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Dance Music Origins

On the way to work the other day I was listening to Dance Mix CD # 847 (Actually think it was called “Circuit ’99” or something like that – but who can keep track) and was wishing I could find the original version of a couple of the songs.. There are a LOT of really cool dance mixes That are actually re-mixes of old cool songs. So this afternoon I dove into my CD collection and started ripping old CDs to put together a Remix Origins CD… Kind a fun and stupid.. This is what I’ve found so far:

• If You Could Read My Mind
  • Original: Gordon Lightfoot
  • Remix: Stars On 54: Ultra Naté, Amber & Jocelyn Enriquez
• What a Fool Believes
  • Original: The Doobie Brothers
  • Remix: Peter Cox
• Blue Monday
  • Original: New Order
  • Remix: Orgy
• California Dreamin’
  • Original: The Mama’s and the Poppas
  • Remix: High Jinkx
• American Pie
  • Original: Don McLean
  • Remix: Madonna
• Don’t Cry for me Argentina
  • Original: Rogers and Hammerstein
  • Remix: Madonna

There are others I like too – like a remix I heard of ‘Swingtown’ by The Steve Miller Band but the DJs mix them for parties and won’t give them out cuz they don’t have rights to them… I heard a mix of a song from the Lion King a few years back at the white party that was FLIPPIN AMAZING but the DJ won’t distribute it cuz Disney would kick his butt (I asked)…

Anyway… Guess being a music junkey and a geek leads to strange exercises like this. Kevin thinks i’m nuts.. But i’m keeping my eyes out for more. If you have any recommendations let me know! 🙂

My Day today

is going to be spent here… Woo hoo… Everyone’s gotta take a day of work from time to time – right? :)…. And riding roller coasters is one of my favorite ways to do it! 😉

Holy Crap

In case you missed it (as I did):

Madonna snogs Spears and Aguilera

Those crazy girls! 🙂

Alabama Chief Justice

GLAAD just posted this this media watch on their site regarding the controversy around Chief Justice Roy Moore and his precious Ten Commandments monument:

Media Ignores Moore’s Anti-Gay Comments

I’m not as adamant about making this issue a gay issue because it really isn’t. It is an issue of separation of church and state as well as an issue of a judge refusing to act within the laws he is sworn to uphold by refusing to comply with a decision handed down by a higher court. Its GLAAD’s job to point out the GLTB issues that the media might miss. That said I was rather shocked by this quote in a case relating to a lesbian attempting to gain custody of her child:

“The State carries the power of the sword, that is, the power to prohibit conduct with physical penalties, such as confinement and even execution. It must use that power to prevent the subversion of children toward this lifestyle, to not encourage a criminal lifestyle.”

The man doesn’t just oppose gay adoption and domestic partner laws… He believes EXECUTION is an appropriate punishment for Gay parents. Holy SHIT. Makes ya wonder why he isn’t tarred and feathered for a statement like that but people are up in arms about a statue. Maybe he was just buckin to be removed from the bench and was testing to see what would finally do it?

Maybe they should take away the monument and tattoo the golden rule across the ass hole’s forehead instead.

Sorry.. just amazes me..

Deck Contractors?

Any of you San Francisco kids out there have a recommendation for a good Deck Builders / Contractors? I spent part of yesterday trying to track down a quote for some repair work on our deck and didn’t get a SINGLE returned call.. What is up with businesses – don’t they get the distinction between returning phone calls and $$ in the bank… had the same problem with my optometrist… took them 3 or 4 days just to return my phone call for an appointment (granted I could have called them again but I was kind of being a bitch and testing them)

So if anyone near by has built a deck and has a favorite (and preferably cheap) person / company let me know.

Morning Entertainment

A few fun things to entertain this morning:

• Fly Guy
  
• Insaniquarium Game

Have fun! 🙂