Friday Chill Mix - Mar 12

Friday Chill Mix - Mar 12

The weather is warming up so let’s start planning out our beach trips and BBQs. Good thing I have just the thing needed to take us there.


Let’s whet our listening buds first with Bonobo’s curious song Flutter. With notions of Thievery Corporation’s employment of the sitar, this British DJ mixes a variety of layers for your listening pleasure. It’s been a while since I’ve raved about an artist like this, so I encourage you all to check out more of Bonobo’s material on YouTube and support him how you can. BONOBO!!!


Now turn up the bass in your headphones and kick up your feet, unless you’re still at work then you have my empathy. Belgium group Sweet Coffee is up next with a sultry song. Don’t miss the deliciously smooth jazz found in the second part of the song.


We head back to Bonobo with the song ‘Pick Up’ which seems to bring a bit more funk to a St. Germain sound. It sure helped pick up my step as I head into the weekend.

Click below to give it a try.


Bonobo - Flutter
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C2pG8EtH6CM

Sweet Coffee - In Love
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qv2gwhk_vAw

Bonobo - Pick Up
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7A49i2ptrqE


What do you guys think?
Have a great weekend!

Combating Pests In Your Backyard With Stars Wars Technology

Ok, were you thinking lightsabres? Because that'd probably require a lot of effort. While you may get your dream of Biggest Nerdiest Loser this endeavor likely would be quite counter-productive in regards to maintaining a state of unbittenness. Yeap, I like that word I just made up too. Your friendly neighborhood mosquitoes are drawn to the carbon monoxide and lactic acid (produced by muscle metabolism) in your breath and your feet.
At times to the I delight in vagueness and conversation topic jumps to the consternation of others. Let's have a generic update hidden in the second paragraph. Yes it has been near two years since I have made an entry, but I've occasionally checked it again and a few people have discovered this blog e-stalking me. I have not 'blogged' yet I have, and constantly do. Some of that is spamming friends with amazing music I've discovered, some of that is a more formal introduction and collection of the aforementioned. I may post some of those later on. I haven't bothered to update my Blogspot in near two years, and I'm doing that on a creative outburst. (I actually wrote 3/4 of this one night then finished it now. Bad Jorai, bad.)

The first two videos illustrate the pesky insect's flight mechanics, pretty boring stuff. Our violence craving society skips immediately to the third video which promises Star Trek or Star Wars, whatever it is, it promises to dole out some delightful destruction of devastating proportions.


http://intellectualventureslab.com/?p=653

Graphic content?
Can destruction be art? Can you believe 'Alex' wondered why mosquitoes had to die for this human promoting cause? Do we need a kinder, gentler laser gun hand? More importantly, why didn't they shoot one that had just sucked blood because we love explosions and car chases?

If this is somewhat mass produced for commercial purposes, what about other animals whose diet the mosquito makes up a large part of their diet? Won't someone please think of the dragonflies?

Rob Orbison - Classic music

Rob Orbison was a pioneer of rock and roll. He was born in Texas in 1936 and passed away in 1988. At times I confused him with Elvis Presley, for the soft crooning love songs and soothing voice. He has a wonderfully powerful voice, don't just let me talk about it, hear for yourself. Here are two of my favourite songs from him.

Roy Orbison - Oh, Pretty Woman



Roy Orbison - Only The Lonely (1960)

Heh, Cute Overload is great.

You got fun pictures like this, don't think it is fake. Does it remind you of Bush using those pin-hole binoculars?


CuteOverload




What........

Thy calling is calling.

I like it. I wonder how much he squats.

Who is excited for the UEFA EURO Cup 2008?

I used to play soccer quite a bit, now.......I'm just lazy and hate running. Anyways, watch these penalty shots.


This one is worth watching too, never seen anything like it myself.

Long overdue music update.

David Guetta's hit single Baby When the Light featuring Cozi Costi



Does every Guetta video have to have lots of women dancing? The main girl is some model winner from a model search reality show apparently.
Cozi has such a cute voice, search hard enough and you will find a clip of her doing the song 'live.' Her MySpace page also has a few good songs I enjoyed.

Queens Of The Stone Age - Make It Wit Chu (No embedding.)
Presenting the third single from QOTSA's Era Vulgaris album.
Click Here!
I was pretty disappointed at the Era Vulgaris album, really felt it was a step back. My understanding is that the leader singer Josh was in a poor (angry) state of mind when they were recording the album. I really felt that came out with most of the album moving towards more of a thrash sound. I like their older stuff, has a groovier feel to it, ya dig?


The Killers - Shadowplay

To the centre of the city where all roads meet, waiting for you
To the depths of the ocean where all hopes sank, searching for you
Moving through the silence without motion, waiting for you
In a room without a window in the corner I found truth

This is actually a cover of a 1979 Joy Division song called Shadowplay, from the album Unknown Pleasures. I actually like the modern take much better. Not a fan of The Killers, but this they did a good job here. Ok, that isn't the official video, this one is. The official video doesn't allow embedding, which really takes away the flow of this blog. Check it out still, it pays homage to Joy Division and is a decent watch.

Ballet dancer, 88, takes to stage

An 88-year-old man is set to star in his first ballet show after taking up dance at the age of 79.

Grandfather to 11, John Lowe, of Witchford, Cambs, took up dancing having watched his daughter Alison become a professional dancer.

The retired teacher said: "It's a wonderful thing to do and I can't understand why more men don't do it."

Mr Lowe is due to appear with the Lantern Dance Theatre Company, in Ely, on Sunday evening.

Pirouettes have been perfected in daily practice at home ahead of Mr Lowe's performance in Prokofiev's The Stone Flower at The Maltings.

'Incredibly fit'

"I went to a dance school in the high street in Ely and asked if I could do tap and ballet and they said 'well of course you can' and I've been doing it ever since," Mr Lowe said.

"I've got a rope at home that I use to pull my leg up higher. I'm lucky that I don't have any problem with the routines but that's because I exercise.

"There's nothing effeminate about it - you have to be incredibly fit to dance.

"I see these people crawling around , hunched over smoking a cigarette - they should be doing ballet."

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/cambridgeshire/7185908.stm

Impressive! I just hope I still have my hips at age 88.

Looking for wedding cake designs?

I-Reporter's wedding cake is a full-size likeness of herself

• Chidi Ogbuta of Allen, Texas, gets wedding cake that looks just like her
• Bride had longtime fantasy of having a doll modeled after her
• Cake fulfilled bride's dream, and took about a week to finish off

http://edition.cnn.com/2008/LIVING/01/07/cake.irpt/index.html

How.......creepy.....

Does the Queen have Wii?

MAKE WAY FOR THE Q Wii N

Elizabeth hogs Wills' Xmas gift from Kate ROYAL EXCLUSIVE

By Dean Rousewell

The gadget-loving Queen has become HOOKED on Prince William's new Nintendo Wii games console.

William's girlfriend Kate Middleton bought him the £200 gift for Christmas - but he now has to share it with his grandma.

A Palace source told The People: "When she saw William playing a game after lunch at Sandringham she thought the Nintendo looked tremendous fun and begged to join in.

"She played a simple ten-pin bowling game and by all accounts was a natural.

"It was hilarious. William was in fits of laughter. He was enormously impressed at having such a cool gran.

"And although she is 81 the Queen's hand-eye co-ordination was as good as somebody half her age."

The Wii was this Christmas's musthave gift. Players can create their own customised on-screen lookalike - just like our jokey Elizabeth pictured above.

Kate, 26 on Wednesday, watched as William, 25, unwrapped the gift at the Royal Family's festive gathering. Our source said: "He loves his gadgets and boys' toys. So it was the perfect present for him.

"His only difficulty nowis prising it away from the Queen's clutches. She showed all the signs of becoming a Nintendo addict."

It's not the first time the Queen has joined the hi-tech revolution.

In 2001 she got her first mobile phone and has regularly upgraded to one with the latest features.

Her Majesty set up her own email account years ago.

In 2005 she took delivery of an iPod that stores more than 100,000 tunes.

And last June she added a trendy BlackBerry to her technological armoury - and made sure her senior staff were equipped with them too.

http://www.people.co.uk/news/tm_headline=make-way-for-the-q-wii-n%26method=full%26objectid=20276099%26siteid=93463-name_page.html

They also have a YouTube account, which I am too fatigued at this hour to find for you my friends.
Imagine battling with your grandmother for control of the video game console. NO I'M THE QUEEN!!!