February 2013
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Movie Review: A Good Day To Die Hard
3.5 stars out of 5 I’ll keep seeing Die Hard movies as long as they keep making them. They’ll wheel out Bruce Willis, it’ll be “Yippie-ki— wait, what was I talking about?” and I’ll be sitting there in the virtuo-theater munching eCorn. But if they expect me to remember anything from film to film, they […]
My Internet Radio Playlist, 2/26/13
EPISODE #65: DREAMS The Who — “Happy Jack” [THEME] The Everly Brothers — “All I Have To Do Is Dream” Elf Power — “O What a Beautiful Dream” Get Well Soon — “Your Endless Dream” Ella Fitzgerald with Louis Armstrong — “Dream a Little Dream of Me” The Pains of Being Pure at Heart — […]
Meatball Sandwich Review: Sanpanino
I know the intersection of Christopher and Hudson Streets very, very well. From 1994 through 2011, it was an important part of my daily commute: Get off the train at Christopher, cross Hudson, and be on my merry way—and the reverse in the evening. Still, I’ve never really “hung out” a lot over there. Sure, […]
Emails Found on my Old Computer, Episode #5
12/15/01 SUBJECT: it’s 5:06 a.m. …and i fucking hate myself. went to [name redacted]’s xmas party. [Redacted] is 27 and clean-cut and an absolute sweetheart. i kid myself thinking i could get her. i can’t get her. co-worker nancy brings her cute-and-sassy friend Melissa, who i met the night that I took care of the […]
My Internet Radio Playlist, 2/19/13
EPISODE #64: BLACK HISTORY MONTH The Who — “Happy Jack” [THEME] James Brown — “Say It Loud (I’m Black and I’m Proud)” Ted Hawkins — “There Stands the Glass” Sam Cooke — “Lost and Lookin’” Dionne Warwick — “Don’t Make Me Over” Earth Wind & Fire — “Fantasy” The Jackson 5 — “The Love You […]
Papal Days
In my mind, John Paul II is still the pope, though I guess he was a sequel too. I was nine years old when he… took office? I don’t even know what you call it. But everything I know about popes, I learned from him. Well, not quite. But let’s just say that there was […]
My Internet Radio Playlist, 2/5/13
EPISODE #62: ASK JACK, INSTALLMENT 5 The Who — “Happy Jack” [THEME] The Smiths — “Ask” Question from Gary: What’s the best time to listen to my download of the Aquarium? Post-answer song: The Strangeloves — “Night Time” Question from Chap: What make is that abandoned red car near the ice cream shop off of […]
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