My Morning Jacket

My Morning Jacket => The Band => Topic started by: spacecaptain on Aug 04, 2006, 05:46 AM

Title: MMJ in your job?
Post by: spacecaptain on Aug 04, 2006, 05:46 AM
Have you ever injected things you like into your work? I totally forgot that I did this until today -

http://www.comcast.net/help/faq/index.jsp?faq=EmailWebmail18067

(scroll to the last picture/screenshot)

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Title: Re: MMJ in your job?
Post by: aMD on Aug 04, 2006, 08:32 AM
good work, space captian.
i've thought of using mmj songs during transitions at school, can anyone think of a one or two minute snippet I could use?
Title: Re: MMJ in your job?
Post by: JacketGal on Aug 04, 2006, 02:01 PM
Nice job Cap'n!  ;D
Title: Re: MMJ in your job?
Post by: BH on Aug 04, 2006, 02:27 PM
Quotegood work, space captian.
i've thought of using mmj songs during transitions at school, can anyone think of a one or two minute snippet I could use?

1st 2 minutes of Cobra maybe?  Or how about one of the untitled instrumentals?  
Title: Re: MMJ in your job?
Post by: Chills on Aug 04, 2006, 02:43 PM
Quotegood work, space captian.
i've thought of using mmj songs during transitions at school, can anyone think of a one or two minute snippet I could use?

Lil' Billy

 ;)
Title: Re: MMJ in your job?
Post by: MMJ_fanatic on Aug 05, 2006, 06:28 PM
YES!  I have had the pic of the guys in front of the pink motel on my desktop for ages (I alternate with old MOPAR pics)
Title: Re: MMJ in your job?
Post by: tomEisenbraun on Aug 05, 2006, 10:31 PM
when i teach, you can bet i'll incorporate music all over the place. i've been planning on steam engine forever, just to show that words are just one facet of language, and how something as simple as the "dee dee da dum" at the end of that song can evoke such a strong longing feeling without having said anything. maybe put that on as the background as a freewrite, and ask the kids to write out a description of that part, and see what they come up with. i dunno. i think that a lot of very important things are expressed in Jim's musical writing, stuff that kind of transcends actual words, and can only be summed up in feeling in such a way as is completely indescribable.
Title: Re: MMJ in your job?
Post by: ycartrob on Aug 05, 2006, 10:58 PM
I am pretty sure Brian used Anytime at work once...
Title: Re: MMJ in your job?
Post by: Dee. on Aug 07, 2006, 03:38 AM
That's hilarious, spacecaptain.  Good job!
Title: Re: MMJ in your job?
Post by: fan75 on Aug 28, 2006, 12:49 PM
Funny you should say that, because I love listening to my collection of tunes while I'm in my cube at work, which usually goes  fine until today when I got called out on singing along whenever MMJ came up in my playlist! ???  :-[

I was a bit embarassed :-[  ::), but still MMJ is too fun/easy to sing along with sometimes (or at least attempt to), don't you think?  ;) :D
Title: Re: MMJ in your job?
Post by: SiOuxTribe on Aug 28, 2006, 10:51 PM
I work at fine dining small restaurant, but our lunch music is more alternative stuff, so I sneak in some burnt MMJ mixes when the boss isnt around. (he doesnt like MMJ)
Title: Re: MMJ in your job?
Post by: BH on Aug 28, 2006, 10:56 PM
QuoteI work at fine dining small restaurant, but our lunch music is more alternative stuff, so I sneak in some burnt MMJ mixes when the boss isnt around. (he doesnt like MMJ)

You work for the devil?  That's not good.
Title: Re: MMJ in your job?
Post by: spacecaptain on Aug 28, 2006, 11:17 PM
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You work for the devil?  That's not good.

I dunno about SiouxTribe (whom I'm sure you directed that towards) but as it happens I DID work for the devil when I did those 'screenshots'. Fortunately they never paid much attention to anything so I'm sure MMJ will grace the pages of comca$t dot net until the end of time.

I've since quit working for the devil and now work for an idiot, myself. Though I haven't used MMJ on the site yet, I'm sure I will (so far I've used The Black Crowes and The Brain Damaged Eggmen). I'm very anxious to get any kind of (not too insulting) feedback - http://www.simplehelp.net -




Title: Re: MMJ in your job?
Post by: Dee. on Aug 29, 2006, 12:49 AM
Your site looks very handy.  Good stuff.
Title: Re: MMJ in your job?
Post by: spacecaptain on Aug 29, 2006, 01:15 AM
QuoteYour site looks very handy.  Good stuff.

Well thank you Deanna :)

Is there any kind of content or tutorial you'd like to see? Something that you stumble with or never quite understood? Thanks!

Ross
Title: Re: MMJ in your job?
Post by: megisnotreal on Aug 29, 2006, 12:37 PM
I work for two radio stations...

One's a college station, and MMJ's always in rotation.  :)

The other station is an Adult Contemporary station. Our playlist leaves something to be desired.... But my desktop pic is one I shot at City Hall last November.
Title: Re: MMJ in your job?
Post by: Mr. T. on Aug 29, 2006, 12:40 PM
I haven't got a job yet, but today in my job interview, I mentionned My Morning Jacket.

I think that was a pretty cool move  ;)
Title: Re: MMJ in your job?
Post by: Mr. T. on Aug 30, 2006, 05:28 PM
They're asking me back for a second interview, and apparently I'm the only one they've asked back! Thank you My Morning Jacket! Thank You
Title: Re: MMJ in your job?
Post by: Dee. on Aug 31, 2006, 03:47 AM
Slick moves, Mr. T.   8)

QuoteIs there any kind of content or tutorial you'd like to see? Something that you stumble with or never quite understood?
Oh, I'm sure there are a # of things, but nothing is coming to mind at the moment.  I'll let you know if I stumble upon something puzzling.
Title: Re: MMJ in your job?
Post by: fan75 on Aug 31, 2006, 07:49 AM
QuoteSlick moves, Mr. T.   8)

Oh, I'm sure there are a # of things, but nothing is coming to mind at the moment.  I'll let you know if I stumble upon something puzzling.
yeah I think all of your stuff is pretty cool.  I like spacecaptain's pic on the Comcast site too.  

Probably the only other way I've integrated MMJ into any aspect of my work (other than accidently singing along aloud :-[) is to have about 6-10 seconds of "Easy Morning Rebel" as my start-up sound on my work PC.  

As far as Deanna's help site, maybe you can give links to the Java or C# practice tests on Exam Cram, or help with integrating the FredCK content editor into a website, or flash, etc. ...jk.... ;)
Title: Re: MMJ in your job?
Post by: Billy_Pilgrim on Sep 02, 2006, 07:48 PM
I work for a company who run a couple of online fantasy horseracing and football management games.

One part of my job is to create and name new horses to be used in the game - so far I've used: Morning Jacket, At Dawn, Lowdon, Dondante, Steam Engine, Bermuda Highway, Run Thru and Golden.

I also called one of the new footballer players Jim James.

No one else who works there knows MMJ, so no one has spotted it yet! I'm sure I'll get found out one day...
Title: Re: MMJ in your job?
Post by: ali on Sep 13, 2006, 10:14 PM
I regularly make the 3 other girls sitting in the room with me listen to whichever mmj song or album takes my fancy.... my computer has the itunes library & external speakers hooked up!

 ;D

no complaints yet, so either they're now converts to the cause, or i'm wearing their resistance down!!
Title: Re: MMJ in your job?
Post by: SMc55 on Sep 14, 2006, 03:48 AM
Quote
One part of my job is to create and name new horses to be used in the game - so far I've used: Morning Jacket, At Dawn, Lowdon, Dondante, Steam Engine, Bermuda Highway, Run Thru and Golden.
Really cool horse names  8)
Title: Re: MMJ in your job?
Post by: fan75 on Sep 14, 2006, 09:09 AM
Here's the current image on my work PC's desktop:
(http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c252/avatar1975/avatars/th_jjgclgjs.jpg) (http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c252/avatar1975/avatars/jjgclgjs.jpg)

 8)
Title: Re: MMJ in your job?
Post by: Crispy on Sep 26, 2006, 06:18 PM
My co-workers are occasionally subjected to my 'Easy Morning Rebel' and 'Golden' ringtones, and always have to put up with my foot tapping and finger drumming while I'm rockin out on the headphones.
Title: Re: MMJ in your job?
Post by: benweasel on Sep 26, 2006, 11:14 PM
I listen to my headphones at work, but I always laugh at this hardware store in Latonia KY where the guy working there always has on MMJ.  It's my favorite hardware store to go in and rock at.
Title: Re: MMJ in your job?
Post by: ManNamedTruth on Sep 27, 2006, 12:08 AM
QuoteI listen to my headphones at work, but I always laugh at this hardware store in Latonia KY where the guy working there always has on MMJ.  It's my favorite hardware store to go in and rock at.

Is the name Ben Weasel just a coincidence or do you know of the band screeching weasel who's singer is ben weasel. They used to be my favorite band when i was into punk.
Title: Re: MMJ in your job?
Post by: benweasel on Sep 27, 2006, 09:48 AM
Quote

Is the name Ben Weasel just a coincidence or do you know of the band screeching weasel who's singer is ben weasel. They used to be my favorite band when i was into punk.


Just Coincidence.  An old ska band (OB1) gave me the nickname back in college.  Funny thing is, I booked a show for OB1 and MU330 one day and was introduced to MU330 as "Ben Weasel".  They were all sorts of confused and asked if I was trying to impersonate him.  
Title: Re: MMJ in your job?
Post by: NJ2KY on Sep 29, 2006, 10:09 AM
Well my saving grace at work is that i can listen to music, yesterday in fact turned out to be an MMJ day for me.  I put my iTunes on and listened to my whole MMJ catalogue starting with "Acoustic citsuocA"  through the list to "Z".  I also got Jim's Flying V as my wallpaper.

And yesterday i had to do this project and make some fake mailing envelopes for some training video and I used Jim James and Jeff Tweedy in my mailing addresses.