A friend just asked me about music for his new mp3 player. I mentioned iTunes but in the end pointed him to Amazon because the music there is already in mp3 format.

Amazon also has a bunch of free mp3 downloads:
Amazon Free Music Downloads

Not to be too cheap about 99cent songs, but when you think about these little gizzies holding 1,000 songs, why, that’s $1,000!

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I’m fascinated by this amazing group Perpetuuum Jazzile doing thunderstorms with their hands and a nice rendition of the old Toto hit Africa. Have a listen:

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Check it out!  The makers of upcoming movie “The Graduates” are offering free mp3 downloads of the soundtrack.   See http://thegraduatesmovie.com/music and enter coupon code “GOGRADS” to get the 2 disc set without entering your credit card info.

I watched the trailer.  It looks like a good after-high-school summer fun movie.  I’m enjoying the fresh music as I write this post.

The songs on the playlist are:

1 Lazing By the Swimming Pool by Kojo
2 Lazy Guy by Kudabins
3 I Went Out by The Mad Tea Party
4 Every Way by The Mad Tea Party
5 Show Me a Love by Maurice & The Cliches
6 Your Room by The New Rags
7 Lawnchairs by Our Daughter’s Wedding
8 Just Impolite by Plushgun
9 Here Kitty Kitty by Seth Freeman
10 Get Offa My Case by Seth Freeman
11 White Surf Trash by Sex with Lurch
12 Learning To Sing by Sonia Montez
13 Surf The Seven Seas by The New Rags
14 Peace of Mind by Uncle Mountain
15 Tokyo Cowboy by Sex with Lurch
16 Wasteland by Andy Morris
17 Drinking Alone by Promis
18 Move You by The Mad Tea Party
19 The Garden by The Smittens
20 Kind of Zero by Joe Moore
21 A Vision of One by Seth Freeman
22 I Never Was A Cool One by The Mad Tea Party
23 Planes in the Sky (Bonus Track) by Vagina Water Park
24 Graduation (Bonus Track) by The New Rags

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REI.com is offering 10 free music downloads sponsored by various ski and board makers.

Click here and look mid-page to “Download your FREE Winter Soundtrack” of ten MP3 downloads.

Playlist:
Persephone’s Bee’s, “We’ve Just Begun” - MP3 presented by Salomon
Quadrillion, “Dropped” - MP3 presented by Ride Snowboards
Saxon Shore, “Bar Clearing Good Times” - MP3 presented by Volkl
Ohmega Watts, “Can You Hear it” - MP3 presented by REI.com
Robbers on High Street, “Training the Tricks” - presented by The North Face
The Apples In Stereo, “(baby its’) So Cold - MP3 presented by Burton
Eagles of Death Metal, “Now I’m a Fool” - MP3 presented by K2
Au Revoir Simone - “Fallen Snow (redux) - MP3 presented by Marmot
The Rentals, “Colorado” - MP3 presented by Smith Optics
American Analog Set, “Ice King” - MP3 presented by Rossignol

REI-Outlet Secret Sale! Use coupon code SECRET8 oct 13-20

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Upon finding that Amazon offers a huge set of widgets and store-builders for their Associates, I did what anyone would do: I built a Led Zeppelin Store. When Led Zeppelin announces their Reunion Tour, I will be ready!!! And besides, I’m tickled to see that Amazon carries a Jimmy Page statue! My store loads all your selections into an Amazon cart for safe checkout for everyone. Click here for the store.

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That is the path of a most remarkable woman, Pearl Sofaer, who has come to be my neighbor.   I got to meet her because I am around during the day, working from home.   I was immediately struck by her positive attitude.   You may be too when you read her memoir, Baghdad to Bombay - In the Kitchens of My Cousins.  It chronicles her Jewish family’s flight from persecution in Iraq to growing up a British subject in India to ultimately alighting in the US.  It also tells the stories of her cousins spread around the world and shares family recipes.  Parts of the book remind me of one of my favorite college reading assignments: Running in the Family by Michael Ondaatje of The English Patient fame.
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I’m just now getting to write about last Sunday’s whirlwind through Utah which included a choir concert, hike up Mt Aires, and flight home.   What a great finale for a fantastic business (and pleasure) trip!

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In a very uplifting end to a long day yesterday, we sat in on a rehearsal of the Mormon Tabernacle Choir.   And we were not alone — the public is invited to come and go at will.   At times nearly every available seat in the large Tabernacle was taken.  The sound is magnificent!   If you’re in Salt Lake City, make a point to hear this choir live!
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