Friday, April 08, 2011

Did you know Blondie is posessing your computer?

Mr. Rugby comes out with the funniest things. I have a Blondie cd' that I was perusing for music to add to the wedding list, and the CD" comes with a video. Clearly it launched itself, with the sound off, and he walked past to blondie dancing across the screen. I love his interpretation that she was 'possessing' the computer.

Meanwhile the wedding music is proving to be a difficult thing. We wan't people to have fun, and that doesn't necessarily mean that we go with my music taste, or at least not the more unknown edges of my taste. Picking our favourite songs won't add up to a party to dance to.
Mr. Rugby has fairly mainstream party music/nightclub music taste and we are both big fans of the Ministry of Sound Annuals, Pnau and some other dance worthy stuff, however, I kind of hoped the following themes would be represented:

  • 80's - most definate! Blondie et al.
  • 90's - U2, Cure, 
  • ABBA
  • The Fleetwood Mac era
  • World Music- Miriam Makeba, Angelique Kidjo
  • Blues and roots/rock direction - the michael Franti's and Powderfingers
  • The Patsy Clines of the world,
  • and the Diana Ross'/Supremes of the world
  • Claude Challe/ Kruder Dorfmeister/ Massive Attack/Depeche mode
  • Arabic Dance music
But what in bejeezus is a D.J going to do with a mix like that? And does it make 'Dance/ Good Party' music. I've no idea how you get a party out of that lot??

If anyone has any recommendations - we need them!! We sorely do!

Wedding Invites: Sneak peak (aka My Creative Space)

The wedding invites are coming together. We are nearly there. Just getting them printed, addressing envelopes and making babysitting and bucks and hens day info cards. It's been a long slog. But we are nearly there. Tamsin's illustrations have worked beautifully, and I'm pretty happy with the design.

And the book on the right? Paul Theroux's "Ghost Train to the Eastern Star". I highly recommend it.

What's your creative space today? Go over to Kootoyoo for a sneak peak at a hundred or more others.