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)
by Chris on December 29, 2009
Vic Chesnutt (1964-2009)
You are Never Alone (mp3)
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It’s OK, you can take a condom
It’s OK, you can take Valtrex
It’s OK, you can get an abortion
And then keep on… keeping’ on.
It’s ok, you can take a Prilosec
It’s ok, you can take Vioxx
It’s ok, you can get a quadruple bypass
And then keep on… keepin’ on
And then keep on… keepin’ on
You are… never alone
You are… never alone
You are… never alone
You are… never alone
It’s OK, in moderation
It’s OK cutting down
It’s okay, you can quit tomorrow
But for now, keep on keeping on.
But for now, keep on keeping on.
It’s OK, you can take the bible
It’s OK, you can be saved
You can be forgiven
For now, keep on keepin’ on
For now, keep on keepin’ on.
You are… never alone
You are… never alone
You are… never alone
You are… never alone
by Chris on December 27, 2009
Next time you’re watching Karate Kid Part 2, note the opening scene outside the tournament. You’ll see what appears to be a young Adam Powell (Alexander Polinsky of Charles in Charge fame) ask for Daniel’s autograph… and say he’s from Reseda. Daniel says that’s where he’s from.
IMDB has the kid labeled as one Garth Johnson, but I would almost put money on it.
by Chris on December 22, 2009
by Chris on December 21, 2009
We live in a mechanical age. It is an age of steel and electricity. Motors and carbon lights have come to be as familiar to us as horses and candles used to be, we have become a mechanic today in order to be of any particular use to society or ourselves. We cannot be happy and be simple any longer. We have been converted into strange forms run on the electric principle, and controlled by the pushing of a button. If we appear to go wild sometimes and cut wide figures down the middle of the road, it is because we have pressed the wrong button. It is not safe to trust ourselves on the street for fear we shall suddenly dash off without anyone at the switch. Nobody is safe anymore.
