17 posts tagged “vox hunt”
Share your favorite poem.
The Summer Day
Who made the world?
Who made the swan, and the black bear?
Who made the grasshopper?
This grasshopper, I mean--
the one who has flung herself out of the grass,
the one who is eating sugar out of my hand,
who is moving her jaws back and forth instead of up and down,
who is gazing around with her enormous and complicated eyes.
Now she lifts her pale forearms and thoroughly washes her face.
Now she snaps her wings open, and floats away.
I don't know exactly what a prayer is.
I do know how to pay attention, how to fall down
into the grass, how to kneel down in the grass,
how to be idle and blessed, how to stroll through the fields,
which is what I have been doing all day.
Tell me, what else should I have done?
Doesn't everything die at last, and too soon?
Tell me, what is it you plan to do
with your one wild and precious life?
- Mary Oliver
Show us a picture of the pet you'd most like to have in your life.
I want a Boston Terrier SO BAD! It's taken a lot of work to convince the honey that we need one. I think he's calling our landlord today to ask him if it's ok.
I've already named him - Buckminster.
Show us your favorite way to stay warm on a cold autumn day.
Submitted by Ross.
Hot apple cider +
my honey.
Books: Show us a great children's book.
I read this book in 6th grade, but it still makes my list of favorites. It's about an American girl growing up in China (her parents worked for the embassy). Being hapa, I don't think I'll ever stop exploring the nature of my identity -- living in between cultures. This book was about always being an outsider, but learning to value the knowledge that comes with straddling the fence, so to speak.
Video: Show us a movie that should be remade.
I'm hijacking this question, and I'm going to tell you about an album that should be remade.
Eric Burdon and the Animals is one of the most underrated bands of their time. As far as I know, they really introduced heavy metal (the late 60s version, not the really hard stuff you hear today) before Led Zeppelin even. Don't get me wrong, I love Led Zep. But Eric Burdon came on to the scene earlier and never got the credit he deserved for some downright revolutionary tracks. The pressures of fame contributed to the quick dissolution of the band, as I understand it, and Eric Burdon is still bitter about it.
Anyway, listen to the album if you can. A few times... it's one of those that grows on you. They wrote the original See See Rider, copied many times over from other artists (who also tried to claim credit for the original). A Girl Named Sandoz is another classic... it's about the pharmaceutical company that invented LSD. The best song is probably Sky Pilot, which features Scottish bagpipe players -- it's right up there with Stairway. Eric Burdon was born of a poor British family in a tough neighborhood during turbulent times, and his music is an outpouring of those experiences. This is riveting, unleash-your-inner-hippie-rock-star stuff.
You can really hear the need for a remake on Sky Pilot... there's a terrific guitar solo that should just rip through your speakers, but right now, it's not quite as riveting... I think they could fix that with some digital re-mastering. The drums could be a lot brighter on track 6, When I Was Young. Basically, as it is the album is too heavy on mid-tones (a common problem for 60s albums), and it needs more accent on the highs and lows.
In the words of Anita Miller in the movie Almost Famous, "this album will change your life."
Books: Show us your summer reading list.
Submitted by marvel is my pen name.
Summer reading consists of fun reads... stuff to read on the beach or while swinging in the hammock.
I'm currently reading Running With Scissors, a pretty amusing book, if you can find humor in family dysfunction. Desert Solitaire, I figured, would be a good "appreciate the power of nature" kind of book. And I'll probably end the summer with The Gastronomical Me, a sensual memoir filled with Parisian dinners and love affairs.
Video: What is your favorite children's movie?
Submitted by I-Luv-Eeyore.
I love weird 70s cartoons. Plus, it's narrated by Ringo Starr. And the message is unbeatable: being unique is great.
Audio: What song do you listen to when you are sad?
Submitted by Nat.These guys seem to do it for me. It's kind of like talking to someone who completely understands, and instead of suggesting a solution, just empathizes.
