Search results matching tag 'distractions'

Oscar Begat

JoeFuture — Sat, 19 May 2007 02:00:00 GMT

I'm in a cave with Christmas lights. Elvis with a black eye is sitting at the bar next to me, wearing what I imagine is his finest aloha shirt. He's staring intensely at Ronnie, who I think is the father of both the lead guitarist and bassist.

The band is Oscar Begat, described to me by drummer Aaron as "alternative chamber pop". Part Dave Matthews, part singer/songwriter, and part folk/blues. They're rocking a song about trying to play frisbee in a tornado in Ohio.

Old people in business casual keep trickling in, and the occassional lost student pokes a curious head in the door... then leaves. They don't get it.

The second set is much more consistent and mellow jam than the first. Nick Cave meets Phish. Very glad I stayed.

What is with all the suits?

Aaron is pulling out a Kalimba. Here comes the violin, add a little rhythm acoustic and bass. This is a lullaby worthy of Bjork.

I wish the the suits at the bar would shut it. They're muddling the jam.

Ronnie is holding his own when it comes to hip. That's hip, not hip replacement. He's working the Crybaby Wah like its just part of his foot.

I'm just curious... How do you start a band with your dad?

I'm outta here in 5, else I have to pay cover for the next band, and from the looks of the guiitarist, they're playing old Cure songs no doubt. Later.

MS Popfly - Mashups on Steroids

JoeFuture — Fri, 18 May 2007 17:56:09 GMT

I just found out about Microsoft Popfly. It's a new platform/website for creating mashups. It's not quite open to the public yet, but you can visit www.popfly.ms to request an invitation. Be sure to check out the 15 minute demo video that shows examples of making mashups from geotagged images on flickr, displaying them on a Virtual Earth map, and all in 3D! Best of all, you can write it all in managed code with Silverlight.

I've requested an invitation, but I sort of hope I don't get invited. If I do, then I'm sure I'm going to be wasting a ton of time there.

Watch for flying pigs and ice in Hell - I voted for American Idol

JoeFuture — Wed, 02 May 2007 02:03:00 GMT

I thought this day would never come, but I've done it. I haven't watched a single bit of Idol in years, but for some reason I found myself sucked into Bon Jovi night. I felt old as the contestants explained how their parents grew up on Bon Jovi's rockin' tunes. Most of the performances were actually decent, but one stuck out in a way I respected enough to want to reward.

"Blake" pulled off a rendition of "You Give Love a Bad Name", a song familiar to just about everyone who was breathing in the late 80's, was fresh, creative, and very very bold.

Mixing beat box bridges, a bit of an acid jazz rhythm, and a dead on Jovi-worthy hook, this guy stepped away from the lather/rinse/repeat dime-a-dozen Idol karaoke standards, grabbed the song by the horns, and made it his own.

Blake's lead-in dialog also caught my attention when he exclaimed, "if you don't take risks, you don't ever see anything new." A bit profound for Idol, don't you think?

Anyway, I doubt I'll ever vote again, but you never know. Kudos to Blake for stepping out of the norm and taking a risk!

Yikes! Learn How to Protect Yourself From "Lock Bumping"

JoeFuture — Fri, 09 Feb 2007 18:20:00 GMT

Watch this scary news report showing just how un-secure those locks on your house might be and what you can do about it. Of course, the website doesn't go into detail on how to create a bump key, but I can tell you the technique looks very similar to the standard tension wrench & rake technique you see in movies. It just happens to be much easier to pull off, apparently.

And if you're looking for me, I'll be upstairs polishing my Smith and Wesson and feeding my 4 Dobermans.

Video: Hand-made Star Wars

JoeFuture — Wed, 24 Jan 2007 13:07:00 GMT

Amazing video from Japan of the trench scene done entirely with.... hands?

Cure for those "embarassing Zune moments"...

JoeFuture — Sun, 21 Jan 2007 13:41:00 GMT

Ok, I have to give credit... this is kind of funny. I wonder if they make one to help you through those embarrassing iPod moments too?

Via: Tomato75

Ms Dewey - the new face of search?

JoeFuture — Tue, 02 Jan 2007 02:06:00 GMT

Microsoft has apparently let loose a new search interface for its Live Search service in the form of Ms Dewey. She's hot, brash, and a little scary, but she searches with the best of 'em. Really... from Microsoft?

joefutr (beta)

JoeFuture — Thu, 28 Dec 2006 03:07:00 GMT

Don't get too excited. I'm not the next Web 2.0 startup promising to "integrate rss-capable web services" or "beta-test peer-to-peer value". I found some great Web 2.0 BS generators on the web tonight and thought I'd share:

bullshitr (beta) - Web 2.0 mission statement generator
Web 2.0 company name generator
Web 2.0 domain name generator
Web 2.0 CSS/XHTML generator (try it! joefutr.com)
Complete Web 2.0 Name and Mission Statement generator

So how about it? Should I go ahead and register "schmoolum.com" or "infonobo.com"?

Coolhunting on the web

JoeFuture — Tue, 19 Dec 2006 04:00:00 GMT

It's this kind of thing that I really love about the web. You can be ultra-connected, ultra-geeky, and ultra-online and STILL not know about the top 5 most popular blogs out there... I've been catching up on CrunchGear.com and TechCrunch.com tonight. Great stuff!

I also read about winksite.com on the Communiteer blog tonight. What do you think, should I wink-ify JoeFuture?

Monty Python with Legos

JoeFuture — Mon, 18 Dec 2006 03:13:00 GMT

Hilarious and very well done!

http://www.livevideo.com/video/1A718272E65B4B5096A8E530AA3321C9/monty+python+with+legos.aspx