Wednesday, July 31, 2019
More Jeanie Robertson
Editor's Note: The videos embedded below are not solely by Jeanie
Robertson. This is actually a collection of various videos that create a
smile.
My nephew Danny drove down from Key West, IA, to our house to return some tables that had been borrowed from us for his graduation party in June. We went to the Tin Roost for supper - I love their mac & cheese and last night's was excellent! - and after we got back to the house, we started talking. Something triggered my memory of the "Driving with Women" video below.
Danny, Alex, and I sat and watched all of the videos below before he left to return to Key West. Last night has now prompted me to create this post as a follow-up to https://prhmusic.blogspot.com/2010/02/my-future.html from nearly a decade ago.
https://youtu.be/ YXop-pMPqWQ
ENCORE!
Get out the Bubble Wrap
https://www.kcrg.com/content/news/Boy-10-charged-with-assault-after-classmate-suffers-dodgeball-injury-513429121.html
Inspired me to get up and Walk
https://www.kcrg.com/content/sports/Cedar-Rapids-Man-Loses-Over-than-200-pounds--513418081.html
Tuesday, July 30, 2019
Interesting Opportunities for NOT Me
Not for me, but interesting. This site appears to be a good resource for writing-related jobs so here is the home page for searching for positions for the company: ttps://www.randstadusa.com/
Today, July 30, 2019, I found the three jobs below. I noticed a gap between the hourly rates ($60 - $117) which made me wonder, "What do these jobs pay?"
Because I love math so much (NOT!!), I decided to use this simple formula:
Today, July 30, 2019, I found the three jobs below. I noticed a gap between the hourly rates ($60 - $117) which made me wonder, "What do these jobs pay?"
Because I love math so much (NOT!!), I decided to use this simple formula:
(Top of the listed salary range x 40 hours a week) x 52 = Yearly Gross Pay
This is what I determined: - Newport Beach, California - ($60 x 40) x 52 = $124800
- North Chicago, Illinois - ($83.30 x 40) x 52 = $173264
- San Francisco, California - ($117 x 40) x 52 = $243360
Technical Writer for Disaster Recovery Documentation
job summary:
- 5+ years of Disaster Recovery or Business Continuity experience, does not have to be industry specific however we need someone with excellent writing skills
- BS/BA in English or related technical field
- Experience in Healthcare desired
- Certificate in technical writing or additional job-related course work are preferred
- Knowledge of HITRUST, HITECH & HIPAA certification requirements a plus
location: Newport Beach, California
job type: Contract
salary: $55 - 60 per hour
work hours: 8am to 5pm
education: Bachelors
responsibilities:
- 5+ years of Disaster Recovery or Business Continuity experience, does not have to be industry specific however we need someone with excellent writing skills
- BS/BA in English or related technical field
- Experience in Healthcare desired
- Certificate in technical writing or additional job-related course work are preferred
- Knowledge of HITRUST, HITECH & HIPAA certification requirements a plus
qualifications:
- 5+ years of Disaster Recovery or Business Continuity experience, does not have to be industry specific however we need someone with excellent writing skills
- BS/BA in English or related technical field
- Experience in Healthcare desired
- Certificate in technical writing or additional job-related course work are preferred
- Knowledge of HITRUST, HITECH & HIPAA certification requirements a plus
skills:
- 5+ years of Disaster Recovery or Business Continuity experience, does not have to be industry specific however we need someone with excellent writing skills
- BS/BA in English or related technical field
- Experience in Healthcare desired
- Certificate in technical writing or additional job-related course work are preferred
- Knowledge of HITRUST, HITECH & HIPAA certification requirements a plus
Equal Opportunity Employer: Race, Color, Religion, Sex, Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, National Origin, Age, Genetic Information, Disability, Protected Veteran Status, or any other legally protected group status.
Qualified applicants in San Francisco with criminal histories will be considered for employment in accordance with the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance.
We will consider for employment all qualified Applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable state and local laws, including the City of Los Angeles' Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance.
job description
Senior Manager, Word Processing and Standards Medical Writingjob summary:
- This individual will have the primary responsibility (potentially shared responsibility with current Senior Manager of Word Processing & Standards) for the management and oversight of Word Processing personnel (11 non-exempt direct reports and contractors), including: providing leadership and direction; implementing the development and maintenance of standardized training materials/tools; the development of personnel; and, scheduling work and managing workload for the Word Processing personnel.
location: North Chicago, Illinois
job type: Contract
salary: $75.00 - 83.30 per hour
work hours: 8 to 4
education: Bachelors
responsibilities:
- This individual will also have shared responsibility with the current Senior Manager of Word Processing & Standards for implementing the development and maintenance of global clinical standards (including business processes, new systems, standards, templates, related initiatives) related to the submission process in support of the production of high quality, submission-ready documents.
qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree required -- in Science with relevant writing experience or in English or Communications with relevant science experience.
- 8+ years relevant industry experience in medical writing or a related area such as quality, regulatory, clinical research, or product support/R&D. NOTE: Higher education may compensate for years of experience. Years of experience may also compensate for lower education.
- Experience directly managing employees is required
- Experience in scheduling work and managing workload (anticipated/unanticipated requests, time/resource management). Experience implementing the development and/or maintenance of standardized training materials/tools, and the development of personnel.
- Experience in developing/instituting standard procedures, guidelines, and templates. Expert level of knowledge and experience with CTD (common technical documents) content templates in Pharma. Thorough understanding/working knowledge of MS Word.
- Assessment, completion, and, reporting of metrics to management on a routine basis.
- Knowledge of international regulations, requirements and guidance associated with document preparation and submissions.
- Knowledge of current electronic document management systems and information technology (e.g. DocXTools, eDocs, SharePoint). Proficient experience in use of MS Office (e.g., Excel, OneNote, Outlook, PowerPoint, Project, Word), and, Adobe Acrobat.
- Developing strength in technical leadership and personal leadership; ability to influence current thinking.
- Collaborative teamwork and leadership track record. Excellent business communication/presentation skills with aptitude for summarization as well as detail orientation. Ability to influence without direct authority. Ability to build and maintain positive relationships internally and externally.
job description
Creative Strategist Leadjob summary:
We're looking for a collaborative, data-driven, creative thought leader with great human and business instincts to lead Brand Strategy. As Brand Strategy Lead, you will apply strategic, analytical and creative thinking to solve challenging brand issues across a broad portfolio and ecosystem on a daily basis. This position is built to expand the strength of the Creative, Brand, and Media organization, pushing beyond traditional approaches to uncover critical competitive information, distill unique insights and synthesize them to create inspiration for our business partners and creative teams.
You'll work with a range of internal stakeholders and external partners to define the strategy, develop scalable systems, criteria, and processes to support brand growth. You're a strategic thinker, collaborative doer with a solid grasp of cloud technology space and passion for brand excellence.
location: San Francisco, California
job type: Contract
salary: $110 - 117 per hour
work hours: 8am to 5pm
education: Bachelors
responsibilities:
- Collaborate to develop brand and communications strategies that bring stories to life and drive brand-led thinking across the organization.
- Lead insight development process to inform brand campaigns development, messaging, and creative, including conducting primary and secondary research to understand customer needs, motivations and behaviors.
- Drive synthesis of industry trends, competitive data, and market insights to help inform brand-led communications, creative, messaging, and go-to-market activities.
- Craft compelling product and organizational brand strategies for new and existing products and solutions.
- Strategically apply branding to create structure and definition around complex and/or ambiguous business problems
- Oversee development of creative briefs, helping to develop and evangelize brief-writing best practices to inspire breakthrough creative.
- Collaborate with cross-functional leads (product marketing, industry marketing, sales, media) and external partners (creative agencies) to take ideas from conception to realization.
- Build and refine our brand strategy, including defining our brand voice, personality, and brand principles to guide marketing and communications with global Marketing team and agency partners
- Act as a brand advocate, providing thought-leadership, inspiration and best practices, contributing to the success of brand strategy and marketing communications.
qualifications:
- BA/BS degree or equivalent practical experience.
- 15+ years of experience in consumer marketing, brand strategy, or brand planning via an agency or consumer/brand-driven company..
- Experience in developing original and breakthrough work, along with experience in the technology category.
- A passion for problem solving, creative expression and improving the way our brand strategy can drive the business and customer preference
- Creative Agency Experience (advertising, branding etc.).
- Senior Level Leadership Experience.
- Technology Experience Client-Side Experience (In-house creative or marketing team).
skills:
- Ability to influence creatives and agencies.
- Ability to work on multiple projects simultaneously.
- Ability to work as part of a fast-paced team with excellent communication skills.
- Excellent business intuition, ability to connect the dots and understand business implications
- Fundamental design skills and creative mindset grounded in strategic thinking and user insights
- Ability to make sophisticated technology accessible and understandable to a wide audience.
- Ability to thrive in team situations, actively contributing thinking that enhances and/or challenges key assumptions, and understanding how to successfully leverage junior & senior team members.
- Understanding of design thinking process and design research, and how to apply it to business and brand situations and challenges.
- Strong project & agency management skills and experience, including managing external branding & creative agencies across a wide range of assets and formats.
- Experience developing briefs for breakthrough campaigns that drove tangible business and brand results.
Great Setlist from an Ideal Band
There may be more to this in the near future, but, today, this is all I can reveal. Youtube playlist coming soon...
Set 1
- Chicken Fried - Zac Brown Band
- Fishin in the Dark - Nitti Gritty Dirt Band
- Footloose - Blake Shelton
- Gone - Montgomery Gentry
- Kinda Don't Care - Justin Moore
- Copperhead Road - Steve Earl
- Night Shift - Jon Pardi
- Simple Man - Lynyrd Skynyrd
- Cherry Cherry - Neil Diamond
- Folsom Prison - Johnny Cash
- Killin Time - Clint Black
- Church on Cumberland Road - Shenandoah
- TROUBLE - Travis Tritt
- Watermelon Crawl - Tracy Byrd
- Sharp Dressed Man - ZZ Top
- All Right Now - Free
- Second One to Know (std +3) - Chris Stapleton
- Purple Haze - Jimmi Hendrix
- Today - Smashing Pumpkins
Set 2
- International Harverster - Jake Craig Morgan
- I Love Rock n Roll - Joan Jett
- Hell Yeah - Montgomery Gentry
- Once Bitten Twice Shy - Great White
- Paradise City - GnR
- Kickstart my Heart - Motley Crue
- I Like it I Love It - Tim McGraw
- On a Good Night - Wade Hayes
- If Bubba Can Dance - Shenandoah
- Ice Ice Baby - Vanilla Ice
- TNT - AC/DC
- One More Last Chance - Vince Gill
- Tush - ZZ Top
- Your Mamma Don't Dance - Poison
- Feel Like Makin Love Joe - Bad Company
- Angel Eyes Joe - Jeff Healy
- Old Enough to Know Better - Wade Hayes
- Save a Horse - Big n Rich
- River Bank - Brad Paisley
- Six Days on the Road - Sawyer Brown
- Lithium - Nirvana
- Sunshine of Your Love - Cream
- Kick the Dust Up - Luke Bryan
- Dr. Feelgood - Motley Crue
- Shine - Collective Soul
Set 3
- Sad but True - Metallica
- Dirt on My Boots - Jon Pardi
- You Shook Me All Night Long - AC/DC
- Talk Dirty to Me - Poison
- Takin Care of Business - BTO
- You Give Love a Bad Name - Bon Jovi
- Enter Sandman - Metallica
- Honky Tonk Woman - Rolling Stones
- Rebel Yell Joe - Billy Idol
- Sweet Home Alabama - Lynyrd Skynyrd
- Who's Cheatin Who Alan Jackson - Alan Jackson
- Family Tradition - Hank Williams Jr.
- Friends in Low Places Garth Brooks - Garth Brooks
- Country Girl Shake it for Me - Luke Bryan
- Smoke a Little Smoke - Eric Church
- Buy Me a Boat - Chris Janson
- The Joker - Steve Miller Band
- Wagon Wheel - Old Crow/Darius
- Tulsa Time - Jason Boland Band
Just Because Trump Said It Doesn’t Make It Racist
I think Ben Shapiro's delivery is spot-on in this video.
Disclaimer: I did not vote for Donald Trump in the last election.
Disclaimer: I did not vote for Donald Trump in the last election.
From the Past
I happened to come upon this post - Not really worth 4.5 hours in the car... right? - and noticed I mentioned a band called Freaklabel from Cedar Rapids, but I didn't include a link to their information. I did include a link to a band called "Far From Falling" but when I went to that link - http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendID=4450286 - I got a general "My Space" page. Feeling adventurous, I searched for "Freaklabel" and ended up here - https://myspace.com/freaklabel - and from there, I ended up here - https://myspace.com/freaklabel/music/albums. I randomly selected the "Slaughter Machine" tune and liked what I heard. Then, I ended up here:
Warning! Adult language in this video!
Monday, July 29, 2019
Met in Finland
As the Metallica world tour continues in support of "Hardwired to Self-Destruct", I am always curious which of the tunes on that album continue to be in the setlist. It appears that the band enjoys playing "Moth Into Flame" while "Atlas Rise!" appears to have been cut from the normal setlist. I do like the way the concert ends as I think putting "One" and "Master" and "Bells" and "Creep" and "Seek" in a row gives the concert a suitable conclusion. I still like the way "Atlas Rise!" used to follow "Hardwired" in the setlist, but my guess is that there is not enough time to add in that tune and still have Kirk & Rob's solo, which is ~7 minutes and, roughly, the same length as "Atlas Rise!" if I recall correctly. I do really like the inclusion of "Frantic" and "The God that Failed" as they are atypical Metallica tunes (to my ears).
Here's the video:
00:12 Hardwired
03:46 The Memory Remains
09:56 Disposable Heroes
17:55 The God that Failed
23:14 The Unforgiven
31:55 Here Comes Revenge
40:15 Moth Into Flame
48:12 Sad but True
54:29 No Leaf Clover
1:01:05 Kirk & Rob's
1:08:04 Frantic
1:14:06 One
1:22:43 Master of Puppets
1:33:36 For Whom the Bell Tolls
1:38:35 Creeping Death
1:46:31 Seek & Destroy
1:57:55 Spit Out the Bone
2:05:37 Nothing Else Matters
2:12:07 Enter Sandman
2:18:27 'The Frayed Ends of Sanity' outro
Here's the video:
Dokken Gets Heat
Per this article, Fans Are Disappointed Over DOKKEN's Performance At Iowa Speedway. I think I remember reading / hearing that Dokken was going to play in Newton, but since I knew I was going to be on vacation, I blocked it out of my mind. I listened to some of the two videos embedded within the article and I suppose I understand why fans might be mad, especially with the way the vocals are handled during "Breaking the Chains." What I think is happening is that Don Dokken cannot hit the high notes he used to be able to hit and so, to compensate for that, he sings the lyrics with different phrasings which also happen to be in a lower register.
What Was Spent
There is a slant in this article - Court Docs Show State Paid over $12,000 to Interpreter for Accused Killer of Mollie Tibbetts - that indicates I should be angry about the amount of money spent for translation in this case.
I'm not angry.
I think it is well-spent money.
Here's my take. If this guy murdered Mollie Tibbetts, he should be locked up forever and never be a free man. In order to do that, I'm guessing that every t needs to be crossed and every i needs to have a dot above it. Thus, if $12,000 is going to ensure he is never free, it is money well-spent.
I'm not angry.
I think it is well-spent money.
Here's my take. If this guy murdered Mollie Tibbetts, he should be locked up forever and never be a free man. In order to do that, I'm guessing that every t needs to be crossed and every i needs to have a dot above it. Thus, if $12,000 is going to ensure he is never free, it is money well-spent.
It Didn't Fit
I wanted to see the new version of "The Lion King" while I was on vacation, but it just didn't seem to fit into our schedule. I skimmed through this article - In 1994, 'The Lion King' Was A Surprise Smash. Today, It's Just Another Product - and thought it was interesting to revisit.
Suzanne Vega - Tom's Diner
All of a sudden, I had this tune in my head. I worked with Megan to try and discover the name of the tune and the artist. Megan thought I was singing Fall Out Boy's "Centuries" and I knew it wasn't that tune. I found an app on the Google Play Store that said I could "sing" and the app would identify the tune. I cannot carry a tune in a bucket but, miraculously, the app had two hits: the aforementioned Fall Out Boy tune and the tune I was seeking:
There is also a "long" version!
There is also a "long" version!
The First of 70
Today is my first day back at work after a much-needed and well-deserved vacation. We were in Elkader from Friday, 7/19, through Sunday, 7/21. On Monday, 7/22, Karen, Megan, Alex, and I headed north to Wisconsin Dells, WI, where we stayed at the Wilderness Resort. We did a lot of fun things up there including, but not limited to:
So, to begin, this is the preview of an email that was in my inbox. I thought it would be a good post on this blog because CSS is an area of interest to me because of my work with the Disaster Recovery documentation and Knowledge Management projects. I am not proficient with CSS - I borrow, beg, and retrofit more than I write fresh original CSS rules so any opportunity to learn is one I will embrace. The problem with the screen capture below is that, somehow, the actually CSS code displays in the email preview, which should not happen.
- the "Original Ducks" tour
- the Tommy Bartlett show
- lots of good food at:
- Honker's
- Denny's
- Moosejaw
- Monk's
- lots of water slides and lazy rivers and a wave pool
So, to begin, this is the preview of an email that was in my inbox. I thought it would be a good post on this blog because CSS is an area of interest to me because of my work with the Disaster Recovery documentation and Knowledge Management projects. I am not proficient with CSS - I borrow, beg, and retrofit more than I write fresh original CSS rules so any opportunity to learn is one I will embrace. The problem with the screen capture below is that, somehow, the actually CSS code displays in the email preview, which should not happen.
Thursday, July 25, 2019
Orange is the New Black Season 7 Happens TOMORROW!
Guess what? When you watch a video about Orange Is The New Black, you are going to hear adult words. That's your warning.
Wednesday, July 24, 2019
What is the SOLUTION to GW?
https://www.nbcnews.com/mach/science/climate-scientists-drive-stake-through-heart-skeptics-argument-ncna1033646
SR is Wrong
https://www.forbes.com/sites/blakeoestriecher/2019/07/23/seth-rollins-is-dead-wrong-about-why-fans-hate-wwe/amp/
Tuesday, July 23, 2019
Sunday, July 21, 2019
Saturday, July 20, 2019
Friday, July 19, 2019
As a Tease, Here's Something
Today, at 4 PM, the trailer for Season 10 of "The Walking Dead" will premier on youtube.com.
German-Chinese Electronic Music
This is a promo email from my Inbox today. I embedded the video for the single below. Before you watch it, WARNING: VIDEO CONTAINS ADULT LANGUAGE!
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Thursday, July 18, 2019
Another Tour Commentary
CATTLE DECAPITATION - Summer Slaughter Tour w/ Carnifex, The Faceless, Rivers Of Nihil, Nekrogoblikon, Lorna Shore, Brand Of Sacrifice + More:
7/19/2019 The Complex - Salt Lake City, UT7/20/2019 Summit Music Hall - Denver, CO
7/21/2019 Royal Grove - Lincoln, NE
Sorry, I don't really care if this tour DOES stop in Iowa City... I ain't gonna be there as I will be on vacation 7/19 - 7/28
7/22/2019 Wildwood - Iowa City, IA7/23/2019 Cabooze - Minneapolis, MN
7/24/2019 The Forge - Joliet, IL
7/25/2019 Crofoot Ballroom - Pontiac, MI
7/26/2019 Westcott Theater - Syracuse, NY
7/27/2019 Heavy MTL Festival - Montreal, QC
7/28/2019 Opera House - Toronto, ON
7/29/2019 The Odeon - Cleveland, OH
7/30/2019 Oddbody's - Dayton, OH
7/31/2019 Rex Theater - Pittsburgh, PA
8/01/2019 Le Poisson Rouge - New York, NY
8/02/2019 Fete Ballroom - Providence, RI
8/03/2019 One Centre Square - Easton, PA
8/04/2019 SoundStage - Baltimore, MD
8/05/2019 Orange Peel - Asheville, NC
8/06/2019 Masquerade - Atlanta, GA
8/07/2019 The Firmament - Greenville, SC
HOLY CRAP!! 19 Days Straight of Gigs! before they get a day off.
8/09/2019 Gas Monkey Live - Dallas, TX + Born Of Osiris, Bad Omens, Spite, Kingdom Of Giants8/10/2019 White Oak Music Hall - Houston, TX
8/11/2019 Come And Take It Live - Austin, TX
8/13/2019 Club Red - Mesa, AZ
8/14/2019 1720 - Los Angeles, CA
S-M: FFH Writers Have Ideas
Interesting concepts explored below: The writer for Spider-Man: Far From Home talk about how Tony Stark and the loss of him has acted as a replacement for Uncle Ben within the MCU. and Mysterio Was Originally A Skrull According To Spider-Man: Far From Home Writers.
Agree!
From LAMB OF GOD Frontman: 'The Most Important Thing To Me Is The Clarity That Comes With Sobriety' :
"Overall, the most important thing to me, and it's shaped the way I am, it's come at a pretty high price, is the clarity that comes with sobriety, and that didn't happen overnight. I drank and partied for a long, long time. But it's been a hot minute since I've had any sort of mind-altering substance outside of coffee or e-cigarettes even. I even quit regular cigarettes. And that just has provided a great deal of clarity, to me, about what's important in my life, what's really truly important, and I'm super grateful for that. I'm super grateful that I came to that clarity before all my shenanigans killed me, because every year I lose friends, particularly in this business, in the music industry, I lose friends to drugs and alcohol. It's needless and it's foolish and [there's] nothing romantic about it.
"I hear about people that die young from drug overdoses or alcoholism or whatever and then they enter this sort of romantic mythos, and it's a sad, sad way to die," he continued. "And those people would be a lot better off if they had lived, 'cause who knows what else amazing art they would have created. And that very easily could have been me. It should have been me many, many, many times, but somehow fate decided it was not my time yet.
"So now here I am. I'm just grateful that I'm still alive and able to do a few different things in an artistic way and it puts a roof over my head and provides me a pretty satisfying life. So I'm grateful."
Mount it the Right Way
This picture of my friend Serbi would make Alex happy as Alex has wanted me to get a tom mount for my tom that I have always mounted on my bass drum. Serbi mounts his tom on his cymbal stand.
Skipping IA to play in Ringle, WI?!?
Maybe this will become a thing I do where I insert "headings" in-between tour dates with my thoughts about what I see. I got these tour dates from this page: COLD Announces First U.S. Tour In Over Eight Years
Start on the East Coast
Aug. 29 - Teaneck, NJ @ Debonair Music Hall
Aug. 30 - Stafford Springs, CT @ Palace Theater
Aug. 31 - New Bedford, MA @ The Vault at Greasy Luck
Sep. 01 - Scranton, PA @ Levels
Sep. 04 - Buffalo, NY @ Iron Works
Sep. 06 - Warrendale, PA @ Jergels
Sep. 07 - Lancaster, PA @ Chameleon Club
Head South
Sep. 08 - Concord, VA @ DeVault Vineyards - Blue Ridge Rock Festival
Sep. 10 - Greensboro, NC @ Blind Tiger
Not sure why "Georgia" is spelled out in the next line, instead of using "GA"... I digress...
Sep. 11 - Atlanta, Georgia @ The Masquerade @ Hell
More dates in the South...
Sep. 13 - Greenville, SC @ The Firmament
Sep. 14 - Winchester, VA @ Blue Fox Billiards
Backtrack to the North ...
Sep. 15 - Poughkeepsie, NY @ The Chance
Sep. 17 - Brooklyn, NY @ Brooklyn Bazaar
Sep. 19 - Baltimore, MD @ Baltimore Sound Stage
Heading to the Midwest!!
Sep. 20 - Lakewood, OH @ Winchester Music Tavern
Sep. 21 - Flint, MI @ The Machine Shop
Sep. 22 - Cincinnati, OH @ Riverfront Live
Take a leisurely 5 days to get from OH to TX for 4 concerts
Sep. 27 - Houston, TX @ Scout Bar
Sep. 28 - San Antonio, TX @ The Rock Box
Sep. 29 - Dallas, TX @ Trees
Oct. 01 - Austin, TX @ Come And Take It Live
Head north to CO for 3 dates
Oct. 04 - Denver, CO @ Herman's Hideaway
Grand Junction is a 3 h 51 min (243.4 mi) drive from Denver
Oct. 05 - Grand Junction, CO @ Mesa Theater
Backtrack through Denver to Colorado Springs during a 4 h 50 min (308.6 mi) drive from Denver, which is 1 h 32 min (70.9 mi) from Denver
Oct. 06 - Colorado Springs, CO @ Sunshine Studios Live
Now that the backtracking and idiotic routing is over in CO, head East to NE
Oct. 08 - Lincoln, NE @ Bourbon Theatre
Drive 10 h 24 min (673.4 mi) through Iowa to IN
Oct 10 - Angola, IN @ The Eclectic Room
Backtrack to WI for 2 dates
Oct. 11 - Ringle, WI @ Q and Z Expo Center
Oct. 12 - Kansasville, WI @ 1175
Hop down to IL
Oct. 13 - Chicago, IL @ Bottom Lounge
Oct. 16 - Belvidere, IL @ The Apollo Theater
Backtrack to IN for 1 date
Oct. 18 - Indianapolis, IN @ The Vogue
Backtrack to IL for 1 date
Oct. 19 - Champaign, IL @ The City Center
End the tour in KY
Oct. 20 - Lexington, KY @ Manchester Music Hall
Drive I is Now Fixed! Good Deal!!
My EHD (assigned drive letter "I") had been complaining that I had corrupt files so I ran CHKDSK on it and now, this AM, I saw this which, because the print is small, I'll paraphrase for my future reference: there were problems, they weren't as serious as you might have thought, the problems are fixed, thank you!
Wednesday, July 17, 2019
Tuesday, July 16, 2019
LG Promotion Expiration - 7/19/2019
I guess I need to do something . . .
Editor's Note: Updated on July 17, 2019, with a revealing screenshot:
Editor's Note: Updated on July 17, 2019, with a revealing screenshot:
This is my Ideal Band . . . in 1989!
This is a band that is looking for a drummer. When I watched it, I thought, "No, this is not my Ideal Band in 2019." That's because it's my Ideal Band in 1989. Why? Look at how much damn fun they are having!
Great Question
From Why Would Teachers Promote the Killing of Human Children?:
“The NEA will include an assertion of our defense of a person’s right to control their own body, especially for women, youth, and sexually marginalized people. The NEA vigorously opposes all attacks on the right to choose and stands on the fundamental right to abortion under Roe v. Wade.”
The nation’s largest association of professional educators – individuals who have given their professional lives in service to the power and potential of young people – “stands on the fundamental right to” kill young people. It’s such a glaring and alarming inconsistency, it shocks the conscience.
Monday, July 15, 2019
Cena vs. Orton vs. Triple H vs. Big Show — Fatal 4-Way WWE Championship Match: Raw, June 15, 2009
This is from 3699 days (10 years, 1 month, 2 weeks, 3 days) ago.
A Collection of Links
Drums
- https://dailypositiveinfo.com/group-of-talented-teenagers-win-the-high-school-talent-show-with-this-amazing-performance/
- Is Zoltan Chaney Craziest Drummer In Rock And Roll? - Blabbermouth.net
Music
News
- Disney Denies Spider-Man Grave
- R. Kelly Reportedly Arrested In Chicago On New Federal Sex Crime Charges
Pro wrestling
The Walking Dead
Loads of Talent on the Same Stage
The talent on this stage is abundant. When this was recorded in 1990, Guns-n-Roses, Skid Row, and Metallica were the hottest bands around. That said, this video is immensely difficult to watch because of the poor quality. I wish there would be an actual "official" release of it with an improved sound mix.
Sunday, July 14, 2019
Friday, July 12, 2019
Rosanna
When I watched this video by Rick Beato, it made me decide to learn the drum part for Toto's "Rosanna."
Thankfully there are a lot of transcriptions available on youtube.
Thankfully there are a lot of transcriptions available on youtube.
- This is from the Rick Beato video:
- The Rosanna Shuffle
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