Curtis Lowe (Free subscription) | 11/09/2009
A little “Fix Bayonets” and some John Philip Sousa in anticipation of tomorrow’s birthday of the World’s Finest Fighting Force. Fast-forward to 1:55, then sit back and enjoy. You’re welcome. Technorati Tags: John Philip Sousa,USMC Posted in Billy Badass, History, Jarheads, Shooting Is Always Fun
Frequently Asked Q (Free subscription) | yesterday
'You Geeks Have to Become Radical Militant Activists' The face of evil, projected 20 feet tall on a screen behind Lawrence Lessig, belonged to Britney Spears. The face of good belonged to composer John Philip Sousa. Mr. Lessig, the Harvard Law School professor, was giving a keynote address at Educause 2009. He argued that intellectual property in education had been taken over by...
ReadWriteWeb (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
In 1906 John Philip Sousa criticized the gramophone saying, "These talking machines will ruin the artistic development of music in this country." Nevertheless, because Sousa did not forsee user-generated culture proliferating alongside "mechanical music" he could not have been further from the truth. Not only have machine technologies aided in musical...
Baxojayz - Centricity (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
... head of state (1999) Today's Birthdays Adolphe Sax (1814-1894): inventor of the sax ; composers John Philip Sousa (1854-1932) and Ignace Jan Paderewski (1860-1941) share this birth date James Naismith (1861-1939): inventor of basketball Mike Nichols (78): multiple award-winning director of stage and screen Glenn Frey (61): rock musician, The Eagles ; plus, musician Arturo Sandoval...
