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2011-09-14T21:07:00.000-05:00

I can literally remember when I discovered music at the library...the Fall of 1990. Just getting back on my feet but didn't have transportation of my own so I had to catch the bus to different destinations and something told me to just go to the local library on the South Side (South St. Louis that is) and that is when I discovered the treasure...hundreds of CDs at the library and the cool part you could check them out. The first CDs I checked out: Wind Machine's "Voice in the Wind" (still to this day one of my favorite albums) and Peter White's "Caravan of Love". I took them home and listened to them over and over. I don't know what was the thrill, discovering Wind Machine and Peter White or just knowing I just found a way to discover new or old music.

Fast forward to today, although most of my music comes Amazon, iTunes, eMusic, Iodapromonet, and the Goodwill I still discover gems at our library. Just yesterday I was there and I came across music from Louis Armstrong to Tom Petty. This year has been a year of turning the clock back in regards to how I gather music and how I really, and I do mean REALLY take the time to listen to music. This year is also the year I began listening to more traditional Jazz and looking to my people to help me learn about the music that I have to admit helps meditate, write, and just chillax.

The past two years I was so busy producing podcasting that I really wasn't taking the time to sit back and listen to the music. I was so busy trying to please other and I forget how to just "listen" to music. The artist I found last night at the library were...

Louis Armstrong
Stanley Jordan
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
The Jets
Keith Jarrett
John Cougar
Michael Hedges
Darius Rucker
Jimi Hendrix
The Soundtrack to Sherlock Holmes
Don Byron
Groove Collective
Gary Burton
Super Hits Of The '70s: Have A Nice Day, Vol. 10 & Vol. 18 (Various Artists)
Joe Jackson
Seal
This doesn't include the music I've added to my music library from this past June and music from 2008. The remainder for this year and beyond I will have music to kick back and listen to and by doing this I will cut back on the boob tube and rediscover the art of listening to music again.

I love it.

Don't worry, I won't keep it to myself, you know I have to share great music with the masses.

Great Messages - Adrian Rogers, "Celebrate the Difference"

2011-09-13T04:35:00.000-05:00

I love this message by Dr. Adrian Rogers. From the very beginning of the message, "Celebrate the Difference", pastor Rogers addresses one of the questions that has plagued man and woman since the 70s, "Who is better: The man or woman"? His answer hits the nail on the head in the way that you know it was only our Lord and Savior who gave this answer to this man of God.

Some people in the secular world will not like this message. Some Christian may not like this message because we live in a day and time where people think you can live a lifestyle and I will argue with you till the cows come home that God approves of their ways. In the very few minutes he answers the questions in regards to homosexuality, bestiality, polygamy (I've always remind people that say, "Abraham had two wives. Number one: Abraham did not have two wives and second, Abraham went out of God's will and slept with Hagar, Sarai's maid servant to produce an heir but in the end caused heartache and trouble that is felt in our world today because Abraham did not trust God.)

The cool thing about this message and other messages from pastor Rogers is not only does he relate this on Godly terms but also medical and terms. He addresses why women will out live men, why women become come cold quicker than men, why men can lose weight faster than women. So much knowledge is packed in this 37 minute message. Throughout the message he makes the point that neither is better than one another, we are just different and that is to be celebrated and not condemned. We are not in competition with one another we are to respect one another to the highest degree.

Pastor Rogers addresses the question to how we are to embrace marriage, how to treat our spouse, how in the end marriage is hard work but in the end it's a wonderful thing when we "Celebrate the Difference".

MLFM episode #31 - My Last Time...For Real This Time.

2011-09-12T20:23:00.003-05:00

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I tell myself whenever I produce an extended podcast that this will be the last one...and I mean it from the bottom of my heart...until I begin hearing music and I know me. I say I will do a part two and I never complete it. So then I come to that crossroad- should I make a music podcast that is close to 90 minutes or even close to 2 hours. I say "Yes" because of one reason. School.

This year school and work is a pistol but I know I have to get this out of my system. For close to 3 years I have used two artist's music tracks when doing my intro and ending voice-overs and I think it was about time I featured some of the work of Todd Kelley and Nicolay. At first it was going to be a podsafe show then while walking and humming the track "Hey" it hit me to put some music in the playlist by Nicolay and Todd "The Big La" Kelley. When it comes to Todd Kelley his instrumental mixes has always been a set of music that influenced me when it comes to writing. Whether if was my show notes or just writing in general. Nicolay's music, I have to admit I have his music and I know his instrumental tracks is are really cool but I never made myself just kick back and just relax to his music. So this time I made myself gather some of his music and at the last moment purchase The Foreign Exchange, "Connected" instrumental album which I knew when that happened I would have to squeeze some more tracks in the line up.

I have music peppered in here by Michael Franks from his new album, "Time Together", a couple of favorites of mine by DJ Center featuring Middle Child and Apes on Tapes, and a couple of free download tracks from Iodapromonet and All About Jazz. I also came across three tracks via YouTube. One track I learned from a Google+ fellow geek and from there I found two tracks that when I heard them I had to rush over to iTunes and download these tracks.

The results is a music playlist close to 2 hours of music so as always, kick back, relax and enjoy the music journey.

p.s. So this time is my last time putting together an extended playlist like this...I mean it this time...for real...I hope.

~DarrenKeith3
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MLFM episode #31 Playlist

o1. Catch My Flow - Elijah MC
o2. Greenback Boogie{explict} - Ima Robot
o3. Fave Writes - Big La vs. Todd
o4. Somebody That I Used to Know (f/Kimba) - Gotye
o5. Mind Tricks - Brian Hogans [ free mp3 download ]
o6. Intro - Nicolay
o7. Fantastic - Nicolay
o8. Warrior Concerto - The Glitch Mob
o9. Nic's Groove (Instrumental) - The Foreign Exchange
1o. In a Song (f/Middle Child) - DJ Center
11. Grand 5 - Apes on Tapes

Bonus Tracks
+ House of Cards (f/Muhsinah) - The Foreign Exchange
+ Now That the Summer's Here - Michael Franks
+ Ascent - Anthony Branker & Ascent [ free mp3 download ]
+ Summer Nights -Big La vs. Todd
+ Summer in New York - Michael Franks
+ Water Under The Bridge - Big La vs. Todd
+ Shibuya Station - Nicolay
+ Crossing - Nicolay
+ Rain In Ueno Park - Nicolay
+ Satellite - Nicolay
+ As the Crow Flies - Joller [ free mp3 download ]
+ Feather's From An Angel's Wing - Michael Franks
+ It Only Hurts When I Think of Her (Re:Edit) - Big La vs. Todd
+ Brave New World (Instrumental) - The Foreign Exchange
+ Ways of Seeing - Fred Simon

Intro Underscore >> Todd Kelley

Music from the LPs...
+Elijah MC (Live)
+Another Man's Treasure
+Music...For Elevators & Escalators
+Making Mirrors
+Evidence Of Things To Come
+City Lights Volume 1.5
+Connected (Instrumental Version)
+Everything In Time
+You Open
+Leave It All Behind
+Time Together
+Blessings
+Unfocused
+Water Under The Bridge (2009)
+City Lights Volume 2: Shibuya
+Loose Cannon
+Since Forever

Music for iodapromonet
The Glitch Mob
"Warrior Concerto" (mp3)
from "We Can Make The World Stop - EP"
(Glass Air)

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MLFM #28 - ThriftStoreGems: Full Swing - Al Jarreau - T-Square

2011-08-03T07:56:00.000-05:00

Playlist for MLFM #28 - ThriftStoreGems: Full Swing - Al Jarreau - T-Square
[Side A]

2 Good 2 Be 4gotten - Full Swing
We're In This Love Together - Al Jarreau
Control - T-Square
Last Port of Call - Full Swing
All Or Nothing At All - Al Jarreau
Wind Song - T-Square
Dance of the Seven Veils - Full Swing
Breaking Away - Al Jarreau
White Mane - T-Square
The Jungle - Full Swing
All Of My Love - Al Jarreau
Snowbird - T-Square
We're Rockin' in Rhythm - Full Swing
Pleasure Over Pain - Al Jarreau

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Playlist for MLFM #28 - ThriftStoreGems: Full Swing - Al Jarreau - T-Square(Bonus Podcast)
[Side B]

Labyrinth Of Love - T-Square
Anything Can Happen Here - Full Swing
So Good - Al Jarreau
Radio Star - T-Square
Palacio do Samba - Full Swing
One Way - Al Jarreau
Daisy Field - T-Square
Long Lost Lover - Full Swing
10K High - Al Jarreau
Happy Song - T-Square
September Rain - Full Swing
More Love - Al Jarreau
Last Raindrops - T-Square
Heart's Horizon - Al Jarreau

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Congrats to Brian Meeks on the publication of his book, "Henry Wood, Detective Agency" { Amazon Kindle }

i.d. drops courtesy of Brian Meeks, Doug Fresh, DJ Diva, 2Serenity, Macedonia, TGrundy

intro and outro music that you hear under my voice courtesy of Todd Kelley and Nicolay

Images on blog post and podcasts by Luis Lauranzon

Shout out to Lorraine Feather for conversing with your fans on Facebook. This is why I love social network because this way artists realize that music lovers truly support them and are grateful that they share their gift with the masses. ^_^

Congrats to Leo Laporte and moving into the "TWiT Brick House" the new studio is beautiful. Who would have thought when TechTv folded that so many of you geeks and geekettes would blow up THIS big. If you haven't checked out his new studio.

You can subscribe to this podcast via iTunes by copying and pasting this rss feed [http://myloveformusic.net/?feed=rss2 or http://feeds.feedburner.com/Myloveformusic ] into iTunes (Click on "Advanced" >> "Subscribe to Podcast" >> paste the rss feed in the box and click "OK" to subscribe. ^_^

You can stream my podcast by going to my Mixcloud site

This ThriftStoreGem was going to feature tunes from the album "In Full Swing" by Full Swing and "Natural" by the jazz group T-Square but Mr. Jarreau happened to "creep" in this music playlist and in the end I think he truly completes this wonderful music set. This music set is music from the albums "In Full Swing", "Breakin' Away" and "Heart's Horizon" and "Natural".

Something about the tune "2 Good 2 Be 4gotten" that has always stayed with me. I still have the cassette LP and I remember hearing the vocals by Lorraine Feather, Augie Johnson, and Charlotte Crossley. When I heard "2 Good 2 Be 4gotten" I called the college station Lindenwood Station to find out who were the artist that song that tune. When the gentleman told me it was by the trio Full Swing I went to record store that following week and bought the album and from the first track to the last I was hooked. Back in 90s groups like The Manhattan Transfers and Nylons (on the Windham Jazz label) were the big thing and Full Swing was up there with that talent. After listening to "In Full Swing" for like the ga-zillionth time I found out there was another album by Full Swing, "End of the Sky" which I wore that out as well. I don't have that album now but to the wonderful world of Amazon I will have it again and in the future I will bring you music from that album.

T-Square was another group I found out by accident and shame on me for not having other albums by this group. This was another group I discovered by listening to Lindenwood University radio station, 89.1FM (that radio station has long dropped the jazz format and that breaks my heart because I discovered so many artists by listening to that radio station). When first hearing the track, "Control" I was so hooked. To me that is a wonderful "Driving/Pick-me-Up" tune and again off I went to the record store to find the album. These two albums I have had over twenty years and I'm so glad I converted them to digital and can share them with the masses. If you feel there is a little hint of "Russ Freeman" in some of the tracks you would be correct because Mr. Freeman produced a couple of the tracks on this album.

Al Jarreau, what can I say about this gifted vocalist that hasn't been said. As I said in the beginning of the post this was just going to feature the work of Full Swing and T-Square but for some reason I began listening to to Mr. Jarreau and I had to squeeze in his work from his "Breaking Away" and "Heart's Horizon" albums. I can count on both hands the vocalist I can listen on a regular basis and Al Jarreau is on that list. What is so cool about "Heart's Horizon" is that there is a slew of talented musicians that helped make this album on of my favorite by him. You should read the heavy hitters that performed on this album, from David Sanborn to George Duke...from Bobby Caldwell to well known percussionist Paulinho Da Costa; it's an "Who's Who" list (one of my favorite tunes by Al Jarreau is "One Way" with Earl Klugh providing the nice acoustic guitar work on this track). There is even a track on the album with the one and only Bobby McFerrin, "Yo Jeans" (Sorry it didn't make the playlist but I will bring it to you in a future podcast).

It was really fun to put this one together because it brings back so many wonderful memories in regards to a time I was coming into my music taste and the cool people I met over the years when moving from my hometown to "across the river" as we used to say back in the day.

Big shout out goes out to Proteon Shelby (the Al Jarreau music block goes out to you since you let me know you're a fan of Mr. Jarreau), my new Google+ peeps (reminds me of the Vox blogging community - you are so missed.

As always, kick back, chillax and enjoy the music journey.

~DarrenKeith3

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Great Godly Messages

2011-08-01T09:15:00.006-05:00

Something I have lost track of is hearing wonderful messages in regards to Christ Jesus. I remember first given my life to Christ I would listen to Greg Laurie, Tony Evans, David Jeremiah, Adrian Rogers, J.Vernon McGee and of course, Charles Stanley.

Out and about this early morning I listen to part of the message by Adrian Rogers and now I'm listening to David Jeremiah and it hit me how far I have drifted from Jesus because in order to know God's word you have to read it daily, be a doer of his Word and listen to messages by people of God.

One.place.com is a wonderful site to bookmark and I have bookmarked it again and just by that small task my heart and soul feels better already.

Right now I'm listening to the message "Is There Only One Gospel?" by David Jeremiah and it's a very on time word because we live in a time where when you say you are Christian it's a joke to the world. One thing as Followers of Christ have to let the world know is that first we are FAR from perfect but second we live by legalism or liberalism. I can't condemn a person because I am a fallen being myself through the fall of Adam but I can't condone certain actions or lifestyles because I don't live under man's law (noticed how some people say they love Christ and condemn but it's okay for the rules to be broken by themselves? That's how many (not all) Pharisees lived their lives).

That's how many on the Right live their lives now, "Do as I say but Not as I do" - that's legalism. Where on the other side(the Left) many that are in Church feel it's okay to live a certain way or feel "I believe in God but I don't believe in the Virgin birth" or "I believe in God but Christ really did rise on the third day, that's just a figure of speech". That's liberalism. If a person want's the true definition of how to be a Christian look know further that Jesus himself. From this day on instead of watching the news my days before heading to work will be filled with putting great messages back in my Spirit-Man as well as reading books and articles that feel my soul with not only joy but getting back to good, Godly common sense.

MLFM - Thrift-Store Gems: Hooked On Classics

2011-07-27T08:59:00.002-05:00

Track listing - Hooked on Classics
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Act I...
o1. Hooked On Classics (Parts 1 & 2) - 5:06

Piano Concerto no. 1 in B flat minor Op 23 / Tchaikovsky
Flight of the Bumblebee / Rimsky-Korsakov
Symphony no. 40 in G minor / Mozart
Rhapsody in Blue / Gershwin
Karelia Suite Op 11 / Sibelius
Symphony no. 5 in C minor Op 67 / Beethoven
Toccata in D minor / JS Bach
Serenade no. 13 in G major - 'Eine Kleine Nachtmusik' / Mozart
Symphony no. 9 in D minor Op 125 / Beethoven
Overture to William Tell / Rossini
Le nozze di Figaro / Mozart
Romeo & Juliet Fantasy Overture / Tchaikovsky
Trumpet Voluntary / Clarke (the listed title is a common misconception; the correct title is "Prince of Denmark's March")
Hallelujah Chorus / Handel
Piano Concerto in A minor Op 16 / Grieg
March of the Toreadors / Bizet
1812 Overture / Tchaikovsky

o2. Hooked on Romance - 6:42

Air / Js Bach
Ave Maria / Schubert
Liebestraum / Liszt
Symphony no. 9 in D minor Op 125 3rd movement / Beethoven
Rhapsody on a theme of Paganini Op 43 / Rachmaninov
Piano Sonata no. 14 in C sharp minor Op 27/2 - 'Moonlight' 1st movement / Beethoven
'Pathetique' 2nd movement / Beethoven
Clarinet Concerto in A 2nd movement / Mozart
Largo / Handel

o3. Hooked On Classics (Part 3) - 6:02

Wedding March / Mendelssohn
Radetzky March Op 228 / Johann Strauss I
Toccata Op 42/5 / Widor
Alla Hornpipe / Handel
Humoresque Op 101/7 / Dvorak
Lullaby / Brahms
Arrival of the Queen of Sheba / Handel
Promenade / Mussorgsky
In the Hall of the Mountain King - Grieg
Caprice no. 24 / Paganini
Ride of the Valkyries / Wagner
Fingal's Cave / Mendelssohn
Military March / Schubert
Polonaise in A major / Chopin
Symphony no. 4 in A major - 'Italian' 1st movement / Mendelssohn
Overture to the Light Cavalry / Suppé
Farandole / Bizet
Largo / Dvorak
Lohengrin, Prelude to Act 3 / Wagner

o4. Hooked On Bach - 5:59

Ave Maria (Bach/Gounod)
Minuet
Suite no. 2 in B minor - 'Badinerie'
Brandenburg Concerto no. 3 in G major 1st movement
Brandenburg Concerto no. 2 in F major 1st movement
Erkenne Mich Mein Hüter
Suite no. 2 in B minor - Bourée 2
Suite no. 2 in B minor - Bourée 1
Suite no. 3 in D major - Gavotte
Musette
March
French Suite no. 5 in G major - Gavotte
Wachet auf Ruft uns die Stimme
Ave Maria (Bach/Gounod)

Act II...
o5. Hooked On Tchaikovsky - 5:29

Capriccio Italien
Swan Lake
Dance of the Reed Flutes
Romance & Juliet Fantasy Overture
Symphony no. 6 in B minor Op 74
Trepak
Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy
March
Chinese Dance
Miniature Overture
Piano Concerto no. 1 in B flat minor Op 23
Capriccio Italien

o6. Hooked On A Song - 5:11

Votre Toast / Bizet
Funiculi Funicula / Denza
Tarantella Napolitana / Rossini
Polovtsian Dances / Borodin
Dance of the Hours / Ponchielli
Habanera / Bizet
Neapolitan Serenade / Di Capua
Aria / Puccini
Verdi La Fosche / Verdi
Votre Toast / Bizet

o7. Hooked On Mozart - 4:09

Rondo Alla Turca
Piano Sonata in C major
Serenade no. 13 in G major - 'Eine Kleine Nachtmusik'
Piano Concerto no. 21 in C major
Piano Sonata in C major
A Musical Joke
Le nozze di Figaro
Overture to Le nozze di Figaro
Serenade no. 13 in G major - 'Eine kleine Nachtmusik'
Overture to Die Zauberflöte
Horn Concerto no. 4 in E flat major
Symphony no. 41 in C major - 'Jupiter'

o8. Hooked On Mendelssohn 4:25

Violin Concerto in E minor Op 64 3rd movement
Octet in E flat major Op 20, Scherzo
Violin Concerto in E minor Op 64 3rd movement

o9. Hooked On A Can Can - 4:56

Can-Can / Offenbach
Unter Donner und Blitz Op 324 / Johann Strauss II
Hungarian Dance / Brahms
Tritsch Tratsch Polka Op 214 / Johann Strauss II
La Via Parisienne / Offenbach
Gallop / Ponchielli
Czardas / Monti
La Vie Parisienne / Offenbach
Overture To Dichter und Bauer / Suppé
Can-Can (Reprise) / Offenbach

photo by: Amarie
i.d. drops courtesy of TGrundy, Anji Bee, EJ Flavors, Todd Kelley, Doug Fresh
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I remember first seeing the video to the track, "Hooked on Classics (Part I & II) I knew I had to have this album. And I remember spending the night at my grandmother (the original O.G. - Original Geek) having this vinyl album in her music library and how thrilled I was to sit and listen to the album over and over. I remember listening to the track,
"Hooked on Romance" and writing 9 poems to a girl I had a high school crush on at the time sitting in my grandmother's favorite chair. I couldn't believe I cranked out 9 poems in one night listening to this tune over and over. Needless to say she never went out with me but that's okay because God had my Queen for me and I just didn't know it so all is right with the world. ^_^

Everything about this album, produced by Jeff Jarratt & Don Reedman...Louis Clark, former arranger for Electric Light Orchestra, conducted the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra[1] to me was so cool, blending classical with the Linn Drum and throwing a little disco flavor to it. To Classical lovers this may have been blaspermy but for me it made realize how cool classical music could be and I never forgot that feeling this album brought my soul at that time in my life.

Fast forward to 2011 and at the Goodwill store and I come across this gem. This was cool in two ways: First, cassettes were being brought to the Goodwill again and Second: to find this wonderful album again. Funny when hearing or even seeing the album cover can bring a flood of memories to you...memories you thought were long gone.

This Thrift-Store Gem is really a gem for me because I enjoy bringing music to you, the listeners that it may bring back memories, have you discover music you never knew was out here or seen the album and you were afraid to take that "leap of faith" or you were too embarrassed to let anyone know you liked a certain type of music. Well for me, I'm not ashamed of the music that brings a smile to my face. Whether it's George Clinton or Glenn Campbell. My motto is if it sounds good play it because when sharing music be different and be that trail-blazer because you never know who you may influence.

Be Blessed, Be Safe, and Have a Great Day.

~DarrenKeith3

Track list: Wikipedia
Intro underscore music by Todd Kelley
Ending underscore music by Nicolay

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MLFM episode 24: The Future We Were Promised

2011-04-10T21:30:00.000-05:00

MLFM episode #24: The Future We Were Promised
Playlist...
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Around the World - Daft Punk [ from the "Homework" album | video ]
Satellite - Nicolay [ from the "City Lights Vol. 2: Shibuya" album ]
Saturday Night - Nicolay [ from the "City Lights Vol. 2: Shibuya" album ]
*I.G.Y. - Donald Fagen [ from the "The Nightfly" album ]
Sky Safari - Jonn Serrie [ from the "Flightpath" album ]
Stranger - Electric Light Orchestra [ from the "Burning Bright" album ]
Moonskater - Shadowfax [ from the "Esperanto" album ]
Tomorrow's Girl - Donald Fagen [ from the "Kamakiriad" album | video ]
More Red Than Red - Derek K. Miller [ from the "Penmachine Podcast" ]
New Frontier - Donald Fagen [ from the "The Nightfly" album | video ]
Flying Spiders of Babylon - Atomic Skunk [ from the "Binary Scenes" album ]

Bonus Tracks...
Snowbound - Donald Fagen [ from the "Kamakiriad" album ]
Spicy Sand - Electrix [ from the "Cosmic Chill Lounge, Vol. 3 (Bonus Track Version)" album ]
Jack of Speed - Steely Dan [ from the "Two Against Nature" album ]
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When I first began putting this podcast together I had come to a point that I was taken a break from the social network world. I had become, well, sick of it all. My post was heading toward the "bleak" of the social medium but as always God always has a way of making me see thing clear and what is really the cause...it's me, it's you, it's how we have allowed some technology to sap the life from us.

The other day while on Facebook, (which I have come to loathe in so many ways) my photographer sister posted a YouTube link featuring Louis CK in which he's on the Conan O'Brien show and is talking about how how ungrateful we have become. As Louie puts it, "Everything's Amazing & Nobody's Happy". He hit the nail on the head. I even had fallen into that, "You owe me everything" kinda of phase. I truly dig comedians because they are truth-tellers.

The past couple of months I've been whining about how my cellphone provider has not provided the update to my brand of Android phone. Now I'm not given these companies a free pass when it comes to updates and I still feel that many times they delay some updates so we as consumers have to purchase a new phone in which then we would have to sign a new 2-year contract (unless you buy the phone new which you will pay an out of the wazoo for a phone that will depreciate quicker than driving a new automobile off a car dealer's lot). I now have Froyo and it's better but the battery now drains a little quicker but here is what I have forgotten. We now have phones that we can talk just about anywhere...ANYWHERE!

We now have televisions that not only have hundreds of channel but with some we can stream movies via internet to watch. He have automobiles with built in navigation systems in them. With all of these wonders many have become spoiled brats. We leave in a time now where many feel the world owes them everything and many haven't contributed anything to make many of these wonders come to past. When looking back I'm glad I did come up in the time of the digital changing age. I came up when Vinyl albums and 45s, cassette tapes and 8-track tapes. I remember that my uncle had a reel to reel tape deck. I remember watching movies on movie projectors at school.

I remember when we had to actually get up from our seat to change the channel on the television. I even remember black and white televisions. But I also remember when the first digital watch came along, the first Sony Walkman cassette/AM-FM portable player (it took 4 AA batteries), I remember having my first computers (Commodore 64 and 128), my first boom-box (it was a Sharp). I remember the first time I saw MTV and VH1 when visiting friends in Champaign, Illinois (the first video I watched on MTV, Billie Jean by Michael Jackson).

I remember first getting my hands on the Apple G3, I thought I died and went to heaven. I remember seeing the artwork of Arthur Radebaugh, I downloaded as many images as I could. As a kid reading comic books and seeing sci-fi movies made me dream about an utopia world by the year 2000. The year 2000 has come and gone and much has changed but in some ways things have become worse. Racism is at an all time high. Although I love the artwork by Radebaugh in many of his work you don't see Blacks in this future and now that we have a Black president we see the hate for Blacks now more than ever. I love the line Louis CK says in another YouTube snippet from one of his comedy shows,

"Let me be clear...I'm not saying that White people are better...I'm just saying being White is clearly better." Classic.

But at the same time I'm realizing how blessed I am now. Think about this...I can make a podcast from my home, my home! Used to be a time if I wanted to do something like this I would have to rent time at an studio, have an engineer to mix the sound but now I with just a laptop, a microphone, audio software, a host site and you're good to go when it comes to sharing the music I love. If I wish to learn many things I can go on YouTube or order something from Amazon or instant message someone in regards to finding the answer to just about anything and as my photography sister mentioned to me, "...technology isn't all that bad. It's all in how you approach it. It enables us to get our stuff out there to people who enjoy what we do. So don't give up."

So what started as a negative and knock against technology and social network turned into something positive for me. Funny how when you keep your mind and heart open how God can bring certain people and music to me to make me realize that he has given me a gift to do the right thing with the wonders of technology. Like my sister, said, "It's all in how you approach it." I have always love technology and I can ever abandon it.

I could have just used Donald Fagen's albums "The Nightfly" and "Kamakiriad" to make this podcasts and maybe one day I will because those songs alone captures my feeling about how I viewed how the future would be but other tunes trickled into my brain as I thought about putting this together so as always, kick back, relax and enjoy the tunes.

~DarrenKeith

This podcast was inspired by:
Arthur Radebaugh [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_Radebaugh ]
Paleofuture [ http://www.paleofuture.com/blog/tag/arthur-radebaugh ]
PhillyVirgoLicious [ http://genxtraordinary.wordpress.com/ ]
Louis CK [ http://www.louisck.net/ ]
Donald Fagen [ his albums "Nightfly" and "Kamakiriad" ]

*I.G.Y. = International Geophysical Year

The Sensei Has Dropped Some New Podcast Gems - Nile Rogers

2011-02-26T08:12:00.001-06:00

The cool thing about music podcast like this from my brothers and sisters in podcasting { Music Podcast Consortium [ http://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/Music-Podcast-Consortium/249751323716 ] } is that we try and fill a void in the world of music in regards to different genres.

EJ Flavors { http://ejflavors.com } has put together some of the work that Nile Rogers has produced (Dianna Ross, Sister Sledge, Grace Jones, David Bowie) and performed (with his group Chic). What's really cool is that EJ has dropped two music podcasts for the masses. The cool thing about his shows is that when I think I have heard everything from a certain artist the Sensei comes right back and makes me takes notes and makes me realize that I am still a student in the world of music.

Enjoy his podcasts good people.

The Comics Books I'll Giveaway at my 2011 SXSW Solo Presentation

2011-02-23T20:40:00.001-06:00

My geek brother in Texas, Anjuan Simmons, will be give a talk at SXWS (South by Southwest) called, "What Comic Books Can Teach Mobile Application Designers", Saturday, March 12th, 2011 at 11am. With this video he just received some comics from Image Comics(thanks Image for coming through for Mr. Simmons). Man I'm jealous he received those comics...you're a blessed man Anjuan.

Anjuan's interview on NPR's "Morning Edition" this past January 17, 2011.

My Thoughts for Today (9:13 am)

2011-02-21T09:15:00.001-06:00

I came across this article over at Lifehacker and it got my mind going as a geek and an consumer...

I'm not planning on jumping from Android any time soon but one plus I do give Apple is when it comes to updates. Me and friend were talking about Android (he has the HTC EVO I have the Samsung Mesmerize) and my gripe is not with the Android platforms but with the carriers and the manufactures.
I truly believe the reason for pushing the slow updates is due to the fact that they have so many new phones coming out they are lagging when it comes to pushing updates to the consumers. (My phone is still on 2.1 and 2.2 will not reach my phone until the end of March. >_< )

It has always been an angle with these companies. First: people don't have money to throw at these companies when it they come out with new phones running the recent OS...I know I don't. Second: if they would just keep their current phones with the latest OS updates this will grow loyalty to the brand and the carrier. (I guess they don't know the "draw more flies with sugar than vinegar" concept). If they would take this approach of providing the "little things" when it comes to customer service and phone updates, customers would stick with them instead of writing about how greedy they are...like I'm doing at this very moment.

You can't please everyone I know and I'm taking into account that with Android it puts me in mind of Windows: different companies have to make sure this OS (Android) works on their phones but at least provide the necessity to use your product and not try and manipulate consumers every chance you get.

That's just my two cents. What do you think of my thoughts my fellow Android users?

Getting My Geek Groove Back

2011-02-19T08:00:00.002-06:00

Hello everyone! ^_^

Long before my own blogs I used to have a "little" blog called "TechMusicGospel" over at Vox.com (you are missed) where I would share links in regards tech stories I came across, new and seasoned musicians I enjoyed and great devotional and links to messages I heard that day. Over the years I let myself drift from that format and in the end I'm upset with myself for allowing this to happen.

Well as of now I am getting back to that format because for me that is where I found my greatest joy: discovering and sharing valuable information with the masses. Some people have certain gifts and I believe this is what God has blessed me with because as Dr. Charles Stanley says, "Are you a 'reservoir' or a 'channel'. I have allowed myself to become a consumer, constantly checking my twitter and facebook account on the minute every minute and not creating and sharing so in the next couple of weeks I will be revamping my "TechMusicGospel" site.
I will have a tab for you to check out the latest tech news stories I come across, tips for tech and life in general, information on artists I have followed over the years, great devotional teachers that I have come to listen to over time like Tony Evans, Dr. Charles Stanley, Greg Laurie, James MacDonald, David Jeremiah, Chuck Swindoll, Adrian Rogers and so many others. As well as I will have a slew of links to some of my favorite photographers.

Of course I will still produce music podcasts but when time permits and in regards to being on Facebook and Twitter I will most likely cut back on conversing on those platforms because to be honest Twitter is really about posting links and sharing as well as Facebook and time and time again I find myself using those platforms as if they were IM platforms and they're really not. I'm not knocking Facebook and Twitter but for me I have to force myself to put these tools in perspective.

I can't wait to revive my ol' site and begin sharing with the masses. Right now you are seeing links show up from my Amplify site, "TheologyNTechnology{Amplify}"[ http://theologyandtechnology.amplify.com/ ] in regards to articles I find very interesting and again one TechMusicGospel is up and running there will be a tab click on when it comes to checking out the things that I feel are important to share with you. :-) I love Amplify and I have been a user of this blogging platform for a while. This way it gives me a chance to to not only link stories but provide my insight on my feelings on a certain topic as well. Big thanks to Eric Goldstein[ http://egoldstein.amplify.com/ ] and his team for creating this wonderful blogging platform.

I feel like I'm getting my "geek groove" back so I look forward to letting you know when my TMG site is back up in full swing.

Be Blessed, Be Safe,
and have a Wonderful Wednesday! :-)

DarrenKeith