May
08
2

Pic a Day in May: Day 8

I received a surprise package in the mail yesterday from cb of mangina monologues.

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cb called it the "Prudence Project", and is a result of this post I wrote in February.

It contains quite a few versions of "Dear Prudence" as done by different artists. I'm giving it a listen as I write this blog post.

Thank you, cb!

Jim of Jim's Stuff started his own version of the "Pic a Day in May" challenge. So I thought I'd go ahead and give it a shot. It's not like I can really think of anything to blog about these days anyway. So we'll go with my life in pictures. There's that whole "a picture is worth a thousand words" thing anyway, so that just means I need to write less. ;-)

Other bloggers that I know of who are playing along:
Jim of Jim's Stuff
Sean of Idle Eyes and a Dormy
Kelly of Rambling along in life...
Sean of Just a Jeep Guy
BuddyBear of One Step at a Time

Until next time...
Erik

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posted 14 days ago at 10:07 pm in Meme
Apr
27
4

An Evening with CAKE

For some reason, I failed to post this sooner. But here it is now. Time is relative, after all.

Last Thursday, CAKE was here in concert at the Arkansas Music Pavilion.

There were supposed to be four of us going to see CAKE, but one had planning opportunities with work, and the other just couldn't make up his mind about going. Luckily the fabulous Ms. Gray and I know how to have a great time together, so we went without them. ;-)

We stopped at the Mellow Mushroom for some pre-concert munchies. Who knew plates of food could be so pretty?

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Then we headed over to the Arkansas Music Pavilion, aka the AMP. It's a funky-looking structure, isn't it?

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And here's the fabulous Ms. Gray and myself:

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CAKE! CAKE! CAKE!

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It was a great concert. CAKE played a double show. Which was awesome! I really think they sound better live than they do on the albums, which is really saying something considering how well their albums sound.

Go see them if you get the chance.

Until next time...
Erik

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posted 26 days ago at 12:32 am in Ponderings
Apr
09
11

Let Them Eat CAKE!

This video is doubly appropriate.

CAKE's "Love You Madly". (YouTube link if you do not see the below embedded video.)

Next Saturday I will be the emcee for a cooking competition that a dear friend is hosting. A cooking competition in a style very similar to the show "Chopped". In fact, the event is called "Chopped Sooieee!" (There's an Arkansas Razorbacks reference in there, I think. ;-) )

This competition should be interesting, at least as far as me emceeing it.

Because I know absolutely nothing about cooking. Nada. Zed. Except that I can burn a hot dog in a microwave if I cook it for longer than 33 seconds. And that I like my ice cream melted. But from what I'm told, neither of those is really cooking.

I have been trying to watch some of these cooking shows to pick up some helpful emceeing skills, but the content available online has been a little... lacking. So in the spirit of Indiana Jones, I'll be making this up as I go.

Luckily, I hear alcohol will be freely available.

Did I mention I have a huge fear of ANY public speaking? Ginormous! Like everyone is wearing their clothes and I am the one in my underwear kind of fear. I better remember to wear underwear for this.

Again, I hear alcohol will be freely available.

So why am I emceeing this, you ask? I'm doing it because a friend asked me to. And what are friends for, after all?

And there will be alcohol. ;-)

Then the Thursday after that I will be going with dear friends to see CAKE in concert. Because I've always liked CAKE. And John McCrea is a hottie (he's on the right in this picture):

It should be a fun time.

And there will be alcohol.

Until next time...
Erik

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posted 44 days ago at 12:40 am in Ponderings
Feb
29
2

You Are A Product

Seemingly even more true almost 20 years later.

Until next time...
Erik

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posted 83 days ago at 11:34 pm in Ponderings
Feb
19
0

Won’t You Stand Up

For whatever reason, I can't get this song out of my head. For the last 3 days!

(YouTube link if you do not see the above embedded video.)

All the lonely people crying
It could change if we just get started
Lift the darkness, light a fire
For the silent and the broken hearted

Won't you stand up, stand up, stand up?
Won't you stand up, you girls and boys?
Won't you stand up, stand up, stand up?
Won't you stand up and use your voice?

There's a comfort, there's a healing
High above the pain and sorrow
Change is coming, can you feel it
Calling us into a new tomorrow?

Won't you stand up, stand up, stand up?
Won't you stand up, you girls and boys?
Won't you stand up, stand up, stand up?
Won't you stand up and use your voice?

When the walls fall all around you
When your hope has turned to dust
Let the sound of love surround you
Beat like a heart in each of us

Won't you stand up, stand up, stand up?
Won't you stand up, you girls and boys?
Won't you stand up, stand up, stand up?
Won't you stand up and use your voice?

Won't you stand up, stand up, stand up?
Won't you stand up, you girls and boys?
Won't you stand up, stand up, stand up?
Won't you stand up and use your voice?

Won't you stand up?
Won't you stand up, stand up, stand up?
Won't you stand up and use your voice?

Until next time...
Erik

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