SQJ Taipei

I’m OK… thanks for asking. I’m just not sure how I really want to use this blog or if I want to use it. I added the “Blogging Without Obligation” badge a long time ago and adhere to its principles. I’m glad to know that many people missed my blogging… but…
I’m one of those people [...]

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I first talked about Muxtape in this post.
In it… I mentioned having one final slot.
I think I’ll just fill that last slot with a song that I can’t get out of my head for a time… then if that song fades I’ll put in another one.
So here’s the first song that will go in that [...]

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…That I’ve found so far.
There’s so much good stuff out there and I’d love to spend a lifetime listening to it all.
The other day I was just looking at the Cornerstone 2008 lineup and wishing I could go.
GRRR…. OK… calming down…
But anyway…
I discovered Muxtape a while back. It is a really sweet idea. When I [...]

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OK Jen… I’ll play your little game and invite my 3 readers to do the same in my comments and on their own blogs.
Read Jen’s post if you want to know some of the more detailed rules but basically this is how it works:

open up the digital media player of your choice
hit the random/shuffle button/feature/box/whatever
look [...]

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Yeah… I’m from Omaha. Actually Bellevue, but we are on friendly terms with Omaha so I can say I’m from Omaha and it will be O.K. with both cities.
I watched American Idol last season… and that’s a mistake I’ll definitely never make again… but when I saw that the latest show was Omaha auditions… I [...]

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I’ve been tracking the music tracks I play for several months using Last.fm. I’ve enjoyed looking at the charts, discovering new music, and making friends with other people who have similar taste.
Lately, my weekly artist chart is skewing toward bands like Jump5 and Go Fish because my kids have found my mp3 stash!
I could go [...]

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The first time was a few weeks ago. I had just picked up my new phone that doubles as a sweet mp3 player. I was trying it out as I took the elevator down from our 18th floor apartment. I was fiddling with the controls and decided on “Your Grace is Enough” by Chris Tomlin. [...]

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Although this is about China… many foreigners in Taiwan will relate in many ways. Mr. Foreigner Guitar Player Singer Guy… I don’t know who you are… but GREAT job on the guitar, the lyrics, the singing, and seemingly doing it all in one take?
 

 
那时我住在中国 The time I lived in China我每天吃很多很多 Everyday I eat very much我越来越胖胖胖 [...]

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Last month I posted about the heavy metal version of “We Are the World”.
If the video of the song “Stars” only whet your appetite… here are 4 more from the sessions that led up to the completed song and video that I originally posted.

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My teammate, Craig, tipped me off to this website with Chinese worship music by Darrell Six.
Create Worship

There are mp3s, lyrics, and chords.
Nice work Darrell. The first song I chose to listen to… at random… was one that I was hoping so badly to have in Chinese and thought about translating it myself… 讓我國家改變 – [...]

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