Tuesday, September 9, 2008

Sampled: Rotary Connection - Memory Band

The following song is called 'Memory Band' by Rotary Connection. The song itself is pretty weird, totally crafted for a lazy sixties acid trip. Three great songs (that I know of) have sampled this tune however and for that I gotta give it up to RC. Visionary weirdness.



Both 'Killing Me Softly' by the Fugees and 'Bonita Applebum' by A Tribe Called Quest sample the cool sitar riff from the beginning of the tune. 'Bonita' samples a little of the groove from the start as well.





A much more obscure song that samples 'Memory Band' is 'Life I Live' by the Pete Rock produced group INI. This song samples more extensively, adding some Biggie in there from 'Juicy' for good measure. I love this track.

Monday, September 8, 2008

Tom Brady is my Nemesis

Got me again, SOB.

Folks, he did it again. Just when I thought I had figured out a way to beat Tom Brady, he got me good. I figured that if I selected him in fantasy football I'd at least get some pleasure in his heartless domination of my Bills and the rest of the NFL. But Tom is too good at this battle, always staying one step ahead. He of course realized that the only way to beat me was to defeat himself. So yes, Brady's knee injury was an elaborate and risky gamble to make me look like a fool. Congrats Tom, you bastard.