Would I give my right arm to see Radiohead perform live? Perhaps not, but I don’t think I’m using my right kidney.
“True Love Waits” / Radiohead (originally released in 2000; I don’t know when this video was shot)
Happy First Day of Spring! So many good things come from Austin, Texas:
“Underdog” / Spoon (2007)
What do guitar picks, fingernail clippers, a two-headed penny*, Krazy Glue, an old prescription bottle filled with thumbtacks, four rolls of Scotch tape, a stack of signed Christmas cards, a dreidel and a 6″ ruler Paid For By Citizens To Elect Sue Allen (whoever the hell she is) have in common?
All in my desk. In one drawer, specifically.
Maybe I should clean this thing out.
*actually, two pennies glued together
Nothing stood out to me today when choosing the SOTD, so I just picked my number one under “top 25 most played” on iTunes.*
“Pitseleh” / Elliott Smith (1998)
*fwiw, 23 of these songs are Elliott Smith, one is a Ben Folds song about Elliott Smith, and the one is a random Neutral Milk Hotel song that somehow snuck in there.
I used to think that I didn’t like melted cheese, until I realized I don’t like melted shitty cheese, or just shitty cheese in general. Gone are the days when I tell folks that I detest “queso,” because when it’s done right, it’s fucking delicious. See, Velveeta is disgusting, melted or not. Throwing a can of Ro-Tel and a stick of Jimmy Dean sausage into the mix won’t help the flavor.
Say what you will about the French, with their felt berets and ridiculous boat-neck shirts and unexplainable love of Jerry Lewis, but damn! They make some good cheese.
Mazzy Star: a band that I really like when I’m severely intoxicated. Or so I’m told.*
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fF0lRYhhiwI
“Fade Into You” / Mazzy Star ( 1993)
*See also: Rush, The Clash, and anyone who ever played Warped Tour.
you should maybe check this dude out.
“Ohio” / Damien Jurado (1999)
I was thinking real hard* about it the other day, and I decided that there’s not a Stones song I don’t like.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Kve_N8rmmQ
“Honky Tonk Women” / The Rolling Stones (1969)
*As in, approximately 4 seconds’ worth of thought.
Just listen to the song, forget the crappy video.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mikQQRBrLt8
“Balance Beam” / Blue October (2000)
Sometimes I miss working with college students, and then I log into Facebook and see yet another group pop up in my news feed that’s bitching about something-or-another.
Really, kids? Do you honestly think that taking the 17 seconds to create a Facebook group that includes the phrase “Fuck You!” is a constructive way to deal with the latest stick up your tushie?
And oh so daring you are, not making it a private group so that the people about whom you are ever-so-whinily bitching can easily read your misspelled rants and poorly-worded raves. The more I think about it, the more I realize that yes! publicly bad mouthing these folks is the only way to make change! I mean, if I were part of this group of “asshats” that are so deservingly trashed in this open forum, I would certainly be much more amenable to your illogical demands and insolent complaining.
And don’t get me started on how downright professional your membership in said group makes you seem. Were I a prospective employer, conducting a very basic Google search of your name, I’d be so fucking impressed with your maturity I’d just hire you right on the fucking spot!
This is when I’m glad I got out when I did.
the sloppy copy 