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Saturday, November
22, 2003 at 18:34:00 (EST) |
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Doing my daily chore
A few pictures of David
Pajo at Lit last night. The show was way too short, which may
or may not have been influenced by the guy who kept shrieking "WOOOOOOO!
DP!!!! NEW YORK CITY LOVES YOUUUUUU!!!" Keep in mind that Lit
is about the size of my bedroom, and this guy was well within spittin'
distance of David Pajo. But the music still kicked ass. He played
on a Fender Twin. I may just have to get one of those someday.
 On
a related note, the dreadlock guy was at the show. I really hope
somebody out there can explain who this guy is, he pops up at every
show these days, no matter what part of town or which band is playing.
His ubiquity is almost as disquieting as his nasty, backpack-style
dreadlocks. He resembles a British Howard Hughes. You know, after
the real crazy shit set in.
UPDATE: Well, whaddya know? This guy, Jolly McFie, is the
guy behind Punkcast!
It's all making sense now. Everything except the hair. Thanks MadOrangeFools!
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Friday, November
21, 2003 at 10:55:19 (EST) |
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Whatever, mortal
I think I can reveal this here without jeopardizing my ability to
attend the event: Papa
M is playing a 'secret' show at Lit
tonight. It's a tiny space, but how many people even know who David
Pajo is, let alone that he's in town right now? Certainly nobody
who reads this site, roommates excluded. I still get a lot of blank
stares when I ask people if they've ever heard of Slint,
so I'm not too worried about letting the cat out of the bag; most
people have no idea who I'm talking about. Best of all, unlike other
singer-songwriters I know, he isn't dead.
Speaking of which, last night we saw a lovely set by Genevieve
at Low.
I still have yet to see her full band, Automat,
but she says they're retooling their sound now, leaning more towards
a Stereolab sound, rather than simply backing up her solo songs.
I'm not sure if they have any shows scheduled yet.
More distressing last night was the fact that I was talked into
taking a car home. Now, in recent weeks I've shamefully ducked into
many a cab, and though I'm not proud of it, it was always in a Manhattan-to-Brooklyn
route. See, it always seems like a waste of money to take a car
when we have the finest public transportation system in the world*.
But when the hour is late, and the intoxication levels high, one
can be forgiven for hailing a taxi and taking the easy way out.
But I've never taken a car from Dumbo to Clinton Hill. Earlier that
same day I had ridden my bike the same distance. I'm no sure if
I like where this is heading.
The rest of the weekend: Saturday I plan to return to 48th Street
to buy a snare stand, as our child-size stand just isn't cutting
it anymore. We're also on the lookout for a PCI-card solution to
our music recording needs. We're doing our best to eliminate the
need for real recording studios altogether. Sorry, Steve.
We'll record with you someday. I promise.
Then of course, Stupid's
free video shoot show at Luna
Lounge. Dana has been increasingly belligerent onstage; if you're
lucky she might kick you in the head. Or hit you with her maracas.
Oh my ...
Sunday, Oakley
Hall plays The Mighty Robot. So I guess the departure of that
one guy did not in fact spell doom for The Mighty Robot? I've been
hearing about many shows there of late. Maybe their cover is just
blown. Anyhow, I'm looking forward to finally seeing this supergroup,
and drinking Busch beer while I do it.
*This statement has not been evaluated by the Metropolitan
Transit Authority.
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Thursday, November
20, 2003 at 14:03:48 (EST) |
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I'll just have a breakdown
 Don't
forget: this Saturday at the Luna
Lounge, Stupid
is performing, and this time they're taping it. They're filming the
whole set for use in a music video for their anthem "Red
Sweater." So, if you've seen them before, come on out and
show your love. If you've not seen them before, what better opportunity
than this gig? The show is free, the band will no doubt turn out a
well-oiled performance, plus Dana's making latkes for the show. Free
food! The show starts around midnight, if I'm not mistaken. See the
band before the next Hard Rock show, and you can say you knew them
when.
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Thursday, November
20, 2003 at 11:37:33 (EST) |
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I knead ya like fresh pizza dough
After an 8 year hiatus, it seems that Berkeley
Breathed is doing another comic strip. How I have waited for this
day! I just hope it doesn't totally suck. There's an article about
in Salon
today, and Breathed keeps insisting he doesn't want his new strip
littered with pop-culture references. While I can understand not wanting
to be tainted by a lot of that dreck, the best thing about his old
comic, Bloom
County, was its social commentary. In fact, he said during
those days that he blanched at the idea of a completely self-referential
comic, like Garfield or The Family Circus (if there
is a hell, I believe it will be staffed by little saccharine tots
like the FC crew). And no wonder, those comics have always sucked
big time. I just hope he doesn't think he can reinvent comics of that
sort, as it may be wasted effort.
 But
perhaps I underestimate him. He's still an animal rights nut, something
I can never get enough of when it's mentioned in a comic strip.
In his interview he mentions Boondocks,
implying it's the only comic out there that approaches Bloom County's
brand of satire. So he's still on the ball in that respect. Now
the problem is, this new strip, simply titled Opus,
will only be available in actual printed newspapers (I think the
Daily News
will be carrying it here). Since I stare at a computer for a minimum
of 8 hours a day, I get all the news I need from the web, so I don't
get the papers so much anymore. But it looks like I'm gonna have
to start this Sunday. Opus is gonna be a Sunday-only strip, so it
shouldn't be too hard to keep up. One cool thing about it is that
Breathed got the newspapers to agree to run his strip covering one
half of the page; that's some serious real estate. Apparently, Bill
Watterson of Calvin & Hobbes did this as well, but I
can't say I recall noticing that. Of course, the local paper in
my home town printed the Sunday comics in a separate 'comic book'
format. At first this seemed clever, until I realized it was just
an excuse to shrink the funnies down to microscopic size to fit
the half-letter sized booklet.
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Wednesday, November
19, 2003 at 14:41:40 (EST) |
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It is time for stormy weather
Does anybody else check grouphug.us
with any frequency? Josh
is writing an article for the NY
Post about it and needs further insight. His deadline looms
large, so if you find the site interesting at all, please let him
know about it, and
fast!
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Wednesday, November
19, 2003 at 12:55:44 (EST) |
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Success means your head in the sand
In case not everybody checks my music site with alacrity, I posted
some new Motico recordings.
We redid "Zooming Past Accuracy," finally adding vocals,
and yet another version of "Home of the Buzzard," our epic
meditation on Cleveland. New this time around is "The Smartest
Tree in the Forest," whose title was inspired by a joke that
Abby
finds inexplicably funny. 
As always, these recordings are gussied-up works in progress, so
don't expect any Martin Hannett-level production, or Yngwie Malmsteen-level
performances. Actually, you should never expect that, anywhere,
from anyone.
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Wednesday, November
19, 2003 at 00:48:39 (EST) |
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I'm the man in the box
Best thing I've read on grouphug.us
in a while:
I would very much like to see David Blaine die in that stupid
box that he is in.I've never wanted someone to die this bad before
in my life, and it kind of scares me.I just really hate that motherf*cker.I
mean, shit, have you seen his girlfriend? F*cktard doesn't deserve
her.
I feel the same way. Except to even think ill of Mr. Blaine is
only to feed his dumbass ego. They must have some backlog on that
site, didn't he get out of that box some weeks ago? At this rate,
I'll never see my confession about that unfortunate event at the
BackWaxing hut.
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Tuesday, November
18, 2003 at 15:52:07 (EST) |
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And you still got your baby teeth
 I've
just made an appointment to get my wisdom
teeth removed. I've been putting it off because I can't tell how
long it's gonna take me to recover. I only have wisdom teeth on the
upper jaw, one of which has started to poke out of the gum line. My
dentist spooked me with the news that if I don't get it removed it
would somehow end up growing into my ear canal somehow. This I can't
figure out. The tooth is obviously coming through right behind my
last molar. How is it suddenly gonna switch direction and travel into
my ear? Whatever, I'll get 'em out. I've been trying to find out how
long the recovery time is, but I keep getting sidetracked. Z had his
wisdom teeth out recently but every time I ask about it, all he tells
me is how great the drugs were. I'm all for that, but how long will
I be kept from my usual vigorous nightlife schedule? Is my face gonna
swell up until I resemble Meat Loaf? How soon will I be able to operate
heavy machinery? This will pretty much constitute the most involved
surgery I've ever endured. I mean, besides my breast implants.
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Tuesday, November
18, 2003 at 11:32:19 (EST) |
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I want to ride it where I like
 I'm
so disappointed with Brian
Lehrer. Here he is, one of the smartest guys on the radio in the
morning, and the guy doesn't know what a folding
bike is. He has some people on from Amsterdam talking about bicycle
commuting. This already seems a little weird to me. Aren't there tons
of bike nuts in this town that could be interviewed? Okay, I get it,
it's "Old Amersterdam, New Amdterdam" week on his show.
Clever. At any rate this woman was describing her various bikes, concluding
with her Brompton,
the king of folding bikes.
 Someday
I'll get a Brompton. I check eBay
every so often to see if anybody is selling one cheap, but so far
I've been out of luck. I love my folding bike, a 1971 Raleigh
Twenty, but it is basically made out of cast iron, and doesn't
really fold up to a satisfying level. But even if I could get a
Brompton cheap, I'm not sure how easy it would be to part with this
old tank. Once you get past its weight, it really is a perfect bike
for riding around this city.
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Monday, November
17, 2003 at 13:40:02 (EST) |
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Look at all the pretty [stupid] birds
 Birds
are stupid. At least the birds in my backyard. I put up this nice
bird feeder, but the only creatures smart enough to know how to use
it are the damn squirrels. Even after I mounted the feeder off the
ground, only these puffy-tailed rats know what to do with it. The
birds just keep prancing around on the roof, wondering what the commotion
is. Can't they see the thing is full of sunflower seeds? What's the
deal? Do I have to affix some shiny object on it to mollify them?
Shouldn't I be working instead of obsessing over these stupid animals?
Probably. Some days, despite my protests to the contrary, I really
do shirk from my job and get nothing done. Today is sort of one of
those days. I am working at like half capacity. Somehow, mutual funds
just aren't as sexy as they once seemed to me. Maybe they would seem
more exciting if these damn birds would figure out how to use the
friggin' bird feeder.
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Monday, November
17, 2003 at 09:50:13 (EST) |
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Laura blogs me in the middle of the night
 I
know my faithful readers rely on my blogroll to determine the course
of their daily lives, so I apologize for BlogRolling
because they seem to have completely gone nuts, replacing my carefully
selected list of blogs with repeated links to the mysterious "Laura's
Blog." Well, I looked at Laura's blog, and I am in no way
prepared to add her to my list, let alone multiple entries. So what's
going on? This seems to be happening to everyone on BlogRolling. And
at this point in the day, this all seems far more important than anything
I did over the weekend. Nothing like a little metablog crisis to fire
me up!
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