I like news anchor catch phrases and play on words. Things like "Bob was just an ordinary man, but was forced to do something extraordinary", or "Bill was buying a dirty magazine one day when he got more than he bargained for". I try to do the same thing when I'm talking to people at work about programming but people seem to get annoyed with me. I'll say things like "I decided to use a linked list and ended up with more that I had bargained for". I also like mixing in rap lyrics, so I'll be like "you down with MVC? Ya you know me!"
Speaking of rap lyrics, something awesome happened to me the other day. Someone sent me $50 for my work on ruby mechanize. I've never had someone donate to me for work I've done, and I'm very grateful! I say who did it because I haven't asked if I could, but I want to say thanks!
I helped Katie move this weekend, and now I've got Geography rock songs stuck in my head. Here's my Geography rock playlist so far:
- Asia – Heat of the Moment
- Europe – The Final Countdown
- Boston – Peace of Mind
- Kansas – Carry on My Wayward Son
- Chicago – Does Anybody Really Know What Time it is?
- America – Ventura Highway
I can't decided if I should keep the list classic rock because I could have a lot more options like Sleater-Kinney, Of Montreal, and more. Also, if you might be able to include Journey because I journey through life on a highway. Or something. I want to add an America song to the list, but I can't think of a good one. I don't really like that "Horse with no Name" song, but that "Ventura Highway" song is okay. Also does "Starland Vocal Band" count? Does anyone else have some good picks?
I really didn't like geography when I was a kid and I wish I had been in to these bands because it may have encouraged me to like geography more.
In conclusion, I would like to say hello to my readers from India! I've noticed that 8% of my traffic is from India, so thanks for reading!
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The best America song is either Muskratlove or Sister Golden Hair, but neither have anything to do with geography except that they are by America. I also know you have never been into blondes, but it really is a good song. There is this one part I know you would like where he says “Will you meet me in the middle will you meet me in the air. Would you love me just a little just enough to show you care.. ” And Muskratlove is about beating the shit out of something you love, like muskrats! But if you really want to talk good Geography Rock songs, I would say it’s a tie between Toto’s Africa and John Denver’s Rocky Mountain High, both songs I think you should pursue more on karaoke. You know how passionately I believe in these kind of things.
Nazareth - Love Hurts
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Listofbandsnamedafter_places
Who knew the band Bush was actually named after Shepherd’s Bush, a district of London?
Holy crap. Who knew wikipedia had a list of bands named after places? I guess wikipedia truly knows everything.
ALL HAIL WIKI
Oh, and if you like nerdy raps, this one is amazing:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fow7iUaKrq4
your post was amazing because i don’t think you were even there the night at vito’s that i was all, “tonight is my karaoke salute to geography” and i was gonna only sing exactly the sort of stuff you’re talking about here. i th ink i only got as far as “sister golden hair” before i got distracted and wanted to sing “faithfully” instead. but honestly we should have a geography pageant/karaoke night soon because there are so many great options. i 100% agree with jackie’s comment above.