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Flicking through my feeds this morning, I discovered (via skipp.net) that today is International Day of Awesomeness. Looking through Scott's list of things that are awesome, I realised I too have a bunch of things and people in my life that I think are awesome and/or regularly perform feats of awesomeness. While this realisation seems pretty obvious in retrospect, it's one of those things that just needs pointing out before you take the time to think about it.
Reading a little further, I discover that the day is at least partly inspired by The Show with Ze Frank, probably the ... more
Sea Shanties: The New In Thing
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Ok, maybe not, but I think they're cool!
The Decemberists
The Decemberists are an indie rock band specializing in morose sea shanties and upbeat songs regarding a myriad of fictional characters such as chimney sweeps and vagabonds. [last.fm]
That is probably the coolest description of a band I've ever heard! Having listened to a fair bit of their music I wouldn't have said they 'specialize'1 in sea shanties. Nevertheless, their sea shanties are pretty cool.
Have a listen to (the first 30 seconds) of The Mariner's Revenge Song at last.fm.
Mr. Scruff
Mr. Scruff also does a great sea shanty. ... more
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