what has happened to television? there used to be shows with writers and actors. now, there are reality and "talent" shows. reality shows are shows set in reality with guided scripted, easy ways around paying talent properly because the shows are technically not scripted. we see adults who are encouraged to act like feral children.
talent shows are really freak shows. tonight's fare including some fool putting hooks in his eyes and a contender for a darwin award who jumped from a 30ft platform into a pool with 12in of water.
this leaves me wondering...where is nero playing his fiddle and how long will it take for rome to burn?
Tuesday, July 26, 2011
Sunday, July 24, 2011
Ramble On...
Life is funny. About the time my blog started gaining a little momentum my offline life gained a LOT of momentum, taking away the time needed to write anything. So, approximately nine months later I'm dusting off my blog once again.
The title of this entry is Ramble On... for two reasons. The first is quite obvious. I'm rambling. If there were a graphical representation of this entry at this point it would look like a spirograph gone wild.
The second is to talk about the song, Ramble On, and a fortunate mistake. I was buying new music a few weeks back. By new, I mean new to my collection. I wanted Ramble On by Led Zeppelin. I also wanted a bargain. So I looked at the prices of the mp3 offerings and found one for $.69. YES!!!! BARGAIN!!!! I bought it instantly. What I failed to notice was that this particular version of Ramble On was by Vitamin Baroque instead of Led Zeppelin. At first I thought, "well, I guess the radio never played this portion of the song." But no lyrics. No Robert Plant. But this was a really cool cover. So I listened again. And again. I love fortunate mistakes.
The title of this entry is Ramble On... for two reasons. The first is quite obvious. I'm rambling. If there were a graphical representation of this entry at this point it would look like a spirograph gone wild.
The second is to talk about the song, Ramble On, and a fortunate mistake. I was buying new music a few weeks back. By new, I mean new to my collection. I wanted Ramble On by Led Zeppelin. I also wanted a bargain. So I looked at the prices of the mp3 offerings and found one for $.69. YES!!!! BARGAIN!!!! I bought it instantly. What I failed to notice was that this particular version of Ramble On was by Vitamin Baroque instead of Led Zeppelin. At first I thought, "well, I guess the radio never played this portion of the song." But no lyrics. No Robert Plant. But this was a really cool cover. So I listened again. And again. I love fortunate mistakes.
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