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2011-08-25T08:13:00.000-04:00

The Dudes Music

I MOVED TO A NEW BLOG....

2011-08-20T18:49:00.002-04:00

I've started a new blog, over on Tumblr, called The Dudes Music. I like the tumblr platform...it's pretty easy. So head on over there, and take a look. I like Tumblr a lot...it allows me to post 1 song at a time. That's means I don't have to come up with endless themes. That was always a challenge, and at the time I ended this blog, I frankly had become tired of the daily effort, I felt I

THIS IS PUNK ROCK, VOL 1

2010-02-03T06:00:00.001-05:00

New little series I think I'll post from time to time. I absolutely loves me some punk rock music. Not so much the stuff people call punk today, but the real, honest to goodness stuff. Mainly, I love punk 77 the best, but most anything from before about 1984 will do nicely, thank you. In honor of the fact that I'm out in LA right now, I figure it was only appropriate to feature some good old

JACKED UP TUNES, VOL 1

2010-02-02T06:00:00.001-05:00

Big long day of travel yesterday. Up early (why is it that my insomnia goes only when I set the alarm clock? As soon as I set it, I sleep like a baby.), and out into the cold (8 degrees!), and a swift 100 mile drive to the airport. Wait around a couple hours, and then up in the air. The straight through to LAX was pretty expensive, so I figured I would save my company some cash (like $400!)

LO-FI GOODIES, VOL 3

2010-02-01T05:31:00.000-05:00

As I'm writing this (Sunday night), I'm watching the Grammy awards. The wife loves watching this stuff, and since I gotta travel tomorrow morning, I figure I'll choke it down with her. And I gotta tell you, pretty much this one show sums up for me everything that is wrong with the music industry. The opening act was Beyonce...I know someone out there must think she is great, because she sells

LO-FI GOODIES, VOL 2

2010-01-31T06:00:00.001-05:00

Just two weeks to go until the Winter Olympics, and I'm pretty jazzed. Overall, I like the winter games better than the summer games. I love track and field, and tolerate swimming, but other than that, the summer games just don't thrill me that much. But the winter games...that's another story. I love hockey...at least I did before the NHL players started playing in it. But I still enjoy it.

LO-FI GOODIES, VOL 1

2010-01-30T05:50:00.005-05:00

I'm home, after a week of never ending, grinding work, most of it on the raised floor, most of it clearing issues with servers, and connectivity, and all manner of things. I even discovered a leak in the data center, and helped get that fixed. Plus, after almost two weeks, I think we finally have both our Indian and South African problems solved. That bad news is that I only got an average of

GREAT COVERS, VOL 2

2010-01-27T06:01:00.000-05:00

Again, another late night, this even later than the last. So, few words, and a little good music to enjoy. Have a great day!Placebo - Where Is My MindSheryl Crow - Sweet Child O’ MineSystem Of A Down - MetroThe Clash - I Fought The LawThe Talking Heads - Take Me To The River

GREAT COVERS, VOL 1

2010-01-27T06:00:00.000-05:00

Today was about as long a day as I can remember in a very long time. The payoff? I was offered the new job, and excepted it. Then I even went out and found the replacement for my current account. All before noon, by the way. The current account team is a little stunned...even though I told them that I was probably going to do this, I don't think they actually thought I would. But I'm going

40 YEARS OF UNDERGROUND MUSIC, VOL 2

2010-01-26T06:00:00.001-05:00

I arrived after a relatively event-less day, stopped into the office for a couple hours, basically to shoot the shit with some co-workers. Now, here is the interesting part. I normally would have started right in doing work and probably would have worked until late, grabbed something fast on the way to the hotel, and then worked some more until I went to sleep. But not since I applied for that

40 YEARS OF UNDERGROUND MUSIC, VOL 1

2010-01-25T05:51:00.004-05:00

Last Tuesday, I gave a little review of the football games this weekend, and threw out who I thought would win. As I am writing this on Sunday evening, it looks like I called at least the first game correctly. Good old Peyton Manning, nothing but ice water in them veins. Like I said then, he's one of those guys who, even if you're up by 10 with 3 minutes left, you still get a little freaked,

GREAT POST PUNK HITS, VOL. 3

2010-01-24T05:17:00.001-05:00

Apologies for missing Saturday's post. This past week was a complete blur, and I got home really late Friday night. By the time I got home, I was pretty beat, and no offense, but the last thing I wanted to do that late at night was write a post out. So no post. You'll notice that I've done away with the iPod thingy. I've always liked the slide player for a couple reasons. First, I like the

BIG HITS OF THE 80'S, VOL 1

2010-01-22T05:42:00.001-05:00

Today is a great, beautiful type of day, a day that no matter what, ends up great. Why, you ask? Because it's FLYDAY! And Flyday is goin' home day. It means that even though my issues with India are not fixed (and in fact, not even my issues with South Africa turns out to have been fixed!), today is the day I am heading home to my family. And ever though I have to be back on the road for the

GREAT POST PUNK HITS, VOL. 2

2010-01-21T05:25:00.000-05:00

Folks, this is a very brief update today. I've been fighting technical issues at work, trying to troubleshoot global network issues, and it's a pretty tough nut to crack. I had issues getting South Africa to talk efficiently with the US, and I finally got that issue fixed today. Now, the second half is getting India to talk efficiently with the United States, and that's the tough nut. I've

LEFT OF THE DIAL, VOL. 9

2010-01-20T06:00:00.002-05:00

So, last of my Left of The Dial Posts. I really only scratched the surface of this great collection of tunes from the 80's underground. If you really want a treat, find a copy of it. Who ever put this collection did a nice job with a few exceptions. Some of the songs they picked by the California punk bands were not the ones I would have picked, but that cool. And the one stinker on the

LEFT OF THE DIAL, VOL. 8

2010-01-19T06:00:00.001-05:00

I'm seriously thinking of changing up the look of this blog. It's not that I don't like it, I just don't love it, ya know? As someone who has done a theme change on a few blogs, I'm pretty sure it's not going to be smooth as silk. But I'm looking to change up some things in the next few weeks, to make things more accessible, and to make things look better. I'll give everyone a heads

LEFT OF THE DIAL, VOL. 7

2010-01-18T06:00:00.001-05:00

Happy Monday (if there is such a thing!) to you all. After a quick flight, I got all checked in last night. Of course, not before I made a slight detour to hit the raised floor to work on some equipment. I made pretty quick work of it all, and then headed to my hotel. Usually, I would be watching something like Cartoon Network, but instead, I did something I haven't done in years. I watched

GREAT POST PUNK HITS, VOL. 1

2010-01-17T06:00:00.003-05:00

Last night I was sitting talking with my lovely wife about various things, when the conversation somehow turned to what I used to watch on television growing up in Northeast Ohio. I can still remember some of my favorites. Every morning as a kid, before we headed off to school, we would sit and watch Captain Kangaroo. Then it would be off to school. Once I got home, there were three shows on

60'S AND 70'S SONGS I DIG A LOT VOL. 3

2010-01-16T06:00:00.001-05:00

Yeah baby, it's finally here, and not a moment too soon. Freaky Friday! This has been a couple of long weeks...it doesn't seem possible that I have only been back from vacation since last Friday. I could go into all the stuff I've done in the past two weeks, but honestly, it would bore you, and depress me. And seriously, I just need to be depressed.So, my wife is really freaked out by this

60'S and 70'S SONGS I DIG A LOT VOL. 2

2010-01-15T05:55:00.003-05:00

With all the news coming out of Haiti, it got me thinking about a show that was on the History Channel last week. The name of the show was called After Armageddon, and it was a pretty sobering look at just how quickly civilization can fall apart. In the show, an extremly deadly pandemic hits the United States, and within weeks, 100 million are dead. The show follows a family as they first try

60'S and 70'S SONGS I DIG A LOT VOL. 1

2010-01-14T06:00:00.006-05:00

Sooo...I was watching the opening night of that annual train-wreck known as American Idol. Disclaimor: I am NOT a fan of the show. I think it's inane at best, and honestly, I really can't stand the neutered, falsetto singing wussies they pick. And if I hear one more vocal "run", I'm gonna scream. But my wife loves the damn show, so guess what I get to watch? Yep, American Idol. You know the

LEFT OF THE DIAL, VOL. 6

2010-01-13T05:55:00.003-05:00

Jeez, the world seems a little upside down right now. When you hear of a 7.0 earthquake, you expect that it happened somewhere in Asia, or California. But on an island near Cuba? And a 7.0 at that, with a couple after shocks of 5.5 and 5.0. That's pretty powerful stuff. Here's hoping that the damage is minimal, and the lost of life lower that they are reporting on the tube.Then I read where

LEFT OF THE DIAL, VOL. 5

2010-01-12T06:00:00.004-05:00

How can it be Monday, and I'm already tired, exhausted, and ready for a couple drinks? I think it's something to do with winter...I'm looking out my office window, and it's been snowing pretty steady the whole day. Which means I need to do some shoveling some snow, which means I need to get my snow blower up and running. On top of that, I just hate the fact that it's dark until 8 in the

LEFT OF THE DIAL, VOL. 4

2010-01-11T06:00:00.002-05:00

Ever have the prospect of something happening, something really really good, and you just hold your breath in anticipation? Almost scared to think about it, because it's so good, you don't want to jinx things? Well, my friends, that's exactly what's happening to me. And if it driving me nuts, it absolutely killing my wife!It's no secret that I'm not exactly happy with my current position. I

70's/80's POP ROCK

2010-01-10T06:08:00.001-05:00

So, in case you haven't noticed, I don't really use this blog to talk about music, per se. Instead, I generally just talk about what ever comes to my mind. It might be what ever is happening at work, or what's going on in my life. Or something interesting I read. Mostly, this is really like a diary, and the music I post here is kind of the soundtrack of my life. I'm pretty sure most people