Top of the Pops in 1400BCE

Care to hear the oldest song in the world, from ancient Sumeria?

It’s not bad. Could be improved with a little Justin Bieber.

If you’re at all interested in music, you should come to the Common Cup Coffeehouse here in Morris tonight at 6. Wes Flinn and I will be talking about music and the brain. We’re trying something a little different: I know nearly nothing about music, but I have a degree in neuroscience; Wes is a guy with a Ph.D. in music theory, but is not a biologist. I figure that between the two of us we can come up with something interesting about how the brain deals with music.

Or possibly I’ll talk about music and he’ll talk about neuro, and the audience can drink coffee and laugh.

Hype alert

deadpool

My wife and I are going to see Deadpool tonight, I think (this may be one time the theater is overcrowded here in Morris). I’m concerned. This is one movie I’ve heard a lot of gushing hype about, and I have high expectations.

That usually means I’m going to be grievously disappointed.

Stay tuned, I’m going in to the 7:00 showing.


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