Awesome song, by Brooke Fraser. I had this on regular rotation on my iPod during my recent trip to Uganda
“Now that I have seen, I am responsible. Faith without deeds is dead…”
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Urban nominated for best album - Music - Entertainment - theage.com.au
Here’s something to keep an eye out for - the annual Country Music Awards happens tonight in Nashville (hopefully it’ll be broadcast on the Country Music Channel). Aussie Keith Urban is up for best album with his Love, Pain, and the Whole Crazy Thing, which is an excellent country/pop/rock album with some great tracks. I had the misfortune of hearing a Phil Collins version of the Leo Sayer classic “Can’t stop loving you” whilst driving around Johannesburg and was horrified at the anaemic 80s sound. Keith does a far superior version on this album. “Stupid Boy” is another of my favourite tracks from this CD.
Another contender for best album mentioned in the article above is These Days, a four disc opus from Vince Gill. I haven’t come across this album before but looking at the names of some of his colloborators it’s definitely one I want to check out. Might be perfect for my drive down to Busselton this weekend with the boys if I can find it by then. I may have to source it on iTunes though, since our music stores here in Western Australia generally have a pitifully small country music section.
Anyway, speaking of Keith Urban, here’s a video I posted on my facebook yesterday of him performing with Australian roots band The John Butler Trio, originally from Perth. They are another of my favourite bands so seeing John Butler and Keith Urban performing together is a real treat. Anyone who doubts Keith’s ability on the guitar just check this out…
I discovered a new way to my house last night.
Actually I had a few suggestions but only one was of any use and some were completely wrong. I was trying out a new phone I’ve gotten - the HTC TyTN II, which has a built in GPS. Quite accurate tracking, although the maps were totally wrong in a couple of places, listing streets that had been closed off or changed considerably in the last couple of years. I’ll have to see if they can be updated at all.
If, like me, you’ve ever wondered how GPS works, there’s a good article on Wikipedia. I never knew it was run by the US defence department. I doubt I’ll use this a whole lot, but I needed a new phone and having GPS is an added bonus. Owen enjoyed watching where we were going on the way to school this morning. More useful will be the one in our Prado when we get it in a few weeks.
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