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Just saw Rufus on this TED Talks video:

I mean, I'm not big into the cello or anything, but he makes it sound really good. Here's another one of his videos:

Rufus Cappadocia - "Transformation" from Velour on Vimeo.

I discovered Divisi quite some time ago and now I've heard another of their songs on Pitch Perfect Blog via an NPR podcast and I must say, I'm still digging their groove. Not only that, I think acappella is a true form of musical art that involves intense coordination and some excellent skill unlike the crap that pass for music today.

Anyway, check out this unbelievable performance of Usher's "Yeah" by Divisi:

Find some local groups at a university near you and go get some good old entertainment:

Collegiate-Acappella

06/ 2/08 10:27 permalink discuss

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* Beau Sia - APIA Vote *

please sir...can I have more "Beau Sia - APIA Vote"?

05/20/08 10:30 permalink discuss

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* Lykke Li - Little Bit *

Awesome song.

11/ 3/07 21:25 permalink discuss

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* Political Debate Schedule *

Hongyun wanted to watch some debates to see how the movers and shakers of the political world handle debates. You see, in China, there are no political debates. ever. Candidates generally just make a speeches promising the world and going backstage to plan out their new 800 sqft solid marble bathrooms for after they are elected. Hongyun's mom tells us in the past they would just put photos of the guys up for "election" on the ballot and you would pick based on how they look. This explains why her mom feels that President Hu Jin Tao is a good guy since she saw a video bite of him making dumpling with a common person. She said it shows that he's a down to earth kind of guy. Nope...that's not a staged display of handshaking or baby-kissing...yeah right. Anyway:

The Democratic debate schedule from Vivian J. Paige
September 26, 2007: NBC News/MSNBC** in Hanover, NH
October 30, 2007: NBC News/MSNBC** in Philadelphia, PA
November 15, 2007: CNN* in Las Vegas, NV
December 10, 2007: CBS in Los Angeles, CA

The Republican debate schedule from Lead Us Forward
# September 17, Fort Lauderdale, Florida - Sky Angel - Value Voters
# September 27, 2007 Baltimore, Maryland - PBS
# October 14, 2007 Manchester, New Hampshire - ABC News
# October 21, 2007 Orlando, Florida - FOX News
# November 6, 2007 Ames, Iowa - MSNBC
# November 28, 2007 St Petersburg, Florida - CNN, with YouTube and Google
# January 5, 2008 Johnson County, Iowa - Iowa Public Television
# January 30, 2oo8 Los Angeles, California - CNN

Hmmm, I guess the elephants have more to talk about...

09/13/07 13:53 permalink discuss

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* Avenue Q = HILARIOUS *

Avenue Q in San Francisco Aug. 7 - Sept. 12
Originally uploaded by Steve Rhodes.

Last night we headed over to the Orpheum in San Francisco to watch Avenue Q. The show was unsurprisingly brilliant. I say unsurprisingly because I've seen a couple of video clips and heard some of the songs before hand so I knew it was going to be really good. I'll leave the spoilers out, but let's just say I don't recommend anyone bring their kid to the show.

So after the show, I thought to myself, "man, I'd really like to get the music from the show in MP3 form." So here's what I don't want:

I don't want someone to physically ship me a CD so I can rip it and then sell it off again. How globally-unPC is that?

I don't want a DRM'd version since I work for Zing Dell and use several different media playing devices (including an iPod every now and then still).

I don't want to bittorrent it since I actually enjoyed the music and want to pay the people who created it for their awesome tunes that have brought me joy.

I don't want to buy DRM tracks, burn them to a CD-RW, then rip them again...wtf?

So there you have it. I have my money waiting in hand (actually on my Amex card) and no way to get what I want: DRM-free Avenue Q.

Nevertheless, I encourage you to go see Avenue Q...you'll like it.