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Lima, Ohio

The Beatles - Birthday

We interrupt the summer music to bring you my 39th birthday. Back to the fun in the sun soundtrack tomorrow.

2 Years!

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This blog turned two on the 19th! I cannot believe that (minor exceptions like this last crazy week aside) I've stuck with it this long. I cannot believe that those of you who come by regularly have stuck with it either.

Thanks to all of you who have commented, downloaded, and bookmarked. You all are the cat's jammies.

In the time since I started this, I've gone from using only a little point and shoot to owning and using a DSLR, an SLR, an instamatic, a Holga, and a $3 panoramic. I no longer haunt cemeteries all year long, but I do still hold Halloween in my heart all year long and now look forward to celebrating it with a bunch of fellow bloggers for a whole month every year. I've discovered how much I adore old fashioned ice cream stands and drycleaners.

Speaking of my fellow Halloween bloggers, several have become regular, all-year-long friends, and one of them - a real life graphic designer, no less - has made one of my fondest wishes for this blog come true. Thank you, Karswell for creating my spiffy new banner! I loves it very much.

Last year, I posted the top ten most downloaded songs all year, and the number of downloads never topped 15, I think. I will do the same for this last year, and the numbers have indeed grown a bit! The vast majority of the most-downloaded were songs I posted for either Halloween or Christmas, which surely means ... something, I guess.

10) Hot Chip - Colours
at 26 downloads

9) Book of Love - Witchcraft
at 27 downloads

8) Amy Winehouse - You Know I'm No Good
at 29 downloads

7) Foo Fighters - Baker Street
at 30 downloads

6) Ingrid Michaelson - The Way I Am
at 33 downloads

5) The Pipettes - White Christmas
at 35 downloads

4) Frank Sinatra - Witchcraft
at 35 downloads

3) Tom Waits - Silent Night
at 38 downloads

2) Jonathan Coulton - RE: Your Brains
at 38 downloads

1) The Rolling Stones - Paint It Black
at 53(!)downloads

Happy 40th, Harry

I really have nothing original, deep or worthwhile to add to the discussion about the other significant anniversary today marks, so instead I'll turn to something lighter.

My favorite musician turns 40 years old today. Happy birthday, Harry. Here's to at least 40 more. And selfishly, a whole lot more cds.



A Wink & A Smile

You Didn't Know Me When

This Guy's In Love With You

Way Down Yonder in New Orleans

Nowhere With Love

Happy First Blog Birthday

(No, I didn't make this one.)

Frank Sinatra - It Was a Very Good Year

Frank Sinatra - The Best Is Yet To Come

Good Lord, I've actually kept with this a year now.

If you had ever told me that for a year and a half, I'd be posting 1-3 pictures a day to my Flickr account, and one photo and mp3 a day (mucking about with YouSendIt every day) for a year here, let alone concurrently, I would never have believed you.

Who knew I had the stick-to-it-iveness necessary? Not I.

Just for kicks, here are the top ten most downloaded songs since I've been keeping track (November).

10) The Crew Cuts - Sh-Boom
at 9 downloads

9) Helen Reddy - I Am Woman
at 9 downloads

8) Don Ho - Tiny Bubbles
at 11 downloads

7) The Ventures - Hawaii Five-O
at 12 downloads

6) Gary Numan - Cars
at 13 downloads

5) Tom Waits - The Piano Has Been Drinking (Not Me)
at 13 downloads

4) Frankie Smith - Double Dutch Bus
at 15 downloads

3) The Servant - Cells (Lunged Instrumental Mix)
at 18 downloads

2) Boomtown Rats - I Don't Like Mondays
at 19 downloads

1) Suzanne Vega - Tom's Diner
at 27 downloads

Which tells me something; my readers are as weird as I am.