I'm a huge fan of Linkin Park! This group is the reason I love rap mixed with rock singing.
Burn it Down
The other new song I have been listening to is Pay Phone by Maroon 5. This is a hit and miss group for me. I like some of their songs. I didn't realize I was listening to radio friendly version until I listen to it on Youtube. Needless to say I was surprise to hear the real version and I can see why it got edited. All I could think of the real version is boy! for him to write a song like this someone must of did a number on him. I don't mind that more and more artist are using cuss words in their music but I prefer only a few cuss words in a song to a whole song mostly cuss words.
There is three versions out of the song.
Radio Friendly version
Real version (Explicit)
Radio version featuring rapper Wiz Kahlifa
I usually like the real version when it comes to songs but this one I like the radio one better.
This next group is called Graffiti 6 and for some reason gives me a 70's kind of feel when I hear this song.
Silhouettes dancing in the light of sky pearl. I stood outside Saturday night watching the moon come up and enjoyed the glow it gave off behind the trees. Sky Pearl was glowing a bright orange until it cleared the trees. I love how the leaves were dancing in the light.
Since I'm a lover of all art, I believe in supporting local artist. Local artist is where it all begins. Sometimes you will find great artist right in your own back yard.
Friday night I got the chance to do just that by going to see the play Sound of Music at the Lerner Theater.
History of this great theater
On March 31, 1923, Harry E. Lerner, an Elkhart business man, announced that he planned to construct a modern "theatrical palace" on the corner of Franklin and Main Streets in downtown Elkhart. The Lerner Theatre became a reality with the Grand Opening on November 24, 1924. It had 2000 seats and was host to a variety of vaudeville, big band and theatrical reviews as well as the exciting new movies!
In 1931, the Lerner was purchased by the Warner Family and was renamed "The Warner".
In 1933, the Warner Theatre went bankrupt and was leased by the Indiana-Illinois Theatre Company. In 1934, after a countywide contest (won by Judith Grover), the theatre was renamed the ELCO. In 1940, Manta and Rose Theatre Chain purchased the theatre and operated it until 1961 when it was purchased by William Miller. Bill operated the theatre until his death in 1987.
Lerner Theatre renovation started in 2008. Construction began in early 2009 and was competed in June 2011, drawing rave reviews and capturing national attention. It has been described as a project that has truly put the “heart” back in downtown Elkhart.
Children are our future and we should embrace our children and take this time to celebrate.
History of Children's Day
On the 5th day of the 5th month in Japan, Children's Day is celebrated. This festival used to be Boy's Day, but is now a holiday to celebrate all children being happy, and to say thank you to their mothers. However, for most people, 5th May is a day to pray for the health and happiness of their sons. On this day, the sky is crowded with fish-shaped kites and flags called koi nobori. Koi means carp, a kind of fish. They are usually made of white cloth decorated in red or blue. This is because of an old legend about a carp fish that swims upstream and becomes a dragon. When the wind blows the carp kites and flags it looks as if they are swimming. Outside each house there is one carp flag for each son in the family. The biggest is for the oldest son. Inside the
Inside the houses, there are dolls dressed like soldiers of hundreds of years ago. This is because hundreds of years ago, it was important for boys to grow up to be strong and brave. There is special food to be eaten on this day: different kinds of rice cakes.
The second celebration is Cinco De Mayo.
Cinco De Mayo is the anniversary of the Mexican army’s victory over France at the Battle of Puebla during the Franco-Mexican War in 1862, making today the 150th anniversary of the win.
Mexico, like the United States, struggled to find its footing after it won independence. After trying a number of different types of governments, the country divided more or less into two parties, the Liberals and the Conservatives. Conservatives tended to side with the policies of the former European rule, including a number of privileges for the Catholic Church. Among those privileges: exemptions from tax. In contrast, the Liberals weren’t keen on the granting the Catholic Church any special privileges and sought to limit them.
As you can imagine, as more and more laws were passed restricting the rights of the Church (which was linked closely to the military), the Conservatives became agitated. Eventually, the two factions went to war. The civil war happened at roughly the same time as the one in the United States – a significant matter.
I was in a store when this song came over the radio. I'm not sure if I ever heard of this group but I'm loving this song and plan on listening to more of their music
Breathe in the warm air
That I feel in my lungs
Inhale, exhale into the
Night
A fire burns near by
Lightening enrages the
Northern sky
Spring bath to clean my skin
Rain I still long to feel
When the wind blows the carp kites and flags it looks as if they are swimming. 
Inside the 
