"eclectic" is the word

Funkadelic, One Nation Under a Groove.

I cannot say enough good things about Funkadelic.

So I won't really try.

But how about this song title: "Who Says a Funk Band Can't Play Rock?"

I love this one for so many reasons, but the major one has to do w/ the idea of overcoming boundaries &, especially societally-imposed labels.

Dude said something about my music being "random," & I responded w/ the title of this post.

Eclecticism makes this world go 'round.

Funkadelic embodied this concept.

I remember years ago at a guitar clinic, Gilby Clarke (then of Guns n Roses) stressing to all of us that we need to listen to all kinds of music, rockfunkjazzclassicalrapmetalbluescountrygrungehardcoreshowtunes & the rest.

So the 1st fellow who had a chance to ask a question began w/ "I just wanna say Guns n Roses rule all & I don't listen to nothin' else."

(here should be the "facepalm," preferably Picard, right?)

oh, what the heck:



You all have abilities & ideas that can make this world a better place. & so do a lot of other folks.

& we owe it to each other to . . . well . . . LISTEN.

Who says a funk band can't play rock?

Who says a "D-student" can't get an A when she puts in the effort?

Who says a kid in "honors" can't get way, way past the "nerd" label & still read, write, speak, listen & be really, really cool?

Who says we can't make things just a little better by caring, working, &, as Bill & Ted said, "being excellent to each other"?

Sadly, a whole lot of people do.

So, let's not be those people.

Juniors:

Seriously, Jonathan Swift was a man of ideas. As mentioned, a lot of folks didn't "get" him, didn't "like" his writings, & were probably a little scared about how well he knew them.

You took a cool McB-style quiz, in which there were no pointless facts but a whole lot of "what do you remember?" I mean, you got credit for asking a question.

We talked about kites, chickens, people, expectations, & all kinds of fun stuff.

You now know that Gulliver ate as much per day as 1724 (or 1728) Lilliputians, or that he left May 4, 1699, or that his "enemy" was Skyresh Bolgolam.

I had a reading schedule on the board, & this is what you need to know: you'll be done w/ Part I by Monday. If you read some today, fantastic . . . & if you didn't, you'll have 5 chapters for the weekend.

Sophomores:

Really, the dude just wanted to take a walk . . . I mean, come ON.

Vocabulary quiz, unit 1: every single answer had been covered in class, & even had you not completed the exercises a few minutes of listening gave you a study guide.

Oh, & you had your vision & hearing checked.

OR 1.3 now not due until MONDAY.

But, most important, tomorrow is Friday.

&, dare I say,


FORWARD!!!

be cool