Visit with Geoff & Ellen

During the end of our trip we visited Geoff and Ellen in Albuquerque. We had a great time and we got to see Ellen's sister Leslie who was also visiting. They have an awesome view of the mountains and city. They have a great sound system and Geoff is the first one to admit that he is stuck in the eighties. Here are a few tracks you might here if you visit them:

The English Beat - Save It For Later

Michael Jackson - P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing)

New Order - Temptation

Since there was no video made for P.Y.T. I thought this was funny.

Under the Covers with MJ

Today is the memorial service for Michael Jackson so if you have not gotten your fill of MJ tributes, here are a few covers of Michael Jackson's songs.  

Belle & Sebastian- Billie Jean (the quality is not the best but it sounds like they had fun with the cover)

Ben Gibbard - Thriller  (a different interpretation by the lead singer of Death Cab for Cutie.)

Michael Schiefel - I Want You Back  (I do not know much about this guy, but I like his version)

KT Tunstall - I Want You Back (this is my favorite.)

King of Pop R.I.P.

Everyone has heard by now that Michael Jackson has died at the age of 50.  I guess I have always had some type of bond with the Jacksons since we all were born in Gary, IN.  Many people fondly remember him as the little 11 year old boy and not the creature he evolved to later in life.  During the 80's Michael Jackson was truly the King.  He released 'Thriller' and then followed it up with 'Bad', but never released anything worthwhile after that unless you are a fan of 'Ebony and Ivory'.

Jackson 5 - I want You Back (Z-Trip Remix)

Michael Jackson - Billie Jean

Who can forget the infamous moonwalk:

Here is the young Michael: