So I've been obsessed with Loretta Lynn this week. She was a bad ass! Whereas a lot of her contemperaries, like Dolly Parton, pleaded with rivals, Loretta made it clear she'd slap a bitch before she let some tramp take her man on tracks like "You Ain't Woman Enough (To Take My Man)" and especially on "Fist City".

If you don't wanna go to fist ( Read more... )

Poly Styrene passed away last night at the age of 53 after a battle with cancer. Coincidentally, she had a new solo album being released today. As a mixed-race, curly-haired, chubby-faced, big-eyed young woman with braces on her teeth and a knock-kneed stage presence, she was the most unlikely person to ever front a band. She embodied the ( Read more... )

When I got my trip information yesterday that said I was going to Gaithersburg, MD I groaned audibly and gave a sigh of resignation.


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• I dumped some photos off of my camera today. Some of them dated back to August. I'm over photography as much as I'm over LiveJournal it appears. Just more things in the long list of interests which I get really excited about then takes a back seat to newer, shinier things. My penchant for novelty is one of the main reasons I never pursued any ( Read more... )

Shellac fuckin' rocked.

Here's my last.fm top 50 in pictures. I'm not sure why I did this. I like band photos. There's something mesmerizing about them. Feel free to make guesses in the comments. I'd advise that you make your guesses before looking at the comments. I suspect some won't be guessed. I probably wouldn't get half of them if someone had posted them in ( Read more... )

Some of you expressed interest in seeing the Zia McCabe Suicide Girls photo shoot if I managed to get hold of them. I managed. She's nekkid and preggers. Don't be opening this shit at work if it's going to get you in trouble.

Microsoft has finally allowed POP access to thier Hotmail users, that is, those who didn't abandon them for Gmail 5 ( Read more... )

When I didn't get reloaded yesterday, I had a lot of time on my hands. I probably should've been more productive and accomplish some things, but instead favored the path of least resistance and goofed-off online all day. Here's the details of my surfing, submitted for your amusement, interest, and knowledge.

A New 8tracks - May The Four Be With ( Read more... )

easy tempo vol. 3


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Some of you may have heard of the Weird N.J. book that was a best-seller a couple of years ago. This was followed by Weird U.S. and some sequels. They began a series of websites and officially licensed books written by other folks in other states.

This morning, my pal aloneinky was telling me about Weird Kentucky which she purchased recently. I decided ( Read more... )