“Yes, It Is Conceivable That We Could” – Opus Moreschi
Please go to Moveon.org and vote for this 30 second Obama spot that my friend Opus had barely anything to do with. I don’t know what you get if you win but he desperately needs some joy in his life. Plus he always wears a suit and tie for no reason and it’s fucking adorable.
Vote here.
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//RECENT
Vincent Moon and Arcade Fire Walk Into An Elevator….“[T]he crowd seemed really emotionally engaged with the music.”
Water Water Everywhere…. “Water, water, everywhere,
And all the boards did shrink;
Water, water, everywhere,
Nor any drop to drink.”
- The Rime of the Ancient Mariner
Samuel Taylor Coleridge
An extended version of Bon Iver’s La Blogotheque Take Away Show of “For Emma, Forever Ago” with three versions of the song and some very startled tourists. I think this is one of my favorite things in the whole world. Not just that the song is so beautiful, and is so beautifully sung, but that [...]
So, This Stephen Malkmus-looking Guy Who Went to High School with My Boss Wrote a Children’s BookA man once said, “Childrens do learn.” and I believe childrens should learn to dream big dreams. Even better is to dream arty dreams like a hipster might draw. This hipster author’s name is Dallas Clayton. Although I do not know for sure that Dallas Clayton is a hipster, he looks like this: And, I [...]
Matilde UrrutiaIt isn’t simply that you are loved gloriously, or loved beautifully. But rather that a pitch perfect expression of love for you sounds and sounds, Rises into the very air. Though the love itself may fade, I do not know, The poetry you inspire ascends, ascending Becomes stars and you, who are so loved, Look [...]
//FROM THE ARCHIVES
Where I’m Coming FromSo there I was in the 99 cent store and a woman asked where I had gotten this clothes rack in a box (which I’d bought online). Distractedly, I moved the box and said, “Oh, it’s mine.” (I wasn’t listening and thought it was in her way). WELL! She just started squawking about how she [...]
Dogs Hear Real Good!“On really hot or humid days you should have a bottle of water with you in case your dog gets thirsty.”
I Am (iTunes Shared Library) Famous“My shared library is named “Cari and the Foxy Boxers” from the timeless Homer Simpson quote…”
Now THAT Explains the Burning Bush!Thanks to the “diligent” work of “scientists” intent on ruining all of our best yarns, now it turns out that, in fact, it’s most probable that Moses was high on powerful psychotropic drugs when he scaled Mount Sinai and “heard God” deliver the Ten Commandments. According to these “scientists”, this use of mind-altering substances was [...]
We’re Pining For Some Plain Spoken PoliticsOne of the most common refrains in American political discourse is that the older you get and the more money you make, the more conservative you become. Well, this hasn’t worked out so well for us because of our irritating adherance to rational social politics, but lately, we’re starting to hear the siren call just [...]
