Fish On The Brain

I guess I've been staring too long at the myriad twin fin and quad fish available right now. Not that It would be financially wise to purchase another board right now but man cannot live on hull and log alone. Here are the front runners.

Mick Mackie

Mabile Swinger

Pavel Speed Dialer

Gary Hanel

Yes it's been 3 months since I last blogged

I offer no excuses. In the words of the great poet warrior Jeff Spicoli, "I just couldn't make it". I've been grinding the gears instead of shifting them, alas, I shall return.

Rock Of '81

Strange year, my head's still spinning... So much from '81, maybe my new blog. It's interesting to note that Leonard Cohen did not release an album this year, and conversly Bob Dylan released his 21st studio album, Shot of Love. Not my favorite but I do love Heart of Mine.


Billy Squier - In The Dark

Devo - Gates of Steel

Cheap Trick - She's Tight

Phil Seymour - Precious To Me

David Bowie - Boys Keep Swingin'

F.R. David - Words

Abba - Supertrouper



Echo and the Bunnymen - Heads Will Roll



Kraftwerk - Computerworld



Air Supply - Making Love Out Of Nothing At All



Van Halen - Unchained



Hall and Oates - Kiss On My List

Genesis - No Reply At All



The Jam - Absolute Beginners



The Dream Syndicate - Tell Me When It's Over ( more like '82)

Sandinista

A young actress/singer once comment "you rant and curse...". Yes, this is absolutely correct. Isn't it time to rant and curse? Polite liberality fails to muster any sincere outrage, effect, or revolution. There's nothing scary about Liberals. We are no threat to anything -- perhaps the closure of the local Starbucks or Barnes & Nobles would send us into the streets. I am hostile about the state of politics, religion, the economy, censorship, and bad art. The right-wing nut jobs who shoot doctors would be less apt to do so if we shot back. Buy a gun, learn to use it, customize it with beautiful colored drawings, keep it under your bed, blog about it -- then we'll see which party's suddenly for gun control. Arm the Liberals, start eating at Outback Steakhouse (demand tempeh or meat substitute), drive a big truck (bio fuel), show your tits, get into the WWF, shop at Costco, audition for a reality show TV!!! Let's invade the malls. Do some donuts on your neighbors lawn (with your fixed gear or women's 3-speed). Lets get agro too, but in a cool way.

So, to the NRA supporters (read christians) who will paraphrase and miss quote Thomas Jefferson's thoughts on the revolutionary war, the Boston Massacre, raising an armed militia to defend the country from a tyrannical, insane monarch, and the 2nd amendment at the drop of a hat, it's my turn; 

"I do not find in orthodox Christianity one redeeming feature" -- Thomas Jefferson

And to my Liberal brethren I say; stop complaining and go vote you pussies. You want a new iPhone because your old one is crummy and your temp job doesn't pay enough? Too broke to buy tickets for Cat Power? Teeth hurt? Doctor bills? Amazon stock tanking? Volvo need a new set of Pirellis? Vote Vote Vote

Belle and Sebastian - Le Pastie De La Bourgeoisie

No Quarter

I saw this around the corner from my house yesterday. ever draw this on a Pee-Chee folder?

I Aim That Bike At The Fat Pothole Beyond That Underpass

Strangely, I keep acquiring pictures of this man texting, or what have you. It's similar to those people whose have houses that leak goo out of the walls or ceilings in the shape of Jesus or Mary. Well, every time I import photos from my iPhone I seem to have a couple shots of this mysterious, young man and his iPhone -- I even found one on the interweb today??

 I got a series of haircut's the other day, two of them were bad, one was good. Stacey and Conor thought a few snap shots were in order, I did not, but was up for a laugh in the end. I think I look like Conor's intellectually disabled friend, or perhaps he's my volunteer "big brother".

my hero

this guy is amazing. If I could finger pick like him I would annoy everyone by bringing my guitar to every event I ever went to. I would unabashedly play folk songs at people with utter precision. No longer would anyone dare to break out an acoustic guitar in my presence and meander through a shoddy cover of "Wild Horses" or "Hard Luck Woman". In fact people would probably hide their acoustics weeks before I'd even entered their home. I'm an a lazy, un-focused American -- this guy proves it. 

The Fairest of The Seasons - Nico

The Is How It Feels - Inspiral Carpets

New York Telephone Conversation - Lou Reed

The Cello Song - Nick Drake