I just love a good shout out! Looks like you get on once per week. I'll make a better effort to get on here and keep in touch. When I first learned of the incarceration, I thought to myself "Crap. Why didn't I take advantage of all the other times I could have just picked up the phone or sent you an email. Now, who knows when we can chat?" It's great you have this medium.
Well, I'll be at summer camp with the scouts in Bear Lake during your birthday, so I hope you have a Ziggy on me and good memories to boot. Just think, any second my mom will come up to the front gates and start honking for you to get a ride home from the mall. Doh! Well, it's more of a surrendering "Doh." You know she's going to do it and there's nothing you can do to stop it. Ha.
I was going through my old stuff in the garage last Saturday and I found several things from you: a Kansas Jayhawks keychain, the Donn Ho Maui necklace/dogtag/bottle opener, NY Yankees hat. Ah, the memories. Say, they do taste like chicken.
Remember, wherever you are, be there.
Donn Ho Captain Ron
Oh and the preferred nomenclature is Zencarnation.
Or, you could use the Arnold Schwarzenegger, "Ja, do it NOW!" There is truly no time like the present, which continuously transforms itself into the past.
Hi Bobby Mom sends her love everything here is good...hoping to see u tuesday august 2nd after work..keep up all the good work..and keep GOD by your side...
John I have the chills just reading what you have written and I think the crosses you made are absolutely amazing. I think it is horrible that they would take these things away from you! They are not hurting anyone, if anything they are making you less hurtful in the prison.
Well, it's been a long time since I have heard any news of you. In my heart I hope you do receive parole this time, I believe you have served more than your share. If for no other reason than to have some time with your family. Good Luck!!!!!
Hi Bob - I just read your weekly schedule. Wow! You do more each day than most people on the "outside" do in a week. This blog is great. I'm glad to hear you are doing so well. Loretta & I are planning on visiting Tuesday, 08/02/2011. I'm not sure exactly what you can write on this blog....we'll talk about it when I see you!!! Debra
Page: 10 of 10 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muse_(band) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
include Sergei Rachmaninov, Frédéric Chopin Philip Glass and recently Ludwig Van Beethoven.
In many Muse songs the bass line is used as the main line, often with the guitar providing an extra layer to the song rather than carrying the melody. The bass usually has distortion and other effects applied to it to achieve a greater weight, allowing the guitar to digress from the main chord progression and play higher notes. As a guitarist, Bellamy often utilizes arpeggiator and Pitch-shift effects to create a more "electric" sound, citing Jimi Hendrix and Tom Morello as influences for this method.
2.3) Lyrical
Early Muse songs' lyrics dealt with introspective themes, such as relationships, juvenile alienation, and difficulties they had encountered while trying to establish themselves in their hometown. However with the band's progress, their song concepts have become more ambitious, addressing issues such the fear of the evolution of technology, in their Origin of Symmetry album. They deal with the apocalypse and catastrophic belic conflicts, in Absolution & Black Holes & Revelations respectively, and to a worldwide revolution in The Resistance album.
Books that have influenced Muse lyrical thematics include: Nineteen Eighty-Four by George Orwell, The Grand Chessboard: American Primacy and Its Geostrategic Imperatives by Zbigniew Brzezinski, Brainwashing: The Science of Thought Control by Kathleen Taylor, Hyperspace by Michio Kaku & The 12th Planet by Zecharia Sitchin.
3) Members
Current members
* Matthew Bellamy - lead vocals, lead guitar, piano, keyboard * Christopher Wolstenholme - bass, backing vocals, rhythm guitar, harmonica * Dominic Howard - drums, percussion, synthesizers, occasional backing vocals
Live members
* Morgan Nicholls - keyboards, percussion, synthesizers, backing vocals, bass, guitar ("United States of Eurasia") (2004, 2006-present) * Alessandro Cortini - keyboards (filled in for Morgan Nicholls briefly in 2009)
4) Discography
* Showbiz (1999) * Origin of Symmetry (2001) * Absolution (2003) * Black Holes and Revelations (2006) * The Resistance (2009)
Page: 9 of 10 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muse_(band) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Muse's characteristic sound during the Showbiz album was composed of a mixture of musical genres such alternative rock (Nirvana and The Smashing Pumpkins), alternative metal (Rage Against The Machine and Deftones), as well as an early appreciation of more diverse musical genres like progressive rock (Rush and Pink Floyd), classical music (Frédéric Chopin and Sergei Rachmaninov) and Latin music.
In their second release (the Origin of Symmetry album), the band wanted to enhance their sound into a more progressive and, at the same time, to create a more confident and aggressive sound. Muse experimented with uncommon instruments such a pipe organ, improved drum kits and more prominent electronic arrangements as well as more ambitious lyrical themes.
Their third release, the Absolution album followed its predecessor's tendency, increasing their heaviness and intensity alongside its ambitious thematics, it also features songs with prominent strings arrangements and is at this moment when the band starts to drawn influences from artists such Queen, Pink Floyd, and The Smiths.
Their fourth album, the Black Holes and Revelations is a more electronica- and space rock-oriented album though some tracks keeps the heaviness of their previous work, meanwhile others shows a more melodic style, akin to the musical style of their Showbiz album. Particularly the album was influenced by artists like Depeche Mode and Lightning Bolt as well by various styles of European and Asian music, known as Naples music, additionally, the band listened to radio stations from the middle east during the album's recording sessions.
Muse's fifth album, The Resistance album is an album on its majority oriented to the symphonic rock and progressive rock genres. Although it is sonically softer than its predecessors, it still contains heavy compositions for what they have become known for. The album is heavily influenced by classical music as well as rock acts such Queen and U2. Queen's guitarist Brian May has praised Muse's work, calling the band "extraordinary musicians" who "let their madness show through, always a good thing in an artist."
Few specialized critics have made comparisons between Muse's early work with the work of the English alternative rock band Radiohead, with criticism directed towards Bellamy's vocal style. About the topic, Howard and Bassist Christopher Wolstenholme have shown to liking Radiohead's music. However, Matt Bellamy has stated that "they really don't do much for him" and attribute the possible influences to the alternative rock musician Jeff Buckley.
2.2) Musical Methods
Many Muse songs are recognizable by lead vocalist Matthew Bellamy's use of falsetto and vibrato influenced primarily by Jeff Buckley. As pianist, Matt Bellamy utilizes the broken chords technique on several piano-based songs, some influences in Bellamy's playing
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its inspiring to read about you keeping your head up, and makes me realize that i should look for good things in life as well
Well, I'll be at summer camp with the scouts in Bear Lake during your birthday, so I hope you have a Ziggy on me and good memories to boot. Just think, any second my mom will come up to the front gates and start honking for you to get a ride home from the mall. Doh! Well, it's more of a surrendering "Doh." You know she's going to do it and there's nothing you can do to stop it. Ha.
I was going through my old stuff in the garage last Saturday and I found several things from you: a Kansas Jayhawks keychain, the Donn Ho Maui necklace/dogtag/bottle opener, NY Yankees hat. Ah, the memories. Say, they do taste like chicken.
Remember, wherever you are, be there.
Donn Ho
Captain Ron
Oh and the preferred nomenclature is Zencarnation.
Donn Ho
Love always, Keri LaBate Rollinger
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muse_(band)
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
include Sergei Rachmaninov, Frédéric Chopin Philip Glass and recently Ludwig Van Beethoven.
In many Muse songs the bass line is used as the main line, often with the guitar providing an extra layer to the song rather than carrying the melody. The bass usually has distortion and other effects applied to it to achieve a greater weight, allowing the guitar to digress from the main chord progression and play higher notes. As a guitarist, Bellamy often utilizes arpeggiator and Pitch-shift effects to create a more "electric" sound, citing Jimi Hendrix and Tom Morello as influences for this method.
2.3) Lyrical
Early Muse songs' lyrics dealt with introspective themes, such as relationships, juvenile alienation, and difficulties they had encountered while trying to establish themselves in their hometown. However with the band's progress, their song concepts have become more ambitious, addressing issues such the fear of the evolution of technology, in their Origin of Symmetry album. They deal with the apocalypse and catastrophic belic conflicts, in Absolution & Black Holes & Revelations respectively, and to a worldwide revolution in The Resistance album.
Books that have influenced Muse lyrical thematics include: Nineteen Eighty-Four by George Orwell, The Grand Chessboard: American Primacy and Its Geostrategic Imperatives by Zbigniew Brzezinski, Brainwashing: The Science of Thought Control by Kathleen Taylor, Hyperspace by Michio Kaku & The 12th Planet by Zecharia Sitchin.
3) Members
Current members
* Matthew Bellamy - lead vocals, lead guitar, piano, keyboard
* Christopher Wolstenholme - bass, backing vocals, rhythm guitar, harmonica
* Dominic Howard - drums, percussion, synthesizers, occasional backing vocals
Live members
* Morgan Nicholls - keyboards, percussion, synthesizers, backing vocals, bass, guitar ("United States of Eurasia") (2004, 2006-present)
* Alessandro Cortini - keyboards (filled in for Morgan Nicholls briefly in 2009)
4) Discography
* Showbiz (1999)
* Origin of Symmetry (2001)
* Absolution (2003)
* Black Holes and Revelations (2006)
* The Resistance (2009)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muse_(band)
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Muse's characteristic sound during the Showbiz album was composed of a mixture of musical genres such alternative rock (Nirvana and The Smashing Pumpkins), alternative metal (Rage Against The Machine and Deftones), as well as an early appreciation of more diverse musical genres like progressive rock (Rush and Pink Floyd), classical music (Frédéric Chopin and Sergei Rachmaninov) and Latin music.
In their second release (the Origin of Symmetry album), the band wanted to enhance their sound into a more progressive and, at the same time, to create a more confident and aggressive sound. Muse experimented with uncommon instruments such a pipe organ, improved drum kits and more prominent electronic arrangements as well as more ambitious lyrical themes.
Their third release, the Absolution album followed its predecessor's tendency, increasing their heaviness and intensity alongside its ambitious thematics, it also features songs with prominent strings arrangements and is at this moment when the band starts to drawn influences from artists such Queen, Pink Floyd, and The Smiths.
Their fourth album, the Black Holes and Revelations is a more electronica- and space rock-oriented album though some tracks keeps the heaviness of their previous work, meanwhile others shows a more melodic style, akin to the musical style of their Showbiz album. Particularly the album was influenced by artists like Depeche Mode and Lightning Bolt as well by various styles of European and Asian music, known as Naples music, additionally, the band listened to radio stations from the middle east during the album's recording sessions.
Muse's fifth album, The Resistance album is an album on its majority oriented to the symphonic rock and progressive rock genres. Although it is sonically softer than its predecessors, it still contains heavy compositions for what they have become known for. The album is heavily influenced by classical music as well as rock acts such Queen and U2. Queen's guitarist Brian May has praised Muse's work, calling the band "extraordinary musicians" who "let their madness show through, always a good thing in an artist."
Few specialized critics have made comparisons between Muse's early work with the work of the English alternative rock band Radiohead, with criticism directed towards Bellamy's vocal style. About the topic, Howard and Bassist Christopher Wolstenholme have shown to liking Radiohead's music. However, Matt Bellamy has stated that "they really don't do much for him" and attribute the possible influences to the alternative rock musician Jeff Buckley.
2.2) Musical Methods
Many Muse songs are recognizable by lead vocalist Matthew Bellamy's use of falsetto and vibrato influenced primarily by Jeff Buckley. As pianist, Matt Bellamy utilizes the broken chords technique on several piano-based songs, some influences in Bellamy's playing