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Archive for June, 2009

The End of The Wire

Tuesday, June 30th, 2009

This weekend I had the opportunity to finish up the 5th and final season of HBO’s The Wire. A phenomenal show. One of the best that I’ve seen in a long time. When I first started watching it a few months ago there was no way I could know how good the program would be, [...]

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Michael Jackson Is Dead … And?

Saturday, June 27th, 2009

So Michael Jackson, the self-styled “King of Pop,” is dead. I’ve been a fan of MJ’s music for a long time, but I could care less that he is now dead. Let’s be honest, the guy hasn’t produced anything of value in over a decade. Not to mention all the crap from his personal life [...]

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Google Is Either Crazy or Genius

Saturday, June 20th, 2009

For providing me with this online for free:

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My Favorite Jazz Album of All Time ~ Sketches of Spain

Friday, June 19th, 2009

I listened to this album a lot as a kid, and when I had the opportunity to actually visit Spain it was the first thing I thought to bring. Below is a clip of a live performance, although I don’t know who the trumpeter is (it’s not Miles Davis, I know that for sure).

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An Amazing Blog Idea

Thursday, June 18th, 2009

I came across this blog today, via Digg. Robin Burkinshaw, a student at University in England, created two characters, a father and daughter, as homeless people for Sims 3. Now, I don’t play The Sims, but I am familiar with the concept and G-d knows I’ve played more than my fair share of SimCity, SimRailroad, [...]

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