Public Option vs. Single Payer

Thursday I went to a healthcare rally outside of Chuck Schumar's office. A bunch of individuals had gotten together to hand in a large number of signatures and make a scene on the street about passing the public option healthcare plan. This plan values the idea that everyone should be supported for less money. The single payer healthcare plan covers everyone, like how it is in places with a social democratic welfare regime.

Paper Tiger is doing a show on the single payer healthcare option, which is the more extreme and more comprehensive option of the two. I interviewed some of the people at the rally. This footage may make it onto the show. It is kind of funny that I got to play the role of reporter.

After that, I visited Carrie and started taking the stride back to the other island. I went and got Thai food with Boppy and figured out how to use Garage Band! I am SO excited! This means that now I can record myself and make a myspace. It is a bit overwhelming, but I am very very pumped to start recording practices and stuff.

After learning how to use Garage Band, I went and visited Smally at work and got a beer. I was tired beyond belief by this point. So next I called it a night.

I Told You We'd Make It

My life has been taken by storm due to musical influence. We had a band practice on Sunday night after my fathers day festivities and I introduced Lauren (Keys, Bass & Back up Vocals) to Kim (Violin, Electronic, & Back up Vocals) to each other. They totally hit it off and we are all really stoked to start doing songs together. We decided that we are going to try to do a cover of Radiohead - Paranoid Android just to get it started. However, also in the mix is Explosions in the Sky, the Cartigains, Rilo Kiley, the Beatles, Andrew Bird, Metric, and Van Halen amongst others. I am really ecstatic that this musical project is coming together and with such talented musicians. Both of my girls went/almost went to school for music, did all county/nyssma/all state and one of them actually used to play gigs with Miley Cyrus and Ashley Tisdale (She said it was as a joke, but I am mucho impressed). Anyway, I will have some songs on here soon. I just wanted to post some "Paranoid Android" so you could listen to it and pretend it was being played with violin, keys and little old me on my guitar (oh and some drums...somehow).



OH and other good band news. Last night I recorded this song with my boy steph and he told me that I could hold onto his drum set for a while. Woohoo! Free drums!! I am so glad that I have a practice space and that drums are being added to it! The pattern of the universe is certainly in my favor!

Ultre.

I have become obsessed with this band 'Ultre'. It's like electronic with cool beats and some strings and no vocals. I have been getting into more mood music lately. I suppose its because its good to study to and I can think to the music without trying to understand the words/sing along with the lyrics. Check em out.