straight talk from tito*
Posted on July 31, 2008 - Filed Under Food, For The Record | 1 Comment
For some reason, I feel the need to set the “record straight”. So for the record:
Cadbury Creme Eggs My all-time favorite candy. I long for the days following Easter when they can be had for pennies on the dollar. Getting harder to find the “real” ones because of all the caramel/snickers versions. Speaking of [...]
get your “man sized wad”
Posted on July 31, 2008 - Filed Under Food, Kids These Days | Leave a Comment
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0GyEkvqtHPs
brought up in the ever amusing JoPo comments
Excess ain’t rebellion
Posted on July 31, 2008 - Filed Under Drinking, The Man Stickin It To Us | 1 Comment
In case you missed this you’re-drinking-what-they’re-selling essay, oh, about five years ago, just like I did, it’s been re-worked into Rob Walker’s latest book, Murketing:
Under these circumstances, the thinking goes, P.B.R. needs to stay neutral, ”always look and act the underdog” and not worry about those who look down on the beer, presumably because they’re [...]
World Premiere
Posted on July 30, 2008 - Filed Under Diversions, Music | 2 Comments
With Scrabulous down, I’ve sought other copyright-ambivalent outlets to fill the emptiness.
So enjoy my muxtape.
Sigh, what to do now….
lyric of the now
Posted on July 24, 2008 - Filed Under Music, Vagaries of the Heart | Leave a Comment
Gillian Welch – Look At Miss Ohio
I want to do right
but not right now
bullshit detection
Posted on July 20, 2008 - Filed Under Ivory Towers | Leave a Comment
{XKCD}
Read More..>>5 Day Forecast
Posted on July 18, 2008 - Filed Under Mark Your Calendars, Music, Sports, Uncategorized | 1 Comment
Edit Friday brain attacks strike back. Royals & Hold Steady aren’t until the week after next. thxkbai – the managment
Friday
Possibly head over to my old hood’s Bookshop West Portal to see Ethan Canin (who’s latest earned a “fucking brilliant” at Jodi’s)
Saturday
I had been thinking of going the see Feist at the Greek Theater [...]
Let’s All go to the Movies
Posted on July 11, 2008 - Filed Under Film, Mark Your Calendars, Movies | Leave a Comment
The San Francisco Silent Film Festival kicks off tonight.
The full schedule:
FRIDAY, JULY 11
The Kid Brother 7:00PM
Opening Night Party 9:15PM
SATURDAY, JULY 12
Amazing Tales from the Archives 10:00AM
The Soul of Youth 11:40AM
Les Deux Timides (Two Timid Souls) 2:15PM
Mikaël (Michael) 4:15PM
The Man Who Laughs 7:45PM
The Unknown 10:45PM
SUNDAY, JULY 13
The Adventures of Prince Achmed 10:30AM
The [...]
great questions
Posted on July 11, 2008 - Filed Under Movies, Music, Vagaries of the Heart | Leave a Comment
JoPo getting me ready to ponder this weekend:
Best Springsteen love song?
Who is worse: Costner or Cruise?
And that’s what makes them intriguing … if you have someone you have never liked in anything, say someone like Pauly Shore, then there’s really nothing to argue about. But Costner and Cruise are interesting and worth arguing about [...]
hail hail
Posted on July 10, 2008 - Filed Under Music, Religion | Leave a Comment
If I end up as a blogger who does nothing more than post “fail” photos & mountain goats songs…
worse things could happen.
The Best Ever Death Metal Band in Denton
Read More..>>half-assed
Posted on July 8, 2008 - Filed Under Ass Cleavage, Crime, Diversions, Music, Scatology, fireworks | Leave a Comment
what i do when busy not blogging
1 – tinkering with my muxtape
2 – butt rocket
3 – Fail Dogs
Read More..>>Yes, so I’m reading Zinn now
Posted on July 3, 2008 - Filed Under Now Reading, Politics | Leave a Comment
So said a lanky junior Illinois congressman about the war not started on his watch:
The declaration that we have always opposed the war, is true or false accordingly as one may understand the term ” opposing the war.” If to say ” the war was unnecessarily and unconstitutionally commenced by the President,” be opposing the [...]
Caravan (without the drum solo)
Posted on July 2, 2008 - Filed Under Music | Leave a Comment
Here is a wonderful new blog recently spawned by an accomplice of mine, the idea of which is to post mp3s of out-of-print vinyl from his obscenely large collection. This morning is Harold Dumont singing Duke Ellington.
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