Wildebeest's New Writeupshttp://everything2.com/?node=New%20Writeups%20Atom%20Feed&foruser=Wildebeest2005-08-09T04:28:50ZMusicBrainz (thing)http://m.everything2.com/user/Wildebeest/writeups/MusicBrainzWildebeesthttp://m.everything2.com/user/Wildebeest2005-08-09T04:28:50Z2005-08-09T04:28:50Z<p><a href="/title/MusicBrainz">MusicBrainz</a> is an <a href="/title/open+source">open source</a> <a href="/title/music+database">music database</a> that serves a variety of useful purposes to music lovers. The database is an extensive collection of music information organized by artist relationships, but can be sorted and accessed by a variety of means. The growing community has helped the MusicBrainz project evolve rapidly since its inception, boasting a database of 175,037 artists at last count. While its numbers may not be quite as outrageously voluminous as <a href="/title/FreeDB">FreeDB</a> or <a href="/title/CDDB">CDDB</a>, most of the entries that it is missing are simply bloated, redundant, or incomplete entries that MusicBrainz users have been able to avoid or quash.
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The hugest asset to the MusicBrainz community's functionality is its tagger suite. Currently consisting of MusicBrainzTagger, iEatBrainz, and picard; Windows, OSX, and python based respectively, the taggers provide anyone with a huge unorganized mp3 collection an invaluable tool. The taggers use Acoustic Fingerprints, known as TRMs to locate and tag music in your<!-- close unclosed tag --></p>…Elvis Costello (idea)http://m.everything2.com/user/Wildebeest/writeups/Elvis+CostelloWildebeesthttp://m.everything2.com/user/Wildebeest2005-08-08T07:32:42Z2005-08-08T07:32:42Z<p>One of the more famous incidents involving Elvis Costello goes to show how anyone can make mistakes and you can be forgiven, but you will always have to deal with them. The famous incident in question culminated in him calling <a href="/title/Ray+Charles">Ray Charles</a> a "blind, ignorant nigger."
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While at a <a href="/title/Holiday+Inn">shitty hotel bar</a> in <a href="/title/Columbus%252C+Ohio">Columbus, Ohio</a>, Elvis got into an argument over the validity of American music with <a href="/title/Bonnie+Bramlett">Bonnie Bramlett</a>(of <a href="/title/Delaney+%2526+Bonnie">Delaney & Bonnie</a> fame). Guilty of being drunk, and a snarky Brit at the time, Elvis started trying to say things that would get a rise out of Bramlett. He was eventually successful with his nigger comment as she punched him in the face, knocking him from his barstool immediately following his uttering of it.
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Obviously, his reputation took a serious hit in America after the incident. Elvis shortly after had a press conference in <a href="/title/New+York">New York</a>, apologizing and explaining the circumstances of the incident. The apology had little help in recovering his reputation in the states<!-- close unclosed tag --></p>…Sean Casey (person)http://m.everything2.com/user/Wildebeest/writeups/Sean+CaseyWildebeesthttp://m.everything2.com/user/Wildebeest2005-08-08T06:08:45Z2005-08-08T06:08:45Z<p><b>Sean Casey</b></p>
Born July 2, 1974 in <a href="/title/Willinboro%252C+New+Jersey">Willinboro, New Jersey</a><br>
<p>The <a href="/title/Cleveland+Indians">Cleveland Indians</a> took Sean in the 1995 draft during the second round from the <a href="/title/University+of+Richmond">University of Richmond</a>. During his final year of <a href="/title/NCAA">NCAA</a> baseball he took home the Division I batting crown with a .481 average. In Casey's stint with Cleveland's farm system he quickly surpassed top prospects <a href="/title/Richie+Sexson">Richie Sexson</a> and <a href="/title/Russel+Branyon">Russel Branyon</a> by the middle of the 1997 season.
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A high-average strong situational hitter notorious for clutch hitting and smooth swing, Casey is considered one of the best first basemen in the <a href="/title/Major+League+Baseball">MLB</a>. Casey has spent most of his major league career in <a href="/title/Cincinnati+Reds">Cincinnati</a> after being traded as a prospect from the Indians for pitcher <a href="/title/Dave+Burba">Dave Burba</a> during the 1997 season. A perennial .300 hitter, Casey is always a threat when there are men on base.
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For all Casey's strengths one area he certainly lacks in is speed around the base paths. Casey is a classic example of the<!-- close unclosed tag --></p>…Adam Dunn (person)http://m.everything2.com/user/Wildebeest/writeups/Adam+DunnWildebeesthttp://m.everything2.com/user/Wildebeest2005-08-08T06:03:12Z2005-08-08T06:03:12Z<p><b>Adam Dunn</b></p>
<p>Born November 9, 1979 in <a href="/title/Houston%252C+Texas">Houston, Texas</a></p>
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A Young <a href="/title/major+league+baseball">major league baseball</a> player possibly best known for his dubious distinction as the MLB <a href="/title/strikeout+king">strikeout king</a>, Adam holds the major league record for strikeouts in a single season. With 195 big whiffs in 2004, Dunn shows no signs of slowing as his career progresses. Known to his teammates on the <a href="/title/Cincinnati+Reds">Cincinnati Reds</a> affectionately as "<a href="/title/Dunner">Dunner</a>." This big Texas hoss lives up to the name.
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Strikeouts aren't the only thing Dunner can live up to. Adam is also one of the leagues up and coming sluggers, hitting 46 homers in 2004. His literal swing for the fences attitude gives him the backing of fans in <a href="/title/Cincinnati">The Queen City</a> even as each at-bat is basically boiled down to either the despair of a strikeout or the elation of a <a href="/title/round+tripper">round tripper</a>.
It is refreshing to see a player like Adam Dunn make it big in the major leagues when so much emphasis is put on the fundamentals. Often it seems as though this 6'6" 275 lb.<!-- close unclosed tag --></p>…Aaron Barrett (person)http://m.everything2.com/user/Wildebeest/writeups/Aaron+BarrettWildebeesthttp://m.everything2.com/user/Wildebeest2005-08-06T20:15:31Z2005-08-06T20:15:31Z<p>Born August 30, 1974.</p> <p>Best known for his role as lead singer and lead guitarist in the 3rd wave ska band <a href="/title/Reel+Big+Fish">Reel Big Fish</a>. Also currently plays the same role in another OC based super-ska band consisting of former <a href="/title/Scholars">Scholars</a> and <a href="/title/Jefferie%2527s+Fan+Club">Jefferie's Fan Club</a> members, <a href="/title/The+Forces+of+Evil">The Forces of Evil</a>. Aaron is well respected in the <a href="/title/ska%252Fpunk">ska/punk</a> world as one of its most bitchin' guitarists and vibrant personalities. </p>
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Has said on several occasions that his favorite band <a href="/title/Kara%2527s+Flowers">Kara's Flowers</a>, who you may now know as Grammy winners <a href="/title/Maroon+5">Maroon 5</a>.</p>