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  • Christmas in Japan

    I had intended to post about this last week when I first saw it, but I put it off and then it slipped my mind. This is a fun little insight into what it’s like spending Christmas in Japan. Some of it applies to Korea, too. Like Col. Sanders in the Santa suit at KFC. [...]

    Dec 26th, 2008 | Filed under Culture, Japan, Korea, Music
  • Abusing Heart

    I tuned in to the Republican convention to catch McCain’s speech to see how high he ranked on the bullshit meter. Let’s say he met my expectations. Then I got a bigger shock during the ‘celebration’ after the speech. I find Republicans offensive enough as it is, but playing Heart’s Barracuda as Palin’s theme song [...]

    Sep 5th, 2008 | Filed under Music, Politics
  • Passing Time on the Treadmill

    Sometimes, the treadmill at the gym can get really tedious. I generally spend an hour on it, sometimes a little longer if the mood strikes me and I have the time to spare. I usually have my headphones plugged into my iPod, which is lying next to the control panel, while the TV is tuned [...]

    Jul 24th, 2008 | Filed under Korea, Music
  • DRM Hell

    It never ceases to amaze me how dense corporate types are when it comes to DRM. They repeatedly venture into the realms of stupidity and self-destruction. Supposedly, DRM exists to prevent people from pirating ‘intellectual property’. But because of the brain-dead decisions corporations make regarding DRM issues, it instead has the same effect on piracy [...]

    Apr 30th, 2008 | Filed under Music, Tech
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  • RIP Turtleman

    I just heard on TV that singer Lim Sung Hoon, better known as Turtleman, died from a heart attack Wednesday in Seoul. He was 38 years old (by Korean reckoning, I assume, which makes him either 36 or 37 in the West, depending upon whether or not his birthday had already passed). Funeral services were [...]

    Apr 3rd, 2008 | Filed under Korea, Music
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  • One More Time

    Another song that’s stuck in my head these days is One More Time by Jewelry. Well, maybe not so much the song as the video.

    Mar 28th, 2008 | Filed under Korea, Music
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  • Sing La La

    This is one of the KPop songs that I currently can’t get out of my head: Sing La La by the Turtles. This one has been running on Channel V for a few months now. I think I need to stop watching music videos while I’m on the treadmill.

    Mar 27th, 2008 | Filed under Korea, Music
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  • Jeff Healey’s Guitar is Weeping

    The world lost a wonderful musical talent Sunday night. Jeff Healey finally succumbed to the cancer with which he had fought his entire life. He was 41 years old. Many of my generation will surely remember Angel Eyes (embedding of the video disabled, else I’d do so). If you’d like to post comments about Jeff, [...]

    Mar 4th, 2008 | Filed under Music
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  • A Long Long Way

    There’s an old superstitious belief that bad things come in threes. If I were superstitious, my belief would surely be tested this week. It seems I have offended the gods of marriage, friendship, love and finances multiple times while simultaneously spitting on Lady Luck. A bushel of badness so far and it’s only Thursday. Though, [...]

    Jan 31st, 2008 | Filed under Movies, Music, MyLife
  • The Last Goodbye

    While on the treadmill these days I usually tune the TV to Channel V Korea. I’ve not been up on Korean music much over the past few years, so I’ve been trying to catch up. A couple of newer tunes have stuck in my head, the most recent being Majimak Insa (the Last Goodbye) by [...]

    Jan 7th, 2008 | Filed under Korea, Music
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