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[littlefallsmets]

Born in a pile of hay, I was... born in a pile of hay...

(It writes itself after that. Manger, three kings, etc.)

[theinevitable]

It was 4/16. More kids from my HS went to Tech than any other school so lots and lots of my friends went there and many switch to the ribbon logo thing.

I probably could have guessed that, but it seemed like it was really random people. Hm.

Today I slept in really late, and now I am starting 2 weeks of hell. Like, pure hell.
After that: 1 week of exams, a few days off, and then graduation/my birthday/moving out/my brother's graduation/moving into my new place. YEAH.

But tonight, I am writing 2 papers and going out to Sichuanese food for my roommate's birthday.

[pmcd9]

Rewrite the lyrics to a Springsteen song and send them to the worship leader at my church to see if she wants to use it in the contemporary service.

This sounds crazier than it is. Two weeks ago we sang "Amazing Grace" to the tune of "Peaceful, Easy Feelin'" by the Eagles. So, "Stolen Car" with lyrics about the impermanence of Earthly treasures, not so far out there, actually.

Why of why would you want to pervert Amazing Grace by putting it to the tune of Peaceful Easy Feeling?  Amazing Grace is one of the most beautiful melodies ever written.  This is blasphemy.

Also, your idea won't work because Peaceful Easy Feeling is an instantly recognizable melody and Stolen Car is not.  Certainly not to a bunch of people that think singing Amazing Grace to the tune of Peaceful Easy Feeling is a good idea.

Born in a Pile of Hay might work though.

[lprkn]

I'm On Fire would probably work pretty well. You wouldn't even have to change anything...almost.

I have to say that I'm not really a fan of the idea, but I am a fan of making an artist's work personally meaningful.

But, there's just so much beautiful religious music already out there, you know?

[pmcd9]

I would like to hear Nachmystium do Amazing Grace.

[theinevitable]

I agree, Amazing Grace is a fantastic and perfect melody. It is still the only thing I can play on my banjo, and it makes me really really happy every time.

Today I finally put new batteries in my camera, and found some really old pictures that I never uploaded. Also, some pretty recent ones.

One is like that video Paul had where his parents thought he was taking a picture. Unfortunately my camera's microphone does not quite catch my girlfriend finally saying "What are you doing?"
What is so intriguing about watching people pose for a picture? I really like it.

[Choop]

amazing grace set to the theme of gilligan's island. it will be with me forever. bless you, college choir.

[Carlos del Vaca]

Ralph Stanely and the Clinch Mountain Boys did "Amazing Grace" a cappella at their show Saturday night.  Enough to give one chills.

Their fiddle player is insanely good.  And the banjo player looked like something out of a cartoon.  He should not be able to play that fast.

[jaydub]

What is so intriguing about watching people pose for a picture? I really like it.

I think its funny that people will "pose for a picture" even if they know its a video camera.  We don't have a codified behavior for a video clip yet - at least, among the 30+ crowd.

[jay-ell]

Why of why would you want to pervert Amazing Grace by putting it to the tune of Peaceful Easy Feeling?  Amazing Grace is one of the most beautiful melodies ever written.  This is blasphemy.

Also, your idea won't work because Peaceful Easy Feeling is an instantly recognizable melody and Stolen Car is not.  Certainly not to a bunch of people that think singing Amazing Grace to the tune of Peaceful Easy Feeling is a good idea.

Agreed, but that's what you get when the band leader loves the Eagles. He even sounds like Don Henley. Anyway, this is the "contemporary worship" option. People who want to hear Amazing Grace the traditional way can get up 15 minutes earlier and go to the other service that runs concurrently in the sanctuary while the rest of us weirdos have guitars in the gym.

Also, the point is that most people won't recognize the melody at all. I mean, that's *my* point. I don't know what other people do.

It will probably never get used, but something about the tune struck me while I was listening to Wombat's mixdisk and I thought it a pretty apt metaphor for the fleeting nature of life. We're all just driving stolen cars, none of this shit really belongs to us in the end.

Any by the way, I have started finally listening to mixdisks because I suddenly realized that I have a CD player in my car. (None of the ones in my house are convenient for listening and my laptop lacks an optical drive.) So, a belated thanks for all the music, everyone.

[jaydub]

On my recent trip, I listened to both lprkn's and pcmd9's disks, in a convertible Mustang with the top down (on Southern California freeways).  It was epic.

[greenkoolayd]

cracked-15 unintentionally perverted childrens toys

also, im finally putting my ren and stimpy seasons 1, 2, 4, and 5 on my zune. 

[Choop]

LOL ANTEATERS

[JorgeFabregas]

Tapirs are not anteaters, man. What gives?

[jaydub]

Education.  Tapirs are not related to pigs.  Huh.