January 2012
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My Internet Radio Playlist, 1/31/12
EPISODE #9: THE UNHEARD MIX The Who — “Happy Jack” [THEME] R.E.M. — “Oh My Heart” Feelies — “Nobody Knows” Marc Ribot’s Ceramic Dog — “Never Better” Nana Grizol — “Cynicism” Luke Rathborne — “Motor City” The Lodger — “Back of My Mind” Real Estate — “It’s Real” Girls Names — “I Could Die” Verlaines […]
Tartans and Violets Clash
Maybe the college you attended was an athletic powerhouse. You still follow them today, via March Madness, bowl games, national TV, perhaps the occasional recruiting scandal. This has not been the case for me. However, I found myself at the “Tear It Up” women’s/men’s Division III basketball doubleheader on Friday, January 27, 2012, at the […]
Just In Case I Mention the URL on “Seven Second Delay” and Then a Few People Actually Come Here
Thank you and welcome! That was a fun show, huh? I especially liked the part when that guy said that funny thing about that thing that happened. It is really nice of you to visit. Please, make yourself at home and stay a while. If the technology allowed it, I would offer you a refreshing […]
My Internet Radio Playlist, 1/24/12
EPISODE #8: COLORS The Who — “Happy Jack” [THEME] Radar Bros. — “Rainbow” Rolling Stones — “She’s a Rainbow” Hooters — “She Comes in Colors” dB’s — “Black and White” Loudon Wainwright III — “Grey in L.A.” Spinto Band — “Brown Boxes” Split Enz — “I See Red” Razorcuts — “Big Pink Cake” Tullycraft — […]
Emails Found on my Old Computer, Episode #4
Last night, seven and a half years later, I saw the same band at the same club. Could’ve sworn that had been a Valentine’s weekend show, but maybe that’s because the band, Higgins, handed out a CD in a Russell Stover heart box with chocolates inside. The chocolates and box are long gone, as are […]
I Joined the SOPA Strike. Sort of.
Did you miss me yesterday? You didn’t? But I wasn’t on Facebook, or Twitter, or Salt in Wound. I didn’t “like” your posts. (And I do like your posts. I like them a lot!) I didn’t post any photos of crazy signs I saw. (Don’t worry, I didn’t see any crazy signs yesterday. I mostly […]
Honest Abe’s Funny Money Book
My latest masterpiece, Honest Abe’s Funny Money Book, illustrated by the excellent Jim Paillot, is now available! Well, sort of! It can be obtained via Scholastic’s Lucky book club. Maybe your kid brought home a flyer. Maybe not! And it comes with a real penny, right on the cover. (That came out of my payment.)
Movie Review: A Dangerous Method
3.5 stars out of 5 I think about Keira nightly. What? Oh, sorry, it’s spelled Knightley. I’ve been an admirer since the first Pirates of the Caribbean movie, but I guess I’ve only seen her in that, Bend It Like Beckham, Pride & Prejudice, and now this. And maybe she’s not the greatest actress of […]
Where Is Chuck Norris? (Google Poem #1)
GOOGLE POEM #1 Walmart. White pages. Wheel of fortune. Where is Chuck Norris? Where do fruit flies come from? Where do penguins live? Where do people go when they die?
Jack Silbert, curator