Update-o-rama

I figured I should post something so...

Here you go

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AIM Profiles...

from xkcd.com

TV should be more like this and less like... everything on E!

I was googling a song we're playing in Jazz band and found this video on YouTube:



Yeah...

Who Likes Jazz?

To those interested: The SDSU Jazz Ensembles will be presenting their completely free of charge fall concert. Both Jazz Bands will perform a wide variety of selections and will feature many talented soloists. The event starts at 7:30 in the Performing Arts Center on the north-east corner of campus; there is no admission charge. I personally recommend it!

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I was stumblin' around the internet tonight and found this. It made me happy.


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Sad day

I miss Jamie.

That is all.

Jawjuh or Georgia

Who likes truly portable water?

See what I mean here.

Things are normal again.

So, I'm officially back in Brookings and happy. After way too much time at home and Hy-Vee, and not having enough internet, I'm back. Not surprisingly little has happened since my last post with the apex being the 2nd annual Black Hills trip. Other than that, summer of Jack 2006 was pretty uneventful. With this I close.


That's it.

Just for Jamie

@:-}

Lollers from the TechTV Days

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Homestar Runner - Sad News

Found this on Digg.com - for those who were fans of homestarrunner.com...

Seems the largely popular animation site has suffered a personal tragedy. The father and business partner of the HomeStar Runner crew has passed away. Just thought the fans might want to know and maybe leave some kind thoughts.

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Why I love Gmail....

P.S. Ask Brandon why Photoshop and inflammables should never mix...

A Smorgasboard of Music (Iowegians not included)

To all who are interested:

This weekend is the SDSU Music department's annual Spring festival. And I Jack Thoreson will be performing in two wonderful concerts. First, on Saturday, April 29th The SDSU Concert band under the direction of Mr. Jim Coull will put on a wonderful concert featuring some great music. The doors open at 1:30 p.m. and the show will begin at 2:00 p.m. with the SDSU Percussion Ensemble. Second, on Monday, May 1st the SDSU Jazz Ensembles under the direction of Dr. Rick Crawley. Doors open at 7:30 p.m. and the show starts at 8:00 p.m. with Jazz II. Jazz I will finish up the second half of the concert.

All performances are in the Performing Arts Center
General Admission is $7, students and senior citizens $3.
One ticket will get you into all performances throughout the week.

Please come and support the SDSU music department!

Also - however estrogen laden they may be, Quaker "Quakes" rice snacks are pretty damn good.

Whoops

I just found out how to change the time on my recently played tracks... I am no longer running on GMT (Greenwich Mean Time).

Hardees is great:

I really miss Hardees: Click here to see why

Diet beverages, here I come!!!

Artificial sweetener cleared of cancer link...

New research shows that aspartame, the artificial sweetener used in diet sodas, aren't so bad after all.

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Another Exciting Weekend for Jack

This past weekend was pretty nice, with a great ragtime-esque concert, swing dance and a day off what could be better? I drove the 45 minutes home Friday night and attended a concert for hurricane relief. It was a group from New Orleans with a clarinet, trumpet, guitar, sousaphone /valve trombone, and trap set. They are called "Doreen's Jazz New Orleans" and were probably the "funnest" jazz group I've seen. Doreen is the leader on clarinet with an amazing sound that rivals the old-school big band guys like Benny Goodman, Woody Herman, and maybe even Artie Shaw. All in all, a great time. Anyway, Doreen and her husband (the sousaphone player) lost their home to Katrina and are traveling around the country putting on concerts to raise funds to rebuild their house. Pretty cool.

Then, Saturday night was the Black Student Alliance Swing Dance. It was a fun time even if there were maybe 10 people there who weren't either associated with the Jazz bands or the BSA. Oh well, I got to dance with Amy. After I was done playing, the gang and I stuck around for a few Jazz I tunes, then hung out at Perkin's for awhile. The night was capped off with a showing of "A Mighty Wind," with me falling asleep during parts of it.

Finally, you have probably noticed a slight change to my bloerg. The charts show an inside look at my musical tastes. Mr. Brandon Van Westen introduced me to this useful in a useless kind of way website: last.fm. If you are interested, let me know and I'll try to tell you about it or direct you to more knowledgeable sources.

Mint Tingle (R)...

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