Friday and the Random 10 (Black Friday Edition)

Welcome to a new and improved, simplified and stripped down Random 10! 

Here's a picture.

Friday and the Random 10 (Birthday Edition)

It's my birthday! It's my birthday! No really, it actually is my birthday and the best part of the whole thing? Friday the 13th! I get lucky from time to time from being born on the 13th (at some point I am going to have to go back and check to see how many of my birthdays have been on a Friday...)

13 songs because, 13.

Friday and the Random 10 (Knights Templar Edition)

I hope someone gets that reference.

You know what we do around here on Friday the 13th right?!? 

Friday and the Random 10 (Fill in the Blank Edition)

Sometimes I have a preconceived idea for the Random 10, and other times I hope the music itself will reveal a theme. Today I'm just blah so I will let the music speak to you and you can leave comments on what it should be named. Yay for reader participation! #FutureInternetSensation #ShareThe Love

Now onto some music:

Friday and the Random 10 (100 Years of Roy Edition)

Okay, yeah I missed another Friday last week (and the one before that too), but I have a really good excuse this time. Most of you may know that I work as an engineer on the Walt Disney World Railroad. One of our steam trains, the Roy O. Disney (Walt's brother), reached its 100th birthday! We had a centennial celebration with special pics in the morning (see below), a BBQ cookout, and then a formal get together later that night at the Contemporary Resort. It was a full day and an event I am proud to say I was a part of. That's me standing on the top of the tender in the middle.

But we are here for music, so let's get back to that:

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Friday and the Random 10 (Work in Progress Edition)

If you tuned in last week you may have noticed down at the bottom I added an actual podcast. I encountered a few problems with the music from YouTube, but hopefully I have most of that sorted out. Don't judge me too hard, it was a first attempt and definitely still a work in progress. Oh well, here we go again. Second verse, same as the first:

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Friday and the Random 10 (Halloweenie Edition)

Well, looks like this will be the last Random 10 for October. Halloween is tomorrow night (dangit) so I was one day off from doing a spooktacular countdown. At least when I get back to work it will be the end of the MNSS parties. But hey, Christmas is right around the corner now and those parties start up November 8th! Geez.

Friday and the Random 10 (Snowmageddon Edition)

The big news lately I guess has been the weather up north. Like OMG, it's like snowing...in winter! I bet it snowed this time last year too. Apart from having Jim Cantorgasms over the thunder snowstorm (okay, that was actually cool), down here in Florida it just doesn't seem like y'all live on the same planet as I do. I mean look at the 10 day forecast over there on the right. Over the weekend we are expected to be close to the 80's. And you know what? I hate it. Give me a freaking winter for at least a month please. I will trade you some of this sunshine and humidity for just a few inches of snow. I wish there was somebody we could talk to about this...

Anyway, I guess there is nothing I can do about that. What we can do is think happy thoughts and let the gods of randomness show favor upon us by blessing us with some great music for the soul. Last week was Friday the 13th, which is a day we celebrate around these parts. As a quick review, you can follow this link, or check out the cool picture below: 

As always the rules and whatnot are up there ↑ at the top next to the Home tab.

Friday and the Random 10 (1987 Blockbuster Album Edition)

Well here we go for yet another week of randomness. I'm still feeling out the new format to see if I like it or not. I'm still worried about the time it takes, but as long as I can keep my Friday's off I should be okay. Yay for off days!

As a quick review of last week, you can follow this link, or check out the cool picture below: 

Highlights from last week

Yeah, that's a new thing too. Might as well use some of these programs I have all over my computer. This blog hasn't been this exciting since I started using verbs!

As always the rules and whatnot are up there ↑ at the top next to the Home tab.

Friday and the Random 10 (Black Friday Edition)

As you can tell around these parts I have barely had any time at all to update the blog any. It's a holiday week at Disney and that means one thing: long days with long hours. Nothing like a 73 hour work week to get you all excited for a holiday you can't even spend with your family. #CastMemberLife

However, I just could not let Friday come and go without doing a Random 10. It may be brief and concise, but it is getting done.

Looking back at last week, Exile Island has a lone occupant. Take a big guess who. Yep:

As usual, the rules and whatnot are up there ↑ at the top.

Friday and the Random 10 (Halloween Edition)

Okay so I have been trying to decide what I wanted to do special for the Halloween version of the Random 10. My first thought was to expand it to thirteen for all the triskaidecaphobics out there. Then I realized that I reserve that for the Friday the 13th's that roll around occasionally. 

My only other option (since it is the last day of October) was to just go ahead and hit everyone with 31 songs. Consider it a giant grab bag of candy. I am sure everyone will find something that they like.

Friday and the Random 10 (Disney Lingo Edition)

Wow, I am up way too early today. It has been another busy week at work, but at least tonight is another one of those short nights. Not NoJ this time, but MNSSHP. What? You don't speak Disney? That's Night of Joy and Mickey's Not So Scary Halloween Party. Yes, Halloween. In the middle of September. Bad part is this is already the third one. Third!

Enough of that though, let's get to the music. Looking back at last week, I see that The Beatles got banned, joining RW in being 101. Predictable.

As usual, the rules and whatnot are up there ↑ at the top in the OG.

Who is 102? Let's see...

1) Jethro Tull/Wind-Up - You know what every band needs? A lead singer that plays the flute. This is from the album Aqualung. Sound familiar? Yeah, it's what Ron Burgundy plays on his flute in the Anchorman movies.

2) RW/Slaveman RW/Minas Tirith Frank Zappa/Don't Eat the Yellow Snow - Something new I added this week. Sorry, but it's mostly crap to me. Also:

3) Frank Zappa/Louie Louie - And welcome to being banned. More crap.

4) Porcupine Tree/Blackest Eyes - The album cover winner here describes how I feel when guests ask me a dumb question:

5) Sammy Hagar/Bad Motor Scooter - Back in his days with Montrose.

6) Styx/Put Me On - Back when they seemed to start every album with a JY song. DDY does sing one part though.

7) Daft Punk/Crescendolls - Good. I needed a little credibility. However, this beat is slightly annoying.

8) Starcastle/Forces - Wow, if ever there was a band that wanted to be the American Yes then this is them. I like their music though.

9) Gentle Giant/Alucard - More of that early 70's jazz fusion that seems to be annoying the crap out of me for some reason this morning.

10) Yes/Vevey (Revisited) - A bonus track from the Going for the One re-issue. They were obviously working on a smaller part of a larger song here (probably Awaken) since it is only an organ and harp playing. Yeah, I said harp.

Well there we go for another week. I don't know why I feel irritated by this music today. At least I won't have to listen to Zappa next week because of the banning. I may go back and delete a lot of his inventory. The Beatles are now 102 and able to participate next week. RW has an ROS until September ends.

The STCS is Wendy Carlos/Ending Titles (Tron soundtrack). The original movie where everything had a computer "sound". Makes me want to call DACS.

As always, stay cool and dry wherever you are, and Roll Tide!

Play us out boys!

Friday and the Random 10 is now 10-7 for the week. 

Friday and the Random 10 (Fab Four Edition)

Yes, yes I know I skipped last week. Unfortunately this year the 4th of July ('Murica!) landed on a Friday and for a Disney cast member that means no day off and a long shift. A very long shift. Usually 10-14 hours. Hope the rest of you choked on your barbecue...

So getting back into the swing of things I look back and see that Jimmy Buffett got banned so maybe there's a chance the Tarkus can show up. Lost? Check the rules and whatnot up top ↑ there and it will explain all.

Without further ado, let's rock this joint!

1) Kansas/Eleanor Rigby - Yeah the Beatles song. I'm not sure why they decided to remake this one. Doesn't work for me. One of my fave Beatles songs though.

2) The Beatles/Fixing a Hole - Wow, weird. From some album I can't remember.

3) Pink Floyd/Scarecrow - Here we go again. I'm just not getting it, granted this is way old school stuff from them.

4) Enigma/Feel Me Heaven - Always awesome.

5) The Beatles/Polythene Pam - Looks like a man, gets the Fab 4 banned for next week.

6) The Beatles/Ticket to Ride - Say goodbye to July now.

7) Steve Howe/Big Love - The guitar sections on this ended up on the Yes album Union (or Onion).

8) Styx/Show Me the Way - I think this is the last hit song DDY had with the band.

9) Daft Punk/Victory - From the Tron Legacy soundtrack.

10) Foreigner/Lonely Children - Great 70's rock from them. We all know what happened in the 80's. Ugh.

Well there we have it for another week. With all the Beatles showing up I was afraid I was having another media player glitch but it seemed to work itself out. They still get the monthly ban though. Dem rules is rules.

The STCS is Jimmy Buffett/Coast of Marseilles

Yay! Tarkus'd! Let's try that again. The STCS is now Rush/Lessons. Oh yes! I'm even going to give them the album cover winner:

As always stay cool (and dry) central Florida, and Roll Tide!

Might as well let them play us out as well.

Friday and the Random 10 (24 Hours of Disney Edition)

Well today is the day a lot of us have been dreading. Ever since Disney did that thing a few years back on leap year where we stayed open for a full 24 hours they find reasons to do it again. And this time they found ways to make it better worse. This time the trains will be running all night as well. That's right, all of the 1920-ish steam trains will be running for basically an entire day. Uh huh. We'll see how that goes...

And also, this time cast members are blocked out from attending. You know all those wonderful "perks" we are supposed to have? Bet you didn't know that are main gate passes are invalid basically all summer. You know when friends and family actually visit Florida and want us to get them in the parks. Wanna see the castle? Nope. How about a tree in a park nobody wants to go to? It's a glorious life.

Anyway, So in honor of this day the Top 10 is going to be the Top 24. Usual rules are up there ↑ at the top, but the bannings do not matter this time around.

Here's a song for every hour we are open today!

Friday and the Random 10 (Making Memories Edition)

Time heals all wounds so they say. I'm hoping that seven days was enough to distance myself from last week's disappointment. This time has to be better. Couldn't be worse right? The Tarkus did show up, and Jon Anderson got banned.

As usual the rules and whatnot are up there ↑ at the top. Throwing on a positive face now and hoping for some good karma.

Let's rock this joint!

Friday and the Random 10 (Day at the Beach Edition)

Well I finally listened to Jimmy Buffet and spent the day at the beach and I have learned one thing: even though it's overcast and dark and a bit rainy, if you lay there face down long enough, you can still get sunburned. Unbelievable.

Anyway, back to the music. Looking back at last week it looks like Enigma and The Beatles are banned this time around. As usual, the rules and whatnot are up there ↑ on the top.

Here we go!

Friday and the Random 10 (I Hate Valentine's Day Edition)

I hate today. I really do. Blah blah blah. Oh you got some flowers? Makes me want to shoot myself in the fracking head. At least my worst fear wasn't realized and someone proposed to their girlfriend in front of me today. Some lame jerkwad always thinks that a great thing to do at Disney. And ladies I mean c'mon. If your man is wearing a fracking suit to the parks and you're surrounded by your family all day, you should know what's coming.

Wow, tell us how you really feel Von.

Friday and the Random 10

Wow, the holidays can really keep a person busy. When you work for the Mouse, you basically have no life from Thanksgiving to New Years. But now that January is upon us things start slowing down just a bit.

I hope to blog a lot more in 2014. I also have a ton of books I plan to read this year so look for reviews of that at some point. For now, how bout we just settle in with something familiar like a Random 10. As usual the rules and whatnot are over there → to the right.

Let's see how this year starts off!

Friday and the Random 10

I like that Fridays are my actual Fridays now with my new work schedule. The day actually means something to me now. I mean, other than the Random 10 that is! So let's get the party started!

Friday and the Random 10

Yes it's finally back! Because of certain circumstances I wasn't able to make everyone's Friday last week. Okay, I was at the beach. Deal with it. Looking back at last time, I see that the Chili Peppers are banned for being muy caliente... and showing up twice. As usual, the rules and whatnot are over there → to the right.

Enough jibber jabber! Let's get it started up!