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Eu deveria fazer uma página completa só pro Nine. Cara, que banda foda (eu sei que sou morta de suspeita pra falar, afinal de contas meu namorado e meu cunhado são da banda ¬¬) , não consigo parar de ouvir o Snow Borne Sorrow, o álbum todo é ótimo, putz não tem uma musica ruim. *.*

Steve disse numa entrevista recente que estava escrevendo mais coisas, talvez para o seu próximo album solo, ou para o Nine, dependendo de como as coisas se desenvolverem…eu já estou na torcida não só por um álbum novo do Nine, como zilhares de vídeos de studio, ao vivo, clip se possível – embora eles não sejam chegados a mostrar a carinha linda deles – e, se possivel, turnê.

E meninos, venham para o Brasil. Senão minha futura viagem a Londres vai ganhar outro motivo: socar vocês. xD

Se bem que, depois do sonho do JT, e da RCM, o sonho do TP e o outdoor pode até, quem sabe, ser um sinal.

Orações a Odin diariamente para isso.

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Vídeos de estúdio são bacanas. Pena que o Nine Horses só tenha um. o_o

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Hoje cometi uma cagada básica:

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Em vez de clicar em “salvar rascunho”, cliquei em “enviar”.   O_O

Fazer o que? Agora já foi. Seja o que o Grande Pai Odin quiser.

Eu me lembro que logo que comecei a gostar de , eu não gostava do Mick Karn…nem sei porque…mas não gostava da cara dele. xD

Não que eu o achasse feio, feio mesmo é o Rob Dean (quack! xD), mas de cara eu achava ele antipático…como a Mila achava o Steve antipático….e hoje ela adora o Steve.

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E eu AMO Mick Karn. Xurumelinho de Deus! *.*

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Não tem como não se render aos talentos desse cara no baixo. EXCELENTE baixista e compositor, Mick tem entre seus fãs até o Jotatê. Sim, nosso VELHO amigo John Taylor.

Mila perguntaria: “Porque a ênfase no velho? ¬¬”

Aauhauhauhauh!

Esse vídeo é fantástico. Só faltava o Syl cantando…aliás, faltava mesmo o Syl cantando. Porque como cantor, Mickey é um excelente baixista xD

Mas vamos dar ao rapaz o crédito da tentativa non?

Pra quem não sabe, JBK é o nome da banda por reunir Steve Jansen (meu namorado, baterista e o JOTA), Richard Barbieri (tecladista, o BÊ) e Mick Karn (o KÁ, óbvio).  Alías, Steve está lindo com esse cabelo…não devia ter cortado! *.*

Mas isso já faz tempo… xD

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Não estou perdidamente apaixonada pelo Steve, falou? >_<

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Há um ano atrás, nesse mesmo horário, meu coração tava pulando ao som de The Valley…na verdade eu tinha passado perto de um desmaio, ou taquicardia, ou coisa que o valha, porque meus braços ficaram dormente e minha vista momentaneamente escureceu…eu havia acabado de ver, na minha frente, meu ídolo, meu role-model, meu amado Simon Lebon.

Não me lembro de ter gritado tanto em minha vida. xD Aliás, dá pra ouvir meu grito no vídeo. XD

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Foi um momento mágico…depois de anos de espera – e bota anos nisso, mais de dez – eu finalmente tinha o prazer e – porque não? – a HONRA de ver o Duran duran ao vivo. E o que é melhor: na pista vip, na grade, a mais ou menos um metro e meio dos caras.

Foi um dos momentos mais inesquecíveis de minha vida…e muito mais adorável porque lá haviam pessoas muito importantes pra mim (tirando as que estavam no palco, claro xD):  Juliana, amiga de infância, duranie tão loca quanto eu, e Fabíola, minha sis querida, alien newro de marte sem a qual a grande maioria das minhas alegrias do último ano não teriam sido possíveis…foi, certamente, um momento memorável. Mas um momento ainda mais mágico viria a acontecer dois dias depois.

E daqui a dois dias eu conto. A não ser que você consiga achar nos meus arquivos do dia   25 de Novembro de 2008. Aí eu não preciso contar nada.

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As for the question that prompts such an answer? “Is the internet stifling new music?”

Via BBC no less.

The article is written by once-rock star John Taylor, former bass player for Duran Duran and Power Station. The man has been pelted by his share of female undergarments while performing live, and it shows:

When artists today are asked to Twitter their every thought, their every action, to record on video their every breath, their every performance, I believe they’re diluting their creative powers, their creative potency and the durability of their work.

And in the long run I believe they’re also diluting the magical power and the magnetic attraction that they can or will ever have over their audience.

Right. So the inaccessible rock god has given way to the singer-songwriter who shares a campfire with us all. That has long been established. But why exactly is the internet stifling new music today?  What makes the situation now any more dire than it was ten years ago?

My stepson is at New York University (NYU) and he was telling me how he’s currently into Cole Porter, music from the 1920s and swing music from the 40s. So the availability and accessibility of music on the internet today is truly incredible, and I applaud anything that can inspire interest or curiosity in anyone.

But this also means that those of us who before would have been looking towards the current culture for inspiration are now often to be found, like my stepson, in various backwaters of older music.

This relative lack of need for current, innovative culture can cause, has caused, is causing – maybe – the innovative culture to slow down, much as an assembly line in Detroit slows down and lay-offs have to be made when the demand for a new model recedes.

Gotcha.

It’s great to have a theory. It’s even better to have a little data to support it. As we go to print, the 1962 cast recording of Cole Porter’s Anything Goes (re-released in 1990) stands at #48,447 on Amazon’s music bestsellers. Not bad. You could do a lot worse. For example the “beautifully imaginative … magnificent” LP The Snake stands at #162,064. He just might have a point.  The internet (better said: the internet age) might be disincentivizing creativity.

But one release is 19 years old, the other has only a few months of promotion behind it. By point of reference Radiohead released Pablo Honey in 1993, and Amazon ranks that album at #5,070. Too pedestrian? OK.  Try, well, OK Computer at #729. Looking for something in the double digits? How about The Killers at #23?

It’s great that new listeners are uncovering old jazz, and it’s a shame that a rock übermenschlich has been forced to come down from the ivory tower (/sarcasm). But arguments with two data points are two dimensional, simple as that.

INTERVIEW WITH GWILYM SIMCOCK

The 28-year-old virtuoso pianist is regarded as one of the hottest young talents in jazz.

His new album Blues Vignette will cement his reputation at the vanguard of the new wave of contemporary British jazz.

But if it weren’t for a crackly compilation tape he wouldn’t have become a jazz musician. Read the full story in this article for WalesHome.

]]> http://everydayecon.wordpress.com/2009/10/29/the-future-of-too-big-too-fail/ Thu, 29 Oct 2009 15:30:07 +0000 Josh http://everydayecon.wordpress.com/2009/10/29/the-future-of-too-big-too-fail/

As we emerge from the financial crisis, it is important to develop a framework for dealing with failing institutions. In particular, the nature of the doctrine of “too big to fail” must be addressed and re-examined. Recently, John Taylor and Larry White have spoken out about the need for a rule of law rather than a discretionary authority. Their comments and my thoughts are below the fold.

John Taylor’s recent testimony to Congress outlines his view on the path forward. Here is a brief excerpt:

Two main alternative proposals are currently under consideration. One has been put forth as part of the Administration’s financial reform proposals. It would establish a special resolution regime under which the Secretary of the Treasury, with the approval of the President and agreement of the regulatory authorities, could apply an expanded FDIC-like resolution process to any financial firm if its failure would have “serious adverse effects on the financial system or the economy.” The firm would be placed into conservatorship or receivership and t he government could provide the firm with loans, purchase its assets, or guarantee its liabilities.

The other proposal would have the failing financial firm go through a bankruptcy process designed specifically to deal with some of the financial firm’s assets and liabilities, which are an integral part of the financial system. The bankruptcy proposal in H.R 3310 is an example of such an approach. The conceptual idea is that the bankruptcy would permit important financial transactions to continue without significant disruption during bankruptcy.

In my view the expanded resolution regime has significant disadvantages in comparison with a bankruptcy process designed specifically for financial firms. First, the new resolution regime would essentially institutionalize the kinds of bailouts that have occurred in the recent crisis. Hence, rather than providing an alternative to policy of bailouts, it would permanently establish such a policy. Second, the expanded resolution authority would be operated with a considerable degree of discretion about when to start the intervention and about the priority to give different creditors. In contrast a bankruptcy process relies on an established rule of law rather than the discretion, and treats creditors in a known way that is understood by lenders and investors in advance. Compared to the resolution authority, bankruptcy is a more predictable process.

Larry White echoes much of this sentiment in a recent speech:

If everyone knows that the rule of law will be followed, such that nobody gets bailed out, the incentive for imprudence disappears along with the hook into taxpayers. I don’t mean that no financial firm will ever act imprudently, but that there won’t be a system-wide malincentive producing an epidemic of imprudence. If it is known that nobody is “too big to fail”, or too well connected to fail, then lenders will not let financial firms leverage up cheaply in the belief that they will be protected.

Each of these documents is worth your perusal.

Ultimately, the debate about the limits of the Fed’s abilities as lender of last resort and the doctrine of “too big to fail” boil down to the same principles that arose in the rules versus discretion debate for monetary policy. Discretion generates uncertainty in that the behavior of the actor cannot be predicted. As John Taylor has documented so well in his recent research, the erratic and inconsistent behavior of the Federal Reserve and the Treasury during the financial crisis can explain why the crisis (and corresponding economic performance) got so much worse in the months of September and October of last year.

Moving forward, policy needs to be guided not by the discretion of the central bank or the Treasury secretary, but rather by the rule of law. Orderly and predictable bankruptcy procedures for all firms and the elimination of the doctrine of “too big to fail” would go a long way toward making potential future financial crises less severe (and might prevent others altogether).

Why didn’t anyone tell me that John Taylor is blogging?

In any event, Taylor does some of the best work in the profession — thoughtful, careful, and persuasive. Definitely check out the blog.

John Taylor explica o poder da oferta e da demanda. Mais simples e preciso do que isto, impossível.

Please note Marc Faber predicts the collapse of the US dollar leading to currency reform. Amero anyone?
Note to the Australian Prime Minister. Marc says that Afghanistan is a bottomless barrel, please get us out.

But wait there is more.

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The economist Marc praises is John Taylor of Stanford University

Imagine this. It’s 1982, you are hungry for something new and exciting in your musical world. Along come Duran Duran. Enough said.
What can we learn from this video besides why we shouldn’t dress like new wave pirates with curtain tassels around our necks? New Romanticism was awesome (but only from 1982-1985) and these guys were really freaking cute. You can try and pretend your bedroom wasn’t plastered with DD posters during this time frame, but I might not believe you.

Robert Barro has been one of those who have been trying to argue the futility of any fiscal stimulus. His argument has been more empirical than theoretical. He first talked about it in his popular article in the Wall Street Journal. Recently, his estimations have become available through his NBER working paper coauthored with Charles Redlick.

For another quip at the empirics of government spending, refer to this interesting graph popularized by John Taylor.

Hacia 1993 cursaba los primeros años de escuela y lo único que me gustaba era cuando tocaba el timbre de salida para llegar a la casa a poner en la tele Sintonizando para ver videos musicales. Por aquellos días tambien recuerdo que una grabadora y varios cassettes vírgenes eran mis juguetes favoritos. Canciones como Ordinary World y Come Undone eran las que más sonaban en la radio por aquellos días.

El álbum Duran Duran (1993) es conocido popularmente como The Wedding Album debido a la portada está compuesta de fotos de los matrimonios de los padres de los integrantes del grupo que por aquel entonces eran: Simon LeBon (voz), Nick Rhodes (teclados), John Taylor (bajo) y Warren Cucurrullo (guitarra). Un mito de la razón de esta portada es que el grupo se había quedado sin presupuesto para pagar una portada “más artistica”. ¿La mejor portada de un disco de Duran Duran? Definitivamente sí

Mi puntuación: 4.6/5.0 (Excelente)

Las canciones que van a escuchar en el podcast son:

• Shelter, ideal para declararse a una pelada
• UMF, ideal para cuando ya estes con una pelada
• Sin of the city, mi canción favorita del álbum.

El grupo jamás se espero el éxito de este álbum y la influencia que iba a tener en el pop comercial, específicamente las boys band.

Los videos promocionales para este álbum fueron:

Ordinary world, con el que el grupo se hizo acrededor del respetado premio Ivor Novello a la mejor composición musical.

Come undone.

Too much information, cuya letra crítica a las cadenas de televisión.

Breath after breath, co-escrita en idioma portugués junto con Milton Nascimento.

Femme Fatale, original de The Velvet Underground.

Faltan 29 días para Depeche Mode en Lima.

Continuamos con la retrospectiva de Duran Duran a los tiempos.

Espero en los siguientes post, terminar con la retrospectiva de Duran Duran y de Depeche Mode.

Voy a cambiar la forma de promocionar los álbums, haciendo un podcast de mis tres canciones favoritas de cada álbum. Espero que les guste la idea.

En este post nos centraremos en el año 1995 en el que Duran Duran, luego de un exitoso álbum (The Wedding Album, 1993) y una extensa gira mundial, publica un álbum tributo a sus influencias titulado Thank You, el cuál recibió mucha mala crítica, incluso llegando a decir que es el peor álbum británico de la historia, eso no es verdad.

El album fue grabado entre 1992 y 1995.

Este es uno de los pocos álbums de covers que me gustan, hay algunos que son buenos, que incluso los artistas originales, como Lou Reed, dijeron que estas versiones son las mejores que han escuchado. El álbum también incluye la canción Drive By que puede ser considerada como un dub version de una canción propia de ellos, The Chauffer que originalmente aparece en el álbum Río (1982).

El tracklist del álbum es (las canciones del podcast están en azul):

White Lines – Original de Grandmaster Flash
I Wanna Take You Higher – Original de Sly & The Family Stone
Perfect Day – Original de Lou Reed
Watching The Detectives – Original de Elvis Costello
Lay Lady Lay – Original de Bob Dylan
911 Is A Joke – Original de Public Enemy
Success – Original de Iggy Pop
Crystal Ship – Original de The Doors
Ball Of Confusion – Original de The Temptations
Thank You – Original de Led Zeppelin
Drive By
I Wanna Take You Higher Again

Los vídeos promocionales de este álbum fueron:

Como dato adicional, el cover Crystal Ship fue interpretada en el MTV Unplugged que hizo Duran Duran en 1994, pero no está incluida en el disco del Unplugged.

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]]> http://shelbiemmoore.wordpress.com/2009/09/04/book-talk-vol-7/ Fri, 04 Sep 2009 19:33:50 +0000 shelbiemmoore http://shelbiemmoore.wordpress.com/2009/09/04/book-talk-vol-7/

Hello Loves!

Welcome to Book Talk Volume 7!

It’s the 4th of September and guess what? My senior year is almost here! After finally being accepted into my AP Literature class, I soon learned I had a few books to read. One included was The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls.

“Some people are born storytellers. Some lives are worth telling. The best memoirs happen when these two conditions converge. In The Glass Castle, they have.” – The New York Times.

This book is a memoir of a woman named Jeannette. Ever since she was born, Jeannette has been optimistic about life. Growing up with her mom, dad, sister, and brother, Jeannette was taught that family was the most important thing about life.

When Jeannette was burned at the age of three by trying to boil hot dogs, her life was changed forever. Jeannette’s father, Rex, decided his daughter didn’t need to be in any hospital. He could take care of his child better than any doctor. He grabbed his child, packed up the car with their belongings and family members, and hit the highway.

Jeannette’s family could never stay in one place at a time. They pretty much traveled the USA before finally residing in Welch, West Virginia. By this time, Jeannette’s mom had another child, Maureen. The money was running out, the roofs were leaking more, and the love was just strong enough to hold the family together. Her father dreamed of building a glass castle that will solve all of their problems. What will it take for that dream to come true?

Even someone with an substantial amount of empathy couldn’t truly understand Jeannette’s life unless they were apart of it. Reading Jeannette’s story was one of the best things I could have ever done for myself. Her memoir kept me glued to the pages. With Jeannette’s alcoholic father, too overly optimistic mother, and a family to raise, I congratulate Ms. Walls for making it out alive with a story to tell. Jeannette Walls is now married to John Taylor (Writer) and is living in New York City.

Does this book sound interesting? Would you recommend it to a friend? Let me know and give me ideas of what else should be on my shelf.

<3 Shelbie

Still very popular in today’s culture is the Jolly Roger, the name of which was given to any of the various flags flown to identify a ship’s crew as pirates. The most common flag that identified a ship’s crew as pirates is the skull and crossbones: a skull above two long bones set in an x-mark arrangement on a black field. The name “Jolly Roger” has been thought to have come from joli rouge (pretty red), an ironic French description of the bloody banner flown by early privateers. These flags were intended to strike mortal terror in the hearts of the pirate’s intended victims.

This design was reportedly used by the pirate captains Edward England, John Taylor, Sam Bellamy, and John Martel. Despite the current popularity, most pirates in the 17-18th centuries used plain black flags. Pirates did not use the black flag or Jolly Roger flag at all times. Instead they stocked a variety of flags and would fly false colors until they had their prey within firing distance. When they had their victim within range, it was then that the Jolly Roger flag would be raised, often concurrently with a warning shot.

An interesting tidbit is that in World War II, it was common practice for the submarines of the Royal Navy and Royal Australian Navy to fly the Jolly Roger on completion of a victorious combat operation as a display of boasting and slyness instead of mayhem. Additionally, since the decline of piracy (although pirates in today’s world still exist), various military units have used the Jolly Roger as a victory flag and a show of fierceness and stoutness.

Lincoln with Harry Jaffa

LAND OF LINCOLN: Abraham Lincoln and American History

Crisis Management with John Taylor

 The Economy According to Taylor and Judd

Thomas Sowell on the Housing Boom and Bust

Thomas Sowell and a Conflict of Visions

Thomas Sowell talks about his new book Economic Facts and Fallacies

PAY IT FORWARD: Social Security Reform

Charles Kesler on the Grand Liberal Project

Shelby Steele: Barack Obama and the Politics of Race.

Uncommon Knowledge: The Great Depression with Amity Shlaes

The World According to John Bolton

War Policy with Douglas Feith

The Middle East with Daniel Pipes

COMMANDING HEIGHTS: American Empire

At War with General Jack Keane

Intelligence and Security with James Woolsey

WILSON’S GHOST: Robert S. McNamara

Trotsky with Hitchens and Service

In Defense of WWII

GIVE WAR A CHANCE? The Utility of War

THE FRENCH KISS-OFF: The History of French and American Relationship

The Politics of Hollywood with Andrew Breitbart

The World According to Andrew Klavan

The Word According to Tom Wolfe

HITCH-COCKED: A Conversation with Christopher Hitchens

The Rise and Fall of Liberalism

The U.S. Economy with Peter Thiel

Equality Man

Africa with Dambisa Moyo

THE GRAND OLD, OLD PARTY: The Future of the Republican Party

Michael Barone

Crisis & the Law with Richard Epstein

Law and Justice with Antonin Scalia

ROBERT’S RULES OF ORDER: A Conversation with Robert Bork

The Founders and Us

ALEXANDER THE GREAT: Alexander Hamilton

Peter Robinson interviews Fresno State Classicist Bruce Thornton about his new book Decline and Fall: Europe’s Slow Suicide.

FOR A FEW DOLLARS MORE: Global Poverty and the World Bank

LAND OF THE SETTING SUN? The Future of Japan

TRADING PLACES: Is Outsourcing Good for America?

The Environment with Steven Hayward

TAKE IT TO THE LIMITS: Milton Friedman on Libertarianism

Economic trade-offs debate

MONKEY BUSINESS: Evolution and Intelligent Design

MAKING THE GRADE: The No Child Left Behind Act

Background Articles and Videos

Uncommon Knowledge with Peter Robinson

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Rhetoric and Reality in the Education Stimulus Bill

Voucher controversy

MIND THE GAP: The Racial Gap in Education

Related Posts On Pronk Palisades

Frederic Bastiat–The Law–Videos

Yaron Brook–Videos

Friedrich Hayek–Videos

Milton Friedman–Videos

Milton Friedman on Education–Videos

Ludwig von Mises–Videos

The Fountainhead, Atlas Shrugged and The Ideas of Ayn Rand

Peter Schiff–Videos

Schiff, Forbers and Bloomberg Nail The Financial Crisis and Recession–Mistakes Were Made–Greed, Arrogance, Stupidity–Three Chinese Curses!

L. William Seidman on The Economic Crisis: Causes and Cures–Videos

Amity Shlaes–Videos

Thomas Sowell and Conflict of Visions–Videos

Thomas E. Woods, Jr.–Videos

Banking Cartel’s Public Relations Campaign Continues:Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke On The Record

Atlanta Noo De Cadenet is the daughter of actress/photographer/whatever you want to call her, Amanda De Cadenet and Duran Duran’s bassist John Taylor, however when I first saw her I thought she was either a) Rachel Bilson or b) Rachel Bilson’s twin sister.

It seems that she has recently caught Mark Hunter of the cobrasnakes eye (not surprising since he seems to have a thing for brunettes with big brown eyes), but she also was recently signed to DNA models. She’s had a spread in French Vogue and has been the subject of many street style blogs.

I find her to be different than most other “it-girls” because she isn’t rail thin and there is a definite sense of confidence in the photos of her. With friends like Demi Moore’s daughter Scout LaRue Willis and 90210’s Shenae Grimes, I have a feeling Atlanta is going to take the internet by storm. She’s only in a few albums on the cobrasnake and she already has a thread on the fashion spot.

What I love about her is that she clearly has the typical “hipster” accents, such as the strand of pink hair and the neon green nails, but then she also has this free spirited hippie look that makes her stand out against the sea of other hipsters. She also really seems like she is the life of the party which is always fun to be around.

I think it’s only a matter of time before we start seeing Atlanta in magazines like Nylon and Paper. I am excited to see where this girl goes.

from French Vogue

as a BLONDE

source: tfs, facebook, thecobransake

In the previous post I mentioned Thomas Parr, reputed to have lived, through the sixteenth century, until the age of 152. Reading around this man quickly leads you to the ‘water poet’ John Taylor. This was an epithet he gave himself; he was, in the days when London Bridge was the only bridge over the Thames, a member of the guild of boatmen helping people to cross. His work is apparently ‘unsophisticated’ but because of what he did, and the fact that he often addressed what were essentially transport disputes — between government and boatmen, boatmen and coachmen, etc. — in his pamphlets, he gets interest enough from social historians to have, at the very, least the Wikipedia article I’ve just stolen from.

Taylor comes across as cocky but rather lovely and strange. Aside from constructing a language called Barmoodan, he clearly had a pleasing gift for names. The title page of the immediately relevant work reads The Old, Old, Very Old Man: or, The age and long Life of Thomas Par, the Son of John Parr of Winnington, in the Parish of Alberbury; in the County of Salopp (or Shropshire) who was Borne in the Raigne of King Edward the 4th being aged 152 yeares and odd Monethes; His Manner of Life and Conversation in so long a Pilgrimage; his Marriages, and his bringing up to London about the end of September last 1635, Whereunto is Added a Postscript, showing the many remarkable Accidents that hapned in the Life of this Old Man. Skimming it, I particularly enjoyed:

In all his lifetime he was never known,
That drinking others healths, he lost his own;
The Dutch, the French, the Greek, and Spanish Grape,
Upon his reason never made a rape;
For Ryot, is for Troy, an anagram;
And Ryot, wasted Troy, with sword and flame:
And surely that which will a kingdom spill,
Hath much more power one silly man to kill,
Whilst sensuality the palate pleases,
The body’s filled with surfeits, and diseases;
By riot (more than war) men slaughtered be,
From which confusion this old man is free.

The strangely crowbarred use of the anagram is interesting, and seems to fit neatly with the man who wrote one of the earliest recorded palindromes: his ‘Lewd did I live, & evil I did dwel’ is from 1614.

Also included in the volume is The Great Eater of Kent, or Part of the Admirable Teeth and Stomach Exploits of Nicholas Wood, of Harrisom, in the County of Kent, His Excessive manner of Eating without manners in strange and trve manner described; and, seemingly a prose dialogue, The Lamentable Complaints of Hop the Brewer and Kilcalfe the Butcher, As they met by chance in the Countrey, against the restraint lately set out by the Parliament, against Tapsters and Cookes: which hath caused them to cracke their credit, and to betake them to their heeles.

Gee, is it any wonder that Obama decided to unload this little gem late on a Friday, just as he slips out of town on vacation, not to be disturbed?

White House Adds $2 Trillion to Deficit Forecasts

The nation would be forced to borrow more than $9 trillion over the next decade under President Obama’s policies, the White House acknowledged late Friday, bringing their long-term budget forecast in line with independent estimates.

The new projections add approximately $2 trillion to budget deficits through 2019. Earlier this year, the administration had predicted that Obama’s policies would require the government to spend $7.108 trillion more than it collects in tax revenue over the next decade.

An administration official, speaking on the condition of anonymity because the report will not be formally released until Tuesday, said the change is due primarily to updated projections of economic growth that are far less rosy than data used when the White House released its first long-term budget outlook in February. At that time, the White House predicted the economy would shrink by 1.2 percent this year; in fact, the economy shrank at an annualized rate of 6.4 percent in the first quarter, the sharpest drop since 1980.

Critics called the administration overly optimistic, charging that Obama’s figures masked the depth of the nation’s fiscal crisis and falsely suggested that his policies would stabilize the nation’s growing debt to China and other foreign creditors.

The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office has predicted that Obama’s policies would force the nation to borrow $9.1 trillion between 2010 and 2019. Like the White House, the CBO is scheduled to release an updated forecast on Tuesday.

US deficit poses potential systemic risk: Taylor

The U.S. budget deficit poses more of a potential risk to the financial system than the collapse in commercial real estate prices, an influential economist said on Friday.

“We have a huge deficit. … The stimulus package is generating a lot more debt, and there are systemic issues there,” Stanford University economics professor John Taylor told Reuters Television on the sidelines of the Federal Reserve’s annual Jackson Hole conference.

The Obama administration expects the deficit to hit a record $1.58 trillion this year, and sees a cumulative $9 trillion of additional red ink in 2010-1019.

“If that gets out of control, if interest rates start to rise because people are reluctant to buy all that debt then that can slow the economy down. So, that’s the more systemic concern I have,” Taylor said.

See also:
White House to Boost 10-Year Deficit Forecast to $9 Trillion
New 10-year Federal Deficit: $9 Trillion, Up from $7 Trillion
W.H. hikes deficit estimate by $2 trillion
Obama raises 10-year deficit to $9 trillion
$9 Trillion in Deficits for 2010–2019
Obama to raise 10-year deficit to $9 trillion
US to hike 10-year deficit forecast to nine trillion dollars
Warren Buffett warns budget deficit may harm dollar
New deficit projections pose risks to Obama’s agenda
9 Trillion Reasons Health Care May Be Dead

$9 TRILLION DOLLARS? Add another $2.5+ trillion for health care “reform” and cap & trade and Obama’s on track to double our national debt in the next decade! Can’t they see how reckless their policies are, are they on drugs? Unless we turn this borrow and spend trend around quickly, it’s only a matter of time before the U.S. loses its AAA credit rating, defaults on its debt, and spirals into economic collapse.

/STOP SPENDING, CUT SPENDING, DO IT YESTERDAY!

John Taylor : Acoustic piano

CBC Radio 2 produced by Glen Tilley

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Oh my gosh!… the last few weeks have been a blur of life obligations and a lil Jonasing, and the content on the blog has gotten a bit weak (from Mememoi and me anyway). I am here in an attempt to rectify that with a good and thorough post about Music Exploration Nights (aka M.E.N.)!

Come along and experience music exploration nights – including the

FULL M.E.N. PLAYLIST on blip.fm!

M.E.N. are what happen when JT, Ryan, Garbo, Rob, Jack, and Casper (aka Bulldozer – the Jonas Brothers’ backing band – and friends) get on the bus after a show with a long ride ahead of them. Likely still a little wired after having tens of thousands of people scream in their general directions and no doubt putting on a spectacular show, they sit back, relax, break out their iPods and share music with each other. Thanks to Twitter, and the diligent efforts of Mr. John Lloyd Tayor (*heart bubbles*), they also share with us. The result is (to date) 100-plus (and growing) songs of wide ranging genres with each night standing as a spectacular playlist to explore.

These M.E.N.  are special because, well – quite frankly – they really don’t have to share anything like this with us. They are all obviously passionate about music, and the lists also act as a primer of sorts for the thousands of JB fans who follow John (and the rest of them) because they are fans of JB (much like our own selves). And…these fans may or may not actually have any real interest in music. There…I said it. But I think it is true – not for all, but surely for some. So this is a way for the ‘Dozers to reveal a little more about themselves, while introducing us all to their idea of awesome music.

Go ahead and JUMP…

Last update 9.01.09

I am someone who LOVES music. I mean, if I am not listening to music, it is going through my head. Music is very personal to me. My music collection is just as valuable to me as the journals and ephemera I have kept over the 33 years of my life. I absorb the music loved by the people I love. I allow myself to be influenced, and my tastes are always evolving. Sharing music is also very personal. If I make a playlist for someone it is a very personal thing. But these M.E.N. are more than just personal.

Each night has its own context and flow. For instance, the first M.E.N. starts off maudlin, then gets down a funky turns whimsical then cynical then mooning then nostalgic, back to funky, then to reflective and bonding.  Each song seems to spring from one another. This is not simply a playlist, but a listening session. For that reason I like to listen to each list in order (because I am crazy like that).  I mean, each song is awesome in its own right, but for the truest M.E.N. experience listen in order. Of course, you can’t REALLY have a true M.E.N. experience (imagine the scene inside that bus, if you will), but this is likely as close as you can get.

You will find full track listings for each night below. I have featured 3 of my favorite discoveries from each night. There are tons of songs here that I love, it was hard to focus on the new ones, but that is the point of M.E.N.

In the end, the summer tour gave us 8 M.E.N. total and clocked in at 304 songs (with a couple of re-plays) and over 19 hours of music. Now that is what I call quality time!

I have created for you a nearly complete playlist of all of the songs (from Missing the War to Imagine) on blip.fm and you can listen here.*

And I want to know what your discoveries or favorites are from these lists!

I have also compiled mostly complete sets of iMixes you can buy on iTunes to get most of the tracks in six  fell swoops. Support the artists…BUY THE MUSIC!

M.E.N. I

7.10.09 after the Milwaukee, WI show (iMix)

1. Missing the War - Ben Folds Five
2. Thirteen - Elliott Smith
3. Cough Syrup -The Jakes
4. Somebody to Love - Queen
5. In The Stone – Earth, Wind & Fire
6. Back of My Hand – Baby Charles
7. El Scorcho - Weezer
8. Mr. Blue Sky – Electric Light Orchestra
9. You Wreck Me - Tom Petty
10. Don’t Come Around Here No More – Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
11. Don’t Come Around Again – Rooney
12. She’s Electric – Oasis
13. Astral Weeks – Van Morrison
14. You Got It – Rooney
15. One (Blake’s Got a New Face) – Vampire Weekend
16. Yesterday - Donny Hathaway
17. Happy Valentine’s Day – OutKast
18. Shake Your Rump – Beastie Boys
19. Groove Me - King Floyd
20. This Time Tomorrow – The Kinks
21. Look Out Cleveland – The Band
22. Stand By Me – Ben  E. King

Also mentioned – God Only Knows - The Beach Boys

My favorite discoveries from this M.E.N.

• Cough Syrup -The Jakes

• Back of My Hand – Baby Charles

• This Time Tomorrow – The Kinks

MEN II

7.27.09 after the Detroit, MI show (iMix)

1. 1985 - Crash Kings
2. Anything’s Possible – Jonny Lang
3. Back Round - Wolfmother
4. Love Will Turn You Around – Kenny Rogers
5. Ain’t Nothing Wrong With That – Robert Randolph & The Family Band
6. Don’t Stop – Fleetwood Mac
7. Rebel Rebel – David Bowie
8. “P” Conrol – Prince
9. Jackie Wilson Said (I’m In Heaven When You Smile) – Van Morrison
10. In the Light – Led Zeppelin
11. Come On My Selector – Squarepusher
12. Walk On the Wild Side - Lou Reed
13. Teen Love – Peter Bjorn and John
14. Lately – Soul Asylum
15. She’s Electric – Oasis
16. Happiness Is a Warm Gun - The Beatles
17. To Be Young (Is to Be Sad, Is to Be High) – Ryan Adams
18. I’m On Fire – Bruce Springsteen
19. Cut Your Hair - Pavement
20. Coming In From The Cold - Bob Marley
21. Subterranean Homesick Blues – Bob Dylan
22. It Ain’t Me, Babe – Johnny Cash with June Carter Cash
23. Doo Wop (That Thing) – Lauryn Hill
24. Nuthin’ but a “G” Thang - Dr. Dre
25. Gone -  Cam’Ron, Consequence & Kanye West
26. I Like It – DeBarge
27. Step Into a World (Rapture’s Delight) - KRS-One
28. Killer Queen - Queen
29. B.O.B. – OutKast
30. Snibe – Sunny Day Real Estate
31. Idioteque (Live) – Radiohead
32. I Wish – Stevie Wonder
33. Photograph – Weezer
34. Fake Plastic Trees – Radiohead
35. Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger – Daft Punk
36. Fake Plastic Trees [Live] – Radiohead
37. Invisible Sun – The Police
38. The Glutton of Sympathy – Jellyfish
39. Remember Who You Are – Sly & The Family Stone
40. Never Going Back Again – Fleetwood Mac
41. Bridge Over Troubled Water - Simon & Garfunkel
42. That’s the Way – Led Zeppelin
43. Brick - Ben Folds Five
44. Jesus Gave Me Water – Sam Cooke
45. Gone for Good – The Shins

My favorite discoveries from this M.E.N.

• 1985 - Crash Kings

• Remember Who You Are – Sly & The Family Stone

• Never Going Back Again – Fleetwood Mac

MEN III

8.01.09 after the Las Vegas, NV show (iMix)

1. Dry the Rain – The Beta Band
2. Under Pressure – Queen & David Bowie
3. No Action - Elvis Costello
4. The Distance - Cake
5. Always New Depths – Bloc Party
6. Adding to the Noise – Switchfoot
7. Wild Wild Life – Talking Heads
8. Under the Gun – The Killers
9. Can’t Help Falling In Love – Elvis Presley
10. Walk On By - Bryan Adams
11. Hold the Line - Toto
12. Reptilia – The Strokes
13. Bittersweet Symphony – The Verve

My favorite discoveries from this M.E.N.

• Dry the Rain – The Beta Band

• Always New Depths – Bloc Party

• Adding to the Noise – Switchfoot

MEN IV

8.04.09 after the Sacramento, CA show (iMix)

1. Doing It To Death – James Brown
2. Up On Cripple Creek – The Band
3. You Make My Dreams Come True – Daryl Hall and John Oates
4. We Can Work It Out -  Stevie Wonder
5. Yesterday - Ray Charles
6. Conquest - The White Stripes
7. When did your heart go missing? – Rooney
8. Intergalactic – Beastie Boys
9. Cave in – Owl City
10. Panama – Van Halen
11. Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go - Wham!
12. Monkey Wrench - Foo Fighters
13. Lovely Rita – The Beatles
14. Breakdown – Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
15. Take Me With You – Prince
16. Mystery Dance – Elvis Costello and the Attractions
17. Human Nature – Michael Jackson
18. On the run – Mark Ronson feat. Mos Def and MOP
19. Wax Simulacra – The Mars Volta
20. You’re My Best Friend – Queen
21. The Message – GrandMaster Flash
22. Idiot Boyfriend - Jimmy Fallon
23. She’s Always A Woman To Me - Billy Joel
24. Let’s Go Crazy – Prince
25. Drain You – Nirvana
26. Lucky Denver Mint - Jimmy Eat World
27. Better Man – Pearl Jam
28. 1979 – Smashing Pumpkins
29. Forever in Blues Jeans – Neil Diamond
30. Long Train Runnin‘ – Doobie Brothers
31. Born To Run - The Boss
32. Wonderwall (Oasis Cover) – Ryan Adams
33. Just Like A Woman – Bob Dylan
34. I Am Waiting – The Rolling Stones

My favorite discoveries from this M.E.N.

• Conquest - The White Stripes

• Idiot Boyfriend - Jimmy Fallon

• Wonderwall (Oasis Cover) – Ryan Adams

MEN V

8.10.09 on their way to Arizona (iMix)

1. A little Respect – Erasure
2. Fortunate Son – Creedence Clearwater Revival
3. Caravan – Van Morrison
4. Boats and Ho’s – Prestige Worldwide (from the movie Step Brothers)
5. How It Should Be(Sha Sha) – Ben Kweller
6. No Sunlight – Death Cab for Cutie
7. Give It Away – Red Hot Chili Peppers
8. I’ve Got Friends – Manchester Orchestra
9. Hair – Larry Graham
10. Wouldn’t it be nice? The Beach Boys
11. Power of Love - Band of Gypsies (This is live, and Hendrix was a FREAK! This was 40 years ago!!!)
12. Convicted – Matias Tellez
13. Lump - The Presidents of the United States of America
14. All Of Me – Willie Nelson
15. 50 Ways To Leave Your Lover – Paul Simon
16. Reelin’ In The Years – Steely Dan
17. Them Belly Full (But We Hungry) live at the Roxy – Bob Marley and the Wailers
18. Jane Says – Jane’s Addiction
19. What A Fool Believes – The Doobie Brothers
20. Fool In The Rain – Led Zeppelin
21. The Luckiest (live) – Ben Folds
22. She – Gram Parsons
23. Berlin – Black Rebel Motorcycle Club
24. Family Affair – Sly and the Family Stone
25. All I Need – Radiohead
26. Satellite - Elliott Smith
27. 1 Thing (Siik Remix) – Amerie
28. Little Green – Joni Mitchell
29. All Apologies (Demo version) – Nirvana
30. You Are The Best Thing – Ray LaMontagne
31. Scenic World – Beirut
32. Stir It Up – Bob Marley and the Wailers
33. Intervention – Arcade Fire
34. Rio - Duran Duran
35. Somersault - Zero 7
36. Fast Car – Tracy Chapman
37. Love Me Tender – Elvis Presley

My favorite discoveries from this M.E.N.

• Hair – Larry Graham
  

• Convicted – Matias Tellez

• Berlin – Black Rebel Motorcycle Club

MEN VI – This one is EPIC!

8.17.09 after Birmingham, AL show (iMix)
With special guest “Movie Mike”

This one is the most EPIC to date. It is the longest with 63 songs, the most eclectic with a bold mix of classics, Indy, Reggae, Country, Rap, Funk, Spirituals and MUCH MUCH MORE! This one even contains a stumper (meaning I couldn’t find the song anywhere).

I love how they always end M.E.N. with a lullaby.

Nice job, guys, and thanks as always.

1. Sweet Home Alabama – Lynyrd Skynyrd.
2. Give up the funk (tear the roof off the sucker) – Parliament
3. Southern Man – Neil Young
4. Back in Black – AC/DC
5. I’m on Fire – Bruce Springsteen
6. Concrete Bed – Nada Surf
7. Pink Moon – Nick Drake
8. Just - Radiohead
9. Loser – Beck
10. She Caught the Katy and Left Me a Mule to Ride – Taj Mahal
11. Level – The Raconteurs
12. Plush – Stone Temple Pilots
13. Bit Part – Lemonheads
14. Cosmic Girl – Jamiroquai
15. I Bet You Look Good on the Dance Floor (Arctic Monkeys cover) – Baby Charles
16. The Next Episode – Snoop Dogg/Dr. Dre [Explicit]
17. Big Poppa – Notorious B.I.G [Explicit]
18. Come Dancing – The Kinks
19. Man in the Mirror – Michael Jackson
20. Left and Right (live in Stockholm) – D ‘Angelo
21. You Make Loving Fun – Fleetwood Mac
22. With a Little Help From My Friends – Joe Cocker
23. I Shall Be Released – Nina Simone
24. I Got the Blues - Rolling Stones
25. Wagon Wheel – Old Crow Medicine Show
26. Palace of the King – Freddie King
27. I’m Not Gonna Teach Your Boyfriend How To Dance With You (The Twelves Remix) -Black Kids
28. Hook – Blues Traveler
29. Jump - Van Halen
30. Goodbye Stranger – Supertramp
31. Time to Pretend – MGMT
32. Crown of Love – Arcade Fire
33. Fifth Tambourine – Castledoor
34. Valerie – The Zutons
35. Days Like This – Van Morrison
36. Casey Jones – The Greatful Dead
37. O Shot – The Gay Blades
38. Cabin Essence – Brian Wilson
39. Summertime Clothes – Animal Collective
40. Imitation of Life – R.E.M.
41. Cool Down the Pace – Gregory Issacs
42. Living for the City – Stevie Wonder
43. Listen to Her Heart – Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
44. New Slang – The Shins
45. That’s What Love Will Make You Do – Little Milton
46. Little Green Bag – George Baker Selection
47. Rock Away – Beres Hammond
48. The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down (Live from the Last Waltz) – The Band
49. Rape Me (acoustic demo version) – Nirvana
50. Across the Universe (Naked version) – The Beatles
51. Again and Again – The Bird and the Bee
52. The Fear (Acoustic Bonus Track) – Lily Allen
53. Murderer – Buju Banton
54. Die Die Die – The Avett Brothers
55. America - Simon and Garfunkle
56. Nora - Alex Brumel*
57. Excuse Me While I Break My Own Heart – Whiskeytown
58. A Change is Gonna Come – Sam Cooke
59. Going to California – Led Zeppelin
60. Sleeping In – The Postal Service
61. Redemption Song – Bob Marley
62. Come Away With Me – Norah Jones
63. Nightswimming – R.E.M. (Encore)

*This one stumped me. It is not on the blip.fm mix or the iMix. I almost thought I had found a link for you here. But, alas, the player does not seem to work for me. I did find a cool interview with Mr. Brumel here, as well as his MySpace page. That is going to have to do for now.

My favorite discoveries from this M.E.N.

• Fifth Tambourine – Castledoor
  Because it is true – oh so true

• Cool Down the Pace – Gregory Issacs

• Excuse Me While I Break My Own Heart – Whiskeytown

MEN VII

8.22.09 after the Atlanta, GA show and a broken bus (iMix)

1. Threshold – Steve Miller
2. Jet Airliner – Steve Miller
3. Sure Shot – Beastie Boys
4. Drive - The Cars
5. Holiday Road – Lindsey Buckingham
6. Handle with Care – The Traveling Wilburys
7. Alright – Supergrass
8. Total Eclipse of the Heart – Bonnie Tyler
9. You Got the Love – Rufus and Chaka Khan
10. One Armed Scissor – At the Drive-In
11. Ghettomusick – Outkast
12. Momma’s Boy – Elizabeth & the Catapult
13. Stadium Love – Metric
14. Me, You and Everybody – Gomez
15. A Message to You Rudy – The Specials
16. Radio/Video – System of a Down
17. Days Like This – Josh Mease*
18. 3’s and 7’s – Queens of the Stone Age
19. Baby Hold On – Eddie Money
20. Chant a Psalm – Steel Pulse
21. So Long Ago – The Coral
22. Presents – Via Audio
23. Six Barrel Shotgun – Black Rebel Motorcycle Club
24. Massive Nights – The Hold Steady
25. Black Cow – Steely Dan
26. Burndt Jamb – Weezer
27. Me and Julio down by the Schoolyard – Paul Simon
28. The Most Beautiful Girl (in the Room) – Flight of the Conchords
29. Virtue and Wine – Sondre Lerche
30. Walking After Midnight - Patsy Cline
31. Remember Then – The Earls
32. Everybody Hurts – R.E.M.
33. Where Is My Mind? – The Pixies

*John thought it would be difficult to find Josh Mease so he suggested we check out his MySpace, or here. Our very own Sonnnn was nice enough to point out that you can also find it on Rhapsody, and I also found it on iTunes. It is not in the blip.fm playlist though. Yet.

My favorite discoveries from this M.E.N.

• Days Like This – Josh Mease

• Chant a Psalm – Steel Pulse

• So Long Ago – The Coral

MEN 8

8.31.09 after the Ottawa, ON show. The final show of the summer tour. (iMix)

1. Last Dance – Donna Summer
2. It’s Alright  Curtis – Mayfield and the Impressions
3. Make Your Own Kind Of Music – Mama Cass
4. You Send Me – Sam Cooke
5. West Coast – Coconut Records
6. Lord Don’t Slow Me Down – Oasis
7. Here I Go Again – Whitesnake
8. Love You Inside Out – The Bee Gees
9. End Of The Line – The Traveling Wilburys
10. American Girl (live) – Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
11. I Want You To Want Me (live) – Cheap Trick
12. Funkytown (cover) – Greazy Meal
13. Just What I Needed – The Cars
14. Party Up (radio edit) – DMX
15. Undone (The Sweater Song) – Weezer
16. Beginning To Show Through – The Rustlanders
17. Mary Jane – Rick James
18. Unusual – Stacy Clark
19. Crooked Teeth – Death Cab for Cutie
20. What A Wonderful World – Louis Armstrong
21. King of the Rodeo – Kings of Leon
22. Mama Told Me Not To Come – Three Dog Night
23. Let’s Push Things Forward – The Streets
24. Boxcars, Boxcars, Boxcars – Street to Nowhere
25. Rosalita - Bruce Springsteen and the E-Street Band
26. Caught In The Rain – October Fall
27. Hard For Me To Say I’m Sorry/Get Away – Chicago
28. The Underdog – Spoon
29. Consolation Prizes – Phoenix
30. I’m Gonna Be (500 miles) – The Proclaimers
31. I’ve Got Friends – Manchester Orchestra (replay from M.E.N. V)
32. Rat Race (Live at the Roxy) – Bob Marley and the Wailers
33. Not The Same – Ben Folds
34. My Love – Crash Kings
35. Blame Canada – South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut Soundtrack (Various Artists)
36. Up On The Downside – Ocean Colour Scene
37. Never Forget You – Noisettes
38. Guernica – Brand New
39. Stray Cat Blues – The Rolling Stones
40. Around The World – RHCP
41. Under The Milky Way – The Church
42. Float On – Modest Mouse
43. I Want You Back/ABC/The Love You Save (live) – The Jacksons
44. Izzo (H.O.V.A.) (MTV unplugged) – Jay-Z
45. Crazy - Gnarls Barkley
46. Dizz Knee Land – Dada
47. Laid – James
48. Since I had You – Marvin Gaye
49. And It Stoned Me – Van Morrison
50. Lights Out – Santogold
51. The Outdoor Type – The Lemonheads
52. Long As I Can See The Light (1970) – Creedence Clearwater Revival
53. Everyday People – Sly and the Family Stone
54. Once Around The Block – Badly Drawn Boy
55. Still Crazy After All These Years – Paul Simon
56. Stories We Could Tell – Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
57. Imagine – John Lennon

My favorite discoveries from this M.E.N.

• The Underdog – Spoon

• Izzo (H.O.V.A.) (MTV unplugged) – Jay-Z

• Never Forget You – Noisettes

Once Around The Block – Badly Drawn Boy

Aww, thank you some much, guys. We felt the love, I hope you did too.

We’ll miss you. ‘Till next time…

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