I am hoping to come to both the bus trip and the reading and want to bring my assistant and her fiance.
Oh hell yeah! I love this.
Simon: I, uh... I never-never shot anyone before. Book: I was there, son. I'm fair sure you haven't shot anyone yet.
'War Stories'
Buffista Music III: The Search for Bach
There's a lady plays her fav'rite records/On the jukebox ev'ry day/All day long she plays the same old songs/And she believes the things that they say/She sings along with all the saddest songs/And she believes the stories are real/She lets the music dictate the way that she feels.
DavidS - Jun 27, 2008 5:21:54 pm PDT #8747 of 10003
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Hayden - Jun 27, 2008 9:30:37 pm PDT #8748 of 10003
aka "The artist formerly known as Corwood Industries."
Excitement! I've never been to LA before. I'm looking forward to experiencing your ubiquitous movie stars who shoot at people on the freeway while racing to air bars under the Hollywood sign.
There was some talk of including some Richard Thompson LA landmarks on the tour, but these were hampered by: a) I have no idea where exactly the major RT events took place in LA and b) they're all incredibly depressing, anyway ("Okay, if you look to your right, you can see the piss-stained alley where Linda got drunk and fell in the gutter shortly before the hysterical dysphonia took her voice away for twenty years. Use a flash, people!"). One of the great things about David's book is that his subject is fundamentally a love story. My story took place pretty much at the other end of things.
Trudy Booth - Jun 27, 2008 11:03:41 pm PDT #8749 of 10003
Greece's financial crisis threatens to take down all of Western civilization - a civilization they themselves founded. A rather tragic irony - which is something they also invented. - Jon Stewart
Tonight was interesting. I went and saw Love Cats and hopped in a cab to catch 2/3rds of Mindless Self Indulgence.
Sorta didn't suck.
Oh, and there was hand twinyness with me and faux-Robert Smith during Caterpillar. It was distressingly awesome.
Trudy Booth - Jun 27, 2008 11:10:30 pm PDT #8750 of 10003
Greece's financial crisis threatens to take down all of Western civilization - a civilization they themselves founded. A rather tragic irony - which is something they also invented. - Jon Stewart
Question for the night:
Why is Jimmy Urine so charming?
And we love it when Frank is a little pudgy and biting his lip all concentraty-face and Jamia is grinning at him.
Glamcookie - Jun 28, 2008 6:56:07 am PDT #8751 of 10003
I know my own heart and understand my fellow man. But I am made unlike anyone I have ever met. I dare to say I am like no one in the whole world. - Anne Lister
So GF comes home yesterday and says, "I found the coolest thing for us to do! A Tom Waits bus tour!" She saw it on Pitchfork (which she is on daily). Hee!
juliana - Jun 28, 2008 7:26:28 am PDT #8752 of 10003
I’d be lying if I didn’t say that I miss them all tonight…
Why is Jimmy Urine so charming?
Because he is a Trickster God and we are all under his spell. Seriously, that's the only explanation that makes sense.
Trudy Booth - Jun 28, 2008 8:54:00 am PDT #8753 of 10003
Greece's financial crisis threatens to take down all of Western civilization - a civilization they themselves founded. A rather tragic irony - which is something they also invented. - Jon Stewart
That explains quite a bit, Juliana. I'm glad to see we have a working theory for this.
I have never seen an audience be so delighted to be abused.
And what is with the sweat-soaked half-naked fifteen year old boys flinging themselves through the air at me? Dude.
Atropa - Jun 28, 2008 11:29:06 am PDT #8754 of 10003
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
Why is Jimmy Urine so charming?
Like Juliana said, Trickster God.
And we love it when Frank is a little pudgy and biting his lip all concentraty-face and Jamia is grinning at him.
AWWWWWW!
DavidS - Jun 28, 2008 2:29:04 pm PDT #8755 of 10003
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
So GF comes home yesterday and says, "I found the coolest thing for us to do! A Tom Waits bus tour!"
Heh. I love your GF!
DavidS - Jun 28, 2008 3:49:55 pm PDT #8756 of 10003
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Hey, look! It's the intersection of realms of interest.
Patrick Stump covers Tom Waits' song "Tom Traubert's Blues".