out for the world to see. And I continue to do crowd work. While this is happening it's like I split. I am not scared about being topless. I am more upset about bombing. But I am also watching myself from above in horror. I can't believe I am doing this. I feel like I am doing everything I can. But, I'm not. I do my last desperate act.I take off my pants. I am now on stage completely naked.

As I stand there nude I am given the light. I pick up my clothes and leave the stage. I go and stand around naked. I talk to Josh and Sim and they both ask me what happened. Never mind the elephant in the room, the conversation is straight comedy. They can't believe how bad I did. They bring up the crowd work. All I can do is cry and say, "I wasn't ready. I thought I got a practice set."

So, I think we all know where this story ends. I do not get passed. Starla basically asks me if I am mentally ill. I am banned from the Strip. However, she tells me to get more practice.

I leave and that's when I woke up.

I can only hope Oct. 13th goes better than my dream.

Name that Movie (A New Game)

Here, it is. Last week was obviously too easy. So, I am doing it again. I have listed three songs below that all come from the same movie. It's your job to guess that movie. We'll see if people know it.

I think this one might be tougher than last time. Enjoy!!!

  • Compared to What (Roberta Flack)
  • Machine Gun (The Commodores)
  • Living Thing (ELO)

If noone guesses after a while. I will give you one more song. And, then I will reveal the answer.

Monday, July 03, 2006

On 8 Years in NYC

I have been thinking about my last 8 years in NYC. I can't believe it and yet every minute is amazing. I wanted to share the lyrics to a song I really love. It expresses my feelings about moving to NYC in a way I never could.


I GUESS THE LORD MUST BE IN NEW YORK CITY
By Harry Nilsson
I’ll say goodbye to all my sorrow
And by tomorrow I’ll be on my way
I guess the-Lord must be in New York City
I’m so tired of gettin’ nowhere
Seein’ my prayers goin’ unanswered
I guess the-Lord must be in New York City
Well here I am Lord knocking on your back door
Ain’t it wonderful to be where I’ve always wanted to be
For the first time I’ll breathe free here in New York City.
Say goodbye to all my sorrow
And by tomorrow I’ll be on my way
I guess the-Lord must be in New York City
So tired of gettin’ nowhere
And seein’ my prayers goin’ unanswered
I guess the-Lord must be in New York City
Well here I am Lord knocking on your back door
Ain’t it wonderful to be where I’ve always wanted to be
For the first time I’ll breathe free here in New York City.