tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13305547291897430312024-09-25T21:41:06.865-04:00Thoughts and musings on music, life, the world, and anything and everything that crosses my path.Ian Scott Shackletonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08207876564666370437noreply@blogger.comBlogger83125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1330554729189743031.post-66231423644024875162009-07-20T09:06:00.011-04:002009-07-20T10:23:35.630-04:00

The front page of the New Haven Register today tells me that we landed on the Moon.Can you call something news when it happened 40 years ago? Is that all we have anymore? Well it got me thinking... what do we have? I'm not saying nothing happened in the last 40 years, but something's definitely just not the same. There are no universally accepted monumental occasions anymore.Maybe it's a good

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What follows below is from an email I received today. By no means to I subscribe to anything in this; I just wanted to share it. I thought I would share what is being said, about a political candidate... one I happen to support, but that's not even relevant to how disgusted I was by what was said. And this wasn't said by some right-wing nut-job. This was forwarded to me by someone I thought

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I don't normally quote other people here. Generally what I write is my own. But in this case, others have compiled these facts more completely than I could, so in this case, forgive me for borrowing.That being said, do any of us know who McCain and Palin really are? With McCain, I can't figure out when the McCain who ran as an Independent in 2000 became the McCain running as a Republican in

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The games of the 29th Olympiad began on August 8th, in Beijing, China, and boy did they start with a bang. The Opening Ceremonies were a stunning amalgamation of technology and human precision that amazed, shocked, and even scared. A 500 x 70 meter LED display merged seamlessly with an enormous piece of canvas painted by the flowing movements of 5 dancers. A pyrotechnics display worthy of 10

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Every year the Hartford Advocate and the Greater Hartford Arts Council put together a local music showcase called the Hartford Advocate Grand Band Slam. Over the years, many of my friends' bands have been nominated, many have been offered for nomination, and many have been completely overlooked. This year, I received a notification from one of these friends, Ronnie Neuhauser, calling to

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A few things have come to convergence in my head, kind of all at once, that have brought me to a realization.First is that I felt the need to write, but wondered if I could produce something apolitical at the moment. Everything I've felt compelled to write lately has been about the state of the nation in one way or another, and although I'm happy to share all my thoughts on the subject, I wanted

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Friday, July 4, is Independence Day. I hate when people call it "The Fourth of July". The 4th of July is a date, not a holiday. By that logic, I should celebrate "The Seventh of March"; seems just as valid. Or why not "The Nineteenth of May"? That one sounds good.But the one coming up is Independence Day. It's a good holiday. About as American a holiday as one could have. We celebrate the

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In case you've been living in a cave, I'll remind you that there's a general election coming up. November is very close. So, in the interest of making an informed decision, I offer a selection of documentary films to remind you of the issues facing this country and the world; issues that should be born in mind when selecting our next president (and Senators and Representatives, should you live

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I just finished watching Jesus Camp, a documentary regarding Midwestern Evangelical Christians and the indoctrination of the children through Youth Ministries and Evangelical Summer Camp. It's really fascinating and terrifying stuff. And not to spoil the film for you, but I was particularly amused with the fact that the camp is held in the town of Devil's Lake, ND.Like any good God-loving

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Bloggers Unite for Human Rights... that's the message, the task I decided to undertake. A post from Amnesty International has asked me to devote my blog on this day to the subject of Human Rights violations. Unfortunately, it's not my strongest subject, so-to-speak. Perhaps that's a good thing. As I do a little research, I too will learn as I then pass along to you the reader.I've been a "

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There isn't a person in this country that doesn't agree -- yes, we're united on one point -- that we need a change in government. No, we can't agree on what that change may be, but we agree it's needed. Some support McCain, some Obama, some Hillary. Some people are still holding out for Al Gore or Ralph Nader, and others are still wishing Kusinich, Edwards, Romney, Guilliani, or Ron Paul were

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I'd like to start on a positive note: Next year is the 100th Anniversary celebration for my beloved Montréal Canadiens. The 2008 All Star Game will be played in the Bell Centre. And the Habs will be coming off their best season in years.The down side, The Drive for 25 ended last night.Admittedly, I really didn't start watching the Habs until about January this year. It's hard, when your

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Neither have I. Nonetheless, I was in Starbucks today.When we first got Starbucks in our area, I was very much against the concept, seeing them as nothing more than greedy corporate coffee bent only on voiding our area of local landmarks such as The Daily Café, Willoughby's, Koffee?, and Common Grounds. Lately I've seen them differently, as a member of the ranks of those independent coffee

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"Ventura Highway, in the sunshine. Where the days are longer. The nights are stronger than moonshine! You're gonna go, I know." - Ventura Highway, AmericaHad the boys in America ever been on the Ventura Highway? My experience was much different. I've driven the 101, at night, in the day, in the rain, and the sunshine. It snakes up through L.A. County, into Ventura, up through the Hollywood Hills,

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If you haven't already, please read Day 1, here, and Day 2, here, before reading Day 3.By the Saturday, most sense of urgency is gone. Not only have we already shaved the fourth day off the trip, but we're even ahead of schedule on the third. We've covered 2250 miles in 2 days; only 710 miles left to drive today. We check out and hit the road again.We haven't even found a place to stop for coffee

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If you haven't already, read Day 1, here, before reading Day 2.10:00 a.m., we got up. It'd only been 5 hours sleep -- well, in addition to the naps we'd gotten in while driving -- but we were refreshed and anxious to hit the road again. A phone call from back home reported to us that the snowstorm we drove through in the Midwest buried Connecticut. That was worth a small laugh.22 hours of driving

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I've been back in Connecticut since 9 p.m. Monday night, and a week later, I'm still having difficulty knowing where to start this blog. Information overload, I guess. When in doubt, I guess it's best to start at the beginning.The story really starts Tuesday, February 19, when I picked up SN Suraci at JFK airport. For a few months now, Tim's been in the United States Coast Guard, and stationed in

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I’m going back to Tennessee, back where I come from...OK, I'm not from Tennessee, but then again, neither is Neil Fallon. Neil -- and his buddies Tim, Dan, Jean-Paul, and Mick -- actually hail from a place called Germantown, Maryland. I've never been there, but I'm sure I've driven trough it on the I-95 approach to Baltimore. But this isn't a blog about geography... I've lost track of exactly

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... and all through the town, not a creature was stirring... can't find rhyming noun.I rode the 7:48 into the fair Elm City with 6 other people this morning... 3 of whom got on at my stop. I've never seen the train that empty. It was eerie. I guess no one works Christmas Eve anymore. Possibly too busy beating each other over the last Transformer in Toys-R-Us.Against what I might call rational

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I'm not trying to be the big Scrooge here, but I feel like filing for conscientious objector status for the holidays here at work. Yes, I'm agnostic, but that has nothing to do with it.I celebrate Christmas, not out of religious reasons, but simple tradition. I believe most do. While you're standing in line to let your kids sit on the mall Santa's lap, juggling your 30 bags of commerce, most of

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This blog has been roaming for a bit. Or, maybe more accurately, in limbo for a while. Haven't posted anything in far too long anyway.I started blogging on MySpace, but, well, my departure from MySpace might require a blog of it's own. Facebook is all well and good, but not an interesting place for hosting a blog. So yesterday I was talking to Jason Page of ESPN radio, and he was mid-blog, so I

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Archive of the first Facebook blogSo, here it is... not much to say yet, but, the fact that I can now blog on Facebook means I finally have no reason to stay with MySpace. So, I've all but nuked MySpace. My profile is still up, just so the few friends who I might actually want to talk to there know that I'm deleting my account. Hopefully some will come over here.Actually, to be honest, I hope

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Archive from old MySpace BlogCurrent mood: amusedCategory: Romance and Relationships This blog contains graphic scenes of adults of opposite gender sharing a bed together, Reader discretion is advised.So yeah, bedtime. Last night to be exact. Watching a little classic Trek on DVD, chilling out, zoning out, Molly's out.Not too long ago, we got a nice new King sized bed. It's great. I love it.

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-or-Gríma Wormtongue can still frikkin' rock!!!Archive from MySpace blogCategory: MusicSo, tickets go on sale Friday for Heaven and Hell -- again -- (Thursday, I think, through the local rock station) for a September show at the casino. I'm in a quandary as to whether to buy. I know it's going to be a great show; I've already seen it.Heaven and Hell played the Mohegan Sun Arena May 15th, with

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Achive from MySpace blogCurrent mood: optimisticCategory: Goals, Plans, Hopes It's coming up on that time of year again. On April 29th, I will again participate inThis year, I am lucky to be participating in WalkAmerica with my loving girlfriend Molly, and a great friend Angela, as well as participating in the Drop a Dime for March of Dimes benefit show. Premature birth is the leading cause

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