YouTube Nuggets

I just have 2 playlists on Youtube right now: Music Videos and Live Music Videos. Here’s a few you ought to check out…
Tragically Hip “Limelight”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=–6lIRRaGgw
Sufjan Stevens “The 50 States”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=faShVQWhzPY
Roxy Music “Remake Remodel” 1973
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c8Zh-6cPH7I
Dead Kennedys “Bleed For Me”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MfSoYJ0cD8Q
Frank Zappa “Dummy Up” Roxy 1973
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8TqPYGWxm9E
Grateful Dead “Cassidy” Tom Synder Show 1981
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Kck2Xc-GJ4
Arcade Fire “Laika” Conan
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1XG7A-V687U
Bad Brains “Sailin’ On” 1979″
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZT-8wWrNkjw
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Spam? Yeah, I get spam…

According to Google, who now manages my 3 main email accounts and the aliases that go to them, I got 21,252 spam messages in the last 30 days.
21,252 =
708.4 per day
29.5 per hour
.5 per minute.
Gotta give it to Google though, I get 30 or so spam messages in my Inbox a day and rarely do [...]

Boy meets hockey…

Tim and I took Jack to the HSBC Arena Saturday morning to see the Buffalo Sabres unveil their new uniforms. Jack had a great time and didn’t mind the commotion of lights and BLARING METALLICA. That’s my boy.
I actually like the new uniforms. The navy blue is right up my alley and the logo, as [...]

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