More video rental:
I got what is called Imagine, but I see now it's just a documentary about Lennon, and NOT the actual Lennon/ Ono-directed films spoken of in the Cavett shows. Pity.
The one up-side was I got to see the Al Capp Incident, which John mentioned on the Cavett show. Al Capp is a nasty Canadian conservative curmudgeon who comes by one of the Bed-Ins for Peace and acts really sarcastic and dicky. He insults Yoko, too, probably hoping Lennon will slug him, but when Derek Taylor (Beatles manager) tells him to get out, John says Capp was right when he said J & Y asked ALL journalists to come by the event, so they just put up with him.
The things Capp chose to get mad at are weird, too. He says Lennon is promoting peace for profit (?), he is offended by the chorus to "The Ballad of John and Yoko" mentioning crucifixion, and the nudity on the cover of Two Virgins "proves" that John and Yoko aren't shy people, as they say.
Attitude, the punk history film by Don Letts, is pretty good... but I couldn't help but wonder why the whole thing is about London and New York, and a little bit Manchester and Los Angeles. I get tired of such narrow histories of punk... I wondered what about all the bands in Cleveland in 1974-75?? And I was just reading a review in The Big Takeover of a reissued punk comp from the 1978-79 Vancouver Canada scene.
I'm realizing I really need to get a Slits CD. I've loved the songs by them I've heard so far, and Ari Up reminds me of Kikka, at least when she had the same haircut. She's grown some long-ass dreadlocks over recent years.
Hello to rollerdisco; so nice to go to the Freer Museum today! I'm a big fan of Japanese and Chinese prints from the 19th century. The Freer also has much from India and the Iran/ Mesopotamian area from long ago, even some Egyptian stuff. I was disappointed in the direction the Hirshhorn has gone in; right now they have a LOT of minimalist stuff that is alright, but a bit one-dimensional. Also, I went by the Dada exhibit at the National Gallery and ehhh, didn't really get moved by much that I hadn't seen already. It was kinda nice to see some Max Ernst and George Grosz originals.
I should've asked folks to buy me Slits CDs and The Killing of a Chinese Bookie on DVD for my birthday. I guess it's too late now? Love me?? Prettypretty???
I got what is called Imagine, but I see now it's just a documentary about Lennon, and NOT the actual Lennon/ Ono-directed films spoken of in the Cavett shows. Pity.
The one up-side was I got to see the Al Capp Incident, which John mentioned on the Cavett show. Al Capp is a nasty Canadian conservative curmudgeon who comes by one of the Bed-Ins for Peace and acts really sarcastic and dicky. He insults Yoko, too, probably hoping Lennon will slug him, but when Derek Taylor (Beatles manager) tells him to get out, John says Capp was right when he said J & Y asked ALL journalists to come by the event, so they just put up with him.
The things Capp chose to get mad at are weird, too. He says Lennon is promoting peace for profit (?), he is offended by the chorus to "The Ballad of John and Yoko" mentioning crucifixion, and the nudity on the cover of Two Virgins "proves" that John and Yoko aren't shy people, as they say.
Attitude, the punk history film by Don Letts, is pretty good... but I couldn't help but wonder why the whole thing is about London and New York, and a little bit Manchester and Los Angeles. I get tired of such narrow histories of punk... I wondered what about all the bands in Cleveland in 1974-75?? And I was just reading a review in The Big Takeover of a reissued punk comp from the 1978-79 Vancouver Canada scene.
I'm realizing I really need to get a Slits CD. I've loved the songs by them I've heard so far, and Ari Up reminds me of Kikka, at least when she had the same haircut. She's grown some long-ass dreadlocks over recent years.
Hello to rollerdisco; so nice to go to the Freer Museum today! I'm a big fan of Japanese and Chinese prints from the 19th century. The Freer also has much from India and the Iran/ Mesopotamian area from long ago, even some Egyptian stuff. I was disappointed in the direction the Hirshhorn has gone in; right now they have a LOT of minimalist stuff that is alright, but a bit one-dimensional. Also, I went by the Dada exhibit at the National Gallery and ehhh, didn't really get moved by much that I hadn't seen already. It was kinda nice to see some Max Ernst and George Grosz originals.
I should've asked folks to buy me Slits CDs and The Killing of a Chinese Bookie on DVD for my birthday. I guess it's too late now? Love me?? Prettypretty???
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an unconsionable ballbreaker.
Thank you.
Yeah VA isn't too far...that's where my tattoo artist was living (working at Enigma in Richmond) when he did my left arm...like Clipse and shit yo...word as bond.
Thank you for pointing out the picture you liked most, HA! Me in the morning, pricelss, maybe?
I just saw The Gossip (the greatest punk band of today since 1999) and the girls in the band were marveling over describing me as "The punk rock Bette Midler" so we're cool on that. At least I am recognizable. HA! I've gotten it for years and years...oh btw listen to The Gossip. Greatest church soul klash band in existence...energy not witnessed since the Nation of Ulysess--spelling, sorry. It's nice to know punx still exist.
Link me here to the LCC (or Lisa Fucking Carver, as I prefer) myspace, wtf!?!? Are you on there as well? Holla.
Yes, I am in Philly. Apparently I live in a really special area b/c I was in Brooklyn over the weekend using slang from here and people were amazed. I use a lot of local ghetto terms that seem perfectly natural for me and everyone...I believe with my mag I will have to write a glossary for the un-urban Phillies.
Aight. And we all have a little Party Boy in us. We all know our fortune.