Ocean Orchestra’s blog Vox 2008-06-21T05:52:22Z Ocean Orchestra http://oceanorchestra.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom tag:vox.com,2006:6p00c22522e87b549d/ See him! See him! My kin, all you upstarts! Glorious upright old man standing for the old traditions! Dignity! Honor! Courage! See him! Dieting tag:vox.com,2008-06-21:asset-6a00c22522e87b549d00fad6927a6b0005 2008-06-21T04:51:17Z 2008-06-21T05:52:22Z Ocean Orchestra http://oceanorchestra.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom

Flabbys Skip The Rope

Of late I've been spending my mornings and early afternoons at the little diamond of a restaurant here to the left. No, I haven't spent all my money there and become the tavern's personal mascot -- rather I've become the cook! Yes, that's right, ...

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Prom was happening in Bowling Green. I saw Heartwarmer's last hometown BG show I saw Wes and Brandon there I saw Adam play bass for the 1st time I thought of Fugazi Adam & G.I.Joe Quality Witness Greg Adam RJ and Chris Topp and I Obelisk Stage at 1-2-1 Studio Iconic What rests so gently Ever Observant Flora Empty Yard Junked Set up Rusted Wheels 88 Keys Tower of No Power Daniel on the Quetsch'n Overshadowing Notsuoh Art and Music B. was mighty loud and raucous All was much more tranquil the next morning Room with chairs We had lunch at Chuy's Chuy's ceiling Aged Tree Climbed We Near At the Country Kitchen Along Highway 91 Watching Screaming Ghosts Ethan Durelle spurred me to dancing. Spoke Late Into the Abilene Night Joe knows Kung-Fu Masque Main St. Cafe - Kansas City, MO Homeward Insomnia

I'd like to take a moment to feature some of the better -- or more interesting, at least -- photos I took a couple weeks back on tour. Foxhole and Interstates went out together on the road for about 10 days -- by no means grand for a tour, but it ...

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]]> Memory Lapse: Hillary and the Popular Vote tag:vox.com,2008-05-28:asset-6a00c22522e87b549d00fad68c23760004 2008-05-28T13:13:07Z 2008-05-28T13:17:36Z Ocean Orchestra http://oceanorchestra.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom

Cause of the Month

by Hendrik Hertzberg, via the New Yorker The precise origins of Memorial Day are a little fuzzy. According to one version, it was first celebrated in 1865, a few weeks after Lee surrendered to Grant; freed slaves and black and white Union sold...

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]]> Sermon Notes: May 25, 2008 tag:vox.com,2008-05-26:asset-6a00c22522e87b549d00fad68b4b590004 2008-05-26T01:36:29Z 2008-05-26T15:17:39Z Ocean Orchestra http://oceanorchestra.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom Today at the sojourn service, the sermon spoke to me somehow better and clearer than ever. I generally have had trouble following or drawing much from the teaching there, but this morning was different. Here are some notes I made, and thoughts I h...

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]]> Windy City tag:vox.com,2008-05-20:asset-6a00c22522e87b549d00fad688c2440005 2008-05-20T12:49:12Z 2008-05-27T20:36:00Z Ocean Orchestra http://oceanorchestra.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom

we were probably watching girls against boys at this point. This is what he looked like then Scanned 259 Scanned 258 Scanned 260 Scanned 261 Scanned 262 Scanned 265 Scanned 266 Scanned 272 shag hall parked sound and fury park talk blown reeds a respite heavenward let the little ones come sunlight Scanned 326 sanctus the air up there must be cool bubbles we were both full of joy earth and stone stone fruits gents erin past dance partners? The groom toasting... himself? artists' club deeply imbibed dessert behind us Fair as Hera cascade

Recently Erin and I took a trip to Chicago to see her friend Christina marry. It was my own first trip to Chicago since mid-2006, when Adam and I took a trip up there to attend the illustrious Touch and Go festival, celebrating 25 years of good mu...

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]]> Lessons in Hyperbole tag:vox.com,2008-05-20:asset-6a00c22522e87b549d00fad688a3e00005 2008-05-20T03:09:33Z 2008-05-20T03:09:33Z Ocean Orchestra http://oceanorchestra.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom Diplomacy = Hitler Appeaser? by Gareth Higgens via God's Politics President Bush's remarks, made last week in Israel, suggesting that anyone who wishes to talk with a violent enemy is the contemporary equivalent of a Hitler appeaser, are so wide ...

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]]> The Kingdom of God is Not a Choice That We Make. tag:vox.com,2008-05-01:asset-6a00c22522e87b549d00f48cf3ec330002 2008-05-01T23:43:24Z 2008-05-01T23:43:24Z Ocean Orchestra http://oceanorchestra.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom by Father Stephen Part of the spiritual landscape of American religion is the sizable role played by choice in a culture shaped in the free market - with freedom as a mythic symbol. It is not unusual to hear American politicians describing solut...

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]]> "The Energy to be Serious" tag:vox.com,2008-05-01:asset-6a00c22522e87b549d00e398f548ca0005 2008-05-01T04:42:46Z 2008-05-01T04:42:46Z Ocean Orchestra http://oceanorchestra.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom Dumb as we Wanna Be -- by Thomas L. Friedman It is great to see that we finally have some national unity on energy policy. Unfortunately, the unifying idea is so ridiculous, so unworthy of the people aspiring to lead our nation, it takes you...

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]]> Staying Power tag:vox.com,2008-04-29:asset-6a00c22522e87b549d00e398f4bb2f0005 2008-04-29T13:08:18Z 2008-04-29T13:08:18Z Ocean Orchestra http://oceanorchestra.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom Bush Made Permanent by Paul Krugman, borrowed from the New York Times As the designated political heir of a deeply unpopular president — according to Gallup, President Bush has the highest disapproval rating recorded in 70 years of polling — John...

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]]> Taking Time with Nana tag:vox.com,2008-04-29:asset-6a00c22522e87b549d00f48cf2fcfb0002 2008-04-29T04:26:09Z 2008-04-29T04:26:09Z Ocean Orchestra http://oceanorchestra.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom

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Recently I visited my Nana, the most beautiful 82 year old in the world. We talked, ate, talked, sat outside in the warm rain, watched America's Funniest Videos, and Star Wars: A New Hope, which I spent most of explaining the plot to her.

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