WFMU again!

When I was growing up in the mid 90's, I used to listen to a lot of "free form" radio in New Jersey.

WFDU 89.1
WBAI 99.5
WFMU 99.1

Thanks to the advancements in technology, I am able to listen to WFMU while at work. http://www.wfmu.org/

There was nothing like walking around New York City with my headphones on and litening to such stations.

If you want to hear totally whacked out music then give 99.1 WFMU a listen.

This is the only station that my firewall at work permits me to listen to, but the other two stations are just as good

WFDU 89.1 http://alpha.fdu.edu/wfdu/wfdufm/index2.html

WBAI 99.5 http://www.wbai.org/

No Colombian restaurants in San Diego?

The last time I had some Colombian food was back in 2001 when I went back to New Jersey on leave. I have not had any Colombian food since that time frame. Almost four years, four years without tasting the great Colombian food.

I did a search for restaurants in San Diego, and I cannot believe that there is not a single Colombian restaurant here. There are a lot of Mexican restaurants, but I am really getting tire of the Mexican food.

I would do anything to have a Colombian "Arepa" as well as a "Bandeja Paisa" with "Chorizo" and ground beef. Damn, my mouth just waters thinking about the damn plate. This is another reason to hate San Diego. I don't see much a Colombian community here. There's a big Asian and Mexican community, but that is really much it.

If you are a Colombian woman living in San Diego and you read this, then contact me :)

I really miss home now, there is nothing like NYC!

The Captive Heart

I've been listening to this song The Captive Heart from Brendan Perry's melancholy 1997 solo album "Eye Of The Hunter" all week.

Brendan Perry is half of Dead Can Dance. Hopefully tickets will still be on sale next Friday. I don't have enough money to buy tickets this week and the venue that they are playing here in San Diego is nearly sold out.

I love the mood of this song. Dark, jazzy, and a sense of sadness fills the air before Brendan starts singing. The guitar sets the mood right away while the drumming fills the air like the smoke of a cigarette. Then Brendan sings the song in such a strong voice that it pierces the ambiance of the song itself. I can almost see this song being played in a smoky bar while taking a sip from my whisky, as Brendan is strumming away on his guitar.

While I like the song as a whole, parts of the song stand out for me lyrically;

Seems like I've loved you all my life
Never thought I'd find you
One day the muse may lend these words wings
So I can touch you

and

But hey!
Don't worry if the feelings not strong for you
I have lived my life in accordance
To the windfalls of passion
Though I know what it means
To be loved and then forgotten

If you want to hear music that has lyrics with deep meaning, then I highly recommend checking out Dead Can Dance as well as Brendan's solo album.