{"id":8670,"date":"2009-10-12T23:50:55","date_gmt":"2009-10-13T05:50:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.groonk.net\/blog\/?p=8670"},"modified":"2009-10-13T17:55:23","modified_gmt":"2009-10-13T23:55:23","slug":"big-damn-music-shoot-the-moon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.groonk.net\/blog\/2009\/10\/big-damn-music-shoot-the-moon\/","title":{"rendered":"Big Damn Music: Shoot the Moon"},"content":{"rendered":"<div align=\"center\"><object width=\"480\" height=\"385\"><param name=\"movie\" value=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/p\/C2A00BA4E9120964&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1\"><\/param><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\"><\/param><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\"><\/param><embed src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/p\/C2A00BA4E9120964&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1\" type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" width=\"480\" height=\"385\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" allowfullscreen=\"true\"><\/embed><\/object> <\/div>\n<p>In effort to appeal to <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/thisisthemoon\" class=\"external external_icon\">The Moon<\/a>&#8216;s better nature after NASA flew the SUV-sized LCROSS into a polar region crater in search fo that ever elusive for human survival water we created a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/view_play_list?p=C2A00BA4E9120964\" class=\"external external_icon\">visual mixtape<\/a>. Four songs pertaining to la luna, or science or just the generalities of being human. No matter how <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/ThisIsTheMoon\/status\/4732418978\" class=\"external external_icon\">accommodating she was about the event<\/a>; dive bombing the heck out of the lunar landscape, even such a small piece, demands a small bit of recompense.<\/p>\n<p>Unsure on whether to delve into the audio\/visual You Tube compilation with both feet?  Calm those uncertain nerves by dipping below the cut.<br \/>\n<!--more--><br \/>\n<strong>Kathy McCarty &#8211; Rocketship<\/strong><br \/>\nWe&#8217;ve got a toothbrush, toothpaste, flannel for our face, pajamas, a hairbrush, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=rUA7F9j_xzs\" class=\"external external_icon\">new shoes and a case<\/a>.  We&#8217;ve got a rocketship. Our bags: packed and ready.  Are you ready for us?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Amanda Palmer &#8211; Astronaut<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.songmeanings.net\/songs\/view\/3530822107858671657\/\" class=\"external external_icon\">Loving someone who does not love you back<\/a> has a familiar sting to it.  It reminds that the moon can be a <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Moon_Is_a_Harsh_Mistress\" class=\"external external_icon\">harsh mistress<\/a>. When humankind finally reaches your silver plains we(Ms Palmer and this kindly Editor) would like to remind you: this relationship does not have to be rocky.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Lemon Jelly &#8211; Space Walk<\/strong><br \/>\nReaching to the heavens, we decide to take a walk into the void.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Guster &#8211; Satellite <\/strong><br \/>\nLooking to the skies to spy on a stop-motion Guster.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ella Fitzgerald &#8211; How High the Moon (1966)<\/strong><br \/>\nTo answer the question a scientist would say 384,403 kilometers (238,857 miles) from Earth center to Moon center. We say the height is a mere fraction less than that of the stars.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In effort to appeal to The Moon&#8216;s better nature after NASA flew the SUV-sized LCROSS into a polar region crater in search fo that ever elusive for human survival water we created a visual mixtape. 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