After watching this our thoughts are probably the same....
Saturday, May 28, 2011
Nothing like a little live music...
The Dirty Dozen Brass Band in the Do512 Lounge. And a few Shiner
beers. Let the weekend begin.
Sunday, May 22, 2011
Revisiting Childhood With Grover On My iPad
Remember when a parent read your favorite bedtime story? Grover, the lovable, furry, and quirky character from Sesame Street was the star of my favorite story "The Monster At The End Of This Book". Even now it is still a favorite and to see it brought to life on the iPad is beyond amazing. If you loved it as a child check it out and share it with yours (or for nostalgia). You won't be disappointed.
 | The Monster at the End of This BookSesame Street Category: Books Updated: Apr 25, 2011 |
Sent from my iPad 2
Wednesday, May 18, 2011
The bike for me had something the rest didn't.
With everything close between all the models this was the feature that
separated this one from the rest. The TREK Earl. It rocks.
Friday, May 13, 2011
Monday, May 09, 2011
FOX's Glee Has Lost Its Way
In 2009 there was a pilot episode on iTunes for this new show about
high school and fitting in. The twist was it was going to have musical
performances by the cast in conjunction with their high school's glee
club performances. The pilot was genius. Strong characters, great
dialog, and and interesting group of actors portraying both students
and teachers. After the first of many viewings the excitement grew for
me as to what I thought would be one if the best new shows to hit the
small screen in a long time. Glee was born as was my becoming a
"Gleek".
to watch the pilot again. To my surprise it made me realize that the
show has strayed so far from that initial episode that it feels the
Ryan Murphy has cheated us from some elements that were never used.
Let me give you some examples. Also, if you haven't watched the pilot
take a moment to, as then you will understand this point-of-view
better. The Cheerios. This was "the" team of the fictitious McKinley High
School. The multi-national champions were headed by the manically
driven Sue Sylvester played brilliantly by Jane Lynch. In the pilot
the opening scene was a performance by the cheerleaders. Then, they
disappeared. No awesome choreographed performances or musically
driven feats of acrobatics. They have even gone so far as to disband
the group and to make the coach "Loser Of The Year". Why deny us a
sort of competition to see who is better in front of the crowd?
Cheerios or New Directions? At this point we may never know. The football team. For being part of the ruling class in all the
episodes post-pilot they have made them the worst sports team since
The Washington Nationals. The show could have had so many
possibilities if they would have made them the championship level they
seemed to be in the pilot. Remember when Finn saved Artie from the
port-a-pottie flipping in the pilot? He said to his football teammates
"You can't win without me". This ended up being a fallacy as the later
episodes made them to be such losers they needed gimmicks to win. So
many potential story lines lost. Rachel's Parents. We know she has two gay dads. We met mom. Why not
the parents of the child they have raised to be a star? Not once at
any performance. Too bad as this could have made for some interesting
story lines. Lastly, and what I feel is one of the most important things robbed
from the story lines, is the "Landscape Guy". In the pilot he was a
major part of the character building of Finn's love of music and
singing. It was also the reason Journey was brought in because of the
inspiration and memories from Finn's childhood. Even with missing these Ryan Murphy has still made a fantastic show
and has approached many tough issues from bullying, child pregnancy,
and teenage sexuality with humor and class. Sometimes it does seem to
run more on gimmicks instead of the strong character dialogue they
began with. Each episode appears to be based on how to work in a
potential iTunes recording instead of telling the story. You've made a great show Ryan Murphy. Trust that enough to remember
how hard your team worked on the pilot. Let's get back to the story
and let the music compliment it instead of drive it.
Sunday, May 08, 2011
One of the most addicting games I've played on the iPad: Pulse
Normally the iTunes App Store game recommendations are a bit off the mark for me but Pulse: Volume One is one of the most fun, original, and addicting experiences on the iPad. The game is basically hitting spheres which represent notes before the "pulse" passes them yet not to soon before the pulse is near, therefore keeping a beat. This is one of those games that gets lost in translation so instead of trying to over-explain it let me just tell you to get it. Only $4.99 and worth it.
Check out this application on the App Store:
 | Pulse : Volume OneCipher Prime Studios Category: Games Updated: Apr 21, 2011 |
Sent from my iPad 2
Friday, May 06, 2011
Thursday, May 05, 2011
Sunday, May 01, 2011
Woman Makes Facebook Lost-and-Found for Tornado Victims
via abcnews.go.com
Check out the story ABC news did on Patty Bullion who after reading her neighbor's Facebook post about how it was raining pictures created a page so people could recollect the memories lost. One of the best ways to use social media for good!
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