Bach was a genius. The perfect fusion of math and logic with creativity and emotion. Especially his fugues. And this fugue SLAPS. A fugue is a form of writing with some specific rules. Below is a video for his Little Fugue in gm. It's a fairly simple, straight forward fugue and the video is strongly visual so even if you can't read music you can easily follow along. Just a tip or two about listen... » Continue Reading
You know the sort. Menfolk who want to chat you up and hopefully have some sexy private message time. They're annoying and about as subtle as a turd in a punchbowl. Here's a short list of red flags for spotting them from the start: Little to no info on their profile. No blog posts, no bulletin posts, no forum topics. You've never seen them comment on anyone else's bulletins. All of the people on ... » Continue Reading
I see you. I see the intentionally dark and sardonic posts you make. You're fine! You've always been fine! Yeah, being young is frustrating as hell. You want your life to begin and it seems that folks are trying to hold you back. That's okay! You still need to time to figure it all out! The bad news: You never figure it all out. The good news: You get real comfortable with that! So, the frustratio... » Continue Reading
“Rock 'n' roll is just entertainment, and the kids who like to identify their youthful high spirits with a solid beat are thus possibly avoiding other pursuits that co » Continue Reading
“When you sit down and think about what rock 'n' roll music really is, then you have to change that question. Played up-tempo, you call it rock 'n' roll; at a regular » Continue Reading
For some dang reason, SpaceHey was giving me real trouble posting this 'traditionally' So instead, I have to post this as a link to my facebook. It's a public post, so no worries! Development of rock and roll part 2, 1940-1946 » Continue Reading
Religious discrimination while serving for freedom When I was young, the first Gulf War had begun. Through the combined forces of ‘directionless youthfulness’ and ‘love of country’, I joined the USAF. I had been studying and practicing paganism for about three years by then but wasn’t as yet focused on a specific path. When they asked me what my faith was for their records, and how I should like i... » Continue Reading