tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-58716715478730328272023-11-16T00:41:34.397+11:00Not random at all...Jonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14538624679466700332noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5871671547873032827.post-58105864334097641752012-01-05T21:46:00.000+11:002012-01-05T21:46:02.617+11:00MusicA recent blog post from a friend of mine (<a href="http://thanksforthesmile.blogspot.com/2012/01/day-5-sigur-ros-and-fireworks.html" target="_blank">Sammie</a>) got me thinking about how music plays such a large role in my life. Since I can remember music has always been something that resonates with me and what I am feeling at any particular time. I think I spend something like 70 to 80 percent of my waking time with music playing in one form or another. God knows there are times at work where if I was unable to listen to music I would probably lobotomize myself with a spoon or whatever other kitchen utensil was handy.<br />
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Then there are the times over the years where my life has happened to suck beyond the telling for whatever reason. During these times music has always been either a source of comfort or something that has allowed me to process whatever I've been feeling at the time. To this day there are scores of songs that when I listen to them, I am thrown back into whatever strong emotions or memories that are associated with that song or album. This is such a fundamental part of how I relate to music that I don't think it will ever fade away. I would never <i>want</i> it to fade away.<br />
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Whether I'm sad or angry or happy or just plain bored, music has always enriched my life. So to end this post I would like to provide a link to a song which has a special place in my heart, being one that I listened to frequently before and after the death of my Grandmother.<br />
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The song is called <i>Into Eternity</i> by <i>Thousand Needles In Red</i>.<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.youtube.com/embed/oHxn61YWCbc?feature=player_embedded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div>Jonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14538624679466700332noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5871671547873032827.post-51710932768493369442011-12-27T19:38:00.000+11:002011-12-27T19:38:31.734+11:00Melbourne train stations are wonderful wonderful places...Thank you Melbourne Central Station for providing the venue for that one crazy person that decided that shouting random obscenities on platform 4 at 6pm today was the best use of his time. Whether he took offense at the Metro establishment specifically or just at the world in general I cannot say. What I can say however is that what could have been a very boring wait for my train turned into a somewhat bemusing fourteen minutes in which I heard every swear word known to man. And here I was under the impression that Metro didn't provide entertainment free of charge! This is truly the epitome of what a public transport service should aspire to be...Jonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14538624679466700332noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5871671547873032827.post-60031016703807534892011-12-27T02:08:00.000+11:002011-12-27T02:15:28.118+11:00First random post...So my friend is bugging me to make a first post even though I just created this thing like 5 minutes ago and really have no idea what to put up onto it. So something random...<br />
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...well the only random thing that I can think of right now happened a few months ago in the city. So I'm walking down Swanston St to meet a friend and as I'm doing so I suddenly stop and do a one eighty as I'm pretty dam sure I just saw a little Asian man dressed in full ninja costume doing magic. Let me just reiterate that, a NINJA DOING MAGIC TRICKS. Not just magic tricks but <i>good </i>magic tricks! That guy was working the crowd like no ones business. Suffice to say I was totally late meeting up with my friend. <br />
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Well that's my first post and I'm sticking to it!<br />
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Peace.Jonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14538624679466700332noreply@blogger.com0