Aye, bein’ what today be, I see two links fer yer amusement. Them folks o’er at ANTI- records has put up the first song from Master Waits’ Orphans boxed set. It be called Bottom o’ th’ World. There’s Blackjack Ruby and Nimrod Caine The moon’s the color of a coffee stain There sit Frank and…
Everyone was talking about 9/11 a few days ago. For me, what I will remember most is on that day, the first true signs that our relationship was over really showed. It was a public tragedy, it was a private tragedy. I was thinking of the divorce tonight and this song came on my iTunes.…
FridayThe battery in my car died. Couldn’t go see the movie I wanted to see, couldn’t deposit checks, couldn’t do anything. Sheldon picked me up, we headed over to The Swamp, and prepared for Saturday. Saturdaytrekhead‘s Dying Kingdoms game requires your attention.I’m not joking. You think I’m joking?I said, Dying Kingdoms requires your attention. SundayDinneyland!…
memento-mori set it up. ptevis did the interview. bob_goat recorded it. robin_d_laws was the one in the hot seat. Ignore the nutty “We wish we were Jethro Tull” noise in the background. The interview is fun, informative, and… well, just watch the damn thing!
Inspired by The Professor, I’ve taken up a new drum exercise. Mr. Peart does it a bit differently. You can see how he does it in the video clip below. The exercise starts with triplets. I play triplets with my hands while playing 2/2 with my feet. This was not easy for simple little punk…
Take a lesson from Pluto, friends. Fuck with Eris and she’ll fuck you right back.Take that any way you like. (Condolences to learsfool, but he must have done something to deserve it. I blame The Persephone Incidident.)
In fourteen days, I will be raised to the degree of Master Mason. I propose a party on the following Friday. Also, if you are able, please make the ceremony. I’d love for you to be there.
“There are two kinds of people: Elvis people and Beatles people.” Ah, but this old chestnut is wrong. There are three kinds of people. Elvis people, Beatles people, and those who revere The Big O. I grew up listening to my dad’s records (as many of us did). I listened to Johnny Cash, Buddy Holly,…
“It is far better to grasp the universe as it really is than to persist in delusion, however satisfying and reassuring.” — Carl Sagan “We cannot be critical of what other people believe about (God).” Take this quote and replace (God) with any other serious study. “We cannot be critical of what other people believe…