i was honestly going to post something deep and meaningful tonight. and to get me in the mood – i read some of your awesome mails, tweets and blogs for fodder and inspiration.
some of you struck quite a few chords tonight… a closeted man’s dream of love, a potent farewell, and a billet doux from long, long ago.
i’m choked up, to be honest.
so here’s a clip of the song that’s echoing inside.
love one another. fiercely, openly and enthusiastically.
a little bit of Cape Town in the morning…
*sigh*
i’m loving this so much right now! korean girls rock!
got the song as a gift from Peter (aw schweet) and totally fell in love with it’s sing-along chorus. the video’s a bit on the long side – but it tells a nifty story ;0)
love from formosa,
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woke up with this number from the golden filter looping in my thoughts.
the video’s not really quite there, methinks.
wow. tom posted this video over on my new life – and it is positively dreamy!
The eight-day festival opened with a mysterious and complicated ritual on the beach of Jhenhai Park. Five Wang Yeh gods joined the one enshrined at the temple for a four-day procession around DongGang before they boarded their wooden ship on which they “sailed” around the fishing port’s streets to expel evil spirits and plagues.
On the seventh day, the temple offered the gods a feast of 108 Chinese dishes accompanied by fine wine and liquor to thank them for warding off evil during the processions over the previous week.
The ritual culminated on Oct. 17 when the elaborately carved wooden boat was set on fire to symbolize the Wang Yehs setting off to heaven, taking with them the evil spirits and diseases they absorbed during the processions.
this little gem of a song unceremoniously swept me off my feet today and rooted itself firmly at the top of my list of songs to purchase.
(fan-generated video below, as the official version can not be embedded)
A little bit more about this spoonful of magic, from Associated Press:
Owl City music turns online popularity into sales
(AP) – 23 hours ago
MINNEAPOLIS — A young musician who recorded his album on a computer in the basement of his parents’ Minnesota home is finding success in the music business.
Adam Young records under the name Owl City. His album “Ocean Eyes” came out at the end of July, and by this month it has sold nearly 100,000 copies. The single “Fireflies” is a top seller on iTunes, and is climbing the Top 40 and alternative music charts.
Young started out by posting some of his songs on his MySpace page. Now he finds himself signed to a record deal with Universal Music, where he joins the likes of Taylor Swift and Kanye West.
do yourselves a favor and check out the awesome Owl City website – and then spend some time on Adam’s MySpace blog. i’m intrigued enough to follow him on twitter – for his words – and revisit his MySpace for gifts like this:
go out and get yourself a (legal) copy of “Ocean Eyes” and other cool merchandise.
if “fireflies” is anything to go by – you’ll thank yourself forever.
PS. i’m thoroughly enjoying streaming the other tracks from the official site! wondering if the physical CD (case and insert) is also a sublime adventure of discovery?
buckets of thanks to cb over at mangina monologues (not for the feint of heart) for a truly gut-toning guffaw!
