This is true theatre of the absurd, a Gilbert and Sullivan production by the inmates of the asylum of Charenton under the direction of the Marquis de Sade.
What's 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 II: Wrath of Chaka Khan
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.
Polter-Cow - Oct 22, 2004 2:50:14 pm PDT #5537 of 10003
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Merinda - Oct 22, 2004 3:14:28 pm PDT #5538 of 10003
"I don't know the meaning of the word 'surrender'. I mean, I know it, I'm not dumb... just not in this context." - "The Tick"
Aww, Mr. Broom. I assumed Decemberists plans had gone forward. That sucks.
Mr. Broom - Oct 22, 2004 3:23:01 pm PDT #5539 of 10003
"When I look at people that I would like to feel have been a mentor or an inspiring kind of archetype of what I'd love to see my career eventually be mentioned as a footnote for in the same paragraph, it would be, like, Bowie." ~Trent Reznor
A little bit. Lots of beer helped. Like it does.
DavidS - Oct 22, 2004 4:13:36 pm PDT #5540 of 10003
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
What's this?
Intriguing isn't it?
Propaganda by Sparks. We also cover their album Indiscreet in the book. One of our few twofers.
Jim O'Rourke is a well known musician, btw.
Merinda - Oct 22, 2004 4:49:49 pm PDT #5541 of 10003
"I don't know the meaning of the word 'surrender'. I mean, I know it, I'm not dumb... just not in this context." - "The Tick"
Jim O'Rourke is a well known musician, btw.
Jim O'Rourke is wonderful. He's one of those musicians that I assumed only a few people knew about, at first, but then realized he's beloved by many.
Especially the song "Memory Lane."
Hayden - Oct 22, 2004 6:48:44 pm PDT #5542 of 10003
aka "The artist formerly known as Corwood Industries."
Yep, his album Insignificance is truly among the baddest of ass. Plus he went and joined Sonic Youth afterwards. And mixed the last two Wilco records.
tina f. - Oct 23, 2004 11:44:33 am PDT #5543 of 10003
Didn't get to see the Decemberists.
Sorry to hear it Mr. Broom. (You must live right downtown to be two blocks away from Jackpots. Yay Lawrence.) It was a good show but soooo short. They played for about 70 min. and it was mucho packed near the stage. The only thing I would feel bad about missing was the encore - a very well-received Smiths cover of "Ask."
Hey folks of the music thread. Squees all around to Hec for good book reviews, Rio for impending wedded bliss, Alicia for being cool and happy when meeting Bono and all other good things that have happened to all you good people.
Squee for me as well - I actually got to meet a Buffista at Winfield. After much note leaving I got to meet, hug and take a pic with Katefate. Yay! She trekked all the way back to my campsite and I was not there but we had both mentioned trying to hook up at a certain show that night and with 5,000 people in the general area where we said we might be I thought it was going to be impossible to find her, but a semi-Buffy freak friend of mine who was with me walked right past her, noticed her Buffistas shirt (from the first F2F I believe) and there was subsequent "Omygod are you Kate?! Omygod are you Tina?" Fun.
Other fun music notes: The Pixies show I saw last month in Columbia rocked well beyond my wildest expectations. So glad I bought tickets when I did. I was thiiiis close to Kim Deal for like three hours!!
I have no access to CD-burning equipment at the moment so I have not sent my Buffista exchange replacement mix off yet. As soon as I can, I promise that I will.
I have had several odd job changes since last posting. I am currently waiting for the offices of this magazineto finish being built so I can start my job there as their lifestyle editor and general writer of stuff. Yes, it is a motocross magazine and no, up until about two months ago I didn't know anything about motocross. But hey - I get paid to write definitely about music and even maybe about comics (I'm still trying to convince them that comics are "cool.") Sweet. In the meantime it is odd-job city for me. Currently that means working at a government call center and answering angry senior citizens' questions about Medicare. Not so sweet.
I am still lurking but just wanted to say hey. Hey.
DavidS - Oct 23, 2004 2:36:39 pm PDT #5544 of 10003
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Hey Tina! So good to hear from you. Glad you're the music maven of the motocross world.
Isn't Katefate the best? I lurve her. In fact, all of the kate-derived Buffistas are pretty rocking: Katefate, Katie, Katerina Bee, Kat...
I just had a Frasier moment which, as you might imagine, doesn't happen to me very often. I almost left my croque monsieur under the broiler too long. "Oh no, my croque monsieur!"
Kate P. - Oct 23, 2004 5:20:04 pm PDT #5545 of 10003
That's the pain / That cuts a straight line down through the heart / We call it love
Birthday bliss! I've been on a self-imposed CD-buying diet of late, but I got a gift certificate today that I put to good use. I bought the Garden State soundtrack and new albums by Bjork and Zap Mama. I am verra verra happy.
billytea - Oct 23, 2004 6:22:38 pm PDT #5546 of 10003
You were a wrong baby who grew up wrong. The wrong kind of wrong. It's better you hear it from a friend.
I bought the Garden State soundtrack and new albums by Bjork and Zap Mama. I am verra verra happy.
Is the Bjork one Medulla? I've been wondering whether I should get that. I listened to a bit of it in the record store, and I had strong reactions in different directions. Not sure what would win out on extended playing.
ETA: Huh. My close-italics tag kept getting eaten there. Can they no longer be used with smart quotes or something?