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Ballad of a Thin Man by Bob Dylan

Oh snap Songbird, oh snap. (I use Songbird to passively rebel against iTunes.)

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I just attended a lecture about Darwin where the whole of the science department rebelled against creationism. Through this I have learned one thing, philosophy professors are exceedingly verbose.

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Water in the ear will drain through the nasal cavity on its own, shaking your head like a maniac won't really help. Like other people said there's stuff for water in the ear and whatnot, but cold medicines help as well depending on where the water actually is.

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The second movement doesn't have triplets...I'm not sure what part you mean...? He's either mistaken the 3/4 time signature for triplets, or mistaken the whole movement for third and again mistaken the semi-quavers for triplets. I do not make mistakes. ~Anonymous Mod I'm confused though, becaus...

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I've played for somewhere in the vicinity of five years, I'm currently working on Chopin's Ballade no. 3 and Rachmaninoff's hugely overplayed Prelude op. 23 no. 5. Just finished Chopin's Nocturne op. 48 no. 1, Bach's Toccata in E Minor, and Ravel's Sonatine. Anyway, as people mentioned Muse's Butter...

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I dislike tabs. That's right, I said it.

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Aside from all the don't over practice advice and all that, one thing particularly helpful with Bach is when you're going through it slowly, play it overly staccato, especially since you said its getting clumsy, it'll make you much more accurate, and if your playing through it normally its very easy...

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Sha-blam, invisible people shadow hats, now, to figure out how to get hats on flying birds down there.

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The Beatles - Rain

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I would be walking to this. All the time. It would get a bit monotonous after a while, but then I'd tell them, hey, I'm a superhero, and it would be ok.

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A decent fugue to start with would be the C Minor (BWV 961), the D Minor you picked is probably doable though, it is a bit of a leap from the invention you learned, as are most fugues.

My favourite is probably the one from Bach's Tocatta and Fugue in E Minor. Starts at 6:00

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On another note, Shostakovich's symphonies and string quartets are brilliant. Not so much a fan of his piano works, although his Prelude and Fugue no. 15 is fun to play if nothing else.

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I also am in love with Chopin. Playing his Nocturne in C Minor for recital, and being very frustrated at his fourth ballade's coda. Being a piano player does seem to cause one to favor Chopin though, at any rate, you said you don't like impressionist stuff, and I don't know if you've heard him, but ...

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Many of these seem completely improbable in that time frame, for instance the mining of asteroids or other celestial bodies; likewise the advancements in medicine listed don't seem likely if for nothing more than time restraints. Even if we managed a way to achieve both of these there would be anoth...

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Reminded me of A Softer World, which maybe isn't too surprising what with the link to that site on the front page.

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I once watched a two and a half hour lecture on hematology on youtube. I can safely say I have seen the most awesome granny figure ever. Her comparison between dirt and platelets was inspiring. At any rate, I very much enjoy destroying words for irony. Words such as "ignorism" work very ni...

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Laughing Daleks make me giddy and nostalgic. Oh, season finale, why must Davies be writing you? I can't wait until Moffat takes over, his stuff has easily been the best so far (Library ones, Blink, Girl in the Fireplace).

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1. As said many times, the Bible, as a book with such a massive following cannot be left out. 2. The Divine Comedy, as is only fitting following the Bible. 3. The Da Vinci Code to emphasize humanity's struggle with the idea of religion. 4. Good Omens, for comedic effect. 5. Finally, The Blind Watchm...

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Pitchfork are like NME, they praise unknown bands and then shun them as soon as they become popular. (Of course barring any bands to come from Manchester.) I mean Pitchfork wouldn't be bad if they weren't constantly comparing everything to Radiohead or the Beatles.

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I grew up going to a Russian Orthodox church, which was inherently bizarre for a child, but as long as I can remember having an opinion I always thought it was a bit of a joke. I don't know when I really determined my opinion on any deity, but I don't think I ever really believed in the whole thing.

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It isn't dying, but composers now seem more focused on soundtracks for films instead of preludes and symphonies. There are still quite a few good composers though who do both, Philip Glass being one of my favourite.

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I got 8 and then 10 the next two times, most difficult part was actually seeing more than two numbers.

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Lightning Bolts a good one, Death From Above 1979 are another loud drum and bass band although somewhat more alt rock oriented that may not suit your request.

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I have quite a lot of long sleeves and a fair amount of t-shirts, but I much prefer strange jackets. I have quite a few bombastic looking military jackets, pea coats and similar things. I wish it were colder here.

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I'd go hang out with Lewis Caroll for a bit, toss around ideas surrounding a supposed Red Queen and some girl. Then maybe stop by Coleridge's place for some tea and opium and discuss Mongol's. Form a band two months before the Beatles and play their entire catalogue before they would. Become an hono...

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I don't think anyone can listen to everything enjoyably. I have a fairly wide range compared to most I know, from Classical or Operatic type stuff to more rock or electronic things. I've noticed though a lot of people say they'll listen to everything, but its usually everything on the radio. Show th...

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I'm told that I speak very quickly and mash a lot into what I'm saying, but I only really notice it when I'm nervous and I just end up not saying anything at all very quickly. Oh and I too have the Johnny Woss thing going, not so noticeable though as a British accent hides it fairly well.

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I applied to the clan as Savor. I've been playing for a while but my old clan is pretty dead.

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At the moment I think it would be Screenager by Muse.

This one in particular

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Most people that I've met who are vegans/vegetarians, including myself, either grew up surrounded by the idea or like the lifestyle better. I haven't really run across anyone who thinks they're going to save all the animals by not eating meat.

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I aced my German final, 'twas a good day. Pronouns will however be the death of me, I'm sure of it.

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I rock out to Shostakovich's 5th.

Idioteque from Radiohead is good too.

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A very old Ford Taurus, that car was awesome. It couldn't reverse so I had to stick my foot out and push it.

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Any time I'm asked my favourite genre I always say Fantasy or Sci-Fi type fantasy, but of all the books I've read I've been far less disappointed with general fiction. Fantasy is fun to read, but its always the well written stories about normal stuff that affect me the most.

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As far as comedians in music, Arrogant Worms are awesome.

For stand-up stuff, my favourites are definitely Mitch Hedberg and his long lost love child, Demetri Martin.

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I go to UC Berkeley, we spend more time protesting the man preventing our right to sleep in trees than actually learning. Honestly though it tends to come down to if the student wants to learn or if they just want the diploma. Almost every professor I've had has been very passionate about their subj...

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Behold the effects of living in California for four years on a Brit:

http://media.putfile.com/talking-88

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Circulatory System (only 6 years in the making!)
My Bloody Valentine
Muse's next

Hopefully they will all be of epic proportions.

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Fender Telecaster
Les Paul DC Lite
Lakewood Acoustic
old Violin
Kawai upright piano
Kawai MP5 keyboard
Jaw Harp
Macbook (Synth and other digital music things)

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Most times that I've taken LSD I'd have an urge to draw, but most of what I end up drawing doesn't look good in the morning. Its a bit more effective for writing non-prose pieces, but I definitely agree that it wont make you creative. To me its simply a type of inspiration, and it definitely comes t...

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