Filed under: Music
Got a pedal from Cosmo (no David, not a drum pedal… an effects pedal)! It makes things sound SO much better on electric guitar. Here’s a sample of a song I plan on recording soon, Cliffs of Dover, by Eric Johnson. I’m only uploading the .wav cause it’s only part of it (and yes it is the REC05.wav file).
Filed under: Politics
Last night (May 29th) some students from RHHS watched an American debate in the Sony Center featuring Newt Gingrich, Glenn Beck, and Richard Gephardt.
It started off horribly boring. Everyone commented on it afterwards, and agreed that the beginning was far too long. So after they bored us to hell, there was finally some action as an interesting band came up to play before the debate started. Finally, after waiting for a time longer than the debate itself (debate was about 1 hour, while the beginning was about 2…). Many issues were presented there, and although they all agreed on most of them (and they all brought up right-wing points which I just wanna go and yell at them for) it was very informative. Newt, Richard, and Glenn all agreed that the times we are living in are the “most dangerous times yet,” while, last year there was the least amount of homocides worldwide for thirty years. We are probably living in the safest times in the last few decades would be my view, and a left-wing view. They also went on to state that we should focus on putting pressure on Iran and the dictators there, and even went as far to say that if they do not America should invade Iran. Well, we see how that has turned out (Iraq… and they consider it a success???). Then again, America invaded Iraq because of 9/11 while nearly all of the terrorists were from Saudi Arabia. Makes so much sense (well probably to Bush). One thing I agreed on, was their comments on the environment where they said that we need to create further incentive for non-gas powered vehicles. One thing of that which I support - the gas tax mentioned, but I also do not believe the second point brought up - where as America would go and dig for oil in the Rockies where they supposedly have large reserves (not entirely sure as I am not an expert at the Rockies and oil).
All in all, it was worth wasting time and not studying for the French test. The food was great.
Filed under: Music
This year’s ESC is being held in Belgrade, Serbia. The Semi-Finals are on May 20 and 22. Basically for those people who don’t know what it is (a.k.a. anyone who’s not European) it is basically representatives from countries across Europe playing their song (usual Indie musicians), and a winner is declared annually. Every year there are different representatives. For Serbia, this year it is Jelena Tomašević, playing her song Oro. Here is a video for it.
This is a better one in my opinion in 1989, by the Yugoslavian representative.
Or my favourite by a former-Yugo entry, last year’s Serbian winner
Filed under: Music
The Yugoslavian rock band toured the US for the first time! It was a big hit for them, and as usual, they were awesome. While the videos on Youtube are quite horrible, I’ll post two videos -> one of part of a live song, and the other of the whole song.
Igra rock’n'roll cela jugoslavija!
Filed under: Politics
Polls are out in UK and it looks like Brown is doomed! Here are the polls
Conservatives: 49%
Labour: 23%
Lib Dems: 17%
In addition, using UK-Elect (a program) with the current polling results, here are a potential election results.
OVERALL SUMMARY - (646 Seats)
Electorate 44388693
Conservative 12529106 47.50% [49.00%] (454 Seats +290)
Labour 5967809 22.62% [23.34%] (142 Seats -257)
Lib. Dem. 4303103 16.31% [16.83%] (22 Seats -32)
UUP 216839 0.82% [ 0.00%] (6 Seats)
Pl. Cymru 197572 0.74% [ 0.77%] (5 Seats +1)
DUP 181999 0.69% [ 0.00%] (5 Seats -1)
Sinn Fein 175933 0.66% [ 0.00%] (4 Seats)
SNP 469319 1.77% [ 1.83%] (3 Seats -1)
SDLP 169866 0.64% [ 0.00%] (3 Seats)
Richard Taylor, KHHC 28487 0.10% [ 0.11%] (1 Seat)
Speaker 15722 0.05% [ 0.06%] (1 Seat)
Others 1031061 3.90% [ 4.03%]
UKInd 464807 1.76% [ 1.81%]
Green 162925 0.61% [ 0.63%]
Independent 89046 0.33% [ 0.31%]
ScotSoc 71647 0.27% [ 0.28%]
SocLab 57153 0.21% [ 0.22%]
SocAll 56658 0.21% [ 0.22%]
BNP 46715 0.17% [ 0.18%]
Alliance 28999 0.10% [ 0.00%]
UKU 13509 0.05% [ 0.00%]
Lib 13489 0.05% [ 0.05%]
ProLife 9342 0.03% [ 0.03%]
Cannabis 8527 0.03% [ 0.03%]
PJP 7443 0.02% [ 0.02%]
Lny 6456 0.02% [ 0.02%]
Sunrise 5764 0.02% [ 0.02%]
PUP 4781 0.01% [ 0.00%]
MK 3083 0.01% [ 0.01%]
WomensCo 2968 0.01% [ 0.00%]
Daniel Houston, ScotUn 2729 0.01% [ 0.01%]
R&RLoony 2525 0.00% [ 0.00%]
NF 2453 0.00% [ 0.00%]
WP 2352 0.00% [ 0.00%]
Rateprs 1960 0.00% [ 0.00%]
NIUnionist 1794 0.00% [ 0.00%]
Nancy Taaffe, SocAlt 1454 0.00% [ 0.00%]
Reform 1418 0.00% [ 0.00%]
Community 1214 0.00% [ 0.00%]
Muslim 1150 0.00% [ 0.00%]
IOW 1106 0.00% [ 0.00%]
Comm 1003 0.00% [ 0.00%]
Socialist 889 0.00% [ 0.00%]
NBP 888 0.00% [ 0.00%]
Free 812 0.00% [ 0.00%]
LeftAll 732 0.00% [ 0.00%]
Bean 727 0.00% [ 0.00%]
WRP 599 0.00% [ 0.00%]
Tatton 505 0.00% [ 0.00%]
Grey 479 0.00% [ 0.00%]
ResMotor 460 0.00% [ 0.00%]
ACF 456 0.00% [ 0.00%]
CPA 456 0.00% [ 0.00%]
Pension 453 0.00% [ 0.00%]
ProEuroCon 432 0.00% [ 0.00%]
Excise 372 0.00% [ 0.00%]
RefUK 357 0.00% [ 0.00%]
Pacifist 352 0.00% [ 0.00%]
CDem 345 0.00% [ 0.00%]
LP 344 0.00% [ 0.00%]
FDP 327 0.00% [ 0.00%]
PF 295 0.00% [ 0.00%]
WFLOE 260 0.00% [ 0.00%]
Arshad Khan, JP 258 0.00% [ 0.00%]
Country 255 0.00% [ 0.00%]
SFRP 251 0.00% [ 0.00%]
WsxReg 222 0.00% [ 0.00%]
Marxist 221 0.00% [ 0.00%]
DefWSAB 220 0.00% [ 0.00%]
Truth 210 0.00% [ 0.00%]
AL 188 0.00% [ 0.00%]
Choice 186 0.00% [ 0.00%]
TW 181 0.00% [ 0.00%]
Qari 169 0.00% [ 0.00%]
JLDP 137 0.00% [ 0.00%]
Third 116 0.00% [ 0.00%]
Stuckist 108 0.00% [ 0.00%]
Progress 102 0.00% [ 0.00%]
Wrestling 100 0.00% [ 0.00%]
ExtClub 89 0.00% [ 0.00%]
Customer 75 0.00% [ 0.00%]
Elvis 65 0.00% [ 0.00%]
Unrep 54 0.00% [ 0.00%]
Total 26375033 59.41% (646 Seats)
Con Majority 264 0.00%
Con Win
Swing from Labour to Conservative of 16.89%
Invalid Votes: 60739
Note: [x.xx%] indicates GB Percentages
Another Labour PM bites the dust.
Filed under: Politics
Here are some of my favourite quotes (philosophy, politics, etc.)
Patriotism is a pernicious, psychopathic form of idiocy. ~ George Bernard Shaw
If pro is the opposite of con, then isn’t progress the opposite of congress? ~ Keith Avery
Corrupt, adj.: In politics, holding an office of trust for profit. ~ unknown Not Your Average Dictionary
In Switzerland, 500 years of democracy and peace. And what does it produce? The cuckoo clock. ~ Graham Greene
A Democracy lead by politicians and political parties, fails ~ James E. Fisher
Totalitarianism is never fun unless you’re the leader. - Unkown
“While the State exists, there can be no freedom. When there is freedom there will be no State.” Lenin
A Bill of Rights that means what the majority wants it to mean, is worthless. ~ U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia
Few men desire liberty; The majority are satisfied with a just master. ~ Sallust
Freedom is the right to tell people what they do not want to hear. ~ George Orwell
Talking to politicians is fine, but with a little money they hear you better. ~ Justin Dart
[In the West] unpopular ideas can be silenced, and inconvenient facts kept dark, without any need for an official ban. ~ George Orwell
“We never know the worth of water ’til the well is dry.” – Thomas Fuller
“Presidency, n. The greased pig in the field game of American politics.” – Ambrose Bierce
Filed under: Music
Finished yesterday (see previous post). It’s funky. Has deterioration from the beginning where it starts out normal, then it has restoration near the end. And no… I wasn’t on drugs.
Posted on May 31st, 2008 by nikola