2 years going strong

Sexiest Albums from the Sexiest People, once again with gusto

Living with the Lesbian Power Authority has its perks, such as a sweet Home Depot discount. We've got the fancy rakes to prove it!

















Featuring such classics as "Lick My Peanut Buttery Nut Sack" ... "Chew That Love Toy" ... "Fetch Me That Dickstick, Bruiser!" and much, much more!
















...I'd fuck the shit outta me.



















Dear Mom, please pass on the message to Dad so I don't have to go to that military academy in Iowa.

















I honestly didn't think sour cream could get any more disgusting. And what are these other so-called "delights." Shudder.

















What's next is Foster Edwards getting replaced by a very talented chimpanzee with an oboe and a dream, launching the new orchestra into music famedom and legendry.















"God finally answered my prayers and gave me the perfect man, now if only God would solve the 'splinters in my vagina' issue." Amen to that sister!

















Mr. Tooth Decay; just like Madam AIDS but less hot.

i done made myself over

Schadenfreude ... I've got it.

thinking of my Dad

I would have written of me on my

stone:

I had a lover's quarrel with the world.

--ROBERT FROST

hot summer streets and the pavements are burning

Spent the day in Patterson Park, one of the prettiest city parks I've seen.
It's huge. Really, there are several different sports fields, an olympic-sized pool, jungle gyms, and still plenty of space for dog-walking, reading, and stumbling room for the drunks. And there always seems to be cool events going on, like movies and Polish festivals. Pictures don't really do it justice.

the way I spent my morning

Tim Fite -- "Big Mistake"

The Chills -- "Leather Jacket"

Siouxsie & the Banshees -- "Cities in Dust"

They Might Be Giants -- "Bastard Wants To Hit Me"

Boards of Canada -- "Dayvan Cowboy"

Goblin Cock -- "Stumped"

Yo La Tengo -- "Sugarcube"

Smart enough to be a Johnson

"As a wise old black faggot said to me, 'Some people are shits, darling.'
A basic split between shits and Johnsons has emerged. I see the world as a stage on which different actors are assigned to different roles. Of course, any Johnson does do shitty things at times. But he knows enough to regret such actions. It is very rare that a hardcore shit acts like a Johnson. He simply does not understand what it means to be a Johnson, and is irrevocably committed to a contrary viewpoint. A direct confrontation of the shits and the Johnsons could be as drastic as the conjunction of matter and antimatter: POOF! No reconciliation, no agreeing to disagree, is possible."
-- WILLIAM S. BURROUGHS



















This is an excerpt from the foreward Burroughs wrote for Jack Black's "You Can't Win." The book is known as Burroughs' favorite book, he even used pieces of it for his own book "Junky."
The book is a gem and its style, let alone the story, can't be found in any literature since.
The writing and content is straightforward and simple. Black's autobiographical story describes his life in the hobo underground at the turn of the century. He describes freight-hopping his way across the west, while meeting the unsavory and the surprisingly kind in the yegg community. Becoming a member of the Johnson crime family, Black thieves with the salt-of-the-earth folk who live according to a tough and fair code; people who would stick their necks out for a friend.
Black spends his life in crime, opium dens, and penitentiaries, writing all the while. This book details a past way of life that will never be again. It's a strange and insightful translation of this country's history; good, but mostly grim.
Black may have disappeared, but he preserved a portion of the beginnings that you wouldn't have known otherwise.

"Away We Go"

Sam Mendes' new movie features an all star cast including John Krasinski, Maya Rudolph, Catherine O'Hara, Jeff Daniels, Alison Janney, & Maggie Gyllenhaal.
The reviews haven't raved, but I'm still going to see it.

Hello handsome, what's your name?

DeVotchKa plays with David Byrne.

This would be the show of the year for yours truly.
Denver's DeVotchKa is a Romani-influenced indie band that have the most colorful and memorable sound. NPR describes the band's show perhaps best, stating on "All Songs Considered" that “it was an absolutely enchanting performance, the kind that leaves you feeling pretty good about the world.”
And David Byrne is David fucking Byrne.
This tour sounds like an ideal combination; oodles of energy and creativity from both acts.
Tickets are a little too pricey, so go for me and take pictures.













DeVotchKa on tour:

June 5, 09, Philadelphia, PA, Mann Center w/ David Byrne
June 6, 09, Vienna, VA, Filene Center w/ David Byrne
June 20, 09, Morrison, CO, Red Rocks Amphitheatre w/ David Byrne
June 26, 09, Berkeley, CA, Greek Theatre w/ David Byrne
July 4, 09, Quincy, CA, High Sierra Music Festival
July 9, 09, Quebec City, QB, Quebec City’s Summer Festival
July 10, 09, Ottawa, ON, Cisco Ottawa Bluesfest
July 11, 09, Montreal, QB, Festival International de Jazz de Montreal
October 2-4, 2009, Austin, TX, Austin City Limits - Zilker Park

For more information:

www.devotchka.net

Os Mutantes

Os Mutantes were a late 60's Brazilian band that was a part of the Tropicalia movement.
I'm not really a big fan of psychedelic rock by any means, but I think this music is interesting and incorporates the garage rock sound of the 60's that I do like.
Part of their sound is a broad ranging instrumental mix consisting of keyboards, theremin, harp, and garage-y guitars (especially in "A Minha Menina (My Girl)," my favorite).
Add in their doo-wop harmonizing and it turns into good listening fun.
The band reunited for a tour in 2006.

Ted McKeever's Metropol

One of my favorite comic book series, Metropol is a cool mix of post-apocalyptic caution and "Escape From New York" paranoia.
Citizens of the city are blockaded from the rest of society and have to survive without institutionalized order. In a constant state of mayhem, the city divides as otherworldly monsters battle predestined angels. The story is complex and secular.
And the art is FANTASTIC.
Give it a go.

Summertime = ... fun?

i HATE affection --

but i just adore finger-banging.

9

I'm excited about this movie.

Produced by Tim Burton and directed by Shane Acker.

The movie is based on Acker's Oscar nominated short film by the same title.

It's stylized in a stop-motion aesthetic and sports a solid vocal cast including John C. Reilly, Christopher Plummer, Crispin Glover, and Jennifer Connelly.

The plot is placed in a parallel, post-apocalyptic world where humanity has been replaced by little rag doll robots who battle giant War of the Worlds-y spider robots.

Go check out the movie's official site. The movie is released 9/9/09.

Sometimes my boyfriend forks me awake in the middle of the night.

It's disorienting.

so sick

the only thing i've worn lately is my old man bathrobe. wish i looked as good as the cutie to the left. look more like Palpatine in a bathrobe..

I did, ya church floozies!

THIS...

is my Sunday shirt.

...NOT FOR LONG!

Stone Roses Reissue, hello!

The Stone Roses are resurrecting their 1989 self-titled debut album in a deluxe and hearty package.

The first CD is the original record, re-polished by Ian Brown and producer John Leckie. In addition, there's another CD with demos and full-length tracks. Along with this, there's a DVD of the 1989 Blackpool show. Yes, this would be dubbed "The Legacy Package."

There will be the "Collector's Edition," which includes 3 LPs: the original The Stone Roses and 13 other tracks that were not included in the album. Okay, there is also a photo book and band diary that catches behind-the-scenes moments and musings from the band and their friends, like Mark Ronson. John Squire's album art for their singles covers is also in the package, of course including the Pollock-inspired debut album cover which was named by Q magazine as one of "The 100 Best Covers of All Time." And finally, a 2 GB USB drive in the shape of a lemon (get it?) that has "all the audio, promo videos, ringtones, wallpapers, plus previously unseen John Leckie home video footage of the recording of 'Fool's Gold'," according to a press release.

They weren't messing around.

My Bottom is Sore

updated music for your listening pleasure

Tuned up the playlist in the left margin -- kept some of the favorites and added some groups I've been listening to more lately, like The Feelies, Adam and the Ants, The Gories, Titus Andronicus ... and so much more! (ugh.)

I'm too friendly for my own good...

"The Proposition": if you're in the mood for a violent western, this would be the one to see.

"The Proposition" -- directed by John Hillcoat, screenplay by Nick Cave (of The Bad Seeds and who wrote the goddamn thing in just 3 weeks), and starring Guy Pearce, Ray Winstone, Danny Huston, Emily Watson, and John Hurt. This is the second time Hillcoat and Cave have joined forces for a film, the first being 1988's "Ghosts ... of the Civil Dead." 2006's "Proposition" carries on the dynamo duo's disturbing and masterful storytelling.

Set in the arid Australian outback, "Proposition" has a picturesque and almost painful look. It's lip-cracking dry and swarming with flies. The cast is perfectly set. Pearce is calculated and deliberate. Winstone manages to keep himself hovering on the edge, always seeming like he's about to erupt and lose his mind. Huston is able to lend reason and intelligence to a brutal and maniacal character. Watson plays fragility and denial perfectly, never seeming to reconcile her fantasies with reality. And John Hurt is John Hurt. He's always good in whatever character he plays, as in this one where he is a fucking lunatic bounty hunter.

Cave's script is concise and clean. He doesn't let the characters become too sympathetic or cheddar, making each one super-flawed and beyond rescue. Not to say you can't connect with the story and specific people in the story; just the writing makes you realize this isn't a self-pitying sob-fest. It portrays what I think those times must have been like -- unyielding, tough, and perilous.

Things to Accomplish:

1) Ambidexterity, which is actually improving

2) Learn new language (thinking Polish or Croatian just for ancestry's sake, but am open to suggestions)

3) Score that bartending job I'm interviewing for tomorrow

4) Get my ESL certificate

5) Finish scarf started last X-mas

6) Replace reading glasses with less grandma-style specs that are also more durable since I'm a clumsy fucker

7) Find and obtain The Chills' "Kaleidoscope World" which seems like it's only available through Amazon

8) Pay off CC
9) Find a girl (not in a friend sense)