yawn.
So tired this week. Hit the slopes of Berkshire East yesterday which is in Charlemont, MA. Decent little mountain but the grooming could be better. Plus they have those godawful orange streetlamps for night skiing. I'm a white-light kinda guy when it comes to night skiing, but that's just one scrawny man's opinion...
Now that I'm going to be one of five public address...
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So tired this week. Hit the slopes of Berkshire East yesterday which is in Charlemont, MA. Decent little mountain but the grooming could be better. Plus they have those godawful orange streetlamps for night skiing. I'm a white-light kinda guy when it comes to night skiing, but that's just one scrawny man's opinion...
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So Thursday night they did the "open call" for the PA announcer for the new Double-A baseball team in Manchester. Turns out it was a big media event, both WMUR and WNDS had camera crews and reporters there, and theUnion Leader covered the event and stuck it on Friday's front page. I was confident enough in my speaking voice that I didn't have too...
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neodrunk:
Indianhead slope conditions.... pretty fucking good. Slopes showed little wear until the second half of the day when a breeze showed it's head. Minimal skiers on the slopes, no problems with chairlifts, overcrowding or problems getting a cocktail at any of the chalets. Received 6 fresh inches Friday evening.
The best part about this years trip to the U.P.... I didn't have to go to the hospital!


The best part about this years trip to the U.P.... I didn't have to go to the hospital!
unravled:
With the father rapers?
So we're back into a mini cold snap here at the West Lebanon office. It's currently 2 degrees or some such temperature and I think maybe I'll goof off, drink beer and watch movies all day. I haven't done that in ages.
So I wonder what my last five CD purchases say about me... they are the following:
Marshall Tucker Band "A New Life"
Outkast...
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So I wonder what my last five CD purchases say about me... they are the following:
Marshall Tucker Band "A New Life"
Outkast...
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nursesugar:
That OutKast CD is amazing... got it for xmas, can't stop listening to it... best song is #2 on speakerboxx, "Ghetto Music" I just fucking rock out to that song in my car. I'll be listening to that this summer while driving to yankee stadium to watch Jeter and A-Rod kick the CRAP outta everybody else. GOD it's good to be a yankees fan.
WHOSE CURSE IS WORSE, BABY!
WHOSE CURSE IS WORSE, BABY!
nordicgoddess:
Good luck tonight!
Tell us how the audition goes.
I've boldly gone where I've never gone before musically. I've been known as a rap/hip-hop hater my entire life and I've never had any apologies when it comes to this matter.
After weeks of debating and deliberating and considering... I did it.
I went to the rap section, pulled out a copy of "Speakerboxxx/The Love Below" and paid hard-earned cash for my first ever CD...
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After weeks of debating and deliberating and considering... I did it.
I went to the rap section, pulled out a copy of "Speakerboxxx/The Love Below" and paid hard-earned cash for my first ever CD...
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gaambit:
If you're looking for a "rap/hip-hop" type of thing that doesn't sound like ANYTHING else, I strongly reccomend Jurassic 5. I fucking love 'em, and I, like you, traditionally HATE hip hop/rap shit.
gaambit:
...and I'd like to point out for the record I found your profile by searching for Mooney Suzuki....good on ya, mate
Another Sunday morning, and in spite of the barely four hours of sleep I netted last night, I'm glad to be awake. Job number one is done today, Job number two awaits but that will be a breeze once I've scripted my show (playlist is done, woohooo!).
I love the Bagel Basement at the Dartmouth campus. And not just because all the help is really...
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I love the Bagel Basement at the Dartmouth campus. And not just because all the help is really...
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katie_:
Nashua is definitely a tax-free extension of Mass... in my high school German class we learned to say "Ich komme aus Nashua, das ist ein Vorort von Boston" (I come from Nashua, it is a suburb of Boston).
neodrunk:
Dartmouth? Shit you live by the college? My cousin goes there, she was just in town playing in the big #1Dartmouth vs. #2Minnesota women's hockey game.


My job brings me to some of the strangest places a New Englander would think of to ski. Last year it brought me to Michigan. This year my ski adventures took me on a loop from Western PA, down through Maryland, West Virginia and Virginia and back up to PA yet again.
I was impressed with several of the areas, in spite of their smaller...
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I was impressed with several of the areas, in spite of their smaller...
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nordicgoddess:
I think that album cover is amazing. You have very good taste! I think if you were to really go for it the tatoo would look awesome between and a little above the shoulder blades about four inches or so in diameter.. The sun and moon! You must be a very balanced guy.
kaitee:
Celine Dion, Mariah Carey (pre "hip-hop"), Bryan Adams, lots of random country, and I swear sometimes she plays Michael Bolton. Funny thing is, she only plays them when she thinks I'm not around - when she KNOWS I'm here she'll usually play something still pretty bad, along the lines of 3 Doors Down or something..I do my best to ignore her though..
I hope to get back to skiing tomorrow. It's been forever. Perhaps I'll travel down to Crotched Mountain which opened for the first time since the late 80s this season. Either that or I'll come home after work and climb into my new flannel sheets and enjoy the, errm, ambiance.
One big difference between Massachusetts (my original state) and New Hampshire (current) is the Department...
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One big difference between Massachusetts (my original state) and New Hampshire (current) is the Department...
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neodrunk:
Please, NordiGoddess, lest we forget Don't Take Me Alive?


wynter:
The question is... is the sunburn outlined by your goggles, and better, yet, wil it fade to the oh-so-desireable goggletan? ^_^
You're in NH, yet you go to ski in Virginia? I've been down to NH/Vermont?maine to ride a bunch.. it's always been quite pleasant. What's it like in Virginia?
You're in NH, yet you go to ski in Virginia? I've been down to NH/Vermont?maine to ride a bunch.. it's always been quite pleasant. What's it like in Virginia?
I am still up. Normally on a Saturday night, when the world is alive, I'm buried in sheets for that brief Sunday morning stint of work I get into in winter. Bah. 3:45 am til about 7:30 isn't that long of a day but it sho' is a pain in the ass.
I stayed awake to watch the PATS, and thankfully they won. They move...
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I stayed awake to watch the PATS, and thankfully they won. They move...
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pharaoh:
yesterday i spent about 30 minutes singing the praises of Hal Blaine. and then i read your byrds related post.
most people say, "who?"
i think he's the second most important person on Pet Sounds.
most people say, "who?"
i think he's the second most important person on Pet Sounds.
Here I sit, about to nod off in front of the computer after a back-breaking week of working the regular job and also filling in for about half the staff of the radio station. THUD. I'd say "it's over" but every time I do some other surprise fill-in opportunity presents itself. Once I'm there, I don't seem to mind, I've been doing the old afternoon...
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tallguy:
yea becketts is still alive and well
i actually wrote to Yuengling while i was living in Allston pleading with them to start selling in Mass.
ah well, at least i can get the Yueng here in NY.
i actually wrote to Yuengling while i was living in Allston pleading with them to start selling in Mass.
ah well, at least i can get the Yueng here in NY.
herbspirate:
Thanks for reminding me about "Heyday".
God, I used to just love that album.
I probably haven't heard it in over 15 years.
I'll have to go find.
I'm lucky (and old) enough to have seen the Church open for Echo & The Bunnymen.
Cheers.
God, I used to just love that album.
I probably haven't heard it in over 15 years.
I'll have to go find.
I'm lucky (and old) enough to have seen the Church open for Echo & The Bunnymen.
Cheers.
Each year on my Sunday night radio show I'll do an hour of holiday-themed "lost classics." I decided to wrap my show up this evening with a cut from Mr. Alice's Restaurant, Arlo Guthrie. It's a tune few know but I dare anyone to find any irrelevance in this song in these turbulent times. Plus, this guy's a hoot.
Check it out.
Happy Holidays.
The...
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Check it out.
Happy Holidays.
The...
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impboy:
this is something i've always wanted to say... but "the royal scam" is my favorite dan album by far. and no, no, ain't never gonna do it without the fez on, neithah.
always interesting backstories with a lot of dan songs. like "the caves of altamira" - based on a true story about a boy who discovered some of the oldest known cave paintings on his family's estate in france. he used to go into the caves as a child, and for many years, those paintings were his little secret. there's something so magical about that.
always interesting backstories with a lot of dan songs. like "the caves of altamira" - based on a true story about a boy who discovered some of the oldest known cave paintings on his family's estate in france. he used to go into the caves as a child, and for many years, those paintings were his little secret. there's something so magical about that.
teclo:
yeah, we're a small independently owned station in columbus, ohio. we've beaten a clear channel attempted takeover ... twice.
we're "alternative" ... "the alternative station." right now, we're doing our top 2004 most requested songs in the thirteen plus year history of the station. "david watts" by the kinks, some urge overkill on the way.
but mainly, during regular rotation, we're white stripes, red hot chili peppers, tori amos, nirvana, the polyphonic spree, etc. yeah, and elvis costello was super cool. it was over 90 degrees here, and he showed up in a winter coat and hat.
yeah, we're a small independently owned station in columbus, ohio. we've beaten a clear channel attempted takeover ... twice.
we're "alternative" ... "the alternative station." right now, we're doing our top 2004 most requested songs in the thirteen plus year history of the station. "david watts" by the kinks, some urge overkill on the way.
but mainly, during regular rotation, we're white stripes, red hot chili peppers, tori amos, nirvana, the polyphonic spree, etc. yeah, and elvis costello was super cool. it was over 90 degrees here, and he showed up in a winter coat and hat.
So, all I do is work and stuff. Stuff including drinking coffee and contributing to severe malnutrition and such. Each December I get myself into a situation where I fill in at the radio station to cover various responsibilities while the full time staff is involved in charity events and vacations and the like. All this after working job number one from 4:00 am til...
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It's time to write my obligatory bi-monthly journal entry
Not much to say except it's moments before 10pm EST and I should be in bed, since I'm back on my "winter schedule" again.
Had a chance to hang out with Joey Molland of Badfinger fame last night... what a down to earth dude. Funny thing is, when he's performing on stage, he kind of has...
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Had a chance to hang out with Joey Molland of Badfinger fame last night... what a down to earth dude. Funny thing is, when he's performing on stage, he kind of has...
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franandzooey:
haha. Yeah, I love Electric Light Orchestra and I'm not afraid to say it!
I didn't want it to get lost amongst all those punk bands, 'cuz they're the best!
I didn't want it to get lost amongst all those punk bands, 'cuz they're the best!
franandzooey:
P.S. You look a little like John Lennon in your picture-#5.
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[Edited on Dec 04, 2003 6:22PM]
I'll quite happily send you tape copies of the VDGG, Camel & Soft Machine albums I own if you mail me yr address