Happy New Year

I'm working on a post that i was hoping to put up today, but i don't think that's going to happen. Anyway, I just want to say it's been a decent year for me. There were some good moments and some not so good moments, but I can only hope things turn out better for my family and I next year. Anyway I want to wish everyone a happy new year and maybe next year, we'll move on to bigger and better things.



Until next year this has been Ian K Feldman speaking words of wisdom.

The Beatles Sang Christmas Songs?

As all my friends and family knows I am a huge Beatles fan and 2009 was an awesome year for the Beatles. They got their own video game, had all album digitally remastered and re-released and Paul McCartney popped the cherry for CitiField concerts. Although I have listened to almost all of their songs, (I have 94 Beatles songs on my iPod, not including solo work.)I never knew much about their annual Christmas albums.

Basically from 1963 until 1969, the Beatles would release an annual Christmas record to members of their fan club. The record would come in a flexidisc packet and members in the UK and US received it. Unfortunately, there were a lot more delays for members in the U.S. The discs would contain a few songs, answers to fan mail and occasionally some skits. Each disc would end with a Christmas message from the Beatles. For the last few years when there was a lot of tension between the Beatles, many of the segments were recorded separately. The most popular song from the discs was Christmas Time (Is Here Again), which would be re-recorded by Ringo during his solo years. I originally intended to post this song but I was able to find all flexidisc records on youtube so as a holiday treat for all Beatles fans, here are the Beatles Christmas Albums.

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Hope you enjoy and regardless if your holiday has already passed, I wish you a happy holidays.

This has been Ian K. Feldman speaking words of wisdom.

Four Decades of a Comical Genius and still going

The first time I saw Robin Williams, he was the cross-dressing nanny Mrs. Doubtfire. Over the past decade, I've watched and enjoyed a number of his movies and he never falls flat when it comes to bringing his talent to a work. Whether, you enjoy his alien Mork on the Happy Days spin-off or his hysterical voiceovers ranging from the Genie to robot or his dramatic roles in one-hour photo or good will hunting, rarely does Robin Williams leave a performance that's undesirable. Despite his success on television and in films, when it comes to stand-up comedy he always strikes gold. HBO had recently aired Robin Williams' latest special "Weapons of Self Destruction", which was filmed in Washington, D.C. this fall. At the age of 58, Robin Williams still hasn't lost a bit of his comedy gold. With the end of the Bush Administration and the start of the Obama Administration, Williams has a lot of great material to work with. Williams, who has been known for his character voices and impersonations, still pulls off hilarious impersonations including Bob Dylan, Jack Nicholson, and Walter Cronkite. This time Williams touches upon a lot of personal things, including his recent heart surgery and his recovery to alcohol addiction, which were enjoyable moments. Anyway, if you have HBO then you should go check it out. If you don't, you can watch it below.

Warning: As always with Robin Williams stand up, the language and content is very strong. So remember there are no boundaries. Enjoy.



















This has been Ian K. Feldman speaking words of wisdom.

Out with the Old... In with the New: A Quick Recap of the Fall Semester

I often try not to make my posts about my personal life, but considering the gradual decrease in the number of posts I've been making in the past few months, I think it's justifiable to evaluate my fall semester at CSI.

First order of business, as of yesterday afternoon I completed my Fall semester and quite frankly I wish it had ended sooner. I wouldn't say that this semester was terrible and I ended up doing pretty well, although I did have higher expectations for one class in particular. For me, I felt this semester lacked the excitement of some of the classes I had taken and it felt like I was going through the motions just to pass. I can't speak on the behalf of anyone else, but I did get the vibe that many of my classmates were just dragging along so that they could get the semester done with. I can't even point the blame on the professors. Even in a class that has the potential to be interesting like my creative writing class, I don't know if everyone took in the concepts of poetry, fiction, or creative non-fiction.

On the other side, the good part about this semester was that it has set me up for this upcoming Spring semester, which I'm really looking forward to. I get to go back to the schools and continue my observations, which I couldn't do this semester. Second, I placed my foot in the door earlier this semester with the Disabilities Office at the College of Staten Island. For the past two and a half months, I've been taking notes for a student named Danny and he's such a wonderful person. As someone who's been diagnosed with Attention Deficit Disorder (ADHD)and is registered with the Disabilities Office, it makes me feel so glad that Danny looks up to me as a role model. Hopefully, I get a chance to work with him next year. My role will be expanded to English tutoring within the Disabilities Office and I might extend it how to ESL learners. I've also made the decision to receive a minor in Spanish and Linguistics. So it's definitely going to be exciting.

Now that the semester has ended, I will be able to update more frequently. With the end of the Millennium decade approaching, as well as, holiday season keep on the lookout for several posts within the next few weeks.

Until then this has been a recuperating Ian K. Feldman speaking words of wisdom.

Crunch Time

It's Procastination Time

I'm sorry that I haven't been posting but I have a lot of things going on. I've been overloaded with work and absolutely no time to provide you with update. With 13 days left, finals included don't expect any blog within the next two weeks until after I can finally take a breather. I promised you the third part of A Deconstruction of Champions and since we're already in Decemeber, I'll just give you a heads up of when it's posted.

Anyway, I'm in the middle of working on a group project, a photostory project for Spain, a re-editing of my final portfolio and a ten page paper on teacher talk.Part of it is procastination but I'll think you'll be amazed with all that I will accomplished in the next two weeks. Anyway thanks for any support that you have given me so far and I can't wait to go back to normal in a few weeks.

This has been Ian K. Feldman speaking words of wisdom.