at what point did 'not losing' become the third option joining your more standard 'winning' and 'losing?' and why do i categorize not losing as winning? is it? now it is.
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I've just been to both Houston and Dallas dates, pit tickets at both, standing right in front of Ed for both shows and it totally rocked. I don't know which one I liked better, but I sure am happy to have gotten Ed's drumsticks from both shows!! I will be posting pictures on flickr and videos on my youtube channel, but you'll have to wait until I can download EVERYTHING since there's sooo many pictures and video that I'm running out of space...I will post links for pix and videos soon!
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accords:G rock - F: 66E- - B-: 80G rock - C: 66chansons:the rip: en chantier; accords ok, certains passages un peu difficile; arrive à la jouer +- correct à 40 (1 temps = 4 notes)
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Hello fellow Wasters. I am doing an abstract on popular culture vs. high culture on the Internet. (For the course, Digital Culture.) I am extremely interested in why and how people use this site. I am posting 10 questions below and would love for you to spend 5 minutes answering them... I assure you all answers will be dealt with anonymously! Thank you!Sincerely,Maya Storm Baske,post-graduate student,Digital Design and Communication,IT University of Copenhagen,Denmark.1. Are you a fan of Radiohead?2. How did you hear of this site?3. Why does this site appeal to you?4. How often do you visit 'your area'?5. Do you use the blog? If yes, how often? Do you allow averyone to read it?6. Has having a waste central account had any affect on your social life?7. Do you check the message board on the Radiohead website? If yes, do you participate in discussions?8. Do you have a Facebook account? If yes, how often do you visit that account?9. Are you a member of any other online social networks? If yes, please state which one.10. Do you expect/persume members of waste central to be of a certain character?-If you have time, please elaborate....-Thanks. Maya S. Baske
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Procrastination is my anti drug.Woke up at 12:30, well past the end of McDonald's breakfast menu. Sadness. Got a bagel instead from that internet cafe next to the realtor's office.uhhhwent to work??? The thing I love about Tom Waits is how putting his discography on shuffle for an hour will guarantee an intentional-sounding mix. That guy is a genius. He needs to play in California again, God dammit.Got some CHINESE FOOD after work and went home. Tropic Thunder looks funny. Went to study but wound up drawing and going to Amoeba instead. Read through a facebook flame war among my friends from back home that has escalated beyond the realm of pointlessness. Wrote all this in order to not study.I came up with a list of "reasons to believe" in Eshelmen and here it is:Tom Waits albumsPalm trees silhouetted by sunsetsThe insights of crazy people on busesWhen people get embarrassed because someone heard them singingBreastsThe E Street BandTrue DailiesHandwritten lettersDrawing comicsExposed thighsI like that line from Clueless: "Sometimes you have to show a little skin. This reminds boys of being naked, and then they think of sex." Summer is killing me.WOW I was about to go into an emo rant. I can't believe that. Definitely no more blogging. Life is too short and too beautiful.
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I am seeing Radiohead 3 weeks from today. Though this will only be special to some of you but, I will also be in mutha fucking Ireland of all places! It makes me cry. Seriously. It is so much some times, it is hard to contain. I know it’s chicky but this is honestly a dream come true. "How to Disappear Completely" is my favorite song by Radiohead (most days) and before the show I am going to float down the River Liffey that the band mentions in the same fucking song. I am going to crank the best song ever as we float down the river and then I am going to go see the band that nobody I know is more geeked out on, except possibly FFJ (Franklin - Charlotte show - look him up ladies, hot, hot, hot). But, I honestly think I am more geeked than he is. He would not have an opinion if you asked because he knows the truth! LOLAnd knowing Radiohead, as I do, they won't fucking play the song either. But, I still have 4 more shows after Ireland, so I will hear it. And, I've seen it live before anyway. I can't brag about a lot in my life but I got Radiohead as a back-up if I need it.You guys know I have pit tickets in San Diego, right? Just making sure everyone knows. I worked my ass off for this tour and deserve it. I have pimped this band like no other. I have schooled more kids on it and will keep doing it regardless if they want to be schooled or not. It is like my duty to the world. I've earned my Ph.D. in Radiohead. And 'in rainbows' and this tour is like a thank you to us uberfans who stuck through the tough times and, of course, are smart enough to know why the times had to happen and why the music was going to be worth the wait.Thank God football seasons starts in the beginning of September cause after August who knows when we'll see this band again! It is a gamble being a Radiohead fan. It really is. I'll always bet on them though.So, you guys are picking up what I am laying down right? I like Radiohead a little bit.I saw my family today. I saw them drive away like I don't exist. I could never treat my child like a leper. It's sickening. I sang "How to Disappear Completely" right then in my head. If you don't know the song, there is a video on my page (www.myspace.com/goodtimejen)."That there, that's not me. I go, where I please. I walk through walls. I float down the Liffey.I'm not here. This isn't happening. I'm not here. I'm not here."And, I haven't even started to talk about the music behind it all. But no word in that song compares to Thom's voice at the end. That is anguish and absolute beauty combined. What a gift to the world! Who else can do that? Who else could pull that off? Listen to the song, learn it, and try to sing it yourself if that is the only way to prove my point.Just listened to it again - crying. There's been so much sadness in my life. It has been so dark. It’s the "completely" in the song that is hard to do.I am happy and sad at the same time right now. Sorry. I had to do the right thing today with something even though the right thing to do sucked hairy balls. I hate being good. I wish I could be as bad as people think I am. I actually care about people. It sucks. It always ends up drivel. - Yes, that's from a Radiohead song - Let Down off Ok Computer if you were searching your brain.Jen
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When I don't play to Anarchy Online, I read.Last books that I'm reading are;Chuck Palahniuk; 'A l'estomac' & the anthology of Pierre Desproges called; 'Tout Desproges'.I don't talk about Chuck Palahniuk because he's too famous.Pierre Desproges is only famous in countries where French is speaking.Both are ironical, mysanthropic, extremely well documanted but Pierre Desproges is more funny of course.http://www.chuckpalahniuk.net/http://www.desproges.fr/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pierre_Desproges
"И вот стою я перед вами, простая русская баба..." ну ладно, не русская, но простая... Так вот, стою на этом сайте, одна, на пятом десятке, а вокруг снова одна молодежь. Ну неужели все мои ровесники слушают шансон, Кобзона, Ротару, что там еще есть - не знаю... И куда мне торкнуться со своими музыкальными вкусами, и с кем поговорить и поделиться?! Нет, дети вокруг замечательные, но ведь хочется пообщаться и со сверстниками. А они читают гламурные журналы, смотрят сериалы, слушают... А бог его знает, что они слушают... А я снова стою здесь одна...
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Commiserations to Cardiff and their supporters as the team valiantly played to a runner's up position in the F.A. Cup Final. The team played well in the first half, but went a goal behind with Kanu scoring after 37mins. They were outplayed in the second half by Portsmouth, with Cardiff fighting to the end. The Welsh team could not, however, find that elusive goal that could force extra time and the score stood at 0-1 to Portsmouth.It was the most watchable Cup Final for a very long time and certainly will give the big clubs a bit of a reminder that the Cup Final is not theirs by right; they have to work for it!
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- BBQ song: Hey Joe - easy, well, not Jimmy's version, but the "dummies" one!- finding a way through Lucky & Planet Telex- still struggling a bit on Faust Arp & The Rip & scales & everything else!
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This is exactly (kinda) the way I listened to this song for the first time...I was being introduced to a whole new life and I literally mean that!This, was the beginning as I we knew it...."">Read more…
as in 13 weeks preggers. Knocked up. Avec enfant.I am not finding out what he/she is ahead of time. The people love to give me flak for this.The little one waved to me during a sonogram Wednesday morning.Kind of fun to think that one of my favorite peeps is 7.4 cm long.
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6 weeks remaining! i.e.: 41 days...I can't wait! since december I had bought a huge annual calender, in order to be able to see the concert date. Now, the train and concert tickets are pinned next to it, and I see these crazy live reports from America... I think I should try some yoga till the departure!...
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From a week on: Reflections about the Radiohead concert.The stage setup took on a mystical nature while the music being played before Liars was loudly making its rounds through the pavillion. A small location somewhere on Earth but several people from across the ocean had brought such a large amount of material and instruments (the instruments being visible to the side of the stage for a while) and how the performance would pan out was a complete unknown at the time.The intro music for Radiohead is fantastic. It is summery and watery, but where exactly it came from is unknown so far this month. The coming on music has been something other than Radiohead before, but this sounds like Radiohead...The performance of Videotape which had Phil and Jonny on drums was quite an accomplishment! I haven't heard all live bands, in fact only a sliver of all bands past and present, but it's put together as a golem (A manmade giant imagined by people of Eurasia) in but a few seconds and towers over the audience. Not many people who have walked the earth could put together "Videotape" live other than Radiohead and their concert teams...Bangers and Mash .... I only realize now at this very minute, was a bit of a tip of the hat to Liars,the drumsets both churning. The first Liars' song that night started with two Liars on drum sets as well ; )I suppose Radiohead have done that before, even back to OK Computer, but the songs did in fact meet eachother halfway, in a way. With regards to the future Radiohead concerts, Up on the Ladder live is going to be, if it happens, is going to be a huge and ghostly giant as well....
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"We can solve the climate crisis" organization http://www.wecansolveit.org/ has collected a total of 136,000 signatures to place polar bears on the Endangered Species List in just one week!!! I signed it and I got this e-mail minute ago:"Earlier this week, the Secretary of the Interior placed the polar bear on the Endangered Species List as a threatened species. More than 136,000 We members like you helped make that happen by signing our petition asking the Secretary to take action on this issue. What's even more amazing is that all this happened in just a week.The listing is clearly a step in the right direction. Much more needs to be done -- to save the polar bear and solve the climate crisis. Much more. But when these positive steps do occur, we should acknowledge the work that we've done together. And we should set our sights on more and bigger successes.So...again, thank you!Sincerely,Cathy ZoiCEOwww.wecansolveit.org"
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I'm not a huge fan of the Stones, and went to see the movie with no great expectations... though, I have to say that it was excellent!you can see that these guys went through a crazy career - they're so good on stage, and what I liked the most is to see their pleasure of playing music, and the complicity between them.was a nice moment, and I highly recommend it!
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