askland on March 14th, 2007

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askland on March 14th, 2007

Modern Ten Commandments Movie Trailer
This takes clips from the classic Ten Commandments movie and recompiles it as a modern movie trailer. Have you ever noticed it sounds like one voice over artist does all the movie trailers these days? Fair warning - there is one swear word at the end of the trailer.

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askland on March 14th, 2007

Greek Spartan 300 - Spread of Democracy
The movie “300″ is about the 300 Spartans who made a last stand against the Persians in Greece. It is speculated that this series of battles layed the groundwork for the spread of democracy and the bedrock of philosophy in Western history. This clip is an excerpt from a [...]

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askland on March 13th, 2007

Richard Dawkins - Ted Haggard Conversation Video
A lot of talk about Richard Dawkins in churches lately. Here’s a video where I don’t think he comes across exactly in the same way he meant to.
I have seen other Dawkins videos where he has been very well spoken and to the point. Why so much hatred toward [...]

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askland on March 12th, 2007

Grandmaster Flash is part of the first hip hop rap group inducted into the Rock N Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland, Ohio. Officially “The Furious Five” is the first group inducted.
Many speculate this may be the end of inducting 70’s punk rock icons, and the ushering in of the hip hop era in rock [...]

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askland on March 12th, 2007

Regarding a presidential bid in the 2008 race, Fred Thompson said yesterday: “I’m giving some thought to it, going to leave the door open” and decide in the coming months. “It’s not really a reflection on the current field at all,” he said.
Obama, Hillary Clinton, Thompson all lining up to run for president. We might [...]

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askland on March 11th, 2007

Here’s my new favorite Captain Hook joke. Now you know that us Scandihoovians tell a lot of jokes. However, we make no claim that any of them are actually funny…..
A pirate walked into a bar and the bartender said, “Hey, I haven’t seen you in a while. What happened? You look terrible.
“What do you mean?” [...]

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askland on March 7th, 2007

Mount Vernon, WA - Currently working on the first act of The Apple Tree which will run at Stanwood Auditorium (April 13, 2007), Philip Tarro Theater (April 14, 2007) and Mount Vernon Presbyterian Church (April 15, 2007).
The first act of the Apple Tree is based on “The Diaries of Adam and Eve” by Mark Twain. [...]

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askland on March 6th, 2007

I was going through music selecting repertoire for a piano student and this picture fell out of a book. The picture is from 1983 (I was 17 years old). Pictured from left to right is Christopher Possanza (Synthesizer), Doug deBruyn (Upright Bass) and Conrad Askland (Harpsichord).
This photo was taken in the sanctuary of St. Andrew’s [...]

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