Carl Sandburg Visits Me In A Dream

Over the weekend, CSV surpassed a major milestone: 50,000 visitors! This is what CSV used to look like way back when….

Things I’ve considered doing in honor of this occasion:

1) Fighting Drago from Rocky IV

2) Running ruthlessly through a crowd of pigeons in a park, causing them to disperse to either side of me.

3) Wear sweatpants for the next 40 days, or at least be “ensconced in velvet” for that time.

4) Provide you with the awesome video to “DVNO” by Justice.

I’ve only done one of these. Justice – DVNO

In one of the most interesting re-imagining of songs, jazz-funk-soulman Mark Ronson has created a wonderfully captivating cover of Coldplay’s “God Put a Smile Upon Your Face.”  Enjoy!

Listen to Mark Ronson – “Got Put a Smile Upon Your Face (feat. Daptone Horns)” (4.8/5)

Lately I’ve been quite enamored with a certain song originally written by Israeli singer-songwriter Ariel Zilber and later re-interpreted by Mosh Ben-Ari.  The song “V’eich Shelo” (Hebrew for And How I Won’t) is a love song that Zilber wrote for his wife, although there have been rumors that he wrote about his dog.  It’s a truly beautiful song, and I’ve included the original and the newer version for you to enjoy.

Ariel Zilber – V’eich Shelo  (4.8/5)

Mosh Ben Ari – V’eich Shelo (5/5)