Apple Store vs Microsoft Store

A couple of days ago, I was at a popular mall in San Diego. I noticed that this mall had both an Apple store and a Microsoft store. I also notice that the Apple store was very busy and the Microsoft store was almost completely empty.

Apple Store ...

Microsoft Store

 Same night .. same time and only a few dozen yards from each other. I think this more than anything tells you win what direction each company is heading.

Hello - Is it me you're looking for?

Can you name all the movies in the compilation?

Hello from Matthijs_Vlot on Vimeo.

Game of Thrones

So Game of Thrones is over and I am already longing for Season III - which does not start until April of 2013. What shall I do until then?

Here are two Game of Thrones Main Title compositions - enjoy

Power Rangers Guitar Tutorial

Always wanted to play the Power Rangers on Guitar

Adventure Time on the Uke

Finally someone has a good tutorial on playing Adventure Time on the ukelele. Jake and Finn would be proud.



Thanks Tommy at Off-the-Rails music.

Return of the Unipiper

This video contains almost everything I like in the world.

Can't Sleep ... so let's Shred

The stupid meds the doctor gave me are keeping me awake. And Battlefield 3 has crashed .. so I thought would just look up "Shred" in YouTube .. this is the magical stuff I have found .. and I call it - Nerds Who Can Shred!


This girl shreds the flute ..



The ultimate NERD SHREDDER

Things have gone too far

It's an indication of world has become way too connected when a girl who can play the guitar and sing also knows what the "Constant of Integration" is. And what it means to zerg and missing your Companion Cube.

Smart, talented and good with video games is too much ... I think it's time there was less information in the world.

Halloween Costume

I am designing my Halloween costume. Can anyone guess who I am going as?

Mariachi Serenades Whale

This made me very happy.

Tatooine Wisdom

I wake up early, because it's already 100 degrees outside and the air conditioning is having a hard time keeping up. I turn on the computer, wait for it to boot - let all the useless programs load into my task bar.

I pop open a Diet Coke for breakfast and look at my iPhone. I don't know why. Back to my computer - email has just popped up.

I wonder if the dreamers of the future in the 70's and 80's ever imagine that with the invention of such wonderful technology we would spend most of our morning scrolling through Ebay Daily Deals and TigerDirect contests.

Something starts clanking around in my computer and for a moment I wish the whole thing would just die.


Jeremy Messersmith - Tatooine from Eric Power on Vimeo.

The King

Elvis Presley

January 8, 1935 – August 16, 1977

Las Vegas was never the same after you left the house.

While I contemplate life, enjoy this.



Hauschka at NPR: Improvisation from NPR on Vimeo.

Weird, Dynamic, Fantasitc

Genius party from Aksel on Vimeo.

I'm a World of Warcraft Music Man

My World of Warcraft sheet music arrived today and I am already geeked out about it. Recently I purchased a Casio WK-200 keyboard for my daughter to learn piano on .. Secretly, I also purchased it for myself. It has a MIDI interface .. and you know.

It has been a long time since I played piano and I have hand tremors from my MS, but I thought .. it can't hurt to give it a try ..

The songs included in this Anthology are:

A Call to Arms
Garden of Life
Gatges of the Black Temple
Intro Movie: Seasons of War
Invincible
Karazhan
Lament of the Highborne
Lion's Pride ---> see Youtube video
Mountains of Thunder
Pig and Whistle
The Shaping of the World
Totems of the Grizzlemaw
Wrath of the Lich King (Main Title) Suite.

I looked through it and it doesn't seem too complex .. So, I think I'm going to try one of these songs out .. record it and put it up on the blog.

If you're interested in purchasing this sheet music you can find it at ----> Sheet Music Plus

Lola wants the Satin Dollz

A beautiful - sensual video by the Satin Dollz. I found t his at the Laughing Squid.


The Satin Dollz in "Whatever Lola Wants" from Dan Blank on Vimeo.