Rambling Thoughts
I was going to write a post about how I thought the headline “orange juice futures looking promising” from the Wall Street Journal was funny … but the paper has since gone out for recycling; and when I think about it (like many posts), it really was not the greatest idea. That said, there were a couple of other things that made me laugh the past couple of days. If I could only remember one …
I mostly escaped into Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, which was stupendous. As is the case with most of the Harry Potter books, it is entertaining and engaging in the beginning, building to “my hand is stuck to the book with peanut butter and bubble gum” level at the end. I thoroughly enjoy an escape into the world of Harry Potter, though I’m not an “ohmygoshI’mincollegebutlovethisbook” sort of fan. Like many things, it ignites an intense interest in me which I generally choose to keep to myself. Not that I won’t debate my theories about the ending with you, if you ask. Oh no, I’ll talk if prompted.
Now for my next trick: a couple of my occasional tips on popular music for you all. Prince’s “3121” is supposed to be phenomenal (I need to listen to it). Also, judging from the songs I have heard on Drive 105, these two albums could be quite good:
- “Foiled” by Blue October (Track: “Hate Me”)
- “Junkie Faithful” by Ike Reilly Assassination (Track: “God And Money”)
That said, track 12 from 3121 just started playing my stereo … this is pure funk genius. My music critiquing experience is severely limited, so I apologize for failing to say anything meaningful about these albums. Try ‘em out on iTunes (though, you can’t find Blue October on iTunes) and go from there; I think you won’t be disappointed.
And now (cue the jazz piano), time for some Jamie Cullum lyrics … because this has become one of those random, form-be-darned journal entries:
Just one local call and you’ll see
A happy path through life not for free
A little bit fat you can’t get a girl
Short on cash I’ll change your world
The only way now is straight up
Your deepest despair I’ll make it stop
Just 19.95 all major credit cards
And you’ll stay alive and you’ll go farIn just seven short days
You’ll change your life
All of your innocence found
You’ll even lose a few pounds
See yourself making a mint
Quality time with your kids
Send me your money and I’ll change your life
Thing is, that song sounds exactly like a jazz love ballad … yet the critique of late-night infomercials is spot on. Typical Jamie Cullum: a synthesis of the modern and classic resulting in something compeltely new.
And beacuse I feel guilty for a failure to write this very well … here is a quote from a recent article I read, which I enjoyed: “Well, anyway, I didn’t go to Mix 06, so I have lost untold thousands of pundit karma points. But this morning I read Hippos Go Berserk! to my kid. And even though we have read that book together at least 562 times, she found it fresh and exciting and new. And so did I.” Read more here.