1. Jay-Z is the absolute coolest man on earth. After seeing him Friday, there is no doubt in my mind that is has become fact. Zack Morris could probably give him a run for this money, but I'm just not sure "Friends Forever" creates the same energy that "99 Problems" does.
2. John Mayer's new album "Battle Studies" released today. It's very good. I've been listening for over a week now (he leaked it on the radio last Monday) and am impressed with where he went with the album, but only blown away by a couple tracks. He's playing an album release show in NYC tonight and it's being shown live on Fuse, so I'm very excited to both see a John Mayer show and hear the live versions of the new tracks.
3. Boyz II Men also released a new album today. It's a series of cover songs dealing with love and from what I heard it sounds very good. Their "Open Arms" (Journey) cover is spectacular.
4. Boyz II Men and John Mayer are probably the only two artists that I actually buy the physical cd when it comes out. I think I've missed one Boyz II Men album (Throwback) but I have almost everything else they've ever released. I think it shows a certain sense of dedication when you buy the physical cd. It says, "I'm only going to look at that cd case right after I buy it, but I'm willing to make room for it for the next 27 years. I'm willing to do that for you."
5. The Colts v. Patriots game on Sunday was probably the most exciting football game I've seen since the Colts v. Bucs game in 2003 (Colts won in OT after being down 35-14 with 4 minutes left). I'm probably biased since the Colts won both of those games, but I think most would agree these two games are two of the best comebacks of all-time. And any time Bill Belichick can look like even more of a tool in his cut-off hoodie, I'm for it.
6. I need to take more time to blog. It seems like I start, stop, and delete more posts than those that actually are published. I read 10 or 12 blogs regularly and enjoy reading them, so why shouldn't I try to provide that same enjoyment to others? And I'm sure I'm overwhelmingly more entertaining than the blogs I read, so it's almost a disservice to the world if I don't blog.
7. Spellcheck is telling me I spelled "Boyz" incorrectly. What do they know?
8. Eight is enough for today. I'm gone.
9. P.S. Go check out "Edge of Desire" by Mayer on YouTube. I'd say it's his finest album song yet. Then buy the album.
THE NASHVILLE EPIPHANY
16 years ago
