Wednesday, September 27, 2006

Defensively offensive

Bill Clinton's tantrum seen here is a reminder of the roots of failure in fighting terrorism. The blame game is pathetic. There is documented evidence of terrorist activity aimed at American interests every year from 1993-2000 with limited if any response. It's time to admit it...you messed up.

Wednesday, September 20, 2006

Justin King - Solo Guitar

Amazing acoustic guitar solo

Wednesday, September 13, 2006

CD Review: Continuum


Let me start by saying that I was worried about this album. John Mayer has set the bar so high for himself that I thought this, his third studio album would be a huge disappointment. Every reviewer has pegged this as his "most soulful" album yet, which I didn't understand until I listened to the whole thing straight through. He deals with the usual issues of love, past and present (I'm Gonna Find Another You, Slow Dancing In A Burning Room), growth and change (In Repair, Dreaming With A Broken Heart), and his everpresent problem of growing older (Stop This Train). He includes Gravity and Vultures off of his live Trio album and a Hendrix cover Bold As Love. I was worried I would miss the "Pop" side of Mayer's songs but I don't. The depth is just where you would expect from a guy who has played with the likes of Clapton, BB King, Scoffield and Buddy Guy. The songs are all introspective and his personal thoughts are human enough to make us remember that he's just a guy named John.

Tuesday, September 12, 2006

Sympathy breaking

Ever wander where those phrases come from that you mutter from time to time? Well this one came from me. You know when you're driving down the road in the middle lane and someone on either side goes to turn or break, causing others in that lane to break and for some reason the person in front of you brakes as well?...that is sympathy braking. It drives me crazy. Don't be a sympathy breaker!

Wednesday, September 06, 2006

1-0-0


It's not often that anyone gets excited about being undefeated after the first game of the season, but then again it's been a long time since the University of Arizona football team has been 1 and 0 with out that 1 being some cupcake team. It wasn't a show of offensive beauty but we won a close game against a quality team. Good enough for me.