Sunday Jan 11, 2004

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Quiz of the Week

She then said to me, "Dan, I have a question about identity for you-- What is the one thing more than any other thing that makes one person different from any other person?"

this quote, it's origin, and its subsequent illuminations will be expanded upon next Journal, after 4 or 5 Comments on it.

Discuss!
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olsen:
your music talk is out of my league....
whiskeyfightpit:
So what if I think Evan Dando should work for the defense department?

Friday Jan 09, 2004

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What's the corniest thing you've seen lately?

I got a book of matches from Rite Aid to light a candle at work. On the cover was an American flag, and the slogan:

Freedom lights the way

The moment I saw that slogan, I knew-- we are going to defeat those terrorists! How could we fail, with such slogans?
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horsehead12:
must be getting my wires crossed there, truth is i know little about him but a lot of him, in the sense of his unique look. so many people ya wanna find out about, but not enough hours in the day&night.
crazydasaint:
"Valentine's Day Sonnet" by Michael McClure...

http://www.thing.net/~grist/l&d/mcclure/mcpeters.htm contains the first verse or so...

Thursday Jan 08, 2004

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I took off a couple of days from SG to get some video-watching and reading done.

The Indian Runner- while People magazine n such focus on the pretty, pretty actors, the real acting folks pretty much know that David Morse is the real deal... he's probably prettier than a lot of these actors too, but that's neither here nor elsewhere...
This is as great...
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joscelyne:
((hug))

I don't understand Mr. Show either...
horsehead12:
jus popping by to say props to your pic. qc was one banging geez.

Monday Jan 05, 2004

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Since the response to my last Journal was so overwhelming (wow! such an outpouring) I figured I'd ramble on here about Pavement the Rock Band.

What is there I cannot say about Pavement the Rock Band? Well, I can't say they ever won a video award. Or got much radio play. But what is there to say about a masterful grunged-out prog riff like...
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traumatron:
can we say ' hideous teetering pillars of villainy, clawing at gods beard with filthy claws'?

coz if we cant, i may as well put on a fucking mickey mouse costume.
holymackerel:
thanks bro ill keep and eye open for those
;ahh the 90s....good stuff

Sunday Jan 04, 2004

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My opinions on A Slow Century, aka The Slow Century, award-winning DVD by Pavement the Rock Band:
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Five Things I Don't Like

1. The band commentary on the videos really peters out at the end; they have so little to say about most of them, mostly giggling, sitting quietly,...
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whiskeyfightpit:
Haven't seen it, mandinga. I can't give you any kind of feedback whatsoever. Maybe some of the Lou Reed Metal Machine Music kind, but that's it really. My overall knowledge of Pavement and Malkmus is pretty elementary at best. They seem pretty groovy, though. Sorry I didn't respond earlier.

Saturday Jan 03, 2004

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One of the problems with me watching DVDs is-- I have to listen to every drop of commentary... which means I've been watching all these rentals twice in a row, at least.

Yesterday, I got Pink Flamingos and Female Trouble as a 2-for-1, and of course I had to hear every word Waters said.... at first I was having moral qualms about the Crackers/Cookie scene,...
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traumatron:
Oh yes. Nic and i were transfixed through the Two Towers Actors Commentary.

Woo and Yay to commentaries!
mistersatan:
I'm not a masochist either- it actually fucking hurt.

But it still ruled.

Thursday Jan 01, 2004

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I've had this review/ interview sitting around forever...

I haven't read any Walter Mosley, but I saw some of Always Outnumbered on cable a long time back and mean to rent it soon... his new book is a stand-alone, outside of his normal mystery genre. The Man in My Basement is about race in the US, but in his Publishers Weekly interview Mosley says, "There's...
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ebin:
Happy New Year!!!!!!!
smile
whiskeyfightpit:
Light all the fires, it's the king of the rumbling spires! Cheech, you're rockin' the boat again with the posts.

CNN......Cheech News Network. Only if there was a god, righto?

Thursday Jan 01, 2004

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I'm just kidding; I don't really hate Ben Affleck
wated:
That was a real conversation that I took part in. Seriously. surreal

Ben Affleck's just uninspiring as far as I'm concerned...

Wednesday Dec 31, 2003

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I've written so little lately due to two things, mostly:

1) watching movies

2) still feeling sick, post-flu sickness

The former comes from an Xmas gift, a DVD player. The latter means that this week I still feel wiped out. I took off from work Monday, and did nothing 'til about 6 that night. Yesterday, my dept manager gave me today off, figuring I might...
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whiskeyfightpit:
I aint really feeling Tim Burton lately. Maybe I'm just sick of remakes and the position of "playing it safe" in any setting. I'm seriously debating on getting rid of my DVD, VHS, and the units that play them. Movies aren't doing anything for me. I just don't have the desire to WATCH any movie. Especially after seeing previews. This wasn't an issue when I was in high school. I'd watch anything I could get my hands on. Is this strange?

Sunday Dec 28, 2003

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My delay in coming on here and saying holiday-hellos to everyone was, you guessed it...

I was sick as hell Xmas Eve, Xmas, and Boxing Day

Yesterday, I was still kinda crummy, but as of today I just have cold symptoms.

At work on Xmas Eve I just had a sore throat so I was taking cough syrup... I was attributing my flagging energy that...
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crazydasaint:
I've been going to fewer and fewer shows lately, largely because I work nights and I can't always get the time off for them...

The EP I got is mainly songs they recorded for "Summer Sun" but couldn't fit on the album. Basically all the rockin' tracks that wouldn't have fit the mood. Plus an acoustic version of "Cherry Chapstick" they played on an Australian radio show. Good stuff.

The only Stephen Merritt stuff I have is the complete 69 Love Songs... I keep meaning to pick up earlier Magnetic Fields releases or the first Sixths album.
crazydasaint:
Heh, yeah... I actually only used the term "hooked up" because that's what the guy in question said. For some reason, when I hear it I still just think random makeout session rather than the ol' onenightstand madness. Possibly there is still a trace of the naif in my cynicism-wracked frame...
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