Are You A Bad Indian Girl?
Posted on March 14, 2005 - Filed Under Uncategorized | Comments Off
Find out at BadIndianGirl.com.
Read More..>>Blogtastic
Posted on March 8, 2005 - Filed Under Uncategorized | Comments Off
Highlights from the ‘sphere today: I find out at Golden Rule Jones that today is the anniversay of Sherwood Anderson’s 1941 death. He "died in Colon, Panama, of peritonitis after swallowing a toothpick with his hors d’oeuvre at a cocktail party." Grotesque to the max! OGIC breaks down the blogoshpere’s 5 Movie Quotes. I’d like [...]
Read More..>>Library turns monitoring of videos over to parents…
Posted on February 20, 2005 - Filed Under Uncategorized | Comments Off
…Parents group flips out. Regarding wether or not libraries should restrict what minors check out, the Omah Public Library’s stance: "It’s more the role of the parent to decide the issue than the library". Families First spokesdrone Jeff Downing prostests "that the library’s "blocking" policy puts the responsibility on parents"
Read More..>>Ted Leo Interview
Posted on February 18, 2005 - Filed Under Uncategorized | Comments Off
Tony Hicks at the CC Times has a good interview with BMK favorite Ted Leo. Very simply, big record labels don’t mesh with the 34-year-old’s core musical values. He had an offer a few years ago to sign with a major, which even offered not to change his sound or ratchet up unrealistic sales expectations. [...]
Read More..>>You Can Make It Legit by Replacing ‘s’ with ‘x’
Posted on February 17, 2005 - Filed Under Uncategorized | Comments Off
On Friday, February 18, starting at 8 p.m., the Cartoon Art Museum, in San Francisco, will have a fundraising party. The theme is "Comics 4 Comix." The evening will feature performances by local standup comedians (including Will Durst), original-art auctions, and refreshments, in addition to the museum’s usual wide array of exhibitions. For more details, [...]
Read More..>>I’m Out Making Some Sweet Moolah With Uncle Rico
Posted on February 17, 2005 - Filed Under Uncategorized | Comments Off
In honor of my brother, who is kicking off a new job this week, I present — the Napoleon Dynamite soundboard. Jeez!!
Read More..>>Michael Jackson (BMK Exclusive)
Posted on February 17, 2005 - Filed Under Uncategorized | Comments Off
The Michael Jackson image reconstruction is already well underway. His handlers are ferverishly trying to reverse the opinion of 78% of Americans that the king of pop is a pedophile. BMK investigative reporters have uncovered a Super-Secret Neverland Ranch memo in which Jackson’s PR team have advised their client to "…appear in public withpost-pubescent females".
Read More..>>Hopefully It Wasn’t Watching The Grammys
Posted on February 14, 2005 - Filed Under Uncategorized | Comments Off
"I did something really pathetic last night.” "Did it involve Craigslist?” (Conversation between two women on the 14 Mission bus, overheard by an anonymous spy.)
Read More..>>The Dumb Set
Posted on February 14, 2005 - Filed Under Uncategorized | Comments Off
Monday Interpol @ The Warfield Tuesday Interpol @ The Warfield Bright Eyes @ the Berkeley Community Theater. With Jesse Sykes and the Sweet Hereafter, Neva Dinova. Book Group #1 : Discussing Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell Diesel, A Bookstore (5433 College Ave., Oakland) 7:00 PM 510.653.9965[See also discussion at TEV] FridayMargo Perin reading from Only [...]
Read More..>>RIP Jimmy Smith
Posted on February 11, 2005 - Filed Under Uncategorized | Comments Off
One of my favorite jazz musicians, Hammond B3 master Jimmy Smith, died this week at the age of 76. Here are some songs.
Read More..>>Can You Blame Him?
Posted on February 1, 2005 - Filed Under Uncategorized | 1 Comment
"Aside from a disconcerting resemblance to Billy Crystal, there was nothing about him that would make you want to draw a swastika on his head."
Read More..>>Dave Barry’s Spirit Lives On
Posted on January 28, 2005 - Filed Under Uncategorized | Comments Off
"No one is sure how the fire started, but a common theory is that heat from the decomposing manure deep inside the pile eventually ignited the manure."
Read More..>>Group Writing
Posted on January 24, 2005 - Filed Under Uncategorized | Comments Off
There was anticipation in the air the day Ms. Perkins returned the assignments. Her face was enigmatic, and nobody could be sure whether she was happy or not. After taking a deep breath, she pronounced, "Some of your collaborative writing was inspired, but I’m afraid to say, a lot of it was original work. I [...]
Read More..>>Not Feeling Disgusted Enough For A Friday?
Posted on January 21, 2005 - Filed Under Uncategorized | Comments Off
Not to be outdone by Star & Buc Wild, Hot 97 brings us the "Tsunami Song": ..All at once you could hear the screaming ch*nks and no one was safe from the wave there were africans drowning, little chinamen swept away you could hear god laughing, "swim you b*tches swim" So now you’re screwed, it’s [...]
Read More..>>One More Thing To Keep In Mind While Considering A Prostitute
Posted on January 21, 2005 - Filed Under Uncategorized | Comments Off
From an article about jury selection in Tennessee: …was arrested for soliciting sex from an undercover officer. "I should have known something was up," he said. "She had all her teeth."
Read More..>>Is that a moustache you’re growing?
Posted on January 20, 2005 - Filed Under Uncategorized | Comments Off
The religious right, apparently disappointed with Sunday morning turnout among the three-to-six year-old demographic, continues to ride its presumed relevance into obscurity Could it really be Patrick?
Read More..>>Now I’m Not Sure If Maud Newton Isn’t Actually Super Happy Fun Ball
Posted on January 20, 2005 - Filed Under Uncategorized | Comments Off
But I still encourage you to read TMFTML’s endorsement for my favorite Newton. Maud Newton once shot a man in Reno just to watch him die, then shot another one because she didn’t think the first one "gave a compelling performance."
Read More..>>They Write Themself
Posted on January 18, 2005 - Filed Under Uncategorized | Comments Off
These have all been around for a while, but continue to amuse me: The Postmodern Text Generator Adolescent Poetry Generator Goth Text Generator And for the inner(outer?) geek: Perl Haiku
Read More..>>Guano With The Wind
Posted on January 12, 2005 - Filed Under Uncategorized | Comments Off
A message from Hitchcock’s grave? Probably not, but First National Bank of Omaha isn’t taking any chances. The Wildlife Services branch of the USDA’s Animal & Plant Health Inspection Services used a combination of fireworks and noise to disperse starlings that had become a nuisance. The technique has been effective in other cities, the bank [...]
Read More..>>Tempest Is A Teacup
Posted on January 5, 2005 - Filed Under Uncategorized | Comments Off
Read to find out how tsunami relief compares to cost of Iraqi occupation. Plug for Ted Leo thrown in at no extra cost to you.
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