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Noah and the Whale - 5 Years Time

So, I came across this song on Virgin Radio (which is an Internet radio station) and now I absolutely love this song!

I thought I would share this song with everyone and just help spread “Noah and the Whale” as much as I can!

I heard the song, typed in some lyrics in Google and bam…I found the song that I was looking for. Now I give it to you in the form of a YouTube video.

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Coding: Online Alarm

I’ve been working on my Online Alarm clock that I start writing more than a year ago! Really, I’ve just been going back to try to finish more of the user interface and clean up more of the code.

The work that I’ve been doing to the user interface includes bringing the design into the years of Web 2.0 with cleaner, larger and simpler layouts.

Just take a look at the difference between the original log-in page (top) compared to the log-in page after I completed functionality and updated the styling to make it a little more Web 2.0 friendly!

It’s amazing to me how you can have a functional web application, but if you don’t make it look nice then it seems like it’s so much more difficult to navigate and use. User interfaces really help sell a product as well, so hopefully I can get this one setup nicely.

I had planned on uploading the source code to the Google Code page that I made for it, but I’m still waiting to work out some kinks.

Mainly, I’m waiting until I get the GUI finished a little more so I will know which MySQL fields are needed and should be installed by an installation script.

The script itself shouldn’t be too difficult, but I really need to map out the process before I start coding it so I can make the installation as simple as possible at the same time.

I’m thinking it will be as simple as uploading all of the files to your server and completing a setup form that just requires server credentials (of course) and an initial Admin username and password. That should be quick and easy and get everything ready to start using!

There is also the issue of completing the admin control panel. If I don’t complete it then the admin will have little control over the service unless they choose to edit everything via phpMyAdmin or something like that.

It shouldn’t be too long before I can bring this project to a version 0.1 level, haha. Then you’ll be able to download the source and do what you wish with it for free (hopefully submit bug reports and patches :P )!

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Facebook Gangsta Funk

This video cracks me up, enjoy.

Facebook Gangsta from Facebook Gangsta on Vimeo.

Facebook Gangsta Lyrics:

Work from 9 to 5 on a typical day
From 5 to 9 is when I start to play
Without hesitation, head to my station
Pull up my homepage, give into temptation
Crap loada invitations

BLAM

There’s a poop loada notifications
I got females across 50 states
Who I monitor frequently by their status updates

Rachel was R-O-T-F-L today-day
Ally loves when Oprah uses the word “Vajayjay”
Lindsay is like so hung-over, OBVI
Terry is going to the party with Scotty
Whooo da Fuck is Scotty?
Bree got all the b-day messages, thanks a million
Krissy ready to party after her Brazilian
Where the Fuck is Krissy

[CHORUS]
Oooooooohhhh! a real gang-sta
You betta play by his rules
Oooooooohhhh! a real gang-sta
Or go back to MySpace, fools
The Facebook Gansta

Since we went all night all night
I bounce to satisfy my appetite
“Can I get a Ham on Rye, B?” – FBG
“Just requested you as a friend, why’d you deny me?” – Deli Man
“Yo, why you keep Frontin’ homie?” – FBG
“I know, I know, girls only.” – Deli Man
“Yo, why you keep cramping my gangsta style?” – FBG
“Can you at least give me access to your limited profile?” – Deli Man

Apparently, I picked the right direction
Spot a bitty with a natural tan complexion
There it is, that familiar look
Girl: “Um, do I know you?”
Recognize me from Facebook?
Girl: “Oh my God. It’s you! What ya doing later?”
Now I had to play it cool, if I was gon-na date her
Baby, it’s pretty much guaranteed
That I’m featured all over your daily newsfeed

Girl: “So, is there is something you can suggest…?”
Don’t trip. When you get home, expect a friend request
Then if you for real – if you ain’t phony
I’ll add you to my next event list – invite only
Girl: “OMG! You rock! Can I take some quick photos?”
Gotta act quick, best gangsta pose.
It’s reality, dawg
Someone could tag me in those.
Touch me

Time for my new motivator
Quick search and then I locate her
You wonder how I already lurk
Simple Son – We share the same net-work
I wonder if she may be a nympho
I go straight to her personal info
Why don’t you give her some real graffiti?

DRUMS

She loves day drinking and a dance party
Drinking diet cola - on the rocks - with Bacardi
She loves group seshies
Hanging with her besties
She loves shopping
Ryan Gosling?
Oh wait, it gets twice as shitty
Two more quotes from Sex and the City
She loves flirting, traveling, and laughing
Yes, I’m rapping factually – her fav-rite movies
Mean Girls, The Notebook, and Love Actually
She likes cold rainy days and warm summer nights
And being really warm on really cold nights – What!?!

[CHORUS]

Baby girl, I dig your flavor
Overall, you got good Facebook Behavior
But baby, let me plead my case – to please erase
Every picture of ya with the fu-cking “kissy face”
SPOKEN: “But you will get a piece of the Facebook Gangsta”
Our persona’s burning up like a sauna
YELLED: “Yo, hold up. Stop the beat a minute!”
I just confirmed friendship with O-bama – Ah, Yeah!

[CHORUS]

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Easter and Dueling Pianos

easterHappy Easter everyone! (it’s a bit late, but you’ll see why it took me a little while to post it ;) ) I hope everyone had a great holiday and some fantastic food!

I just went home and rested most of holiday. I did have time to do some servicing and repairs to my car while I was home. I changed most of the fluids and repaired some panels on the interior that were sagging and loose. Unfortunately I didn’t have time to repair the headliner where it’s sagging and the clothe is falling down a bit. After that I mostly just enjoyed good home cooking! I had steak, potatoes, green beans, corn, rolls, etc…basically the works! :D

The Grove Park Inn Resort & Spa turned out to be an extremely fun and interesting place in Asheville, NC for the late night lifestyle!! The bar in the lower level, Elaine’s Dueling Piano Bar, was the interesting part! I recorded a list of the songs that they played and have compiled it into another list for you to inspect and enjoy!

Elaine’s Dueling Piano Bar
A Non-Stop Rock ‘N’ Roll Sing-A-Long Party Show
Wednesday – Saturday
8:00pm – 1:00am
Elaine’s Dueling Piano Bar at The Grove Park Inn

Playlist:

  • The Beatles - Hey Jude
  • Night Ranger - Sister Christian
  • Steppenwolf - Born to Be Wild
  • Snoop Doggy Dogg - Gin N Juice
  • Def Leppard - Pour Some Sugar on Me
  • Garth Brooks - I’ve Got Friends in Low Places
  • Otis Redding - Hard to Handle
  • Gloria Gaynor - I Will Survive
  • Neil Diamond - Sweet Caroline
  • Jerry Lee Lewis - Great Balls of Fire
  • ?? - ??
  • Clarence Carter - Strokin’
  • ?? - ??
  • 4 Non Blondes - What’s Up
  • Creedence Clearwater Revival - Have You Ever Seen the Rain
  • Elvis Presley - Blueberry Hill
  • Supertramp - Give A Little Bit
  • Elvis Presley - Blue Suede Shoes
  • Elton John - Rocket Man
  • David Allen Coe - You Never Even Call Me By My Name
  • Wilson Pickett - Mustang Sally
  • Sir Mix-A-Lot - I Like Big Butts
  • Hank Williams, Jr - Family Traditon
  • The Beatles - Let it Be
  • The Beatles - I Saw Her Standing There
  • MC Hammer - U Can’t Touch This
  • Kenny Chesney - When the Sun Goes Down
  • Wild Cherry - Play That Funky Music
  • Blind Melon - No Rain
  • Johnny Cash - Folsom Prison Blues
  • Justin Timberlake - Sexy Back
  • Georgia Satellites - Keep Your Hands To Yourself
  • Guns N’ Roses - Sweet Child O’ Mine
  • Billy Joel - We Didn’t Start The Fire
  • The Rolling Stones - You Can’t Always Get What You Want
  • Pink Floyd - Another Brick In The Wall
  • Prince - Kiss
  • Pearl Jam - Black
  • Felice and Boudleaux Bryant - Rocky Top
  • ?? - ??
  • John Mellencamp - Jack ´n Diane
  • Gary Portnoy and Judy Hart Angelo - Where Everybody Knows Your Name
  • Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here
  • Aretha Franklin - Respect
  • The Beach Boys - Cocomo
  • Bon Jovi - Livin’ on a Prayer
  • Jimmy Buffett - Why Don’t We Get Drunk
  • ?? - ??
  • Whitney Houston - I Will Always Love You
  • The Beatles - Twist and Shout
  • Rolling Stones - Honky Tonk Woman
  • Beastie Boys - Fight For Your Right (To Party)
  • ?? - ??
  • Vanilla Ice - Ice Ice Baby
  • The Commodores - Brick House
  • ?? - ??
  • Journey - Don’t Stop Believin’
  • Bob Seger - Old Time Rock and Roll
  • ?? - ??
  • Chuck Berry - Johnny B. Goode
  • Sublime - What I Got
  • John Hiatt - Have a Little Faith in Me
  • Lynyrd Skynyrd - Sweet Home Alabama
  • Billy Joel - Piano Man
  • Van Halen - Jump
  • Marc Cohn - Walkin’ in Memphis
  • The Rolling Stones - I Love Rock N’ Roll
  • Connie Vannett - The Pussy Cat Song
  • T-pain - Apple Bottom Jeans

*There are a couple of items above that I need to fill in. In the mean time, you should listen to some of these good tunes!

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Guitars: Fender Stratocaster

guitarAs old as the Fender Stratocaster is, it has to be the most beautiful guitar that I’ve ever seen. (I know I’ve linked this video several times, but it’s a great one! :P) The guitar that Stevie Ray plays is one of the most beautiful guitars I’ve ever seen. It may looked too used or worn to you, but that could mean one of two things:

  1. You don’t play guitar.
  2. You’re not a fan of Stevie Ray Vaughan

The Fender Stratocaster is the guitar that Eric Clapton, Stevie Ray Vaughan, John Mayer, Buddy Guy, Jimi Hendrix and most all guitarists play! This is one of the finest guitars ever made! What’s even more funny to me is that most of you will think that all Fender Stratocaster are the same, while in reality they are all very different! Sure, the body of the guitar has the same shape, but they all play very differently! I own two Fender Stratocaster and yes they do both play very differently. It’s almost like playing a guitar that isn’t the same style at all! They can be modified to fit your needs. Any who, without further ado, I present to you…Stevie Ray Vaughan..playing Voodoo Chile (Slight Return):

I know I’ve posted this video several times, but I can’t get enough of it and I hope you can’t either!

While we’re on the subject, what is your favorite guitar or guitarist? Or, if you don’t have an answer for either of those..who is your favorite band? (answer all three if you want!)

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Stevie Ray Vaughan

guitarI just can’t get enough of this song..and I hope that everyone who reads this will just turn down their lights and turn their speakers all the way up and just feel the blues in this music..

Stevie Ray Vaughan - Voodoo Chile (slight return)

tevie Ray Vaughan gives me a reason to wake up and breathe every morning. He is the king of the blues in my book and one of my favorite guitarist of all time. Give Stevie a chance. He can’t ask that now cause he died in a very sad accident, but I’m here to shift you toward his style in his honor, lol. But seriously…Stevie is amazing!@(*&*$@#

So remember, lights down, speakers max’ed out, attitude free……

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Steve Perry - Oh, Sherrie

This is one of my favorite songs. I just had to share it with you all since I came across it on YouTube. This song takes me back to the day…

Steve Perry - Oh, Sherrie

Lyrics to sing along..

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Power Hour

Here is a new app that I’ve been coding in Visual Basic 2005 Express Edition. Pretty much just a party app that DJ’s for you. Check it out and enjoy.

-Download
-Download this from the Official Power Hour Download page.

System Requirements:

  • -Windows XP/Vista
  • -.NET Framework 3
  • -1 MB of free space

Known Issues:

  • -Slow adding very large playlists
  • -Slow searching through very large playlists
  • -WMP Plug-in does not play some songs until the play button is pressed
  • -Please report any other bugs/problems in the comments section. Feature requests are welcome!

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Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger

So I came across this cool video on the Opera Dev Blog. Just wanted to share it, so enjoy..

Daft Punk - Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger

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Paul Gilbert…the man

This song is a favorite of mine and Paul Gilbert is the guitarist in the video…

Mr. Big - To Be With You

This is one of his fairly new songs, which has a really funky and cool beat to it…

Paul Gilbert - Rusty Old Boat

Check out more of his stuff on youtube!

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