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Victor Rasgaitis
United States
(advertising student [creative])
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New York City, ITunes, Lovemark (The), Ireland, Barenaked Ladies, John Mayer, Donkey Coffee and Espresso, Apples to Apples, Fred Astaire, Gene Kelly, Google, When Harry Met Sally, Adobe, Dr Pepper. -
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A true master
John Mayer
21 October 2007
This man is a musical genius - a true master of the guitar, lyrics and, most importantly, the song. Let's start with "Inside Wants Out". This was Mayer's original independent release - I got it for Christmas from my dad when I was a freshman in high school (I've been playing guitar since I was 7 years old and my dad has played in a classic rock band since I was born - music is part of who I am. Shortly after my encounter with "Inside Wants Out" I recorded my independently released first album. My dad is featured on track 7). Mayer's 1st album is raw perfection - mostly acoustic tracks and little focus on production. These are songs you're listening to. Mayer has transformed himself over the years from acoustic "mom rocker" on 'Room for Squares' to plugged-in thinker on 'Heavier Things' to guitar god on "Try!" to perfectionist on "Continuum" - but he never looses sight of the one thing that matters in music - the song.
I love it here
Donkey Coffee and Espresso
21 October 2007
Located just off of the red brick main-street of Athens, Ohio - home of Ohio University - Donkey Coffee and Espresso serves up a home brewed helping of caffeine with a conscience. I first stumbled upon the Donkey during my freshman year at OU. It's like a small house - cozy and quiet - usually packed with college students studying or talking or, in my case, checking out the local music scene. I'm a musician and I've played a lot of venues, but the tiny nook of a back room at the Donkey is without question my favorite place on earth to play. This is where you can get in close with your audience. The room hosts has an instant connection between performer and listener thanks to natural acoustics, perfectly dim lighting and amazing people (somehow the good crowds always find their way into this great spot). On top of all this, the vanilla chai tea at this place is heavenly - it's incredible - it's perfection in mug - nothing could possibly be better on earth! I've spent many a night at Donkey listening to the best unknown music in Athens county (possibly the world), sipping on a cup of vanilla chai and playing Apples to Apples with the best people I've ever known. I love it here.
I wouldn't be the same without it
Apples to Apples
21 October 2007
The best game ever! Think about this for a second: you and each of your friends are given a bunch of red cards with nouns on them. Then a green card with an adjective is pulled from the deck and placed on the table in front of you. All but one of you picks which of your red cards (nouns) best matches the green card (adjectives). The one person who wasn't putting a red card down then picks which one he or she thinks should win! What could be better? Ok...it might sound a little boring at first glance, but think about this: nobody ever actually puts the card down that fits best. It usually becomes a hilarious free-for-all where the goal is to find the funniest combination that fits the judge's sense of humor. I played this game almost every week for years in college and I've never laughed so hard in my life. Our house rule: if you play you have to carve your name into the wooden box that holds the cards. I even have the cardboard sleeve from the box hanging as a poster on my wall. I made most of my best friends playing this game - I wouldn't be the same without it. This game is like an initiation - when your done it's like you've known each other your whole life. Best game ever made.
The king of the movie musical
Gene Kelly
21 October 2007
This man is the king of the movie musical. I grew up watching movies like "Singing in the Rain," "On The Town," and "An American in Paris" with my mom on rainy days when my dad was at work and I didn't have to go to school. I learned every word to every song and loved the "magic of the movies". My mom would say "that is how you treat a lady" and I would recite the perfect lines like a little Gene Kelly puppet. Gene wasn't like most of the other guys in movie musicals - he was a man's dancer - strong and masculine while all the time boyish and charming. I took tap for 2 years in high school trying to be that kind of man - I was never a very good tap dancer, but I eventually got the charm part down okay(!) An incredible dancer with a love for tricks and "dream sequences," Kelly's work is recognizable at first glance. Gene Kelly was a dancer, a singer, an entertainer and a role model.
iLove iTunes
iTunes
25 October 2007
iLove iTunes. As a musician I wouldn't go anywhere else to download my favorite songs. It's everything I've ever wanted all in one place.