Archive for the ‘Awesomeness’ Category
Friday
Oct 21, 2011
Nick Waterhouse – Is That Clear
If you had no context around it, you would have to assume that Nick Waterhouse and his band The Tarots are straight out of 1961. A classic R&B sound that is fresh in every way. So good. With only an EP out of 4 songs there’s not nearly enough here for me to be satisfied though. I can’t wait until he’s got 5 albums of things I can just run in the background of every party I never through.
Note to my wife: I apologize in advance for the abuse your ears are about to receive over the next six months.
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Nick Waterhouse – Is That Clear
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Nick Waterhouse – Is That Clear EP on Rdio
Wednesday
Sep 28, 2011
Things I Want My Daughter To Know: Eric Hurst
Renaissance Man and dotcomrade Eric Hurst has been killing it with a series of posts he started called, Things I Want My Daughter To Know. His daughter, Mona Jane, is just a little younger than Cohen but will someday have a fantastic archive of notes on life from her father. I hope that either he or his wife are making sure these get archived offline and bound/stored somewhere safe for a day when she can actually read them. I need to probably start doing this myself for both of my boys.
Excerpts from a couple of my favorite letters:
On the Internet:
You will never know a world without the Internet, so let me tell you a little bit about how it was prior to this incredible creation.
Everything was on paper.
That about sums it up.
Thursday
Sep 22, 2011
TinyLetter
I have no idea why I sign up for the things that I do. I’ve done a bit of writing this week which possibly spurred me on to this one. If you have any interest in getting randomly sent emails that are probably even more random in content than they are timing, feel free to give me your digits below.
Or visit my awesome TinyLetter page at http://tinyletter.com/christianross to see that this whole thing might just potentially be legit.
Yes, it’s pretty much going to be spam. But it will be subscribed spam instead of the kind you get from Nigeria.
Friday
Sep 16, 2011
Iggy Peck, Architect
I mused my love for An Illustrated Guide a few months ago but sadly it’s been a bit neglected since then. Figured I’d steal their thunder and post one I found this week at the library for Cohen who initially didn’t want to check it out but has since requested it back-to-back-to-back on a number of occasions.
Iggy Peck, Architect
Both the illustrations and the story are good in this one. Four thumbs up (Dad and Cohen). Recommended ages 4-8.
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Thursday
Sep 1, 2011
Local Vocal – 90’s Dance A Capella Mix
Been a while since I’ve posted a video; see if you can make it through the first couple of minutes without cracking a smile.
via Cameron