Wilco are giving away a new album called "Star Wars" [link]
Tara: 'Your One-Stop Spot to Shop for Lots of New-Age and Occult Items.' Catchy. Giles: Think so? Tara: Uh huh. In a... hard to say sorta way.
'Sleeper'
Buffista Music 4: Needs More Cowbell!
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.
Jon B. - Jul 16, 2015 5:24:48 pm PDT #6033 of 6436
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!
Jon B. - Aug 21, 2015 7:01:46 am PDT #6034 of 6436
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!
Yes, I've seen this: [link]
Tom Scola - Sep 22, 2015 2:47:03 pm PDT #6035 of 6436
Mr. Scola’s wardrobe by Botany 500
Weird: [link]
A lot of odd stories have risen around Shkreli following this.... But in perhaps the strangest, there were rumors that he was the deep-pocketed investor behind Collect Records, the independent punk/hardcore label run by former Thursday frontman Geoff Rickly
DavidS - Sep 22, 2015 7:17:58 pm PDT #6036 of 6436
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
One of my friends was doing a lot of in-depth research on Shkreli, including message boards by traders of Biotech stocks and he's super shady.
There's a strong feeling that (a) he has rich backer who's been using him as a front; and (b) he was purposefully put out to take heat and manipulate the stock market with this stunt.
Apparently there's a huge amount of false reports and FDA decoying used to manipulate biotech stocks. Shkreli himself - with no official scientific credentials - was allowed to write reports for the FDA. Also, his hedge fund was not licensed which is apparently very shady.
Anyway, my impression is that there's a lot more subterranean shit going on with this story than an asshole blowing up on Twitter.
msbelle - Sep 24, 2015 9:24:41 am PDT #6037 of 6436
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
I have been listening to the Hamilton OCR stream on NPR at least once a day since it was posted. It is so good. It drops in iTunes at midnight.
LMM references so much in the songs: pop culture, other musicals.
What is killing me right now is when Hamilton yells at Washington to not call him son.
Jon B. - Sep 24, 2015 11:07:03 am PDT #6038 of 6436
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!
Lin-Manuel Miranda went to my High School. Mere coincidence?!
Kate P. - Sep 24, 2015 11:28:07 am PDT #6039 of 6436
That's the pain / That cuts a straight line down through the heart / We call it love
I went to college with him! We had friends in common, though he wouldn't remember me. Still, it's been super exciting to see him do so much great work and be recognized for it.
msbelle - Sep 24, 2015 12:18:39 pm PDT #6040 of 6436
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
He's close with people I know from college. The Tony-winning husband of my college friend. It kinda blows me away. I lurves him.
Jon B. - Sep 24, 2015 4:52:41 pm PDT #6041 of 6436
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!
We Buffistas are a well-connected lot.
Trudy Booth - Sep 24, 2015 9:41:06 pm PDT #6042 of 6436
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
Saw Hamilton for my birthday - it's pretty damn wonderful.