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tod
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response 50 of 76:
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Jul 9 11:50 UTC 2014 |
I've been watching old American Bandstand youtube videos and have come
to the conclusion that Dick Clark was always hitting on Exene Cervenka.
It is creepy to watch and I wonder if he was a passive aggressive
cheauvanist just to piss off bandmembers of the early punk music acts.
Or maybe..he's just a filthy pig like Bill O'Reilly?
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walkman
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response 51 of 76:
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Jul 9 12:11 UTC 2014 |
Probably B although I'm glad he went senile before he saw what she
turned out like. Ha ha ha how's that for chauvinist? :)
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tod
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response 52 of 76:
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Jul 9 12:50 UTC 2014 |
re #51
I always wondered WTF was Vigo Mortensen thinking..until I recognized
her sense of humor. Her and her kid are deviously funny and as an
ugly fat dude I can recognize it as a glorious equalizer.
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keesan
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response 53 of 76:
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Jul 12 01:29 UTC 2014 |
Kiwanis rummage sale has cartridges and styluses.
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kentn
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response 54 of 76:
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Jul 19 01:24 UTC 2014 |
So now I'm listening to the Orwells, kind of an Nth generation punk band
from near Chicago. Their new album is "Disgraceland." They've been on
Letterman, which you can see on Youtube (a bizarre performance where
the lead guitarist broke most of strings and the lead singer, whose
name is Mario Cuomo, looks like he's zonked out of his mind. Letterman
tries to get them reprise their song, but they can't really due to the
aforementioned broken strings). One of their songs, "Who Needs You" is
also on Youtube along with others.
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krj
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response 55 of 76:
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Aug 19 13:18 UTC 2014 |
I've been listening to the BBC Proms classical music festival,
which can be streamed on demand on the Internet from BBC Radio 3.
90 concerts over two months, and the festival is about half over.
This year, concerts can be replayed up to 30 days after original
air date.
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tod
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response 56 of 76:
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Aug 19 17:16 UTC 2014 |
I saw a license plate frame with lil pandas on it and made a joke
that it looked like the Arabic spelling for Hezbollah. *grin*
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8XhQRFO4M7A
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krj
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response 57 of 76:
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Sep 10 16:10 UTC 2014 |
When Apple refreshed its online store after yesterday's announcement
of the iPhone 6 etc, the iPod Classic was gone. The iPod classic
traced its lineage back to the original iPod in 2001, only 13 years ago.
My thinking is that the iPod Classic (capacity 160 GB) was made
obsolete by Apple's first introduction of an iPhone with a capacity of
128 GB -- Apple's first flash-based device with more than 64 GB
storage. But the 128GB iPhone 6 models cost a pretty penny.
Hard to see much of a future for music-only file playing devices,
outside of niches like Neil Young's Pono and the new Sony
extra hi-fi player.
"Farewell Apple iPod classic, We Audiophiles Will Miss You"
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2468216,00.asp?kc=PCRSS03069TX1K000112
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walkman
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response 58 of 76:
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Sep 10 16:24 UTC 2014 |
I never thought the iPod was an audiophile device. I've had two of
them. They both broke just after one year and the sound quality was
just okay. In the meantime, my Sony NWZS545 has lasted for many years
and the sound quality far surpasses the iPods I have owned.
http://tinyurl.com/n8frhqm
Streaming music services like Spotify make mp3 players obsolete IMO. I
believe this was a smart move by Apple and I also think the Pono will
be stillborn.
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walkman
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response 59 of 76:
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Sep 10 16:27 UTC 2014 |
PS the new version of my Sony standalone mp3 player is only $90.
http://tinyurl.com/m8da2qp
It is very thin and has many features the original iPod did not have
like FM tuner, voice recorder and video playback. You can even record
the FM! I <3 it!
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tod
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response 60 of 76:
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Sep 11 00:14 UTC 2014 |
re #59
I don't see FLAC in the supported formats list, tho :(
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krj
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response 61 of 76:
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Sep 11 20:47 UTC 2014 |
On the iPod-for-audiophiles question: the iPod Classic is a Class D
Recommended Component in Stereophile magazine's list.
Class D means that there are some compromises to keep costs down to
where normal humans can afford the gear. (Most of
what is in Class A / Class A+ is priced between $2000-$10,000.)
http://www.stereophile.com/content/2014-recommended-components-disc-players
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walkman
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response 62 of 76:
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Sep 12 11:31 UTC 2014 |
#61 Makes sense. If there was a SPDIF out, it could have been a great
component. Or better yet, if it had a decent onboard DAC...
I do have a portable DAC that I can plug into my phone (digital/USB
connection, not line out) and it sounds great but on most days it's not
worth the effort to set things like that up (even though I can fit it
in my pocket.) Most of the time I'm using $10 earbuds in my phone. The
horror! My S5 does have great sound and there are multiple file
formats, streaming and different players with onboard EQs where it's so
convenient that I'm completely satisfied.
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krj
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response 63 of 76:
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Sep 17 15:53 UTC 2014 |
I'm curious how many of you collected your free U2 album.
(I did.)
I'm curious if there is any reaction to it.
(Haven't played it yet, been too much into classical and folk and
1970 rock this week.)
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walkman
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response 64 of 76:
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Sep 17 16:07 UTC 2014 |
I downloaded it on my ipad but didn't get around to listen to it.
I was into U2 in my late teens-early 20's and lost interest so it's
been half a lifetime ago since I went out of my way to listen to them.
I'll get around to it.
I am curious that I have't heard *anything* about it other than some
people were angry to get something for free that they don't even have
to download and if they did takes seconds to delete! That was my run-on
sentence for the week.
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tod
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response 65 of 76:
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Sep 18 05:41 UTC 2014 |
My son put the Miracle Ramone song on in the car through the Aux input..
..it was kind of like listening to Bonham (Led Zep wanna-be) music.
They've become a coverband of themselves...like they're trying to sound
like Coldplay trying to sound like U2.
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walkman
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response 66 of 76:
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Sep 18 11:50 UTC 2014 |
"like they're trying to sound like Coldplay trying to sound like U2"
You like Muse?
Muhahahahahahahaha
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tod
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response 67 of 76:
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Sep 19 04:12 UTC 2014 |
re #66
You like Muse?
6 years ago I did. These days I'm listening to Maria Tanase.
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tod
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response 68 of 76:
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Sep 19 04:27 UTC 2014 |
Oh yea..and I'm into anything by Mania D...especially the live 80's stuff
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walkman
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response 69 of 76:
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Sep 19 12:42 UTC 2014 |
I'll check out mania d. Looks interesting.
I never got into Muse. Shannon was a fan. I checked out their last
record and it put me to sleep. It was like the same bad slow song over
and over. I'm beginning to sour on music again. Might be time to jump
into jazz again. Either that or I'm gassy and am having a bad day.
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tod
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response 70 of 76:
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Sep 19 18:51 UTC 2014 |
Check out the soundtrack to Body of Lies
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walkman
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response 71 of 76:
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Sep 26 16:25 UTC 2014 |
Jim Carroll Band - Catholic Boy
It's a true story.
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walkman
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response 72 of 76:
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Sep 26 16:35 UTC 2014 |
Your reaction to the new U2 album's cover?
http://tinyurl.com/pj5bnhm
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tod
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response 73 of 76:
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Sep 27 17:43 UTC 2014 |
Sorry, got derailed by the TMZ "what they look like now"
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krj
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response 74 of 76:
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Oct 1 18:04 UTC 2014 |
Two classical concerts noted without much intelligent comment:
University Philharmonia Orchestra, at Hill Auditorium:
Weber/intro to Turandot (a stage version, predating the Puccini opera).
Bizet / L'Arlesienne suite #2.
Tchaikovsky / Symphony #2.
The theme for the evening was folklore melodies, I think.
The Chinese themes in the Weber "Turandot"
were fake; the Provencal folk themes in the Bizet, and the Ukranian
folk themes in the Tchaikovsky, were reported as genuine in the
program notes.
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U-Michigan faculty concert, viola and harpsichord, at Stamps Auditorium.
3 JS Bach sonatas (originally for viola de gamba)
and then a student ensemble joined them for Brandenburg Concerto #6.
The sonatas were a bit sleepy, the Brandenburg was exhilarating.
This was my introduction to Edward Parmentier's replacement as the
U-Michigan's harpsichord teacher. Mr. Parmentier retired in
spring 2014.
This was also the first event I'd gotten to in the new Walgreen
Drama Center, the big green cube with no parking on North Campus.
The Stamps Auditorium seems nice, though the sound seemed a little
thin in the two-instrument sonatas. It reminded me of the auditorium
in Aspen that the music school uses.
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