IMPACT

Impact:

--the power to bring about a result on another. or
--The power of making a strong, immediate impression.


(my favorite buzzword for 2008). Why do I have to wait til Jan one to goalset.

First it was the christmas music.....

...............weeks early.............Now the snow is here a week before Thanksgiving....fuckin' "A":

Random crumbs

--I remember when i used to REALLY make a point of watching the "American Music awards.
-The candy cane hershey kisses are out.....
-Alexa has only two days of school this week....no half day....good thinking....why get up...get dressed....get her to school for about two hours....turn around and then go get her....What student EVER accomplished anything on a half day. Its like practice for the last day of school.
I remember my freshmen year of High school i walked home the day before thanksgiving...which means it probably took me as long to walk home as it did to attend class.

Duran Duran is back back

I picked up the new Duran Duran CD "Red Carpet Massacre" today. I already like it better than "Astronaut" which i thought was weak outside of "Reach up for the Sunrise" a fav of Alexa's at the time.
I would have to peg Duran as my alltime fav band. The Beatles are up there, but i didnt grow up with the Beatles. One "A" might be "Queen". Its a tough call but Queen is tough to pick since Freddies death in 91'. But if i had to rank some of fav albums...they'd be all over the place...."Queen II"....black side only (if you're a Queen fan you get the black thing)...."The Game" from 80....with "Crazy Little thing", "another one bites the dust"..."Day at the races"/"Night at the Opera"...All in my best of.....oddly i have them only on vinyl. Back to Duran Duran....

I was playing Duran in college...Their second album was the one that became big...and their first came out shortly after to capitalize (I actually like it better.....VERY new wave). I've heard "Rio" and "Hungry Like the Wolf" way too many times...."Seven and the Ragged Tiger" is a fav....I bought it first day....It was at the height of Druan mania....thought "Arena" sucked dick. Heres a live album missing what???????? Most of the crowd sounds.....You have this amazing pop culture moment and they fucked it up. Imagine Ed Sullivan saying "Ladies and Gentlemen...."The Beatles!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" with NO screaming! Like the splinter groups "Power Station" and "Arcadia"..."Some Like it Hot" and "Get it on" are still two of my fav songs.
"Notorious" was ok....as was "Big Thing" in 88'.....anyone remember "Liberty" in 1990. Just awful...........
I loved "Ordinary World" and "Come Undone" from the "wedding Album"....which oddly i dont' own but have the tracks from the greatest hits cd.....The rest of the 90s stuff was shit....I think at one point it was just Simon and Nick. The new CD will give you bass a test. Its not a one listen cd....You can hear a lot of Nicks touches all over the place thru non stop back beat....There a couple of exceptions from the rhythm feel.....but there are some steller tracks to run to.

Next year, The day after Halloween ok?

As predicted, not one BUT two of the radio stations in Boston flipped to Christmas this morning....Its like a rash. We went shopping over the weekend...the stores were packed...xmas tunes are cranking....Yankee Candle is sucking me in with "Jack Frost" candles....I had a fucking
Peppermint Mocha from "Starbucks".....Dunkins has their holiday cups out , bought the "Christmas Carol" special edition (2 disc special edition with Alastir Sim)....probably the 4th or 5th time i've purchased this movie over time.....and Alexa watched the "The Santa Clause" last night.....

Six weeks of THIS? God help us! (or bless us.....everyone.......)

The NEW era of Christmas

How do you like the new era of xmas? Halloween candy in an aisle next to the xmas decorations. The early christmas era is an exploding phenomenon. I know the retailors are panicked about the economy but things are changin'. XM radio has had their HOLLY channel for at least a week now. Terrestial radio stations will be flipping anyday now. We're playing commercials talking about xmas sales. Halloween was LAST WEEK! It used to be a joke about things starting early....but it used to be in just a few spots....a yankee candle (who had their halloween candles out in mid august...i know...i bought em....)...a Hallmark store. Can you handle 7 weeks of this? It seems like just a few years ago, we in radio wouldnt touch an xmas song til the day AFTER thanksgiving....play them thru the weekend and then actually back off!
I like the holidays thanks to the kids...It fends off the bleakness of the jan-March black hole....
it seems like its already at a different level....this by the way with an EARLY thanksgiving, the retailors die for.....

Music collection

As Santa is hopefully building my 16gb IPOD touch, I'm going to try to organize my Itunes library. This sounds easier than it is. I have somewhere around 3500 songs or so. I also want to
put together a list of my one hundred favorite songs...NOW thats going to be hard. I thought..Do i HAVE those one hundred in my collection? Maybe they're on a LP that i never bought the CD when it came out.....I'm bound to forget something....Whats my criteria? Answer? I ain't got one.
But in prepartation, I did one write about some of the artists that i love and why.

Paul McCartney--"Band On The Run" was the first album i ever bought as a music fan. I have to note that b/c I did buy the original"Partridge Family" album. I actually like most of the stuff on that album to this day. Oh if you don't like cheezy music posts....STOP reading....you wont't be album to stomach the Air Supply, Ambrosia, Spandau Ballet etc...posts.
but back to Paul...
I know every song on the disc....I have the 45s (whats that?). I played it so much the sleeve started to rip. Mamunia, Picassos last words, 1985...Bluebird....Its still one of my favs. I like Pauls output until 1980ish....Love "Goodnight Tonight"..."Coming up".....THEN....he hooked up with Michael Jackson ("The Girl Is Mine" is NOT a fav of mine) atho i do like "Say, Say, Say"
I've bought his stuff off and on and even his latest one but it never matched "Band".

Standard times

I hate his first monday after we set the clocks back. Dark ride and its as if mother nature the clocks are ready for winter....the first snowflake is on the long range forcast and the highs for this week are around fifty....did someone say comfort food.....which brings me to....

workouts and eating.....workouts are going well....one more week of soccer....but my eating is all over the map.....good for a few days...shitsville on the weekend...leftover halloween candy.....and for a guy who was going to cut back on dunkin donuts and coffee in general, i'm drinking more coffee than ever.

Still plowing thru "30 Rock" season one.....thanks for the tip "old pal"

If you're playing along at home for World Series memorbilia.....
-2 hats
-3 tshirts
-One hoodie
-one "Francona" pullover