Purely Technical Question: Contraction Usage February 28, 2006
Posted by fredcharles in Uncategorized.10 comments
I have a purely technical question. When is it not okay to use contractions? I am looking at this purely from a fiction stand point. My characters use contractions during the dialogue segments. People generally talk in contrations, for example, most of say:
“I can’t do that.”
Instead of:
“I can not do that.”
But what about all of the non-dialogue text in your prose. If you are describing something, do you use contractions? To me, the rest of the text seems to be more formal than dialogue. I’ve checked the style manuals that I have and can’t seem to find any reference to this usage. Maybe I’m not looking in the right spots.
An example of what I’m talking about would be something like this:
He couldn’t write a blog post today because he was too busy.
or
He could not write a blog post today because he was too busy.
Which usage would you use in your fiction?
Great Live Albums: KISS Alive! February 28, 2006
Posted by fredcharles in Uncategorized.4 comments
You Wanted The Best And You Got The Best!
What else is there to be said about this awesome double live CD? There are rumors of it being completely overdubbed and rumors of the whole thing being a fake. I say, who gives a shit. This may be one of the best live albums of all time! Kiss were okay in teh studio, but live, they just ruled. Instead of doing a formal review, I will just list why this is so great!
1. Great Cover and a cool booklet…the back cover has that picture of all those stoned people.
2. Those cool letters to the fans!
3. Explosions!
4. Killer live versions of their songs that make the studio versions pale in comparison.
5. Extended version of 100,000 years with the drum solo.
6. Extended version of Black Diamond complete with the explosions at the end!!!!
7. The crowd chanting Kiss and screaming through all the songs!
I’ve seen videos of Kiss live during this time period, and while they were not always tight, I didn’t matter, they just destroyed!
Track Listing:
Disk 1:
1. Deuce (3:44)
2. Strutter (3:17)
3. Got to Choose (3:35)
4. Hotter than Hell (3:12)
5. Firehouse (3:59)
6. Nothin’ to Lose (3:29)
7. C’Mon and Love Me (2:53)
8. Parasite (3:22)
9. She (6:55)
Disk 2
1. Watchin’ You (3:40)
2. 100,000 Years (11:59)
3. Black Diamond (5:51)
4. Rock Bottom (3:36)
5. Cold Gin (5:26)
6. Rock and Roll All Nite (4:06)
7. Let Me Go Rock N Roll (5:46)
