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little golden naked men
A quick blurb about the Oscars. I watched them last night. Ellen was all right - the anti-Chris Rock and anti-John Stewart, for sure. She was very nonconfrontational, which seemed to make the audience more comfortable. Jerry Seinfeld was excellent in his little three-minute bit about movie theatres. Nothing against Ellen's hosting, but the Academy ( Read more... ) -
open the case
I've found yet another TV love, my first since "Rock Star: INXS" and another one that I would actually plan my free time around. Ladies and gentlemen, my new television obsession ( Read more... ) -
there and back again
So I claimed in January that I was going to keep up-to-date with the postings. I have failed to do so, in a major way. Life changes will do that to you. I write to you from America's Dairyland, Wisconsin. Within the span of a month my life is entirely different - new job, new home, new faces. As much as I had connections to St. Louis, as much as I ( Read more... ) -
full circles
When I was a student down at SLU I heard stories about a strange street performer based down in the Central West End. This performer was a black man who would twirl a baton in time to music only he could hear - he always had on headphones - and marched through the streets of the Central West End in costume or cross-dressing. When I hear about this ( Read more... ) -
rock solid?
For all the other rock and roll historians that may be readers of this blog:
2007 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame InducteesInteresting group. The big names are R.E.M. and Van Halen - the latter being a group I question as to whether they belong, the former for their unquestioned authority over alt-rock in the late-80s to mid-90s. The Ronnettes, Phil ( Read more... ) -
enigma machine
Don't want to say too much at this point about what's going on in my life but it's very possible that I'll be moving in a few short weeks. There's so much going on that's contingent on something else either happening or not happening. At least we're getting out of our current apartment. Between the mean neighbors, sketchy neighborhood and the ( Read more... ) -
new year's babies
Happy New Year to all from way down south in Alabama! I'll be wrapping up my holiday trip to visit Kristin's family tomorrow - we're leaving tomorrow morning back to St. Louis. Then the next day (which is technically tomorrow) I am leaving once again, though that will only be a 24 hour excursion. So I'll be getting back to the telling you all about ( Read more... ) -
here comes the money
In good news today, I received a reply to my e-mail about SLU paying me for that job I did two months ago and still haven't seen a cent. The check should be heading out within the week, which is about time since the contract stated I should have been paid two weeks ago. This helps relieve some holiday finance stress for sure. Huzzah and hurrah! -
occurrence
It is my facility with the English language that fills me with the understanding that words are wholly inadequate in describing anything truly important and meaningful. -
the w's have it
Comment and I'll give you a letter. Then you have to list 10 things you love that begin with that letter. After, post this in your journal and give out some letters of your own ( Read more... )