Kabin Thomas (Music instructor here at the University of Arkansas) was on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno last Friday night (May 27, 2005).
He was pitching his idea for “Symphony Sam”, a television show to teach classical music to children.
This was during a segment called “Pitch to America”.
I made a clip of Kabin’s appearance, and [...]
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kabin thomas on leno tonight!
Some of you might remember Kabin Thomas from his stint teaching the “Music Lecture” course for several years at the UA.
He’s apparently going to be on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno tonight (May 27th), pitching his idea for “Symphony Sam”.
A bit of a Kabin update:
While in LA, I learned about and attended an event [...]
Pour one out for this homie…
Rapper Ol’ Dirty Bastard Dies
11.13.2004
Sources close to ODB said he had been complaining of chest pains earlier in the day.
Ol’ Dirty Bastard, a founding member of the Wu-Tang Clan and one of the most eccentric personalities in hip-hop, died of unknown causes on Saturday in New York. He would have turned 36 on Monday.
The rapper, [...]
colleen & drew
my thoughts go out to my friend drew… his wife, colleen, died last night from a heart attack…. she was 28. she came down with a coronary embolism, which caused a blood clot in her lung, then heart. active person, runner…. they’d probably only been married for a year or so. she [...]
marlon brando
(CNN) — Marlon Brando, the stage and screen actor whose performances in “A Streetcar Named Desire,” “On the Waterfront” and “The Godfather” earned him plaudits as one of the greatest actors of all time, has died, his attorney told The Associated Press. He was 80.
Brando died in Los Angeles. The cause of death is unknown.
Brando [...]
ray charles: rip
BEVERLY HILLS, California (AP) — Ray Charles, the Grammy-winning crooner who blended gospel and blues in such crowd-pleasers as “What’d I Say” and heartfelt ballads like “Georgia on My Mind,” died Thursday, a spokesman said. He was 73.
Charles died at his Beverly Hills home surrounded by family and friends, said spokesman Jerry Digney.
Charles’ last public [...]
CNN.com - Guitarist Robert Quine found dead - Jun 8, 2004
robert quine was a phenomenal guitarist… his work on matthew sweet’s early-to-mid-90’s albums blew me away. it sounded like he was molesting that guitar… controlled noise, brilliance…
CNN.com - Guitarist Robert Quine found dead - Jun 8, 2004
Guitarist Robert Quine found dead
Played with Lou Reed, Tom Waits, Matthew Sweet
LOS ANGELES, California/NEW YORK (Billboard) — Guitarist [...]
for all my friends graduating
Driving slowly watching the headlights in the rain.
Funny how things change.
Think of the good times wishing you were still with me.
The way it used to be graduation day.
Watching the stars fall a million dreams have all gone bad.
Think of all we had.
I knew all then thought you loved me I was wrong.
Life goes on graduation [...]
Someone’s been sleeping in my bed and she’s still there!
a couple of friends came up from spa city this evening to visit a bunch of us… dinner at flying burrito, followed by people hanging out at my place. everyone’s gone except for a couple of people, who got a lil too tipsy and had to lay down. looks like i’ll be sleeping [...]
everyday is like sunday
hung out with Jaime (jtotheme) and her friend Amy last night… Goldie’s, Blue Parrot, and Uno at my place.
I went to sleep, and woke up every few hours…finally got out of bed around noon.
Alena (petalena) and her hubby Robbie (cloudedson) swung by on their way back from Amanda’s (burgeygirl) place around 2pm, and we went [...]

