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Ray & Damien

Dance Lessons With Fiona - 2:15

That Big Shiny Thing in Millennium Park

I finally saw it and it was beautiful.

Fun For The Big City Kids

If you live in a metropolitan area (or you are thinking about living in one), it’s time you met walkscore.com. Walk Score calculates the walkability of an address by locating nearby stores, restaurants, schools, parks, etc. and allows for a whole lot of friendly competition between friends and co-workers. (Thanks Swissmiss)

Just Wondering

If a guy on the street in Chicago wants to hand me a flyer about a new gym that is opening, is he telling me I am fat and need to work out or that I look like I might join because I have clearly been working the ba-jezus out of my delts?

I Hope It Comes In Kelly Green

MINI Clubman
The MINI family is getting a new big brother. The MINI Clubman ($TBA) retains the trademark styling and agile handling, but gains new proportions, split-rear doors and a passenger-side suicide door. The 5-door Clubman has 9.45 more inches of body length and a wheelbase that's extended by 3.15 inches, offering more leg and storage room. The Clubman will go on sale in the U.S. early next year with two models — the MINI Cooper Clubman (120-hp, 1.6-litre 4-cylinder) and the MINI Cooper S Clubman (175-hp, 1.6-litre 4-cylinder with twin-scroll turbocharger). (Uncrate)

The Movie Michael Moore Wishes He Had Made

The title above reflects the title of an email that a friend sent to me. He is exactly right.

You can see more about this amazing film from the New York Times Co-Chief Movie Critic A. O. Scott as he reviews "No End in Sight," a documentary about the United States' early involvement in Iraq.

If Alex Were A Girl

This is the birthday cake I would be making for him. Instead, we will all be enjoying a vanilla Transformer's cake. Our little man turns twelve tomorrow. I have a feeling it's all downhill from here (at least until his twenty-seventh birthday).

You can find the giant cupcake mold here.

Trailer for No Country For Old Men
The new Coen Brothers movie based the novel by Cormac McCarthy.

Oh My Goshness

How have I forgotten to tell you about Pandora. Pandora radio is the personalized internet radio service that helps you find new music based on your old and current favorites. It was created after The Music Genome Project.

The Music Genome Project©
On January 6, 2000 a group of musicians and music-loving technologists came together with the idea of creating the most comprehensive analysis of music ever.

Together we set out to capture the essence of music at the most fundamental level. We ended up assembling literally hundreds of musical attributes or "genes" into a very large Music Genome. Taken together these genes capture the unique and magical musical identity of a song - everything from melody, harmony and rhythm, to instrumentation, orchestration, arrangement, lyrics, and of course the rich world of singing and vocal harmony. It's not about what a band looks like, or what genre they supposedly belong to, or about who buys their records - it's about what each individual song sounds like.

Since we started back in 2000, we've carefully listened to the songs of tens of thousands of different artists - ranging from popular to obscure - and analyzed the musical qualities of each song one attribute at a time. This work continues each and every day as we endeavor to include all the great new stuff coming out of studios, clubs and garages around the world.
It has been quite an adventure, you could say a little crazy - but now that we've created this extraordinary collection of music analysis, we think we can help be your guide as you explore your favorite parts of the music universe.

We hope you enjoy the journey.
Tim WestergrenFounderThe Music Genome Project

Corn Does Indeed Kick Ass

Awesome find Laura. Thanks!

FYI - Icky Thump Is Amazing

Icky Thump was released earlier this month. I highly recommend it.

Property of Jolene

Meet Curtis Allgier, a 27-year-old murderer who is affiliated with the Aryan Brotherhood. If that isn't enough, he is also "Property of Jolene".

As If I Wasn't Apprehensive Enough

While I totally love chugging Mountain Dew and Root Beer from the same collector cup as everyone else and I may miss the smell of funnel cake they pump through the entire park... planning for the annual trip to Six Flags Great America has officially been put on hold!

Girl Loses Feet In Amusement Park Accident
Witness: Cable on thrill ride 'snapped' The Associated PressPublished on: 06/22/07
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — A witness said an amusement park accident in Kentucky occurred when a cable on a thrill ride snapped. A 13-year-old girl's feet were severed in Thursday's accident on the Superman Tower of Power ride at Six Flags Kentucky Kingdom in Louisville. Chris Dinnette was riding one car over from the girl who was hurt. He told WAVE television he heard what he thought were screams of excitement. But then he saw a cable "come back and hit a lot of people" and realized he was hearing screams of horror. The ride lifts passengers 177 feet straight up, then drops 154 feet, reaching a speed of 54 miles per hour, according to the park's Web site.
The ride has been closed indefinitely.

There's Always Dr. Who

While I wait for Smallville Season 6, I can watch Season 1 and Season 2 of Dr. Who.

After years of paying top dollar for low quality bootlegs, Tori Amos diehards now have an alternative. Six live bootleg recordings were released in the fall of 2005. Each bootleg is a double-disc package brimming with live rarities, fan favorites and stunning cover versions. Each set was recorded live during her "Original Sinsuality Tour". All six are available on iTunes.

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Woody Allen Interviews Billy Graham