Feb 17 2007

Andy McKee

The only way that I know to describe Andy McKee is as a beautiful synthesis of Michael Hedges and Billy McLaughlin. He is absolutely incredible. The best part is that he is clearly passionate about his music. On his record label’s website (http://candyrat.com/artists/andymckee/) he said that he “hopes [his] music communicates something to the listener,” and that it is “an emotional experience.” To me, it surely is.

Here are two video clips of him playing. The first is a slower tune with an amazing amount of calming qualities in the introduction and outro. The second is more upbeat, while maintaining the same high level of passion.

Rylynn:

Art of Motion:

Please, if you want to watch the videos more than once, download the Riva FLV Player by clicking on the “FLV Player” under the “Tools” menu in the right-side bar. Click “save as,” and install it on your computer. Then you can download these videos by clicking the link below and hitting “save as:”

Download Rylynn (video clip 1)
Download Art of Motion (video clip 2)

Hope you enjoy! 🙂
|:| Zach |:|

Feb 14 2007

Snow

Well I found out today that my car really doesn’t do all that nicely in the snow. I slipped and slid all the way to school and back. I don’t really think there’s much that I can do about that problem either. Really, the only procedure that can be done to effectively eliminate that slip would be to weld up the AWD drivetrain from a CRV. Though that would fix the problem, it is an incredibly costly modification, ranging from €3000 and up.

Overall, the Type-Z is good at speed and handling; not so good at snow.

|:| Zach |:|

Feb 13 2007

Move over Bach, here’s Felis Catus

This video is simply priceless. If you thought you knew a talented pianist, you were wrong; there’s no better than Nora.

Please, if you want to watch the video more than once, download the Riva FLV Player by clicking on the “FLV Player” under the “Tools” menu in the right-side bar. Click “save as,” and install it on your computer. Then you can download this video by clicking the link below and hitting “save as:”

Download video clip

|:| Zach |:|