Don't Believe In Yourself

Today I am living in a silent film where I know not what reality be in the great scheme of things and wings and I ain't got the power any more, if that's the case than may I ask or should I say then I ask what do you have, why I have the twisted mane on Winston Churchill's destiny to free New Britannia from the Light And Dark and reintroduce my mother, my dog, and my clowns to the lifeless banging on the car hoods of the sinking quicksand of my thoughts.

God, I hate caffeine. I'll be pulling an all-nighter against my will, and I've gotta work at one tomorrow afternoon. FML.

Who took my love away?

That boy knows what I'm talkin' about!

Who has two thumbs up and wants you back again? This boy!

Oh, man! Good times. Ha ha ha.

A Poem

I haven't titled it.

"Pipedreams mean nothing to me
the dreams of my generation are dreams
of alcohol in hurried sips
(quick before dinner's ready)
Internet pornography and a fear
that your cum shots will
show up among your mother's recipes
Dirty books once considered art, now
pedophilia and incest
erotica, cheap
Tires exposing driving that, in the old-fashioned 1950s,
James Dean and his mother would scoff at
Now James Dean is a name to drop
and his father hasn't changed
Your generation saw John Lennon shot
Ours saw rappers sent to jail
and we grieved
Your generation fought against the war in Vietnam
Our generation doesn't care
Your generation had passion
So does ours
But ours is hidden by dreams
that, for you, were real
Your generation passed by the open windows
My generation doesn't even notice them.
My parents:
I love you and your generation"

Really?

Today, I was listening to Miles Davis. My mother thought I was listening to Kenny G. I'm surprised she wasn't struck by lightning.

Is There Life On Mars?

Today, while at Hastings, I loudly sang "Life On Mars?" by David Bowie. Not a single person recognized it. Fuck our generation.

Studying sucks...

...but it sucks less when you're rocking out to classic albums by The Misfits, Aerosmith, Metallica, and The Go-Gos!

New study habit? Yes.

"Thoughts meander...

...like a restless wind inside a letterbox."

29 years ago today.

Rest in peace, John.

Rap and Rock

A question on Yahoo Answers posed an interesting question for me tonight... "Which came first: rap or rock?" The obvious answer is, of course, rock; it's been around since Elvis in the '50s, rap's been around since Run DMC in the '80s, right? I did some research, here's what I came up with:

"Modern-style rock came about 20 years before modern-style rap.

The first rock record, arguably, was "Rock Around The Clock" by Bill Haley And The Comets in 1954.

Rap first appears, also arguably, with The Last Poet's eponymous debut album in 1970.

However, rapping has been around for centuries in the form of rhythmic storytelling by African "griots," often performed over light percussive backing, similar to early "modern" rappers like Run DMC.

Rock really can't be traced to much before the 1920s, with rhythm and blues "race music," which was much more blues/folk/country than rock n' roll. The first "real" rock music came in the late '40s/early '50s with artists like Chuck Berry and Little Richard.

Also, rock music was actually recorded long before any rap was, even if rap's origins are way further back.

So, in a way, rap came centuries before rock. Interestingly though, both genres can be traced back to black musicians."

I also did some listening, some essential records are The Last Poet's eponymous debut and "Pieces Of A Man" by Gil Scott-Heron.

Happy Thanksgiving!

Hurrah for Wal-Mart, capitalism, the slaughter of indigenous peoples, Southern Baptists, and AMERICA!

Amanda Palmer

I saw Amanda Palmer Sunday night, on the last date of her current tour. She was, without a doubt, the best modern artist I've ever seen, and nearly as good as Leonard Cohen. The venue, the Bijou Theatre in the Old City, was perfect for this show. It was very small and ornate, with phenomenal acoustics.

Her opening act was Bitch, an electric violin virtuoso/antifolk singer. She played for about 7 minutes, but she was fantastic.

Amanda's backing band, Nervous Cabaret, played their own set before they played with Amanda. They were fantastic as well, a sort of psychedelic mix between Tom Waits and Modest mouse.

And then Amanda. She was brilliant. Absolutely brilliant. Perfect. Incredible pianist, incredible vocalist, incredible poet. Just incredible. She played all her solo hits as well as several of her Dresden Dolls hits, plus a few epic covers, including a failed attempt at combining The Doors' "Break On Through" with some song from Grease. She also read a Neil Gaimen story from her new book (a disturbed fairy tail about drugs and hookers) and did her last "Ask Amanda" session.

Plus, she looked HOT.


Not my videos:











It's hard to make out in the last video, but she climbed up to one of the balconies with her ukulele, with Nervous Cabaret wandering around the balconies above her.

Lots Of Important Things...

...have happened since I last posted.

I got a job at Kmart. I'm working for The Man now! I work in retail all day! I work for myself!I bring home my pay for MYSELF, dammit!

I picked up a copy of the fabulous David Bowie's "Hunky Dory." What an epic album!

I saw Amanda Palmer on the last date of her current tour! I'll post more about that later.

Top 5 Albums

1. R.E.M. - Automatic For The People
2. Nirvana - MTV Unplugged In New York
3. Neil Young - Tonight's The Night
4. Bruce Springsteen - Born To Run
5. The Beatles - Revolver

The President Bows

http://www.sphere.com/2009/11/16/the-point-obamas-bow-enrages-critics/

Why in the name of God does it bother you so much that President Obama acted humble, acknowledged someone else's importance, showed humility, acted like a real person instead of a fucking king?

Grow up, you idiots.

Ch ch ch changes!

"These children that you spit on
as you try to change their world
are immune to your consultations
they're quite aware of what they're going through"

Like A Rolling Stone

From McSweeney's:

"A rolling stone gathers no moss. Except for briefly employed 1962 Stones drummer Tony Chapman, who used to like to take long walks through the Lake District and gather moss, lichen, and algae samples. Huge moss gatherer."

...there's nothing I can do...

The Berlin Wall

The Berlin Wall fell 20 years ago today. European Communism fell with it. Germany was reunited. O happy day!

"In the Hotel New Hampshire, we're screwed down for life!"

"Everybody's sister is a good girl."

"There are people so physically uncomfortable with themselves that they seem to jar against any other body."

"Keep passing the open windows."

Chris Brown: Rihanna Attack Should Be a 'Private Matter'

What could possibly make you believe that your crime should be a "private matter?" You did a horrible, horrible thing and you believe nobody should know about it? You're a shameful, sick, sad person, Chris Brown.

http://www.popeater.com/2009/11/07/chris-brown-rihanna/

Satyana Denisof

Alyson Hannigan's daughter is so precious!

@ about 1:03



Just saying.

Typical conversation with a frat boy:

I had this "conversation" with my frat boy friend earlier tonight:

"Hey dude! Hey big guy! Hey dude! Heeyyyy! What up brother? WHAT THE FUCK IS UP!? Hell yeah man I'm so fuckin' wasted right now! O, fuck, dude! Fuckin'-A bro! O dude I just shotgunned a whole motherfuckin' six pack! O dude I'm so fuckin' wasted right now! You see the tits on her? Fuck yea! Yeah dude! Well I'll see you later my mofuckin' bro! Fuckin' yeah dude!"

It doesn't really count as a conversation, they never really let you talk. They just talk about how wasted they are and what girls they want to bone. They're so lame.

Alanis Morrissette

She's so awful. Such a dreadful voice and fake-sounding accent. Some of her lyrics are astonishingly stupid, and "You Learn" has got to be the most annoying song ever written. Read the lyrics and try to tell me that they aren't sickening.

I will admit that "You Oughta Know" is one of the greatest songs EVER, though.

Happy Guy Fawkes Day!

"Remember remember the 5th of November
gunpowder, plot and treason
I see no reason why gunpowder treason
should ever be forgot"

"Today I was walking by the bus stop...

...and heard a girl say, "My boyfriend forgot to buy condoms, so I gave him one of my birth control pills. That will work right?" And people wonder why teen pregnancy rates are so high here in Iowa. MLIA"

"The other day I learned that if you say 'beer can' with an English accent, you're saying 'bacon' with a Jamaican accent. Mind blown. MLIA"

It's not all dinosaurs and cupcakes.

Colorado town legalizes weed!

http://news.aol.com/article/breckenridge-colo-legalizes-pot/525589

This is a huge step. I've never smoked weed and I don't approve of excessive use, but I am proud as hell of this town. There is no reason whatsoever that pot should be illegal, and we're finally taking some steps to change it. I could say so, so much more on this topic, but I'm sure I will at a later point.

Disgusting

I'm disgusting. You're disgusting. Everyone you know, and everyone they know, and everyone who has ever been known, is disgusting. But if we're all disgusting together, does it make us any less disgusting? No, it makes us more disgusting.

If someone's passionate about something, don't you dare discourage them from it.

Why would anyone want to shoot shit or chew fat? Fat's gross. Shit's gross. People should try and stay away from them, not use them as objects of conversation. Because you should never, ever talk about anything controversial. It's unamerican. Talk about fat and shit as much as you want, but keep it simplistic and nonpolitical/religious.

Transformers 2

Try staring at those pictures for 150 minutes. It's just as fun and intellectually stimulating as watching Transformers 2: Revenge Of The Fallen. Actually, it's pretty much the same thing. Michael Bay, you suck.

Pixies are like Weezer?

My "Meat Puppets" station on Pandora told me today that Weezer is very similar to the Pixies. How's that work out? The Pixies write complex, disturbing punk/pop/weird songs about incest and aliens. They're an amazing band. Weezer writes boring powerpop ballads about Youtube and Buddy Holly. Pandora, you offend me.

Leonard Cohen

Leonard Cohen playing a new song song in Asheville, NC. I was there. It was the single best show I've seen, and probably will see, in my entire life. Thank you, Mr. Cohen.

L'Anarchie Pour Le U.K.

I think French is a very ugly language. However, "Anarchy In The UK" sounds much prettier in French. But does it defeat the purpose? Maybe.