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How I Discovered the Kinks 36 Years Later

I stumbled upon this wonderful video of the Kinks performing two songs from 1972 in front of a live audience.  A few highlights:

• Ray Davies’ familiar smile, and his unruly hair
• The magnificent brass section backing the band
• The melancholy sentiment in the first song “Waterloo Sunset.”

And even though I suffer greatly from the myth of nostalgia, I find this performance some what soothing compared to the candy-coated and overly-bombastic (or just downright profain) pop music of today.  Oh go ahead, call me old fashioned.  You just wait for my next post.

Via Kung Fu Grippe

Time Keeps Tickin' Away

Daily Mugshot

Dailymugshot.com is a fun website that allows me to take a “mugshot” of myself every day and then puts it into this little gadget which runs all the mugshots in fast forward.  It’s sort of like time lapse for your life.  I’ve tried to keep my face oriented and sized the same so that the effect is more pronounced.

You can also view other people’s “mugshows” on the website.  They even have an iPhone app so you can use your iPhone camera to upload your mug.  I can’t wait to get a whole year of these.