Playlist: April 19, 2008

Here is the latest playlist. I know it's been a while since I last posted one and I hope that anyone who has listened before will listen again. I hope people also enjoy the fruits of my labor. I really do love to do this and am getting a chance to unload a little of what I think about. I'm not saying I think big things or that my views are oh-so-important. I'm just saying that I am appreciative of the forum for my letting some of those thoughts and views out. Anyway, I hope people enjoy this podcast. Later.

1. Gameface- Green Tree
   
2. Champion- Thank You Note (live)
   
3. Get the Most- It's Up to Us
   
4. Judge- Forget this Time
   
5. H2O- Guilty by Association (live)
   
6. Social Justice- Hear the Cries
   
7. No Image- Still Here
   
8. No Image- Rat Race
   
9. No Image- Nutmeg United
   
10. No Image- No Image
    
11. Supertouch- On 3
    
12. Atmosphere- Smart Went Crazy
    
13. Sage Francis- Lie Detector Test
    
14. On the Outside- Broken Never Hopeless
    
15. Stand & Fight- Break the Mold
    
16. True Colors- One Chance
    
17. Against the Wall- Thinking for Yourself (demo)
    
18. Amenity- The Way You Live
    
19. Minor Threat- Screaming at a Wall
    
20. Minor Threat- Good Guys (Don't Wear White)
    
21. Minor Threat- Salad Days
    
22. Minor Threat- In My Eyes

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I'm still here!!!

Okay, so it's been a while since I've updated this thing. It's been a busy time for me and my family and I haven't spent all that much time on the computer. Things at my school have been a little crazy for the last week or so. On April 5th, a 16-year old student at the high school I teach at was shot and killed at a party in Hesperia, California. This guy was very popular and a good athlete, so the school was, therefore, stunned. I had the unenviable job of helping my students navigate their way through the quagmire of emotions and get them back on track. Unfortunately, we had state testing this week and that is a HUGE deal at our schools. This meant that the students had a week to get their stuff together and get their heads into the testing mode. This is not an easy thing to do, so it was a hard road.

On a slightly better note, our students raised almost $20,000 dollars, on their own, for the murdered student's family. His parents are very poor and were not sure how they were going to pay to bury their son. Now, they don't have to worry about it. I was extremely proud and touched by the students at Sultana High School and their work ethic and generosity. Now I wish they would transfer that work ethic into the classroom.

Anyway, I'll be posting a new playlist and podcast in the next couple of days. I've got some stuff to talk about, so it should be kind of fired up. We'll see. Until then, laters.