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What the winner don’t know, the gambler understands. — Heart

Recent posts:

  • Stream of consciousness June 19th
  • Stream of consciousness June 18th
  • Stream of consciousness June 17th

Lifestream

  • Listened to 12 songs.
    • Heart – Even It Up
    • Mumford & Sons – Awake My Soul - Live From Red Rocks
    • Johnny Ringo – Hook'em Horns
    • Sublime – Santeria
    • TV on the Radio – Will Do - Live At World Cafe
    • The Temptations – Get Ready
    • Manu Dibango – Soul Makossa
    • The Rolling Stones – Undercover (Of The Night) - 2009 Re-Mastered Digital Version
    • Jimmy Eat World – Big Casino
    • Kent Westberry – My baby don't rock me
    • Billy Idol – Eyes Without A Face - 1999 - Remaster
    • The Temptations – I Can't Get Next To You
  • Shared Stream of consciousness June 19th.
    Stream of consciousness June 19th
  • Listened to 6 songs.
    • Emory Joseph – Loose Lucy
    • Kate Miner – I Still Believe
    • John Fogerty – Bad Moon Rising - with Zac Brown Band
    • Reef – Place Your Hands
    • Dispatch – Get Ready Boy (live)
    • Jakob Dylan – Ain't No Fair
  • Checked in at Cultivar Coffee & Tea Co.
  • Checked in at Good 2 Go Taco
  • Shared Stream of consciousness June 18th.
    Stream of consciousness June 18th
  • Checked in at Mike & Crystal's Castle d' Amor
  • Listened to 17 songs.
    • Eurythmics – Missionary Man
    • The Dave Brubeck Quartet – Nomad
    • Kermit Ruffins – Jeepers Creepers
    • The Avett Brothers – I And Love And You
    • Bruce Springsteen – Better Days
    • Lefty Frizzell – Shine, Shave, Shower (It's Saturday)
    • Dispatch – Bats In The Belfry (Live)
    • Fitz and the Tantrums – Tighter
    • Cold Blood – Too Many People
    • Carla Bruni – Mon Raymond
    • Frank Turner – Tell Tale Signs
    • Chadwick Stokes – Gang of Thieves - Live at the Armory
    • John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers – Crocodile Walk - BBC Saturday Club Session
    • Deerhunter – Pensacola
    • Son Volt – Barricades
    • John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers – Little Girl - Stereo
    • The Peddlers – Let The Sun Shine In
  • Checked in at Verizon Theatre at Grand Prairie
  • Shared Stream of consciousness June 17th.
    Stream of consciousness June 17th
  • Listened to 58 songs.
    • Phil Collins – Another Day in Paradise
    • B.B. King – Never Make Your Move Too Soon
    • The All-American Rejects – Kids In the Street
    • MGMT – Congratulations
    • Billy Joe Shaver – Hero
    • Billy Joel – I Saw Her Standing There - Live At Shea, 2008
    • The Doors – Dead Cats, Dead Rats - Absolutely Live Version
    • The Reverend Peyton's Big Damn Band – Everybody's Getting Paid But Me
    • The Band – Like a Rolling Stone
    • Betty Johnson – Can't Help Myself (The Way I Feel)
    • Tzigane Elek Bacsik – Mount Olive
    • Maceo Parker – Cold Sweat
    • Richard Thompson – Easy There, Steady Now
    • Little Feat – Rag Top Down
    • Dread Zeppelin – Kung Fu Fighting
    • Jamiroquai – Starchild
    • Ben Harper and Relentless7 – Up To You Now - Live from the Montreal International Jazz Festival
    • Diana Krall – I'll String Along With You
    • Reverend Horton Heat – Drinkin' and Smokin' Cigarettes
    • Hank Williams III – We Take Pills
    • Ernest Tubb – When the World Has Turned You Down
    • Miles Davis – Blue in Green
    • Voices on the Verge – Hunger
    • The Reverend Peyton's Big Damn Band – Persimmon Song
    • Maroon 5 – Makes Me Wonder
    • Richard Thompson – Dry My Tears and Move On
    • Eleven Hundred Springs – Illegal Smile
    • Free Energy – Free Energy
    • U2 – Love Is Blindness
    • Swingin' Utters – Teenage Genocide
    • Denison Witmer – Asa
    • Wagons – Save Me
    • The Offspring – Hypodermic
    • Mable John – Same Time, Same Place
    • Magazine – A Song from Under the Floorboards
    • Lionel Richie – Dancing on the Ceiling
    • Scott Miller & The Commonwealth – Jody - Live
    • Merl Saunders – How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You)
    • Kelly Willis – We're All the Way
    • Toots and The Maytals – Sit Right Down
    • Sammy Davis, Jr. – Hey Won't You Play Another Somebody Done Somebody
    • Pearl Jam – MFC
    • The Gourds – Moon Gone Down
    • Mumford & Sons – For Those Below (Bonus Track)
    • Mavis Staples – Creep Along Moses
    • The Flatlanders – San Francisco Bay Blues
    • Gregg Allman – Memphis In The Meantime
    • Steve Miller Band – Take The Money And Run
    • Electric Light Orchestra – Point of No Return (Previously Unreleased) [Bonus Track]
    • Alexander – Truth
    • Pat Green – Casino Queen (feat. Pat Green)
    • Willie Nelson – Can I Sleep In Your Arms
    • Damon Bramblett – I'm Gonna Sit On The Porch And Pick On My Old Guitar
    • Jamie Cullum – Wind Cries Mary
    • 311 – Amber
    • Wu-Tang Clan – Protect Ya Neck
    • Secret Machines – The Road Leads Where It's Led
    • Rush – Stick It Out - Live In Cleveland
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Which Jesus to believe in?

Posted by morren on January 10, 2011 . Leave a response

As if it’s not enough to come down on one specific belief, like say, Christianity — there seem to be as many Jesusses(?) as there are believers. This pretty much sums it up: “Baby Jesus Grace”: Talladega Nights

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Comedic serendipity

Posted by morren on November 4, 2010 . Leave a response

Yesterday morning, a silly mood and notice of a pattern in many Tweets (inluding mine) led me to post: Jeremy replied: I couldn’t help myself: Then last night I went to w00tstock here in Dallas. They played this video, which I swear I’d never seen before:

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Prolific

Posted by morren on October 10, 2010 . Leave a response

Image via Wikipedia Buried in the sad news of the death of Soul legend Solomon Burke: “Burke had 21 children, 90 grandchildren, and 19 great-grandchildren.” Yeegads. No wonder Burke “enjoyed a special relationship with the Catholic Church throughout his life.” When I tweeted about this, a friend pointed out that Screamin’ Jay Hawkins sired at least 55. Fair [...]

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Free product idea: Stadium seater

Posted by morren on April 9, 2010 . Leave a response

Occasionally I have an idea that I think is worthwile but that I have no clue how to execute. I’m going to start posting them here, free for the taking. All I ask is that you buy me a nice bottle of scotch if you strike it rich. A couple weeks ago, I went to [...]

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See me; feel me (but don't touch me– healing optional)

Posted by morren on April 9, 2010 . Leave a response

Like the groundhog crawling out from his hole, I seem to be doing a lot more public speaking / appearances in the last couple months. And I’ve got a slew of stuff coming up in the next week: Saturday night at 8:00, I’m the guest monologuist for Dallas Comedy House’s Megaphone Show. I’ll be telling some [...]

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Song of the moment: Avett Brothers "Perfect Space"

Posted by morren on April 8, 2010 . Leave a response

Avett Brothers: “The Perfect Space” From their amazing 2009 disc I and Love and You . Related articles by Zemanta Bluesfest Spotlight : Avett Brothers (undercover.com.au) The Avett Brothers | 12.31 | NC (jambase.com) The Avett Brothers Announce 2010 Spring Tour (silentuproar.com)

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Improv resources

Posted by morren on March 3, 2010 . Leave a response

Mike Orren Ignite Dallas Improv “Yes And” Preso The notes, which are an approximation of what I said, are here. For those who saw my talk at Ignite Dallas, here are the resource links I promised: I took my Level 1 Improv class at Dallas Comedy House and am now in their Level 2 class. [...]

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How I manage information overload

Posted by morren on December 6, 2009 . Leave a response

If I’ve had a little extra bliss in recent weeks, it’s because I finally feel like I’ve mastered control of the ridiculous amounts of information I choose to and not to ingest on a daily basis. I Tweeted about it a while back and instantly got numerous responses from folks wanting to know the secret. [...]

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A Dyna Moe model of media

Posted by morren on July 28, 2009 . Leave a response

One of the first posts ever on this blog was a recognition of work by a New York artist and actress who was making weekly stylized desktop images based on episodes of Mad Men. The artist, Dyna Moe, started doing the illustrations after doing a Christmas card for a friend in the cast of the [...]

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Top 10 shocking moments on Mad Men

Posted by morren on July 17, 2009 . Leave a response

Our favorite show returns next month. Here’s a nice refresher video series: 16 Emmy noms too.

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Teenage brits will save us all

Posted by morren on July 13, 2009 . Leave a response

It appears that when you climb to the top of the mountain of media enlightenment, you’re likely to find a teenage boy from England. Whether you find nirvana or fools gold depends on which young man you find. Last week, the world was aTwitter about young Scott Campbell giving up his iPod for an original-model [...]

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