“Baby Got Back:” Sir Mix-A-Lot with the Seattle Symphony

The show was part of the Seattle Symphony’s Sonic Evolution project, which seeks to bridge the gap between the classical style and Seattle’s rich culture of popular music.

Composer Gabriel Prokofiev was commissioned to orchestrate this year’s Sonic Evolution show, and the artist he chose for inspiration was Sir Mix-A-Lot. Prokofiev said he found the rapper and Seattle native to be “the most interesting and exciting,” according to his blog.

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While a lot of ladies get into the song, the one in the black dress really gets into the song.  Heck, I enjoyed just watching her more than anything else.

I wonder how many of them actually get the Flo-Jo reference.  She died in 1998, I’m sure most of those girls were born after that time.

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Bag of Randomness

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  • We had a yard sale on Saturday.  I always have to remind WifeGeeding what’s her goal – to make money or get rid of stuff?  It’s always the latter and it helps move the goods.
  • A few years ago a friend told me he bought donuts and sold them at his garage sale and made a killing.  I tried it and didn’t sell one donut, but I did get one heck of a tummy ache.
  • I started the second season of ‘Orange Is the New Black’ and was appreciative that it gave me the option of a two-minute season one recap.  That wasn’t an option for ‘House of Cards’, so maybe Netflix heard their customers’ cries.
  • My neighbor that’s employed by the local NFL franchise rented a limo for him and his friends to attend the George Strait concert.  The guy is about as low key as they come, there’s nothing flashy about him whatsoever, so I wonder if this was an extra special date night.  Actually, it’s nice seeming him do something for himself.
  • SisterGeeding and her husband was nice enough to watch the kids so I could take WifeGeeding out for a date last night.  We started the evening checking out the restaurants at Trinity Groves (which is as pretty groovy concept), then walking around the Bishop Arts district and eating at Tillman’s Roadhouse (even catching a mock funeral), and finishing the evening with a stroll at Klyde Warren Park during sunset.
  • I can never remember the website of all the local television news stations, so I usually just use their call signal in the URL (for example: www.wfaa.com) and that works everytime.
  • I was asked to speak to our church congregation about the role of a deacon and what has it personally meant to me at yesterday’s service.  To my surprise, WifeGeeding recorded it.  So if you need something to fall asleep to or criticize this Monday, here you go.
  • Random things I didn’t know about the Triple Crown until recently:
    • Each country has their own version
    • All horses are three years old.
    • The horse breed used in the races are thoroughbreds.  “All modern Thoroughbreds can trace their pedigrees to three stallions originally imported into England in the 17th century and 18th century.”
    • Of the three races, the Belmont is the oldest.
    • Of the three races, the Belmont is the last and the longest at a mile and a half (2400 m).  So in a way, you can look at the first two kinda like long sprints (Kentucky Derby 2000 m, 1911 m) and the Belmont to require more endurance and stamina.  Actually, the Belmont is the only Grade 1 stakes race in America which goes that far.  Most of those horses running the Belmont have the mindset of the shorter track and are shocked and don’t have the stamina to finish strong.
    • Horses usually get four weeks of rest after a race, but due to tradition, these three races are crammed into five weeks.  If these dates are changed to spread them out, then you really discount what Secretariat was able to do by winning the Belmont by 31 links.  And what’s weirder and angrily pointed out by California Chrome’s owner, the second race is skipped by some horses so they can be rested for the Belmont.
    • The dirt at the Belmont is sandier to compete against for the humidity and heavy rains.  So not only is the race longer, but the surface is harder to run on.
  • The Lifetime television network plans on airing a show about women giving unassisted birth in the woods.  There’s a decent joke in there somewhere but sadly I can’t think of one.
  • With all the D-Day stuff going on Friday, I did some research on Omar Bradley.  I had no idea that he lived until 1981, and was the last of the five star generals/admirals.  Here’s a picture of him being saluted by Jimmy Stewart at a Reagan inaugural event (many forget that Stewart was a major general).  And I found this picture of Bradley at Omaha Beach at the 25th Normandy Invasion anniversary interesting, I’m just use to seeing him in those WWII style uniforms.
  • ‘Calvin & Hobbes’ creator returns for a comics cameo
  • Report: Taxpayers Footing Rehab Bill for ‘Affluenza’ Teen
  • GIF – Bambi saved
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Phil and Alan Robertson Announce Release Date for New ‘Duck Commander’ Bible

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Two cast members of the A&E reality show “Duck Dynasty” have announced the release date of their most recent book, a Duck Commander-themed Bible slated to be released online and in retail stores on Oct. 28.

The new book, titled The Duck Commander Faith and Family Bible, will include a New King James version of the Bible, as well as 30 testimonials and 125 inspirational notes from Phil Robertson, patriarch of the Robertson family on A&E’s “Duck Dynasty,” and his son Alan Robertson, known as the “beardless brother” because he is the only male Robertson family member who lacks a long, burly beard.

A statement from publisher Thomas Nelson says this Duck Commander-themed Bible will focus on the five main values of the Robertson family: faith, family, fellowship, forgiveness, and freedom. The 125 inspirational notes from Phil and Alan, who served as executive editors for the new book, will revolve around the aforementioned five values. The 30 testimonials from the father and son duo will include first-hand accounts of how Phil and Alan have seen themselves and others transformed by the Word of God.

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