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I Am Loving These Mike Myers Trailer Videos

Guru Pitka - Mini Sutra #2

Genious at Work

I just found a dashboard widget for my Mac that lets me post blogs. So please excuse me while I test this shit out.

Carry on...

AT&T Wireless Continues to Improve

Barring some unforeseen circumstance - like Sprint actually adding the BlackBerry Curve to its lineup - I plan to switch to AT&T within the next month. Here is just another reason why I will not hesitate...

SAN ANTONIO (AP) -- AT&T Inc., the nation's largest wireless carrier, announced plans Tuesday to ease termination fees and allow customers to more easily change contract terms.

San Antonio-based AT&T's announcement follows similar ones by rival Verizon Wireless, which eased contract change requirements last month and early termination fees last year.

Starting in November, AT&T customers who change calling plans during their contract period will no longer be forced to extend the contract or enter a new one.

Early next year, customers who decide to leave AT&T before their contract is up will pay a prorated early termination fee rather than the flat $175 fee, the company said.

The termination fees, which are currently the same whether a customer quits early in the contract or near the end, have been a longtime gripe of customers who felt trapped.

Mark Siegel, an AT&T Wireless spokesman, said the company agreed that customers needed more flexibility.

''The issue of the early termination fee seemed like an issue of fairness,'' he said.

The Joy of DMB
Bob Lefsetz is a pretty crazy dude. But sometimes he says something that is spot-on. For instance, this post on Dave Matthews Band:

It was like being at a jazz concert. Not that I’ve been to many jazz concerts. It wasn’t about hits, but playing. It was about where the music was gonna TAKE YOU!
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You can buy a Dave Matthews album. You can watch one of his videos. But you won’t get it until you go to the show. And, fans don’t care if you don’t come. They don’t want to be brought down. They want to be in reverie with their friends, a club outside the mainstream, where music can save the world.
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I’m watching Carter Beauford on the big screen. He’s pounding the drums. And he’s SMILING! This isn’t work, this is play. This is the essence of human life. This is JOY!

Read the whole post here.

John Mayer

I don't like his latest album, but the dude sometimes posts funny stuff on his blog...

IN RESPONSE TO THE ARREST OF 63 FANS

This weekend, at my concert in Hershey Pennsylvania, 63 audience members
were arrested for various drug and alcohol offenses. Seeing as I have
always kept a strong line of communication with my fans, I'd like to
take a moment to address this unfortunate incident.

First, to the 46 people accused of underage drinking; what were you
thinking? You have your whole life to engage in underage drinking.
What's the hurry? I didn't start underage drinking until I was 26.
Underage drinking is not an function of age, but of style. And you kids
are way too young to truly appreciate the nuances of true underage
drinking.

Though the names of the arrested were not released to the public, I was
able to obtain them by way of my well-placed source in the Hershey
police department. Upon first glance, I find it interesting that of the
63 arrested, 55 were named Kyle.

And to those reading who believe that 63 arrests is on the high side, it
actually doesn't even make this tour's top ten. Night two of Red Rocks
Ampitheatre in Colorado saw more than half that capacity crowd placed
under arrest, and in Houston, Texas two weeks ago, I myself was ensnared
by the long arm of the law when I was cited for illegally soliciting an
undercover canine cop. (My apologies to Champ II.)

In looking to the future, I hope that this will serve as a wake-up call
to young fans who may be thinking about engaging in illegal activity at
one of my concerts. If I happen to be walking backstage and I see any
of you young men passed out drunk on a stretcher, make no mistake about
it, you will come-to in front of your disappointed parents with a face
full of Sharpie and the sneaking suspicion that you've been teabagged by
one of Time Magazine's 100 most influential people of 2007.

I'm here (for you!),
John Mayer

Link to his blog.