It fell upon the Eustace Eve, close by Bethnal Green.
Before we get to the 2005 tedious lists, a few announcements: The Corner Laughers are playing at the Grant & Green tonight with KC Bowman, Anton Barbeau, Allen Clapp, John Moremen, Paul Myers & Allyson Seconds. I know it's a Tuesday but that is about the finest lineup you're ever going to see in San Francisco.
Yesterday we were the in-studio guests on Rob Black & Your Money. For the podcast, click December 14th - 1st hour. Yeah, I know - why would a stock market guy on a right-wing talk station have the Corner Laughers on? Well it just so happens that Rob Black is not your average AM talk show host. He's relatively young and likes to support local bands and local businesses. He really has no political affiliation, he just loves money (and music).
And in case you don't follow The Corner Laughers' Facebook group, we were recently reviewed by Pop Matters and Blurt; two legitimate music sites, and interviewed by The Dagger Magazine.
2005 Albums
1. The Decemberists - Picaresque
2. Ben Folds - Songs For Silverman
3. Richard Thompson - Front Parlour Ballads
4. Laura Cantrell - Humming By The Flowered Vine
5. The Lovehall Tryst - Songs Of Misfortune
6. Weezer - Make Believe
7. Sexsmith And Kerr - Destination Unknown
8. Michael Penn - Mr. Hollywood Jr., 1947
9. Fiona Apple - Extraordinary Machine
10. Aimee Mann - The Forgotten Arm
11. Donovan - Brother Sun, Sister Moon
12. Paul McCartney - Chaos And Creation In The Backyard
13. The Fruit Bats - Spelled In Bones
14. Liz Phair - Somebody's Miracle
15. Of Montreal - The Sunlandic Twins
16. Brendan Benson - The Alternative To Love
17. Robyn Hitchcock - Obliteration Pie
18. Big Star - In Space
19. Dressy Bessy - Electrified
20. The Real Tuesday Weld - The Return Of The Clerkenwell Kid
Pre 2005 albums heard for the first time in 2005
1. Kara’s Flowers - Stagg Street Sessions
2. The Ditty Bops - s/t
3. Martin Newell - The Light Programme
4. Janet Klein - Living In Sin / Come Into My Parlour / Paradise Wobble
5. Richard Thompson - 1000 Years Of Popular Music
6. The Carter Family - 1927-1934
7. Andy Partridge - Fuzzy Warbles 1-4
8. George Formby - 24 Family Favorites
9. Ted Leo - Shake The Streets
10. Laura Cantrell - When The Roses Bloom Again
11. The Dresden Dolls - s/t
12. Joe Jackson - Volume 4
13. David Bowie - Ziggy Stardust / Hunky Dory
14. No River City - This Is Our North Dakota
15. Call & Response - s/t
16. Dolly Parton - The Grass Is Blue
17. Bruce Springsteen - Greetings From Asbury Park
18. Fluid Oz. - The Whole Shebang
19. 7 Dials Band - The Music Of Dickens And His Time
20. Kirsty MaColl - Galore
2005 Movies
1. The Wild Parrots Of Telegraph Hill
2. Revenge Of The Sith
3. March Of The Penguins
4. Walmart - The High Cost Of Low Price
5. Her Majesty
6. Rent
7. Charlie And The Chocolate Factory
8. The End Of Suburbia
9. Hitchhiker’s Guide To The Galaxy
10. Me, You, And Everyone We Know
Pre 2005 movies seen for the first time in 2005
1. Christmas In July (1940)
2. The Great McGinty (1940)
3. A Matter Of Life And Death (1946)
4. Midnight (1939)
5. Being There (1979)
6. One Hour With You (1932)
7. Austin Powers: Goldmember (2002)
8. Fly Away Home (1996)
9. The African Queen (1951)
10. Meet John Doe (1941)
11. The Weather Underground (2002)
12. Walk, Don’t Run (1967)
13. This Happy Breed (1944)
14. The Man Who Could Work Miracles (1936)
15. Sun Valley Serenade (1941)
16. Three Little Words (1950)
17. Stormy Weather (1943)
18. Dr. Dolittle (1967)
19. Gigantic (2003)
20. Bubble Boy (2001)
21. You Can’t Be Neutral On A Moving Train (2004)
22. Finding Neverland (2004)
23. Topsy Turvy (1999)
24. Young Sherlock Holmes (1985)
25. I Capture The Castle (2003)
26. Radical Harmonies (2002)
27. The Trials Of Henry Kissinger (2002)
28. All The President’s Men (1976)
29. Waterloo Bridge (1940)
30. Grey Gardens (1975)
2005 Books
1. Misfortune - Wesley Stace
2. Kafka On The Shore - Haruki Murakami
3. Collapse - Jared Diamond
4. Becoming A Tiger - Susan McCarthy
5. The End Of Faith - Sam Harris
6. The Pirates! In An Adventure With Ahab - Gideon DeFoe
7. The Truth (With Jokes) - Al Franken
8. The Family Tree - Carole Cadwalladr
9. Frankland - James Whorton Jr.
10. Goodnight Steve McQueen - Louise Wener
11. A Long Way Down - Nick Hornby
12. Harvest For Hope - Jane Goodall
Pre 2005 books read for the first time in 2005
1. Ishmael - Daniel Quinn
2. The Big Year - Mark Obascik
3. The Wild Parrots Of Telegraph Hill - Mark Bittner
4. The London Pigeon Wars - Patrick Neate
5. Fluke - Christopher Moore
6. The Pirates! In An Adventure With Scientists - Gideon DeFoe
7. The Race To Save The Lord God Bird - Phillip Hoose
8. Life On Air - David Attenborough
9. Marley’s Ghost - Mark Hazard Osmun
10. The Perfect Play - Louise Wener
TV Shows
1. 30 Days
2. Gilmore Girls
3. The Josh Kornbluth Show
4. Globe Trekker
5. Now
6. Merge
7. Family Guy
8. The Simpsons
9. American Dad
10. Arrested Development
What are your three (3) favorite songs of 2005:
1) Do Not Fear The Dark - The Lovehall Tryst
2) 16 Military Wives - The Decemberists
3) English Tea - Paul McCartney
What are your favorite movies of 2005:
1) The Wild Parrots Of Telegraph Hill
2) Star Wars Episode III
3) March Of The Penguins
Favorite restaurant you dined at in 2005:
1) Real Food Daily - Los Angeles
Favorite city visited in 2005:
1) Ek Balam, Mexico
Did you get in any physical fights in 2005? Explain:
A) Just one with Pean, and he won.
Favorite new person you met in 2005:
A) SHANE!
Worst injury sustained in 2005:
A) Pean bit my thumb open when I was trying to stop him from fighting with Scooter.
Biggest party day of 2005 you participated in:
A) That would have to be my wedding, August 27th.
Most embarrassing thing that happened to you in 2005:
A) Bigwheel reunion.
Most memorable event of 2005:
A) Wedding weekend.
What is your favorite music CD obtained in 2005:
A) The Decemberists - Picaresque
Longest distance traveled in 2005:
A) All the way to the cenote at the end of the jungle and then back, with a flat tire.
Predict the biggest event to occur in the year 2006:
A) The US will finally switch to the metric system.
Predict three (3) people who will die in the year 2006:
1) Matt Forshee
2) Dave Davies
3) Gerald R. Ford
Yesterday we were the in-studio guests on Rob Black & Your Money. For the podcast, click December 14th - 1st hour. Yeah, I know - why would a stock market guy on a right-wing talk station have the Corner Laughers on? Well it just so happens that Rob Black is not your average AM talk show host. He's relatively young and likes to support local bands and local businesses. He really has no political affiliation, he just loves money (and music).
And in case you don't follow The Corner Laughers' Facebook group, we were recently reviewed by Pop Matters and Blurt; two legitimate music sites, and interviewed by The Dagger Magazine.
2005 Albums
1. The Decemberists - Picaresque
2. Ben Folds - Songs For Silverman
3. Richard Thompson - Front Parlour Ballads
4. Laura Cantrell - Humming By The Flowered Vine
5. The Lovehall Tryst - Songs Of Misfortune
6. Weezer - Make Believe
7. Sexsmith And Kerr - Destination Unknown
8. Michael Penn - Mr. Hollywood Jr., 1947
9. Fiona Apple - Extraordinary Machine
10. Aimee Mann - The Forgotten Arm
11. Donovan - Brother Sun, Sister Moon
12. Paul McCartney - Chaos And Creation In The Backyard
13. The Fruit Bats - Spelled In Bones
14. Liz Phair - Somebody's Miracle
15. Of Montreal - The Sunlandic Twins
16. Brendan Benson - The Alternative To Love
17. Robyn Hitchcock - Obliteration Pie
18. Big Star - In Space
19. Dressy Bessy - Electrified
20. The Real Tuesday Weld - The Return Of The Clerkenwell Kid
Pre 2005 albums heard for the first time in 2005
1. Kara’s Flowers - Stagg Street Sessions
2. The Ditty Bops - s/t
3. Martin Newell - The Light Programme
4. Janet Klein - Living In Sin / Come Into My Parlour / Paradise Wobble
5. Richard Thompson - 1000 Years Of Popular Music
6. The Carter Family - 1927-1934
7. Andy Partridge - Fuzzy Warbles 1-4
8. George Formby - 24 Family Favorites
9. Ted Leo - Shake The Streets
10. Laura Cantrell - When The Roses Bloom Again
11. The Dresden Dolls - s/t
12. Joe Jackson - Volume 4
13. David Bowie - Ziggy Stardust / Hunky Dory
14. No River City - This Is Our North Dakota
15. Call & Response - s/t
16. Dolly Parton - The Grass Is Blue
17. Bruce Springsteen - Greetings From Asbury Park
18. Fluid Oz. - The Whole Shebang
19. 7 Dials Band - The Music Of Dickens And His Time
20. Kirsty MaColl - Galore
2005 Movies
1. The Wild Parrots Of Telegraph Hill
2. Revenge Of The Sith
3. March Of The Penguins
4. Walmart - The High Cost Of Low Price
5. Her Majesty
6. Rent
7. Charlie And The Chocolate Factory
8. The End Of Suburbia
9. Hitchhiker’s Guide To The Galaxy
10. Me, You, And Everyone We Know
Pre 2005 movies seen for the first time in 2005
1. Christmas In July (1940)
2. The Great McGinty (1940)
3. A Matter Of Life And Death (1946)
4. Midnight (1939)
5. Being There (1979)
6. One Hour With You (1932)
7. Austin Powers: Goldmember (2002)
8. Fly Away Home (1996)
9. The African Queen (1951)
10. Meet John Doe (1941)
11. The Weather Underground (2002)
12. Walk, Don’t Run (1967)
13. This Happy Breed (1944)
14. The Man Who Could Work Miracles (1936)
15. Sun Valley Serenade (1941)
16. Three Little Words (1950)
17. Stormy Weather (1943)
18. Dr. Dolittle (1967)
19. Gigantic (2003)
20. Bubble Boy (2001)
21. You Can’t Be Neutral On A Moving Train (2004)
22. Finding Neverland (2004)
23. Topsy Turvy (1999)
24. Young Sherlock Holmes (1985)
25. I Capture The Castle (2003)
26. Radical Harmonies (2002)
27. The Trials Of Henry Kissinger (2002)
28. All The President’s Men (1976)
29. Waterloo Bridge (1940)
30. Grey Gardens (1975)
2005 Books
1. Misfortune - Wesley Stace
2. Kafka On The Shore - Haruki Murakami
3. Collapse - Jared Diamond
4. Becoming A Tiger - Susan McCarthy
5. The End Of Faith - Sam Harris
6. The Pirates! In An Adventure With Ahab - Gideon DeFoe
7. The Truth (With Jokes) - Al Franken
8. The Family Tree - Carole Cadwalladr
9. Frankland - James Whorton Jr.
10. Goodnight Steve McQueen - Louise Wener
11. A Long Way Down - Nick Hornby
12. Harvest For Hope - Jane Goodall
Pre 2005 books read for the first time in 2005
1. Ishmael - Daniel Quinn
2. The Big Year - Mark Obascik
3. The Wild Parrots Of Telegraph Hill - Mark Bittner
4. The London Pigeon Wars - Patrick Neate
5. Fluke - Christopher Moore
6. The Pirates! In An Adventure With Scientists - Gideon DeFoe
7. The Race To Save The Lord God Bird - Phillip Hoose
8. Life On Air - David Attenborough
9. Marley’s Ghost - Mark Hazard Osmun
10. The Perfect Play - Louise Wener
TV Shows
1. 30 Days
2. Gilmore Girls
3. The Josh Kornbluth Show
4. Globe Trekker
5. Now
6. Merge
7. Family Guy
8. The Simpsons
9. American Dad
10. Arrested Development
What are your three (3) favorite songs of 2005:
1) Do Not Fear The Dark - The Lovehall Tryst
2) 16 Military Wives - The Decemberists
3) English Tea - Paul McCartney
What are your favorite movies of 2005:
1) The Wild Parrots Of Telegraph Hill
2) Star Wars Episode III
3) March Of The Penguins
Favorite restaurant you dined at in 2005:
1) Real Food Daily - Los Angeles
Favorite city visited in 2005:
1) Ek Balam, Mexico
Did you get in any physical fights in 2005? Explain:
A) Just one with Pean, and he won.
Favorite new person you met in 2005:
A) SHANE!
Worst injury sustained in 2005:
A) Pean bit my thumb open when I was trying to stop him from fighting with Scooter.
Biggest party day of 2005 you participated in:
A) That would have to be my wedding, August 27th.
Most embarrassing thing that happened to you in 2005:
A) Bigwheel reunion.
Most memorable event of 2005:
A) Wedding weekend.
What is your favorite music CD obtained in 2005:
A) The Decemberists - Picaresque
Longest distance traveled in 2005:
A) All the way to the cenote at the end of the jungle and then back, with a flat tire.
Predict the biggest event to occur in the year 2006:
A) The US will finally switch to the metric system.
Predict three (3) people who will die in the year 2006:
1) Matt Forshee
2) Dave Davies
3) Gerald R. Ford