movievoice: Illinois Governor Arrested
- 12/09/08 02:12 AM
Illinois Governor Rob Blagojevich was arrested this morning at his home for allegedly trying to sell the Senate seat vacated by Barack Obama.According to Chicago's WLS the affidavit includes the following...During the call, Rob Blagojevich stated, "unless I get something real good for [Senate Candidate 1], s--t, I'll just send myself, you know what I'm saying."Rob Blagojevich later stated, "I'm going to keep this Senate option for me a real possibility, you know, and therefore I can drive a hard bargain. You hear what I'm saying. And if I don't get what I want and I'm not satisfied with it, then I'll … (208 comments)
movievoice: New Paul McCartney - Electric Arguments
- 11/28/08 05:31 PM
As I write this post, I am listening to a fantastic new Paul McCartney album! The album, Electric Arguments, under the moniker "The Fireman" is a collaboration between McCartney and a producer named Youth. This is the third release from The Fireman, but it seems to have attracted the most attention. My favorite song is Traveling Light - it sounds like Pink Floyd plus Paul McCartney in 1971.Let me know your thoughts, if you listen to the album!Best regards,JayJay AllenMovieVoicejay@movievoice.net … (2 comments)
movievoice: Instead of Thinking - a demo
- 11/26/08 03:04 PM
Here's another one of my original recordings... "Instead of Thinking". The track is a demo and features only bass and drums. In addition to writing and performing the brief amount of music on this track, I produced a video to accompany the track. Instead of Thinking (Demo) - The Jay Allen One And here's the video...
What do you think about the track and/or video? And even better - does anyone have ideas for lyrics? Best regards, Jay Jay Allen MovieVoice jay@movievoice.net … (2 comments)
movievoice: The Relevance of 1876 in 2008...
- 11/18/08 04:45 PM
Google has recently published several volumes of photographs from LIFE magazine. I've spent the last hour looking at many of these fascinating, depressing, and bizarre pictures dating back to the 1870s. Every picture I see, seems to flood my mind with more blogging ideas than I can possibly write - pictures of the Great Depression and if it relates to current economic conditions - pictures of Congress from decades ago and how odd it is to see no women and all whites - pictures of windmills from the 1800s and how odd it is to think that this "technology" is part … (12 comments)
movievoice: What's Cheaper than the Bailout?
- 11/17/08 02:57 PM
It's interesting if not astonishing to compare the $700 billion bailout to the cost of other major government projects and wars. According to CNBC, when adjusted for inflation, the Vietnam War, Korean War, Gulf Wars 1 & 2, and the war on terror have all cost less money than the bailout. And the ten years of technological advancements to send a man to the moon was 1/3 the cost of the bailout. The following is a list of big projects with original costs and inflation adjusted costs:Hoover DamOriginal Cost: $49 million | Inflation Adjusted Cost: $782 millionPanama CanalOriginal Cost: $375 million … (9 comments)
movievoice: Bliss for Less than a Minute - Original Instrumental & Video
- 11/11/08 09:12 AM
This track is a synthesizer instrumental I wrote called "Bliss for Less than a Minute (At a Time)". In addition to writing and performing the brief amount of music on this track, I produced a video to accompany the track. Bliss for Less than a Minute (At a Time) - The Jay Allen One And here's the video...
What do you think about the track and/or video? Best regards, Jay Jay Allen MovieVoice jay@movievoice.net … (2 comments)
movievoice: "Originality"
- 11/02/08 03:03 PM
In July, I founded the AR Group - Blatant Politics. Since then, I have posted several political blogs. However, with the election just hours from now, there will soon be less emphasis on politics (for better or worse) both in the news and on my blogs. One of my favorite hobbies, outside of arguing about politics, is composing/writing/recording original music. So, in the spirit of non-politics, I've created a new group called "Originality". Originality is a group for originators. Members should present original thoughts, original artwork, original music, and/or any other original material for others to review, praise and to offer … (7 comments)
movievoice: Original Psychedelic Song/Video - Space (on December 13, 2005)
- 11/02/08 02:56 PM
This track is a psychedelic song called "Space (on December 13, 2005)". In addition to writing and performing the brief amount of music on this track, I produced a video to accompany the track. Space on December 13 2005 - The Jay Allen One And here's the video...
What do you think about the track and/or video? Best regards, Jay Jay Allen MovieVoice jay@movievoice.net … (0 comments)
movievoice: Original Hard Rock - Eel Song
- 11/02/08 02:50 PM
This track is a hard rock song I wrote called "Eel Song". In addition to writing and performing the brief amount of music on this track, I produced a video to accompany the track. May 17 2005 (Eel Song) - The Jay Allen One And here's the video...
What do you think about the track and/or video? Best regards, Jay Jay Allen MovieVoice jay@movievoice.net … (0 comments)
movievoice: Music and a Video for Syrupy Funk Drive
- 10/31/08 06:44 PM
My last music post was for a ~12 second ringtone, now I am posting another short track called Syrupy Funk Drive. In addition to writing and performing the brief amount of music on this track, I produced a video to accompany the track. Syrupy Funk Drive - The Jay Allen One And here's the video...
What do you think about the track and/or video? Best regards, Jay Jay Allen MovieVoice jay@movievoice.net … (0 comments)
movievoice: Watch this Actor Portray a Candidate in Campaign TV Ad
- 10/30/08 03:40 PM
This is the first campaign ad that I've seen with an actor portraying a candidate. In Kentucky there is a very entertaining, negative campaign, by both parties, for Mitch McConnell's seat in the U.S. Senate. This 30 second ad features an actor portraying Mitch McConnell. In the commercial, McConnell, who is the Senate Minority Leader, is being chased through the woods by hound dogs to find his "record".
What do you think of this ad? Best regards, Jay Jay Allen MovieVoice jay@movievoice.net … (2 comments)
movievoice: Original Music from Jay Allen... "Eerie Ringtone"
- 10/30/08 07:51 AM
During the past couple of months, I have posted several political blogs. However, with the election less than a week from now, there will soon be less emphasis on politics both in the news and on my blogs. One of my favorite hobbies, outside of arguing about politics, is composing/writing/recording original music. So, in the spirit of non-politics, I give you an original music composition called Eerie Ringtone... (the player doesn't always work on the blog, so you might have to click the link) Eerie Ringtone - The Jay Allen One As the name, Eerie Ringtone suggests - … (0 comments)
movievoice: Should Election Day by a National Holiday?
- 10/29/08 09:50 AM
Salaried professionals/white collar workers are more likely to have control of their work schedule than hourly blue collar workers. Therefore, white collar workers would have easier access to the election booth than their blue collar counterparts. It seems logical that this would create a situation in which people earning less money would be less likely and less able to vote. In fact, Census data from the 2004 election shows a direct correlation between participation and household income - lower class citizens are much less likely to vote than upper class citizens. Only 36.5% of individuals from families earning less than $10k/yr voted, … (36 comments)
movievoice: What if Ronald McDonald Were Treasury Secretary?
- 09/29/08 04:16 AM
Yesterday, I posted an article about Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson and his CEO friends losing hundreds of millions of dollars from their personal portfolios. In fact, during the last 20 months Paulson has lost nearly $300 Million from stock at Goldman Sachs, his former employer. It seems that Paulson has two significant ulterior motives for selling Congress and taxpayers on the $700 billion bailout - his friends and Goldman Sachs. Following many spectacular collapses of financial firms (Bear Stearns, Merrill Lynch, Lehman Bros, etc.), Goldman Sachs somehow managed to stay afloat - perhaps they knew long ago about this a bailout … (7 comments)
movievoice: $700 Billion for Paulson's Buddies
- 09/28/08 06:12 AM
Today's telecast of The McLaughlin Group showed 10 of the biggest losers from the current mess on Wall Street. 9 of the 10 could be described as friends of Secretary Henry Paulson and the other one is Paulson himself. Here's the list biggest CEO losers based on their personal portfolio of company stock... Maurice Greenberg - Former CEO AIG Jan '07 - $1.25 Billion | Sep '08 - $50 Million (96.0% Loss) Henry Paulson, Former CEO Goldman Sachs 1/07 - $809 Million | 9/08 - $523 Million (35.4% Loss) Daniel Mudd, Former CEO Fannie Mae 1/07 - $26 Million | 9/08 - $476k (98.2% Loss) Richard Syron, Former … (2 comments)
movievoice: McCain/Obama are Paid to Campaign
- 09/26/08 09:40 AM
There has been a great deal of discussion this week about what Barack Obama and John McCain are paid to do. No one would argue against the fact that Obama and McCain are paid by taxpayers to serve as senators. It is also a fact that they have both been paid hundreds of millions of dollars by those same taxpayers to campaign to become president. They both have far more influence on their respective parties now as presidential nominees than they ever did. As nominees they have cameras following every move they make and recording every word they say. Given the … (10 comments)
movievoice: McCain's Cold Feet
- 09/24/08 10:15 AM
According to several published reports, John McCain is suspending his campaign and does not want to debate Obama in 2 days. His excuse is that he wants to focus on the economic crisis. I think we can all agree we're facing a global economic crisis. However, what could McCain do with his time on Friday night that will be so great for our economy that he can't spare a couple of hours to debate Obama? Nothing. The fact is, he is weak on the economy and knows that debating Obama this week, with current economic headlines, might cost him the election. … (57 comments)
movievoice: "Flip That House" - Useful or Useless?
- 07/06/08 06:16 AM
Many of you are familiar with the TLC show "Flip That House" and other similar shows on HGTV. Do you all find these shows to be informative or simply a form of entertainment? It seems to me that these shows provide as much educational value for remodeling and construction as Dr. 90210 provides for plastic surgery. The expression, "the devil is in the details" can apply to these shows - simply because these shows exclude many of the tedious, but necessary details involved in "flipping". For years, television has made professional sports look as easy as brushing your teeth, but when you actually … (6 comments)
movievoice: Is $4 Gas Good?
- 07/02/08 10:48 AM
An article in the current Time Magazine by Amanda Ripley looks at "10 Good Things About $4 Gas" - Below are a few highlights... 4 day work weeks - government and private companies are moving away from the 5 day work weeks Less traffic - (in Boston, turnpike use declined by 600,000 cars in May) Less obesity - ("A permanent $1 hike in prices may cut obesity 10%, saving thousands of lives and billions of dollars a year, estimates Charles Courtemanche, an assistant professor of economics at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro.") Less pollution* - less driving means fewer … (6 comments)
movievoice: Starbucks is closing 600 Stores!
- 07/01/08 10:07 AM
I'm not the biggest Starbucks fan, but I was surprised to read that the company is planning on closing 600 stores (8.5% of its total stores). The article appeared on CNN/Fortune's website - http://dailybriefing.blogs.fortune.cnn.com/2008/07/01/starbucks-has-a-bitter-plan/. It looks like the economy is to blame for Starbucks misfortune, but I wonder how much of a role, with $5 cups of coffee, Starbucks has had in hurting the economy. It's quite a big stretch to suggest that Starbucks has hurt the economy. And don't get me wrong... Starbucks does make a great cup of coffee and I'm sure there are stories of people who met … (17 comments)
Illinois Governor Rob Blagojevich was arrested this morning at his home for allegedly trying to sell the Senate seat vacated by Barack Obama.According to Chicago's WLS the affidavit includes the following...During the call, Rob Blagojevich stated, "unless I get something real good for [Senate Candidate 1], s--t, I'll just send myself, you know what I'm saying."Rob Blagojevich later stated, "I'm going to keep this Senate option for me a real possibility, you know, and therefore I can drive a hard bargain. You hear what I'm saying. And if I don't get what I want and I'm not satisfied with it, then I'll … (208 comments)
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