Volume 71: VS #5

by Chris on March 9, 2010

  1. Little Birdy - Summarize
  2. Great Northern - Houses
  3. Kelsey Brown – My Fair Lady
  4. Aimee Mann – You Could Make a Killing
  5. Ike & Tina Turner - Come Together
  6. Sharon Van Etten - For You
  7. The Crystals - He’s Sure the Boy I Love
  8. Emiliana Torrini - Jungle Drum
  9. Phoebe Killdeer & The Short Straws - Let Me
  10. Ida Maria - I Like You So Much Better When You’re Naked
  11. Frida Hyvönen - Jesus Was a Cross Maker
  12. Nicole Reynolds - When We Meet Again
  13. Carla Thomas - Never Be True
  14. Paper Bird - Milk
  15. Phantogram - When I’m Small
  16. The Weepies - Hideaway
  17. The Bobbettes - Happy go Lucky Me
  18. Helen Reddy - Delta Dawn
  19. Scout Niblett - I.B.D.
  20. The Generationals - When They Fight They Fight
  21. Viva Voce – Drown Them Out

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Homophobia: Pass It On

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.

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by Chris on March 4, 2010

I want to be so rich that I can’t fathom a single benefit to any social program.

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Las Vegas

by Chris on February 28, 2010

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Volume 70: I can’t be good, So I’ll be free

by Chris on January 30, 2010

  1. Greg Brown – Just by Myself
  2. Bee Gees – To Love Somebody
  3. Dire Straits – Southbound Again
  4. Andrew Jackson Jihad – Sense, Sensibility
  5. Mudcrutch – Scare Easy
  6. Aimee Mann – She Really Wants You
  7. The Avett Brothers – Laundry Room
  8. Gram Parsons – Streets Of Baltimore
  9. Alec Ounsworth – Telling The Truth (And Going Away)
  10. Joe Strummer and The Mescaleros – Long Shadow
  11. Defiance, Ohio – Oh, Susquehanna!
  12. The Black Hollies – Gloomy Monday Morning
  13. Tee Set – Ma Belle Amie
  14. Robin McNamara – Lay A Little Lovin On Me
  15. Redeye – Games
  16. Ocean – Put Your Hand In The Hand (Kama Sutra)
  17. Bee Gees – Marley Purt Drive
  18. Jonathan Richman - Now Is Better Than Before
  19. Vic Chesnutt – You Are Never Alone
  20. Nina Simone – To Love Somebody

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Nanjing: My Moment of Zen

by Chris on January 25, 2010

A little Chinese boy decides to take a crap in middle of the sidewalk:

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Jay Reatard RIP

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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Delicious Fish

by Chris on January 20, 2010

Me: Charlie, what kind of fish did you order?
Charlie: Delicious Fish.

He was right.

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At least one post from China

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.

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Demand FBI Budget Cuts

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

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The Modern Day Energy Drink Aisle

by Chris on January 6, 2010

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RZA Crossing the Delaware River

by Chris on January 5, 2010

RZA Crossing The Delaware

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Halfway through the 50 States

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.

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My favorite albums of 2009…

by Chris on January 2, 2010

  1. Chain and The Gang – Down With Liberty… Up With Chains!
  2. Fruit Bats – The Ruminant Band
  3. The Mountain Goats – The Life of The World to Come
  4. The Avett Brothers – I and Love and You
  5. Elvis Perkins in Dearland – S/T
  6. The Oranges Band – Are Invisible
  7. Eels – Hombre Loco
  8. The Marked Men – Ghosts
  9. Langhorne Slim – Be Set Free
  10. Andrew Jackson Jihad – Can’t Maintain

best comedy albums:

  1. Paul F. Tompkins – Freak Wharf
  2. Patton Oswalt – My Weakness is Strong
  3. Doug Benson – Unbalanced Load

other great things:

  1. Big Star box set: Keep An Eye On The Sky
  2. Neil Young’s behemoth box set: Archives
  3. Morphine’s unreleased/live set: At Your Service
  4. Tom: A Tribute to RAM (The Best Show on WFMU)

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My most listened to bands of 2009…

by Chris on January 2, 2010

  1. Chain and the Gang (203)
  2. Bob Dylan (166)
  3. The Avett Brothers (150)
  4. Warren Zevon (105)
  5. Andrew Jackson Jihad (97)
  6. Leonard Cohen (76)
  7. J.J. Cale (67)
  8. The Wave Pictures (65)
  9. Robyn Hitchcock (64)
  10. Fruit Bats (61)
  11. This Bike Is a Pipe Bomb (59)
  12. The Oranges Band (58)
  13. Ted Leo and The Pharmacists (57)
  14. Langhorne Slim (56)
  15. Randy Newman (55)

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