Shout Outs.

Ladies and Gentleman,
Please forgive my absence. I was enrolled in a fantastic intensive Spanish course with the good folks at Rassias and Dartmouth for the last two weeks. Believe me, I’d rather do anything but ignore our fine readers here at Cities of the Plain; yet, with all the classes (around eight hours each day), group meals and brain fatigue, I didn’t have the time to listen to or write anything…sorry about that. And if my parents and sister are the only people who feel such an apology is necessary, well, at least I’ve appeased them. Hi Mom, Dad and Martha!

(I’ll touch on why I took an intensive Spanish course in a few weeks, but for now, I highly recommend a Rassias program to those in need of learning a lot in a short amount of time. They’re expensive, but I had a brilliant, memorable learning experience. I’d like to say a big thanks to my group, los Hondureños, our wonderful teacher Ann and all our drill instructors. I’m working on a piece on this course and the Rassias method that I’ll link to if/when it gets picked up by one of the people I’ve pitched it to. ¡Vivo los Hondureños! ¡Como DJ Khaled, somos los mejores!)

As I said, I didn't have much time to internet out over the last two weeks, but I did have a good three song mix going most of the week that got me from campus to my house and back:

Adam Tensta - My Cool
Orbital - Halcyon and On and On (Tom Middleton Remix)
Peter Bjorn and John - It Don't Move Me (The Knocks Remix)

I'd be remiss if I didn't congratulate our friends B-Roc and Mr. JPatt of the Knocks for their success with Damn! and this latest PB&J remix on RCRDLBL. Check their brand new site here.

Finally, you all should check out DJ Ayres' Michael Jackson Mix. Ayres made this in early 2008, and it's a fantastic blend of all three decades of Jackson's works. (Might post more on MJ in the near future, we'll see.)

DJ Ayres - Michael Jackson Mix

I promise 100% fewer shout-outs in my next post.