scifisongs.blogspot.com - 1/8/2009
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I've been overwhelmed by all of the positive comments and e-mails that I have received regarding "Grasping for the Wind (The Linkup Meme Song) . Thank you so much. As I mentioned in the original post, there was no way to include all of the blogs listed in the meme. I hinted at the ...
scifisongs.blogspot.com - 1/2/2009
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Grasping for the Wind (The Linkup Meme Song).mp3
Sci-Fi Song #14 was inspired by the Book Reviewers
Linkup Meme started by John Ottinger III of the Grasping for the Wind blog. This meme really helped to unite and galvanize the Sci-Fi and ...
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The meme that just won't die!
Grasping for the Wind —
And the derivations of the book reviewer's link-up meme just keep on coming! John Anealio wants to write a reprise/part 2 version of his song based on the meme, and he needs your help to do it.
There is also some talk of creating a video to go with the music of the first version and the second when available I would assume. So anybody got mad skills in that direction should go talk to John A. ...
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QuasarDragon —
... wants you! John Anealio is asking for help writing the next Sci Fi Song. Now is a good chance to be creative. More details are HERE . ...
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The Crotchety Old Fan —
... . In related meme news, John Anealio is contemplating a reprise of the meme song and contemplating a music video. I’d be happy to write the shooting script - but of course doing so will entail certain creative changes to the song (not everything translates from one media to the next directly, you know). Something like this:“Oh The Crotchety Old Fan, The Crotchety Old Fan and The Crotchety Old Fan and The Crotchety Old Fan, something, something, something I’m Grasping For The Wind…” Three more capsule reviews will be coming shortly. - ...
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