http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dd01FObU3Q4
City of Blinding Lights by U2
The political spectacle last night in Denver was impressive to watch. The spectacle I am talking about was Barack Obama's acceptance speech at the Democratic Party convention. There were 80,000 people at the football field in Denver and it wasn't to see the Bronco's play. Considering the buzz, hype and enthusiasm around Obama it is surprising that he and McCain are so close in the polls. Though not being American or living in America, it is tough to really understand the dynamic. Today, McCain chose Sarah Palin as his vice presidential nominee. Sarah Palin?? I am sure lots of people throughout the world and even in America were doing the same. Palin is the current Governor of Alaska but is relatively inexperienced on the national scene. This move is a bit hypocritical of McCain considering he has been attacking Obama over his lack of experience. As a response to that Obama chose Biden as his VP nominee, a man with a lot of experience. Now what we have is an experience Senator running for President with an inexperienced Governor as his running mate against an inexperienced Senator with an experienced Senator as his running mate. Personally I would like to see Obama in the White House because McCain is a Republican and can't completely escape Bush policies. Most of which he has supported. Though I must say choosing a woman as his VP was a brilliant choice considering how vocal and discouraged Hillary Clinton supporters have been. Now there is a woman on the ballot and it might be enough to get them to switch parties. Intriguing stuff and it should be fascinating to watch unfold.
It is looking more and more like Stephen Harper is going to dissolve Canada's parliament and call for an election October 14. I think he is running scared and with his values very similar to the Republicans in the States, he is worried about what a Democratic government will bring for Canada. More importantly he is worried what message of change will filter north from the U.S. election, so this is a preemptive strike. Hopefully it backfires and the Liberals gain control again. Even if it isn't a majority, perhaps a Liberal-NDP alliance could be enough to save this country.
Well that is enough politics. The following is from Beloved by Toni Morrison, a story set shortly after the U.S. Civil War. The passage follows a conversation between a couple of blacks regarding what the whites have done for them.
"Don't box with me. There's more of us they drowned than there is all of them ever lived from the start of time. Lay down your sword. This ain't a battle; it's a rout."
Well perhaps with a black man as President, the battle will finally be over and all the racial weapons dulled.
I wrote the following today.
Every Moment Escapes In Houdini Style
My expectations are lacklustre
About finding love or its potential
This summer has left me sick
With no memories for winter
A time of unbelievable quiet
Even for someone who likes silence
The light will fade and reflect
When snow arrives and piles up
I remember a day in early December
There had been nothing like it before
More snow than could be measured
With an extended hand or a planted foot
We took pictures and walked about
The scene belonged in a romantic movie
I realized on the following morning
My life seems like an after thought
Every moment escapes in Houdini style
Though my heart lacks any flashy fashion
Each beat follows another without skipping
A stone has more of a exciting life than me
Someone will collect it and keep it safe
Out of the ever changing weather and into a box
One carefully placed in the bottom of a closet
There is no place safer in the world
Especially for a fragile boy in a man’s body
Time has done something strange to me
I wonder what will transpire in the future
Should my heart remain uninspiring and uninspired
How many absent summers can it endure
Before lacklustre turns completely lifeless
With no hope for winter and its quietness
There are no pleas because silence is special
Eventually time will undo what it has done
Should it be what my random fate requires
Anyway I have not been looking for beauty
Now is not the right time or right place
My skin and bones tell me this much
There is yearning and there is the truth of it
I believe in my instincts and their caution
Being right is a real possibility for once
Should all the colours of autumn fall correctly
Given enough days with fading light
The leaves always change like our fortunes
Hopefully for the better and longer.
08/29/08
The following clips are from Counting Crows performance at the O2 Festival in Hyde Park London earlier this summer.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lm_0PdrnUm0
Good Time
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qb__16I4RcM
Mr. Jones
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D8PeMLLwDzQ
Blues Run The Game
Enjoy your long weekend and I know it is hard to believe it is Labour Day already. But it is and time has passed as it usually does, our perception of it is all that ever changes.
Friday, August 29, 2008
Thursday, August 28, 2008
"There's a piece of Maria in every song I sing...."
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tDRvbqOiEtw
Mrs. Potter's Lullaby by Counting Crows
An interesting article about the search for the real Maria, the early muse of Adam Duritz but she hasn't appeared lyrically since the above lullaby.
http://www.801mag.org/cs/ContentServer?childpagename=801Mag%2FJRN_Content_C%2FArticleDetail&c=JRN_Content_C&p=1165270039399&pagename=JRN%2F801Wrapper&packedargs=pagenum%3D1&cid=1175372067481
The weather is horrible, okay, that might be a bit extreme. The change in temperature has given me a summer cold and it is annoying me. Today it is rainy and will not reach 20. The sneezing, running nose and sniffling are not fun. My throat is better today, extra strength halls and tea have help there.
So this blog has become a sparse collection of entries. I get bored of things very easily but such is life. I think I will still post a couple of times a week but really can't think of much to write about. Read the news, read books, listen to music and watch movies. The more you know, the more you can afford to comment on life. Though knowledge isn't everything, it is knowing what to do with it and when to do it. Most of the time silence is better than noise. You will learn and perhaps I will as well.
It is our individualized tastes that matter and not what the masses deem as fit. The only thing they are fit for, is to be tied up and censored.
Canada will most likely be having an election in the early fall and before America, we need to reassert our liberal values and take back control of the government. The less Harper secrecy, the better.
And for most creative artists there is a piece of their muse, real or fictional in every thing they do. It really doesn't matter who they are, or whether they are real, because we are all in the imagination of imagination.
john.
Mrs. Potter's Lullaby by Counting Crows
An interesting article about the search for the real Maria, the early muse of Adam Duritz but she hasn't appeared lyrically since the above lullaby.
http://www.801mag.org/cs/ContentServer?childpagename=801Mag%2FJRN_Content_C%2FArticleDetail&c=JRN_Content_C&p=1165270039399&pagename=JRN%2F801Wrapper&packedargs=pagenum%3D1&cid=1175372067481
The weather is horrible, okay, that might be a bit extreme. The change in temperature has given me a summer cold and it is annoying me. Today it is rainy and will not reach 20. The sneezing, running nose and sniffling are not fun. My throat is better today, extra strength halls and tea have help there.
So this blog has become a sparse collection of entries. I get bored of things very easily but such is life. I think I will still post a couple of times a week but really can't think of much to write about. Read the news, read books, listen to music and watch movies. The more you know, the more you can afford to comment on life. Though knowledge isn't everything, it is knowing what to do with it and when to do it. Most of the time silence is better than noise. You will learn and perhaps I will as well.
It is our individualized tastes that matter and not what the masses deem as fit. The only thing they are fit for, is to be tied up and censored.
Canada will most likely be having an election in the early fall and before America, we need to reassert our liberal values and take back control of the government. The less Harper secrecy, the better.
And for most creative artists there is a piece of their muse, real or fictional in every thing they do. It really doesn't matter who they are, or whether they are real, because we are all in the imagination of imagination.
john.
Tuesday, August 26, 2008
"All the trees are hers and the bees and the furs, not exactly hymns but hers..."
I am still sore from Sunday's softball game. I haven't played much of any baseball in the last couple of years and it feels in my bones now. After getting a bit of the rust off, it felt good and it was a fun day. We had 2 mixed teams of 9 with friends and acquaintances, my team lost. Though it was hardly about that, I really forgot how much I enjoy playing the game.
The weather has moved towards autumn, at least at nights. The sun is setting earlier and the breeze is more chilling than refreshing. By contrast though the days are much nicer and more enjoyable. The give and take of the declining summer.
I wrote the piece below yesterday night after stopping for tea on my way from dinner at my grandparents. I had seen a quote about wisdom and worked off of it.
Knowledge Is Not Wisdom But A Starting Point
Summer’s inevitable descent is upon us
The yellow dragonfly is slowly fading
Many more flowers are already done
Their return is guaranteed unlike ours
Already the August nights are colder
Making camp fires more than necessary
For fighting off the coolness of night
September is a present already opened
I found many reasons to smile yesterday
A few of them remained relevant today
Real laughter is not as foreign to me lately
The reasons are simpler than thought
I made things too complex for years
Choosing to torture myself with doubt
Knowledge is not wisdom but a starting point
Finding my own path can still be achieved
The surface might be rough and not travelled
Should this be the destination of my life
I will not be surprised or even concerned
A place of solitude and peace is my dream
Where its music never leaves the air
The melody is soulful, sweet and soft
Inspirational lyrics fall like dying stars
A wish is only a thought turned reality
Symbolism can only be applied in hindsight
With it we could all be brilliantly right
Thankfully this can never be the case
Stupidity is humanity’s greatest quality
There would not be pure love without it
Our mistakes are plentiful and mournful
Until we eventually learn how to avoid them
A long grieving process of profound loss
Making each laugh louder and more rewarding
Making each smile brighter and longer lasting
There is nothing else to do until death
Our tears will flood this planet one day
Unless our sun burns through us first
Preventing tragedy is never going to happen
All we can do is try to live among it
What we are missing will be held by someone
Should we really need it they will find us
The way our hearts find love after breaking
For like every changing season and life
There is a new one beginning and mattering
Our own should matter throughout it all
A simple lesson not so easy in its learning.
08/25/08
Another Tuesday, another countdown. But a new #1, such a great song. The top 200 out of 1360 are below, still lazy and haven't added any new songs.
jr.
Top 200 Songs Played This Year On My iTunes Player
1. All The Trees Are Hers by Hawksley Workman (4)
2. The One I Love by David Gray (1)
3. When I Dream Of Michaelangelo by Counting Crows (3)
4. Supernatural Superserious by R.E.M. (5)
5. You Can't Count On Me by Counting Crows (6)
6. Empty by Ray LaMontagne (2)
7. No One's Gonna Love You by Band Of Horses (7)
8. Wonderwall by Oasis (8)
9. Boy With A Coin by Iron and Wine (13)
10. Say It To Me Now by Glen Hansard (12)
11. Hard Sun by Eddie Vedder
12. Have You Ever Seen The Rain? by C.C.R.
13. Always by Neverending White Lights
14. Guaranteed by Eddie Vedder
15. Waiting by City and Colour
16. Creep by Radiohead
17. One by U2
18. You Are My Face by Wilco
19. The Bends by Radiohead
20. Long Road To Ruin by Foo Fighters
21. A Long December by Counting Crows
22. O Valencia by The Decemberists
23. Your Heart Is An Empty Room by Death Cab For Cutie
24. Calling All Friends by Low Stars
25. Thinking About You by Norah Jones
26. Everything by Michael Buble
27. When You Were Young by The Killers
28. Falling Slowly by The Frames
29. Cowboys by Counting Crows
30. Strawberry Fields Forever by The Beatles
31. Hospital Beds by Cold War Kids
32. Blanket Of Ghosts by Dustin Kensrue
33. Love Hurts by Incubus
34. My List by The Killers
35. Off He Goes by Pearl Jam
36. Everybody Knows by Ryan Adams
37. Lemon Parade by Tonic
38. Tupelo Honey by Van Morrison
39. Where The Streets Have No Name by U2
40. The Blues by Switchfoot
41. Hannah by Ray LaMontagne
42. Chase This Light by Jimmy Eat World
43. No Sugar Tonight/New Mother Nature by The Guess Who
44. Oceanside by The Decemberists
45. Accidental Babies by Damien Rice
46. Have You Seen Me Lately? (Acoustic) by Counting Crows
47. The Hardest Part by Coldplay
48. Kite by U2
49. Hard Candy by Counting Crows
50. Antichrist Television Blues by Arcade Fire
51. Diamonds On The Inside by Ben Harper
52. Mr. Jones by Counting Crows
53. Your Song by Elton John
54. A Time To Be So Small by Interpol
55. Gotta Be Somebody's Blues by Jimmy Eat World
56. Every Part Of Me by Sam Roberts
57. Sing by Travis
58. Los Angeles by Counting Crows
59. NYC by Interpol
60. What Light by Wilco
61. Brown Eyed Girl by Van Morrison
62. The Con by Tegan and Sara
63. Hello Sunshine by Super Furry Animals
64. Only The Lonely by Roy Orbison
65. Alright by Pilot Speed
66. Girl In The War by Josh Ritter
67. Anna Molly by Incubus
68. If You're Gonna Leave by Emerson Hart
69. Society by Eddie Vedder
70. The Crane Wife 3 by The Decemberists
71. 1492 by Counting Crows
72. Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds by The Beatles
73. Sky Blue Sky by Wilco
74. Miller's Angels by Counting Crows
75. Southern Girl by Amos Lee
76. Michelle by The Beatles
77. Some Surprise by The Cake Sale (Lisa Hannigan + Gary Lightbody)
78. Trouble by Coldplay
79. She Don't Want Nobody Near by Counting Crows
80. Elephant by Damien Rice
81. Naked As We Came by Iron and Wine
82. If I Had Eyes by Jack Johnson
83. 1973 by James Blunt
84. Sunday Morning Coming Down (Live) by Johnny Cash
85. You're Always Going Too Soon by Matthew Jay
86. Barfly by Ray LaMontagne
87. Jumpin' Jack Flash by The Rolling Stones
88. Please Be Patient With Me by Wilco
89. Catapult (Acoustic) by Counting Crows
90. Tears and Rain by James Blunt
91. Impossible Germany by Wilco
92. One Horse Town by The Thrills
93. Telling Them by Starsailor
94. These Girls by Ryan Adams
95. Hallelujah by Rufus Wainwright
96. Gold In Them Hills by Ron Sexsmith with Chris Martin
97. Thank You by The Redwalls
98. My Rights Versus Yours by The New Pornographers
99. The Painter by Neil Young
100. For Reasons Unknown by The Killers
101. Sleep Don't Weep by Damien Rice
102. Rain King (Acoustic) by Counting Crows
103. Last To Die by Bruce Springsteen
104. Let It Be by The Beatles
105. La Cienega Just Smiled by Ryan Adams
106. Coconut Skins by Damien Rice
107. St. Robinson In His Cadillac Dream (Live) by Counting Crows
108. The Weight by The Band
109. Is There A Ghost? by Band Of Horses
110. Here Comes The Sun by The Beatles
111. Baby I Love Your Way by Bob Marley
112. Against The Wind by Bob Seger
113. Lodi by C.C.R.
114. Daylight Fading by Counting Crows
115. Marching Bands Of Manhattan by Death Cab For Cutie
116. Lying Eyes by The Eagles
117. Almost Lover by A Fine Frenzy
118. Do You Remember? by Jack Johnson
119. Pull Me Through by Jim Cuddy
120. Watching The Wheels (Acoustic) by John Lennon
121. Nuclear Daydream by Joseph Arthur
122. Kathleen by Josh Ritter
123. Bedshaped by Keane
124. Invincible by Muse
125. Harvest Moon by Neil Young
126. Million Faces by Paolo Nutini
127. The Great Escape by Patrick Watson
128. Let It Ride by Ryan Adams
129. Club Thing by Yoav
130. Soul Meets Body by Death Cab For Cutie
131. Mind Games by John Lennon
132. Snow Is Gone by Josh Ritter
133. Oh My Sweet Carolina by Ryan Adams with Emmylou Harris
134. Ashes Of American Flags by Wilco
135. Josephine by The Wallflowers
136. Imitation Of Life by R.E.M.
137. The Grace by Neverending White Lights with Dallas Green
138. Only Love Can Break Your Heart by Neil Young
139. Breakdown by Jack Johnson
140. An Angry Blade by Iron and Wine
141. Talk Shows On Mute by Incubus
142. The Water by Feist
143. Summer Skin by Death Cab For Cutie
144. High Life by Counting Crows
145. Speed Of Sound by Coldplay
146. Save Your Scissors by City and Colour
147. Black Winged Bird by The Cake Sale (Nina Persson)
148. Mrs. Potter's Lullaby by Counting Crows
149. Warning Sign by Coldplay
150. Round Here by Counting Crows
151. Doesn't Remind Me by Audioslave
152. Up On Cripple Creek by The Band
153. A Message by Coldplay
154. Amy Hit The Atmosphere by Counting Crows
155. The Blower's Daughter by Damien Rice
156. So Long, So Long by Dashboard Confessional with Adam Duritz
157. Sons and Daughters by The Decemberists
158. 1 2 3 4 by Feist
159. One Last Chance by James Morrison
160. Come and Find Me by Josh Ritter
161. Ramble On by Led Zeppelin
162. The River by Live
163. Man On The Moon by R.E.M.
164. Across The Universe by Rufus Wainwright
165. I Taught Myself To Grow Old by Ryan Adams
166. Bridge To Nowhere by Sam Roberts
167. Elevator Love Letter by Stars
168. Why Does It Always Rain On Me? by Travis
169. The Thanks I Get by Wilco
170. Sullivan Street (Live) by Counting Crows
171. Invisible City by The Wallflowers
172. With or Without You by U2
173. You Don't Know How It Feels by Tom Petty
174. On Again, Off Again by Sean Lennon
175. Hard Road by Sam Roberts
176. Fake Plastic Trees (Live) by Radiohead
177. Around The Sun by R.E.M.
178. I Hope Your Heart Runs Empty by Neverending White Lights
179. Better Man by James Morrison
180. You're Beautiful (Acoustic) by James Blunt
181. Sitting, Waiting, Wishing by Jack Johnson
182. The Animals Were Gone by Damien Rice
183. Come Around by Counting Crows
184. Hang Me Out To Dry by Cold War Kids
185. Whole Lot Of Leaving by Bon Jovi
186. Workingman Blues #2 by Bob Dylan
187. Bad Timing by Blue Rodeo
188. Change by Blind Melon
189. Twist and Shout by The Beatles
190. There, There by Radiohead
191. Recovering The Satellites by Counting Crows
192. Hey Jude by The Beatles
193. Colorblind by Counting Crows
194. Long Line Of Pain by Amos Lee
195. Apple Candy by Ben Lee
196. Bulletproof by Blue Rodeo
197. Fix You by Coldplay
198. Good Time by Counting Crows
199. Rootless Tree by Damien Rice
200. Everytime by David Gray
The weather has moved towards autumn, at least at nights. The sun is setting earlier and the breeze is more chilling than refreshing. By contrast though the days are much nicer and more enjoyable. The give and take of the declining summer.
I wrote the piece below yesterday night after stopping for tea on my way from dinner at my grandparents. I had seen a quote about wisdom and worked off of it.
Knowledge Is Not Wisdom But A Starting Point
Summer’s inevitable descent is upon us
The yellow dragonfly is slowly fading
Many more flowers are already done
Their return is guaranteed unlike ours
Already the August nights are colder
Making camp fires more than necessary
For fighting off the coolness of night
September is a present already opened
I found many reasons to smile yesterday
A few of them remained relevant today
Real laughter is not as foreign to me lately
The reasons are simpler than thought
I made things too complex for years
Choosing to torture myself with doubt
Knowledge is not wisdom but a starting point
Finding my own path can still be achieved
The surface might be rough and not travelled
Should this be the destination of my life
I will not be surprised or even concerned
A place of solitude and peace is my dream
Where its music never leaves the air
The melody is soulful, sweet and soft
Inspirational lyrics fall like dying stars
A wish is only a thought turned reality
Symbolism can only be applied in hindsight
With it we could all be brilliantly right
Thankfully this can never be the case
Stupidity is humanity’s greatest quality
There would not be pure love without it
Our mistakes are plentiful and mournful
Until we eventually learn how to avoid them
A long grieving process of profound loss
Making each laugh louder and more rewarding
Making each smile brighter and longer lasting
There is nothing else to do until death
Our tears will flood this planet one day
Unless our sun burns through us first
Preventing tragedy is never going to happen
All we can do is try to live among it
What we are missing will be held by someone
Should we really need it they will find us
The way our hearts find love after breaking
For like every changing season and life
There is a new one beginning and mattering
Our own should matter throughout it all
A simple lesson not so easy in its learning.
08/25/08
Another Tuesday, another countdown. But a new #1, such a great song. The top 200 out of 1360 are below, still lazy and haven't added any new songs.
jr.
Top 200 Songs Played This Year On My iTunes Player
1. All The Trees Are Hers by Hawksley Workman (4)
2. The One I Love by David Gray (1)
3. When I Dream Of Michaelangelo by Counting Crows (3)
4. Supernatural Superserious by R.E.M. (5)
5. You Can't Count On Me by Counting Crows (6)
6. Empty by Ray LaMontagne (2)
7. No One's Gonna Love You by Band Of Horses (7)
8. Wonderwall by Oasis (8)
9. Boy With A Coin by Iron and Wine (13)
10. Say It To Me Now by Glen Hansard (12)
11. Hard Sun by Eddie Vedder
12. Have You Ever Seen The Rain? by C.C.R.
13. Always by Neverending White Lights
14. Guaranteed by Eddie Vedder
15. Waiting by City and Colour
16. Creep by Radiohead
17. One by U2
18. You Are My Face by Wilco
19. The Bends by Radiohead
20. Long Road To Ruin by Foo Fighters
21. A Long December by Counting Crows
22. O Valencia by The Decemberists
23. Your Heart Is An Empty Room by Death Cab For Cutie
24. Calling All Friends by Low Stars
25. Thinking About You by Norah Jones
26. Everything by Michael Buble
27. When You Were Young by The Killers
28. Falling Slowly by The Frames
29. Cowboys by Counting Crows
30. Strawberry Fields Forever by The Beatles
31. Hospital Beds by Cold War Kids
32. Blanket Of Ghosts by Dustin Kensrue
33. Love Hurts by Incubus
34. My List by The Killers
35. Off He Goes by Pearl Jam
36. Everybody Knows by Ryan Adams
37. Lemon Parade by Tonic
38. Tupelo Honey by Van Morrison
39. Where The Streets Have No Name by U2
40. The Blues by Switchfoot
41. Hannah by Ray LaMontagne
42. Chase This Light by Jimmy Eat World
43. No Sugar Tonight/New Mother Nature by The Guess Who
44. Oceanside by The Decemberists
45. Accidental Babies by Damien Rice
46. Have You Seen Me Lately? (Acoustic) by Counting Crows
47. The Hardest Part by Coldplay
48. Kite by U2
49. Hard Candy by Counting Crows
50. Antichrist Television Blues by Arcade Fire
51. Diamonds On The Inside by Ben Harper
52. Mr. Jones by Counting Crows
53. Your Song by Elton John
54. A Time To Be So Small by Interpol
55. Gotta Be Somebody's Blues by Jimmy Eat World
56. Every Part Of Me by Sam Roberts
57. Sing by Travis
58. Los Angeles by Counting Crows
59. NYC by Interpol
60. What Light by Wilco
61. Brown Eyed Girl by Van Morrison
62. The Con by Tegan and Sara
63. Hello Sunshine by Super Furry Animals
64. Only The Lonely by Roy Orbison
65. Alright by Pilot Speed
66. Girl In The War by Josh Ritter
67. Anna Molly by Incubus
68. If You're Gonna Leave by Emerson Hart
69. Society by Eddie Vedder
70. The Crane Wife 3 by The Decemberists
71. 1492 by Counting Crows
72. Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds by The Beatles
73. Sky Blue Sky by Wilco
74. Miller's Angels by Counting Crows
75. Southern Girl by Amos Lee
76. Michelle by The Beatles
77. Some Surprise by The Cake Sale (Lisa Hannigan + Gary Lightbody)
78. Trouble by Coldplay
79. She Don't Want Nobody Near by Counting Crows
80. Elephant by Damien Rice
81. Naked As We Came by Iron and Wine
82. If I Had Eyes by Jack Johnson
83. 1973 by James Blunt
84. Sunday Morning Coming Down (Live) by Johnny Cash
85. You're Always Going Too Soon by Matthew Jay
86. Barfly by Ray LaMontagne
87. Jumpin' Jack Flash by The Rolling Stones
88. Please Be Patient With Me by Wilco
89. Catapult (Acoustic) by Counting Crows
90. Tears and Rain by James Blunt
91. Impossible Germany by Wilco
92. One Horse Town by The Thrills
93. Telling Them by Starsailor
94. These Girls by Ryan Adams
95. Hallelujah by Rufus Wainwright
96. Gold In Them Hills by Ron Sexsmith with Chris Martin
97. Thank You by The Redwalls
98. My Rights Versus Yours by The New Pornographers
99. The Painter by Neil Young
100. For Reasons Unknown by The Killers
101. Sleep Don't Weep by Damien Rice
102. Rain King (Acoustic) by Counting Crows
103. Last To Die by Bruce Springsteen
104. Let It Be by The Beatles
105. La Cienega Just Smiled by Ryan Adams
106. Coconut Skins by Damien Rice
107. St. Robinson In His Cadillac Dream (Live) by Counting Crows
108. The Weight by The Band
109. Is There A Ghost? by Band Of Horses
110. Here Comes The Sun by The Beatles
111. Baby I Love Your Way by Bob Marley
112. Against The Wind by Bob Seger
113. Lodi by C.C.R.
114. Daylight Fading by Counting Crows
115. Marching Bands Of Manhattan by Death Cab For Cutie
116. Lying Eyes by The Eagles
117. Almost Lover by A Fine Frenzy
118. Do You Remember? by Jack Johnson
119. Pull Me Through by Jim Cuddy
120. Watching The Wheels (Acoustic) by John Lennon
121. Nuclear Daydream by Joseph Arthur
122. Kathleen by Josh Ritter
123. Bedshaped by Keane
124. Invincible by Muse
125. Harvest Moon by Neil Young
126. Million Faces by Paolo Nutini
127. The Great Escape by Patrick Watson
128. Let It Ride by Ryan Adams
129. Club Thing by Yoav
130. Soul Meets Body by Death Cab For Cutie
131. Mind Games by John Lennon
132. Snow Is Gone by Josh Ritter
133. Oh My Sweet Carolina by Ryan Adams with Emmylou Harris
134. Ashes Of American Flags by Wilco
135. Josephine by The Wallflowers
136. Imitation Of Life by R.E.M.
137. The Grace by Neverending White Lights with Dallas Green
138. Only Love Can Break Your Heart by Neil Young
139. Breakdown by Jack Johnson
140. An Angry Blade by Iron and Wine
141. Talk Shows On Mute by Incubus
142. The Water by Feist
143. Summer Skin by Death Cab For Cutie
144. High Life by Counting Crows
145. Speed Of Sound by Coldplay
146. Save Your Scissors by City and Colour
147. Black Winged Bird by The Cake Sale (Nina Persson)
148. Mrs. Potter's Lullaby by Counting Crows
149. Warning Sign by Coldplay
150. Round Here by Counting Crows
151. Doesn't Remind Me by Audioslave
152. Up On Cripple Creek by The Band
153. A Message by Coldplay
154. Amy Hit The Atmosphere by Counting Crows
155. The Blower's Daughter by Damien Rice
156. So Long, So Long by Dashboard Confessional with Adam Duritz
157. Sons and Daughters by The Decemberists
158. 1 2 3 4 by Feist
159. One Last Chance by James Morrison
160. Come and Find Me by Josh Ritter
161. Ramble On by Led Zeppelin
162. The River by Live
163. Man On The Moon by R.E.M.
164. Across The Universe by Rufus Wainwright
165. I Taught Myself To Grow Old by Ryan Adams
166. Bridge To Nowhere by Sam Roberts
167. Elevator Love Letter by Stars
168. Why Does It Always Rain On Me? by Travis
169. The Thanks I Get by Wilco
170. Sullivan Street (Live) by Counting Crows
171. Invisible City by The Wallflowers
172. With or Without You by U2
173. You Don't Know How It Feels by Tom Petty
174. On Again, Off Again by Sean Lennon
175. Hard Road by Sam Roberts
176. Fake Plastic Trees (Live) by Radiohead
177. Around The Sun by R.E.M.
178. I Hope Your Heart Runs Empty by Neverending White Lights
179. Better Man by James Morrison
180. You're Beautiful (Acoustic) by James Blunt
181. Sitting, Waiting, Wishing by Jack Johnson
182. The Animals Were Gone by Damien Rice
183. Come Around by Counting Crows
184. Hang Me Out To Dry by Cold War Kids
185. Whole Lot Of Leaving by Bon Jovi
186. Workingman Blues #2 by Bob Dylan
187. Bad Timing by Blue Rodeo
188. Change by Blind Melon
189. Twist and Shout by The Beatles
190. There, There by Radiohead
191. Recovering The Satellites by Counting Crows
192. Hey Jude by The Beatles
193. Colorblind by Counting Crows
194. Long Line Of Pain by Amos Lee
195. Apple Candy by Ben Lee
196. Bulletproof by Blue Rodeo
197. Fix You by Coldplay
198. Good Time by Counting Crows
199. Rootless Tree by Damien Rice
200. Everytime by David Gray
Saturday, August 23, 2008
"I've been trying to get down to the heart of the matter but my will gets weak and my thoughts seem to scatter, but I think it's about..forgiveness."
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FLgUuHl2xJo
Heart of the Matter by Don Henley
An article from CNN about how to forgive. It might be easy for some of us but for most of us it is more complicated than we can articulate.
http://www.cnn.com/2008/LIVING/personal/08/22/lw.forgiveness/index.html
I started reading an interesting book called Gateway to Oblivion (The Great Lakes' Bermuda Triangle) by Hugh Cochrane. It is an older book, published in 1980, but it is attempting to prove that there is something unexplainable out in these waters. From ships disappearing or suddenly exploding in flames to other events in the air, involving planes crashing and disappearing, also mysterious events on the land surrounding the water. It is interesting and there have been many cases of unexplainable events. Though the author goes out on a limb at times trying to make every event seem more mysterious than it might really be. It is a good companion to my usual collection of serious books.
"It does not bother me to say this isn't love..."
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KXQ86F5Xmxc
Anna Begins by Counting Crows (last night in Chicago)
I wrote the following tonight while having tea in Williams, waiting for the daylight to completely fade.
Forgiving Anybody Is Hard For Some
I am a solitary man
The years have made me so
A singular reason does not exist
The multitudes of them equal one
Time will continue to add them up
Until I have lived and died
Measured differently with perspective
Each of us having our own
Based on individual circumstances
Places we have called home and left
Countries spanning the globe
Cultures slightly different or absolutely
There is no denying our biases
Bone holds secrets and skin remembers
A lover, a mother or a stranger
Each with their own comfort level
Forgiving anybody is hard for some
We keep everything tied too tight
Preventing the blood from circulating
Clotting our words and silencing them
Rending us more than useless
When it comes to comforting someone
Their pain is too much our own
Identical in its agonizing composition
A story of fact without fictional characters
Easily remembered faces and mannerisms
Put aside but never completely misplaced
Nothing seems like it can ever really be
I am a keeper of miscellaneous information
Pointless observations about never lasting moments
Colourful sunsets reflected in a woman’s green eyes
The Lily of the Valley lingering on a woman’s skin
Such beautiful thoughts on such an ordinary night
With light fleeting but really nothing else arriving
I would be oblivious to almost anything
Unless it tapped me on the shoulder like a friend
So distant are my introspective meanderings tonight
There is little rhyme and once again no reason
Time will continue and add us all up
After we have lived and died.
08/23/08
So Barack Obama has chosen Joe Biden as his Vice President nominee, I think it is a good solid choice. The ball is in McCain's court now, let the game really begin. Too bad for Obama that they aren't playing basketball.
Enjoy your Saturday night.
jr.
Heart of the Matter by Don Henley
An article from CNN about how to forgive. It might be easy for some of us but for most of us it is more complicated than we can articulate.
http://www.cnn.com/2008/LIVING/personal/08/22/lw.forgiveness/index.html
I started reading an interesting book called Gateway to Oblivion (The Great Lakes' Bermuda Triangle) by Hugh Cochrane. It is an older book, published in 1980, but it is attempting to prove that there is something unexplainable out in these waters. From ships disappearing or suddenly exploding in flames to other events in the air, involving planes crashing and disappearing, also mysterious events on the land surrounding the water. It is interesting and there have been many cases of unexplainable events. Though the author goes out on a limb at times trying to make every event seem more mysterious than it might really be. It is a good companion to my usual collection of serious books.
"It does not bother me to say this isn't love..."
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KXQ86F5Xmxc
Anna Begins by Counting Crows (last night in Chicago)
I wrote the following tonight while having tea in Williams, waiting for the daylight to completely fade.
Forgiving Anybody Is Hard For Some
I am a solitary man
The years have made me so
A singular reason does not exist
The multitudes of them equal one
Time will continue to add them up
Until I have lived and died
Measured differently with perspective
Each of us having our own
Based on individual circumstances
Places we have called home and left
Countries spanning the globe
Cultures slightly different or absolutely
There is no denying our biases
Bone holds secrets and skin remembers
A lover, a mother or a stranger
Each with their own comfort level
Forgiving anybody is hard for some
We keep everything tied too tight
Preventing the blood from circulating
Clotting our words and silencing them
Rending us more than useless
When it comes to comforting someone
Their pain is too much our own
Identical in its agonizing composition
A story of fact without fictional characters
Easily remembered faces and mannerisms
Put aside but never completely misplaced
Nothing seems like it can ever really be
I am a keeper of miscellaneous information
Pointless observations about never lasting moments
Colourful sunsets reflected in a woman’s green eyes
The Lily of the Valley lingering on a woman’s skin
Such beautiful thoughts on such an ordinary night
With light fleeting but really nothing else arriving
I would be oblivious to almost anything
Unless it tapped me on the shoulder like a friend
So distant are my introspective meanderings tonight
There is little rhyme and once again no reason
Time will continue and add us all up
After we have lived and died.
08/23/08
So Barack Obama has chosen Joe Biden as his Vice President nominee, I think it is a good solid choice. The ball is in McCain's court now, let the game really begin. Too bad for Obama that they aren't playing basketball.
Enjoy your Saturday night.
jr.
Friday, August 22, 2008
"Come as you are, as you were, as I want you to be..."
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bOL5cpwTkes
Come As You Are by Nirvana
Yesterday I watched Definitely, Maybe and although it is sort of a "chick" flick, I enjoyed it. It stars Ryan Reynolds and follows his many loves throughout the early and mid 1990's. The backdrop for the movie is local and national politics in New York state and the Presidency of Bill Clinton. One of Reynolds girlfriends introduces him to Nirvana and Kurt Cobain through the song Come As You Are, thus the blog title. Also in this movie is the brilliant Racheal Weisz and the very cute Abigail Breslin plays Reynolds young daughter. It is her demands to know the story of her father's life before her, which leads to the unfolding of the movie. Information about the movie is below.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0832266/
An opinion piece from the New York Times about how Hillary and McCain are teaming up on Obama, I liked the sarcastic tone of the article.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/20/opinion/20dowd.html?bl&ex=1219550400&en=f3382fa42a9af6ce&ei=5087%0A
Counting Crows clips from last night in Pittsburgh.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n06LB1FE0jw
You Can't Count On Me
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rikxmvCDRkA
Washington Square
Also used in Definitely, Maybe.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fb5T0gcHZBg
The Time of Times by Badly Drawn Boy (This is me)
I started reading Beloved by Toni Morrison, winner of the 1988 Pulitzer Prize for fiction, and the following has stuck with me.
"A man ain't nothing but a man," said Baby Suggs. "But a son? Well now, that's somebody."
jr.
Come As You Are by Nirvana
Yesterday I watched Definitely, Maybe and although it is sort of a "chick" flick, I enjoyed it. It stars Ryan Reynolds and follows his many loves throughout the early and mid 1990's. The backdrop for the movie is local and national politics in New York state and the Presidency of Bill Clinton. One of Reynolds girlfriends introduces him to Nirvana and Kurt Cobain through the song Come As You Are, thus the blog title. Also in this movie is the brilliant Racheal Weisz and the very cute Abigail Breslin plays Reynolds young daughter. It is her demands to know the story of her father's life before her, which leads to the unfolding of the movie. Information about the movie is below.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0832266/
An opinion piece from the New York Times about how Hillary and McCain are teaming up on Obama, I liked the sarcastic tone of the article.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/20/opinion/20dowd.html?bl&ex=1219550400&en=f3382fa42a9af6ce&ei=5087%0A
Counting Crows clips from last night in Pittsburgh.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n06LB1FE0jw
You Can't Count On Me
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rikxmvCDRkA
Washington Square
Also used in Definitely, Maybe.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fb5T0gcHZBg
The Time of Times by Badly Drawn Boy (This is me)
I started reading Beloved by Toni Morrison, winner of the 1988 Pulitzer Prize for fiction, and the following has stuck with me.
"A man ain't nothing but a man," said Baby Suggs. "But a son? Well now, that's somebody."
jr.
Wednesday, August 20, 2008
"You'd kill yourself for recognition; kill yourself to never ever stop. You broke another mirror; you're turning into something you are not..."
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W6uaTYjCWvY
High and Dry by Radiohead
So I finally watched The Dark Knight and it was very good as advertised. Ledger's joker is creepy, funny and brilliant. I don't think I should of, but I laughed when he walked out of the hospital dressed as a nurse and blew it up. The Internet Movie Database has it ranked #3 all-time at 9.2/10 only behind The Shawshank Redemption and The Godfather. I think Shawshank is a lot better but only because its story is not based on a superhero but a man jailed for a crime he didn't commit. I don't think it is a coincidence that the great Morgan Freeman is in 2 of the top 3 movies. Information about the Dark Knight is below.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0468569/
"Just dream about, someone else tonight. Just dream about, color fills our song. Just dream about, how I will let go..."
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TbGUrNtoRC4
Dream About Me by Moby
I wrote the following early this afternoon.
A Milky White River of Smoothness
Summer has settled into comfortable days
A clear blue sky usually prevails over cloud
There has been adequate breeze to cool us
Should the August sun become too warm
Perfection might be a word used by some
I am more inclined to say it is almost there
My real and perceived flaws make it impossible
Too many pieces of the puzzle are missing
There is a picture but it is not clear enough
I am one of many looking out the same window
Seeing what no woman seems able to see
The potential of them and me in this life
My own possibilities have been buried by me
They are deep in a soul with many holes
Most of them have escaped like time
Unfortunately they are not coming back
I no longer mourn their necessary passing
Freedom comes in varying shapes and faces
Mine is littered with scars of nervous habits
Hers is a milky white river of smoothness
Flowing to a heart disconnected from mine
A peaceful and easy feeling is only a song
I hear occasionally late at night on the radio
Not everything is hard like a mountain boulder
Life has actually become easier with age
Not in the physical or material sense but emotionally
Learning is necessary after failing and disappointing
My lessons are still a large work slowly progressing
The length of an afternoon can hardly be compared
Many more of them will pass casually by me
Until there is some reasoning to their rhyme
I do not expect any large miracles to come along
Singular moments are all of my entitlement
This should be enough for me on most days
Assuming they are not spent searching for a face.
08/20/08
http://ca.news.yahoo.com/s/capress/080818/national/chretien_harper
So it is nice to see that former Canadian Prime Minister Jean Chretien is completely recovered from his heart bypass surgery to verbally abuse Stephen Harper. Someone who can verbally take and receive a punch needs to knock Harper from his high horse and Chretien is someone who can do that. There is no one active in Canadian politics who can play the game better than Chretien. Sleeping dogs only lie still for so long.
jr.
High and Dry by Radiohead
So I finally watched The Dark Knight and it was very good as advertised. Ledger's joker is creepy, funny and brilliant. I don't think I should of, but I laughed when he walked out of the hospital dressed as a nurse and blew it up. The Internet Movie Database has it ranked #3 all-time at 9.2/10 only behind The Shawshank Redemption and The Godfather. I think Shawshank is a lot better but only because its story is not based on a superhero but a man jailed for a crime he didn't commit. I don't think it is a coincidence that the great Morgan Freeman is in 2 of the top 3 movies. Information about the Dark Knight is below.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0468569/
"Just dream about, someone else tonight. Just dream about, color fills our song. Just dream about, how I will let go..."
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TbGUrNtoRC4
Dream About Me by Moby
I wrote the following early this afternoon.
A Milky White River of Smoothness
Summer has settled into comfortable days
A clear blue sky usually prevails over cloud
There has been adequate breeze to cool us
Should the August sun become too warm
Perfection might be a word used by some
I am more inclined to say it is almost there
My real and perceived flaws make it impossible
Too many pieces of the puzzle are missing
There is a picture but it is not clear enough
I am one of many looking out the same window
Seeing what no woman seems able to see
The potential of them and me in this life
My own possibilities have been buried by me
They are deep in a soul with many holes
Most of them have escaped like time
Unfortunately they are not coming back
I no longer mourn their necessary passing
Freedom comes in varying shapes and faces
Mine is littered with scars of nervous habits
Hers is a milky white river of smoothness
Flowing to a heart disconnected from mine
A peaceful and easy feeling is only a song
I hear occasionally late at night on the radio
Not everything is hard like a mountain boulder
Life has actually become easier with age
Not in the physical or material sense but emotionally
Learning is necessary after failing and disappointing
My lessons are still a large work slowly progressing
The length of an afternoon can hardly be compared
Many more of them will pass casually by me
Until there is some reasoning to their rhyme
I do not expect any large miracles to come along
Singular moments are all of my entitlement
This should be enough for me on most days
Assuming they are not spent searching for a face.
08/20/08
http://ca.news.yahoo.com/s/capress/080818/national/chretien_harper
So it is nice to see that former Canadian Prime Minister Jean Chretien is completely recovered from his heart bypass surgery to verbally abuse Stephen Harper. Someone who can verbally take and receive a punch needs to knock Harper from his high horse and Chretien is someone who can do that. There is no one active in Canadian politics who can play the game better than Chretien. Sleeping dogs only lie still for so long.
jr.
Tuesday, August 19, 2008
"There's things I might have said, only wish I could, now I'm leaking life faster than I'm leaking blood.."
The blogging returns today. I couldn't neglect it any longer.
A friend got married on Saturday and it was a very good day. It was nice to catch up with some old friends and to celebrate new beginnings. The weather was great for it and it has been pretty nice lately. Though yesterday it was a little warm and rained, forcing my weekly visit to my grandparents for dinner indoors.
Below are two pieces of writing, one from earlier and one I wrote yesterday night sitting in Williams.
"Love is a ghost train howling on the radio..."
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x3ZW4hkYfsg
The first one was slightly inspired by Ghost Train above.
Life’s Train
Twelve brass bells rang
Life’s train left the station
Fine drops of rain fell
Faces appeared and disappeared
Everyone safely behind glass
I peered down the tracks
Analyzing steel and wood
Before returning home
A place of trinkets and plants
I will be alright alone
There is no one left to disappoint
Life can be easier now
The journey is over
For better or worse
Everyone is gone
My destination has unfolded
Wet skin and dust particles
Commingled in a bathroom
I have run the water hot
Surrounded by steam and sweat
My skin is relaxing
Not young bones are cracking
My mind is alright
Without its heart to correct it
The box was put on the train
Never to be opened again
Things written cannot be undone
Signed, seal and delivered
A song without eyes
Only a voice to sing it
This home will be quieter
Devoid of its inhabitants
I had no choice but to evict them
They had overstayed their welcome
Kindness can only tolerate so much
Until it becomes a form of bitterness
The water runs over porcelain
Transparency seeping through white
An afternoon ringing its passing
Even when ears are not listening
I have not heard anything lately
Coming from where it used to
How quickly years are forgotten
When they mean absolutely nothing.
08/15/08
Refilled and Reinvented
The day has began emptying itself of light
Shortly very little will remain for the night
Electricity has made the moon almost invisible
The fullness of its beauty is hardly recognized
From inside our technologically advanced rooms
Televisions flashing images by the seconds
Love is altered or broken in a text message
Tiny characters of our once prized alphabet
Complex and long words have been shortened
There is not the need for them in this generation
Culturally things are different and maybe easier
Though it is very possible to become disconnected
Friendships are instant messages without real words
Conversation and storytelling skills have been replaced
You can think you know someone but really do not
Their eyes are mysteries behind flashing screens
They are completely different under the moon
When the summer has peaked and September waits
For Carnies to return to their autumn fairs
Prized rides in the memories of our youths
Stuffed animals won, adored and forgotten
The mind freezes their memory for the right moment
When sentimentality is needed to heal our wounds
A grandmother, a park, a flower or a trinket
Small things are what matters most in the end
They will force tears out of our eyes eventually
No one is immune to their formation and release
Human rain and necessary for sustaining life
Without them nothing will grow from our heart
There will be no forgiveness or reconciliation
Everything does not have to remain broken
The light can be refilled after being emptied
The night can be reinvented with moonlight
Real beauty is more than a fancy gadget
Even if it does transmit the world to us
Life’s real stories are going to remain invisible
Until we head out in search of them
Somewhere along the way we will find our own
The result might be hardly recognizable
Because of its beauty in the moonlight.
08/18/08
I have only watched one movie in the past week and it was called Transsiberian. The movie was okay, it starred Ben Kingsley, Woody Harrelson and Emily Mortimer. I like the characters that Kingsley plays, he is so skilled. There is information about the movie below.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0800241/
I must say Canada's performance at the Olympics is no longer pathetic.
"I am feathered and I guess I shoud...."
From August 13 in Bethel, New York.
A Long December by Counting Crows
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yQSsNI3nHwg
Well it is another Tuesday, the countdown is below. Top 200 out of 1360, I didn't add any new songs this week and there is the same #1.
Enjoy your night.
jr.
Top 200 Songs Played This Year On My iTunes Player
1. The One I Love by David Gray (1)
2. Empty by Ray LaMontagne (4)
3. When I Dream Of Michaelangelo by Counting Crows (2)
4. All The Trees Are Hers by Hawksley Workman (8)
5. Supernatural Superserious by R.E.M. (3)
6. You Can't Count On Me by Counting Crows (5)
7. No One's Gonna Love You by Band Of Horses (10)
8. Wonderwall by Oasis (6)
9. Have You Ever Seen The Rain? by C.C.R. (11)
10. Waiting by City and Colour (9)
11. Guaranteed by Eddie Vedder
12. Say It To Me Now by Glen Hansard
13. Boy With A Coin by Iron and Wine
14. Always by Neverending White Lights
15. One by U2
16. Creep by Radiohead
17. The Bends by Radiohead
18. You Are My Face by Wilco
19. Long Road To Ruin by Foo Fighters
20. Hard Sun by Eddie Vedder
21. A Long December by Counting Crows
22. O Valencia by The Decemberists
23. Thinking About You by Norah Jones
24. Calling All Friends by Low Stars
25. When You Were Young by The Killers
26. Cowboys by Counting Crows
27. Strawberry Fields Forever by The Beatles
28. Falling Slowly by The Frames
29. Love Hurts by Incubus
30. My List by The Killers
31. Everything by Michael Buble
32. Lemon Parade by Tonic
33. The Blues by Switchfoot
34. Everybody Knows by Ryan Adams
35. Have You Seen Me Lately? (Acoustic) by Counting Crows
36. Hard Candy by Counting Crows
37. Hospital Beds by Cold War Kids
38. The Hardest Part by Coldplay
39. Accidental Babies by Damien Rice
40. Your Heart Is An Empty Room by Death Cab For Cutie
41. Oceanside by The Decemberists
42. Blanket Of Ghosts by Dustin Kensrue
43. Your Song by Elton John
44. A Time To Be So Small by Interpol
45. Off He Goes by Pearl Jam
46. Hannah by Ray LaMontagne
47. Sing by Travis
48. NYC by Interpol
49. Where The Streets Have No Name by U2
50. No Sugar Tonight/New Mother Nature by The Guess Who
51. If You're Gonna Leave by Emerson Hart
52. 1492 by Counting Crows
53. Diamonds On The Inside by Ben Harper
54. Kite by U2
55. Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds by The Beatles
56. Some Surprise by The Cake Sale (Lisa Hannigan + Gary Lightbody)
57. Mr. Jones by Counting Crows
58. The Crane Wife 3 by The Decemberists
59. Society by Eddie Vedder
60. Anna Molly by Incubus
61. Naked As We Came by Iron and Wine
62. If I Had Eyes by Jack Johnson
63. Gotta Be Somebody's Blues by Jimmy Eat World
64. Sunday Morning Coming Down (Live) by Johnny Cash
65. Girl In The War by Josh Ritter
66. You're Always Going Too Soon by Matthew Jay
67. Only The Lonely by Roy Orbison
68. Every Part Of Me by Sam Roberts
69. The Con by Tegan and Sara
70. Tupelo Honey by Van Morrison
71. Sky Blue Sky by Wilco
72. Miller's Angels by Counting Crows
73. Los Angeles by Counting Crows
74. Please Be Patient With Me by Wilco
75. Brown Eyed Girl by Van Morrison
76. Hello Sunshine by Super Furry Animals
77. Telling Them by Starsailor
78. Gold In Them Hills by Ron Sexsmith with Chris Martin
79. Alright by Pilot Speed
80. My Rights Versus Yours by The New Pornographers
81. For Reasons Unknown by The Killers
82. Chase This Light by Jimmy Eat World
83. Tears and Rain by James Blunt
84. Rain King (Acoustic) by Counting Crows
85. Last To Die by Bruce Springsteen
86. Michelle by The Beatles
87. Antichrist Television Blues by The Arcade Fire
88. Southern Girl by Amos Lee
89. Impossible Germany by Wilco
90. Let It Be by The Beatles
91. The Weight by The Band
92. Lodi by C.C.R.
93. Trouble by Coldplay
94. St. Robinson In His Cadillac Dream (Live) by Counting Crows
95. Coconut Skins by Damien Rice
96. 1973 by James Blunt
97. Pull Me Through by Jim Cuddy
98. Mind Games by John Lennon
99. Nuclear Daydream by Joseph Arthur
100. Invincible by Muse
101. Harvest Moon by Neil Young
102. Jumpin' Jack Flash by The Rolling Stones
103. Hallelujah by Rufus Wainwright
104. Let It Ride by Ryan Adams
105. What Light by Wilco
106. Club Thing by Yoav
107. She Don't Want Nobody Near by Counting Crows
108. The Painter by Neil Young
109. Oh My Sweet Carolina by Ryan Adams with Emmylou Harris
110. Catapult (Acoustic) by Counting Crows
111. These Girls by Ryan Adams
112. Daylight Fading by Counting Crows
113. Ashes Of American Flags by Wilco
114. La Ceinega Just Smiled by Ryan Adams
115. Barfly by Ray LaMontagne
116. The Great Escape by Patrick Watson
117. Million Faces by Paolo Nutini
118. Only Love Can Break Your Heart by Neil Young
119. Katleen by Josh Ritter
120. Watching The Wheels (Acoustic) by John Lennon
121. Do You Remember? by Jack Johnson
122. Talk Shows On Mute by Incubus
123. The Water by Feist
124. Lying Eyes by The Eagles
125. Sleep Don't Weep by Damien Rice
126. Warning Sign by Coldplay
127. Black Winged Bird by The Cake Sale (Nina Persson)
128. Baby I Love Your Way by Bob Marley
129. Here Comes The Sun by The Beatles
130. Elephant by Damien Rice
131. Is There A Ghost? by Band Of Horses
132. Save Your Scissors by City and Colour
133. Round Here by Counting Crows
134. Soul Meets Body by Death Cab For Cutie
135. 1 2 3 4 by Feist
136. Almost Lover by A Fine Frenzy
137. An Angry Blade by Iron and Wine
138. One Last Chance by James Morrison
139. Snow Is Gone by Josh Ritter
140. Bedshaped by Keane
141. Ramble On by Led Zeppelin
142. The River by Live
143. Imitation Of Life by R.E.M.
144. Thank You by The Redwalls
145. Across The Universe by Rufus Wainwright
146. Elevator Love Letter by Stars
147. One Horse Town by The Thrills
148. Josephine by The Wallflowers
149. Mrs. Potter's Lullaby by Counting Crows
150. Summer Skin by Death Cab For Cutie
151. High Life by Counting Crows
152. The Thanks I Get by Wilco
153. Invisible City by The Wallflowers
154. Why Does It Always Rain On Me? by Travis
155. On Again, Off Again by Sean Lennon
156. Hard Road by Sam Roberts
157. I Taught Myself To Grow Old by Ryan Adams
158. Around The Sun by R.E.M.
159. The Grace by Neverending White Lights featuring Dallas Green
160. Come and Find Me by Josh Ritter
161. Breakdown by Jack Johnson
162. The Blower's Daughter by Damien Rice
163. Sullivan Street (Live) by Counting Crows
164. Whole Lot Of Leaving by Bon Jovi
165. Against The Wind by Bob Seger
166. Hey Jude by The Beatles
167. Up On Cripple Creek by The Band
168. Bridge To Nowhere by Sam Roberts
169. The Animals Were Gone by Damien Rice
170. Amy Hit The Atmosphere by Counting Crows
171. Long Line Of Pain by Amos Lee
172. Doesn't Remind Me by Audioslave
173. Twist and Shout by The Beatles
174. Change by Blind Melon
175. Workingman Blue's #2 by Bob Dylan
176. Hang Me Out To Dry by Cold War Kids
177. Speed Of Sound by Coldplay
178. Colorblind by Counting Crows
179. Everytime by David Gray
180. Marching Bands of Manhattan by Death Cab For Cutie
181. Sons and Daughters by The Decemberists
182. You're Beautiful (Acoustic) by James Blunt
183. Better Man by James Morrison
184. Simple Man by Lynyrd Skynyrd
185. I Hope Your Heart Runs Empty by Neverending White Lights
186. There, There by Radiohead
187. Two by Ryan Adams
188. Chasing Cars by Snow Patrol
189. You Don't Know How It Feels by Tom Petty
190. With or Without You by U2
191. Angel On My Bike by The Wallflowers
192. A Message by Coldplay
193. Someday You Will Be Loved by Death Cab For Cutie
194. Fake Plastic Trees (Live) by Radiohead
195. I'm The Man Who Loves You by Wilco
196. Montebello Park by The Trews
197. Avalanche by Ryan Adams
198. All In Good Time by Ron Sexsmith
199. Three More Days by Ray LaMontagne
200. All I Need by Radiohead
A friend got married on Saturday and it was a very good day. It was nice to catch up with some old friends and to celebrate new beginnings. The weather was great for it and it has been pretty nice lately. Though yesterday it was a little warm and rained, forcing my weekly visit to my grandparents for dinner indoors.
Below are two pieces of writing, one from earlier and one I wrote yesterday night sitting in Williams.
"Love is a ghost train howling on the radio..."
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x3ZW4hkYfsg
The first one was slightly inspired by Ghost Train above.
Life’s Train
Twelve brass bells rang
Life’s train left the station
Fine drops of rain fell
Faces appeared and disappeared
Everyone safely behind glass
I peered down the tracks
Analyzing steel and wood
Before returning home
A place of trinkets and plants
I will be alright alone
There is no one left to disappoint
Life can be easier now
The journey is over
For better or worse
Everyone is gone
My destination has unfolded
Wet skin and dust particles
Commingled in a bathroom
I have run the water hot
Surrounded by steam and sweat
My skin is relaxing
Not young bones are cracking
My mind is alright
Without its heart to correct it
The box was put on the train
Never to be opened again
Things written cannot be undone
Signed, seal and delivered
A song without eyes
Only a voice to sing it
This home will be quieter
Devoid of its inhabitants
I had no choice but to evict them
They had overstayed their welcome
Kindness can only tolerate so much
Until it becomes a form of bitterness
The water runs over porcelain
Transparency seeping through white
An afternoon ringing its passing
Even when ears are not listening
I have not heard anything lately
Coming from where it used to
How quickly years are forgotten
When they mean absolutely nothing.
08/15/08
Refilled and Reinvented
The day has began emptying itself of light
Shortly very little will remain for the night
Electricity has made the moon almost invisible
The fullness of its beauty is hardly recognized
From inside our technologically advanced rooms
Televisions flashing images by the seconds
Love is altered or broken in a text message
Tiny characters of our once prized alphabet
Complex and long words have been shortened
There is not the need for them in this generation
Culturally things are different and maybe easier
Though it is very possible to become disconnected
Friendships are instant messages without real words
Conversation and storytelling skills have been replaced
You can think you know someone but really do not
Their eyes are mysteries behind flashing screens
They are completely different under the moon
When the summer has peaked and September waits
For Carnies to return to their autumn fairs
Prized rides in the memories of our youths
Stuffed animals won, adored and forgotten
The mind freezes their memory for the right moment
When sentimentality is needed to heal our wounds
A grandmother, a park, a flower or a trinket
Small things are what matters most in the end
They will force tears out of our eyes eventually
No one is immune to their formation and release
Human rain and necessary for sustaining life
Without them nothing will grow from our heart
There will be no forgiveness or reconciliation
Everything does not have to remain broken
The light can be refilled after being emptied
The night can be reinvented with moonlight
Real beauty is more than a fancy gadget
Even if it does transmit the world to us
Life’s real stories are going to remain invisible
Until we head out in search of them
Somewhere along the way we will find our own
The result might be hardly recognizable
Because of its beauty in the moonlight.
08/18/08
I have only watched one movie in the past week and it was called Transsiberian. The movie was okay, it starred Ben Kingsley, Woody Harrelson and Emily Mortimer. I like the characters that Kingsley plays, he is so skilled. There is information about the movie below.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0800241/
I must say Canada's performance at the Olympics is no longer pathetic.
"I am feathered and I guess I shoud...."
From August 13 in Bethel, New York.
A Long December by Counting Crows
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yQSsNI3nHwg
Well it is another Tuesday, the countdown is below. Top 200 out of 1360, I didn't add any new songs this week and there is the same #1.
Enjoy your night.
jr.
Top 200 Songs Played This Year On My iTunes Player
1. The One I Love by David Gray (1)
2. Empty by Ray LaMontagne (4)
3. When I Dream Of Michaelangelo by Counting Crows (2)
4. All The Trees Are Hers by Hawksley Workman (8)
5. Supernatural Superserious by R.E.M. (3)
6. You Can't Count On Me by Counting Crows (5)
7. No One's Gonna Love You by Band Of Horses (10)
8. Wonderwall by Oasis (6)
9. Have You Ever Seen The Rain? by C.C.R. (11)
10. Waiting by City and Colour (9)
11. Guaranteed by Eddie Vedder
12. Say It To Me Now by Glen Hansard
13. Boy With A Coin by Iron and Wine
14. Always by Neverending White Lights
15. One by U2
16. Creep by Radiohead
17. The Bends by Radiohead
18. You Are My Face by Wilco
19. Long Road To Ruin by Foo Fighters
20. Hard Sun by Eddie Vedder
21. A Long December by Counting Crows
22. O Valencia by The Decemberists
23. Thinking About You by Norah Jones
24. Calling All Friends by Low Stars
25. When You Were Young by The Killers
26. Cowboys by Counting Crows
27. Strawberry Fields Forever by The Beatles
28. Falling Slowly by The Frames
29. Love Hurts by Incubus
30. My List by The Killers
31. Everything by Michael Buble
32. Lemon Parade by Tonic
33. The Blues by Switchfoot
34. Everybody Knows by Ryan Adams
35. Have You Seen Me Lately? (Acoustic) by Counting Crows
36. Hard Candy by Counting Crows
37. Hospital Beds by Cold War Kids
38. The Hardest Part by Coldplay
39. Accidental Babies by Damien Rice
40. Your Heart Is An Empty Room by Death Cab For Cutie
41. Oceanside by The Decemberists
42. Blanket Of Ghosts by Dustin Kensrue
43. Your Song by Elton John
44. A Time To Be So Small by Interpol
45. Off He Goes by Pearl Jam
46. Hannah by Ray LaMontagne
47. Sing by Travis
48. NYC by Interpol
49. Where The Streets Have No Name by U2
50. No Sugar Tonight/New Mother Nature by The Guess Who
51. If You're Gonna Leave by Emerson Hart
52. 1492 by Counting Crows
53. Diamonds On The Inside by Ben Harper
54. Kite by U2
55. Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds by The Beatles
56. Some Surprise by The Cake Sale (Lisa Hannigan + Gary Lightbody)
57. Mr. Jones by Counting Crows
58. The Crane Wife 3 by The Decemberists
59. Society by Eddie Vedder
60. Anna Molly by Incubus
61. Naked As We Came by Iron and Wine
62. If I Had Eyes by Jack Johnson
63. Gotta Be Somebody's Blues by Jimmy Eat World
64. Sunday Morning Coming Down (Live) by Johnny Cash
65. Girl In The War by Josh Ritter
66. You're Always Going Too Soon by Matthew Jay
67. Only The Lonely by Roy Orbison
68. Every Part Of Me by Sam Roberts
69. The Con by Tegan and Sara
70. Tupelo Honey by Van Morrison
71. Sky Blue Sky by Wilco
72. Miller's Angels by Counting Crows
73. Los Angeles by Counting Crows
74. Please Be Patient With Me by Wilco
75. Brown Eyed Girl by Van Morrison
76. Hello Sunshine by Super Furry Animals
77. Telling Them by Starsailor
78. Gold In Them Hills by Ron Sexsmith with Chris Martin
79. Alright by Pilot Speed
80. My Rights Versus Yours by The New Pornographers
81. For Reasons Unknown by The Killers
82. Chase This Light by Jimmy Eat World
83. Tears and Rain by James Blunt
84. Rain King (Acoustic) by Counting Crows
85. Last To Die by Bruce Springsteen
86. Michelle by The Beatles
87. Antichrist Television Blues by The Arcade Fire
88. Southern Girl by Amos Lee
89. Impossible Germany by Wilco
90. Let It Be by The Beatles
91. The Weight by The Band
92. Lodi by C.C.R.
93. Trouble by Coldplay
94. St. Robinson In His Cadillac Dream (Live) by Counting Crows
95. Coconut Skins by Damien Rice
96. 1973 by James Blunt
97. Pull Me Through by Jim Cuddy
98. Mind Games by John Lennon
99. Nuclear Daydream by Joseph Arthur
100. Invincible by Muse
101. Harvest Moon by Neil Young
102. Jumpin' Jack Flash by The Rolling Stones
103. Hallelujah by Rufus Wainwright
104. Let It Ride by Ryan Adams
105. What Light by Wilco
106. Club Thing by Yoav
107. She Don't Want Nobody Near by Counting Crows
108. The Painter by Neil Young
109. Oh My Sweet Carolina by Ryan Adams with Emmylou Harris
110. Catapult (Acoustic) by Counting Crows
111. These Girls by Ryan Adams
112. Daylight Fading by Counting Crows
113. Ashes Of American Flags by Wilco
114. La Ceinega Just Smiled by Ryan Adams
115. Barfly by Ray LaMontagne
116. The Great Escape by Patrick Watson
117. Million Faces by Paolo Nutini
118. Only Love Can Break Your Heart by Neil Young
119. Katleen by Josh Ritter
120. Watching The Wheels (Acoustic) by John Lennon
121. Do You Remember? by Jack Johnson
122. Talk Shows On Mute by Incubus
123. The Water by Feist
124. Lying Eyes by The Eagles
125. Sleep Don't Weep by Damien Rice
126. Warning Sign by Coldplay
127. Black Winged Bird by The Cake Sale (Nina Persson)
128. Baby I Love Your Way by Bob Marley
129. Here Comes The Sun by The Beatles
130. Elephant by Damien Rice
131. Is There A Ghost? by Band Of Horses
132. Save Your Scissors by City and Colour
133. Round Here by Counting Crows
134. Soul Meets Body by Death Cab For Cutie
135. 1 2 3 4 by Feist
136. Almost Lover by A Fine Frenzy
137. An Angry Blade by Iron and Wine
138. One Last Chance by James Morrison
139. Snow Is Gone by Josh Ritter
140. Bedshaped by Keane
141. Ramble On by Led Zeppelin
142. The River by Live
143. Imitation Of Life by R.E.M.
144. Thank You by The Redwalls
145. Across The Universe by Rufus Wainwright
146. Elevator Love Letter by Stars
147. One Horse Town by The Thrills
148. Josephine by The Wallflowers
149. Mrs. Potter's Lullaby by Counting Crows
150. Summer Skin by Death Cab For Cutie
151. High Life by Counting Crows
152. The Thanks I Get by Wilco
153. Invisible City by The Wallflowers
154. Why Does It Always Rain On Me? by Travis
155. On Again, Off Again by Sean Lennon
156. Hard Road by Sam Roberts
157. I Taught Myself To Grow Old by Ryan Adams
158. Around The Sun by R.E.M.
159. The Grace by Neverending White Lights featuring Dallas Green
160. Come and Find Me by Josh Ritter
161. Breakdown by Jack Johnson
162. The Blower's Daughter by Damien Rice
163. Sullivan Street (Live) by Counting Crows
164. Whole Lot Of Leaving by Bon Jovi
165. Against The Wind by Bob Seger
166. Hey Jude by The Beatles
167. Up On Cripple Creek by The Band
168. Bridge To Nowhere by Sam Roberts
169. The Animals Were Gone by Damien Rice
170. Amy Hit The Atmosphere by Counting Crows
171. Long Line Of Pain by Amos Lee
172. Doesn't Remind Me by Audioslave
173. Twist and Shout by The Beatles
174. Change by Blind Melon
175. Workingman Blue's #2 by Bob Dylan
176. Hang Me Out To Dry by Cold War Kids
177. Speed Of Sound by Coldplay
178. Colorblind by Counting Crows
179. Everytime by David Gray
180. Marching Bands of Manhattan by Death Cab For Cutie
181. Sons and Daughters by The Decemberists
182. You're Beautiful (Acoustic) by James Blunt
183. Better Man by James Morrison
184. Simple Man by Lynyrd Skynyrd
185. I Hope Your Heart Runs Empty by Neverending White Lights
186. There, There by Radiohead
187. Two by Ryan Adams
188. Chasing Cars by Snow Patrol
189. You Don't Know How It Feels by Tom Petty
190. With or Without You by U2
191. Angel On My Bike by The Wallflowers
192. A Message by Coldplay
193. Someday You Will Be Loved by Death Cab For Cutie
194. Fake Plastic Trees (Live) by Radiohead
195. I'm The Man Who Loves You by Wilco
196. Montebello Park by The Trews
197. Avalanche by Ryan Adams
198. All In Good Time by Ron Sexsmith
199. Three More Days by Ray LaMontagne
200. All I Need by Radiohead
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