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December 28, 2007
Canada: Shows
Jerry Leger & The Situation - MySpace
Sat.Dec.29/07[21:00] @ The Velvet Elvis, Oshawa, ON.
Undefiled Wisdom, Pan OUt Now, Half Past Four, NDH.
Sat.Dec.29/07[21:00] @ The Lost Lounge, Mississauga, ON
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December 21, 2007
How The Grinch Stole Christmas
Copyright: Dr. Seuss
EveryWho Down in Who-ville Liked Christmas a lot
But the Grinch, Who lived just north of Who-ville, Did NOT!
The Grinch hated Christmas! The whole Christmas season! Now, please don't ask why. No one quite knows the reason. It could be his head wasn't screwed on just right. It could be, perhaps, that his shoes were too tight. But I think that the most likely reason of all May have been that his heart was two sizes too small.
But, Whatever the reason, His heart or his shoes, He stood there on Christmas Eve, hating the Whos, Staring down from his cave with a sour, Grinchy frown At the warm lighted windows below in their town. For he knew every Who down in Who-ville beneath Was busy now, hanging a mistletoe wreath.
"And they're hanging their stockings!" he snarled with a sneer, "Tomorrow is Christmas! It's practically here!" Then he growled, with his Grinch fingers nervously drumming, "I MUST find some way to stop Christmas from coming!"
For, Tomorrow, he knew...
...All the Who girls and boys Would wake bright and early. They'd rush for their toys! And then! Oh, the noise! Oh, the Noise! Noise! Noise! Noise! That's one thing he hated! The NOISE! NOISE! NOISE! NOISE! Then the Whos, young and old, would sit down to a feast. And they'd feast! And they'd feast! And they'd FEAST! FEAST! FEAST! FEAST!
They would feast on Who-pudding, and rare Who-roast beast Which was something the Grinch couldn't stand in the least!
And THEN They'd do something He liked least of all! Every Who down in Who-ville, the tall and the small, Would stand close together, with Christmas bells ringing. They'd stand hand-in-hand. And the Whos would start singing!
They'd sing! And they'd sing! And they'd SING! SING! SING! SING! And the more the Grinch thought of this Who-Christmas-Sing, The more the Grinch thought, "I must stop this whole thing!" "Why, for fifty-three years I've put up with it now!" "I MUST stop this Christmas from coming!
...But HOW?"
Then he got an idea! An awful idea! THE GRINCH GOT A WONDERFUL, AWFUL IDEA!
"I know just what to do!" The Grinch laughed in his throat. And he made a quick Santy Claus hat and a coat. And he chuckled, and clucked, "What a great Grinchy trick!" "With this coat and this hat, I look just like Saint Nick!"
"All I need is a reindeer..." The Grinch looked around. But, since reindeer are scarce, there was none to be found. Did that stop the old Grinch...? No! The Grinch simply said, "If I can't find a reindeer, I'll make one instead!" So he called his dog, Max. Then he took some red thread And he tied a big horn on the top of his head.
THEN He loaded some bags And some old empty sacks On a ramshackle sleigh And he hitched up old Max.
Then the Grinch said, "Giddap!" And the sleigh started down Toward the homes where the Whos Lay a-snooze in their town.
All their windows were dark. Quiet snow filled the air. All the Whos were all dreaming sweet dreams without care When he came to the first little house on the square. "This is stop number one," the old Grinchy Claus hissed And he climbed to the roof, empty bags in his fist.
Then he slid down the chimney. A rather tight pinch. But, if Santa could do it, then so could the Grinch. He got stuck only once, for a moment or two. Then he stuck his head out of the fireplace flue Where the little Who stockings all hung in a row. "These stockings," he grinned, "are the first things to go!"
Then he slithered and slunk, with a smile most unpleasant, Around the whole room, and he took every present! Pop guns! And bicycles! Roller skates! Drums! Checkerboards! Tricycles! Popcorn! And plums! And he stuffed them in bags. Then the Grinch, very nimbly, Stuffed all the bags, one by one, up the chimbley!
Then he slunk to the icebox. He took the Whos' feast! He took the Who-pudding! He took the roast beast! He cleaned out that icebox as quick as a flash. Why, that Grinch even took their last can of Who-hash!
Then he stuffed all the food up the chimney with glee. "And NOW!" grinned the Grinch, "I will stuff up the tree!"
And the Grinch grabbed the tree, and he started to shove When he heard a small sound like the coo of a dove.
He turned around fast, and he saw a small Who! Little Cindy-Lou Who, who was not more than two.
The Grinch had been caught by this tiny Who daughter Who'd got out of bed for a cup of cold water. She stared at the Grinch and said, "Santy Claus, why, "Why are you taking our Christmas tree? WHY?"
But, you know, that old Grinch was so smart and so slick He thought up a lie, and he thought it up quick! "Why, my sweet little tot," the fake Santy Claus lied, "There's a light on this tree that won't light on one side." "So I'm taking it home to my workshop, my dear." "I'll fix it up there. Then I'll bring it back here."
And his fib fooled the child. Then he patted her head And he got her a drink and he sent her to bed. And when Cindy-Lou Who went to bed with her cup, HE went to the chimney and stuffed the tree up!
Then the last thing he took Was the log for their fire! Then he went up the chimney, himself, the old liar. On their walls he left nothing but hooks and some wire.
And the one speck of food That he left in the house Was a crumb that was even too small for a mouse.
Then He did the same thing To the other Whos' houses
Leaving crumbs Much too small For the other Whos' mouses! It was quarter past dawn... All the Whos, still a-bed, All the Whos, still a-snooze When he packed up his sled, Packed it up with their presents! The ribbons! The wrappings! The tags! And the tinsel! The trimmings! The trappings!
Three thousand feet up! Up the side of Mt. Crumpit, He rode with his load to the tiptop to dump it! "Pooh-Pooh to the Whos!" he was grinch-ish-ly humming. "They're finding out now that no Christmas is coming!" "They're just waking up! I know just what they'll do!" "Their mouths will hang open a minute or two Then the Whos down in Who-ville will all cry Boo-Hoo!"
"That's a noise," grinned the Grinch, "That I simply MUST hear!" So he paused. And the Grinch put his hand to his ear. And he did hear a sound rising over the snow. It started in low. Then it started to grow...
But the sound wasn't sad! Why, this sound sounded merry! It couldn't be so! But it WAS merry! VERY!
He stared down at Who-ville! The Grinch popped his eyes! Then he shook! What he saw was a shocking surprise!
Every Who down in Who-ville, the tall and the small, Was singing! Without any presents at all!
He HADN'T stopped Christmas from coming! IT CAME! Somehow or other, it came just the same!
And the Grinch, with his grinch-feet ice-cold in the snow, Stood puzzling and puzzling: "How could it be so?" "It came with out ribbons! It came without tags!" "It came without packages, boxes or bags!" And he puzzled three hours, till his puzzler was sore. Then the Grinch thought of something he hadn't before! "Maybe Christmas," he thought, "doesn't come from a store." "Maybe Cristmas...perhaps...means a little bit more!"
And what happened then...? Well...in Who-ville they say That the Grinch's small heart Grew three sizes that day!
And the minute his heart didn't feel quite so tight, He whizzed with his load through the bright morning light And he brought back the toys! And the food for the feast! And he...
...HE HIMSELF...! The Grinch carved the roast beast!
© Dr. Seuss.
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December 18, 2007
Canada: Promotion
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December 13, 2007
Canada: Shows
Jerry Leger & The Situation - Myspace
Thu.Dec.13/07[21:00] @ Castro's Lounge, Toronto, ON
The Flat Planets w/ Matthew Wilson
Fri.Dec.14/07[21:00] @ Clinton's Tavern, Toronto, ON.
deejayscootz/beatzMASSIVE*
Fri.Dec.14/07 @ The Cameron House, Toronto, ON.
Surrounded By Water w/ Hostile Forces & Pan Out Now
Sat.Dec.15/07[22:00] @ The Last Drop, London, ON.
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December 10, 2007
PASMAE.org - Enhancing and Promoting Musical Arts Education Throughout Africa
PASMAE - Pan African Society for Musical Arts Education
"What are PASMAE Actions and Tasks?
* identifying and pooling the expertise of resource persons all over Africa and beyond.
* assessing and disseminating available, relevant literature and learning materials.
* advancing the increased use as well as methodical learning of indigenous music instruments in practical music education.
* resourcing and effectively using music materials available in a community for creativity and music theory - illustrations and exercises.
* assisting the teaching and research capability of local music teachers through local, regional and pan African seminars.
* consultation and workshops.
* dialoguing with Ministries of Education as well as curriculum planners on emphasizing African music content in music education at all levels, in recognition of the centrality of music in building cultural-national identity in the global context." Official Website.
How can you contribute?: Become a member.
Find out more: http://www.pasmae.org/whatis.html
Contact: ciimda@lantic.net
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December 06, 2007
USA: Concerts
Jerry Leger and the Situation - MySpace.
Thu.Dec.6/07[20:00] @ Uncommon Ground, Chicago, IL.
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December 02, 2007
Happy Holidays! MUSREV: TheMusicalRevolution Next
Dec. Newsletter [Ed.39] - PROMOTING YOU TO YOU!
REPPIN' OVER 70 COUNTRIES WORLDWIDE - 10,000+ HITS MONTHLY!
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PROMO: Canadian Dates:
New Choir Season 5 - In the air tonight feat. Laurie Galbraith
Sat.Dec.08/[20:00] @ Eastminister United Church, Toronto, ON.
The Flat Planets w/ Matthew Wilson
Fri.Dec.14/07[21:00] @ Clinton's Tavern, Toronto, ON.
deejayscootz/beatzMASSIVE*
Fri.Dec.14/07 @ The Cameron House, Toronto, ON.
Surrounded By Water w/ Hostile Forces & Pan Out Now
Sat.Dec.15/07[22:00] @ The Last Drop, London, ON.
THRESH
Wed.Dec.19/07[21:00] @ Velvet Underground, Toronto, ON
Online Promotion:
Indie Contact Newsletter
Online promotion for independent musicians.
MUSICIANS - Send your promoteables (concert dates, merchandise, website info, etc...) to: info@themusicalrevolution.com
MUSIC NEWS (in this issue):
1. MySpace ROCK FOR DARFUR A SECOND TIME
2. YouTube.ca
3. MADONNA USES BLOG TO RAISE AWARENESS FOR PLIGHT OF ORPHANS IN MALAWAI
4. STARS UPSET ABOUT RADIOHEAD'S RECENT ALBUM RELEASE
5. Do You Care?: So, we've distilled tabloid music news down to Britney, Amy and Kanye. All other entertainers can hence forth f@#k oFf! But. We will need to know every bowel movement, every little tad of info about the plastic surgeons, bank administrators and former publicists, and every rumour that couldn't possibly be true about the above "trifacta of trash."
THEMUSICALREVOLUTION.COM THIS MONTH: Check this out: This month we enjoyed the same record numbers as last month. The amount of traffic that we've had this last two months has been almost equivalent to the previous 6 months! While this has been great promotion for yours truly, especially considering that I performed my first show in two years on Nov. 7, in the future I hope that to get more group representation on the site. The changes that you will see over the next while are designed to do just that. All comments/suggestions are WELL appreciated: matty@themusicalrevolution.com OR comment on any entry in Free Speech: TheMusicalRevolution.com - http://www.themusicalrevolution.com/weblog
EDITORIAL: So, one day this month I awoke to a realization; that I am in fact the worst procrastinator on the planet. Ok, so I'm sure that many of you could challenge me on that but when it comes to launching the next version of TheMusicalRevolution, you've got to admit that I'm really trying to earn that honour.
So, upon realizing my folly, what did I decide? I decided that it was finally time to launch... something. What I've put up is ONE page --> WooooHHHHH.... LOL!
But. This one page is THE start that I need. From this start, I will slowly add the parts that will make up TheMusicalRevolution future, and the great part is, is that my procrastination may just benefit the whole project.
Using this bare bones skeleton, if I can get feedback from you the users, then maybe I can have a site that will truly benefit YOU the listeners and YOU the creators! This being said, my first mission this month is to find a way to get that two way communication rolling. Then, I should be off to the races! Together, you and I can build TheMusicalRevolution.com, one page at a time.
Love,
Mattyy
MUSIC NEWS:
1. MySpace ROCK FOR DARFUR A SECOND TIME: November 10/07. Where ever the bands play. Fall Out Boy, Maroon 5, the Academy Is, Hot Hot Heat, etc... All proceeds from these bands concerts this day will go to the war torn region. BE THERE? What? It already happened? Damn! And I was really looking forward to seeing Etc... play :D
2. YouTube.ca: This is only really big news to Canadians but... Bacon anyone? Maple Syrup???
http://www.youtube.ca/
3. MADONNA USES BLOG TO RAISE AWARENESS FOR PLIGHT OF ORPHANS IN MALAWAI: Yeah. What I just said :)
http://www.madonna.com/
4. STARS UPSET ABOUT RADIOHEAD'S RECENT ALBUM RELEASE: Lilly Allen thinks that they're arrogant for releasing an album where the fans get to decide what they will pay. Liam Gallagher thinks that the idea is just plain bad. I think that they're all just pissed off 'cause I thought of it FIRST! JK. LOL!
5. DO YOU CARE?: Xtina IS pregOH, Brit ISN't and Amy Winehouse is a freakin' joke. The irony of it all is that freak # 3 is the only one that's relevant or really all that talented. So we continue down that road to musical legitimacy past... MJ's gonna keep Neverland! Maybe as a summer home for the Aguilara and Spears kids in 4 years :O... And Britney ran a red light, and Amy canceled her tour to mourn the anal virginity of her bf and Kanye wiped his ass with Brand X toilet paper after signing an exclusive deal with Brand Y... Man this month has been lame for tabloid news. But. That's a good thing isn't it? :D
*Collected from a variety of online NEWS sources and summed up here for your enjoyment/enlightenment.*
Until next month,
Please contribute to better music. YOUR music.
http://Www.TheMusicalRevolution.Com/Weblog/index.html
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