The modern GOP is just a micro-version, the display model, of the American Dream’s pyramid scheme… Con people into it (often thru religion/family values, a sharp contrast to Europe’s workforce) and as those few who figure out they’ve been had, bow out or die, more are added to the pile, the bottom of the pile. …
This kid is really keeping time, a drum prodigy. He can barely walk but he’s rocking to Joan Jett. Very “pro drummer” facial expressions. – Thanks to Joy Mazo Colella: https://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=114329025264977
Dogs seem to experience such human-like emotions. Here the dog looks “guilty.” Dogs also get “jealous” when their human gives attention to another dog. Why would dogs feel guilt or jealousy?
Chapter Nine I returned and told Keith about my conversation with my mother. “Move in with me. My trust fund can support us both.” “My parents would send the gendarmes if I did that. We have to do something, though. I’m not moving back to France.” “I hope this doesn’t interfere with our trip to …
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=17dpZ0M9uxs
According to the Wik: “Gina Choi (Hangul: 최지나), better known by her stage name G.NA, is a Canadian-born South Korean singer…” http://youtu.be/3Y6dD5OPWx4
Chapter Eight The morning we were leaving for Brittany, I woke to the sound of Keith’s piano. “Good morning, my love.” He shot me a grin without rising from the piano when I emerged from the bedroom. “It took all my willpower not to wake and ravish you. I trust you slept well?” “I feel …
Thanks to Timothy Riley for this tune from Seattle’s David Bazan:
Thanks to Karl Clifton-Soderstrom for this. Funny how this recent Decemberists song sounds like an old classic from REM:
Back at El Corazon for Sunday and the final night of my three-day stint covering the Soundfest punk shows, although the first artist was hardly punk. Pascal Briggs, looking much like a young Woody Guthrie, is a poet singer with an electric/acoustic guitar. He had had very nice poetry, but there was nothing that wowed …
Jerry Lieber, of songwriting team Lieber and Stoller, authors of “Hound Dog,” “Stand By Me,” “Is That All There Is?” and many other fondly remembered pop tunes has died at the age of 78. Full story is here.
I received this message today from Brent Amaker: My band Brent Amaker and the Rodeo has booked a tour in Europe next month and even with venues guaranteeing to pay us for shows, we still need help raising money for airfare and equipment rentals once we get there. Normally we finance tours as a band …
When Johnny Cash was old and sick Rick Rubin was hired to produce as many songs as they could get out of him. John Carter Cash helped pick songs and arrange them for his Dad. Ultimately, Johnny had to like it. He listened to Marley as much as Depeche Mode, Nine Inch Nails, Soundgarden, Danzig, …
Night Two of Soundfest, this time at El Corazon which is on Eastlake under the Denny Way viaduct. When I arrived, Neutral Boy from Bremerton, WA, was just starting their set. These guys are more metal than punk, but they were quite good. They play it fast and they play it hard. The vocalist has …
On Saturday night (8/20/2011) John Doe and Exene Cervenka took the stage at Neumos in Seattle. The venue was filled but not packed, and many of fans crowded round the stage were, like me, middle aged. A modest looking man walked to the microphone on stage and fiddled with it for a moment then picked …
Friday night landed me at Club Neumos in Seattle’s illustrious Capitol Hill Neighborhood. This is about the third or fourth time I’ve been in this club and I swear it’s different every time. This time the layout was perfect. There’s a huge dance floor and a large loft with the bar and a sweeping view …
Chapter Six I groaned. “Who is it?” I yelled without rising. “British Telecom,” came a muffled voice. Keith looked relieved, grabbed a cigarette from atop the dresser and lit it before leaving the bedroom. “I’m sorry. Did I wake you?” I heard a man’s voice say. “Yeah, I work late nights. What can I do …
http://youtu.be/5ZF8rVLeg8M http://youtu.be/dG5-YFXJmmU