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A Song to Play at My Funeral
Day 24 – A song that you want to play at your funeral I’m cheating for today’s challenge two by playing two songs from the best emcee to ever touch a mic, 2Pac. 2Pac has a lyric in this song that says “Have a party at my funeral, let every rapper rock it.” I’d like […]
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Could’ve Been my Wedding Song (Day 23)
Day 23 – A song that you want to play at your wedding Avril Lavigne and Leona Lewis “I Will Be” This would have been the perfect song for my wedding. I love it so much. It says everything that I feel about true love. But unfortunately, it will always remind me of the powerful […]
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Teaching Tip – Dramatic Poetry
Let’s bring poetry into the classroom and let’s make it fun. I like to start off with this poem Homework! Oh, Homework! by Jack Prelutsky Homework! Oh, Homework!I hate you! You stink!I wish I could wash you away in the sink,if only a bombwould explode you to bits.Homework! Oh, homework!You’re giving me fits.I’d rather take […]
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Buffalo Tom Can Cheer Me Up (Day 22)
Day 22 – A song that you listen to when you’re sad Anything from Buffalo Tom. They always seem to be able to cheer me up. Here’s a great clip featuring scenes from the excellent TV show “My So-Called Life.” It’s a sad song and even more powerful with the images and memories I have […]
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Gritty Graphic Novel
I picked up this book from the public library and I don’t even know why. It didn’t look like something I really wanted to read. It’s a graphic novel by Jonathan Ames and Dean Haspiel called “The Alcoholic” I almost put it back on the shelf. I didn’t want to see the main character battling […]
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Day 21 is a Good Day
Day 21 – A song that you listen to when you’re happy This song is a great song to sing when you’re in a good mood, and if you’re not, it can probably cheer you up. It works for me. It Was a Good Day by Ice Cube Go to the Day 22 song – […]
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Band to Listen to When You’re Angry (Day 20)
Day 20 – A song that you listen to when you’re angry Anything by The Headstones. I really like this band out of Kingston, Ontario. They have put out some really amazing albums. I even had the chance to see them perform live in concert a few times. This song is from Nickels for your […]
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Favourite Album (Day 19)
Day 19 – A song from your favorite album I did this on Day 1 when I played a track from “Raising Hell” by Run-DMC. My favourite non-rap album though is “Good Weird Feeling” by Odds This album is absolutely amazing. It is one of only a few albums in my collection that I never […]
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This Song Should Get Radio Play (Day 18)
Day 18 – A song that you wish you heard on the radio Murs “Everything” – http://thoughtfulcacophony.blogspot.com/2009/02/very-inspiring-rap-performance.html I think this is such an inspiring song. I wish you could hear it on the radio instead of all the pointless pop songs that really don’t seem to have any message to them whatsoever. This rap song […]
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Started Script Frenzy Furiously
Script Frenzy has begun. I started writing my original screenplay today for this month-long challenge. I will be posting daily page counts on my Twitter account but I thought I’d fill you in on my first day’s progress here. I started off with a vague idea of my story. I told you about it here last […]