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Posts for the date of Thursday, April 22, 2004
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posted by Gary O'Brien at 11:55 AM |
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Brilliant! The Silmarillion in 1,000 words
Where was this when I read the damn book in high school? I plodded through this sucker thinking, "Wow. This isn't nearly as much fun as The Lord of the Rings. In fact, this feels like work." And it did.
I ended up reading The Hobbit again. Oh Smaug. You silly ole dragon.
Blame it on Boing Boing.
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posted by Gary O'Brien at 10:48 AM |
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Happy Happy Happy
I have CDs. Booty from my birthday. Rock on.
I was given green paper that was valid in exchange for compact discs. I took the opportunity less than 12 hours after receiving said green paper. I’m an addict.
What did I get?
Minus 5—In Rock: Contains one of the best straight out rockers I’ve heard in years. “Lies of the Living Dead” could have charted in 1966. Plus it has that weird sci-fi angle I enjoy. (If I had more money I would have bough the Brain in a Box boxed set from Rhino. It catalogues great music from Sci-Fi TV, movies, pop groups and novelties. I am Geek hear me drool.)
Pet Projects: The Brian Wilson Productions: Contains the Wilson-penned Glen Campbell song “Guess I’m Dumb” plus nuggets of second shelf Wilson poppy goodness from bands people forgot before they came out. Good for a collector. Still, has some great, fruity, minty, sixties pop.
Antonio Carlos Jobim: Jazz Masters 13: Which is just another way of saying, “Greatest Hits”. What can I say? I love the samba. Jobim was a master. Call it easy listening if you want, but very little beats the Brazilian master.
Astrud Gilberto: The Diva Series: Nothing beats Jobim except one of the best voices to ever sing Jobim. Astrud has a smoky, thick, sensual voice that makes me want to finder her in 1966 and marry her. Say what you will, but “Agua de Beber” and “Corcovado: Quiet Nights of Quiet Stars)” will be spinning for a long, long time. She’s dreamy, in that hip, sensual, sixties, Brazilian sort of way.
I’m a dork, I know.
But I like it that way.
Plug a Quarter in My Juke Box
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Posts for the date of Wednesday, April 21, 2004
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Posts for the date of Tuesday, April 20, 2004
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posted by Gary O'Brien at 11:56 AM |
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Mmmmmm. Sidekicky.
It's the phone I love. It's the phone I hate. It tortures me. Yet it treats me so well. It's like that girl I had a crush on in high school. Except for the treat me so good part because, well, she ripped out my heart, danced on it, then inflated the chambers with monkey farts. But the phone is cool, despite all its problems.
Soon here will be The Sequel. Judging by the photo it's, well, cool. The quality of the photos suck, that's true, but it looks amazingly cool.
Cool enough, in fact, that when I finally buy mine, I may flip it open the first time and yell, "Maltz! Choey Chu!" (Sorry my Klingon spelling and grammar is rusty.)
Or, better yet, I'll flip it open and say, "Look at us. Is this what you want? You've... pitted us against each other... like animals in a cage. For what? Do you know what it is to feel... to... Love?"
KAHN!
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posted by Gary O'Brien at 8:38 AM |
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Song of the Day
From the altar of the Three Chords comes an anthem for those who need no anthem.
And it's a fun damn song.
"Find Something Beautiful" by The Master Plan.
Worth every penny of the free download. And you should by the album.
I have a whole list of albums you should buy.
Call me.
I'll give it to you.
I'm kidding.
Seriously.
I don't really want to talk to anyone right now.
It's personal.
I'm feeling guarded.
Stop hounding me.
Go listen to the song.
That is all.
Peace out my brotha!
Find Something Beautiful
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Posts for the date of Monday, April 19, 2004
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posted by Gary O'Brien at 12:42 PM |
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Strangest Moment of the Weekend
Honestly, I thought it would be when Gertrude was singing a Randy Newman song ("Feels Like Home", which we had sung at our wedding) in the car on Saturday. But on Sunday she beat that.
Walking through the grocery store, suddenly without warning, Gert shouts out:
"Come on let's wock and woll with the Wamones."
Thunderstruck, I said, "What did you say?" She repeated it, then continued the song:
"Wock and wock and woll wadio, let's go!"
She's TWO! How could she possible remember when I listened to "Do You Remember Rock & Roll Radio?" by the Ramones? What else does she remember? Add to this that she was singing an obscure and difficult Randy Newman song earlier. Out of the blue (her version):
"There's something in my eyes that makes me want to lose myself . . . There's something in your voice that makes my heart beat fast. FEELS LIKE HOME! HOME TO ME!"
She's starting to scare me. Honestly.
Though . . . Joey Ramone died about six months before she was born. Maybe she is imbued with his spirit? Come to think of it, her first sounds did sound a lot like, "Gabba gabba hey".
Will she start her own punk band? With her personality, I can see it.
But maybe I better shelve some of the other more, um, colorful albums for about eighteen years . . .
Gabba Gabba Hey
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