just the way you are...

The first "rock-concert" i ever went to. My parents took us all to see Billy Joel. There were so many people. And it was so loud. And some guy spilled his beer all over Jodi - who did not take her alcoholic dousing very well. And singing along. And lighters. I don't think i'd be brave enough to take my children to a concert. But, we did enjoy it!

New Panic at the Disco

Since I keep telling Jodi what a great album this is, but she has yet to hear it, I decided to treat everyone to this great music (very Beatlesesque at times). Anyways, for those familiar with Panic! At the Disco's first album, this is nothing like it (notice they even removed the ! after Panic on their new album). This band continues to surprise me. I'll post a song or two from the new album and one from the old album to contrast the difference. Without further ado...
Panic at the Disco

That Green Gentleman (from "Pretty. Odd.")

Besides, this video is very creative and visually beautiful.

Nine in the Afternoon (from "Pretty. Odd.")


This next and last one is one of my favorite music videos of all time, and a great song.

Lying Is the Most Fun a Girl Can Have Without Taking Off Her Clothes
(from "A Fever You Can't Sweat Out")

last to know...

neil finn.



Way down the track
made the wrong turn
Finished up where I started
You noticed a change come over me
Fell in love with my own reflection yeah
How does it feel beneath your own wheel
Feels like an accident waking up
Under a bus with my fingers crossed
Now is the time we could make it up
So you lost the fear it wasnt that bad
Left to your own devices yeah
Still a young girl eyes on the clock
Tick like a motor running out
Magnets and words up on the fridge
Speak to the poet in all of us
I missed the page that you thought about
Drew in the frost on the windowpane
But who I wonder could fail to notice
The aching silence came down
Im humble now

[i've recently decided to start including parts of the lyrics...i think that will be good]

peace, love, understanding...

cover by derek webb...



this song was made popular by elvis costello back in his day...though, i never heard it until this morning.

"As I walk through
This wicked world
Searchin for light in the darkness of insanity.

I ask myself
Is all hope lost?
Is there only pain and hatred, and misery?

And each time I feel like this inside,
Theres one thing I wanna know:
Whats so funny bout peace love & understanding?

And as I walked on
Through troubled times
My spirit gets so downhearted sometimes
So where are the strong
And who are the trusted?
And where is the harmony?
Sweet harmony.

cause each time I feel it slippin away, just makes me wanna cry.
Whats so funny bout peace love & understanding?

So where are the strong?
And who are the trusted?
And where is the harmony?
Sweet harmony.

cause each time I feel it slippin away, just makes me wanna cry.
Whats so funny bout peace love & understanding?

a little rossini...

when we were children, i loved a cd that my parent's had - it was filled with overtures. we'd run around the house dancing like maniacs and being "conductors". i've never seen a conductor jump off furniture and flap their arms fit to fly...but how else can your properly conduct the "william tell overture"?

one of my favorites...

i love the beauty of the song. i love the great moral battle of javert - does he continue with his life's beliefs, of strict justice, and continue chasing valjean? or does he act with mercy and compassion? how does he reconcile mercy and justice? how does he reconcile his experiences with valjean? how does he stand before god?

"stars" from les miserables


ultimately javert cannot reconcile the two. acting lawfully, in regards to valjean, is also acting immorally. he cannot punish valjean and lets him go. but, then he cannot live with himself, and jumps into the river.

a day in the life...

i know that the "beatles" seem to be a polarizing band for most people...but not for me. i like some, and i don't...and if you do/n't, that's cool.

without any deep reasons, i just like this song: