Found Treasures!

I found myself home sick on Monday (that's two Mondays in a row home sick) and started rifling through my old CDs with the intent on getting as many as possible into iTunes.

It wasn't until last night that I found my old AlphaVille CDs. Now, I am one of the few, the proud, the die-hard fans to gotten my hands on "Dreamscapes"... which I'd imported into iTunes many moons ago. The original albums, however, I hadn't seen in a long while.

And I found them.

New to my Radio.Blog are three tunes that have been favorites of mine since 1986. Yeah... I'm THAT old. After all these years, I'd still have to say that "Afternoons in Utopia" is one of my all-time favorites.

Good stuff, Maynard.

It's been a while

So, it's been over two weeks since I last updated.

A lot has heppened and more is about to happen. But I can't speak on those topics yet.

Instead, I'll comment on this article from CNN.com. My comment:

Well DUH.

You can find out just about anything on anyone up here on the 'net. I've had credit card information stolen from up here. I had my very own web-based stalker.

I can't imagine why teenagers think that anything they post up here would be viewable by teens only. It's just beyond ignorant to think that way.

In my second effort to stop this travesty:


Dear Teenagers of America,

Whatever you post on the Internet is free for the ENTIRE WORLD TO READ (except maybe Communist China).

When you post pictures of yourself licking your lips as a joke for Billy, the cute boy in your Biology class, every single person in your high school, your city, your county, your state, your NATION can see that picture.

"MySpace" is not some joint where you and your friends "hang out" online. Well, it might have been at one point. Now it's trolling grounds for sexual predators.

Stop posting personal information about yourself. Stop posting your class schedule. Stop posting your daily itinerary. Stop posting pictures of yourself and your friends.

While I appreciate you leaving the mall safe for shopping, and I do enjoy the fact that I can go to Starbucks and not a hear chorus of "like" and "you know"... I am pretty tired of the obituary notices and missing persons reports on teenage girls and boys.

Do yourself, your parents, your friends and family a solid favor:

Unplug.

Sincerely,
Mac.

Next Best Thing

Whoever decided that putting video game music on a CD so we (gamers) could listen to it whenever/wherever was a total genius. I'm sure marketing and sales folks would agree with me.

But, as I am just another consumer whore, I'm simply stoked over being able to own game music in a musical format. Today's gem is the Shadow of the Colossus Soundtrack. I got mine off of eBay for a whopping $10.00. And it's the real deal, not a burn, rip, nor pirate version. (Positive feedback has been left.)

The only rough part, especially with this soundtrack, is that I want to play the game when I listen. I hear the battle music and feel the urge to stab wayward, unwitting mobile statues with a sword. Sounds cruel, doesn't it? Yes, well, I won't ruin the story for you.

I also have the OST for ICO coming. That's something I've been meaning to get my mitts on for years. That'll get me motivated. I miss that game. It's like an old friend...

Is that wrong of me to think of nearly perfect video games as old friends? Ah well. Sor the time being, if I can't play, I'll listen.