Hi. I'm Sean... an entrepreneur into creating successful business ideas for the social web. I run a digital strategy company called Freeworld Media.
This blog is where I talk about the intersections of my life... past, present and future.
The new Dr Seuss movie The Lorax comes out this weekend featuring music from The Polyphonic Spree
“In.. The Lorax, “Reach For The Sun” perfectly captures the imagination-bending tone of the Seuss classic about a boy (Zac Efron) who encounters the Lorax, a forest creature who protects the environment, while on a search the one thing he hopes will help him win the heart of his crush (Taylor Swift).” Entertainment Weekly
Me and Tim Delaughter: Atlanta, GA 2/10/2012
The Polyphonic Spree is a 20 piece+ band from Dallas and I’m a big fan. As a teenager, I went to alot of Tripping Daisy concerts. They recorded some of the best indie/alternative music of the 90s and their live show always blew my mind. Their sound continued to grow bigger with each album.
That all came to end in 1999 with some unfortunate changes to the band. In 2000, they reinvented themselves as the Polyphonic Spree and formed one of the largest rock band/choir/orchestras currently out there. Their big sound (reminiscent of the Beach Boys) contains an underlying message of hope and optimism. Their influence has already inspired bands such as Arcade Fire, Secret Machines, and others.
"Blown Away" at the 40 Watt in 2002 | Athens, GA
In the early 2000′s, I was in a rock band called “United” and we used to cover the song “Blown Away” by Tripping Daisy. We usually played it at the end of our shows and it was always a crowd favorite.
In 2002, The Polpyhonic Spree came to the southeast to play at the legendary 40 Watt in Athens, Georgia.
That night turned out be an amazing “everything comes full-circle” for me. We were invited to take the stage after the Spree show to play “Blown Away” to an audience filled with the guys from Tripping Daisy.
Those 4 minutes of my life passed quickly, but I remember seeing members of the ‘Spree jumping up and down and sing along with me. At the end of the song, Polyphonic Spree manager / Good Records guy, Chris Penn jumped on stage to sing with me and tackled me to the floor as we ended.
BTW: That’s my brother, Ryan Wood on the left playing Mark Pirro’s famous “Space Bass”.
Stop motion video from New York to San Francisco. Here’s a Google Map of his walk: http://bit.ly/brNULW
I was walking the dog past Manuel’s Tavern and noticed new parking spots that said: “Clergy Parking Only (Seriously)”. These are next to the handicap spots, so please be mindful that the painted cross on the ground is not a wheelchair. ✝
I met Jason Soll at TED Global 2009. He recognized my company from his internship at Resource Interactive but I knew nothing of his card talents!
Jason did a great “TED Talk” and later that night he told us, “That was a Guiness World Record I set during my presentation.”
(BTW: Seated next to Jason is William Kamkwamba, the inspirational young man whose story was told in the “The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind“... the book named in the Top 10 “Best Books of 2009″ by Amazon.com.)
Hi. I'm Sean... an entrepreneur into creating successful business ideas for the social web. I run a digital strategy company called Freeworld Media.
This blog is where I talk about the intersections of my life... past, present and future.
