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Friday, July 20, 2007
I'm afraid I've been saving a lot of cool sites to talk about on Random Fandom and so don't have as much material for this blog as I had in the past. I guess that's what happens when a blogger becomes a podcaster. That said, I do have some cool sites to share. First, though, I must get some fangirl business out of the way. ;)
I received the JamesBlunt.com e-newsletter on Wednesday; and it included the following intriguing note from James:
Dear Friends and Supporters...How could I resist that?! So, I logged on today as instructed and was happy to soon be hearing James answering questions from fans. He answered at least five, although I don't think any of his answers were serious — they were definitely funny, though! That didn't really matter, however, because the whole point of the webcast was for James to make an announcement, which he kept referring to while answering the questions.Please meet me online for a live webcam chat on Friday, July 20th, by logging on to jamesblunt.com.
In hoping to be remembered as the most punctual musician in rock and roll, I'll be there exactly at the times listed below, and only for a few minutes. Although I won't be taking my clothes off, I will make it worth your while...
JAMES BLUNT
Finally, after waiting a while to give everyone time to logon to the webcast, James proceeded to say that he would play "1973," the first single from his sophomore album, "All The Lost Souls," for us. He wanted to give everyone who supports him, bought his albums and attended his shows the first chance to hear the song. (The official release date for the single is July 23.)
I, of course, was ecstatic! I thought that he might play it live, but they played the track from the album instead. The song is fantastic! Classic Blunt — piano and that voice — with a bit "fuller" sound, which I attribute to James writing the song with his band in mind. As for the lyrics, I'm not very good at remembering things like that after only hearing them one time, but I do believe he was singing about a girl named "Simona."
James wasn't kidding when he said he'd make it worth our while! I'm so glad I only have to wait until Monday to hear the song again. It'll definitely be added to my regular playlist rotation. Thanks, James!
Now that I've gotten that out of my system, on to the links...
WetPaint allows you to create a free personal wiki. The usefulness of a wiki is enormous, whether you use it to keep track of your own activities or to organize a large event.
Being the linguaphile that I am, I love KPBS' "A Way With Words" podcast, which they describe as "a joyride through the English language."
Since I've not been surfing the web in the past two years, my blogroll has grown outdated. I don't have it listed on the site anymore because many of the blogs are now defunct. Thankfully, though, most of my favorite bloggers are still actively finding cool, interesting and informative sites about which to blog, as well as sharing their thoughts and opinions on many subjects. Their blogs are the perfect base for the new and improved blogroll I plan to create.
So, here are my favorite weblogs that are still alive and kicking: Arts Journal, BoingBoing, Incoming Signals, Metafilter, Plep, Pop Culture Junkmail, The Presurfer, Quiddity, Unknown News, What's in Rebecca's Pocket?
The fantastic thing about the web is that if one blog fades away, another blog that is often just as wonderful or even better, pops up to replace it. Here are some of those new — new to me, at least! — blogs that I've discovered recently and greatly enjoy: Dumb Little Man and Mo Rocca @ AOL's News Bloggers. (Ok, that's only two new blogs, but as I said, I haven't been surfing the web. The list is sure to grow!)
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