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Friday, August 01,
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Wish I could re-name this thing
Jami's
back in town. I think it bugs her when I link
to her site
a lot.
But it's a good site, and the writing is of a level somewhat loftier
than one finds on these teal pages. So I'm looking forward to seeing
her again, and getting her to try to explain why it was a good idea
to get out of the city for a while. I did it too, but I'm not sure
if I understand what good it did me. I still prefer to have the world
come to my doorstep.
So to end our long national nightmare that was this week, here's
two tales about bloggers seeing Michael
Musto riding his bike, one from the aforementioned author-in-residence,
and another which references said author by the also-very-talented
Susie
Felber. I just like the idea that Felber thought she saw Musto,
so she went to the internet to try to confirm this. I believe this
is an excellent use for the web.
Also, I'm taking suggestions to change my name, my real name that
is. You don't need to know it to suggest something. Just know that
it is vanilla and pedestrian and I'm tired of people forgetting
it only to call me "Ryan," "Eric," or "Matt"
(sorry guys). I need something that sings! I can't quite pull off
"Jimmy" in real life, but I know there's another name
out there that might be a better fit than the oddly Christian name
I received at birth. And if not a new name, then at least think
of a nickname. Like 'Buzz'.
UPDATE: Please don't suggest anything in this
realm. I mean, really. [via Static
Ephemera]
Posted By Jimmy Legs
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Thursday, July 31,
2003 at 11:20:31 (EDT) |
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Bustin' Loose
It's not too late: the historically significant band, The
JB's, are gonna play Metrotech
in 45 minutes. If you can get down there, you must go. I must go,
but I need more coffee first. These are the guys who backed up the
Godfather of Soul, James Brown. I'm thinking of jumping onstage and
pointing at random members and shouting "You're fired!"
They're used to that, you know.
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Thursday, July 31,
2003 at 10:41:05 (EDT) |
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Don't shoot shoot shoot that thing at me
I was leafing through the Disturbing
Search Requests site, and I saw somebody had searched for naked
duckhunting girls. For purely scientific purposes, I investigated
this odd request. Somebody pointed out that the searcher may have
been looking for info on "Hunting
for Bambi," a company that sets up hunting games for rich
men, in which they shoot at naked women with paintball guns. Now normally,
I believe everything I read, but this seemed too good to be true.
I checked out some news
articles
about the "Bambi Hunts" and in each case the hunts were
treated as completely legitimate: If you had $10,000, you could dress
in fatigues and chase naked women around with a paintball gun.
Still I knew something was amiss. Finally, on the trusty Snopes
Urban Legend site I found my answer: just a joke,
folks. But ya gotta hand it to them, they did several TV and newspaper
interviews and kept a straight face the whole time. Maybe that's
all the web is good for anymore, developing mildly elaborate pranks
so you can get on TV before everybody realizes they've been had.
It's still a better business plan than kozmo.com's.
Posted By Jimmy Legs
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Tuesday, July 29,
2003 at 14:44:00 (EDT) |
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But we only have fourteen hours to save
the Earth!
I have very little to contribute today other than the fact that tonight,
for the first time in at least 23 years, I will see the movie Flash
Gordon on the big screen. BAM
has obviously run out of anything resembling artistic pretentiousness
when it comes to the selection of
films to screen, and I love them for it. This is a movie I have worshipped
since I was the wee tyke who fell asleep halfway through it in 1980.
It has a soundtrack by Queen that has only been bested in recent years
by the soundtrack to Hedwig
and the Angry Inch. I hope to god they pump up the sound to
ear-shattering levels. When "Battle Theme" kicks in, I'm
liable to break out my best Brian May Air Guitar and go to town. In
honor of this momentous occasion, I will defy the RIAA and post the
MP3 of this bitchin' song. See you at 9:10. Be there, and be intoxicated
in some way. This may be the most important thing you do all summer.
Posted By Jimmy Legs
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MP3:
Flash Gordon - Battle Theme by Queen! |
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Monday, July 28,
2003 at 12:10:53 (EDT) |
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Nordish by Nature
As usual, I blew it on the picture-taking front this weekend. There
were many worthy photo-ops but the only reason we have any documentation
is because M kept reminding me to break out the Kodak. During the
work week, I sit here and think about the camera all the time, but
when I'm off the clock, I can't seem to recall that I might want to
take pictures of something other than the cats fighting. Then again,
if I start bringing my camera out, I may be branded a "Blogger
with Digital Camera" from Catbirdseat's infamous Hipster
Bingo (already got Chuck Taylors, glasses, and Parliaments).
So
here's my stilted photo essay of my Saturday, in which we waited
for a pig that never arrived and learned that it is possible to
use beer to counteract fatigue. At least for a little while.
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