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Bryan Ferry w/ a Beard (updated)

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This was a picture from circa 1978.

UPDATE: I can’t find that Bryan Ferry bearded picture. So here he is with a mustache instead. (CF 11/11/2009)

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UPDATE: Somebody has posted a 1978 video of Bryan covering Velvet Underground’s “What Goes On” with an in-development scraggily beard. (CF 11/01/2010)

when nickelodeon was young

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i was young as well. after passing a bulletin on myspace i started remembering all the old shows i used to like on nickelodeon as a kid:
lost city of gold (or was it mysterious cities of gold?)
sebastian & belle
spartacus
you can’t do that on television
today’s special
out of control
mr. wizard
dangermouse (w/ bananaman)
science international
inspector gadget
double dare
make the grade
get the picture
finders keepers
muppet babies
heathcliff

and there was an old show that came on before out of control on staurday’s at about 6:00AM which involved kids living in a firehouse…i have no idea what it was called

wildcard proposal

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i propose that no team with a losing record can make the mlb playoffs. there is a strong possibility this year that the NL wildcard team will have a losing record. this is unacceptable. the spot should be given to the next team with the best record in the opposing league. lets not let the league suffer because the NL hasn’t been able to get their act together.

home derby: ryan howard

all-star prediction: AL will win by 5 or more runs. score something like 12-5.

divorce american style

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i found another scranton song, and its been on my hard drive for over 2 years!
scranton + fears of your wife leaving you for another woman = couldnt be happier

divorce american style
by johnny dowd
lyrics transcribed by me

sorrow and pity
misery and gloom
met in april
got married in june

a wedding of body
a marriage of mind
two hearts afire
four eyes gone blind

home in the suburbs of scranton, p.a.
both sets of in-laws not far away
a couple of kids: a boy and a girl
i was sitting on top of the world

nose to the grindstone six days a week
church on sunday to hear the preacher preach
i built my faith in jesus, was that a mistake?
my wife’s betrayal was hard to take

i found out the obvious way
i came home sick on a work day
she was in bed with my best friend’s wife
no bigger surprise have i had in my life

i stood and stared my mouth was open
i was dreaming this was what i was hoping
i started to holler
and my voice got hoarse
praise god almighty
i want a divorce

she said i’m sorry
i know how you feel
but my love for you was never real
you’re sweet and your gentle
you’re honest and true
but its boring as hell
living hear with you

i barely exist on an emotional plane
i’m one step away from going insane
she kept the children, i got the house
what the hell is it all about?

a responsible citizen i cease to be
i loved domesticity now look at me
the say its the children who suffer most
but they seem happy, its me thats lost

i sleep on the couch with the tv on
my life has gone terrible wrong
pornographic fantasies infect my brain
filling me up with guilt and shame

guilt, shame, sorrow, and gloom
met in april
married in june

a wedding of body
a marriage of mind
two hearts afire
four eyes gone blind

[tags]scranton, johnny, dowd, divorce, lyrics[/tags]

crazy world of arthur brown

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i was born 30 years too late. i say this often. look at all the amazing things i missed.
the crazy world of arthur brown only had one hit (“Fire”) but put on an awesomely bizarre show.

the crazy world of arhur brown at the rockpile in toronto:
(photos from nashtheslash.com)

Enters the stage from an egg:

Arthur as Jesus:

Arthur as the Pope:

“I bring you… FIRE!”:

Carl Palmer thinking why am i doing this:

colours – loudon wainwright – lyrics

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the shit on the streets of our town
come in different shades of brown
what i mean can be seen and be found
take a stroll and look down on the ground

sometimes a man can’t understand
about mother natures grand plan
what is chocolate and golden and tan
where we walk around or just stand

some has a slight reddish hue
a bright yellow is quite common too
there’s a rainbow in that residue
to be witnessed by me and byyou

and out of some doggie’s behind
comes a rare an an unusual find
its that chalky white albino kinda
it blows and it boggles my mind

the shit on the streets of our town
come in different shades of brown
what i mean can be seen and be found
take a stroll and look down on the ground

playlist 33

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1. Outfield – Your Love
2. Jimmy Cliff – If I Follow My Mind
3. The Boy Least Likely To – Fur Soft As Fur
4. The Magic Numbers – Mornings eleven
5. Howlin’ Wolf – Spoonful
6. Sufjan Stevens – Romulus
7. The Magic Numbers – Love Me Like You
8. The Boy Least Likely To – I’m Glad I Hitched My Apple Wagon To Your Star
9. Elliott Smith – Let’s Get Lost
10. Jason Collett – Hangover Days
11. Kristofer Astrom & Hidden Truck – Oh Lord
12. Mattias Hellberg – Power Failiure
13. Travis – Sing
14. Johanna Berhan – To Hide This Way
15. The Velvet Underground – Sweet Jane (Full-Length Version)
16. Thomas Dybhal – Dreamweaver
17. Tarantula – Browngreen Pounding Eyes
18. Dido – White Flag
19. Chicago – Make Me Smile
20. Tom Petty – Time To Move On

1.2 hours

coffee + beer

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before a long night of socializing, i often stop at the [tag]Wawa[/tag] for a 20oz. i find the caffeine helps keep me awake when inbibing brings me down. so this defintely isn’t the first time i’ve acknowledged a need for [tag]Buzz Beer[/tag], but after reading these two articles today the demand grows:

  • Coffee may reduce liver disease: Drinking coffee could reduce the risk of alcohol-related liver disease.
  • Beer Ingredient May Fight Prostate Cancer: compound xanthohumol, found in hops

    • so bring back Buzz Beer, we’ll all be better for it.

    [tags]beer, coffee, alcohol, caffeine[/tags]

    funk & soul across the USA

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    I’ve been educating myself with the history of funk and soul music by getting my hands on as many of the best compilations I can find. I’ve ignored Detroit/Motown… because you probably already know most of it.

    New Orleans:
    (5-Stars)(4-Stars)(3-Stars)

    Chicago:
    (5-Stars)(4-Stars)

    Philadelphia:
    (4-Stars)(3-Stars)

    Mid-West:
    (3-Stars)

    Texas:

    Texas Funk: Black Gold from the Lone Star State 1968-1975 (4-Stars)

    Seattle:
    (4-Stars)

    San Francisco:

    Bay Area Funk Vol. 1 (4-Stars)
    (3-Stars)

    Miami:
    (3-Stars)

    Others:
    (5-Stars)

    Raw Funk (3-Stars)

    The Funky 16 Corners (4-Stars)

    [tags]funk, soul, chicago, philadelphia, new orleans, texas, mid-west, san francisco, chicago[/tags]

    roll the dice

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    if you’re going to try, go all the
    way.
    otherwise, don’t even start.

    if you’re going to try, go all the
    way.
    this could mean losing girlfriends,
    wives, relatives, jobs and
    maybe your mind.

    go all the way.
    it could mean not eating for 3 or 4 days.
    it could mean freezing on a
    park bench.
    it could mean jail,
    it could mean derision,
    mockery,
    isolation.
    isolation is the gift,
    all the others are a test of your
    endurance, of
    how much you really want to
    do it.
    and you’ll do it
    despite rejection and the worst odds
    and it will be better than
    anything else
    you can imagine.

    if you’re going to try,
    go all the way.
    there is no other feeling like
    that.
    you will be alone with the gods
    and the nights will flame with
    fire.

    do it, do it, do it.
    do it.

    all the way
    all the way.

    you will ride life straight to
    perfect laughter, its
    the only good fight
    there is.

    – Chas. Bukowski