Entries from June 2009

June 29, 2009

It was 20 years ago today…

Remember cassette tapes? Those funny plastic things with tiny reels of magnetic audio tape inside. We would borrow a friends record album, then later CD’s, and make copies for ourselves. Oooo copies.
I was feeling a bit dry (artistically speaking) last week, when I remembered an old song, “1962″. Next week is my birthday, so [...]

June 23, 2009

Editors Choice – THE SACKBOY SONG

Big thank you to TurtleGirl over at  Girl Gamers for putting  SackBoy on their Editors choice page. It’s nice to see both genders having a great time at gaming.
My oldest son Jesse is a big WOW and Runescape player, along with a handful of console games he really enjoys. He just recently got his girlfriend [...]

June 15, 2009

Paulywood’s 45 #15: SackBoy

If you haven’t heard about Sony’s PS3 game LittleBigPlanet, here’s some video clips of it along with my song SackBoy. Watch for cameos of Leo Laporte from TWiT, and the guys from TRS.

Paulywood’s 45

June 11, 2009

Paulywood’s 45 #14: In Your Arms

Seventeen years ago I wrote a song for my new girlfriend. I recorded it on a cassette tape with just a keyoard and me singing. Pretty basic and simple. Last week I recorded the same song, for the same girl friend, now my wife. This time I used my computer and a multi-track recording program.
I [...]

June 8, 2009

Jason Calacanis Loves Audible

When I first wrote the original  Audible jingle, I had no idea how much Jason Calacanis loved Audible books. After hearing him drool over  them every time he’s on  TWiT , I felt the need to include him in the song.
Take it away Jasoooooooon!

June 7, 2009

Screw You Ringtones

If  you look up the word “Integrity” in the dictionary, you will find a picture of Leo Laporte. Leo blows up at Mike Arrington on the Gillmor Gang  June 6/09.

Here are two ringtone versions I made while watching  This Week In Tech this afternoon.
Enjoy.
Screw You .mp3 file              Screw You .m4r file

June 2, 2009

Looking Forward

Back in March, my parents celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary. Seeing a lot of old (and old) family friends, got me thinking what it’s going to be like for me when I’m older. I think for most of us, the thought of getting old is not a good thing. But one day I thought, it [...]