vol. 21

how many times do i have to try to tell you
that i'm sorry for the things i've done
but when i start to try to tell you
that's when you have to tell me
hey...this kind of trouble's only just begun...
-- why annie lennox

• i'm currently reading the soloist -- it's about a reporter who comes across a homeless man in LA who is playing a two-stringed violin -- turns out this musician had attended julliard 30 years earlier and is schizophrenic -- steve lopez is the reporter and wrote the book -- it's an easy read, when i'm able to get the time to read it, but lopez does an incredible job of describing the music that is being played -- never really heard classical music described quite this way... it's soon to be a movie with robert downey, jr. and jamie foxx -- here's the trailer... and take note of what song they have playing through the beginning of the trailer --as i've said before, pretty tough to not love some stevie wonder
  
• it's valentine's day, people - and just in case you didn't take care of the one you love just yet, perhaps you could print out one of these handy dandy cards for that special someone...my personal favorite is number 11 -- yeah, on second thought...i wouldn't suggest doing that...
• i'm currently watching a concert on palladia that i dvr'ed called peace one day -- it's a big fundraiser type concert and has had bryan adams, annie lennox, lenny kravitz, john legend (tremendous voice) and peter gabriel on -- i've seen gabriel before, so i knew he would be good -- he had me almost in tears, though, while singing father son -- lennox was up and down -- but i was really impressed with bryan adams -- his voice is true to what we've all heard -- he played run to you acoustically and a version of heaven with a violin accompanying him that was very, very good --
• having youtube at your disposal makes life much easier (and much more entertaining as well)