tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31396397279486993432011-07-28T17:01:30.193-07:00A place for my thoughts to live forever! Ooohh.... scary.....bob allardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14565127629156666104noreply@blogger.comBlogger81100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139639727948699343.post-55866732048678434772011-04-27T07:33:00.000-07:002011-04-27T07:33:39.796-07:00<object classid="clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000" height="296" width="480"> <param name="flashvars" value="vid=13670523&amp;autoplay=false"/> <param name="allowfullscreen" value="true"/> <param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"/> <param name="src" value="http://www.ustream.tv/flash/viewer.swf"/> <embed flashvars="vid=13670523&amp;autoplay=false" width="480" height="296" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" src="http://www.ustream.tv/flash/viewer.swf" type="application/x-shockwave-flash"></embed> </object><br /><br /><a href="http://www.ustream.tv/" style="background: #ffffff; color: black; display: block; font-size: 10px; font-weight: normal; padding: 2px 0px 4px; text-align: center; text-decoration: underline; width: 400px;" target="_blank">Video streaming by Ustream<br />::: At Berklee College of Music's Executive Sessions - a place for oldish rockers to rock out in safety... note the polite and occasionally mildly enthusiastic applause. Whoo!</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3139639727948699343-5586673204867843477?l=boballard.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>bob allardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14565127629156666104noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139639727948699343.post-51144300009077129222011-04-26T11:18:00.001-07:002011-04-26T11:18:20.800-07:00<iframe src='http://www.forbes.com/video/embed/embed.html?show=44&format=frame&height=496&width=336&video=fvn/names/khan-academy&mode=render' width='336px' height='496px' frameborder='0' scrolling='no' marginwidth='0' marginheight='0'></iframe><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3139639727948699343-5114430000907712922?l=boballard.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>bob allardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14565127629156666104noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139639727948699343.post-61239759352848732602011-01-14T07:10:00.000-08:002011-01-14T07:10:44.292-08:00The Vatican has worked with Villanova University to open up a <a href="http://www.vatican.va/various/cappelle/sistina_vr/index.html ">window</a> into the Sistine Chapel - or more like a portal that you can walk through and gaze at the majesty that Michelangelo created.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3139639727948699343-6123975935284873260?l=boballard.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>bob allardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14565127629156666104noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139639727948699343.post-31843777985556176792010-05-26T08:55:00.000-07:002010-05-26T08:55:02.557-07:00<object id="wsj_fp" width="512" height="363"><param name="movie" value="http://online.wsj.com/media/swf/VideoPlayerMain.swf"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><param name="flashvars" value="videoGUID={B8C23745-6F6C-411D-8BE6-A9048EE76695}&playerid=1000&plyMediaEnabled=1&configURL=http://wsj.vo.llnwd.net/o28/players/&autoStart=false" base="http://online.wsj.com/media/swf/"name="flashPlayer"></param><embed src="http://online.wsj.com/media/swf/VideoPlayerMain.swf" bgcolor="#FFFFFF"flashVars="videoGUID={B8C23745-6F6C-411D-8BE6-A9048EE76695}&playerid=1000&plyMediaEnabled=1&configURL=http://wsj.vo.llnwd.net/o28/players/&autoStart=false" base="http://online.wsj.com/media/swf/" name="flashPlayer" width="512" height="363" seamlesstabbing="false" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" swLiveConnect="true" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/shockwave/download/index.cgi?P1_Prod_Version=ShockwaveFlash"></embed></object><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3139639727948699343-3184377798555617679?l=boballard.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>bob allardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14565127629156666104noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139639727948699343.post-7308870927848720112010-01-26T15:11:00.000-08:002010-02-22T14:14:46.422-08:00This is a version recorded live from Billy Danylik's basement mancave of our band covering the Beatles' immortal <a href="http://www.box.net/shared/nd4gr0jzxa">Ticket to Ride</a>, recorded in one take on Bob's Iphone using an app called GigBaby, then downloaded to my Mac and tweaked in Garageband. Sweet!<br /><br />Other Songs:<br /><a href="http://www.box.net/shared/214dejn41m">Peace Love & Understanding</a> Elvis Costello<br /><a href="http://www.box.net/shared/r0xvxumiqz">Listen to Her Heart</a> Tom Petty<br /><a href="http://www.box.net/shared/r0xvxumiqz">Overkill</a> Colin Hay of Men at Work<br /><a href="http://www.box.net/shared/7cves7h1gr">Message in a Bottle</a> The Police<br /><br />A song from my 1989 Holy Cross band, the Popular Twills, <a href="http://www.box.net/shared/6333qqa412">Why Can't I Be You</a> The Cure<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3139639727948699343-730887092784872011?l=boballard.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>bob allardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14565127629156666104noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139639727948699343.post-66107284355355953842009-03-17T04:23:00.000-07:002009-03-17T04:36:21.247-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_SdTpeDThvQg/Sb-LIUFt6NI/AAAAAAAABXc/Qs5gvmiNEiA/s1600-h/knowledge.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 381px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_SdTpeDThvQg/Sb-LIUFt6NI/AAAAAAAABXc/Qs5gvmiNEiA/s400/knowledge.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314119060268378322" border="0" /></a><br /><img src="file:///Users/boballard/Library/Caches/TemporaryItems/moz-screenshot.jpg" alt="" /><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3139639727948699343-6610728435535595384?l=boballard.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>bob allardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14565127629156666104noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139639727948699343.post-17278391242983484172009-03-12T10:24:00.000-07:002009-03-17T04:37:46.978-07:00<object classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=9,0,28,0" height="315" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.360cities.net/javascripts/krpano/krpano.swf"><param name="quality" value="autohigh"><param name="flashvars" value="pano=http://www.360cities.net/krpano/external_embed/amadee-coral-reef-new-caledonia.xml&amp;epd=http://www.360cities.net/data/embed/plugin_data/amadee-coral-reef-new-caledonia"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><embed src="http://www.360cities.net/javascripts/krpano/krpano.swf" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" allowfullscreen="true" quality="autohigh" flashvars="pano=http://www.360cities.net/krpano/external_embed/amadee-coral-reef-new-caledonia.xml&amp;epd=http://www.360cities.net/data/embed/plugin_data/amadee-coral-reef-new-caledonia" height="315" width="425"></embed></object>This absolutely blew me away - a perfect example of how technology can change forever how we are able to experience the world around us. Wow. (use your mouse/pointer to scan the ocean as if you are there...)<br /><br /><a title="panorama photos of Amadee Coral Reef New Caledonia on 360cities.net" href="http://www.360cities.net/image/amadee-coral-reef-new-caledonia">Amadee Coral Reef New Caledonia</a> in <a href="http://www.360cities.net/area/new-caledonia" title="panoramic images from New Caledonia">New Caledonia</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3139639727948699343-1727839124298348417?l=boballard.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>bob allardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14565127629156666104noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139639727948699343.post-5174810935418639982009-02-05T13:19:00.000-08:002009-02-05T13:24:40.133-08:00David Foster Wallace was a tremendous intellect, as evidenced by any number of awards ("Genius Awards" are often a good indicator). <a href="http://harpers.org/media/pdf/dfw/HarpersMagazine-1996-01-0007859.pdf">This article</a> perfectly captures how I felt when my family took a cruise in the late 80's - tanned, relaxed, slightly embarrassed at all the food, really embarrassed that we were visiting some of the poorest people's homes in the world and not really doing much to help, etc. You get the picture.<div><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3139639727948699343-517481093541863998?l=boballard.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>bob allardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14565127629156666104noreply@blogger.com0