So, because all my best thinking is done while I'm working at Pizza Shoppe... Yeah, I have no idea how to properly segue into what this post is about. Hm. Mulligan!
So, for whatever reason, either Flight of the Bumblebee or Green Hornet (I'm thinking it was Green Hornet. That's what's REALLY stuck in my head right now) Ear Wormed its way into my head while I was working.
Total non sequitur, but what the hell? Did I just hear an eagle cry?
So, I was thinking of it (might listen to it after I take a shower), and I was thinking of the skill it would take to play it. That piece is bona fide ridiculous. It takes Flight of the Bumblebee and plays these double tongue runs in between the excerpts that are damn near impossible to play. I was never very good at double tonguing, bow chicka, but even without a trumpet to my lips, just trying to sound it out going "tuh-kuh-tuh-kuh" or whatever is impossible for me to do. It's literally (that was for you, Kate, if you're reading) too fast for me to play.
Screw you, Al Hirt. I don't even play trumpet anymore, but you still make me feel like an envious school girl from beyond the grave.
Wednesday, September 29, 2010
Sunday, September 26, 2010
Dude... HAX.
I like music. A lot. Of course, it goes without saying that good music is the goal. I mean, I listen to Blink-182 every once in a while, but yeah, I prefer, you know, MUSICIANS. And then sometimes I wish they weren't quite as good as they are, because then I feel extremely insecure. Buh.
Having a skilled vocalist is very important to me. "But you listen to The Fall of Troy buhuhuhuhuhuh." Shush. And yes, I do listen to The Fall of Troy because they have a skilled vocalist. But I digress. M. Shadows, John Rzeznick, Claudio Sanchez, Adam Lazara... Yeah. The list is hella long. BUT! There is one dude that kinda sucker punches the other vocalists in the junk, defecates on them while they're down, and then blows their mind with inhuman talent. No, not Jack Black, though he is awesome. I'm talking about this dude:
Jared Leto. Oh my god. Seriously. This guy has one of the most ridiculous voices I have ever heard, and certainly the most ridiculous in contemporary music. If you don't believe me, listen to this. Every time I hear it, I get blown away.
I was going to do a guitarist (Paul Gilbert, for the record), but I took some medicine to help me sleep and I am so tired and cannot concentrate. Goodnight.
P.S.: I was going to pick one of Jared's more make-up'd pictures and make an Adam Lambert joke, but I couldn't find one that I liked. Also, I was playing Pokemon. Yeah.
Having a skilled vocalist is very important to me. "But you listen to The Fall of Troy buhuhuhuhuhuh." Shush. And yes, I do listen to The Fall of Troy because they have a skilled vocalist. But I digress. M. Shadows, John Rzeznick, Claudio Sanchez, Adam Lazara... Yeah. The list is hella long. BUT! There is one dude that kinda sucker punches the other vocalists in the junk, defecates on them while they're down, and then blows their mind with inhuman talent. No, not Jack Black, though he is awesome. I'm talking about this dude:
Jared Leto. Oh my god. Seriously. This guy has one of the most ridiculous voices I have ever heard, and certainly the most ridiculous in contemporary music. If you don't believe me, listen to this. Every time I hear it, I get blown away.I was going to do a guitarist (Paul Gilbert, for the record), but I took some medicine to help me sleep and I am so tired and cannot concentrate. Goodnight.
P.S.: I was going to pick one of Jared's more make-up'd pictures and make an Adam Lambert joke, but I couldn't find one that I liked. Also, I was playing Pokemon. Yeah.
Clarification!
Because I love to spread obscure pop culture that I like:
"Blag" is from xkcd 148. I like xkcd. You should read it. It's good stuff.
The Shou Tucker Assertion I mentioned is kinda like a suped-up Finagle's Law. Finagle's Law states that whatever can go wrong, will go wrong. Well, the more common and (pedantically) incorrect name is Murphy's Law. One of Brenna's nicknames is Murphy, so when we were dating, I had Murphy's Boyfriend's Law, which states that whatever can go wrong will go wrong, as well as around whatever can go wrong. Basically, Murphy's Law would screw specifically you up. Mine screwed my endeavors up as well as the endeavors of people around me. Since we stopped dating, I needed to come up with a different name. I love Fullmetal Alchemist, and the first name I though of was Shou Tucker. So, we have the Shou Tucker Assertion.
Also: Go watch/read Fullmetal Alchemist. There are two versions of the anime, and then the manga. The 2003 anime is based on the manga, but it diverges heavily from the manga. The 2009 anime is basically the animated adaptation of the manga, but like any adaptation, there are differences. This was basically the show that got me into cartoons. It's seriously incredible.
"Blag" is from xkcd 148. I like xkcd. You should read it. It's good stuff.
The Shou Tucker Assertion I mentioned is kinda like a suped-up Finagle's Law. Finagle's Law states that whatever can go wrong, will go wrong. Well, the more common and (pedantically) incorrect name is Murphy's Law. One of Brenna's nicknames is Murphy, so when we were dating, I had Murphy's Boyfriend's Law, which states that whatever can go wrong will go wrong, as well as around whatever can go wrong. Basically, Murphy's Law would screw specifically you up. Mine screwed my endeavors up as well as the endeavors of people around me. Since we stopped dating, I needed to come up with a different name. I love Fullmetal Alchemist, and the first name I though of was Shou Tucker. So, we have the Shou Tucker Assertion.
Also: Go watch/read Fullmetal Alchemist. There are two versions of the anime, and then the manga. The 2003 anime is based on the manga, but it diverges heavily from the manga. The 2009 anime is basically the animated adaptation of the manga, but like any adaptation, there are differences. This was basically the show that got me into cartoons. It's seriously incredible.
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