{"id":1658,"date":"2008-08-29T11:22:49","date_gmt":"2008-08-29T15:22:49","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2008-08-29T14:47:07","modified_gmt":"2008-08-29T14:47:07","slug":"can-i-get-a-witness-summer-of-2008-editi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rocktownhall.com\/blogs\/can-i-get-a-witness-summer-of-2008-editi\/","title":{"rendered":"Can I Get a Witness: Summer of 2008 Edition"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><big><ins><em><strong>UPDATED AFTER THE JUMP!<\/strong><\/em><\/ins><\/big><\/p>\n<p><iframe class='youtube-player youtuber' type='text\/html' width='425' height='355' src='http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/k_AzCm8Vass?rel=0&amp;fs=1&amp;ap=%252526fmt%253D18' webkitAllowFullScreen mozallowfullscreen allowFullScreen frameborder='0'><\/iframe><br \/>\nI&#8217;ve got a real simple little game\/opportunity to bond that I&#8217;d like to see if we can play. I&#8217;m swamped today, so I may not have time to drop a typically insightful, educational piece on you any time soon. I sense you&#8217;ve got a lot you want to share but are lacking enough topics around which to express yourself. So with the summer wrapping up, here&#8217;s your chance to wax enthusiastic over <strong>any one thing musical you&#8217;ve experienced this summer<\/strong> (eg, new album, old album, live show, killer earbuds, satellite radio show). Your enthusiasm should be contagious, as you raise a virtual hand in the air, in full expectation of a <strong>high five<\/strong> of acknowledgment and  shared enthusiasm for your topic. <\/p>\n<p><strong>NOW HERE&#8217;S THE TRICKY PART OF THE GAME:<\/strong> Before any Townsperson can respond to that first post with his or her own song of praise, he or she <em>must first complete the high five<\/em>, must serve as a witness to the previous praiseworthy experience. <\/p>\n<p>To illustrate, Townsperson A may raise the roof for the new Dr. Dog album. A second Townsperson will be required to second that praise, no matter how mildly (eg, &#8220;Yeah, it&#8217;s got a couple of good tracks&#8221;), before moving forward with his or her own musical experience from the summer of 2008. If you&#8217;ve got a burning desire to share yet can&#8217;t stand the new Dr. Dog album, you&#8217;ll have to wait your turn, wait to follow up on another Townsperson&#8217;s experience.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The final rule (I think):<\/strong> Pile-on high fives are only allowed if the piling-on Townsperson somehow extends the praise, such as following the first Townsperson to agree that the new Dr. Dog album, &#8220;like, totally rocks,&#8221; with something on the order of, &#8220;If you like that album, you should have seen them on tour this summer!&#8221; Beware of this tactic, though: the person who follows the first pile-on will need to then high five over both the pile-on topic as well as any new topic the first pile-on person adds to the mix. After completing that tricky maneuver, the person following the first pile-on will be able to reset the praise and allow the <em>next<\/em> person to focus only on the most recently praised musical experience.<\/p>\n<p>Take your time with this. Let me know if you have any questions. I&#8217;ll leave the stage open to your first song of praise. At least one actual praiseworthy song, submitted by <strong>Townsman Al<\/strong>, follows the jump!<br \/>\n<!--more--><br \/>\n<strong>Kenny O&#8217;Dell, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.rocktownhall.com\/blogs\/media\/blogs\/rth\/Kenny_ODell_Beautiful_People.mp3\" title=\"\">&#8220;Beautiful People&#8221;<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>About this track, Al writes: <\/p>\n<blockquote><p>As I&#8217;ve said before, I&#8217;ve been trying to create a playlist on my iPod that includes every top 40 song I can remember from my youthful days listening tp WFIL and WIBG.  I&#8217;m up to around 1900 songs but I doubt I&#8217;ll ever be finished.  This one popped up in a odd place about 6 months ago and it&#8217;s still tickling my fancy.  I don&#8217;t think I&#8217;d heard it in 35 years but when I heard it again I remembered every word and note. Just a great pop song, a great blend of soul and country.  I&#8217;m not sure how popular it was nationally but it sure was big in Philly.  There was another version of this released at virtually the same time by Bobby Vee that reached a similar chart position.  It&#8217;s a note-for-note copy and it&#8217;s really good as well but it&#8217;s missing that certain something that makes this a classic.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>UPDATED AFTER THE JUMP! I&#8217;ve got a real simple little game\/opportunity to bond that I&#8217;d like to see if we can play. I&#8217;m swamped today, so I may not have time to drop a typically insightful, educational piece on you any time soon. 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