T w e n t y S i d e d
Somewhere between Canon in D and Tenacious D is this:
At our wedding we had a string quartet instead of an organ. It was probably my favorite aspect of the whole ceremony, bride excluded. Canon in D was our wedding march. But not this version.
I see him playing the guitar, but I hear backup and drums. Are they hiding under the desk?
Via Don.
Twelve Years
Even allegedly smart people can make life-changing blunders that seem very, very obvious in retrospect.
How I Plan To Rule This Dumb Industry
Here is how I'd conquer the game-publishing business. (Hint: NOT by copying EA, 2K, Activision, Take-Two, or Ubisoft.)
Playstation 3
What was the problem with the Playstation 3 hardware and why did Sony build it that way?
Chainmail Bikini
A horrible, railroading, stupid, contrived, and painfully ill-conceived roleplaying campaign. All in good fun.
Quakecon 2011 Keynote Annotated
An interesting but technically dense talk about gaming technology. I translate it for the non-coders.
If you look closely enough you can see Neil Peart on his left shoulder.
That was WICKED!
I love the bit at 3:50ish onward when he goes into various different keys. I’ve seen this before through Metafilter, but love listening to it every time.
There’s a whole CD out there by an act called Liv and Let Liv that does the Canon in D as surf-rock instrumentals. “Surf-rock” as in “Sleepwalk,” not as in “Walk Don’t Run.”
That was very cool — thanks for sharing. :D
Angie
Try going to http://www.twistedsister.com and listening to their version of
“O Come All Ye Faithful”
Wow. That’s a great way to start a morning :)
For those interested, you can find out more in the original version of “Canon Rock” on Wikipedia (where else?):
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canon_Rock_%28Instrumental%29
I’ve always been a fan of P’s Canon.
I just ran out of things to say(about this subject).
M.
Bravo Maestro!