Where the Sidewalk Ends
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Where the Sidewalk Ends turns forty! Celebrate with this anniversary edition that features an eye-catching commemorative red sticker. This classic poetry collection, which is both outrageously funny and profound, has been the most beloved of Shel Silverstein's poetry books for generations.
Where the sidewalk ends, Shel Silverstein's world begins. There you'll meet a boy who turns into a TV set and a girl who eats a whale. The Unicorn and the Bloath live there, and so does Sarah Cynthia Sylvia Stout who will not take the garbage out. It is a place where you wash your shadow and plant diamond gardens, a place where shoes fly, sisters are auctioned off, and crocodiles go to the dentist.
Shel Silverstein's masterful collection of poems and drawings is one of Parent & Child magazine's 100 Greatest Books for Kids. School Library Journal said, "Silverstein has an excellent sense of rhythm and rhyme and a good ear for alliteration and assonance that make these poems a pleasure to read aloud."
Shel Silverstein's incomparable career as a children's book author and illustrator began with Lafcadio, the Lion Who Shot Back. In 1964, Shel's creativity continued to flourish as four more books were published in the same year—Don't Bump the Glump!, A Giraffe and a Half, Who Wants a Cheap Rhinoceros?, and the beloved classic The Giving Tree. Later he continued to build his remarkable body of work with Where the Sidewalk Ends, A Light in the Attic, Falling Up, Every Thing On It, The Missing Piece, The Missing Piece Meets the Big O, and Runny Babbit.
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Steven Hiroyuki "Steve" Aoki (born November 30, 1977) is an American electro house musician, record producer, and music executive. Known for energetic live shows, in 2012 Pollstar designated Aoki as the highest grossing dance artist in North America from tours. He has collaborated with producers and vocalists such as will.i.am, Afrojack, LMFAO, Iggy Azalea, Lil Jon, and Laidback Luke, and is known for his remixes of artists such as Kid Cudi.
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Thinkpierce Music – Song Idea #107
Much of my middle school and high school years were spent coming up with song ideas on the guitar, drums and a tried and true "synthesizer". This week's video showcases "Song Idea #107". Thinkpierce, Something New Every Friday!
A new jam session by Thinkpierce
I recently felt the urge to record some new music for fun. Today's video combines the recording of my mini jam session along with a cool story of how I ran in to Jack White from the White Stripes right here in Tulsa! Thinkpierce, Something New Every Friday!
Jonathan & Daniel perform "Candlewood" (Thinkpierce Music)
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This week Jonathan is joined on stage by bass player Daniel Sutliff as they perform "Candlewood" a melodic song they co-wrote on the Thinkpierce Music album. Visit the music link to learn the story behind Thinkpierce Music, preview more original songs by Jonathan and view the music photo gallery. Thinkpierce, Something New Every Friday!
Jonathan performs "Bus Ride" a Bass solo
This week Thinkpierce releases a video version of the 8th track on the Thinkpierce Music Album, titled "Bus Ride". Bus Ride is a non-stop romping Bass solo that I wrote during a time in my life when I was infatuated with the bass guitar. Preview the entire Thinkpierce album on the "music" tab at Thinkpierce.com. Enjoy the good times and great oldies of this weeks video release, "Bus Ride"! Thinkpierce, Something New Every Friday!
Jonathan performs "High tops" a guitar solo
There comes a time in every guitar player's life, a moment that can't be denied, a duty that must be fulfilled; performing a power jam. This week Thinkpierce releases a video version of the 6th track on the Thinkpierce Music Album, titled "High Tops". High Tops is a non-stop romping guitar solo that I played on the same guitar as my performance of "basket case" in a 7th grade talent show. That Kramer guitar really took a beating and kept on going. Enjoy the good times and great oldies of this week's video release, "High Tops"! Thinkpierce, Something New Every Friday!
Jonathan Plays "About a Girl" in middle school talent show
Today, we again time travel back to middle school…to my middle school talent show to be exact. Get a Friday mid-morning kick from watching video footage of me joined on stage by Daniel Sutliff, Doug Knapp and Rod Mathis as we give it our all, playing "About a Girl" in front of our school. Thinkpierce, Something New Every Weekday!
See 11 new photos of Jonathan's Musical past
This week we're introducing some photos from the days of "Mixtape + VHS + Cola", the Thinkpierce music album released earlier this year. Click on the Music tab above to see 11 new photos and a new page layout. Thinkpierce, Something New Every Weekday!
Introducing Music by Jonathan Pierce
Today we introduce songs from the Thinkpierce archives for the first time with the release of a new album on iTunes. The songs in Mixtape + VHS + Cola are as much about the story they tell as they are about the time period in which they were created. With songs that had as much difference in the year they were recorded, as they did in what device they were recorded on, this album needed a title that put it all under one umbrella in a way that was unique as the songs themselves. Somehow when you take the words, Mixtape, VHS and Cola and add them all together, it seems to tell you everything you need to know about these songs and the era in which the majority of them were created. Read More
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