Friday and the Random 10 (New Year's Eve Return Edition)

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Friday and the Random 10 (I'm Running Edition)

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

Here's a picture.

But seriously I never run.

Who Knows When We Shall Meet Again

If ever...

Time.

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.

My Top 10 Favorite Instrumentals

When I first got the idea for this post I just listed a bunch of songs down the page. I noticed a lot of music acts had done several that I like. So what I did was to limit everyone to just one appearance. Get it? Got it? Good.

I'm sure I missed some obvious ones too, but here are my top ten favorite instrumentals:

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10) King Crimson/Red

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9) Kansas/Musicatto

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8) The Alan Parsons Project/I Robot

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7) Vangelis/Chariots of Fire

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6) Rick Wakeman/Catherine of Aragon

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5) Journey/Kohoutek

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4) Trans-Siberian Orchestra/Christmas Eve Sarajevo 12/24

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3) Rush/La Villa Strangiato

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2) Emerson Lake & Palmer/Canario

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1) Yes (Steve Howe)/Mood For a Day

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Others considered:

Yes (Steve Howe)/Masquerade

Emerson Lake & Palmer/Changing States, Fanfare for the Common Man, Hoedown

The Nice/Ars Longa Vita Brevis (4th Movt.)

Def Leppard/Switch 625

Rush/YYZ

Trans-Siberian Orchestra/Moonlight and Madness

Journey/Topaz

Friday and the Random 10 (Zig Zaggety Edition)

Man, the life of a Disney cast member can be so time consuming during the summer. There is always a need for you to work somewhere so it's not unusual to put in 60-70 hours a week for several weeks in a row if you can handle it. I am in the middle of a stretch like that now.

I certainly do not get to blog as much as I want to, but I do try to update Twitter or Instagram with stuff where I can to fill in the gaps. You should be able to see them over to the right of this blog. Follow me there for more of my day to day life, especially if you are interested in the Disney side of cast member life.

And now for the real reason everyone is here. Last week's countdown was pretty straightforward with no one getting banned so everyone is fair game. I'm still thinking about that "Viggle" rule though. As usual the rules and whatnot are up there ↑ at the top.

On with the show...

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 (Meh Edition)

Well another week has passed us by, unfortunately this week was filled with work instead of vacation. Me no likey. It's the reason this is coming out so late today.

Anyway, let's get right to it. Looking back at last week I see that Yes gets banned again (I feel a Tarkus or two coming up), but I won't let that deter me any. As usual the rules and whatnot are up there ↑ at the top.

Here we go!

Friday and the Random 10 (Main Street Edition)

Wait, what? I get paid vacation time? Sounds sketchy to me, but I'll try this thing out keeping a close eye on my paycheck next week. So what should I do with all this freedom? Blog! Yeah, no point in going outside. I mean it's like in the 80's outside and there's bound to be mosquitoes...and tourists. Well I could watch a whole lot of the March madness that's going on. I can't believe I never filled out a single bracket this year. Ugh.

I'll play it safe the first day and knock out some randomness. As usual the rules and whatnot are up there ↑ at the top. Looking back at last week I see no one got banned, but everyone is fair game for an upset.

Let's bust some brackets!

Friday and the Random 10

Well another week down the tubes and time to settle in on a nice, relaxing weekend. I hope. Well hopefully better than last weekend which featured a trip to Ikea...followed by a lot of screwing (and not the fun kind). Last week's countdown was a little, err, messed up because of new computer issues. Hopefully they've been resolved for this week.

As usual the rules and whatnot are up there ↑ on the top. Also, check out the Refrigerator Magnet Challenge if you get the chance.

Time to rock, and roll the bones!

Friday and the Random 10 (Day after Halloween Edition)

Well here I am way too early in the morning (what's up with that?) so I figured I could be productive and knock out the Random 10. Last night was Halloween and tonight is the last Halloween party at Disney. Then the Christmas parties start next week. No really.

So let's see if there is any creepiness left over from last night, or if we go right past that into holiday cheer. Or maybe it's going to be just plain music. You can never tell.

Looking back at last week, I see that Chicago got banned, so there's hope of the Tarkus appearing. As usual, the rules and whatnot are over there → to the right. Allons-y!

1) Trans-Siberian Orchestra/Christmas Concerto - And I'm done. First one up is a holiday song after what I just rambled on about? The gods of randomness are shining upon us favorably today.

2) Chicago/Birthday Boy Dennis DeYoung/It's in Every One of Us - The Tarkus appears and blasts away Chicago, allowing DDY to sing us a song from his album of Broadway favorites. He really does have a great voice.

3) REO Speedwagon/Golden Country - Talk about some old school classic stuff. I believe this is about Vietnam. I love that they still play this even today at concerts.

4) Tommy Shaw/Fading Away - From his debut solo album Girls with Guns. It sounds so 80's.

5) Anthrax/Milk (Ode to Billy) - Okay, I've got to give a shout out to my younger brother Scott for this one. Still cracks me up.

6) Dennis DeYoung/Someone to Watch Over Me - Same Broadway album, but DDY becomes a target for the Tarkus next week. Banned.

7) Enigma/Back to the Rivers of Belief - Where is this river? I need to let my body drift downstream...

8) Chicago/Just You 'N' Me Red Hot Chili Peppers/Fire - Okay, this is an old Jimi Hendrix song. Know how I know that? Because it's on DDY's first solo album Desert Moon. Because when you think Hendrix, you think DDY.

9) Chicago/When All the Laughter Dies in Sorrow Michael Jackson/Black or White - Damn, Chicago is trying hard today. This time they lose out to Captain EO instead. Hooter must have eaten their map.

10) The Alan Parsons Project/The Raven - Yes, that Raven. Like the Edgar Allen Poe one. I always wondered why some prog bands didn't put classic poems and literature to music instead of just using music from composers. I mean it's pre-made lyrics for them.

Well there we go for everyone waking up from their Halloween induced sugar comas. Chicago was banned last week, so counting today they have shown up five times in the last two weeks! To bad they were banned too because #9 has some awesome lyrics. And out of all of that it's DDY that gets the ax for next week. Interesting. The STCS this time around is Magma/Mekanik Destruktiw Kommandoh. Ummm, what?!? The Hell if I know.

As always, stay cool central Florida and Roll Tide!

Play us out boys!

 

Friday and the Random 10

Well another week has passed us by, but you know what that means! It's Friday! And time to be random! Don't worry, I'm not going to end every sentence with an exclamation point! Oops, I mean "." Anyway, looking back at last week, I see that Def Leppard got banned. As usual, the rules and whatnot are over there → to the right.

Here we go!

1) Across The Universe/Soundtrack (Across the Universe) - I mean it wasn't Sgt Peppers with the Bee Gees and Peter Frampton (what is?), but it was a decent movie.

2) The Alan Parsons Project/Can't Take It With You - You know, in their off time from building that giant death laser on the moon.

3) The Alan Parsons Project/What Goes Up... - And we have our first banning of the day. Too bad cuz I like them.

4) Def Leppard/Hell Raiser Yes/Clear Days - The Tarkus has eliminated its target, allowing Yes to proceed. I have previously covered this song and album here.

5) ELO/Julie Don't Live Here Anymore - Did you ever buy a record and end up liking the bonus track/B-side more? This was the case with both of the singles from their album Time. And this song didn't even make the album.

6) Van Halen/You Really Got Me - Anyone else notice they did a lot of remakes of other people's stuff?

7) Jimmy Buffet/Who's The Blonde Stranger - Oh Jimmy and your comedic ways...

8) Ratt/Way Cool Jr. - Yes I am and welcome to the party pal!

9) Thomas Dolby/I Love You Goodbye - This is how I feel about a lot of things lately. Good song.

10) ABBA/Take a Chance on Me - Move along. Nothing to see here. Ignore the women in go-go boots behind the curtain.

So there we go. Alan Parsons shows up and gets banned while Def Leppard tries to sneak back in but got Tarkus'd. The STCS for this week is Yes/Soft as a Dove. Does that get them banned? I'm going to say yes to Yes for doing two wimpy songs. I love you goodbye (see what I did there?). Anyway, stay cool central Florida, and Roll Tide!

I love this song.

Friday and the Random 10

Now that I have finished that other wimpy post, it's time for something manly. How about some music? And let's make it random! Yeah, you know the deal. The rules and whatnot are over there → to the right as always. Looking back at last week I see that Chicago and, ummm who would that be, oh yeah Rick Wakeman are banned for this week. On a side note, I deleted a lot of RW last week, only leaving the actual classics. The rest was just...unnecessary.

And now for the manly music!

Friday and the Random 10 (05/31/13)

I know my posts haven't been as often as they were before I was working again, but there are certain posts that just won't be denied. The Random 10 is one of those. It's becoming an American institution! Yeah right, but maybe someday...

As usual the rules are over there to the right → and looking back to last week I see that Korn is ineligible. I should also point out that I am extremely sick right now, but I am still going to power through this thing because my fans deserve it. Both of them.

Away we go!

 



1) Chicago/Where Do We Go From Here? - Peter Cetera and the early days of Chicago were the best. Classic album cover too.

 

 

2) Camel/First Light - The more I hear from these guys the more I like them. It's mostly jazzy instrumental stuff but it's very smooth.

 

3) The Alan Parsons Project/What Goes Up - Other than building a giant laser on the moon to destroy the Earth, these guys play some pretty good music.

 

4) Yes/In The Presence Of - Another one of those live versions I need to get rid of.

 

5) Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe/Jon Anderson solo (Time and a Word/Owner of a Lonely Heart/Teakbois) - This was actually a cool beginning to their concerts. Jon would actually enter from the back of the audience and walk toward the stage shaking hands as he sang. Here is footage of the whole concert, but you can watch the beginning to see what I mean.

 

 

6) Billy Joel/Allentown - Mr. William Joel did a lot of poor city, factories, and dying industry songs back in the 80's.

 

7) Inner City/Good Life - Never heard this before. It's from one of those 80's compilation albums I added. Either way...

 

 

8) Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe/Order of the Universe - Yet another live version to get rid of. Plus, they are now banned for next week (in all forms).

 

9) Styx/Show Me The Way - Remember when Styx were relevant again for a brief period in the 90's? There was a mash up of this song and broadcasts from the Gulf War. Did they capitalize on their revival? No, DDY became a dick (again) the band pretty much left him behind.

 

10) Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe/Brother of Mine - I don't know why it keeps jumping back to this live album. Just doesn't seem very random to me. If twice in one countdown gets you banned for a week, what should three times be? I'm thinking maybe a month? Since it's the last day of the month I am going to rule them out for June completely.

 

Well there we have it and it's kind of leaving a bad taste in my mouth about how it went down. The randomness just feels awful sometimes. We maybe the STCS can save us: Yes/White Car. You know, I am even going to count this and ban Yes for next week as well. Trust me, I do have more music that this! Maybe I clicked on something wrong because I'm sick. Oh well, play us out Camel!

 

 

Friday and the Random 10

Well we've reached the end to another week. Could be good, could be bad, could be just meh. But it's always a party when the Random 10 comes rolling along (Lord I hope so anyway). So it's time to set your various music devices on shuffle and hope the gods of randomness are kind to you.

And away we go!

1) AC/DC/All Screwed Up - that's what I'm talking about.

2) Apollo 440/Electro Glide in Blue - I like these guys' stuff

3) Tommy Shaw/Kiss Me Hello - a great song from TS's first solo album Girls with Guns.

4) Porcupine Tree/The Sound of Muzak - they toured with Yes a few years back and I had never heard of them so I thought I would give them a try. They're kind of one of those newer prog bands.

5) The Alan Parsons Project/I Wouldn't Want to Be Like You - another band that toured with Yes, but I actually got to see them in concert (Nashville, I think). I was severely impressed by them that I don't remember much about Yes' performance. This is also they're first appearance in the Random 10!

6) Saga/Amnesia - all hail these Canadian rockers! Album cover winner for the cool 80's sunglasses.

7) Van Halen/So This is Love? - during the David Lee Roth days.

8) Extreme/It's a Monster - I love this band. They did much, much better stuff than that More Than Words song. I wish more people would give them a listen, especially Extreme II and III.

9) Def Leppard/Heaven Is - Doesn't Adrenalize sound like a continuation of Hysteria? It does to me.

10) Camel/Preparation - more smooth sounds from them. Very mellow.

Well there we have it. Not a bad mix. No one got Cyberman'd (deleted!) this time around, although I'm so ready for that to happen next time. The STCS for this week is Casting Crowns/Glorious Day. If you have any music suggestions please leave them in the comment box below. Thanks! No real video to play us out this week so I'm going to leave you with this:

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