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Posts for the date of Friday, June 18, 2004
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Posts for the date of Wednesday, June 16, 2004
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posted by Gary O'Brien at 6:59 PM |
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The Vacation
I promised that I would post a write up about the vacation. And, in the spirit of kindness I've decided to break it up into several pages and place it elsewhere on the website. Therefore, if you don't want to see it, then you don't have to.
Of course, I shouldn't post it at all because so few of you posted your favorite cheeses. Wimps.
But, let it be noted, that I've temporarily suspended my moritorium on photos of the girls. So, unless your a pederast, Roman Polanski, Serge Gainsbourg or some freakish bastard, you'll get a glimpse of how they are growing.
Secondly, some fat guy that looks vaguely like me appears in several of the photos. My wife is in none of them because, well, I didn't want to piss her off. Though by not including her photo she'll say I'm ashamed of her.
Sigh. It's a lose/lose situation.
For the strong of heart, those with deep curiosity or the just plain stupid click here for the vacation summary (now in 2-D!).
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posted by Gary O'Brien at 6:44 PM |
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Important Musical Roundup
Today was a busy day for me, musically. I discovered two new tidbits out in the world for consumption.
Brian Wilson is releasing the first Brian Wilson produced Brian Wilson album next week (he hasn't had a solo producer credit on a studio album in many a decade). Brian's official website has posted a four song album preview. Of the four songs, the production is very high quality, as is the song writing. Love the open harmony of "How Can We Still Be Dancin'", though I could do without Elton John's vocals. I'm also on the fence about the song "The Waltz", cowritten by Van Dyke Parks. VDP music usually takes a few spins before it sits correctly.
Of special note are "Soul Searchin'", with a beyond the grave vocal by Carl Wilson (oh what could have been were he still alive) and "Gettin' In Over My Head" which has some of Brian's more complex instrumentation of his solo career.
One can't listen to these tracks without giving proper due to the Wondermints for their spot on performances and perfectly tuned pop ears.
The second discovery today is a video for The Real Tuesday Weld's "The Ugly and the Beautiful" (requires Windows Media Player, or a media player with WMV capabilities). Not quite as infectious as "Bathtime in Clerkenwell", the video is a Lynchian nightmare of oddities and grotesque imagery. But in a good way. The song is one of my favorites from I, Lucifer. It's a lovely torch song about the power of love. If only Huey Lewis were so smart.
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Posts for the date of Tuesday, June 15, 2004
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posted by Gary O'Brien at 7:24 AM |
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Surgery
Wasn't bad. I enjoyed the whole lack of consciousness thing.
Recovery? ****in' hurts. When you're looking over your discharge papers and a note says about your procedure, "unusually difficult" you know you're going to be eating water for the next few days.
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