The Brewdy Bawler

Latvian Song Festival 2008 excerpt…

I had to share this… 12,000 singers singing a capella, in time & on key. Simply fascinating!

YouTube - Latvian Song Festival 2008

Oak Diamond

I was thinking about you today
How you walked with me in the park
The bandstand was filled with children’s laughter
A slight breeze flitted across your forehead

Your eyes sparkled with joyful tears
One dropped to the ground and became a diamond
I haven’t forgotten that place
An oak now grows tall there; birds nesting in its branches

That music still plays around the universe
Your song, the undercurrent of my heart
Sometimes I hear your voice behind me
I turn to look, but I’m greeted with only clouds above

My road is long ahead with much to discover
Allow me to walk on alone, I won’t forget
This splendid cloak is embroidered with your name
And I carry a photograph of that tree.

© Chris Bischoff

Musical Collection… part 23

Bobby McFerrin… again… this time with Yo-Yo Ma.

YouTube - Bobby McFerrin/Yo-Yo Ma

RIAA here to save the day? And everyone said?

A resounding NO! RIAA (Recording Industry Association of America) has become the legal form of music mafia. This article shows clearly how their tactics are going way too far and are not really helpful to the musicians whom they claim they would be protecting. As a musician myself, I understand how it would be helpful to have people actually pay for my music, but I would in no way want to cause my listener to spiral into such depression that he/she would consider suicide. Something needs to be done to stop this ridiculous charade of “lawful action”.

Microsoft Internet Explorer 8… No, really… I can wait.

As a web designer & developer since 1997, I have been annoyed with Microsoft’s blatent inconsistencies with their internet browser. To be honest, I didn’t really pay too much attention to it until 2005 when I discovered the idea of cross-browser compatibility. It was no easy bull to wrangle getting my websites to look consistent across browsers, and Internet Explorer (IE) was always the red-headed step-child of browsers that required tons of workarounds & hacks to make it work correctly. With the release of IE8, it seems that this won’t be much different.

And people wonder why I typically have a large disdain for Microsoft.

Musical Collection… part 22

Here is a video from my friends with YWAM Riga. Their band is called Xenos & this is their latest single.

YouTube - Xenos - Do You Know What Love Is?

Musical Collection… part 21

Incredible New Orleans Jazz

YouTube - Art Tatum & the Dorseys