I had someone recently tell me they were very perplexed and sad because they didn’t know the meaning of life. I shared some thoughts with them that I think are rather obvious and pedestrian. The thoughts were very new to them and opened up some new thinking. So I’ll write them here in case any one else finds it of use. And if you read this and think “OMG, that’s so obvious and marshmallow” – well, hey – just move on.
Christmas Dogs – Merry Christmas
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3XfJ5zksF4M
Merry Christmas 2010 from Macau, China. It’s mid-November and they are already putting up the Christmas trees and decorations around here so it’s time to dig out some of my Christmas music.
English Practice: Taking a Taxi to Texas to Pay Taxes
A Chinese friend of mine came up with a mild tongue twister: Taking a taxi to Texas to pay taxes. I thought it was something from an English book like “Sally Sells Seashells by the Seashore”. But they said they made it up. I googled it and don’t see it anywhere on the web. I guess I’m a geek. I think it’s so cool that it’s original.
So play a stupid game with me and let’s see how much we can expand on it. The first version was “taxi to Texas”, then someone added “to pay taxes” and someone added “taking” so we have:
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Do Music Producers Need College
Do you need a college education to be a music producer?
I really can’t say there’s a “right” answer to this question. I am addressing this question partly because of very heated comments and opinions on music education schools in my blog post here:
https://www.conradaskland.com/blog/2009/01/is-full-sail-a-scam
We Want To Stay in Conrad’s Apartment
This is a real email question I received:
hi were moving to macau this january 2011.. i would like to ask if how much
if were going to stay there in your apartment for two weeks?
2010 Thailand and Poi Pet Cambodia Border Crossing Details
Last week (October 2010) I crossed the border from Thailand into Poi Pet, Cambodia. I had read on internet forums and websites about how hairy it is with scams at every corner. My experience was exactly as others had mentioned so I wanted to detail that information for other people that plan on making that crossing. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poipet
If you’re crossing the Cambodia/Thailand border via Poi Pet it’s probably because you are going to or coming from Siem Reap (Angor Wat) Cambodia. Angor Wat was fantastic. I cannot imagine anyone who would not enjoy it. Well worth the journey. So here’s info to make your journey safer.
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Blog Stats 2010 – Almost Top 100,000 in US
I was a little surprised to find out my little blog is almost in the top 100,000 of US websites. This blog was never created for any particular marketing or SEM campaign. I just started in 2006 to write about things of interest to me at the time. Maybe that’s why it’s popular – no ulterior motive!
Conradaskland.com’s three-month global Alexa traffic rank is 344,767. The site is relatively popular among users in the city of New York (where it is ranked #100,546). Compared with all internet users, the site appeals more to users who are aged under 25 and 35–55; its visitors also tend to consist of both uneducated and highly educated men earning over $60,000 who have more children and browse from work.
Visitors to it view an average of 1.3 unique pages per day. We estimate that 58% of Conradaskland.com’s visitors are in the US, where it has attained a traffic rank of 101,553.
Askland Piano Nocturne #6
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lTdRupBmZAw
My Nocturne #6 from the album “Piano Nocturnes Conrad Askland”. A friend of mine selected this as one of their favorites and made the video for me. Thank you so much!
The Art of Noise
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KxidefcsjDc
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iH33RIfi2KI
The Art of Noise released some of my favorite music in the early 1980’s. At that time it was a very new sound and uber cool. I still enjoy it. Here are videos of Close To The Edit and their version of the Peter Gunn Theme.
LABATOIR – Path of a bum (Official Music Video)
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7elSUOflVMk
First music video from Trigo – one of the moderators and members of my RapDogs.com hip hop and rap artist website since 2004. I think it’s a sic video. Most of it’s in Italian I think. Even thought I don’t know Italian street slang I still find the emotion very moving. Hope you enjoy.
Video musicale di “Path of a bum” del gruppo LABATOIR.
Canzone tratta da “Percorsi InVersi Vol.1 – Per il gusto di farlo”