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Take a load off

admin — Sun, 23 Aug 2009 00:21:39 +0000

On the way back from the beach today, I had a scare when my guitar flew out of the back of the truck into the road (WARNING: a trash bag will protect your guitar case from the rain but will also create a nifty mainsail which will cause it to take flight at highway speeds). I heard a sickening THUNK and looked back to see a huge dump truck coming up on it just as we went over a hill out of sight. It took about 6 minutes to turn around and get back there, but miraculously no one hit it. I finally dared to open the case when we got home, but it seems to have lost nothing but a sense of tune.

I spent some time playing this evening and am learning The Weight. The only hard thing about that song is the lyrics, which are numerous and trippy. I’m actually glad to have finally looked them up, because I’ve always just muttered something like “takethelowoffehhhy” and had no idea what the words were.

Off to the grocery store with my ragged fingertips, since we’ve nowt in th’ hoose…

Fun with chemistry

admin — Sun, 31 May 2009 18:17:08 +0000

Think before you speak

admin — Fri, 22 May 2009 17:03:48 +0000

1.Overheard comment at Mighty Girl’s blog:

Commentator during last weekend’s Preakness Stakes: “I had the pleasure of riding both his mother and his grandmother.”

2. I wish I had thought of this.

Brian & Eileen’s Wedding Music Video. from LOCKDOWN projects on Vimeo.

3. Ever suffered through an Olan Mills portrait session? Now you can laugh at others in awkward photo poses.

Waltzes

admin — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 21:54:31 +0000

I won’t post the photo, because it belongs to Bad News Hughes, but this album is funny. They can’t possibly be ballroom dancers, can they? Are they my forebears?

Sister Harry Mary, you’re going too fast.

admin — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 21:23:02 +0000

1. Oh, nuns! Brides of Christ can’t wax their upper lips?

2. On my way into the building, I passed the front desk and swear I heard the visitor give his name as “Eddie Mylsanauer.” Zoom!

3. And in the spirit of semi-consistency, here is your Music Friday: Bong Songs. Because I guarantee these folks are smokers and midnight tokers.

a. Seven Bridges Road: The Eagles. Don’t even listen to the one over in the sidebar. Stupid Imeem didn’t have the live Eagles version, which is excellent and even has a bunch of happy hippies going, “Yay!” at the end.

b. Peace Train: Cat Stevens. Love how he whips up those chords.

c. Moonshadow: Cat Stevens again. Best line ever: And if I ever lose my mouth, all my teeth, north and south…

d. Helplessly Hoping: Crosby Stills & Nash. Alliterative awesomeness.

e. Call Me Up in Dreamland: Van Morrison. Insert any Van the Man song in a hippie playlist, really. He melts my butter.

f. Spinning Wheel: Blood, Sweat & Tears. Ride your painted pony, guys!

g. The Mighty Quinn: Mannfred Man. Imeem sucks again! Bob Dylan’s cover standing in.

Music Friday (even when posted on Sunday night)

admin — Mon, 19 May 2008 02:10:46 +0000

1. Mika: Lollipop. Start dancing now!

2. Kirsty MacColl: In These Shoes. Sassy! And practice your Spanish.

3. Kim Carnes: Bette Davis Eyes. I don’t have anything to say about this song, but I like it.

4. Feist: Sea Lion Woman. Start dancing again! This one is live, so deal with all the applause and whatnot.

5. Nina Simone: Sinnerman. Mixed by Felix da Housecat. For Julie and possibly Joey Hall, if they don’t think this is sacrilege.