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Thought of the Day Thursday/(Friday) #6 or so....

This is abstract but I’ve always pondered this:

Its just like the question, “if a tree falls in the woods and no one hears it, did it make a sound?”

Is any feeling real until we have a memory of it? Vague, I know… but I always think about it when babies or toddlers get hurt and started crying.  But then I think, I don’t remember anything about my life until I was at least 3 or 4 maybe. So was it painful when I fell down at age 1 if I don’t remember feeling the pain now as person with the capacity to remember feelings from the past? Unless the event has long-lasting effects… if I don’t really remember it was there any effect on me at all?

Its ABSTRACT… don’t freak out on me! I know it sounds absurd.

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About 1 year ago I met up with a drummer and a bassist and collaborated to write some pretty awesome music. About 7 months ago I got together some strings, horns, a choir and a recording engineer. About 49 days ago, I started promoting the crap out of the result of all of these things. 1 year later, I proudly release my first fully produced EP to you.

“Pulses are Pluses” is a mindset. It is curiosity. It is ambition. It is hope. It is love. It is positivity…. It is only possible by friends and family. By fans at shows with 100 people. By fans at shows with 2. By musicians with inspiration. By a feeling that you can’t quite fathom.  By unity.  By selflessness. By the miraculous connection of all of these things combined.  But is it a miracle? No. Thanks to you.


Love all that you have.
Jacob

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Thought of the Day Thursday #5... or 6?

Ok so I guess I “understand” how in today’s civilization we can make laws to regulate who can cross which borders and when… but then I just get pissed thinking that someone can say “I own this plot of land and you can’t come inside these lines.” Seriously, who put who in charge? We humans don’t own anything but our bodies, ideas, thoughts…….. and apparently what we think is ours.

I wanna be able to go where my feet can take me.

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"Pulses are Pluses" - Full EP to be streamed at MIDNIGHT!

So we are only ONE week from the OFFICIAL RELEASE of “Pulses are Pluses!” Its been a loooong 6 weeks since we first started dropping songs on the ‘space and tomorrow is the only time you will be able to hear the whole EP online at one time!!! From midnight to midnight you will get a sneak peak of the whole album including the 7 minute “Jonah’s Dream.” After tomorrow, the whole EP will not be up online simultaneously ever again!

Starting at midnight tonight just head over to http://www.purevolume.com/Jacobvanags/albums/Pulses+are+Pluses+ to hear the whole EP streaming for 24 hours!

Feel free to click on the links to different pages at the bottom and then head over to http://jacobvanags.bigcartel.com to preorder the EP!

NOVEMBER 3RD is THE. DAY.

Thank you so much for you support!

-Jacob

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Thought of the Day Thursdays (On Friday) #5

Its late, I’m tired, I’m going to give you another short one (sorry this is like 3 in a row)….

Simply:
There is probably a scientific reason behind this, but its more fun to just wonder about it as a mystery…. Why is it that when you blow on your hand with pursed lips its cold, but when you blow on your hand with an open mouth its hot?

Don’t actually answer that, just do it and ponder it deeply.

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by the one and only Andrew Burkle.

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"Thought o' the Day Thursday" #4

I just thought of this one overhearing a conversation next to me about 5 minutes ago without even realizing today was Thursday.

I’m pretty sure that Pennsylvania is the only state that is commonly referred to by its state postal code, “PA.” You often hear people saying “I’m from PA” or “I’m going to PA this weekend.” But are any other states referred to by their postal codes as commonly as Pennsylvania’s? I think not. Let me know if you think of any!

Oh and people don’t say “I’m from NY,” they say I’m from “New York” so don’t try that one, punk.

p.s. Tonight at 9:25, I’m on blogtalkradio.com on WZAP! Check it out!

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This is Antarctica. This is also “Antarctica” —> www.myspace.com/jacobvanags

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Thought of the Day Thursday #3

Here’s a quick one for you:

Isn’t it weird that these two phrases mean the same thing?

1) yeah, I’m down with it.

2) yeah, I’m up for it.

So the next time someone asks you if you want to do something… and you do want to do that something… just pick the direction you’re feelin’ and you’ll be good either way….

oh. and this is awesome: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2lXh2n0aPyw&feature=player_embedded#

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blogtalk RADIO INTERVIEW - MONDAY 9PM!!!

Zach Sang of WZAP Radio will be doing a live phone interview with me in two days… and we need as many listeners as we can get on board to hear it! BUT. MORE IMPORTANTLY… we need YOU to call into the show to ask me some questions! So here is what you do… at ten minutes ‘til 9pm on THIS MONDAY…

go here: http://www.blogtalkradio.com/wzapradio.

THEN, click on the “ON AIR” button on the top of the page and a list will show up… click on the one with ME being interviewed by host WZAP radio or “Zach Sang”

Listen in and DEFINITELY CALL IN at this number 347-826-9140
to ask some questions… Ive got 780 fans on facebook alone so I hope some of you have some fun and give it a call.

Its as EASY AS THAT!

—-Zach Sang is actually a pretty young guy who has talked to a bunch of famous people… a lot of the DISNEY stars but I also believe he interviewed the someone in the cast of GLEE as well as a whole bunch of other famous people!—-

Send me a message and let me know if you plan on listening/calling in!