Tagged: Music

Thankful for The Killers (& Amazon)

killers_day_ageThe new Killers album is a winner. I have enjoyed selections from all of their previous albums, but I find this fourth album is excellent cover to cover.  For those of you who are not as excited about the lighter side of the Killers or you hate the 80′s/90′s pop that they can often employ – this may not be for you. But for me – excellent.  And here is great Thanksgiving Day news… I got the album for 3.99 @ Amazon this morning (that price won’t last long – maybe till the end of the week – click here to check).  It was most definitely worth the 4 bucks.

Below is the music video for one of the songs off the album – Human. (Apparently the song is a response to a disparaging remark that “America is raising a generation of dancers.” Thus you’ll here the term “dancer” in the chorus – which seems odd without this clarification.) Enjoy.

RYM – Panama City Beach

Just returned from the High School RYM Conference in Panama City Beach, Florida. Spending a week at the beach is rough but someone’s got to do it. Here are a list of some highlights.

  1. Not getting stung by a Jellyfish
  2. Not getting sunburned
  3. Becoming familiar with The Strokes
  4. KungFu Panda
  5. John Stone
  6. Brownies/Chocolate Cake for Breakfast
  7. Five Guys
  8. Open Mic Night
  9. Discounted Book Table
  10. Para-sailing (not in photo above – actual photos will follow)

If you are a high school student, or you have a high school student, or you know a high school student, encourage them to head down to RYM next summer.  1200 high school students, 2 blocks of beach front, multiple pools, hours of free time in the sun, great seminars and teaching, and again – 2 blocks of beach front. Next Summer – we’ll do it all again!