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Monday is Music Day
Once upon a time, bassmike and I were in a band called emiLy. I played drums and Mike played bass. A guy named Joe played guitar and sang. We recorded a whole bunch of stuff, but most of it is either on vinyl (we put out two 7-inches) or cassette tape. Recently, my friend Ted had a lot of free time on his hands and went about ripping all these things to ( Read more... ) -
It Must Be Fall
You know, everyone chants "Block that kick!" all the time, but the defense so rarely does what the crowd asks. Every now and then they listen.
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Moved
Our movers showed up an hour late, but then managed to get everything out of our old place and into our new one in 2 1/2 hours. Add 3 car trips (one of which was to bring just the cats) and we were 100% moved in. We did some cleanup of the Apartment of Doom and turned the keys in at 11:30 am on Saturday. After that, we took an epic trip which ( Read more... ) -
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Inspired by this comic and one of maltaran's icons, I decided it was time to make a new user icon.
And then I went and upgraded to a Plus account just so I could have more than 6 icons. Probably not necessary, but what the heck. -
And in other awesome music news...
Touch and Go Records, home to notable bands like Slint, Rodan, Big Black, and now Ted Leo, announced that they will offer their music for sale as DRM-free 256kbps mp3s. The pricing looks to be along the lines of $0.99 per song or $9.99 an album.
Now all I need is to not be broke. -
Music from a land that does not exist!
Generally, it's been a crappy day.
However, the opening line of a news item on Pitchfork caught my eye. The author said something about declaring some Welsh seven-piece group called Los Campesinos his new favorite band, using words like "bouncy" and "riot-grrl infused pop" along with a favorable comparison to Bis. (Kate, take note!) I was ( Read more... ) -
Thursday is Tag Day
The rules: List eight random facts about you and your habits. Tag eight people to do the same.
Tagged by ebenstone.
1. I have attended exactly 3 NBA games in my life. All three were Portland Trailblazers games, and I paid a total of $0 for tickets.
2. I have an autographed photo of Richard Dean Anderson from his MacGuyver days ( Read more... )