Mandaris

My friend Leon was writing about separating the content he makes into different blogs because of amount of certain topics.

And I feel like they’re overwealming this blog in a way.

I’ve been thinking about doing something similar with my Crucial Track entries. In some ways, it makes a lot of sense because those are generated on a music focused site and then Micro.blog puts it on the blog and distributes it to mastodon and bluesky.

But, I’ve decided not to for two main reasons.

1. I don’t want to introduce more complexity. Having another blog would mean that I would more places to maintain and make decisions on.

2. I want place for all things Mandaris. The site has 80-90% of all the things that I create in one location. I don’t know who or what follows me or what they like. I do have different categories of posts and I might add something to the theme to make it easier to follow those specifically.

For now, I think I’ll keep everything here.

Kudos to those who are able to have multiple blogs!

"Limbo Rock" by Chubby Checker

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A song from the 1960s that you like or means something to you.

This is the song that my local skating rink would play when it was time to do limbo. Everyone who wanted to participate would get into a line to have a turn to try and skate under the limbo bar.

I keep remembering lines like Don't move that Limbo Bar and How low can you go?

I never won, but it was always fun to try new styles to get under the bar.

It wasn't until years later that I learned that other people limbo without skates.

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I have this down as my movie of the year. I like it because of how it makes us feel about these characters as they move into a night that none of them will be able to forget.

"Rock Around the Clock" by Bill Haley and His Comets

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A song from the 1950s that you like or means something to you.

This song means a lot to me because it was used repeatedly when I was learning how to swing dance. I had no rhythm so I had to learn the anticipate the beats in the music. For someone learning, having a regular beat is very, very important.

Even now, I do not actually hear the words when this song plays. I hear 1 and 2, 3 and 4.

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"Theme from "Greatest American Hero" (Believe It or Not)" by Joey Scarbury

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A song from a TV show that you like.

I think this song has outlived the tv show and I think it's wonderful in how it expresses joy.

Believe it or not, I'm walking on air I never thought I could feel so free Flying away on a wing and a prayer Who could it be? Believe it or not, it's just me

I should set a reminder to listen to this song on a regular basis so that I can think about the things that I'm grateful for.

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"Boogie Wonderland (with The Emotions)" by Earth, Wind & Fire

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Share a song that makes you want to dance every time.

I don't think I'm the only one who gets the feeling of toe tapping when I hear this song. The very first verse of the song is literally telling you to dance!

Dance, boogie wonderland, hah, hah Dance, boogie wonderland

The hah is the sound of your heart filling with joy as it gets ready to do it's thing.

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"Hotline Bling" by Drake

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What is a song by an artist you don't usually like?

I'm not saying I didn't like Drake before we all knew that he was not like us. I am saying that there was just something about the music that he was associated with that didn't appeal to me.

Still, there is something about this song. Maybe it's the story of how a Good Guy perceives not ending up with the girl or how people can get caught up in living the fast life.

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"Pizza Power" by Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

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A song from the first gig you went to.

When I was a kid, Pizza Hut had a tie in with the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. I believe that if you bought a certain amount of pizza you could get a discount on the Coming Out of Their Shells soundtrack.

I don't know what better or worse, this or a McDonald's Happy Meal.

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"Killing In the Name" by Rage Against the Machine

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What's your favorite protest song?

Kind of hard to beat a song that repeatedly says

Fuck you, I won't do what you tell me

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"Hound Dog" by Elvis Presley

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A song you didn't realize was a cover?

I guess a lot of people thought that this was his song.

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