Remember how I had a hurt back?
Well, it turns out that I had a herniated disc. So this Wednesday, I'll be going under the knife to have the herniation and some parts of spine bone removed.
So if you have the time on Wednesday, send some good vibes my way.
Thank you in advance.
In other news,, in the coming weeks, I'll be transitioning the blog to a new URL. You don't have to worry quite yet because I'll be forwarding the current URL to the new one, but I'm not sure as to how it'll effect your RSS feeds (if that's how you read this), because you'll have to subscribe to the new feed.
The new blog will be at reedreimer.com/blog and I'll be tinkering with the layout. So please don't get too freaked out (the three of you that read this).
Also, any feedback on this stuff is welcome. Do you hate the new blog? Did you get upset because I changed your RSS Feed? Do you hate me in general?
Anyways... much love!
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A little gift for those of you checking out the new site...
I recently had the opportunity to work with my good friend and studio partner, Ben Larson, writing music for an original video that was shown at the US Justice Conference in Bend, OR.
Here is the music we wrote for the video.
And here is the video:
Ben and I had a great time creating the music for this, even though we wrote it pretty much in its entirety in one day (15 hours in a row).
For more photos from the set go here.
I love the selection of Root Beer!
(Okay, so not all of those are root beer, but they were all good.)
I missed the performance of the national anthem prior to the super bowl today, but when I started seeing facebook posts about how Christina messed up the words, it didn't take long before I was all caught up. In case you missed it:
First of all I should preface the following by writing that this is my opinion. Also, I do appreciate popular music and certain trends in the genre.
Upon watching the video it wasn't too hard to figure out that she had messed up some of the lyrics. You know what? That kind of stuff happens a lot, and I didn't care that much because she was professional enough to maintain and continue.
However, I felt the performance was not very good. I understand that many people really like Aguilera's work and her performance style, and that's okay. But I feel that they way she applied it to the national anthem was pretty indulgent.
I don't know how you feel, but when I'm at a sporting event, I like to sing along with our national anthem. I feel like it bonds the people in the community (bleachers/stands) and it makes me feel just a little patriotic. And when compared with some other countries, sometimes I feel like we don't sing it together enough.
When Aguilera sang it, there would have been no way I could sing along because of all the runs, and trills and pop techniques she applied. It felt like a disservice to the meaning of the song, and more of a testament to how many more notes she could sing in one breath.
It's my humble opinion that when it comes to the national anthem, simpler is better.
