RIP Michael…

I just heard Slash playing the guitar solo from this song, and I thought to myself that everybody else deserves to have the warm fuzzy feeling that I get from this song as well. I miss this Michael most of all…

R.I.P. Michael.

It seems like only yesterday that I was staring at a picture of you and a tiger and thinking about how awesome it would be to own a tiger…

Various unrelated soccer stuff…

The “World’s” reaction to Landon Donovan’s goal… if the world was only as big as South Africa, France and, um, Arkansas… still a pretty cool video. Check it out:

And while I’m on the subject of SportsCenter commercials (wait, what?), here are a couple of funny ones:

Of course, all of that searching led to me watching a bunch of SportsCenter commercials, which are almost always hilarious. And, it lead me to find this great clip of Arnold Palmer. First, I watched the SportsCenter commercial where he pours his namesake drink (one half tea, one half lemonade, for the five people who weren’t aware of how to make an “Arnold Palmer.”). Then, I found this clip, where he uses an “Arnold Palmer” in a very interesting golfing skill display. Just watch.

So, um, what was I talking about?

Saturday. US versus Ghana. My prediction: 1-0… USA! USA! USA! USA!

Solvent – “Loss For Words”

Toronto has a lot of cool stuff going on… it’s one of the few places I have talked about going to, but I have yet to make the trip. They’ve got professional sports, a great music scene, and socialized medicine.

Awkward pause. Crickets.

And they also have Solvent. Highly polished, synth-poppy goodness.

If it wasn’t so cold, I might move up there.

Veronica Falls – “Beachy Head”

Veronica Falls – Beachy Head from Philippa Bloomfield on Vimeo.

I had to Google “Beachy Head” and “Veronica Falls” after I heard this song. It turns out one is a place and the other is a band from Scotland… who knew?

So, I dig this song. It sounds like 60’s surf rock. Cool. It’s really lo-fi. Cool. It probably sounds best on vinyl. Bonus points.

“Veronica Falls.” Not a place. A band.

I think I’ll start a band called “Beachy Head.” Any takers?