Norah Jones sings to her dog

This new release from Norah Jones’ album, The Fall is great! Any dog lover should appreciate it, especially any single dog lovers. Here are the lyrics to her new song, Man Of The Hour: Man of the Hour It’s him and me That’s what he said But I can’t choose between a vegan and a [...]

Tell them I’m a mermaid

I stumbled upon Filmstripman’s great collection of vintage 1970′s and 1980′s 16mm educational films tonight. Wow, what a resource! This particular film, Tell them I’m a Mermaid, is particularly interesting. In it, seven women – all physically disabled in one way or another – share their stories via song and spoken word. Originally begun as [...]

People as pixels: imaginative group shots

I’ve always loved seeing creative group photos, be they from weddings, school events or Christmas get-togethers. They sometimes make creative use of props or costumes, sometimes incorporate odd poses…Just something to make the pictures stand out from the rest. This isn’t anything new, though. I have some vintage photos in my collection which feature two [...]

My fake album: St. John’s Episcopal Church, a Trifling Investment of Fact

Here is your task: Find your fake band and album. Attention musicians, designers and underemployed friends with basic Photoshop or quasi-Photoshop skills. 1 – Click http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Random The first random Wikipedia article you get is the name of your band. 2 – Click http://www.quotationspage.com/random.php3 The last four or five words of the very last quote of [...]

Williams Shamir at YouTube

I received a friend request from this YouTube user today. Normally, I don’t add people on social networks as friends unless I know them in real life or have gotten to know them through a common interest online. I do, however, always look at the user’s profile and see what the person’s all about. Well, [...]

Learning music online

This post’s dedicated to all the musicians of the world. I am a musician, though I don’t read music. I have excellent pitch, but play by ear; I started with guitar by learning how to play based on basic guitar chord charts and transferred my skills to piano by seeing what notes made up the [...]