Feb
27
Marc Faber: “in the midst of a crack-up boom”
February 27, 2011 | Leave a Comment
In a recent interview with the McAlvany Financial Group Marc Faber thinks ‘we are all doomed’ and ‘we are in the midst of a crack-up boom that is not sustainable’.
Hat tip Zerohedge
Aug
28
Kraft Toy Story 3 Unboxing Video
August 28, 2010 | Leave a Comment
Dec
18
Satie Gymnopedie 1
December 18, 2009 | Leave a Comment
This week’s piece is Gymnopédie 1 written by Erik Satie published Paris 1888.
Download mp3: Gymnopedie 1
Aug
4
Feel the Magic
August 4, 2009 | Leave a Comment
This week’s addition is called Feel the Magic. It’s a simple yet magical piece that is sure to warm the heart of the coldest of characters.
Download the mp3 now and play it at your next birthday party, wedding, or deposition. Or embed it in your PowerPoint presentation to keep them smiling.
Download mp3: Feel The Magic
Jul
10
Free Keyboard Cat Ringtone mp3 and iPhone Download
July 10, 2009 | 1 Comment
I was feeling a little generous this afternoon so I created a ring tone of the internet sensation Keyboard Cat. It is my gift to the world. You’re welcome.
Based on music by Charlie Schmidt for his YouTube video “Cool Cat” an mp3 and iPhone version is available for download.
If you prefer not to use the mp3 as a ring tone then keep it on your portable audio player and “Play him off” whenever the occasion arises.
Downloads:
Keyboard Cat Ringtone mp3 version
Keyboard Cat Ringtone iPhone version (m4r)
Jun
4
Mad World Karaoke
June 4, 2009 | Leave a Comment
Here is a simple acoustic guitar karaoke (instrumental) version of the Tears For Fears classic Mad World.
This is the Gary Jules / Micheal Andrews version found on the Donnie Darko soundtrack. Adam Lambert also performed a version on the latest season of American Idol.
Download mp3: Mad World Karaoke
May
4
Extinction Level Event
May 4, 2009 | Leave a Comment
This piece was inspired by the recent Swine (N1H1) Flu pandemic scare. Audio clips are from the April 29th broadcast of The Info Warrior featuring Alex Jones and Jason Bermas.
Download mp3: Extinction Level Event
or watch the hastily put together video.
May
2
Café Con Leche (Reflection Point)
May 2, 2009 | Leave a Comment
Café Con Leche (Reflection Point)
Brian put together this is a short instrumental piece for strings, piano, and flute. This is a variation on another piece that is still a ‘work in progress’.
Download mp3 Café Con Leche (Reflection Point)
Mar
20
Wall Street Flop
March 20, 2009 | Leave a Comment
This was a learning experiment mainly to teach myself Pro Tools. The result is a topical parody song based on the popular punk anthem Blitzkrieg Bop by the Ramones.
Download mp3: Wall Street Flop
Lyrics for those who like to sing-along:
They’re blaming it on sub-prime
They’re spending all the TARP funds
I’m down to my last dime
Wall Street Flop
Our confidence is failing
401k’s is ailing
Have to sell my kidney
Wall Street Flop
Hey Ho, Let’s Go
Spend another trillion.
Will it work? I don’t know.
They’re all levered up and ready to blow
Some think inflation
Others day deflation
What about hyperstagflation
Wall Street Flop
Interest rates are zero
Unemployment’s rising
Depression is on our minds
Wall Street Flop
Hey Ho, Let’s Go
Start another war now
Will it work? I don’t know.
They’re nuked up and ready to go
The Government is bailing
Bonuses still paying
One giant Ponzi scheme
Wall Street Flop
Madoff lost billions
Tent cities building.
Never mind the Bachelor’s on
Wall Street Flop
Mar
20
What is a Crack Up Boom?
March 20, 2009 | 4 Comments
What is a Crack Up Boom?
This first stage of the inflationary process may last for many years. While it lasts, the prices of many goods and services are not yet adjusted to the altered money relation. There are still people in the country who have not yet become aware of the fact that they are confronted with a price revolution which will finally result in a considerable rise of all prices, although the extent of this rise will not be the same in the various commodities and services. These people still believe that prices one day will drop. Waiting for this day, they restrict their purchases and concomitantly increase their cash holdings. As long as such ideas are still held by public opinion, it is not yet too late for the government to abandon its inflationary policy.
But then, finally, the masses wake up. They become suddenly aware of the fact that inflation is a deliberate policy and will go on endlessly. A breakdown occurs. The crack-up boom appears. Everybody is anxious to swap his money against ‘real’ goods, no matter whether he needs them or not, no matter how much money he has to pay for them. Within a very short time, within a few weeks or even days, the things which were used as money are no longer used as media of exchange. They become scrap paper. Nobody wants to give away anything against them.
It was this that happened with the Continental currency in America in 1781, with the French mandats territoriaux in 1796, and with the German mark in 1923. It will happen again whenever the same conditions appear. If a thing has to be used as a medium of exchange, public opinion must not believe that the quantity of this thing will increase beyond all bounds. Inflation is a policy that cannot last.