Computers - Javascript is case sensitive stupid!!! Working away on my web site.

Computers

Sometimes it's a stupid thing that can hang you up. So, I'm blowing off the cobwebs on my javascript skills by going through Murach's "Javascript and DOM Scripting" (2010) book, and I can feel the skills sharpening. Then I go to the first simple exercise - and it's simple enough (very simple actually!). BTW - I'm using Notepad++ with the autocompletion. I type in an alert method to display upon loading. I'm digging the notepad autocompletion feature, and I type in window.onl (and click enter when the onLoad event displays for autocompletion). Simple enough, eh? So's I drag my mouse to open up the file in Mozilla - what? no alert!? I go to IE 8 - and nothing. WTF?! I go digging online - can't find nothing...wait a minute! JS is case sensitive...I change onLoad to onload & voila! It works. When events are members of an object, they should be lowercase. D'uh!!! This is one case autocompletion in notepad++ hung me up for a bit...now I know.

Oh yeh, I should  also mention I really like the setup of the Murach book. Excellent!
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Web Site

I am wanting to get back into web development, programming, database game asap. This is what I went back to school for - this is the field I made the most money at - this is the field I can plug away at past 65 (easy on the body) - this is the field I enjoy most. To do this, I need to build up a portfolio, and I finally decided I need to start by getting my own web site up and running. I've started working on it, but won't put it up until I'm satisfied with it. First one, will be a combo of personal (music & poetry), business (a web design page) & hopefully I'll also get this blog inserted into it. Eventually, I'll want to separate the 2 web sites (personal & business), but man, I realize I got get the motherfucker up!!!

Back to the JS book.
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I haven't forgotten about my fav artists, and will soon work on The B's! That was fun.
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Harvey Dog's fav bands and musicians: The A's - Acid Mothers Temple, Ash Ra Tempel, Amon Duul

There's a "pick your fav 15 albums in 15 minutes" kind of thing going round on facebook - and it's fun and all that...but, I just never seem to get around doing these things. I think it has to do with albums you'll never forget...or something.

I'd rather blog it or nothing, dammit!!

Now, if I did do it, what would I pick? What albums (man, that term sounds quaint now, doesn't it?) would Harvey Dog choose? What albums had that kind of profound effect on me? Like the rebellious creature I am, let's do this by listing some bands / artists that I was lady gaga all over at one time or another, include some links and maybe you'll find something that will pique your interest. That's the whole point of these things, isn't it?
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Acid Mothers Temple: around 2000 while still living in Hamilton, I heard of these Japanese legends and became very curious...i remember walking into the record store on King St. that I used to go to all the time (man - the name's not coming to me - dr. disc? hmv?), to pick up Beefheart's "Grow Fins" (the store had this in stock, so it was a fairly cool store) and I went up to the record store guru and asked if they had any Acid Mothers Temple, and was met with a blank, but polite, stare...eventually, I went online and ordered "New Geocentric World of Acid Mothers Temple" [aside: this must be 2001 when this slab of molten metal was released]... and was NOT disappointed. In fact, I became obsessed! Psychedelic Space Age Futuristic Guitar Noise Synth Squiggles (courtesy of the amazing Cotton Casino) powered by the rhythm section...I am still hooked and still travel the psychedelic escalator to the temple regularly. They have released seemingly hundreds of albums and have another 54 shows (right now!) on Live Music Archive for free and legal download. A wonderful way to try em out! Now, I'm exploring offshoots including Floating Flower & Kawabata Makoto's solo excursions. God help me...

Now, you see why I have trouble doing these lists? I get sidetracked! I've consumed a LOT of alcohol & drugs in my life...

Ash Ra Tempel: while living in Prince George, my friend Randy introduced me to tons of krautrock & japrock that included these geniuses. The first album of theirs that I got into was the collaboration with Timothy Leary (yep - Timothy fucking smiling Leary), "Seven Up" (1972) and it intoxicated me. I soon listened to all their albums, and looked around for the more obscure stuff - in fact, "The Private Tapes" (1970-1979) & "The Making Of" (1978) very well could be my favs. Check out Manuel Gottsching's "Inventions for Electric Guitar" (1974 - sometimes listed under AshRa, but it's only Manuel) & "E-2 E-4" (1984).

Honurable mentions of other influential A's:
Amon Duul & Amon Duul II: Last night I was checking out Psychedelia: The Anthology dvd, and Amon Duul II did a mind melting version of "Eye Shaking King" which was probably the best thing on the dvd...the reviewer linked to was pretty spot on - except for Family, whom I think are fantastic! The original Amon Duul is sloppy psychedelic stoned guitar playing that I happen to love.

Albert Ayler: another golden find from my friend Randy! Randy had the box set - what an amazing package!! Unfortunately, we're like - in debt, you know, so I just can't afford it, but if I could afford it, this is one to get! Like a lot of free jazz, Ayler is someone you'll enjoy more each and every time you listen to him. Another fucking jazz genius!!

Louis Armstrong: my Dad is a big Louis fan, so I got into him as a kid, and respect the shit out of one of the 20th century icons. Check out his 20s-30s stuff instead of the later show tune stuff - but, that's not to dismiss his later stuff at all. It is Louis after all, so genius pours out of every single note. His 1954 "Louis Armstrong plays W.C. Handy is especially great.

Agitation Free: classic krautrock.
The Animals: always been an Eric Burdon fan!
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Well, that's it for the A's! No idea if I'll continue this, but at least it gives me a subject to go back to.
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Drawing: Christian Man

Pen on paper scanned on a cheap old epson printer sized in photoshop...what the hell?

Computer issue solved (until the next one!), Yardbirds do Velvets!! White Heaven to Status Quo and goodbye Trouble!

computer follow up

got the mofo working!!!! turns out i needed to copy the .htaccess & index.php files to the root folder...i had them in my wordpress folder (1 folder under the root) and thought i had the settings pointing to the right place...but...obviously not, cause copying these files to the root (../htdocs/) did the trick! Yeeha!!! now i can properly learn wordpress!!!
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music

this is cool -- listening to a really rough recording of The Yardbirds live from 1968: "Last Rave Up with The Yardbirds (link)" and it's...rough, but you can tell it was a pretty hot show..."Dazed and Confused" sounded a lot like Zep's future versions, and then the next song started and I thought:
"What the hell - that sounds like I'm Waiting for my Man!' - i'll be damned - it is! The Yardbirds covering The Velvet Underground back in 1968...never heard of this - interesting...& it sounded good too!!
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what else have i been listening too??
right now? right now! I am absolutely grooving on White Heaven's "Out" (1991). Definitely inspired by The Stooges...and I'm sure Les Rallizes...I love desperate rock'n'roll...ya know...ya have to rock or...you got nothing to live for! Another classic from Tokyo...if you haven't you should check out the "Tokyo Flashback (link)" series...that's where I first heard of these guys.

I am digging Devo's "Hardcore, vol. 1 & 2" - demos from the men in yellow. These songs are way more sinister lyrically (& experimental) than the albums.What is it about demos? Demos capture that original inspiration, before you start editing it for (mass) consumption...there's an innocence and purity about demos that can't be caught in a "real" studio.

...and now, the original Pebbles series (volume 1, no less) is next up on the mp3 player. Gotta love the energy!!!
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odds and ends odds and ends

Bah and I went to Spirit Lake today for the first time in ages and it was great - sun shining, beautiful scenery, my harmonica...and listening to Status Quo "Never Too Late" (1981) of all things. Thoroughly enjoyed the bastard too!!...these guys are so consistent (ie. not taking chances) that it's sorta admirable. This is from 81 but punk might as well have not happened...they still cover Chuck Berry - and so they should! I can imagine the studio dialogue:
"dude, we need a slow song here"
"slow the beat by 1/8th."
"dude, we need a fast song now."
"speed the beat by 1/8th."
"cool, dude!"
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the mind has been exploding ideas lately, but i've been having trouble collecting up the rubble and piecing it all together....
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RIP Trouble...I miss you.

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