because it has Bucket, Bootsy, Bernie, & Brain

Praxis, Transmutation (Mutatis Mutandis)

Bill Laswell got these guys together, & Buckethead, Bootsy, Bernie, & Brain (along w/ some turntable guy) provide the electro-funk-rock-metal groove.

They have a few albums, but this is probably my favorite.

I got my wife into Buckethead many years ago, & we have seen all his area shows since about 2002. Love seeing him at Downtown Disney's House of Blues. (You probably know not much about Big B, but he has a Disneyland fixation--if you're ever there &  see a crazy-tall crazy-skinny longhaired dude, let me know).

Bootsy Collins may be the coolest bass player ever (just wait until you hear his Christmas album in 2 months).

Bernie Worrel is a living legend.

& Brain is my favorite drummer not named "Chris Adler."

Super-fantastic album, but one warning: only a few vocals.

Standout tracks: "Crash Victim/Black Science Navigator," "Animal Behavior" (Bootsy vocal), "Seven Laws of Woo."

& everything else on the album.


Wednesday:

Juniors:
Socratic seminar wrap.

I love these days, when you all vote for MVPs & share your thoughts on the seminars & the level-2 & level-3 questions asked in the "wrap."

Also, You wrote a "timed" paragraph of your choice, related to Gulliver's Travels & including a topic, some CDs & some CMs.

I cannot stress how important assignments like this will be in your future, especially those of you who will major in the liberal arts.

As I said, I was blown away the 1st time I had a choice in the matter.

At 1st glance, many of the paragraphs look pretty good, covering them, character, incident, symbol, & all other kinds of fun stuff.

My faith in the future is again recharged!!

Oh, & if you didn't see it in the comments, I had mentioned that the seminar & the comments had made me decide to throw in "This Is Water" Thursday & head back to The Waste Land a day later.



Sophomores:
Antigone.

Ismene.

God's law.

Man's law.

2 women enter the prologue, & only 1 will arise victorious.

Tune in tomorrow for Creon's speech.

(Also, vocabulary, as we went over in class, examples on the TVs, the past 2 days.)

be cool