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

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.

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

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

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

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.

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

He was right.

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.

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