tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-100180782009-06-10T13:37:39.200+12:00It just dawned on me that I can say whatever I want to say.Jessehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07836706270899395924noreply@blogger.comBlogger195125-41.3174.783http://www.jesserivest.com/pics/podcast/current.jpgJesseRivest-Bloghttp://feedburner.google.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10018078.post-7665880669417609962009-06-10T13:30:00.000+12:002009-06-10T13:37:39.211+12:00Yes, I am Canadian. Yes, I should be able to handle the cold in Wellington; yes, it gets much colder in Canada. Actually, yes - I can handle the cold here in Wellington! It's really not that bad - I cycle nearly every day of the windy, rainy winter in a pair of shorts, a wool base-shirt, a...<br/> <br/> [[ this is a summary only, visit Jesse Rivest's Blog @ jesserivest.com for the full post ]] <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/zBA8G4jRxY-iBs5Cjlj84bReCUY/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/zBA8G4jRxY-iBs5Cjlj84bReCUY/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/zBA8G4jRxY-iBs5Cjlj84bReCUY/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/zBA8G4jRxY-iBs5Cjlj84bReCUY/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/JesseRivest-Blog/~4/b4PVkiEP0dM" height="1" width="1"/>Jessehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07836706270899395924noreply@blogger.com0http://www.jesserivest.com/~blog/2009/06/but-youre-canadian.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10018078.post-22555674794937108392009-05-21T13:52:00.001+12:002009-05-21T13:55:02.912+12:00SOCAN has recently dinged i(heart)music a retrospective licensing sum that may exceed $2000 for several years' worth of promoted music concerts. I read about it and I immediately sympathised with i(heart)music's situation, however I also noticed some misunderstandings about SOCAN. I would like to...<br/> <br/> [[ this is a summary only, visit Jesse Rivest's Blog @ jesserivest.com for the full post ]] <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/4csZdrtJEx7fj301GxPOgK8UgaY/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/4csZdrtJEx7fj301GxPOgK8UgaY/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/4csZdrtJEx7fj301GxPOgK8UgaY/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/4csZdrtJEx7fj301GxPOgK8UgaY/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/JesseRivest-Blog/~4/MyKloYDOnHY" height="1" width="1"/>Jessehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07836706270899395924noreply@blogger.com3http://www.jesserivest.com/~blog/2009/05/socan-misunderstood-again.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10018078.post-23354886542955393422009-05-17T17:00:00.000+12:002009-05-17T17:07:01.488+12:00What's the deal? CDs in New Zealand and (if I recall correctly) Australia are nearly double the price of Canada and the USA. In my several years of "down under" living, I've heard countless observations and discussions among other foreigners on this matter. For reference in this article, I am a...<br/> <br/> [[ this is a summary only, visit Jesse Rivest's Blog @ jesserivest.com for the full post ]] <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/iY8Vla_g8lLow-3WgoPVpsfhTAc/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/iY8Vla_g8lLow-3WgoPVpsfhTAc/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/iY8Vla_g8lLow-3WgoPVpsfhTAc/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/iY8Vla_g8lLow-3WgoPVpsfhTAc/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/JesseRivest-Blog/~4/Tc_F-jZ2Pz8" height="1" width="1"/>Jessehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07836706270899395924noreply@blogger.com0http://www.jesserivest.com/~blog/2009/05/why-are-cds-so-expensive-down-under.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10018078.post-11807307168452630412009-05-12T01:48:00.000+12:002009-05-12T01:49:07.242+12:00Does anyone mind if I make light of a dark situation? When I first heard tell of the recent global "swine flu" concern, I couldn't help but grin at the word "swine". In my defense, I was also lightly concerned for humanity - but it does appear that the swine flu is treatable and that some general...<br/> <br/> [[ this is a summary only, visit Jesse Rivest's Blog @ jesserivest.com for the full post ]] <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/sXU2HaRM6Ecw3962Dyj3lV5kNug/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/sXU2HaRM6Ecw3962Dyj3lV5kNug/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/sXU2HaRM6Ecw3962Dyj3lV5kNug/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/sXU2HaRM6Ecw3962Dyj3lV5kNug/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/JesseRivest-Blog/~4/E5aZqUgsXBg" height="1" width="1"/>Jessehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07836706270899395924noreply@blogger.com0http://www.jesserivest.com/~blog/2009/05/swine-flu-brings-back-word-swine.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10018078.post-60801147530442933372009-05-05T13:00:00.001+12:002009-05-05T13:02:47.275+12:00I enjoy considering the meanings of words. I recall a couple years ago an acquaintance introduced me as an "itinerant singer-songwriter". I had to ask what that meant - itinerant - although if I had applied myself a little, I would have figured it out. I mean, I knew what it meant to have an...<br/> <br/> [[ this is a summary only, visit Jesse Rivest's Blog @ jesserivest.com for the full post ]] <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Rywn3Ol09C0CR6BC1-y5bgYI9UE/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Rywn3Ol09C0CR6BC1-y5bgYI9UE/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Rywn3Ol09C0CR6BC1-y5bgYI9UE/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Rywn3Ol09C0CR6BC1-y5bgYI9UE/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/JesseRivest-Blog/~4/JFvMiyDlwGc" height="1" width="1"/>Jessehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07836706270899395924noreply@blogger.com0http://www.jesserivest.com/~blog/2009/05/ive-been-known-to-be-itinerant.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10018078.post-82406518799616215352009-04-09T13:53:00.019+12:002009-05-03T13:12:21.334+12:00It's been a week or two - it's now time for our regular Antarctic wind to rip its way through Island Bay and northwards to the rest of Wellington. I'm typing now with icicle fingers. On the walk home from the grocery store I came across an elderly lady, probably in her eighties, coming out from...<br/> <br/> [[ this is a summary only, visit Jesse Rivest's Blog @ jesserivest.com for the full post ]] <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/uZK8zZZdQAq2GRPGizy8o5PHIcY/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/uZK8zZZdQAq2GRPGizy8o5PHIcY/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/uZK8zZZdQAq2GRPGizy8o5PHIcY/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/uZK8zZZdQAq2GRPGizy8o5PHIcY/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/JesseRivest-Blog/~4/7nq1VafMKRg" height="1" width="1"/>Jessehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07836706270899395924noreply@blogger.com1http://www.jesserivest.com/~blog/2009/04/wind-whips-away-good-sense.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10018078.post-62467780161963392372009-02-28T09:28:00.012+13:002009-04-05T00:17:55.882+13:00I am not kidding - the very first cohesive thought I had this morning, in my groggy awakening state, was the following revised chorus for the song Blinded by the Light: I was rinded by the white; wrapped up like a Brie, another Camembert delightHow ridiculous! I believe that the word rind is...<br/> <br/> [[ this is a summary only, visit Jesse Rivest's Blog @ jesserivest.com for the full post ]] <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/409dUl8yA_MapXfJi_-q6BZgHm0/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/409dUl8yA_MapXfJi_-q6BZgHm0/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/409dUl8yA_MapXfJi_-q6BZgHm0/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/409dUl8yA_MapXfJi_-q6BZgHm0/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/JesseRivest-Blog/~4/eH66AZWCsW4" height="1" width="1"/>Jessehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07836706270899395924noreply@blogger.com0http://www.jesserivest.com/~blog/2009/02/cheesy-wake-up.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10018078.post-84736249469504221952009-02-26T14:12:00.009+13:002009-02-27T12:54:23.078+13:00Infer whatever you fancy from this tidbit... Last night was not surprising - it seemed familiar, really. It felt like a summarizing, if not typical, "evening out in Wellington" for me. I arrived at Bodega a bit early (music advertised for 9:00, but no one really shows up till 10:30 when the...<br/> <br/> [[ this is a summary only, visit Jesse Rivest's Blog @ jesserivest.com for the full post ]] <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/0vNYc6s8SG7K4b-W9NFfHbu0rQ8/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/0vNYc6s8SG7K4b-W9NFfHbu0rQ8/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/0vNYc6s8SG7K4b-W9NFfHbu0rQ8/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/0vNYc6s8SG7K4b-W9NFfHbu0rQ8/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/JesseRivest-Blog/~4/dICxRA40bA8" height="1" width="1"/>Jessehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07836706270899395924noreply@blogger.com0http://www.jesserivest.com/~blog/2009/02/out-for-drink.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10018078.post-44916157787864494222009-02-13T14:48:00.003+13:002009-02-13T14:58:19.674+13:00Countless times over the past few years I've read my own written words and found that I've used the wrong there. I just read my note from a few days ago, "She said their probably wouldn't be enough..." and the word their made me cringe with dismay. These wrong theres pop up for me instantly - and...<br/> <br/> [[ this is a summary only, visit Jesse Rivest's Blog @ jesserivest.com for the full post ]] <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/LqthBpVCZfrIihxj9TN8W5J1HNQ/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/LqthBpVCZfrIihxj9TN8W5J1HNQ/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/LqthBpVCZfrIihxj9TN8W5J1HNQ/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/LqthBpVCZfrIihxj9TN8W5J1HNQ/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/JesseRivest-Blog/~4/YmN2DGdFkEY" height="1" width="1"/>Jessehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07836706270899395924noreply@blogger.com2http://www.jesserivest.com/~blog/2009/02/years-their-getting-on.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10018078.post-83997556821648325722008-12-07T00:25:00.004+13:002008-12-07T00:58:21.925+13:00(what I'm dealing with here) The dish rag had transformed once yellow and crisp square now brown and stretched someone had been dragging it through greasepools perhaps even the cast iron pan not washing it with hot soapy water so I disposed of it in the garbage gone and lo... ...<br/> <br/> [[ this is a summary only, visit Jesse Rivest's Blog @ jesserivest.com for the full post ]] <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/x8HyBTTv4VgzciayNj0fAZM1wJU/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/x8HyBTTv4VgzciayNj0fAZM1wJU/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/x8HyBTTv4VgzciayNj0fAZM1wJU/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/x8HyBTTv4VgzciayNj0fAZM1wJU/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/JesseRivest-Blog/~4/ZQd7oUnER2s" height="1" width="1"/>Jessehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07836706270899395924noreply@blogger.com1http://www.jesserivest.com/~blog/2008/12/strange-disappointments-in-shared.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10018078.post-45769267613159387002008-11-03T21:16:00.003+13:002008-12-07T00:52:43.033+13:00Back in New Zealand now, after my fantastic whirlwind visit in Canada, I must say it feels a bit weird to be here. I truly had a blast in Canada, with my family in Kelowna and friends in Calgary, and with my shows in each location. I topped the whole trip off with my good friend's wedding - what...<br/> <br/> [[ this is a summary only, visit Jesse Rivest's Blog @ jesserivest.com for the full post ]] <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/gILV4pV9aIwar8biGaNoQiWWJvY/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/gILV4pV9aIwar8biGaNoQiWWJvY/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/gILV4pV9aIwar8biGaNoQiWWJvY/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/gILV4pV9aIwar8biGaNoQiWWJvY/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/JesseRivest-Blog/~4/ljIaAmCEHMk" height="1" width="1"/>Jessehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07836706270899395924noreply@blogger.com0http://www.jesserivest.com/~blog/2008/11/it-was-great-to-be-home.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10018078.post-61424392834069051732008-08-17T17:32:00.002+12:002008-08-17T17:52:48.771+12:00Winter in Wellington. Thunder and lightning, hail and rain Crashing down tumultuously. Never have I seen such a mid-winter spectacle. This kind of heavenly behaviour I've only seen mid-summer. I am, after all, from B.C. and Alberta. I was caught in it, surprised, during my late evening Walk out to...<br/> <br/> [[ this is a summary only, visit Jesse Rivest's Blog @ jesserivest.com for the full post ]] <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/DMdlb614xRkFtENlq3L_vDAGmNA/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/DMdlb614xRkFtENlq3L_vDAGmNA/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/DMdlb614xRkFtENlq3L_vDAGmNA/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/DMdlb614xRkFtENlq3L_vDAGmNA/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/JesseRivest-Blog/~4/5geXLz7PzU4" height="1" width="1"/>Jessehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07836706270899395924noreply@blogger.com0http://www.jesserivest.com/~blog/2008/08/winter-lightning.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10018078.post-81588078361594026892008-07-23T20:58:00.000+12:002008-07-23T21:01:35.914+12:00Sometimes I wonder if I'd be writing more songs if I watched less movies... Ah, but movies are so inspiring! Books, too. But this is about movies. In the past couple years, while living in New Zealand, I've watched a good share of movies. Some Kiwi made (like Eagle vs Shark - a goodie - and...<br/> <br/> [[ this is a summary only, visit Jesse Rivest's Blog @ jesserivest.com for the full post ]] <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/tMDD0JP8f3jo6n28i-0AATZtPF4/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/tMDD0JP8f3jo6n28i-0AATZtPF4/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/tMDD0JP8f3jo6n28i-0AATZtPF4/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/tMDD0JP8f3jo6n28i-0AATZtPF4/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/JesseRivest-Blog/~4/EJ4qZfHeA-o" height="1" width="1"/>Jessehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07836706270899395924noreply@blogger.com0http://www.jesserivest.com/~blog/2008/07/i-love-movies.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10018078.post-13565047086401196792008-07-15T17:32:00.003+12:002008-07-15T17:42:56.151+12:00This is mystifying. There is a website called globalinventure.com and it is totally whacky. Without wasting too much of my time, I've noticed two very peculiar things. First go here. It's the very first bio I (must have) put on CDBaby for my CD, Seventeen Oh-Two Oh-Six. Probably this site is a...<br/> <br/> [[ this is a summary only, visit Jesse Rivest's Blog @ jesserivest.com for the full post ]] <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/hdm1LPKSAr-dCJE217zHOkKMB8g/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/hdm1LPKSAr-dCJE217zHOkKMB8g/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/hdm1LPKSAr-dCJE217zHOkKMB8g/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/hdm1LPKSAr-dCJE217zHOkKMB8g/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/JesseRivest-Blog/~4/oUIh1DXJwjY" height="1" width="1"/>Jessehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07836706270899395924noreply@blogger.com1http://www.jesserivest.com/~blog/2008/07/aerosmith-aka-inventures.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10018078.post-63767117521024781942008-07-12T13:53:00.003+12:002008-11-21T17:12:12.820+13:00When I first left Canada to travel in 2005, I marvelled at how I seemed impervious to homesickness. Every month away seemed like a prize or a gift. I was heard to say that I was having the best time of my life. I was away about 9 months - the accumulation of which seemed a blissful eternity -...<br/> <br/> [[ this is a summary only, visit Jesse Rivest's Blog @ jesserivest.com for the full post ]] <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/DHLX6ERNTrJuumxN5GHx8hx8lmE/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/DHLX6ERNTrJuumxN5GHx8hx8lmE/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/DHLX6ERNTrJuumxN5GHx8hx8lmE/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/DHLX6ERNTrJuumxN5GHx8hx8lmE/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/JesseRivest-Blog/~4/BVtq6GRGxpA" height="1" width="1"/>Jessehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07836706270899395924noreply@blogger.com0http://www.jesserivest.com/~blog/2008/07/homesickness.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10018078.post-57651523058713104192008-06-24T16:18:00.006+12:002008-06-24T17:25:27.981+12:00Lately I haven't been blogging much, instead I've been podcasting. You can find my podcast from my website. I've podcasted some live recordings from the Mussel Inn and a live video from Happy - these shows were part of my mini-tour of New Zealand in April, 2008. Songs podcasted so far are...<br/> <br/> [[ this is a summary only, visit Jesse Rivest's Blog @ jesserivest.com for the full post ]] <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/TxgZEPzzAb99J2OTggx4EehdmLw/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/TxgZEPzzAb99J2OTggx4EehdmLw/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/TxgZEPzzAb99J2OTggx4EehdmLw/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/TxgZEPzzAb99J2OTggx4EehdmLw/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/JesseRivest-Blog/~4/hPNFL6V9RqM" height="1" width="1"/>Jessehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07836706270899395924noreply@blogger.com0http://www.jesserivest.com/~blog/2008/06/more-podcast-episodes-for-her-pleasure.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10018078.post-11461410789244488992008-03-19T16:00:00.005+13:002008-03-19T16:29:43.863+13:00I was on my way to the music store today, where I had a quick, introductory listen to Dig, Lazarus, Dig!!! by Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, and I spotted the following: A man wearing a tee shirt saying "New Mexico: Cleaner Than Regular Mexico". In "regular" Mexico's defense, I miss your sandy...<br/> <br/> [[ this is a summary only, visit Jesse Rivest's Blog @ jesserivest.com for the full post ]] <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Vk0uFT-ECDMWk3HSx4ai-apVUoM/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Vk0uFT-ECDMWk3HSx4ai-apVUoM/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Vk0uFT-ECDMWk3HSx4ai-apVUoM/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Vk0uFT-ECDMWk3HSx4ai-apVUoM/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/JesseRivest-Blog/~4/7EiMJOfDBok" height="1" width="1"/>Jessehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07836706270899395924noreply@blogger.com0http://www.jesserivest.com/~blog/2008/03/world-is-amusement-park.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10018078.post-41119696025416782062008-03-11T11:37:00.000+13:002008-03-11T11:38:34.953+13:00You know you're going to have a great day when you are cycling to work in the morning, and you have to pedal just as hard downhill as you did climbing uphill. -- Back to http://www.jesserivest.com/<br/> <br/> [[ this is a summary only, visit Jesse Rivest's Blog @ jesserivest.com for the full post ]] <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/64lQ8e-2018iFL5kyHeW8Ar_cMw/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/64lQ8e-2018iFL5kyHeW8Ar_cMw/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/64lQ8e-2018iFL5kyHeW8Ar_cMw/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/64lQ8e-2018iFL5kyHeW8Ar_cMw/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/JesseRivest-Blog/~4/rtZ8GBXMqHI" height="1" width="1"/>Jessehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07836706270899395924noreply@blogger.com0http://www.jesserivest.com/~blog/2008/03/001-horse-power-insufficient-in-high.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10018078.post-39566667254249687662008-01-30T11:22:00.001+13:002008-03-04T17:11:26.816+13:00I saw an un-smoked cigarette on the ground and nearly picked it up. I don't smoke, but many people do, and people are always asking for them from friends and strangers alike. They're expensive to purchase - they're valuable. Perhaps someone dropped this one and, later realizing it, felt a...<br/> <br/> [[ this is a summary only, visit Jesse Rivest's Blog @ jesserivest.com for the full post ]] <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/dcSIC9yfcAJD4uAkucPmsgKldzY/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/dcSIC9yfcAJD4uAkucPmsgKldzY/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/dcSIC9yfcAJD4uAkucPmsgKldzY/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/dcSIC9yfcAJD4uAkucPmsgKldzY/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/JesseRivest-Blog/~4/LFJ6UGEkz8Y" height="1" width="1"/>Jessehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07836706270899395924noreply@blogger.com0http://www.jesserivest.com/~blog/2008/01/cigarette-gold.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10018078.post-73064529522895067692008-01-28T08:21:00.002+13:002008-06-13T14:16:31.905+12:00This is a slide guitar instrumental that I wrote in late 2006 after arriving in Wellington, New Zealand. It came out (of me, if one can say such a thing about a song) around the same time that I began writing Silent. The recording is from Access Radio - we were recording a radio show in August...<br/> <br/> [[ this is a summary only, visit Jesse Rivest's Blog @ jesserivest.com for the full post ]] <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/XT96Su07-HAbA_2n1utmjWsD5Go/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/XT96Su07-HAbA_2n1utmjWsD5Go/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/XT96Su07-HAbA_2n1utmjWsD5Go/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/XT96Su07-HAbA_2n1utmjWsD5Go/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/JesseRivest-Blog/~4/vc-bqPJFwzQ" height="1" width="1"/>Jessehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07836706270899395924noreply@blogger.com0http://www.jesserivest.com/~blog/2008/01/podcast-welly-wonky.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10018078.post-19598847188562437802008-01-04T13:00:00.001+13:002008-04-10T13:54:18.598+12:00This song is proof that you can start a song idea and return to it years later - it remained strong in my mind for a long time. I had started with the guitar rhythm and melody line, the first verse, and a chorus that I didn't care for. One night, a couple months ago, I felt inclined to finish it;...<br/> <br/> [[ this is a summary only, visit Jesse Rivest's Blog @ jesserivest.com for the full post ]] <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/XINqfZYUTCfe6T9UO36fAi_k5XU/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/XINqfZYUTCfe6T9UO36fAi_k5XU/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/XINqfZYUTCfe6T9UO36fAi_k5XU/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/XINqfZYUTCfe6T9UO36fAi_k5XU/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/JesseRivest-Blog/~4/X-y2YxJIpIo" height="1" width="1"/>Jessehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07836706270899395924noreply@blogger.com0http://www.jesserivest.com/~blog/2008/01/podcast-down-again.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10018078.post-44979433932543815502007-12-21T19:27:00.000+13:002007-12-21T19:47:37.905+13:000h boy oh boy please oh please oh please Steven Spielberg and George Lucas when you make Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull can you please make it super old school awesome like the old days with the old movies it will be so great if you do i will love you long time oh boy oh boy...<br/> <br/> [[ this is a summary only, visit Jesse Rivest's Blog @ jesserivest.com for the full post ]] <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/fNyC7IeNm0Ihz4Up-3eZoCgSpQA/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/fNyC7IeNm0Ihz4Up-3eZoCgSpQA/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/fNyC7IeNm0Ihz4Up-3eZoCgSpQA/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/fNyC7IeNm0Ihz4Up-3eZoCgSpQA/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/JesseRivest-Blog/~4/SccIHDwxa1I" height="1" width="1"/>Jessehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07836706270899395924noreply@blogger.com0http://www.jesserivest.com/~blog/2007/12/dear-steven-and-george.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10018078.post-50742763319157113952007-12-20T16:33:00.001+13:002009-05-28T16:19:09.178+12:00Ah, summer... a time of kicking back, relaxing, barbeques, outdoor adventures, extended hours of beautiful daylight, swimming, camping, road trips, and general fun, and... Christmas?!?! Christmas - a time of hustle and bustle, with people mashed together like potatoes in the big consumer pot,...<br/> <br/> [[ this is a summary only, visit Jesse Rivest's Blog @ jesserivest.com for the full post ]] <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/589k5Tq57eYYauQWeB88g9_YYhU/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/589k5Tq57eYYauQWeB88g9_YYhU/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/589k5Tq57eYYauQWeB88g9_YYhU/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/589k5Tq57eYYauQWeB88g9_YYhU/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/JesseRivest-Blog/~4/tmbuI4GmW10" height="1" width="1"/>Jessehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07836706270899395924noreply@blogger.com0http://www.jesserivest.com/~blog/2007/12/christmas-sours-summer-down-under.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10018078.post-63426680920351650992007-12-18T17:09:00.000+13:002007-12-18T17:12:03.128+13:00This review of Seventeen Oh-Two Oh-Six is quite old now, but I neglected to acknowledge it on my site... so here it is. It's from LucidForge.com, a web-based arts review. click here for review -- Back to http://www.jesserivest.com/<br/> <br/> [[ this is a summary only, visit Jesse Rivest's Blog @ jesserivest.com for the full post ]] <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/flprB1NOUA5_Co7phe6gxju7h6E/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/flprB1NOUA5_Co7phe6gxju7h6E/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/flprB1NOUA5_Co7phe6gxju7h6E/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/flprB1NOUA5_Co7phe6gxju7h6E/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/JesseRivest-Blog/~4/dh7dxZKs6D0" height="1" width="1"/>Jessehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07836706270899395924noreply@blogger.com0http://www.jesserivest.com/~blog/2007/12/cd-review-seventeen-oh-two-oh-six.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10018078.post-27196029942332691992007-12-11T17:22:00.000+13:002007-12-11T17:28:07.311+13:00Just a quick note to say that if you are on my mailing list, and you are not receiving newsletter updates... it's because I haven't been sending any. Oh, but wait! I just sent one last week and it was real nice! If you didn't get that one, then let me know... you need to have...<br/> <br/> [[ this is a summary only, visit Jesse Rivest's Blog @ jesserivest.com for the full post ]] <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/IE8bWGMvVGQHfIIs9ucPoDzsL3E/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/IE8bWGMvVGQHfIIs9ucPoDzsL3E/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/IE8bWGMvVGQHfIIs9ucPoDzsL3E/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/IE8bWGMvVGQHfIIs9ucPoDzsL3E/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/JesseRivest-Blog/~4/4NPbYbCJBBU" height="1" width="1"/>Jessehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07836706270899395924noreply@blogger.com0http://www.jesserivest.com/~blog/2007/12/not-receiving-newsletter-updates.html