Done and Done

Thanks to a bout of sleeplessness I have finally completed something I have been trying all week to accomplish: Record my very first mix. Its almost 60 minutes long and features the likes of Korn, Orgy, Mobile and even U2. This was probably in an effort to win over some of my friends who predominantly listen to rock. However they are all awesome remixes and thanks to a few other choice cuts and and a very carefully selected song order the cd has an amazing flow and lots of energy. Until I can find a good place to host the mp3 you'll have to get the file directly from me at johnstraat@hotmail.com If you know me personally then I probably already dropped a couple of copies in your mailbox. Just kidding. Sort of.

Is it just me . . .

I was turned on to Lisa Lashes by an online friend who happens to be a huge fan. Lisa Lashes is a phenomenal dj and I truly regret missing what was sure to be an amazing show. A recently acquired bootleg has been keeping my car stereo busy for sometime now and in this particular mix there is one song that stands out. It contains a sample of a speech so full of dramatic pauses that even George W. Bush himself is put to shame. I have recreated the speech for you here and cut it up according to these insanely long pauses:

We have learned.
That war.
Is not necessarily.
Better.
And if we can neither.
Answer all questions nor solve.
All problems.
We cannot afford to do.
Everything.
As we meet the future.
So together.
In a spirit.
Of individual sacrifice for the common good.
We must.
Simply.
Do our best.

Firstly: Does anybody know where this speech is from? Secondly: Is it not the most cliched, contrived, nonsensical, half-assed speech you've ever read in your life?