http://dnd4.com/
If you're at all interested in the new edition of D&D that's coming out in a week or two, this is something to check out. It's got a bunch of information that's been leaked so far that's all gathered up in one place. It's a fairly useful resource if, like me, you've got a group that's making the switch fairly early on.
23.5.08
21.5.08
Couldn't Disagree More
http://www.filter-mag.com/index.php?id=16743&c=11
I mostly read this review because I went to this concert, and I really enjoyed it. I figured it'd be fun to rehash the (still recent) memory of it by reading a review. I don't know what concert this person went to, but it wasn't the one I was at. Yeah, people applauded to Friday, I'm in Love. It's a good song. I don't know what sort of silly drama you need to have in your life that you don't enjoy things the way you used to, but that was a damn fine concert. The only criticism I could level at it was that, because it was their first date of the tour, the first song or two were a little shaky on the vocals while he was warming up, but that quickly went away and, for me, was totally taken away in the wash of emotion of the very exciting, obscure gems being played from Disintegration that, for me, were "like the opening of the gates to heaven." It was that good. They brought out some older material, which was cool, and one of the great things about seeing the Cure. You never know what they're going to play. It also marked a return for Porl Thompson who, surprise, played on some of the older material and so he's probably more comfortable with it. I suppose I was also concerned for a while that they didn't seem to have a keyboard player, which was important for a lot of their mid-career material, just some sequenced synths or recordings for important intros and such. I missed it at first, but it was interesting to see how they would work it with two guitars. Lacking a keyboard player also limited them somewhat in choice of material to those things they could work out with a two guitar quartet lineup, and probably influenced them to go for earlier material, which was well-represented and fun to hear again. The concert made me happy I'd gone and excited to hear the new material. In fact, the worst part of it had nothing to do with the band, and that was that the guy next to us kept smoking despite being repeatedly told not to (I guess you're not allowed at that venue. I know Maryland did it everywhere, but I'm not sure about Virginia). In any case, this review really bothered me, because it was so contrary to my own experience. I suppose different people have different opinions, and maybe it's de rigeur to take pot shots at aging rockers, but I felt it was inappropriate, and perhaps this person didn't belong in reporting on concerts anymore, since his passion for music seems to be escaping him.
I mostly read this review because I went to this concert, and I really enjoyed it. I figured it'd be fun to rehash the (still recent) memory of it by reading a review. I don't know what concert this person went to, but it wasn't the one I was at. Yeah, people applauded to Friday, I'm in Love. It's a good song. I don't know what sort of silly drama you need to have in your life that you don't enjoy things the way you used to, but that was a damn fine concert. The only criticism I could level at it was that, because it was their first date of the tour, the first song or two were a little shaky on the vocals while he was warming up, but that quickly went away and, for me, was totally taken away in the wash of emotion of the very exciting, obscure gems being played from Disintegration that, for me, were "like the opening of the gates to heaven." It was that good. They brought out some older material, which was cool, and one of the great things about seeing the Cure. You never know what they're going to play. It also marked a return for Porl Thompson who, surprise, played on some of the older material and so he's probably more comfortable with it. I suppose I was also concerned for a while that they didn't seem to have a keyboard player, which was important for a lot of their mid-career material, just some sequenced synths or recordings for important intros and such. I missed it at first, but it was interesting to see how they would work it with two guitars. Lacking a keyboard player also limited them somewhat in choice of material to those things they could work out with a two guitar quartet lineup, and probably influenced them to go for earlier material, which was well-represented and fun to hear again. The concert made me happy I'd gone and excited to hear the new material. In fact, the worst part of it had nothing to do with the band, and that was that the guy next to us kept smoking despite being repeatedly told not to (I guess you're not allowed at that venue. I know Maryland did it everywhere, but I'm not sure about Virginia). In any case, this review really bothered me, because it was so contrary to my own experience. I suppose different people have different opinions, and maybe it's de rigeur to take pot shots at aging rockers, but I felt it was inappropriate, and perhaps this person didn't belong in reporting on concerts anymore, since his passion for music seems to be escaping him.
Cute Story
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080521/ap_on_fe_st/odd_japan_parrot_returns
This is just a cute story about a japanese parrot who knew his address and got home that way. It was just fun and I wanted to share it with people.
This is just a cute story about a japanese parrot who knew his address and got home that way. It was just fun and I wanted to share it with people.
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