Vinyl Fantasy 7 – “Riding Low on a Mutha Fuggin’ Chocobo”

2010feb 01st

posted under:Gaming

Team Teamwork, the folks behind last year’s “The Ocarina of Rhyme“, have just dropped another sublime working of hip-hop and video game scores on the masses. As the title cleverly implies this round the focus is on the much loved (and über hyped) Final Fantasy 7, and features pairings of classic game tunes mixed with the likes of Kool Keith, Tom Waits, MF DOOM, Clipse, and Ghostface Killah.

While projects of this sort are definitely not made for mass appeal, whether or not you find yourself in the target niche it’s worth checking out if you’re one who enjoys beats or have ever felt the impulse to strike a sword twirling victory pose.

I am certainly of the sort that is currently self consciously grooving and bopping while my lady walks by and shakes her head with a smile in a way that only someone who loves me could. Because… yeah.

Vinyl Fantasy 7 is available for on-line streaming as well as donation based download. Check it, yo!

[Thanks to @bburbank for the heads up!]

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"Better late than never…" A #Best09 Wrap-Up

2010jan 28th

posted under:Miscellaneous

Umm… Happy 2010! So clearly I fell off the wagon with consistant posting, but that’s going to change! At least I tell myself as such. In effort to finish what I started in December, and move on with my bloggin’ life here’s my first venture into the realm of video blogs. Clearly there’s work to be done yet, but in spite of that, please enjoy.

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Best of 2009: Day #19 – Car Ride

2009dec 19th

posted under:Miscellaneous

Monday evening I’ll be partaking in perhaps the most significant car ride of this year. What began as a trip charted as a holiday venture to visit my über preggo sister in PA for the Christmas holiday, and then on the return swing through Ohio to visit a super close friend of Tara’s suddenly became stark in nature.

Tara and I will still be couped up in her Saturn Vue for nearly 40 hours round trip (a relationship test that my mild insecurities have me needlessly worried about). There will still be books (audio and tangible) and magazines packed amongst mad libs, snacks, and various playlists loaded onto iPods. But now we’re driving to Ohio first, as we received the awful news that there was a tragic loss.

While on long road trips I often unwittingly zone out amidst the road noise and soothing tones of whatever podcast or book I’m listening to. Thoughts of recent days, memories long ago, or just general reflection. The notion of the frailty and preciousness of life is readily absorbed and acknowledged, but I find often taken for granted and too easily falls to the back burner of one’s mind. I don’t know that I will experience this trip or be able to allow myself to not keep these concepts front and center any longer as how could they possibly be made any more apparent than by a family’s loss of a child.

So many broken hearts, my Tara’s included.

There are no words for a loss like this. And if there are any, I don’t feel confident in my place or ability to deliver them.

But what I am confident in is my ability to love, support, and sincerely hug like no mo-fo has ever been loved, supported, or hugged before.

I’ll be packing that too.

I have a hunch it just might be needed.

To Join the Best of 2009 Challenge Check Out This Link: http://www.gwenbell.com/blog/2009/11/30/the-best-of-2009-blog-challenge.html

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Vinyl Fantasy 7 – “Riding Low on a Mutha Fuggin’ Chocobo”

"Better late than never…" A #Best09 Wrap-Up

Best of 2009: Day #19 – Car Ride

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