On this day in 1981, the IBM PC debuted, thus changing the way humankind interacted with computers (OK, I’m exaggerating, but still). Let this ditty stand as a warning.
I’ll come right out and say it, this one is just silly. Keeping with the “this day in history” shtick, I was delighted to find that today is Hulk Hogan’s birthday.
PS, there isn’t a single real guitar in this track!
OK, we’re back on track now with the Ditties. Today I was at a total loss for what to write, so I decided to do a “this day in history” ditty. And I found the ridiculous story of Vasa, a Swedish warship that sank about 100 meters from shore on its maiden voyage, August 10, 1628. It’s a ridiculous story, and I thought it needed to be told as sea shanty, naturally. Pay special attention to my expert mandolin stylings on this one. Yyyyyeah.
This one is from guest dittyist Nina Vyedin! It speaks to a common addiction.
So, what did I tell you? Despite being on vacation, I’m pushing out a ditty. This one is a mashup-type thing using old, old recordings of me singing and playing the piano and such, but reversed. And extra bonus fun: let’s play Name That Tune in the comments! No cheating, OK?
Hi All, Brian here filling in for the illustrious JT. Here’s a little something I whipped (say whip, say cool whip, now say whip…) up yesterday. Ah, the Garden State!
Our first guest dittyist this week is the ever-wonderful Jon Fuller. Here he treats us to the simple joys of home cooking and decade-old recording equipment.
OK, here’s the scoop about the Ditties this week. I’m going on vacation tomorrow, so that makes it quite challenging to make and publish a ditty every day, considering I have no idea when I’ll have the Internets, let alone access to recording equipment. So here’s what we’re doing. I’ll post ditties when I can (which should be interesting, and use lots of samples and loops), but in the meantime, we have guest dittyists! Just you wait and hear what these fine people have to offer you. So stay tuned, even if there isn’t a ditty every single day. There will be new dittyish posts while I’m gone!
