The cats name themselves (per first song in the musical), so they name their own society, too …just like we arbitrarilly call ourselves “human beings”.

I’m seeing this on Sunday. In Newark. Fuck yeah.

1.) You clearly have no idea what you’re talking about, or what my argument was in the first place.

2.) I direct/write my own material. Which means I can play the lead whenever the HELL I WANT.

3.) I’ve wasted too much of my precious time on this ridiculous farce. I was hoping to get some intelligent responses, maybe a little smart debate on the subject of feminism but people keep throwing me small minded comments. Arguing about things they don’t understand.

Good luck trying that in person.

Every night once a year, a special group of cats known as the Jellicles, gather to celebrate the rebith of one of there own in a metaphorical junk yard. To become a Jellicle, a cat must prove they are worthy of the name Jellicle. they must become famous for doing a task that is very creative and/or dangerous, or be born to the parents of two Jellicles (ex. Munkustrap is the son of Deuteronomy, so he was allowed in, but skimbleshanks works on a train. i mean seriously, thats awesome.)

Nuevo by Kronos Quartet is one of the group’s more unexpected releases. There are sound effects, distortion on the strings, that kind of stuff. I don’t love every composition, but on tracks like “Perfidy” I’m stunned with how convincingly the quartet can make syrupy cinematic strings sound fresh. I’m not really sure how well this album embodies the traditions of Mexican music, but for the production alone it’s well worth it.

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This video won third place in Ford’s Driving Skills for Life competition. Ford gave each of these girls $1,000 in bonds to symbolize an investment in youth culture. Nice climax at 1:30 with the Ford logo. Really interesting snare sound, nice reference to 2004. Doubled vocal track makes it feel live and important.

Here are some of my favorite Independence Day MIDIs from around the web. MIDI is our national format, standing for Musical Independence Day Is here. This is great stuff to put on while you BBQ.

America The Beautiful

The Star Spangled Banner (great introduction)

God Bless America (excellent trumpet fanfare and snare work)

Hail To The Chief (“piano” accompaniment is a nice touch)

Taps (Epic and moving)

Associated Press 8.8 million. The company would have lost money if it hadn’t liquidated its German language service.

Apple 8.24 Billion. That’s about a 25% growth from 2008. This was largely because of iPhones — Apple sold about twice as many iPhones in 2009 as 2008. And it’s on pace to double that in 2010.

AT&T 12.5 Billion. Another iPhone beneficiary.

General Electric 10.7 Billion. GE has 304,000 employees compared to Apple’s 34,300 employees.

Royal Dutch Shell 12.518 Billion. 102,000 employees.

Sony -437 Million. Killing itself with operating costs.

Wal-Mart 14.33 Billion. 2.1 million employees, the largest employeer in the U.S. or Mexico.

The Harp of New Albion, by Terry Riley, is my favorite solo piano album. It’s basically just Terry jamming on a justly intoned piano (as opposed to the more common equal tempered piano), but there’s a real shape to his compositions. He uses repetitive, Glass like structures, but his jazz background makes them super emotional. And when he hits those justly intoned chords, my heart starts to hurt.

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Anyway more updates are coming more regularly now that I’ve graduated. This colorful Corgi has brightened my mood five times in the last two days: