• warning: date() [function.date]: It is not safe to rely on the system's timezone settings. You are *required* to use the date.timezone setting or the date_default_timezone_set() function. In case you used any of those methods and you are still getting this warning, you most likely misspelled the timezone identifier. We selected 'America/Chicago' for 'CDT/-5.0/DST' instead in /home/midnight/public_html/midnightparking/sites/all/modules/token/token_node.inc on line 40.
  • warning: date() [function.date]: It is not safe to rely on the system's timezone settings. You are *required* to use the date.timezone setting or the date_default_timezone_set() function. In case you used any of those methods and you are still getting this warning, you most likely misspelled the timezone identifier. We selected 'America/Chicago' for 'CDT/-5.0/DST' instead in /home/midnight/public_html/midnightparking/sites/all/modules/token/token_node.inc on line 41.
  • warning: date() [function.date]: It is not safe to rely on the system's timezone settings. You are *required* to use the date.timezone setting or the date_default_timezone_set() function. In case you used any of those methods and you are still getting this warning, you most likely misspelled the timezone identifier. We selected 'America/Chicago' for 'CDT/-5.0/DST' instead in /home/midnight/public_html/midnightparking/sites/all/modules/token/token_node.inc on line 42.
  • warning: date() [function.date]: It is not safe to rely on the system's timezone settings. You are *required* to use the date.timezone setting or the date_default_timezone_set() function. In case you used any of those methods and you are still getting this warning, you most likely misspelled the timezone identifier. We selected 'America/Chicago' for 'CDT/-5.0/DST' instead in /home/midnight/public_html/midnightparking/sites/all/modules/token/token_node.inc on line 43.
  • warning: date() [function.date]: It is not safe to rely on the system's timezone settings. You are *required* to use the date.timezone setting or the date_default_timezone_set() function. In case you used any of those methods and you are still getting this warning, you most likely misspelled the timezone identifier. We selected 'America/Chicago' for 'CDT/-5.0/DST' instead in /home/midnight/public_html/midnightparking/sites/all/modules/token/token_node.inc on line 44.
  • warning: date() [function.date]: It is not safe to rely on the system's timezone settings. You are *required* to use the date.timezone setting or the date_default_timezone_set() function. In case you used any of those methods and you are still getting this warning, you most likely misspelled the timezone identifier. We selected 'America/Chicago' for 'CDT/-5.0/DST' instead in /home/midnight/public_html/midnightparking/sites/all/modules/token/token_node.inc on line 45.
  • warning: date() [function.date]: It is not safe to rely on the system's timezone settings. You are *required* to use the date.timezone setting or the date_default_timezone_set() function. In case you used any of those methods and you are still getting this warning, you most likely misspelled the timezone identifier. We selected 'America/Chicago' for 'CDT/-5.0/DST' instead in /home/midnight/public_html/midnightparking/sites/all/modules/token/token_node.inc on line 46.
  • warning: date() [function.date]: It is not safe to rely on the system's timezone settings. You are *required* to use the date.timezone setting or the date_default_timezone_set() function. In case you used any of those methods and you are still getting this warning, you most likely misspelled the timezone identifier. We selected 'America/Chicago' for 'CDT/-5.0/DST' instead in /home/midnight/public_html/midnightparking/sites/all/modules/token/token_node.inc on line 47.
  • warning: date() [function.date]: It is not safe to rely on the system's timezone settings. You are *required* to use the date.timezone setting or the date_default_timezone_set() function. In case you used any of those methods and you are still getting this warning, you most likely misspelled the timezone identifier. We selected 'America/Chicago' for 'CDT/-5.0/DST' instead in /home/midnight/public_html/midnightparking/sites/all/modules/token/token_node.inc on line 48.
  • warning: date() [function.date]: It is not safe to rely on the system's timezone settings. You are *required* to use the date.timezone setting or the date_default_timezone_set() function. In case you used any of those methods and you are still getting this warning, you most likely misspelled the timezone identifier. We selected 'America/Chicago' for 'CDT/-5.0/DST' instead in /home/midnight/public_html/midnightparking/sites/all/modules/token/token_node.inc on line 49.
  • warning: date() [function.date]: It is not safe to rely on the system's timezone settings. You are *required* to use the date.timezone setting or the date_default_timezone_set() function. In case you used any of those methods and you are still getting this warning, you most likely misspelled the timezone identifier. We selected 'America/Chicago' for 'CDT/-5.0/DST' instead in /home/midnight/public_html/midnightparking/sites/all/modules/token/token_node.inc on line 50.
  • warning: date() [function.date]: It is not safe to rely on the system's timezone settings. You are *required* to use the date.timezone setting or the date_default_timezone_set() function. In case you used any of those methods and you are still getting this warning, you most likely misspelled the timezone identifier. We selected 'America/Chicago' for 'CDT/-5.0/DST' instead in /home/midnight/public_html/midnightparking/sites/all/modules/token/token_node.inc on line 51.
  • warning: date() [function.date]: It is not safe to rely on the system's timezone settings. You are *required* to use the date.timezone setting or the date_default_timezone_set() function. In case you used any of those methods and you are still getting this warning, you most likely misspelled the timezone identifier. We selected 'America/Chicago' for 'CDT/-5.0/DST' instead in /home/midnight/public_html/midnightparking/sites/all/modules/token/token_node.inc on line 56.
  • warning: date() [function.date]: It is not safe to rely on the system's timezone settings. You are *required* to use the date.timezone setting or the date_default_timezone_set() function. In case you used any of those methods and you are still getting this warning, you most likely misspelled the timezone identifier. We selected 'America/Chicago' for 'CDT/-5.0/DST' instead in /home/midnight/public_html/midnightparking/sites/all/modules/token/token_node.inc on line 57.
  • warning: date() [function.date]: It is not safe to rely on the system's timezone settings. You are *required* to use the date.timezone setting or the date_default_timezone_set() function. In case you used any of those methods and you are still getting this warning, you most likely misspelled the timezone identifier. We selected 'America/Chicago' for 'CDT/-5.0/DST' instead in /home/midnight/public_html/midnightparking/sites/all/modules/token/token_node.inc on line 58.
  • warning: date() [function.date]: It is not safe to rely on the system's timezone settings. You are *required* to use the date.timezone setting or the date_default_timezone_set() function. In case you used any of those methods and you are still getting this warning, you most likely misspelled the timezone identifier. We selected 'America/Chicago' for 'CDT/-5.0/DST' instead in /home/midnight/public_html/midnightparking/sites/all/modules/token/token_node.inc on line 59.
  • warning: date() [function.date]: It is not safe to rely on the system's timezone settings. You are *required* to use the date.timezone setting or the date_default_timezone_set() function. In case you used any of those methods and you are still getting this warning, you most likely misspelled the timezone identifier. We selected 'America/Chicago' for 'CDT/-5.0/DST' instead in /home/midnight/public_html/midnightparking/sites/all/modules/token/token_node.inc on line 60.
  • warning: date() [function.date]: It is not safe to rely on the system's timezone settings. You are *required* to use the date.timezone setting or the date_default_timezone_set() function. In case you used any of those methods and you are still getting this warning, you most likely misspelled the timezone identifier. We selected 'America/Chicago' for 'CDT/-5.0/DST' instead in /home/midnight/public_html/midnightparking/sites/all/modules/token/token_node.inc on line 61.
  • warning: date() [function.date]: It is not safe to rely on the system's timezone settings. You are *required* to use the date.timezone setting or the date_default_timezone_set() function. In case you used any of those methods and you are still getting this warning, you most likely misspelled the timezone identifier. We selected 'America/Chicago' for 'CDT/-5.0/DST' instead in /home/midnight/public_html/midnightparking/sites/all/modules/token/token_node.inc on line 62.
  • warning: date() [function.date]: It is not safe to rely on the system's timezone settings. You are *required* to use the date.timezone setting or the date_default_timezone_set() function. In case you used any of those methods and you are still getting this warning, you most likely misspelled the timezone identifier. We selected 'America/Chicago' for 'CDT/-5.0/DST' instead in /home/midnight/public_html/midnightparking/sites/all/modules/token/token_node.inc on line 63.
  • warning: date() [function.date]: It is not safe to rely on the system's timezone settings. You are *required* to use the date.timezone setting or the date_default_timezone_set() function. In case you used any of those methods and you are still getting this warning, you most likely misspelled the timezone identifier. We selected 'America/Chicago' for 'CDT/-5.0/DST' instead in /home/midnight/public_html/midnightparking/sites/all/modules/token/token_node.inc on line 64.
  • warning: date() [function.date]: It is not safe to rely on the system's timezone settings. You are *required* to use the date.timezone setting or the date_default_timezone_set() function. In case you used any of those methods and you are still getting this warning, you most likely misspelled the timezone identifier. We selected 'America/Chicago' for 'CDT/-5.0/DST' instead in /home/midnight/public_html/midnightparking/sites/all/modules/token/token_node.inc on line 65.
  • warning: date() [function.date]: It is not safe to rely on the system's timezone settings. You are *required* to use the date.timezone setting or the date_default_timezone_set() function. In case you used any of those methods and you are still getting this warning, you most likely misspelled the timezone identifier. We selected 'America/Chicago' for 'CDT/-5.0/DST' instead in /home/midnight/public_html/midnightparking/sites/all/modules/token/token_node.inc on line 66.
  • warning: date() [function.date]: It is not safe to rely on the system's timezone settings. You are *required* to use the date.timezone setting or the date_default_timezone_set() function. In case you used any of those methods and you are still getting this warning, you most likely misspelled the timezone identifier. We selected 'America/Chicago' for 'CDT/-5.0/DST' instead in /home/midnight/public_html/midnightparking/sites/all/modules/token/token_node.inc on line 67.

Sounds bring Google Earth to life

"As well as homing in on visual feasts around the globe, users of Google Earth may soon be able to listen to the sounds that accompany them."
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/6639977.stm

This is too dope!!!

May 11, 2007 |

El-p

I just got back from seeing El-P. I skipped out on the opening acts but arrived just in time. The set opened with a bass player, DJ, and keyboardist all wearing masks or bandannas to cover their face. I wasn't sure what was going on through all the smoke (I think from the crowd) but then a man wearing a red jumpsuit and blood all over his head dove into the first rap. At first, the blood kind of reminded me of that Andrew W. K. cover - you know the one where he makes it look like he got hit in the face with a brick? This was more like El-P had just ran off the set of 28 weeks later as a zombie extra.

But then I realized as he smiled that El-P reminded me of someone else...MEL GIBSON! It was the mannerisms and the smile I think. You can't really compare using photographs since all the photographs of El-P are posed pictures. But just think about it next time you see him perform. I mean c'mon, couldn't you imagine El-P in Braveheart, Lethal Weapon 4, and Conspiracy Theory? It's a perfect fit.

Attached audio files: 
  1. Poisenville Kids No Win by El-P

    7:01 minutes (6.42 MB)
May 9, 2007 |
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Farmbot, a replacement for Chief Illiniwek



May 4, 2007 |

Concert crazy

I have decided to try and go see more shows in the city. I am usually pretty passive about seeing shows, I guess 'cause I'm always trying to judge whether the show would be worth the ticket price. But after missing a few crucial shows and/or being late on purchasing tickets, I'm trying to resist the impulse of factoring price of the ticket and being late on purchasing tickets. I've seen good shows and bad shows, but I don't ever regret going to see a show. Especially from a musician's perspective, there is loads to learn about how to put on a good show (and how to avoid a bad show).

One of the first concerts I ever saw was probably Aerosmith, I think with Mike's family (they had an extra ticket). Boy was that weird. My ears howled after that arena rocker. Probably one of the worst shows I've seen (and that's not just cause of the beer splashing and punching between fans). But I learned a valuable lesson: Never try to deal with the logistics of inflated props on stage. A half inflated devil float just doesn't work.

May 4, 2007 |

How to Send a Prank Text Message

Note: The following is idiotic.

Step 1 : Go through your cell phone and find people that you haven't talked to in years. The longer it has been the better. Enemies will work too.

Step 2: Send them a text message.
Examples:

  • LOOK BEHIND YOU (the paranoid message)
  • Season's greetings from Uncle Leroy (the personal message)
  • Mazal Tov! (the religious message)
  • Beware El Pollo Loco (the nonsense message)
  • From Twitter.com: farsheed is pooping (the web 2.0 message)

This is just too good.

Thanks to Ben's blog, I find out about gems like these.



April 25, 2007 |

The spammers are getting smarter..............................

As if the robo-spammers weren't bad enough, now the spammers are trying to trick me with compliments and flattery.

Not even kidding, a spammer posted "I like Warm Cold" but their homepage was buy-an-rv.com or some crap like that. It almost makes me not mind when they posted long lists of various pharmaceutical products related to male enhancement. Please, if you are a spammer, don't toy with my heart.

April 25, 2007 |
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Planet B-Boy Documentary

Brought to you by D-Lo's cousin, probably not coming to a theater near you unless you create the demand. B-Boy's of the world...........UNITE!

April 18, 2007 |

Migrating Taste

I almost forgot to mention! Dave Segal has started an amazing music blog called Migrating Taste. I have had the great fortune over the years to learn about so much great music from Dave...it's rare to find someone as passionate about music as this kid is, who is constantly finding and learning about new music. So don't sleep on it! Check it out at migratingtaste.blogspot.com.

April 14, 2007 |
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Internet Radio faces deadly legislation

There is some pretty nasty legislation up that will destroy internet radio, or other internet services that require similar licenses (Pandora falls under this). These laws essentially give complete control to the license holder to charge outrageous fees to play their songs, while letting them control which songs can be played for free. This means shitty music gets played more often.

SomaFM, a popular internet radio station, explains:

"The Copyright Royalty Board has announced new copyright licensing fees for internet radio stations. The new fees are a staggering increase over our previous annual royalty rate of about $22,000 to over $600,000 for 2006. And the fees are even higher in 2007, based on our current listenership, they'll be over $1 million dollars for 2007! (Which is 3-4 times what we hope to raise in 2007). If you think this is unfair to internet radio, and you are an American citizen, you can send a letter to your congressman showing your support for internet radio. We already have the attention of Congress, so now you have to let them know you support internet radio and that royalty rates shouldn't be structured in a way that will put small webcasters out of business."

Email your congressmen quickly here, just enter in your zipcode and fill out the email webform. I didn't know about congress.org, seems like a pretty quick way to shoot out a message.

Sample text to send them.

April 10, 2007 |
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