Monday Music Meme

Blame it on Monday, but the post I'd planned to put here isn't ready yet. I'll keep working on that and instead treat you to the Monday Music Meme that I'm borrowing from Blogdrive Insanity.

1. They say every snowflake is unique. Name a musician who you think is unique and sounds like no one else.
   
   I've got two -- Ani DiFranco and Billy McLaughlin. DiFranco is the founder of Righteous Babe records and a damn fine artist in her own right. I fell in love with her honest lyrics and powerful guitar melodies when I found a live track of "Shameless" on a Conan O'Brien compilation CD. McLaughlin is an incredibly gifted guitarist who toured the college scene heavily back in my undergraduate days. I've seen him perform at least three times and have been astounded at his frenetic finger-tapping on the fretboard style.
   
   
   
2. Snowfall covers everything in sight. Tell us about a cover song you enjoy.
   
   My favorite changes with every new cover I hear. I just saw the trailer this weekend for a soon to be forgotten fright flick called Prom Night. Even though I probably won't see the movie, I really dig Quietdrive's cover of Cyndi Lauper's Time After Time.
   
   
   
3. It snows a lot in Canada. Tell us your favorite Canadian musician.
   Without a doubt Barenaked Ladies and Alanis Morissette.
   
   
   
4. Watching the snow fall can be very peaceful. Name a song that brings you peace.
   No matter what kind of day I've had, Three Little Birds by Bob Marley takes all the pain away.
   

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Bitch-slapped with the "Hey you haven't updated your blog in a while" meme

My sister-in-law correctly called me out for not having updated my blog in well over a month. She then tagged me with this meme to jumpstart my lazy ass.

Meme rules:

1. Link to your tagger and post rules. (Check.)
2. Share 7 facts about yourself, some random and some weird. (Check.)
3. Tag 7 people at the end of post and list their names. (Unfortunately, I don't know 7 people who blog, so no luck here.)
4. Let them know they were tagged by a comment on their blog. (See number 3.)

So you get no extra links to other blogs, but you will get the following 7 random and weird facts about myself:

1. I have sprained both of my ankles at least 3 times. This is what happens when you grow really fast and play a lot of basketball as a kid.
2. I type using the Dvorak keyboard layout. Many people think I'm slightly crazy for doing this, but it makes my wrists happy.
3. I'm currently watching Survivor. It's Thursday, so what else do you expect?
4. I'm cautiously optimistic and secretly stoked that George Lucas is making a Star Wars television show.
5. My favorite musicians are women with unique lyrical voices. I loves me some Amy Winehouse.
6. I would be quite happy eating nothing but Thai and Mediterranean cuisine.


7. One of my favorite new shows this season is iCarly on Teen Nick.

So there you go my peeps. Seven things about Brad to make you go Hmmmmmmmm....

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