by Chris on March 9, 2010
by Chris on March 4, 2010



Perhaps you’ve driven down a country road, saw one of these billboards and sparked a positive thought even if only for a milisecond. Well you got played.
Ask “The Foundation For A Better Life” (values.com) (Philip Anschutz) why they’ll never have a gay person on a billboard.
by Chris on March 4, 2010
I want to be so rich that I can’t fathom a single benefit to any social program.
by Chris on February 28, 2010
by Chris on January 30, 2010
by Chris on January 25, 2010
A little Chinese boy decides to take a crap in middle of the sidewalk:

by Chris on January 24, 2010
Jay Reatard (1980-2010)
I’m not going to pretend I was some huge fan or anything, but it’s still pretty sad. I really enjoyed a bunch of the songs off Blood Visions and hoped to have had the chance to hear more from him.
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by Chris on January 20, 2010
Me: Charlie, what kind of fish did you order?
Charlie: Delicious Fish.
He was right.


by Chris on January 19, 2010
My likely one and only post from China. It’s pretty interesting here. The only thing that keeps coming to mind is: watch out America. These people have a work ethic which is remarkable. What they seemingly lack in the specifics of higher education they make up for in desire to learn.
by Chris on January 8, 2010
Dear President Obama,
I am in favor of universal healthcare. Some complain that we just can’t afford it. I for one thing we can pull tight our bootstraps and dig deep to find the money to pay for it. Step #1 cut back on the FBI’s Lamborghini fund.

Sincerely,
Chris Flannery
A Concerned Citizen
by Chris on January 6, 2010
by Chris on January 5, 2010
RZA Crossing The Delaware
by Chris on January 3, 2010
2009 additions:
- Iowa
- Missouri
- Nebraska
- South Dakota
- Tennessee
- Texas
at the end of 2009, I have eaten a meal in 25 out of 50 states
this does not include Minnesota which I only got gas in (was only in the state for 10 minutes)
this also does not count airports.
by Chris on January 2, 2010
- Chain and The Gang – Down With Liberty… Up With Chains!
- Fruit Bats – The Ruminant Band
- The Mountain Goats – The Life of The World to Come
- The Avett Brothers – I and Love and You
- Elvis Perkins in Dearland – S/T
- The Oranges Band – Are Invisible
- Eels – Hombre Loco
- The Marked Men – Ghosts
- Langhorne Slim – Be Set Free
- Andrew Jackson Jihad – Can’t Maintain
best comedy albums:
- Paul F. Tompkins – Freak Wharf
- Patton Oswalt – My Weakness is Strong
- Doug Benson – Unbalanced Load
other great things:
- Big Star box set: Keep An Eye On The Sky
- Neil Young’s behemoth box set: Archives
- Morphine’s unreleased/live set: At Your Service
- Tom: A Tribute to RAM (The Best Show on WFMU)
by Chris on January 2, 2010
- Chain and the Gang (203)
- Bob Dylan (166)
- The Avett Brothers (150)
- Warren Zevon (105)
- Andrew Jackson Jihad (97)
- Leonard Cohen (76)
- J.J. Cale (67)
- The Wave Pictures (65)
- Robyn Hitchcock (64)
- Fruit Bats (61)
- This Bike Is a Pipe Bomb (59)
- The Oranges Band (58)
- Ted Leo and The Pharmacists (57)
- Langhorne Slim (56)
- Randy Newman (55)