A Hot Crustacean Band

100 degree+ weather working at summer camp calls for cool, indoor movie time. That's when I was reminded of how fun and clever this tune is from the Disney classic A Little Mermaid. It depicts an underwater world in which mermaids have coveted singing voices and every sea critter is a talented musician. Nowadays, at least we got squids on clarinets.



The newt play the flute
The carp play the harp
The plaice play the bass
And they soundin' sharp!
The bass play the brass
The chub play the tub
The fluke is the duke of soul!

The ray he can play
The lings on the strings
The trout rockin' out
The blackfish, she sings.
The smelt and the sprat
They know where it's at,
And oh that blowfish blooooooowwwww!

Beantown Bliss

Now that I'm on a Boston streak, I may as well go ahead and commemorate how much I miss this city with a video that BU friend Misha recently re-sent me. Created by members of BU's Howard Thurman Center for tolerance & diversity, set to the lively sounds of popular french indie band Phoenix, and modeled after the trend-setting video of compiled dance scenes from the Breakfast Club, this video really gets to me. When I think "Boston", I picture young people dancing on rooftops in the sun-- no joke. It perfectly captures the feeling we have of being young and free in the best city in the world. BU kids will understand completely.



Whatup Rhett.

Some Snow Would Be Nice

You may recognize this song from hearing it play in the A&P as you picked out the lowest-calorie orange juice (as was the case with me). I got to see up-and-comers Augustana play this and other ballads at 107.1 The Peak's annual Pleasantville Music Festival, Sat July 9th. I also had the pleasure of meeting Jared, the bassist, after hanging around sidestage like a misplaced groupie at the super kid-friendly, outdoor concert. Dan's voice sounded older and more raw during the performance, which grounded the sappy hit a bit. And the breeze blowing through the boys' hair really complimented the music. I was feeling it, swaying alongside my good friend and fellow BU student Leora and mouthing along to the lyrics, "I think I'll go to Boston". Forget NYC... Looks like Beantown's the latest runaway destination.





Guitar Sex.
My fav.