I am feeling the vibrant hum of the universe,
or maybe it's just the flourescent lights...
suffice it to say that this is one of the good days...
at least so far.
Had a good BLP rehearsal last night (doing a bit at the IBP gala,
for which I'm sure you already have tickets, right?)
and The Mathletes are learning a nifty little medley for the Gala
tonight after Daniel's show at DW.
ahhh...more to talk about...
but work calls...
Thursday, March 03, 2005
Wednesday, March 02, 2005
not much to say...
had a rare night off last night...
and man was I stir crazy.
I was supposed to head to a party after work
(happy b-day trish!)
but my buddy John wanted to come by and visit for a bit.
He and his wife Jacquie are having a kid TODAY!
and he wanted to hang out for a little bit before it was nothing but days full of family in a hospital...
so I went home. It was all I could do to keep from hitting either poison girl or rudz after he left...
luckily there was a new ep of "Torture TV" (24) downloaded so I watched that...
They barely tortured the mom, and didn't torture the kid at all, so I was a little disappointed they would miss such great torture opportunities...ahh...maybe next week...
and man was I stir crazy.
I was supposed to head to a party after work
(happy b-day trish!)
but my buddy John wanted to come by and visit for a bit.
He and his wife Jacquie are having a kid TODAY!
and he wanted to hang out for a little bit before it was nothing but days full of family in a hospital...
so I went home. It was all I could do to keep from hitting either poison girl or rudz after he left...
luckily there was a new ep of "Torture TV" (24) downloaded so I watched that...
They barely tortured the mom, and didn't torture the kid at all, so I was a little disappointed they would miss such great torture opportunities...ahh...maybe next week...
Tuesday, March 01, 2005
Bill Maher
Watching Bill Maher from last week.
Finally realized - bottom line - why I like him.
He's a humanist.
He said religion is a neurological disorder.
I'm just glad there's somebody out there saying it.
Finally realized - bottom line - why I like him.
He's a humanist.
He said religion is a neurological disorder.
I'm just glad there's somebody out there saying it.
Monday, February 28, 2005
nightmare
I'm at a little league game at the field across from my mom's in Deer Park. I am scheduled to be executed on the field after the game. I can't get in touch with my Dad as his # has changed, or maybe he's out of town. I'm free to wander as I please until the time comes, so I go over to my mom's to see if we can go see a movie. No luck. While I'm talking to my mom they are towing my car. I then go to visit one of my other friends who are going to executed too and they are busy having their last meal with their family. I express the idea that maybe we should run, since we're apparently free to do so. He says it's pointless that they'd catch us so I wander back over to finish watching the game then I wake up.
Friday, February 25, 2005
What Is An Agnostic?
What Is An Agnostic?:
" A man's anti-social wishes may be restrained by a wish to please God, but they may also be restrained by a wish to please his friends, or to win the respect of his community, or to be able to contemplate himself without disgust. But if he has no such wishes, the mere abstract concepts of morality will not keep him straight. "
and ironically I say, "GOD BLESS BERTRAND RUSSELL!"
and yeah, I know he had his problems, but what a nice, concise representation of the basis of morals in an agnostic framework.
I'd say more but I'm at work, and unfortunately have to get back to it...
" A man's anti-social wishes may be restrained by a wish to please God, but they may also be restrained by a wish to please his friends, or to win the respect of his community, or to be able to contemplate himself without disgust. But if he has no such wishes, the mere abstract concepts of morality will not keep him straight. "
and ironically I say, "GOD BLESS BERTRAND RUSSELL!"
and yeah, I know he had his problems, but what a nice, concise representation of the basis of morals in an agnostic framework.
I'd say more but I'm at work, and unfortunately have to get back to it...
The Washington Monthly
The Washington Monthly:
"As Ezra says, 'American style, in some ways, is a lot like Cuban style. Or North Korean style. It shares some threads with Russian and Iranian style too.'"
This should be front page news...
it's bad enough he won't face "real" Americans...
he's even afraid to face people who can't vote against him.
"As Ezra says, 'American style, in some ways, is a lot like Cuban style. Or North Korean style. It shares some threads with Russian and Iranian style too.'"
This should be front page news...
it's bad enough he won't face "real" Americans...
he's even afraid to face people who can't vote against him.
FW: Boston Marriage
From: michelle edwards
Sent: Friday, February 25, 2005 11:49 AM
Subject: Boston Marriage
Subject: Boston Marriage
Hi Everyone...
I'm making my directing debut and I just wanted to pass along the information about the show! Hope you can make it.
Thanks!
Michelle
One of America’s most provocative playwrights displays his feminine side in the Houston premiere of David Mamet’s Boston Marriage. Unhinged Productions is proud to present the show that the New York Post called “Wickedly, wittily entertaining” when it made its New York premiere in 2002.
In the play, Anna and Claire are two bantering, scheming “women of fashion” who have been living on the edges of upper-class society. Anna, having just become the mistress of a wealthy married man, receives an enormous jeweled necklace with a nice salary to match. Claire, meanwhile, has become enamored with a young lady and wants to enlist a very jealous Anna for help. As the two women exchange quips and relentlessly taunt Anna’s Scottish parlor maid, Claire’s young lady arrives which produces a predicament that puts both women’s futures at risk.
In the Boston Marriage, Mamet exquisitely typifies this ambiguous relationship between two unmarried Victorian women. Mamet utilizes his hallmark dialogue with an Oscar Wilde like wit.
Unhinged Productions is also proud to announce the directing debut of Michelle Edwards with this production. “We are thrilled to have such an accomplished actress as Michelle, make her directing debut with us,” said Unhinged Productions Interim Artistic Director Randy Symank. The cast includes Sara Gaston as Anna, Patricia Duran as Claire, and Kelley Stolte as Catherine.
Unhinged Productions continues its season at Stages Repertory Theatre in the Houston Center for the Arts on 3201 Allen Parkway. The 2004-2005 season is being presented with special support provided by Stages Repertory Theatre.
Boston Marriage will be presented Fridays and Saturdays at 8 p.m. and
Sundays at 3 p.m. from March 4, 2005 through March 27, 2005.
For information or reservations, call the Stages Repertory Theatre Box Office at 713.527.0123.
Thursday, February 24, 2005
Girl, I'm just a jeepster for your love...
The Johnny Bacardi Show
whooohooo!
more t-rex is good t-rex!
I didn't even know this existed...
can't wait to see/hear it.
whooohooo!
more t-rex is good t-rex!
I didn't even know this existed...
can't wait to see/hear it.
Wednesday, February 23, 2005
Battlestar Galactica Blog: February 2005 Archives#a000020
Battlestar Galactica Blog: February 2005 Archives#a000020:
"So it's official: we're doing a second season."
There's more...
but that's the important bit!
GO CEYLONS!
YAY!
"So it's official: we're doing a second season."
There's more...
but that's the important bit!
GO CEYLONS!
YAY!
5:20 am
I wake up
thoughts
the recent crush
the constant bombardment
of radiation
(think cancer, not hulk)
an invitation becomes a letter
I do not read
glasses
then reading
no help
lay down
a rememberance
terror
then calm
still
no sleep
thoughts
the recent crush
the constant bombardment
of radiation
(think cancer, not hulk)
an invitation becomes a letter
I do not read
glasses
then reading
no help
lay down
a rememberance
terror
then calm
still
no sleep
blog | Reviews index
blog | Reviews index
“‘What’s that, Mommy?’ asked Jackie. ‘Are you and Daddy smoking a cigarette?’"
hmmm....
not sure how to feel about this at all.
“‘What’s that, Mommy?’ asked Jackie. ‘Are you and Daddy smoking a cigarette?’"
hmmm....
not sure how to feel about this at all.
Tuesday, February 22, 2005
blogroll, car, etc...
ok car first:
transmission is blown.
it would be $600.00+ for a used one rebuilt.
so that car is dead.
I'll be in the trooper TONIGHT!
grrr...
so tomorrow on my lunch I'll try to get the olds title and the volvo title so I can get those cars outta my name and offa my lawn! whooohooo!
added a few folks to the blogroll...
I try to keep friends/acquaintances up top...
so they may not update as much as some of the others,
but I do check all of these every day (at least every work day)
except of course EROS blog which I can't check from work...
maybe some day I'll organize them as far as personal, politics, comics, art, theory, etc...
but I think it's more fun this way...
eh, back to work...
have I mentioned that work sucks?
transmission is blown.
it would be $600.00+ for a used one rebuilt.
so that car is dead.
I'll be in the trooper TONIGHT!
grrr...
so tomorrow on my lunch I'll try to get the olds title and the volvo title so I can get those cars outta my name and offa my lawn! whooohooo!
added a few folks to the blogroll...
I try to keep friends/acquaintances up top...
so they may not update as much as some of the others,
but I do check all of these every day (at least every work day)
except of course EROS blog which I can't check from work...
maybe some day I'll organize them as far as personal, politics, comics, art, theory, etc...
but I think it's more fun this way...
eh, back to work...
have I mentioned that work sucks?
sick, car, blah, etc.
So, I'm back at work.
Spent the weekend (and Monday) all doped up on nyquil and drifting in and out of consciousness. Today on the way in to work my car overheated and I had to have it towed to Erick's. Luckily John's car was there and ready, so I picked it up and drove it to work...
Looks like I may be back in the old Isuzu trooper before the week is up. It's running again and my step-sister and her husband just got a new car, so they don't need it anymore...
and I fear the Olds is deader than dead.
It's enough to make me wish for Nyquil and the cold dark bed again...
Spent the weekend (and Monday) all doped up on nyquil and drifting in and out of consciousness. Today on the way in to work my car overheated and I had to have it towed to Erick's. Luckily John's car was there and ready, so I picked it up and drove it to work...
Looks like I may be back in the old Isuzu trooper before the week is up. It's running again and my step-sister and her husband just got a new car, so they don't need it anymore...
and I fear the Olds is deader than dead.
It's enough to make me wish for Nyquil and the cold dark bed again...
Monday, February 21, 2005
Fw: [BAD SIGNAL]Hunter S Thompson Is Dead
----- Original Message -----
From:
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Sent: Sunday, February 20, 2005 10:32 PM
Subject: [BAD SIGNAL]Hunter S Thompson Is Dead
> bad signal
> WARREN ELLIS
>
> Hunter S. Thompson, the acerbic counterculture writer who popularized a
> new
> form of journalism in books like "Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas," fatally
> shot himself Sunday night at his Aspen-area home, his son said. He was
> 67.
>
> "Hunter prized his privacy and we ask that his friends and admirers
> respect
> that privacy as well as that of his family," Juan Thompson said in a
> statement
> released to the Aspen Daily News.
>
> Pitkin County Sheriff Bob Braudis, a personal friend of Thompson,
> confirmed
> the death to the News. Sheriff's officials did not return calls to The
> Associated Press late Sunday.
>
> (AP)
Friday, February 18, 2005
Amazon.com: Music: Lcd Soundsystem
Amazon.com: Music: Lcd Soundsystem
I'm not sure what the release date was...
but you can't find the damn cd in Houston...
Sound Exchange didn't get theirs,
and the girl with purple hair at soundwaves never even heard of them...
it's the party record of the year...
they get airplay on KTRU all the time,
and everytime I go dancing I either hear them or something that sounds so much like them I'm pretty sure it's them...
but I can't even buy the damn cd...
grrr...
how am I to disco in the privacy of my own home?
I'm not sure what the release date was...
but you can't find the damn cd in Houston...
Sound Exchange didn't get theirs,
and the girl with purple hair at soundwaves never even heard of them...
it's the party record of the year...
they get airplay on KTRU all the time,
and everytime I go dancing I either hear them or something that sounds so much like them I'm pretty sure it's them...
but I can't even buy the damn cd...
grrr...
how am I to disco in the privacy of my own home?
We think we have more time than we do
Lifehacker:
"People are consistently surprised to be so busy today. Lacking knowledge of what specific tasks will compete for their time in the future, they act as if new demands will not inevitably arise that are as pressing as those faced today."
that sounds about right...
I was sure this was going to be a week spent on the couch watching TV and I've managed to get one night to myself...
It's always hard to say no to an opportunity if you don't know WHY you have to say no.
I'm horrible at judging just how overcommitted I am,
but I'm glad to know it's a pretty common occurrence.
"People are consistently surprised to be so busy today. Lacking knowledge of what specific tasks will compete for their time in the future, they act as if new demands will not inevitably arise that are as pressing as those faced today."
that sounds about right...
I was sure this was going to be a week spent on the couch watching TV and I've managed to get one night to myself...
It's always hard to say no to an opportunity if you don't know WHY you have to say no.
I'm horrible at judging just how overcommitted I am,
but I'm glad to know it's a pretty common occurrence.
Thursday, February 17, 2005
Guardian Unlimited | Special reports | Ecstasy trials for combat stress
Guardian Unlimited | Special reports | Ecstasy trials for combat stress:
"American soldiers traumatised by fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan are to be offered the drug ecstasy to help free them of flashbacks and recurring nightmares."
Maybe if we'd just given X to GW and his crew we could have avoided this whole war mess to begin with...
"American soldiers traumatised by fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan are to be offered the drug ecstasy to help free them of flashbacks and recurring nightmares."
Maybe if we'd just given X to GW and his crew we could have avoided this whole war mess to begin with...
Wednesday, February 16, 2005
one more
people make excuses
not to spend
time with me
it's not like I'm the devil,
o.k.,
I am.
But I don't have to be
all the time.
We could
share a meal
a conversation
without me
imagining you
in a lake
of fire.
not to spend
time with me
it's not like I'm the devil,
o.k.,
I am.
But I don't have to be
all the time.
We could
share a meal
a conversation
without me
imagining you
in a lake
of fire.
why...
why am I drunk blogging shortly after midnight?
because I'm crazy
because everyone I know is crazy
because it's better than drunk e-mailing
a woman I barely know
but would like to know better
and admitting that fact
among others
why the fuck not?
what have I got to lose?
what have you?
let that shit out.
really.
oh, yeah...
I guess there is that.
well,
fuck a bunch a that
or not
whatever
I give two kinds of advice
there's good advice
and there's what I'd do
sometimes they're the same thing
in which case
I'd ignore them entirely
if I were you
which I'm not
thank God
don't worry
it's not that bad
there is
no God
yeah,
so,
that's that.
because I'm crazy
because everyone I know is crazy
because it's better than drunk e-mailing
a woman I barely know
but would like to know better
and admitting that fact
among others
why the fuck not?
what have I got to lose?
what have you?
let that shit out.
really.
oh, yeah...
I guess there is that.
well,
fuck a bunch a that
or not
whatever
I give two kinds of advice
there's good advice
and there's what I'd do
sometimes they're the same thing
in which case
I'd ignore them entirely
if I were you
which I'm not
thank God
don't worry
it's not that bad
there is
no God
yeah,
so,
that's that.
Wonkette : Archive for White House
Wonkette : Archive for White House:
" Soon, only the pure of heart may be allowed to enter the briefing room. It'll be just like Dune! To get near Scott McClellan, some witch will make you stick your hand in a mysterious box and you'll either die immediately or get to go to the gaggle. "
working...damn work...
just must say...
HAHAHA! that's funny...
" Soon, only the pure of heart may be allowed to enter the briefing room. It'll be just like Dune! To get near Scott McClellan, some witch will make you stick your hand in a mysterious box and you'll either die immediately or get to go to the gaggle. "
working...damn work...
just must say...
HAHAHA! that's funny...
Warrenellis.com � Future Underground
Warrenellis.com � Future Underground
"People are disappointed with the future they’re living in. Since 2001, the refrain has gone up, louder year by year: 'This is the future. Where’s my flying car? Where’s my fucking jet pack?' Pre-millennium, we were living in an unprecedented density of imagined futures, and we assumed it was all waiting for us around the corner. And here we are, around the corner, and none of it is standing here."
which brings me to the shirt I'm wearing today.
damn future...
"People are disappointed with the future they’re living in. Since 2001, the refrain has gone up, louder year by year: 'This is the future. Where’s my flying car? Where’s my fucking jet pack?' Pre-millennium, we were living in an unprecedented density of imagined futures, and we assumed it was all waiting for us around the corner. And here we are, around the corner, and none of it is standing here."
which brings me to the shirt I'm wearing today.
damn future...
Tuesday, February 15, 2005
Salon.com Arts & Entertainment | I Like to Watch
Salon.com Arts & Entertainment | I Like to Watch:
"According to the article about the study, 'Light marijuana users smoked two to 15 joints per week, moderate users smoked 17 to 70 joints per week, and heavy users smoked 78 to 350 joints per week.' Yes, that's right: 350 joints a week. I'm just going to assume that someone else rolled the joints for the subjects in the study, because not even the most dedicated stoner I've ever met has the motivation to roll 50 joints a day. In fact, I'm pretty sure that the tedium of joint rolling is one of the leading factors limiting marijuana intake. "
ok...350...that's 50 joints a day...
that's more than two an hour if you don't sleep...
and if you smoke 50 joints a day,
well I bet you're sleeping... a lot...
so let's say there's 16 smoking hours in a day...
well, that's only 3.125 js per hour...
hmmm...
that's almost doable...
it's nice to know I qualify as a moderate somewhere...
"According to the article about the study, 'Light marijuana users smoked two to 15 joints per week, moderate users smoked 17 to 70 joints per week, and heavy users smoked 78 to 350 joints per week.' Yes, that's right: 350 joints a week. I'm just going to assume that someone else rolled the joints for the subjects in the study, because not even the most dedicated stoner I've ever met has the motivation to roll 50 joints a day. In fact, I'm pretty sure that the tedium of joint rolling is one of the leading factors limiting marijuana intake. "
ok...350...that's 50 joints a day...
that's more than two an hour if you don't sleep...
and if you smoke 50 joints a day,
well I bet you're sleeping... a lot...
so let's say there's 16 smoking hours in a day...
well, that's only 3.125 js per hour...
hmmm...
that's almost doable...
it's nice to know I qualify as a moderate somewhere...
Click opera
Click opera:
"My dear friends, you have understood nothing about production. Good production is about character, personality, intrigue, flamboyance, charm, fascination, license, not about levels, channels, separation, clarity, normality or competent engineering! It's about ravishing the ears by all means imagineable! It's about creeping out of shadows and repositioning conceptual frames, not about synching to SMPTE frames!"
Bravo!
Huzzah!
RIGHT FUCKING ON!
I think this is something I fundamentally understood from my earliest days of recording...
Charlie and I couldn't always get a good sound back in the Avijit days, but I know we always got an interesting one...
"My dear friends, you have understood nothing about production. Good production is about character, personality, intrigue, flamboyance, charm, fascination, license, not about levels, channels, separation, clarity, normality or competent engineering! It's about ravishing the ears by all means imagineable! It's about creeping out of shadows and repositioning conceptual frames, not about synching to SMPTE frames!"
Bravo!
Huzzah!
RIGHT FUCKING ON!
I think this is something I fundamentally understood from my earliest days of recording...
Charlie and I couldn't always get a good sound back in the Avijit days, but I know we always got an interesting one...
been thinking...
read my post about the weekend again and I realized I must sound like some kind of ass...
so let me clarify...
all the experiences I've had in theatre since joining up with the band for tamalalia 6 have been rewarding in and of themselves. I've taken every opportunity because they were things I wanted to do, and I've enjoyed doing them and learned a lot. IBP will be my homebase as long as they'll have me. That said, they are so overwhelmed with talent there that there's not always room for me to even help, much less really do what I want (acting, sound design) so I'm gonna step out and play in some other sandboxes for a while. When I first talked to Nodler about IBP I told him there wasn't another Theatre company in Houston I'd even consider working with. That's just not true anymore. I've had great experiences with Slump and Bobbindoctrin and I'm looking forward to working with Mildred's Umbrella and hopefully Dos Chicas.
There.
I feel better now.
so let me clarify...
all the experiences I've had in theatre since joining up with the band for tamalalia 6 have been rewarding in and of themselves. I've taken every opportunity because they were things I wanted to do, and I've enjoyed doing them and learned a lot. IBP will be my homebase as long as they'll have me. That said, they are so overwhelmed with talent there that there's not always room for me to even help, much less really do what I want (acting, sound design) so I'm gonna step out and play in some other sandboxes for a while. When I first talked to Nodler about IBP I told him there wasn't another Theatre company in Houston I'd even consider working with. That's just not true anymore. I've had great experiences with Slump and Bobbindoctrin and I'm looking forward to working with Mildred's Umbrella and hopefully Dos Chicas.
There.
I feel better now.
Monday, February 14, 2005
Faust Fest
well,
just got back from Faust Fest...
what an interesting night...
some amazing stuff, and some stuff that was so damn close!
First off let me say that Jenny and Leni totally won me over with "The Edge of Space!! Living Rooms and the Perils of Ambition" and then bowled me over with "House of Lost Roosters".
I had seen their longer piece "Why do the Children Rust?" and while I thought it had some powerful imagery it really kind of left me cold... These two shorter pieces though, I really dug...
maybe because they were meaner.
The evening started with "...Space" in what was essentially the entrance to a hallway turned into a small theatre...
then we were led outside for a monologue...
"One Two" by Troy Scheid...
great performance, very literary piece...
In fact I can imagine working very well as a comic book...
that said as soon as I realized we were dealing with variations on the prisoner's dilemna and ARGH! WWII I took a step back from the piece and became really removed. The piece even kind of referenced that sort of response, repeating line likes, "They've heard this story before" and then talking about how this one was different. Ever since some fresh out of high school kid wrote a poem about the holocaust in one of my creative writing classes in college I have been turned off by art that uses the historical circumstances of WWII to try to teach us something or make us ponder what we do. It actually really makes me crazy. So for me to see past my own little prejudice here and be able to praise the performance means it was really good...and those of you who can hear a reference to the resistance and collaborators without rolling your eyes should really be able to enjoy the language and feel of the piece...and before anyone says anything yes I understand why it's relevant to talk of such things right now...
I wonder if Stephen Foulard does?
anyway, next off was a piece that pretty much succeeded on every level...
"Shatterings"
I want to make special mention of the sound design in this one.
Misha did a fantastic job. The music and the echoing voices in strategic places and various noises and effects all helped to strengthen the piece. But then it ALL worked together so well.
The performances were great. Real. Even the kid.
The all seemed like they really were the people they were on stage.
Of course it helped that it was so well written.
The language was good, nice, resonant...the phrases that repeated strengthened themes without beating you about the head with them. None of it felt redundant. The specifics seemed right while hardly mattering at all.
I mean every child of divorce has their story, and so does everyone who's ever fought through a breakup, whether their were kids involved or not. But so many of these moments triggered memories for me. I could write a lot more about this piece. But I won't.
The last piece was the most problematic for me...
"A Work in Granite" - the performers seemed to not quite be there at first...but when they got there, well, they were there...really strong performances from all three actors in this one. It was just a bit wordy, and often without much happening... I just found my mind going into editing mode and cutting here and cutting there. I'm a big fan of saying it with less. There's something to be said for letting language wash over you, sure...but there's also something to be said for having it hit you like a ton of bricks...well maybe it was because it was last and I was getting tired, or maybe because it was a bit more verbal and static that I did find myself just letting the language wash over me as sound...and I'm pretty sure that wasn't the point...
and, I know this is nitpicky, but having a stand in prop for the prop that stands for the central metaphor for the show? There wasn't one pedestal to be found in all of Houston?
I think this piece could be really strong (or maybe it is really strong already, just not for me) with just a little more production value and a bit more editing...
They had us moving all over this really cool art space for the performances and I was going to write a lot more about that and how seeing it work so well made me rethink a few things I've had on the backburner for a while...
hmmm....
anyway, I'm off to bed...
just got back from Faust Fest...
what an interesting night...
some amazing stuff, and some stuff that was so damn close!
First off let me say that Jenny and Leni totally won me over with "The Edge of Space!! Living Rooms and the Perils of Ambition" and then bowled me over with "House of Lost Roosters".
I had seen their longer piece "Why do the Children Rust?" and while I thought it had some powerful imagery it really kind of left me cold... These two shorter pieces though, I really dug...
maybe because they were meaner.
The evening started with "...Space" in what was essentially the entrance to a hallway turned into a small theatre...
then we were led outside for a monologue...
"One Two" by Troy Scheid...
great performance, very literary piece...
In fact I can imagine working very well as a comic book...
that said as soon as I realized we were dealing with variations on the prisoner's dilemna and ARGH! WWII I took a step back from the piece and became really removed. The piece even kind of referenced that sort of response, repeating line likes, "They've heard this story before" and then talking about how this one was different. Ever since some fresh out of high school kid wrote a poem about the holocaust in one of my creative writing classes in college I have been turned off by art that uses the historical circumstances of WWII to try to teach us something or make us ponder what we do. It actually really makes me crazy. So for me to see past my own little prejudice here and be able to praise the performance means it was really good...and those of you who can hear a reference to the resistance and collaborators without rolling your eyes should really be able to enjoy the language and feel of the piece...and before anyone says anything yes I understand why it's relevant to talk of such things right now...
I wonder if Stephen Foulard does?
anyway, next off was a piece that pretty much succeeded on every level...
"Shatterings"
I want to make special mention of the sound design in this one.
Misha did a fantastic job. The music and the echoing voices in strategic places and various noises and effects all helped to strengthen the piece. But then it ALL worked together so well.
The performances were great. Real. Even the kid.
The all seemed like they really were the people they were on stage.
Of course it helped that it was so well written.
The language was good, nice, resonant...the phrases that repeated strengthened themes without beating you about the head with them. None of it felt redundant. The specifics seemed right while hardly mattering at all.
I mean every child of divorce has their story, and so does everyone who's ever fought through a breakup, whether their were kids involved or not. But so many of these moments triggered memories for me. I could write a lot more about this piece. But I won't.
The last piece was the most problematic for me...
"A Work in Granite" - the performers seemed to not quite be there at first...but when they got there, well, they were there...really strong performances from all three actors in this one. It was just a bit wordy, and often without much happening... I just found my mind going into editing mode and cutting here and cutting there. I'm a big fan of saying it with less. There's something to be said for letting language wash over you, sure...but there's also something to be said for having it hit you like a ton of bricks...well maybe it was because it was last and I was getting tired, or maybe because it was a bit more verbal and static that I did find myself just letting the language wash over me as sound...and I'm pretty sure that wasn't the point...
and, I know this is nitpicky, but having a stand in prop for the prop that stands for the central metaphor for the show? There wasn't one pedestal to be found in all of Houston?
I think this piece could be really strong (or maybe it is really strong already, just not for me) with just a little more production value and a bit more editing...
They had us moving all over this really cool art space for the performances and I was going to write a lot more about that and how seeing it work so well made me rethink a few things I've had on the backburner for a while...
hmmm....
anyway, I'm off to bed...
Daily Kos
Daily Kos:
"Wal-Mart, the world's largest retailer agreed to pay $135,540 to settle federal charges that it violated child labor laws in Connecticut, Arkansas and New Hampshire. As part of the agreement, revealed yesterday after it was secretly signed in January, the Labor Department agreed 'to give Wal-Mart 15 days' notice before the Labor Department investigates any other 'wage and hour' accusations, like failure to pay minimum wage or overtime.'"
ok...this is insane.
is this even legal?
can the DOJ sign away it's very right to protect the public?
this is bullshit.
can you imagine if this was the way cops handled everything?
"In fifteen days we will begin investigating the murder of...
and we think ____ did it."
grrr...
"Wal-Mart, the world's largest retailer agreed to pay $135,540 to settle federal charges that it violated child labor laws in Connecticut, Arkansas and New Hampshire. As part of the agreement, revealed yesterday after it was secretly signed in January, the Labor Department agreed 'to give Wal-Mart 15 days' notice before the Labor Department investigates any other 'wage and hour' accusations, like failure to pay minimum wage or overtime.'"
ok...this is insane.
is this even legal?
can the DOJ sign away it's very right to protect the public?
this is bullshit.
can you imagine if this was the way cops handled everything?
"In fifteen days we will begin investigating the murder of...
and we think ____ did it."
grrr...
so, had a very amazing weekend...
"Le Mauvais Choix" went GREAT! 3 performances for 3 very different audiences,but everyone seemed to enjoy it...
the 8pm Friday show was full of dancers,
the 8pm Sat show was full of family
and the 10pm Sat show was apparently full of laughers!
Lots of the IBP folks and people who had just seen "Me-sci-ah"...
anyway, it went great.
Mathletes played a relatively low energy show Friday night for a pretty good crowd,and Saturday we rocked for next to nobody...
Jeff Miller, Walt, and a few other regulars...but we did rock.
Going to have to play with "Organ Failure" more often...
maybe Houston can become the sloppy pop capital of the world!
anyway..as a result of my work on "Le Mauvais Choix" I got offered(at least tentatively) a "designer in residence" position witha theatre company in Dallas...
meaning I'll be doing sound design for their next season...
of course I won't really be in residence as I'll be doing the work from here in Houston...
not only that but I had an audition Satuday and I got cast (more on that later) so now I'm just trying to work out my conflicts between Medea tech and the new show...
what this means to me is that the last few years of keeping busy and doing everything I was offered are finally starting to pay off...Instead of begging for sound design scraps, I'm gonna get to do a whole season, and I'm actually getting parts I audition for, so I maybe I can stop relying on handouts there too...
oh yeah, there was also a fire in a garage apt behind my house (one house and one yard over, but close enough)...and a bum showed me his rash...
FW: Odetta, Cullen Performance Hall, Thurs., Feb. 10, 7:30 p.m.
Odetta, "Songs for Social Change," Cullen Performance Hall, Thursday,
February 10, 7:30 p.m. Free and open to the public.
Join us Thursday evening, February 10th, as the folk music legend Odetta
explores through song the last century's struggles over labor rights,
women's rights, and civil rights.
A participant in the 1963 March on Washington, Odetta has collaborated
with Joan Baez, Johnny Cash, Bob Dylan, and Janis Joplin. For half a
century, she has been one of the most influential voices in American
folk music.
This event is sponsored by the University of Houston's U.S. Department
of Education Teaching American History grants and our partners, HISD,
the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, and Region IV Education Service
Center.
.
DANG DANG DANG!!!
If I weren't doing more tech tonight I'd go...
I iron my hair and listen to Odetta...
Odetta's amazing, and I didn't even know this was happening...
Saturday, February 12, 2005
Friday, February 11, 2005
The Washington Monthly
The Washington Monthly
"Over at the Stakeholder, Jesse Lee writes about the latest A3S2 wingnuttery, and it's a doozy. The immigration bill working its way through Congress contains a section giving the Secretary of Homeland Security the authority to "waive...all laws" in the critical area of — wait for it — construction of barriers and fences. And of course the courts are prohibited from interfering."
hmm...maybe they aren't building fences and barriers to keep people out, but to keep people in....
"Over at the Stakeholder, Jesse Lee writes about the latest A3S2 wingnuttery, and it's a doozy. The immigration bill working its way through Congress contains a section giving the Secretary of Homeland Security the authority to "waive...all laws" in the critical area of — wait for it — construction of barriers and fences. And of course the courts are prohibited from interfering."
hmm...maybe they aren't building fences and barriers to keep people out, but to keep people in....
Wednesday, February 09, 2005
this weekend! go see some dance! Le Mauvais Choix!
Le Mauvais Choix Presented by Aileen Mapes and Aaron Jackson
"An Absurd Insight into the Everyman".
"An Absurd Insight into the Everyman".
Super Happy Funland,2610 Ashland
Feb 11 to Feb 12
fr: $8 sa: $8
There is also a 10pm show.
After each performance there will be three bands playing as well; they are the Mathletes, Locust Ghost, and Organ Faliure.
There is also a 10pm show.
After each performance there will be three bands playing as well; they are the Mathletes, Locust Ghost, and Organ Faliure.
I've been helping out on this show (did some sound design, and some other techy goodness) and I just want to say I was totally wowed by the run through I saw...
This is some brilliant stuff.
oh yeah,
There is only a 10pm show on Saturday...
and oh yeah,
if ya didn't know it,
I play bass for the mathletes too...
Mike
StarNewsOnline.com: The Voice of Southeastern North Carolina
StarNewsOnline.com: The Voice of Southeastern North Carolina:
"As part of an extensive, in-depth interview, a trained examiner rates the offender on a 20-item personality test. The items include glibness and superficial charm, grandiose self-worth, pathological lying, proneness to boredom and emotional vacuity. The subjects earn zero points if the description is not applicable, two points if it is highly applicable, and one if it is somewhat or sometimes true. "
Well at least I'm not a pathological liar...
or at least, uh, pathological.
"As part of an extensive, in-depth interview, a trained examiner rates the offender on a 20-item personality test. The items include glibness and superficial charm, grandiose self-worth, pathological lying, proneness to boredom and emotional vacuity. The subjects earn zero points if the description is not applicable, two points if it is highly applicable, and one if it is somewhat or sometimes true. "
Well at least I'm not a pathological liar...
or at least, uh, pathological.
moods
I came into work with a great attitude this mornin...
I was tired, but the work on "Mauvais Choix" (Aileen's piece) went so great last night that it really propped me up...
well, suffice it to say that work has already worn me down again and I am now grouchy and useless!!!
more about Aileen's show later...
I was tired, but the work on "Mauvais Choix" (Aileen's piece) went so great last night that it really propped me up...
well, suffice it to say that work has already worn me down again and I am now grouchy and useless!!!
more about Aileen's show later...
Tuesday, February 08, 2005
bored bored bored
so, I got one of those e-mail questionaires:
here it is:
Welcome to the Winter 2005 edition of getting to know your friends.
What you are supposed to do is copy (not forward) this entire e-mail and paste it onto a new e-mail that you will send. Change all the answers so they apply to you, and then send this to a whole bunch of friends including the person who sent it to you. The theory is that you will learn a lot of little things about your friends, if you did not know them already!
1. IF YOU COULD BUILD A SECOND HOUSE ANYWHERE, WHERE WOULD IT BE?
Southern France- if it's good enough for Robert Crumb and Richard Belzer it's good enough for me...
2. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE ARTICLE OF CLOTHING? my leather jacket - which is pretty much just a costume piece...
3. THE LAST CD YOU BOUGHT? I have no idea...I'm going to buy the new LCD soundsystem as soon as it comes out...I bought Merle Haggard, Ray Charles, Fela, and Nick Cave DVD's last week though
4. WHAT TIME DO YOU WAKE UP IN THE MORNING? during the week: 7:45 or whatever time my heart burn wakes me up - on the weekend - sometime between 9 and 2
5. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE KITCHEN APPLIANCE? um, blenders are good I guess
6. IF YOU COULD PLAY AN INSTRUMENT, WHAT WOULD IT BE? I do play several thank you very much
7. WHICH DO YOU PREFER, SPORTS CAR OR SUV? old pickup truck
8. DO YOU BELIEVE IN LIFE AFTER DEATH? not even sure I believe in life before death
9. FAVORITE CHILDREN'S BOOK? green eggs and ham
10. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE SEASON? Spring
11. WHAT'S IN THE TRUNK OF YOUR CAR? my car has no trunk
12. WHICH DO YOU PREFER, SUSHI OR HAMBURGER? duh, keep that raw nasty sh*t away from me...gimme a burger, with bacon and cheese
13. FROM THE PEOPLE YOU WILL EMAIL THIS TO, WHO'S MOST LIKELY TO RESPOND FIRST? ?
14. WHO IS LEAST LIKELY TO RESPOND? ?
15. WHO Did YOU RECEIVE THIS FROM? Karen
16. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE FLOWER? Uhm, I'm a guy, am I supposed to have one of these?
17. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE ICE CREAM? Peanut Butter
18. BUTTER, PLAIN, OR SALTED POPCORN? Butter
19. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE COLOR? red
20. WHAT KIND OF CAR DO YOU DRIVE? 85 Oldsmobile Station Wagon
21. FAVORITE SANDWICH? Salami
22. WHERE WERE YOU BORN? Pasadena, Tx
23. FAVORITE SPORT TO WATCH? well, I am a guy but I don't really have one of these either...
does Jell-o wrestling count?
here it is:
Welcome to the Winter 2005 edition of getting to know your friends.
What you are supposed to do is copy (not forward) this entire e-mail and paste it onto a new e-mail that you will send. Change all the answers so they apply to you, and then send this to a whole bunch of friends including the person who sent it to you. The theory is that you will learn a lot of little things about your friends, if you did not know them already!
1. IF YOU COULD BUILD A SECOND HOUSE ANYWHERE, WHERE WOULD IT BE?
Southern France- if it's good enough for Robert Crumb and Richard Belzer it's good enough for me...
2. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE ARTICLE OF CLOTHING? my leather jacket - which is pretty much just a costume piece...
3. THE LAST CD YOU BOUGHT? I have no idea...I'm going to buy the new LCD soundsystem as soon as it comes out...I bought Merle Haggard, Ray Charles, Fela, and Nick Cave DVD's last week though
4. WHAT TIME DO YOU WAKE UP IN THE MORNING? during the week: 7:45 or whatever time my heart burn wakes me up - on the weekend - sometime between 9 and 2
5. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE KITCHEN APPLIANCE? um, blenders are good I guess
6. IF YOU COULD PLAY AN INSTRUMENT, WHAT WOULD IT BE? I do play several thank you very much
7. WHICH DO YOU PREFER, SPORTS CAR OR SUV? old pickup truck
8. DO YOU BELIEVE IN LIFE AFTER DEATH? not even sure I believe in life before death
9. FAVORITE CHILDREN'S BOOK? green eggs and ham
10. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE SEASON? Spring
11. WHAT'S IN THE TRUNK OF YOUR CAR? my car has no trunk
12. WHICH DO YOU PREFER, SUSHI OR HAMBURGER? duh, keep that raw nasty sh*t away from me...gimme a burger, with bacon and cheese
13. FROM THE PEOPLE YOU WILL EMAIL THIS TO, WHO'S MOST LIKELY TO RESPOND FIRST? ?
14. WHO IS LEAST LIKELY TO RESPOND? ?
15. WHO Did YOU RECEIVE THIS FROM? Karen
16. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE FLOWER? Uhm, I'm a guy, am I supposed to have one of these?
17. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE ICE CREAM? Peanut Butter
18. BUTTER, PLAIN, OR SALTED POPCORN? Butter
19. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE COLOR? red
20. WHAT KIND OF CAR DO YOU DRIVE? 85 Oldsmobile Station Wagon
21. FAVORITE SANDWICH? Salami
22. WHERE WERE YOU BORN? Pasadena, Tx
23. FAVORITE SPORT TO WATCH? well, I am a guy but I don't really have one of these either...
does Jell-o wrestling count?
Sunday, February 06, 2005
Friday, February 04, 2005
we make money not art: Playing mobile games with buildings
we make money not art: Playing mobile games with buildings
My only question is where to put my quarters to reserve the next game?
My only question is where to put my quarters to reserve the next game?
Salon.com News | Paralyzed Broadcasting System
Salon.com News | Paralyzed Broadcasting System:
"The controversy surrounding the children's series 'Postcards From Buster,' featuring a cartoon bunny who, in one episode, visits Vermont to make maple syrup and meets children from two families headed by lesbian couples, generated headlines last week when incoming Education Secretary Margaret Spellings lambasted the episode as inappropriate."
I have an uncle who wouldn't let his kids watch "Sesame Street" because it showed black kids and white kids playing together. In Pasadena, Tx where I grew up I'm sure that was more common than we'd like to think. Still I never thought that would be the mentality of the folks running the country. Yet, here we are. Suddenly it's like D.C. 2005 is Birmingham 63 or even Pasadena 74....
I don't understand why folks can't get it through their head...
all us folks, every one of us, is stuck here and we're stuck here together. The sooner we start acting like it and looking out for each other instead of trying to find ways to marginalize and ostracize each other the better off we'll ALL be...
grrr...
"The controversy surrounding the children's series 'Postcards From Buster,' featuring a cartoon bunny who, in one episode, visits Vermont to make maple syrup and meets children from two families headed by lesbian couples, generated headlines last week when incoming Education Secretary Margaret Spellings lambasted the episode as inappropriate."
I have an uncle who wouldn't let his kids watch "Sesame Street" because it showed black kids and white kids playing together. In Pasadena, Tx where I grew up I'm sure that was more common than we'd like to think. Still I never thought that would be the mentality of the folks running the country. Yet, here we are. Suddenly it's like D.C. 2005 is Birmingham 63 or even Pasadena 74....
I don't understand why folks can't get it through their head...
all us folks, every one of us, is stuck here and we're stuck here together. The sooner we start acting like it and looking out for each other instead of trying to find ways to marginalize and ostracize each other the better off we'll ALL be...
grrr...
Thursday, February 03, 2005
POWER HOUR PICS!!!
BLP Power Hour Pics (via Spacetaker.org)
just thought some of you might enjoy seeing some pics from the show....
yeehaw!
just thought some of you might enjoy seeing some pics from the show....
yeehaw!
Off the Kuff: The day the music died
Off the Kuff: The day the music died
I've always been a huge fan of "chantilly lace"
and I'm still not sure why differentiates chantilly
from other kinds of lace...
I've always been a huge fan of "chantilly lace"
and I'm still not sure why differentiates chantilly
from other kinds of lace...
ahhh....
FOK last night...good session...had one uninvited musician sitting in...so it wasn't ideal...but it was good...some very melodic almost ornette-like moments....bits of ayler...some real art ensemble bits (the banjo!) and lots of healthy fiery skronk!!!tonight I may go sit in with "Friendship Bracelet" for a few minutes...then it's finishing up the CD for Aileen's show at Super Happy.
I'm ready for the weekend already...got the IBP retreat Saturday,
and then hopefully Danseparc at #'s Sat night...whoohoo!
Wednesday, February 02, 2005
Fw: [BAD SIGNAL]ENTERPRISE Taken Behind Stables
----- Original Message -----
From:
To:
Sent: Wednesday, February 02, 2005 4:15 PM
Subject: [BAD SIGNAL]ENTERPRISE Taken Behind Stables
> bad signal
> WARREN ELLIS
>
> Those who've been following my occasional pieces
> on genre TV might be interested to learn that
> ENTERPRISE was finally cancelled today.
>
> Story's on AICN right now.
>
> I hope that the people involved with the show who
> I occasionally heard from find new work soon.
>
> And so another Star Trek show descends into
> TV Hell. I met someone last year who'd been
> brought in to pitch a new Trek show: but, more
> than half a year down the line, I haven't heard
> anything else. So my suspicion is that Star
> Trek is gone from our screens for a comfortingly
> long time.
>
> And, with the final Star Wars film on the way,
> it seems that by the end of the year the culture
> will feel peculiarly cleansed. As if the shackles
> were released from us in our cultural basement,
> and we can finally take from our mouths the
> shattered antique underpants used as gags and
> wash old men's semen out of our bum crevices.
>
> -- W
>
> ...................
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I have been dutifully watching Enterprise this season, and well quite
frankly, even the best eps couldn't touch BG or even Atlantis SG-1...
so, good riddance I reckon...
good mood
I have been in an exceptionally good mood lately...
not sure why, although I'm sure the BLP show being a hit helped,
and of course the rock magic of The Mathletes is a powerful
happy thing...
but it's really weird...
sure, the undercurrent of desperation is there...
the idea that if I have to do this job,
or really any job,
for the rest of my life
I'll go INSANE...
sure, there's that...
and of course there's still
the whole nothing
on the love life front...
and of course the binge drinking,
and other recreational brain destroying activities...
the house is a mess,
the computer in my bedroom died,
my dvd remote broke,
and my car is falling apart...
sure, those things are all there...
but overall,
I'm feeling good, if not downright optimistic...
and all without pharmaceuticals.
not sure why, although I'm sure the BLP show being a hit helped,
and of course the rock magic of The Mathletes is a powerful
happy thing...
but it's really weird...
sure, the undercurrent of desperation is there...
the idea that if I have to do this job,
or really any job,
for the rest of my life
I'll go INSANE...
sure, there's that...
and of course there's still
the whole nothing
on the love life front...
and of course the binge drinking,
and other recreational brain destroying activities...
the house is a mess,
the computer in my bedroom died,
my dvd remote broke,
and my car is falling apart...
sure, those things are all there...
but overall,
I'm feeling good, if not downright optimistic...
and all without pharmaceuticals.
I am...
I am incredibly self-involved.
When I think about myself,
which is often,
this is what I think,
"I am incredibly self-involved."
When I think about myself,
which is often,
this is what I think,
"I am incredibly self-involved."
See, Apple deserves bashing: Corante > Copyfight >
See, Apple deserves bashing: Corante > Copyfight >:
"'This information should absolutely not be conveyed to the customer.'"
amazing...
"'This information should absolutely not be conveyed to the customer.'"
amazing...
Monday, January 31, 2005
32 Short Stories about Brazosport
well, we did the show this weekend...
and it went GREAT!!!
3 performances, good crowds, and lots of great compliments...
Paul is a funny funny man and he gave us a great script to work with...
and then everybody just ran with it...
WHOOOHOOO!
hopefully we'll restage it again...
cause if you missed it,
well, you really missed something.
and it went GREAT!!!
3 performances, good crowds, and lots of great compliments...
Paul is a funny funny man and he gave us a great script to work with...
and then everybody just ran with it...
WHOOOHOOO!
hopefully we'll restage it again...
cause if you missed it,
well, you really missed something.
REAL ART (and politics and culture)
REAL ART (and politics and culture):
"There are only a handful -- probably fewer than five hundred -- corporations that abuse or assert corporate personhood in the United States. Yet the harm they do to our economy and our republic is enormous. If they were denied personhood, we could root corruption out of government, get corporations out of politics, and make America safe and hospitable for entrepreneurs and small- and medium-sized businesses again, leading to an explosion in economic activity."
corporate personhood is a vile scam perpetrated on we the people by activist judges!!!
grrr...
(linking to Ron over at real art instead of directly to Buzzflash or Working for Change cause you should be reading Ron every day like I do!!!)
"There are only a handful -- probably fewer than five hundred -- corporations that abuse or assert corporate personhood in the United States. Yet the harm they do to our economy and our republic is enormous. If they were denied personhood, we could root corruption out of government, get corporations out of politics, and make America safe and hospitable for entrepreneurs and small- and medium-sized businesses again, leading to an explosion in economic activity."
corporate personhood is a vile scam perpetrated on we the people by activist judges!!!
grrr...
(linking to Ron over at real art instead of directly to Buzzflash or Working for Change cause you should be reading Ron every day like I do!!!)
Burnt Orange Report
Burnt Orange Report: "The first evaluation of abstinence-only programs used by the state of Texas shows that high school students have become more sexually active after abstinence-only education became federal policy"
Do I really need to say anything?
Do I really need to say anything?
Burnt Orange Report
Burnt Orange Report: "The first evaluation of abstinence-only programs used by the state of Texas shows that high school students have become more sexually active after abstinence-only education became federal policy"
Do I really need to say anything?
Do I really need to say anything?
Sunday, January 30, 2005
Fw: [IPCUSA] Spontaneous phenomenon
----- Original Message -----
From: Asko Ojaluoto
Sent: Thursday, January 27, 2005 2:38 PM
Subject: [IPCUSA] Spontaneous phenomenon
Because of causality I don't know I could be careful but I have not done
intended mistake in that matter. That causality seems to have ability of
knowing. What was hurting is not evidence to tell if there is some one to do
that. There are links one I knew but didn't see to be too stressful.
Normally I don't use French there but as a text it was one part. Overall I
can say only that there is continuing feedback and you don't need to look
for names or errors.
Asko Ojaluoto
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Friday, January 28, 2005
Comic Book Resources - CBR News - The Comic Wire
Comic Book Resources - CBR News - The Comic Wire
great interview with Alan Moore (though it barely touches on the whole magic thing)...
but the coolest part is this:
"Next week Moore will take the interviewers chair and chat with musician Brian Eno."
and next week I'll be scrambling to find a transcript online...
great interview with Alan Moore (though it barely touches on the whole magic thing)...
but the coolest part is this:
"Next week Moore will take the interviewers chair and chat with musician Brian Eno."
and next week I'll be scrambling to find a transcript online...
Thursday, January 27, 2005
Fw: [CTRL] Krishna figure T. Casey Brennan's band...
omfg!
Brennan's got a band now!
short version of his bio for those not in the know...
let's see, as a kid he killed Kennedy,
then he went on to write Vampirella
and crusade against smoking in comic books
which won him some kind of presidential award...
that's the high points anyway...
The "Conjurella" stuff is all great reading...
so go ahead and read it,
I'm sure a lot of it is linked down there at the bottom.
M
----- Original Message -----
From: "T Brennan"
To:
Sent: Friday, January 21, 2005 1:41 PM
Subject: [CTRL] Krishna figure T. Casey Brennan's band...
> -Caveat Lector-
>
> Krishna figure T. Casey Brennan's band...
>
> http://norecordlabel.com/newbandpage.php?b_id=3479
>
> Krishna related pages noting T. Casey Brennan...
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> http://www.hknet.org.nz/Veg-food-choices-page.htm
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> http://www.geocities.com/tcb_sr/
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> http://surrealist.org/people/tcaseybrennan.html
>
> http://www.mindcontrolforums.com/tc/srila-kasipada.htm
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> http://pweb.netcom.com/~mthorn/tcbkrsna.htm
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> http://www.anomalog.com/conjurella.html http://www.popimage.com (Scroll
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Brennan's got a band now!
short version of his bio for those not in the know...
let's see, as a kid he killed Kennedy,
then he went on to write Vampirella
and crusade against smoking in comic books
which won him some kind of presidential award...
that's the high points anyway...
The "Conjurella" stuff is all great reading...
so go ahead and read it,
I'm sure a lot of it is linked down there at the bottom.
M
----- Original Message -----
From: "T Brennan"
To:
Sent: Friday, January 21, 2005 1:41 PM
Subject: [CTRL] Krishna figure T. Casey Brennan's band...
> -Caveat Lector-
>
> Krishna figure T. Casey Brennan's band...
>
> http://norecordlabel.com/newbandpage.php?b_id=3479
>
> Krishna related pages noting T. Casey Brennan...
>
> http://www.hknet.org.nz/Veg-food-choices-page.htm
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The Washington Monthly
The Washington Monthly:
"Here are some of our disappointing findings. High self- esteem in schoolchildren does not produce better grades....Self-esteem doesn't make adults perform better at their jobs either....Likewise, people with high self-esteem think they make better impressions, have stronger friendships and have better romantic lives than other people, but the data don't support their self-flattering views....It was widely believed that low self-esteem could be a cause of violence, but in reality violent individuals, groups and nations think very well of themselves....High self-esteem doesn't prevent youngsters from cheating or stealing or experimenting with drugs and sex."
YAY! Now I can start telling stupid people that they're stupid...
but seriously folks,
it's always seemed obvious to me,
if ya wanna feel good about yourself,
well then goddamnit,
do something worthwhile
and do it well...
how freakin' hard is that?
I mean really,
if you want to feel exceptional,
and act like you're exceptional,
you damn well better be exceptional,
or it's not just self-esteem you're full of...
"Here are some of our disappointing findings. High self- esteem in schoolchildren does not produce better grades....Self-esteem doesn't make adults perform better at their jobs either....Likewise, people with high self-esteem think they make better impressions, have stronger friendships and have better romantic lives than other people, but the data don't support their self-flattering views....It was widely believed that low self-esteem could be a cause of violence, but in reality violent individuals, groups and nations think very well of themselves....High self-esteem doesn't prevent youngsters from cheating or stealing or experimenting with drugs and sex."
YAY! Now I can start telling stupid people that they're stupid...
but seriously folks,
it's always seemed obvious to me,
if ya wanna feel good about yourself,
well then goddamnit,
do something worthwhile
and do it well...
how freakin' hard is that?
I mean really,
if you want to feel exceptional,
and act like you're exceptional,
you damn well better be exceptional,
or it's not just self-esteem you're full of...
Wednesday, January 26, 2005
James Wolcott: Grassy Knollers
James Wolcott: Grassy Knollers: "'Try to imagine Jay Leno devoting an entire Tonight Show to Michael Ruppert [author of Crossing the Rubicon and overseer of From the Wilderness], and the topic of Dick Cheney's role in the attacks of 9/11. Or David Letterman conversing for an hour with Dr Nick Begich, co-author of Angels Don't Play this HAARP, on the weaponization of the ionosphere."
I wear my tin foil hat proudly...
it's people who act like there aren't people in power acting secretly together to reach their goals that are crazy...
crazy...
I wear my tin foil hat proudly...
it's people who act like there aren't people in power acting secretly together to reach their goals that are crazy...
crazy...
Tuesday, January 25, 2005
Fw: Please Help NORML Decriminalize Marijuana In Texas
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Metroblogging Houston: Letters I wish I'd mailed to the woman who divorced me to marry a waitress
Metroblogging Houston: Letters I wish I'd mailed to the woman who divorced me to marry a waitress
this post on houston metro blog mentions the production of rocky horror that's going on that some of my friends have seen and, um, enjoyed...
ok, it more than mentions it, it's posted by the drummer in the show...
check it out!
this post on houston metro blog mentions the production of rocky horror that's going on that some of my friends have seen and, um, enjoyed...
ok, it more than mentions it, it's posted by the drummer in the show...
check it out!
Monday, January 24, 2005
Edgar Governo, Historian of Things That Never Were
Edgar Governo, Historian of Things That Never Were
WOW! this site can help you waste hours feeding your narrative addiction!!!
whooohooo!
WOW! this site can help you waste hours feeding your narrative addiction!!!
whooohooo!
what a weekend!
in addition to the aforementioned tequila drinking there was much BLP rehearsal...
the show is really taking form...
it should be a fast-paced zany entertaining hour!
costuming and props are coming together...and EVERYBODY IS OFF BOOK!!!
YAY!
other than BLP rehearsal and tequila drinking (at shane 2000's 35th bday (sure, he could be shane americana, or coach, or many other names, but he'll always be shane 2000 to me)) there wasn't much...a short TDU practice, without Jim or Bill...um...hangover lunch with Karen and Val at Texedelphia on Sunday...
think that's about it...
yup, that's about it...
come see the power hour this weekend!!!
the show is really taking form...
it should be a fast-paced zany entertaining hour!
costuming and props are coming together...and EVERYBODY IS OFF BOOK!!!
YAY!
other than BLP rehearsal and tequila drinking (at shane 2000's 35th bday (sure, he could be shane americana, or coach, or many other names, but he'll always be shane 2000 to me)) there wasn't much...a short TDU practice, without Jim or Bill...um...hangover lunch with Karen and Val at Texedelphia on Sunday...
think that's about it...
yup, that's about it...
come see the power hour this weekend!!!
Sunday, January 23, 2005
Tequila Saturday Night
So,
I had too much
tequila
Saturday night
Good thing is
now I have
a better idea
of how much
is too much
no good stories
really
no fights
no nakedness
and only as much
vomit
as one would expect
considering the amount
of tequila
in question
only one drunk e-mail
cut off midstream
sent in the morning
with the explanation
that the demands
of the body
had caused
the mind
to slip
and then
to sleep
I had too much
tequila
Saturday night
Good thing is
now I have
a better idea
of how much
is too much
no good stories
really
no fights
no nakedness
and only as much
vomit
as one would expect
considering the amount
of tequila
in question
only one drunk e-mail
cut off midstream
sent in the morning
with the explanation
that the demands
of the body
had caused
the mind
to slip
and then
to sleep
Friday, January 21, 2005
corrente / Leah, Lambert, Tresy, the farmer, Tom, Xan, and RDF
corrente / Leah, Lambert, Tresy, the farmer, Tom, Xan, and RDF:
"One day Chris Mathews can tell his grandchildren that grandpa buttered his bread with rosy scenarios and bullshit."
That made me laugh.
I know, I know, politics turns people off...
I can't help it...
I didn't skip work yesterday to protest the coronation...
but I'm not happy about it.
grrr...
"One day Chris Mathews can tell his grandchildren that grandpa buttered his bread with rosy scenarios and bullshit."
That made me laugh.
I know, I know, politics turns people off...
I can't help it...
I didn't skip work yesterday to protest the coronation...
but I'm not happy about it.
grrr...
Thursday, January 20, 2005
Happy Coronation Day!
corrente / Leah, Lambert, Tresy, the farmer, Tom, Xan, and RDF: "Forty-nine percent of 1,007 adult Americans said in phone interviews they believe Bush is a 'uniter,' according to the CNN/USA Today/Gallup poll released Wednesday. Another 49 percent called him a 'divider,' and 2 percent had no opinion."
brilliant! The country is divided on whether the president divides the country...
I LOVE IT!
brilliant! The country is divided on whether the president divides the country...
I LOVE IT!
Wednesday, January 19, 2005
This Modern World
This Modern World:
"Parade performers will have security escorts to the bathroom, and they've been ordered not to look directly at President Bush or make any sudden movements while passing the reviewing stand."
if you look directly at him you can see he's a reptile.
"Parade performers will have security escorts to the bathroom, and they've been ordered not to look directly at President Bush or make any sudden movements while passing the reviewing stand."
if you look directly at him you can see he's a reptile.
Tuesday, January 18, 2005
today
Well, today I started managing the queue instead of taking calls. Which means I only spend a short time on each case, but I touch every one... So, I'm pretty busy all day. I decided to be the queue manager when they asked because it meant switching to the 9-6 shift. The 9-6 shift means I'll still be able to work with IBP, however after the first day, I don't exactly love the queue gig. It should get better... but today was stressful and crazy. Tonight I've got Mathlete practice after they're done with Medea rehearsal up at The Axiom. If I didn't know we were planning to learn a couple more new songs tonight (one of Ryan's and a Bjork cover) I would be tempted to call Joe and tell him I'm taking the night off. But I know if I get in the habit it'll just be that much easier to skip again when I'm beat. So, it's off to Mathletes practice for me. God I miss unemployment.
There's something to be said for sleeping when you're tired and eating when you're hungry. Of course eventually you can't afford food, and the fear of eviction keeps you up nights. All I know for sure is that there has to be something better than working for a living.
So whattaya got?
anything?
There's something to be said for sleeping when you're tired and eating when you're hungry. Of course eventually you can't afford food, and the fear of eviction keeps you up nights. All I know for sure is that there has to be something better than working for a living.
So whattaya got?
anything?
blah blah blah
New responsibilities at work will mean much less blogging during the day...boo!had BLP band rehearsal last night...sounding great...really coming together.
no time to say ANYTHING else...haven't even got to do ANY reading today...grr...
no time to say ANYTHING else...haven't even got to do ANY reading today...grr...
Monday, January 17, 2005
the weekend is over
Friday Night - went to see Lydia Lunch perform at The Axiom. I've been a fan for years and it was great to finally see/hear her.There were two shows, and I went to the late one.Both shows sold out and she sold all her merch before the 2nd show even started.The show strated with politics and God...kind of disappointing,if only because, I can pick, at random, any one of my friends and hear almost the exact same thing. At least one great line stood out,"War is menstrual envy". Tony says in the first show the politics stuff was much stronger and segued better into the 2nd half. The second half of the show was all about sex with young men who like to cut themselves, and, oh yeah, cocaine. It was strong stuff with some very powerful images. Although I couldn't relate to the extremity of the situations she was describing, I have dated a cutter and I do understand that desire to SAVE folks. Bottom line: incredibly powerful stuff and I'm glad I went. after the show just did the usual hanging out at the axiom, drinking whiskey and engaging in other indulgences. Talked to Paul and the other BLP'ers about the upcoming show for a bit and left there a little after 2.
Saturday - Got up when Tom woke me up to borrow my keys so he could take Velocity with him to the KTRU kids show. Went ahead and took my shower and got ready to face the day. About 12:30 I decided I'd go down to the corner store and get a snack to hold me over until I Tom got back and I could go to lunch proper. But of course I forgot Tom had my keys, so I locked myself out. Decided to walk down to Luby's which was actually a pleasant walk. Read the paper and had some lunch. FOR THE RECORD: Luby's new waitstaff arrangement SUCKS! I sat through my entire meal before I got a refill on my tea, and I had to tip for that. The old setup with just a couple of tea ladies on shift and a couple of bus boys seemed more efficient. Now the customer is paying more for service he used to get for free, and the service isn't as good. C'mon pappas gang, y'all can do better. Got home and eventaully got together with Charlie.
Worked some with him dropping down the last FOK session to the PC so it could be mastered and burned. Came out sounding pretty good. Look for a bundle of FOK discs to show up on Charlie's Cafe Press page any day now. Think FOK has decided to alternate between small group recordings (charlie and danny, sometimes with a drummer) and large group recordings at my place... real interested to see where this goes... should be fun.
Around 5:30 Aileen came by and we worked on the finale again for a couple of hours. layered in more effects and tightened it up a bit. I feel like I kind of rushed her off before we were done, but we're supposed to get together again this week to touch it up a bit more, and maybe add more to some of the other songs. I'm going to call her tonight and we'll figure out when.
After working with Aileen I rode up with Joe to a beach House that some of the IBP folks had rented. That night I just ate some amazing leftovers (Tamarie is an great cook)... I had pasta AND fried chicken! YUM! then I drank some tequila, played some poker (Joe won) and then fell asleep in a chair. Moved to the floor later, and had a backache Sunday. Sunday we watched some bootleg DVD's Mr. Winscott had brought along...We watched a Kiss show from 77. They rocked. I actually almost liked them live. It was like the MC5 without the politics or the drugs. Just stupid fun rock, and much more rockin' live than on record. Then we watched a bit of a Police show from 80. They were excellent then. High Energy, seemed to be having fun, etc. Mostly what I noticed is that they had a lot in common with Gang of Four, the slits, and many other british bands from that period that I really dig, only the police are better musicians, which for me, somehow, makes them less interesting...go figure. Next up was a CARS show from 84. What I learned from that is that The Cars really sucked in 84. I mean they were o.k. but it was so much more about sunglasses and miami vice jackets. Nowhere near as cool as The Cars from just a few years before. Then Tamarie had breakfast ready. Once again, YUM! Sausage, bacon, potatoes, migas, and cinammon rolls. I ate a lot, and then I got seconds. We hung out and flew some kites, and just kind of relaxed for a while. Then Tamarie made queso and we ate that. Then Joe and I headed on home.
Charlie was waiting on my porch and we started setting up for TDU practice. Bill called and had car trouble and he didn't make it, and Jo Bird didn't show up, but we had a pretty interesting session. Hopefully Charlie will have it dropped down to CD soon. Can't wait to hear it. TDU is becoming a much more keyboard heavy band, and just generally more psychedelic...both good things... Gonna try to setup a show at superhappy soon. After practice we ate some pizza I had ordered during the break and listened back to some previous practices. I did laundry, and then went to bed. Watched the first half or so of a pretty bad movie that I'll talk more about after I've finished it.
and now I'm at work...whooohoo!
Saturday - Got up when Tom woke me up to borrow my keys so he could take Velocity with him to the KTRU kids show. Went ahead and took my shower and got ready to face the day. About 12:30 I decided I'd go down to the corner store and get a snack to hold me over until I Tom got back and I could go to lunch proper. But of course I forgot Tom had my keys, so I locked myself out. Decided to walk down to Luby's which was actually a pleasant walk. Read the paper and had some lunch. FOR THE RECORD: Luby's new waitstaff arrangement SUCKS! I sat through my entire meal before I got a refill on my tea, and I had to tip for that. The old setup with just a couple of tea ladies on shift and a couple of bus boys seemed more efficient. Now the customer is paying more for service he used to get for free, and the service isn't as good. C'mon pappas gang, y'all can do better. Got home and eventaully got together with Charlie.
Worked some with him dropping down the last FOK session to the PC so it could be mastered and burned. Came out sounding pretty good. Look for a bundle of FOK discs to show up on Charlie's Cafe Press page any day now. Think FOK has decided to alternate between small group recordings (charlie and danny, sometimes with a drummer) and large group recordings at my place... real interested to see where this goes... should be fun.
Around 5:30 Aileen came by and we worked on the finale again for a couple of hours. layered in more effects and tightened it up a bit. I feel like I kind of rushed her off before we were done, but we're supposed to get together again this week to touch it up a bit more, and maybe add more to some of the other songs. I'm going to call her tonight and we'll figure out when.
After working with Aileen I rode up with Joe to a beach House that some of the IBP folks had rented. That night I just ate some amazing leftovers (Tamarie is an great cook)... I had pasta AND fried chicken! YUM! then I drank some tequila, played some poker (Joe won) and then fell asleep in a chair. Moved to the floor later, and had a backache Sunday. Sunday we watched some bootleg DVD's Mr. Winscott had brought along...We watched a Kiss show from 77. They rocked. I actually almost liked them live. It was like the MC5 without the politics or the drugs. Just stupid fun rock, and much more rockin' live than on record. Then we watched a bit of a Police show from 80. They were excellent then. High Energy, seemed to be having fun, etc. Mostly what I noticed is that they had a lot in common with Gang of Four, the slits, and many other british bands from that period that I really dig, only the police are better musicians, which for me, somehow, makes them less interesting...go figure. Next up was a CARS show from 84. What I learned from that is that The Cars really sucked in 84. I mean they were o.k. but it was so much more about sunglasses and miami vice jackets. Nowhere near as cool as The Cars from just a few years before. Then Tamarie had breakfast ready. Once again, YUM! Sausage, bacon, potatoes, migas, and cinammon rolls. I ate a lot, and then I got seconds. We hung out and flew some kites, and just kind of relaxed for a while. Then Tamarie made queso and we ate that. Then Joe and I headed on home.
Charlie was waiting on my porch and we started setting up for TDU practice. Bill called and had car trouble and he didn't make it, and Jo Bird didn't show up, but we had a pretty interesting session. Hopefully Charlie will have it dropped down to CD soon. Can't wait to hear it. TDU is becoming a much more keyboard heavy band, and just generally more psychedelic...both good things... Gonna try to setup a show at superhappy soon. After practice we ate some pizza I had ordered during the break and listened back to some previous practices. I did laundry, and then went to bed. Watched the first half or so of a pretty bad movie that I'll talk more about after I've finished it.
and now I'm at work...whooohoo!
Friday, January 14, 2005
del.icio.us
del.icio.us
Here's a great time killer for ya...
if yr not familiar, del.icio.us is a way to categorize and share your bookmarks online...
the front page is a constantly changing list of links people have recently added...
when I'm through with my regular daily sites I hit del.icio.us and spend some time looking at random sites that look interesting...
check it out!
I bet you'll find something on the front page that is interesting,
and that you've never seen.
Here's a great time killer for ya...
if yr not familiar, del.icio.us is a way to categorize and share your bookmarks online...
the front page is a constantly changing list of links people have recently added...
when I'm through with my regular daily sites I hit del.icio.us and spend some time looking at random sites that look interesting...
check it out!
I bet you'll find something on the front page that is interesting,
and that you've never seen.
Battlestar Galactica Blog
Battlestar Galactica Blog
Since Battlestar is on the list of things I'll be talking about here, and I just discovered this blog, and I think tonight is the American premiere on SCI-FI, I thought I'd link to it...
be sure and read the Richard Hatch diary...
it's good.
touches on his struggle to continue rather than re-imagine BG,
and his first appearance as Tom Zarich. It also proves I'm not imagining things. Even he says he's a better actor now, and he attributes it to stuggling for so many years after his initial success on the original BG. Anyway, good strong honest stuff.
Since Battlestar is on the list of things I'll be talking about here, and I just discovered this blog, and I think tonight is the American premiere on SCI-FI, I thought I'd link to it...
be sure and read the Richard Hatch diary...
it's good.
touches on his struggle to continue rather than re-imagine BG,
and his first appearance as Tom Zarich. It also proves I'm not imagining things. Even he says he's a better actor now, and he attributes it to stuggling for so many years after his initial success on the original BG. Anyway, good strong honest stuff.
Have a seat...
RIGHT ON!
this is brilliant stuff!
just discovered this site, and this is the most interesting entry on the front page right now...
I WANT MY GODOT CHAIR!
really though, go to the main page and check out some of the other ideas/products/pieces there...
very cool.
this is brilliant stuff!
just discovered this site, and this is the most interesting entry on the front page right now...
I WANT MY GODOT CHAIR!
really though, go to the main page and check out some of the other ideas/products/pieces there...
very cool.
Today's Oblique Strategy
Oblique Strategies:
"Question the heroic approach"
So today, I'll be asking for help. Whenever I think I might need it. I have a tendency at work to make assumptions and move forward. Today I'll curb that, slow down a bit, and ask questions.
look for The Oblique Strategy of the Day to become a semi-regular feature...
"Question the heroic approach"
So today, I'll be asking for help. Whenever I think I might need it. I have a tendency at work to make assumptions and move forward. Today I'll curb that, slow down a bit, and ask questions.
look for The Oblique Strategy of the Day to become a semi-regular feature...
they don't know what they're missing...
Thursday night-THE BLP POWER HOUR!!
argh!
Blogger just ate a long post about the BLP power hour read-through...
and my theories on Lost, and how pathetic Quaid looked on The Daily Show...
grr...
sum up:
BLP Show: Funnier than even I thought! Kelly sounded GREAT and Wendy Chicago is brilliant!
Lost: Compass? hollow earth?!? Locke didn't give the kid drugs...Island causes hallucinations...manifestations of the Id...echoes of forbidden planet...better be answers in the end....
Daily Show: Quaid looked more like a pathetic middle aged man than I do.
Blogger just ate a long post about the BLP power hour read-through...
and my theories on Lost, and how pathetic Quaid looked on The Daily Show...
grr...
sum up:
BLP Show: Funnier than even I thought! Kelly sounded GREAT and Wendy Chicago is brilliant!
Lost: Compass? hollow earth?!? Locke didn't give the kid drugs...Island causes hallucinations...manifestations of the Id...echoes of forbidden planet...better be answers in the end....
Daily Show: Quaid looked more like a pathetic middle aged man than I do.
Thursday, January 13, 2005
THE BIG NEWS!
The Daily Howler
"Note to Gregory (pet name: Stretch): When a president lies in the face of the people, that is the day’s biggest news."
if yer not reading the howly, like daily, then shame on you!
I'm not blogging the social security scam...
suffice it to say folks a lot smarter than me (Talking Points Memo, Atrios, etc) are doing a fine job of documenting the shrub's LIES on this one... They've already taken our present, and now they want our future...
I think the only reasonable response is a hearty, "FUCK YOU!"
Educate yourself on this issue. The facts are out there. Make sure your reps and senators have the same facts. It's important.
And now I'll shut up about social security...
if the crazies are right it'll all be over in 2012 anyway...
"Note to Gregory (pet name: Stretch): When a president lies in the face of the people, that is the day’s biggest news."
if yer not reading the howly, like daily, then shame on you!
I'm not blogging the social security scam...
suffice it to say folks a lot smarter than me (Talking Points Memo, Atrios, etc) are doing a fine job of documenting the shrub's LIES on this one... They've already taken our present, and now they want our future...
I think the only reasonable response is a hearty, "FUCK YOU!"
Educate yourself on this issue. The facts are out there. Make sure your reps and senators have the same facts. It's important.
And now I'll shut up about social security...
if the crazies are right it'll all be over in 2012 anyway...
Wednesday - FOK - MATHLETES - VERONICA MARS
Below you can hear a few seconds of last night's Fist of Kong session.
It was fun, but I had just got home from work and had some problems concentrating.
Playing free improv is great fun, but if you can't get your head in the game it can be VERY frustrating. Every time I would lay out to listen for a bit I'd find my head wandering and being everywhere but in the room, in the moment...
Fist of Kong is usually just Charlie and Danny, but occasionally, and hopefully more often, they expand out to a larger group...it's mostly fire music...high energy free jazz in the "new thing" tradition...Last night we had Rose Lange (viola), Jim Otterson (guitar), Me (tromobone), Tom Zermeno (percussion, voice), in addition to Charlie (sax) and Danny (bass).
Nice group. We recorded the session on the Mini-disc. But we're having a problem with playback right now (hopefully just the headphone cord) so it'll be a while before we drop it to CD.
Next up - The Mathletes - we had our first (short) practice for the BLP Power Hour...
worked up:
"Walk on the Wild Side" which Walt will be singing, as "Biff"
"Brazosport" to the tune of "Galveston"
and
"By the time I get to Sweeney" to the tune of "By the time I get to Pheonix"
tried to audioblog from practice, but I guess I did something wrong...
still playing with that...
it's o.k. cause Joe decided to start playing some danged smashing pumpkins song when I started recording...so I was probably just gonna delete it anyway...
going to keep experimenting with the audioblog feature...
should be able to present y'all with snippets from things I'm working on as they are in progress, or little bits of practices or sessions as they happen...
looking forward to playing around with it.
Got home and watched the latest Veronica Mars before bed...
it's not Buffy, but it's not bad...some advancement on the main story...
some interesting twists...and the cute witty girl saved the day, as usual...
Here's the thing... I think I'm an addict. I'm addicted to narrative. Comic books, TV shows, Novels, doesn't matter how I get my fix so long as I get it... I want convoluted continuity and twists and characters and witty dialogue and the whole bit...I NEED STORIES!!! so I find myself watching a lot of TV (more than when I actually had an antennae or cable hooked up), reading a lot of comics, and getting my fix wherever I can. So far I haven't started pawning stuff to buy narratives, but it's only a matter of time before I'm some kind of story ho...
Is there such a thing as narratives anonymous?
It was fun, but I had just got home from work and had some problems concentrating.
Playing free improv is great fun, but if you can't get your head in the game it can be VERY frustrating. Every time I would lay out to listen for a bit I'd find my head wandering and being everywhere but in the room, in the moment...
Fist of Kong is usually just Charlie and Danny, but occasionally, and hopefully more often, they expand out to a larger group...it's mostly fire music...high energy free jazz in the "new thing" tradition...Last night we had Rose Lange (viola), Jim Otterson (guitar), Me (tromobone), Tom Zermeno (percussion, voice), in addition to Charlie (sax) and Danny (bass).
Nice group. We recorded the session on the Mini-disc. But we're having a problem with playback right now (hopefully just the headphone cord) so it'll be a while before we drop it to CD.
Next up - The Mathletes - we had our first (short) practice for the BLP Power Hour...
worked up:
"Walk on the Wild Side" which Walt will be singing, as "Biff"
"Brazosport" to the tune of "Galveston"
and
"By the time I get to Sweeney" to the tune of "By the time I get to Pheonix"
tried to audioblog from practice, but I guess I did something wrong...
still playing with that...
it's o.k. cause Joe decided to start playing some danged smashing pumpkins song when I started recording...so I was probably just gonna delete it anyway...
going to keep experimenting with the audioblog feature...
should be able to present y'all with snippets from things I'm working on as they are in progress, or little bits of practices or sessions as they happen...
looking forward to playing around with it.
Got home and watched the latest Veronica Mars before bed...
it's not Buffy, but it's not bad...some advancement on the main story...
some interesting twists...and the cute witty girl saved the day, as usual...
Here's the thing... I think I'm an addict. I'm addicted to narrative. Comic books, TV shows, Novels, doesn't matter how I get my fix so long as I get it... I want convoluted continuity and twists and characters and witty dialogue and the whole bit...I NEED STORIES!!! so I find myself watching a lot of TV (more than when I actually had an antennae or cable hooked up), reading a lot of comics, and getting my fix wherever I can. So far I haven't started pawning stuff to buy narratives, but it's only a matter of time before I'm some kind of story ho...
Is there such a thing as narratives anonymous?
Wednesday, January 12, 2005
News from The Roanoke Times -Rodeo in Salem gets unexpected song rendition
News from The Roanoke Times -Rodeo in Salem gets unexpected song rendition
Next season on Ali G.
via Fark.
Borat is gonna get his ass beat one of these days.
Next season on Ali G.
via Fark.
Borat is gonna get his ass beat one of these days.
Building a solid-state mini-ITX Linux recording studio
Building a solid-state mini-ITX Linux recording studio:
"This simple embedded Linux project builds a dedicated music recording and editing computer that uses a CompactFlash card instead of a hard drive, to eliminate hard disk chatter. The project is simple because it starts with an embedded Linux distribution: a 'Live CD' released last week by the Agnula Project. "
any of you real tech-heads out there want to build me one of these?
I'll even sign a maintenance contract for support...
since I know nothing about linux and probably never will...
"This simple embedded Linux project builds a dedicated music recording and editing computer that uses a CompactFlash card instead of a hard drive, to eliminate hard disk chatter. The project is simple because it starts with an embedded Linux distribution: a 'Live CD' released last week by the Agnula Project. "
any of you real tech-heads out there want to build me one of these?
I'll even sign a maintenance contract for support...
since I know nothing about linux and probably never will...
Daily Kos
Daily Kos: "This morning, the Supreme Court issued a widely anticipated decision on the constitutionality of the federal sentencing guidelines. While details are scarce at the moment, it appears that the Court has declared the guidelines largely unconstitutional, holding that they can no longer be considered mandatory."
This is beautiful news!
Let's hear it for an independent judiciary!
hip hip hooray!
This is beautiful news!
Let's hear it for an independent judiciary!
hip hip hooray!
Tuesday night - car trouble, the mathletes and more
So, I go out to my car at lunch yesterday. Just going to move it to the closer parking lot. But, alack and alas, I left my lights on. So the danged thing won't start. After work my team lead agrees to jump start my car. Well, we try for about 20 minutes and get nothing. Then we wave down the parking lot security guy and he tries. Somehow, this time it works.
I get home just in time to catch Tom watching the new ep of Battlestar Galactica. Another political intrigue ep, very little action. It did however forward some major plotlines and feature the return of Tom Zarek. Tom Zarek is a former terrorist who is now trying to become a legitimate political leader, and he's played by Richard Hatch. That's right. Richard Hatch. And he can act. It's actually amazing how good this show is. Especially when compared with the original. They are playing with some big ideas here, and there are some genuinely interesting characters. Up next in the cue was Stargate Atlantis. They used an imminent wraith attack to give us a clip show. Better than your average clip show I guess. Incredibly cheesy at points, but I laughed out loud at Dr. McKay several times. I was entertained.
Then it was time to load up and head to Mathletes practice. Ya know what? The Mathletes are starting to function and feel like a real band. Last night we whipped through everything we know in about an hour. I haven't had this much fun being in a band in a LONG time. Until recently we hadn't practiced regularly in MONTHS. Joe and I were both in Puppet Liberation Front and Baal and we never seemed to find time to practice. Well now we're playing at least once a week, learning new songs, and trying to book gigs. It's great. Hopefully we can keep it up even when Medea kicks in full swing.
Tonight I've got a session at my house with the extended FIST OF KONG and then more Mathletes practice as we start to prepare for THE BLP POWER HOUR!! WHOOHOO!!!
I get home just in time to catch Tom watching the new ep of Battlestar Galactica. Another political intrigue ep, very little action. It did however forward some major plotlines and feature the return of Tom Zarek. Tom Zarek is a former terrorist who is now trying to become a legitimate political leader, and he's played by Richard Hatch. That's right. Richard Hatch. And he can act. It's actually amazing how good this show is. Especially when compared with the original. They are playing with some big ideas here, and there are some genuinely interesting characters. Up next in the cue was Stargate Atlantis. They used an imminent wraith attack to give us a clip show. Better than your average clip show I guess. Incredibly cheesy at points, but I laughed out loud at Dr. McKay several times. I was entertained.
Then it was time to load up and head to Mathletes practice. Ya know what? The Mathletes are starting to function and feel like a real band. Last night we whipped through everything we know in about an hour. I haven't had this much fun being in a band in a LONG time. Until recently we hadn't practiced regularly in MONTHS. Joe and I were both in Puppet Liberation Front and Baal and we never seemed to find time to practice. Well now we're playing at least once a week, learning new songs, and trying to book gigs. It's great. Hopefully we can keep it up even when Medea kicks in full swing.
Tonight I've got a session at my house with the extended FIST OF KONG and then more Mathletes practice as we start to prepare for THE BLP POWER HOUR!! WHOOHOO!!!
Tuesday, January 11, 2005
Monday night - TV NIGHT!!!
yup...caught up on some d/l'ed tv last night...
watched the new episode of "Huff". Great cast, and some funny moments on this show...but it's a real downer...more than "Six Feet Under"... I almost decided to stop watching it after last weeks "Cancer Christmas Special". It's just one outrageous catastrophe after another. When my favorite character on a show is a coked up lawyer, that can't be good. Especially if my second favorite character is an overbearing mother. Watching this for the performances mostly as I can't seem to care much about most of the characters...
next up was "Boston Legal". Caught this once accidentally at my mom's house, and I was hooked. Spader and Shatner! This may be junk food but, mmmm, is it tasty! and this week they added Candace Bergen (Candace is interesting to me not just because she's a great actress with spot on comic timing, but because she is Edgar Bergen's daughter. I went through a ventriloquism phase as a kid and spent many hours studying with my Charlie McCarthy and Edgar Bergen "learn to be a ventriloquist" records...) So, anyway, if you've got time to kill you coul do alot worse than watch this show.
Then I watched the first two eps of this season's "24". Never watched the show before, but it seems like it's going to be quite a ride. I am sure lots of folks have more interesting things to say about it than I do... So I'll let them.
Then I finished watching "Mystic River". Great acting, real complexity, and still didn't really grab me... Eastwood's pictures are always so understated...which is good theoretically, it's just, well sometimes it makes it hard to have the emotional grab the story should have...
that said this could have had a real afterschool special/movie of the week/melodrama thing going so it could have been A LOT worse... If it's in your netflix cue it's worth watching, it's just, well, not that exciting.
all this fine viewing was only interrupted by Charlie and Shari coming over to borrow some drums for a recording project they are working on, that I for one CAN NOT wait to hear...
Tonight is rehearsal for The Mathletes/BLP Power Hour band. Should be interesting...
I'll blog more about the show soon. It's gonna be a hoot.
and if we're done in time I'll be getting my sci-fi fix with the latest eps of Stargate:Atlantis and Battlestar Galactica...
WHOOOHOOO!
watched the new episode of "Huff". Great cast, and some funny moments on this show...but it's a real downer...more than "Six Feet Under"... I almost decided to stop watching it after last weeks "Cancer Christmas Special". It's just one outrageous catastrophe after another. When my favorite character on a show is a coked up lawyer, that can't be good. Especially if my second favorite character is an overbearing mother. Watching this for the performances mostly as I can't seem to care much about most of the characters...
next up was "Boston Legal". Caught this once accidentally at my mom's house, and I was hooked. Spader and Shatner! This may be junk food but, mmmm, is it tasty! and this week they added Candace Bergen (Candace is interesting to me not just because she's a great actress with spot on comic timing, but because she is Edgar Bergen's daughter. I went through a ventriloquism phase as a kid and spent many hours studying with my Charlie McCarthy and Edgar Bergen "learn to be a ventriloquist" records...) So, anyway, if you've got time to kill you coul do alot worse than watch this show.
Then I watched the first two eps of this season's "24". Never watched the show before, but it seems like it's going to be quite a ride. I am sure lots of folks have more interesting things to say about it than I do... So I'll let them.
Then I finished watching "Mystic River". Great acting, real complexity, and still didn't really grab me... Eastwood's pictures are always so understated...which is good theoretically, it's just, well sometimes it makes it hard to have the emotional grab the story should have...
that said this could have had a real afterschool special/movie of the week/melodrama thing going so it could have been A LOT worse... If it's in your netflix cue it's worth watching, it's just, well, not that exciting.
all this fine viewing was only interrupted by Charlie and Shari coming over to borrow some drums for a recording project they are working on, that I for one CAN NOT wait to hear...
Tonight is rehearsal for The Mathletes/BLP Power Hour band. Should be interesting...
I'll blog more about the show soon. It's gonna be a hoot.
and if we're done in time I'll be getting my sci-fi fix with the latest eps of Stargate:Atlantis and Battlestar Galactica...
WHOOOHOOO!
The New Republic Online: Labor Pains
The New Republic Online: Labor Pains
And yet only Nader would even mention repealing Taft-Hartley...
There is power in a factory, power in the land
Power in the hand of the worker
But it all amounts to nothing if together we don't stand
There is power in a Union
Now the lessons of the past were all learned with workers blood
The mistakes of the bosses we must pay for
From the cities and the farmlands to trenches full of mud
War has always been the bosses way, sir
The Union forever,defending our rights
Down with the blackleg,all workers unite
With our brothers and our sisters from many far-off lands
There is power in a Union
Now I long for the morning that they realise
Brutality and unjust laws cannot defeat us
But who'll defend the workers who cannot organise
When the bosses send their lackeys out to cheat us?
Money speaks for money,the Devil for his own
Who comes to speak for the skin and the bone?
What a comfort for the widow,a light to the child
There is power in a Union
The Union forever,defending our rights
Down with the blackleg,all workers unite
With our brothers and our sisters together we will stand
There is power in a Union
And yet only Nader would even mention repealing Taft-Hartley...
There is power in a factory, power in the land
Power in the hand of the worker
But it all amounts to nothing if together we don't stand
There is power in a Union
Now the lessons of the past were all learned with workers blood
The mistakes of the bosses we must pay for
From the cities and the farmlands to trenches full of mud
War has always been the bosses way, sir
The Union forever,defending our rights
Down with the blackleg,all workers unite
With our brothers and our sisters from many far-off lands
There is power in a Union
Now I long for the morning that they realise
Brutality and unjust laws cannot defeat us
But who'll defend the workers who cannot organise
When the bosses send their lackeys out to cheat us?
Money speaks for money,the Devil for his own
Who comes to speak for the skin and the bone?
What a comfort for the widow,a light to the child
There is power in a Union
The Union forever,defending our rights
Down with the blackleg,all workers unite
With our brothers and our sisters together we will stand
There is power in a Union
Monday, January 10, 2005
BBC NEWS | Asia-Pacific | N Korea wages war on long hair
BBC NEWS | Asia-Pacific | N Korea wages war on long hair:
"It stressed the 'negative effects' of long hair on 'human intelligence development', noting that long hair 'consumes a great deal of nutrition' and could thus rob the brain of energy" via William Gibson
damned hippies!
I knew there was a reason I preferred short hair...and now I know it's because I'm a good socialist...
YAY!
"It stressed the 'negative effects' of long hair on 'human intelligence development', noting that long hair 'consumes a great deal of nutrition' and could thus rob the brain of energy" via William Gibson
damned hippies!
I knew there was a reason I preferred short hair...and now I know it's because I'm a good socialist...
YAY!
WRAC 130.Section 11 (Spring 2005)
WRAC 130.Section 11 (Spring 2005)
This is a class I would take...
Comic books, Le Tigre, Bikini Kill, Frank Capra...
and PUBLIC ENEMY!
ahhh...
one day I'll go back,
get my PHD and then I'll make kids
read Frank Miller and listen
to the Dead Kennedy's...
well, I can dream, can't I?
This is a class I would take...
Comic books, Le Tigre, Bikini Kill, Frank Capra...
and PUBLIC ENEMY!
ahhh...
one day I'll go back,
get my PHD and then I'll make kids
read Frank Miller and listen
to the Dead Kennedy's...
well, I can dream, can't I?
Monday Mornin' Blues (in the afternoon)
So, had a good weekend...
Friday night The Mathletes played at the axiom...
I really enjoy playing bass, even if I'm not very good at it.
It's all old school punk rock 8th notes on the tonic as far as I'm concerned.
A few of the mathletes tunes have bass lines Joe wrote and makes me play,
but when I don't get any guidance, it's 8th notes on the tonic...
Jenni didn't make it out this time, and it looks like we'll be Jenni-less for a while.
She's taking classes to become a music teacher and it's taking a lot of her time...
but it's going to take her further in the direction she wants to go,
so it should be worth it. I drank a lot of tequila at the show. My role in The Mathletes is "dumb rock guy" so I wore my leather jacket, and drank cheap tequila from the bottle onstage...
it helped...
Saturday I worked with Aileen on some music for her dance piece coming up at SUPERHAPPYFUNLAND in Feb. She did a great tape cut-up of some Harry Nilson songs then I put that in ACID and layered a few other things on it, and edited out some bits of silence...
the result is funny and a little unnerving... can't wait to see what she does with it.
Then I went to John Duboise's wedding... It was a nice short service in a small church with the oldest pipe organ in Texas... Tina looked beautiful, and they both seemed to be having a great day. The reception was at The Firehouse. The Medicine Show played, and I would link to them but I'm being petty because nobody told me we (they) were playing, so I didn't bring my horn...
it's weird always being welcome to play with a band, but not being considered a part of the band...think I'm taking a break from that for a while... I need to concentrate on playing with people who really want to play with me and who consider what I do an integral part of the whole...so no Medicine Show for a while...last monday when I went to play with them it was pretty danged unsatisfying...and not just because there were too many people on stage.
Called it an early night and was in bed by midnight or so...ahhh sleep...
Sunday I went to my folks out in Deer Park to borrow some gas $$$. Despite getting my first real paycheck in a while I'm still broke. That's what you get for paying back rent...well, that and not evicted. When I got home Charlie and I talked about some Last Bastions future plans and then we had TDU practice. Ryan showed up this week, but no Jo Bird...we'll probably never get all our ideal musicians there until we book a gig... Maybe I'll call SUPERHAPPYFUNLAND today and see what we can do... The New TDU is much more psychedelic and less soulful/funky...but that's o.k. We're definitely approaching more of the 70's Mile's feel that we were initially talking about trying to hit with the last line-up...
had my dinner and then went with Charlie to play Poker at Joe Mathlete's. Charlie lost first. He's never played cards for $$$ and looked very confused much of the time. I knew I had to be at work this morning...and I was drinking the tequila again...so I was out next...
We were playing hold 'em and they were allowing re-buy-ins... Which I don't like one bit...makes it less about skill and more about who is starting with the most $$$...not that it mattered to me...I couldn't even really afford the $5.00 I lost...hehe...
so, minus details of girl chasing (unsuccessful as usual) that was pretty much my weekend...
and now I'm at work writing this, because well, it's better than working (and I'm all caught up)
blah...
Friday night The Mathletes played at the axiom...
I really enjoy playing bass, even if I'm not very good at it.
It's all old school punk rock 8th notes on the tonic as far as I'm concerned.
A few of the mathletes tunes have bass lines Joe wrote and makes me play,
but when I don't get any guidance, it's 8th notes on the tonic...
Jenni didn't make it out this time, and it looks like we'll be Jenni-less for a while.
She's taking classes to become a music teacher and it's taking a lot of her time...
but it's going to take her further in the direction she wants to go,
so it should be worth it. I drank a lot of tequila at the show. My role in The Mathletes is "dumb rock guy" so I wore my leather jacket, and drank cheap tequila from the bottle onstage...
it helped...
Saturday I worked with Aileen on some music for her dance piece coming up at SUPERHAPPYFUNLAND in Feb. She did a great tape cut-up of some Harry Nilson songs then I put that in ACID and layered a few other things on it, and edited out some bits of silence...
the result is funny and a little unnerving... can't wait to see what she does with it.
Then I went to John Duboise's wedding... It was a nice short service in a small church with the oldest pipe organ in Texas... Tina looked beautiful, and they both seemed to be having a great day. The reception was at The Firehouse. The Medicine Show played, and I would link to them but I'm being petty because nobody told me we (they) were playing, so I didn't bring my horn...
it's weird always being welcome to play with a band, but not being considered a part of the band...think I'm taking a break from that for a while... I need to concentrate on playing with people who really want to play with me and who consider what I do an integral part of the whole...so no Medicine Show for a while...last monday when I went to play with them it was pretty danged unsatisfying...and not just because there were too many people on stage.
Called it an early night and was in bed by midnight or so...ahhh sleep...
Sunday I went to my folks out in Deer Park to borrow some gas $$$. Despite getting my first real paycheck in a while I'm still broke. That's what you get for paying back rent...well, that and not evicted. When I got home Charlie and I talked about some Last Bastions future plans and then we had TDU practice. Ryan showed up this week, but no Jo Bird...we'll probably never get all our ideal musicians there until we book a gig... Maybe I'll call SUPERHAPPYFUNLAND today and see what we can do... The New TDU is much more psychedelic and less soulful/funky...but that's o.k. We're definitely approaching more of the 70's Mile's feel that we were initially talking about trying to hit with the last line-up...
had my dinner and then went with Charlie to play Poker at Joe Mathlete's. Charlie lost first. He's never played cards for $$$ and looked very confused much of the time. I knew I had to be at work this morning...and I was drinking the tequila again...so I was out next...
We were playing hold 'em and they were allowing re-buy-ins... Which I don't like one bit...makes it less about skill and more about who is starting with the most $$$...not that it mattered to me...I couldn't even really afford the $5.00 I lost...hehe...
so, minus details of girl chasing (unsuccessful as usual) that was pretty much my weekend...
and now I'm at work writing this, because well, it's better than working (and I'm all caught up)
blah...
Friday, January 07, 2005
what do you want from me, anyway?
so, mostly this blog keeps my head from exploding...
I read something online that makes me want to scream,
I link it here, with a short bit from me, and suddenly I'm less likely to explode.
It's almost like doing something.
Unlike a lot of bloggers, I don't have a counter on my page,
and I don't check any stats. The whole appeal of this thing to me
was the opportunity to dialogue. So, my question is,
what would I have to write hear to get YOU to comment more,
or want to come back and read again?
do you want personal dirt?
longer essays on art and aesthetics?
more stuff on comic books?
less political stuff to make you go ARGH!?!?
more poetry?
do you want to know about my medical history?
(which includes at least one very interesting operation
when I was young?)
tales of not being able to handle $$$?
(I ran out of gas on the way to work today,
after my ATM was declined at the pump)?
what is it that you people (both of you) want?
I read something online that makes me want to scream,
I link it here, with a short bit from me, and suddenly I'm less likely to explode.
It's almost like doing something.
Unlike a lot of bloggers, I don't have a counter on my page,
and I don't check any stats. The whole appeal of this thing to me
was the opportunity to dialogue. So, my question is,
what would I have to write hear to get YOU to comment more,
or want to come back and read again?
do you want personal dirt?
longer essays on art and aesthetics?
more stuff on comic books?
less political stuff to make you go ARGH!?!?
more poetry?
do you want to know about my medical history?
(which includes at least one very interesting operation
when I was young?)
tales of not being able to handle $$$?
(I ran out of gas on the way to work today,
after my ATM was declined at the pump)?
what is it that you people (both of you) want?
Salon.com News | Professional ethics in a time of war
Salon.com News | Professional ethics in a time of war
"There was no comment from the U.S. military Thursday, but the article includes comments from the deputy assistant secretary of defense for health, David Tornberg, that suggest the Pentagon believes professional ethics do not apply in a time of war. "
and since we're in a perpetual state of war professional ethics may never apply again...
this could lead us to some very dangerous places...
especially considering this administration's "with us or against us" mentality.
"There was no comment from the U.S. military Thursday, but the article includes comments from the deputy assistant secretary of defense for health, David Tornberg, that suggest the Pentagon believes professional ethics do not apply in a time of war. "
and since we're in a perpetual state of war professional ethics may never apply again...
this could lead us to some very dangerous places...
especially considering this administration's "with us or against us" mentality.
Thursday, January 06, 2005
Salon.com News | The facilitator
Salon.com News | The facilitator:
"But that's not all. Gonzales apparently didn't think his boss needed to know that this star witness and two police witnesses lied under oath at trial, that the state's expert medical witness pleaded guilty to seven felonies involving falsified evidence in capital murder trials, and that the state's expert psychiatric witness, whose testimony provided the jury with a legal basis for handing down a death sentence, never bothered to interview Stoker. By the time Gonzales was supposedly researching the case for Bush, this expert had been expelled from the American Psychiatric Association for repeatedly providing unethical testimony in murder cases. Needless to say, Gonzales didn't think it was worth pointing out that the jury that had sentenced Stoker to death was ignorant of all those facts. "
It's amazing the Bush found someone worse than Ashcroft...but he did...
Gonzales is a yes man. He'll tell Bush what he wants to hear, whether it's true or not.
He's a sloppy lawyer who does not take his responsibility to the law seriously.
We must oppose Gonzales!
"But that's not all. Gonzales apparently didn't think his boss needed to know that this star witness and two police witnesses lied under oath at trial, that the state's expert medical witness pleaded guilty to seven felonies involving falsified evidence in capital murder trials, and that the state's expert psychiatric witness, whose testimony provided the jury with a legal basis for handing down a death sentence, never bothered to interview Stoker. By the time Gonzales was supposedly researching the case for Bush, this expert had been expelled from the American Psychiatric Association for repeatedly providing unethical testimony in murder cases. Needless to say, Gonzales didn't think it was worth pointing out that the jury that had sentenced Stoker to death was ignorant of all those facts. "
It's amazing the Bush found someone worse than Ashcroft...but he did...
Gonzales is a yes man. He'll tell Bush what he wants to hear, whether it's true or not.
He's a sloppy lawyer who does not take his responsibility to the law seriously.
We must oppose Gonzales!
Wednesday, January 05, 2005
been thinking
I been thinkin'
and I don't think
I mean to say
well
it sounds old
and cliche
but I'm gonna say it
anyway
not 'cause it's important
but 'cause it feels good to say
I don't think
things have to be
this way
and I don't think
I mean to say
well
it sounds old
and cliche
but I'm gonna say it
anyway
not 'cause it's important
but 'cause it feels good to say
I don't think
things have to be
this way
Word on the street... (Axiom Friday Night)
The word on the street is that pop sensation The Mathletes will be playing a private show at the axiom this Friday night...
10pm
BYOB
side door...
This is our first show in a LONG time, and probably the last chance you'll get to see us until,
uh, well, the end of the month when we are the band for the BLP power hour, which is also
at the axiom.
ROCK ON!
Tuesday, January 04, 2005
Monday, January 03, 2005
Fafblog! the whole worlds only source for Fafblog.
Fafblog! the whole worlds only source for Fafblog.:
"And Giblets is not alone! What has 2004 done for anyone? Democrats got to get whupped by Republicans. Republicans got to completely sell out everything it means to be a Republican. Iraqis got to get tortured, blown up, and shot at. American troops got to get blown up, shot at, and stuck in Iraq underpaid. Doves got a war they didn't like. Hawks got to not like the war. Gays got marriage rights - in Massachusetts - at least a hundred and thirty six years late. The religious right got to stomp all over gays and watch Jim Caviezel get nailed to a cross. Did it make them feel any better? Does anything make them feel any better?
George Bush? Yeah, okay, so he had a fun time. Happy New Year, George."
I think that about sums it up...
"And Giblets is not alone! What has 2004 done for anyone? Democrats got to get whupped by Republicans. Republicans got to completely sell out everything it means to be a Republican. Iraqis got to get tortured, blown up, and shot at. American troops got to get blown up, shot at, and stuck in Iraq underpaid. Doves got a war they didn't like. Hawks got to not like the war. Gays got marriage rights - in Massachusetts - at least a hundred and thirty six years late. The religious right got to stomp all over gays and watch Jim Caviezel get nailed to a cross. Did it make them feel any better? Does anything make them feel any better?
George Bush? Yeah, okay, so he had a fun time. Happy New Year, George."
I think that about sums it up...
Gang of Four Returns
RollingStone.com: Gang of Four : Gang of Four Return : News: "Gang of Four, one of the most influential late-Seventies post-punk groups, are set to play their first shows with their original line-up in over twenty years. Known for their politicized punk-and-funk sound, the Brits will perform five U.K. dates in January, with possible gigs to follow in the U.S. this spring. "
WHOOHOO!
hope they come stateside!
missed the wire reunion shows
but I ain't missing this
Sunday, January 02, 2005
Monlogues for 2 - #1 in a series
I've been thinking
I've been thinking a lot
thinking a lot
about the devil
or maybe devils
I think they're all
just manifestations
on the one
though it's hard to be sure
I get so confused sometimes
but, see, the devil is the reason
the reason I have to keep
I have to keep you
I have to keep you tied up
no,
not the manifestation in me,
no,
the manifestation in you
the devil in you
could make you
could make you do things
make you do things
things you'd live to regret
so it's better this way
trust me
you probably think
you probably think you know
you know about
you know about the devil in me
what he's capable of
they're not all male
but my devil is
he's one for brute force
got trapped in a small man
so there are not as many
not as many
not near as many bar fights
as he would
he would like,
but he finds his outlets...
anyway,
I was saying,
you probably think
think you know
think you know my devil
but I assure you
you haven't met him yet
no,
no,
what has transpired between us
our interactions so far
so far
have been purely human
well, maybe some animal,
but no,
you have yet to meet
yet to meet
the devil inside me
but he's strong and
he's unforgiving and
he knows right from wrong
oh yes he knows
guess which he prefers and
and I don't know how long
how long
how long I can
how long I can keep him at bay
you'll have to help me
you'll help me
but just to make sure
just to make sure
I have to keep you tied up
you understand,don't you?
I've been thinking a lot
thinking a lot
about the devil
or maybe devils
I think they're all
just manifestations
on the one
though it's hard to be sure
I get so confused sometimes
but, see, the devil is the reason
the reason I have to keep
I have to keep you
I have to keep you tied up
no,
not the manifestation in me,
no,
the manifestation in you
the devil in you
could make you
could make you do things
make you do things
things you'd live to regret
so it's better this way
trust me
you probably think
you probably think you know
you know about
you know about the devil in me
what he's capable of
they're not all male
but my devil is
he's one for brute force
got trapped in a small man
so there are not as many
not as many
not near as many bar fights
as he would
he would like,
but he finds his outlets...
anyway,
I was saying,
you probably think
think you know
think you know my devil
but I assure you
you haven't met him yet
no,
no,
what has transpired between us
our interactions so far
so far
have been purely human
well, maybe some animal,
but no,
you have yet to meet
yet to meet
the devil inside me
but he's strong and
he's unforgiving and
he knows right from wrong
oh yes he knows
guess which he prefers and
and I don't know how long
how long
how long I can
how long I can keep him at bay
you'll have to help me
you'll help me
but just to make sure
just to make sure
I have to keep you tied up
you understand,don't you?
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