This is a rough cut through of a song i finally finished and polished just the way i wanted it. Its not a real heavy song, but its one of the best composed songs of mine i think. I put most of it together in one sitting in about 20 mins. It was a really odd moment in time. The notes kinda just came like an old memory or something. Sounds kinda gay and cliche' that it happened that way, but it did, so whatever. Here it is, and as always ignore tempo changes and the finger precision is not perfect either. let me know what you think.
Thursday, November 20, 2008
Sunday, November 16, 2008
I FINALLY FOUND IT, PETER!
I had an old vhs of all the third eye blind performances, and thanks to peter, it is now lost never to be found. So i have been searching the internet for years looking for a copy of the hard rock live performance of Jumper. I always liked that song, mostly for the bridge. This version, kevin used the raddest autowah or something and played that little riff better and more rad than i have ever heard it played. It suprises me, because its nothing that diffucult to play, but it just hits the right note for me. The drums are rad as well.
Tuesday, November 11, 2008
LOGOS??? Is our Alma Mater Retarded?
I recently came across this bit of information, that I was astounded by. I dont share this unbelievable information until the end of the post, so if you dont wanna read all my prefacing of the problems with Logos, skip to the bottom, otherwise here it goes.
Over the years I have seen Logos going down the tubes and have been kinda bummed to see such a great school go tits up. While in my senior year I started to see all the fun and life sucked out of the school right before me. Things like spirit week were being called silly things that didnt fit with the school's vision statement. Yes that same statement that is constantly referred to like the constitution; but horribly interpreted in whichever way it will benefit the teacher or administator who is instituting a new rule or law. The Box Social was eliminated, Knights Day was downgraded from fun and unique education on all sorts of extra-cirricular ideas and activities to guys playing with fake swords in tights, while the ladies bake pies for the homosexual-looking men in tights.
Aside from these few instances there were many other problems which quickly dropped enrollment. Logos forgot that while being a classical Christ centered education, they were also a business. A business that was not funded by the government. And like any business if you dont do what you say, people will refuse to keep purchasing your product. Or when the product becomes worthless, the same will happen. The big problems are that Logos confuses the line between being the teacher and being the parent. Countless times me and my friends were being held to standards and held to an accountability that was only to be enforced by our parents. Administrators were telling us what was good for us in our life, and punishing us for making decisions that werent wrong, but that they didnt think was best for us. Or calling us into an office to tell us that we shouldnt be interested in a particular member of the opposite sex because that person wasnt "good for you".
Logos also doesnt see a need to have certified teachers. Which in some cases is ok. Some of the uncertified teachers are more qualified than most certified public school teachers. But the problem with this is that some of the teachers, pardon my french, are idiots. And more than half the class is smarter than the teacher. It becomes hard for a student to respect the teacher who is constantly getting facts wrong, and when corrected lashes out with punishments because of embarassment. This hurts the school, not the students. Logos recently had a highschool student teaching an elementary PE class. The question here is... " Do I as an Alumni want to send my kid to a school, where I pay good money for the school to skimp by throwing another student into a teaching position they dont have to pay for. Not to mention the quality of the class must be in the gutter for that to be happening. It also says something about the priority of PE at the school. Logos used to say that God wanted our minds to be well educated, as well as our bodies. Now it seems that isnt the case. I dont suppose we would see a highschool kid teaching 12th grade rhetoric would we?
The last thing which i will mention, is actually the reason for this post. Logos Basketball. Recently the girls basketball program was given the axe because of one of Logos' major flaws was realized and accepted. Logos always loved to shelter and never accept the evil of the world that is out there. We always ignored all the things in the world, never had an economics class or anything that would let us know of the outside world. Finally some of that evil influence came in the form of harsh competition on the girls basketball court. Instead of not being influenced by the the evil outside world, and shining as a light in the midst of the storm; Logos chose to quit and hide under a rock. Using the excuse that girls basketball is not a place the girls are able to glorify God. Lame.
These things are still problematic in my mind as i read the document below.
1. Logos still doesnt understand what is not the school's business, and what is private to an individual.
2. Logos still doesnt understand that as christians our faith is displayed through our lives and how we live, not by turning normal events like a basketball practice into a church service.
3. Logos, as far as sports, hasnt realized that if you arent gonna go all out, you might as well not have the program at all. Why have the program if you arent gonna devote even half the effort into making the program great as you put into the education. Logos had its best sports programs back when they had no money and no gym. Now that they have the facilities and all the means to have excellent programs they are throwing in the towel and having highschoolers train the elementary kids who will be the next era leaders in the sports programs rather than a skilled adult athlete.
Here is the document. This is a questionnaire given to all the boys trying out for basketball before the season started. They were asked to fill this out and the decision on who would be playing would be based "partially" on the answers given on the questionnaire. Here it is, dont cry, as sad as this is. This is the lamest thing I have come across since being an alumn.
Have you read the entire bible? If so, how many times? Ff not, why not?
Do you have a regular time you read your bible? If so when is it?
If now, when will it be during the basketball season?
How much time do you spend on TV, movies, video games per week?
What is your favorite TV show?
What is your favorite movie?
What is your favorite book?
What is your favorite band?
How much time do you spend on homework per week?
What is your favorite psalm or hymn?
Do you sing like a man in church? If not why not?
What does singing like a man mean?
Do you love God? Have you been baptized? If not why not?
If you knew for sure that you would not play one minute of one varsity game this year, would you still be interested in trying out for the varsity team? Why?
If you dont see much playing time in games this year what are you going to do about it?
What is the christian worldview of basketball?(*MY PERSONAL FAVORITE)
Where do you plan to go to college? Do you want to play basketball in college?
Would any of your parents, teachers or friends describe you as a scoffer? If so explain why.
What are one or two ways that you can sacrifice yourself for your team this year?
If you were late for practice due to an auto accident would that be a good excuse to use with your coach when you arrived? Why not?
Should you pray before shooting free throws in a game? Explain.
What is the best metaphor for a basketball game? Is it battle or play or...? Explain.
What is the best metaphor for life? Explain.
What do you think your calling in life is?
Define confidence, give the etymology of confidence.
Do you have a girlfriend? Why or why not?
Most of you will have kids some day, in what ways do you want them to be like you? In what ways do you hope they will be different?
What is the best lyric free warm up music for this season?
All of this makes me want to punch someone in the face down there at Logos. Not really, but I did wonder how any of this is Logos' business and what does it all have to do with basketball??? This questionnnaire is the perfect small example of why Logos is failing and barely any alumns I talk to wanna send their kids there. I honestly hope some day the school will get a hint and make some huge changes. If not, oh well. Unless something changes, my kid will not be attending there as it stands.
Over the years I have seen Logos going down the tubes and have been kinda bummed to see such a great school go tits up. While in my senior year I started to see all the fun and life sucked out of the school right before me. Things like spirit week were being called silly things that didnt fit with the school's vision statement. Yes that same statement that is constantly referred to like the constitution; but horribly interpreted in whichever way it will benefit the teacher or administator who is instituting a new rule or law. The Box Social was eliminated, Knights Day was downgraded from fun and unique education on all sorts of extra-cirricular ideas and activities to guys playing with fake swords in tights, while the ladies bake pies for the homosexual-looking men in tights.
Aside from these few instances there were many other problems which quickly dropped enrollment. Logos forgot that while being a classical Christ centered education, they were also a business. A business that was not funded by the government. And like any business if you dont do what you say, people will refuse to keep purchasing your product. Or when the product becomes worthless, the same will happen. The big problems are that Logos confuses the line between being the teacher and being the parent. Countless times me and my friends were being held to standards and held to an accountability that was only to be enforced by our parents. Administrators were telling us what was good for us in our life, and punishing us for making decisions that werent wrong, but that they didnt think was best for us. Or calling us into an office to tell us that we shouldnt be interested in a particular member of the opposite sex because that person wasnt "good for you".
Logos also doesnt see a need to have certified teachers. Which in some cases is ok. Some of the uncertified teachers are more qualified than most certified public school teachers. But the problem with this is that some of the teachers, pardon my french, are idiots. And more than half the class is smarter than the teacher. It becomes hard for a student to respect the teacher who is constantly getting facts wrong, and when corrected lashes out with punishments because of embarassment. This hurts the school, not the students. Logos recently had a highschool student teaching an elementary PE class. The question here is... " Do I as an Alumni want to send my kid to a school, where I pay good money for the school to skimp by throwing another student into a teaching position they dont have to pay for. Not to mention the quality of the class must be in the gutter for that to be happening. It also says something about the priority of PE at the school. Logos used to say that God wanted our minds to be well educated, as well as our bodies. Now it seems that isnt the case. I dont suppose we would see a highschool kid teaching 12th grade rhetoric would we?
The last thing which i will mention, is actually the reason for this post. Logos Basketball. Recently the girls basketball program was given the axe because of one of Logos' major flaws was realized and accepted. Logos always loved to shelter and never accept the evil of the world that is out there. We always ignored all the things in the world, never had an economics class or anything that would let us know of the outside world. Finally some of that evil influence came in the form of harsh competition on the girls basketball court. Instead of not being influenced by the the evil outside world, and shining as a light in the midst of the storm; Logos chose to quit and hide under a rock. Using the excuse that girls basketball is not a place the girls are able to glorify God. Lame.
These things are still problematic in my mind as i read the document below.
1. Logos still doesnt understand what is not the school's business, and what is private to an individual.
2. Logos still doesnt understand that as christians our faith is displayed through our lives and how we live, not by turning normal events like a basketball practice into a church service.
3. Logos, as far as sports, hasnt realized that if you arent gonna go all out, you might as well not have the program at all. Why have the program if you arent gonna devote even half the effort into making the program great as you put into the education. Logos had its best sports programs back when they had no money and no gym. Now that they have the facilities and all the means to have excellent programs they are throwing in the towel and having highschoolers train the elementary kids who will be the next era leaders in the sports programs rather than a skilled adult athlete.
Here is the document. This is a questionnaire given to all the boys trying out for basketball before the season started. They were asked to fill this out and the decision on who would be playing would be based "partially" on the answers given on the questionnaire. Here it is, dont cry, as sad as this is. This is the lamest thing I have come across since being an alumn.
Have you read the entire bible? If so, how many times? Ff not, why not?
Do you have a regular time you read your bible? If so when is it?
If now, when will it be during the basketball season?
How much time do you spend on TV, movies, video games per week?
What is your favorite TV show?
What is your favorite movie?
What is your favorite book?
What is your favorite band?
How much time do you spend on homework per week?
What is your favorite psalm or hymn?
Do you sing like a man in church? If not why not?
What does singing like a man mean?
Do you love God? Have you been baptized? If not why not?
If you knew for sure that you would not play one minute of one varsity game this year, would you still be interested in trying out for the varsity team? Why?
If you dont see much playing time in games this year what are you going to do about it?
What is the christian worldview of basketball?(*MY PERSONAL FAVORITE)
Where do you plan to go to college? Do you want to play basketball in college?
Would any of your parents, teachers or friends describe you as a scoffer? If so explain why.
What are one or two ways that you can sacrifice yourself for your team this year?
If you were late for practice due to an auto accident would that be a good excuse to use with your coach when you arrived? Why not?
Should you pray before shooting free throws in a game? Explain.
What is the best metaphor for a basketball game? Is it battle or play or...? Explain.
What is the best metaphor for life? Explain.
What do you think your calling in life is?
Define confidence, give the etymology of confidence.
Do you have a girlfriend? Why or why not?
Most of you will have kids some day, in what ways do you want them to be like you? In what ways do you hope they will be different?
What is the best lyric free warm up music for this season?
All of this makes me want to punch someone in the face down there at Logos. Not really, but I did wonder how any of this is Logos' business and what does it all have to do with basketball??? This questionnnaire is the perfect small example of why Logos is failing and barely any alumns I talk to wanna send their kids there. I honestly hope some day the school will get a hint and make some huge changes. If not, oh well. Unless something changes, my kid will not be attending there as it stands.
Monday, November 03, 2008
Glory
Metallica knows how to make an entrance. Pardon the poor video quality and the yelling fans. Its hard to get good sound when you have a full stadium screaming and cheering. You cant blame them anyway. Its difficult to top the buildup, and momentum metallica provides for a concert. The video doesnt do it justice, you will have to go to experience it yourself. for more videos, visit helens site, she posted all of the ones i took. They are awesome.
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