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On June 17, 2008 Coldplay released, what I would call the album of the year. Viva La Vida (Death and All His Friends), single-handedly made me start believing that true Rock is not dead. My first favorite song off this album is titled “Lost!”. A little while ago Coldplay got together with one of the best remix artists, Jay-Z, to remix this song. Now I’m not normally a rap or R&B fan, yet the work that Jay-Z does blows my mind. Earlier today Coldplay released a video of the “Lost! Remix” Check it out.

Listen and Enjoy,

Ciao,

Ry The Robot

Most of my blog friends have been posting and tagging entries like this, so I’m it and “Tag you’re it” if you haven’t done this before.

…Things I’ve done and been to (Mine are in Red)
1. Started your own blog
2. Slept under the stars
3. Played in a band
4. Visited Hawaii
5. Watched a meteor shower
6. Given more than you can afford to charity
7. Been to Disneyland
8. Climbed a mountain
9. Held a praying mantis
10. Sang a solo
11. Bungee jumped
12. Visited Paris
13. Watched a lightning storm at sea
14. Taught yourself an art from scratch
15. Adopted a child
16. Had food poisoning
17. Walked to the top of the Statue of Liberty - Well is was the farthest that anyone could go post 9/11
18. Grown your own vegetables
19. Seen the Mona Lisa in France
20. Slept on an overnight train
21. Had a pillow fight
22. Hitch hiked
23. Taken a sick day when you’re not ill
24. Built a snow fort
25. Held a lamb
26. Gone skinny dipping
27. Run a Marathon
28. Ridden in a gondola
29. Seen a total eclipse
30. Watched a sunrise or sunset
31. Hit a home run
32. Been on a cruise
33. Seen Niagara Falls in person
34. Visited the birthplace of your ancestors
35. Seen an Amish community
36. Taught yourself a new language
37. Had enough money to be truly satisfied
38. Seen the Leaning Tower of Pisa in person
39. Gone rock climbing
40. Seen Michelangelo’s David
41. Sung karaoke
42. Seen Old Faithful geyser erupt
43. Bought a stranger a meal at a restaurant
44. Visited Africa
45. Walked on a beach by moonlight
46. Been transported in an ambulance
47. Had your portrait painted - I’m gonna say that caricatures count
48. Gone deep sea fishing
49. Seen the Sistine Chapel in person
50. Been to the top of the Eiffel Tower in Paris
51. Gone scuba diving or snorkeling
52. Kissed in the rain
53. Played in the mud
54. Gone to a drive-in theater
55. Been in a movie
56. Visited the Great Wall of China
57. Started a business
58. Taken a martial arts class
59. Visited Russia
60. Served at a soup kitchen
61. Sold Girl Scout Cookies/ Sold Pop Corn or Wood in Boy Scouts
62. Gone whale watching
63. Got flowers for no reason
64. Donated blood, platelets or plasma
65. Gone sky diving
66. Visited a Nazi Concentration Camp
67. Bounced a check
68. Flown in a helicopter
69. Saved a favorite childhood toy
70. Visited the Lincoln Memorial
71. Eaten Caviar
72. Pieced a quilt
73. Stood in Times Square
74. Toured the Everglades
75. Been fired from a job
76. Seen the Changing of the Guards in London
77. Broken a bone
78. Been on a speeding motorcycle
79. Seen the Grand Canyon in person
80. Published a book
81. Visited the Vatican
82. Bought a brand new car - it was new to me and less than 2 years old
83. Walked in Jerusalem
84. Had your picture in the newspaper
85. Read the entire Bible (& Book of Mormon)
86. Visited the White House
87. Killed and prepared an animal for eating
88. Had chickenpox
89. Saved someone’s life
90. Sat on a jury
91. Met someone famous
92. Joined a book club
93. Lost a loved one
94. Had a baby
95. Seen the Alamo in person
96. Swam in the Great Salt Lake
97. Been involved in a law suit
98. Owned a cell phone
99. Been stung by a bee
100. Read an entire book in one day

I’ve done 57 of these things, and I hope to be able to do at least 75 of them. I’ll keep you posted when I accomplish more of these.

Ciao Ciao,

Ry The Robot

Few things in life are worth waiting for. This episode is one of them.

In this show we talked about:

-Our 3rd anniversary

-We met our first guest. My sister Kirsten.

-Top 10 breakfast cereals

-”What do you know” Quiz

- I threw down the gauntlet

Download and Enjoy

Ciao Ciao,

Ry The Robot

The title of the post says it all. Today while I was at work I was surfing youtube and I happened to land on one of my favorite bands, and I decided that it’s time for a Death Cab For Cutie attack. Enjoy the video.

Ciao,

Ry the Robot

“I believe in the Church of Baseball. I’ve tried all the major religions, and most of the minor ones. I’ve worshipped Buddha, Allah, Brahma, Vishnu, Siva, trees, mushrooms, and Isadora Duncan. I know things. For instance, there are 108 beads in a Catholic rosary and there are 108 stitches in a baseball. When I heard that, I gave Jesus a chance. But it just didn’t work out between us. The Lord laid too much guilt on me. I prefer metaphysics to theology. You see, there’s no guilt in baseball, and it’s never boring… which makes it like sex…I’ve tried ‘em all, I really have, and the only church that truly feeds the soul, day in, day out, is the Church of Baseball.” - Bull Durham

I’ve been “Stumbling” a whole lot over the passed few days, and the one subject that keeps randomly coming up is Baseball. Sure the World Series just ended and the Philadelphia Phillies were just crowned. The funny thing is - I can’t wait until spring when I can root, root, root, for the Giants again. “Baseball?” some might say, “but Robot, baseball is only a game.” Well to quote from George F. Will - “Baseball, it is said, is only a game. True. And the Grand Canyon is only a hole in Arizona.”

Well in an effort to keep this short and sweet, only four and a half months left till opening day.

Ciao,

Ry The Robot