Just some music

[SB_UK]

Echo Beach.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dmWxU...eature=related

'... ... is knowing I'll be back on Echo beach some day'

'back to the coral garden'

[sillysally]

One of my all time favorite video clips and it's real because I asked my husband to try this at home and he did.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=82hvPp7JiRQ

[melanie]

I don't know why but this video really cracks me up ..

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e8jiP5GAQbE

[labelwench]

Tom Russell is a songwriter, behind many more famous artists.Here he performs with Nancy Griffith, one of his proteges.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9kehH...eature=related

Nancy and Tom wrote this song, better know for being performed by this artist.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wSli9...eature=related

[labelwench]

.....and now a change of pace.....

'The Race Is On'

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H9b2z...eature=related

[melanie]

And now for something completely different.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kF3L3...eature=channel

[SteveA]

Nice tunes, Steve! Music is a marvellous medium and I love that the internet has allowed people to explore creativity by adding images. You've likely gleaned that I like most things melodic, partial to piano and other stringed instruments.

Yes, piano and guitar are probably my favorites, though I like electronic music a lot also, then again wind instruments can be relaxing ... oh it's a whole range

I think some of the best piano arrangements I've heard are from this guy:

Jon Schmidt (Try the 4th song down "To the Summit" - incredible. Towards the end I think he gets enough notes going at once that the piano likely floats a little off the ground )
http://www.ldsmusicworld.com/artists/jon_schmidt.html

This is something that's a bit heavier rock, but they sing great and the music isn't too distorted - it's the harmonies and emotion I really like (even though I don't understand much of the words - some is in English)

X-Japan
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IXvreqrrh3o

Well it sounds you get quite a workout at work - no need for additional aerobics I assume?

Much accomplished last shift. I am doing a rearrange in our cereal aisle, which is 6 feet high and 54 feet long. We wanted another row of shelving added and all of the product remapped to display as per corporation study shows is most pleasing to the customer. (Yes, they research this kind of thing, lol.)

Yes, I hadn't thought of that much but I'm certain it's true. They probably did research how many licks it takes to get to the center of a tootsie roll pop. (I remember that commercial)

Each four foot section holds approx. 70 cubic feet of product. So I pull all the cereal and stack it aside, four foot block at a time. The shelves are 10 square feet each of metal, 30" x 48" and weigh about 25+ lbs each. They are fitted into metal uprights with a locking dove-tail, key-hole type of fit and very snug. Shelves are rated to support about 300 Lbs. per linear foot, as canned goods and juice are very heavy.

Each section needs two shelves pulled and lowered, and one more dropped in. Holding 25 lbs at shoulder height, arms at full extension is a job for laddy-bucks, but we have none to spare. Very tricky to get the shelving out of the supports by myself, but I know how to use triangulation to increase my area of support, resting an elbow on my knee, foot elevated on the lower shelf to balance the weighted plane of the shelf. Right corner first, then left, lift to center both at the same time, then secure. And so on. I have bruises on my forearms and less mentionable portions of my anatomy from this foray, but hey, it's not swimsuit weather now anyway.

So you got some mechanical engineering in there too Nice work and there are times though when it's not too bad getting exercise for work. There are two problems with "desk jobs" (I don't exactly work at a desk, but it's pretty similar - a small electronics and mechanical shop) - the harder you work the stronger your fingers get!

The other problem I have is working when I'm distracted (I can hardly count how many times I've left places just because other things outside work were pulling at my attention and it's just impossible to get much of anything done like that - that's probably one of my main "weaknesses" but it's not entirely bad - quite a few employers have let me take some unpaid leave and I've picked up skills in quite a few areas that way).

Sunday's we are treated to lunch from a local 24 hour restaurant, and on the way, I found a nickel and a dime lying in the lane. Reminded me of an old song, so here it is, plus another by the same artist, that I had never heard before.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=20Hx-Nxho1c

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W9-vf...eature=related

Thanks for your reminder to stay nourished and get some rest.
I have no need to work quite this many jobs and hours, indeed it is cutting into my time with the horses. However, it does fit into my field research on 'floating circadian rhythyms.'

Well if you can do it, that's great. Maybe you know how to keep that dynamic balance working (I tend to sprint and then rest, but I know in the long run it's better to maintain something more stable)

Actually very interesting. More about my research another time. This isn't too long a post for you, I trust, lol

Regards,

Labelwench

That's fine. Have a good evening and thanks for the music

[SteveA]

And now for something completely different.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kF3L3...eature=channel

No comment

*LMAO*

[labelwench]

I think some of the best piano arrangements I've heard are from this guy:

Jon Schmidt (Try the 4th song down "To the Summit" - incredible. Towards the end I think he gets enough notes going at once that the piano likely floats a little off the ground )
http://www.ldsmusicworld.com/artists/jon_schmidt.html

This is something that's a bit heavier rock, but they sing great and the music isn't too distorted - it's the harmonies and emotion I really like (even though I don't understand much of the words - some is in English)

X-Japan
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IXvreqrrh3o

Absolutely awesome piano with sax accompaniment and the X-Japan piece is delightfully high energy with some thought provoking underlay. Must be quite the engineering feat to get the accoustics right in a venue that size. How does one adjust for the amount of sound that is going to be absorbed by that mass of humanity, as well as adjust for the vocalizations that the crowd is going to contribute, to keep the sound pleasing, yet avoid feedback or distortion? So little do I know about such things. Ah, well, I know what I like....

You are very empathetic, Steve, by your posts, which is a rare talent, and comes with a price. When one engages their subject on all levels, logically, and emotionally, one is coming closer to using both hemisperes of the brain at the same time, and one often has no conscious mechanism for this engagement. It seems to be a rare talent, and what triggers the engagement can be a surprise at times. Such engagement uses huge energy, which is why one often feels exhausted after some such encounters.

Running out of time here. I start work 1/2 hr earlier at this venue, and it is bound to be 'interesting', as there is a perpetual staffing shortage and ongoing drama. I am the Shop Steward or Union Rep. for 200 here, so 'who you gonna call?'

So, I'm leaving you with a very simple old country song about fast cars and a double entendre.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P_-ABV05pvw

P.S. - Further to that interesting fruit known as a banana, which is especially high in potassium and other micro-nutrients, the banana can be separated into three, along it's length, and that despite it's inherent curve.

The dessert made with bananas sauteed in butter and brown sugar, flambeed with brandy and served with vanilla frozen yogurt is an intensely personal pleasure....best shared with friends, lol....

[sillysally]

And now for something completely different.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kF3L3...eature=channel

God has smitten the banana!

http://www.webmd.com/video/genetical...neered-bananas