Wilco is one of those bands that has always been running in the background of my life. I’m aware of them, I like their music, but I’ve never been a huge fan. I don’t know why, really. Not enough time? Not enough energy? (Okay, there are reasons for this that I will talk about at …read more…
Just a few things I’ve read lately that you might like to peruse over the weekend… The Public Domain Review usually posts interesting articles about things which are with us, but uncommon. But their essay “The City That Fell Off a Cliff” by Matthew Green tells the story of something that is no longer with …read more…
Welcome to episode #11 of the Silent Noise Project. This episode is 44 minutes and 03 seconds long and weighs 60.2 megabytes, although your mileage may vary because, like I’ve said before, the internet gets superfreaky sometimes. The People’s Revolutionary Podcast Naming Committee has decreed that this episode shall be called “even Jesus is drinking straight …read more…
A common science fiction plot element is the parallel dimension—a world like ours, but slightly or hugely different than the one we currently exist in and which can only be entered through some sort of portal. (Star Trek really went to town with this, starting with the original series, and then extending it through DS9 and Enterprise.) …read more…
One of my favorite songs, written by Dolly Parton. Here’s her version: I apologize for the poor sound quality, but that’s an old television clip. Most people are aware of Whitney Houston’s version, which is one of the first times I’ve ever preferred a cover to the original, but what I did not know is …read more…
I wrote earlier about the flood that destroyed about a third of my possessions (books, mostly). Until last weekend, I still had two boxes to go through, and I have been dreading doing so. Box one is mostly memorabilia and decorations from Mexico. I still haven’t gotten into that one yet, and when I do, …read more…
For some reason, I needed to hear Devo’s “Whip It”, so I headed over to YouTube and found this:
I was just a kid when that song came out, but I still love it. The video is a little questionable, though—slightly racist, slightly misogynistic. Still, gotta love that song.
I had to make that a link, because embedding of that video has been disabled at the request of Devo, which is a bit of a pisser, because it’s not taking anything away from them for people to watch a video hosted on their YouTube channel which is displayed here. Hosers.
Okay, I’m staying up too late trying to get some work done that has to be done by tomorrow, and I have to get up early and go to work, and listening to this is what is giving me enough energy to get this all done. I’m only posting this here so I can listen …read more…
Yes, I know this project starts with number 3, but that’s because it’s actually a renamed “Cherry-flavored Pez.” I’m not losing it. Listen to the podcast for the reason why. (So yes, in some ways this makes it a “very special episode” but what’s the point? In this day and age, everything is a “very …read more…
Welcome to episode #2 of Project Wideawake. For those of you who didn’t get it the first time, here’s the 411 on the name of this project: In the second X-Men movie, there’s a scene where Mystique, disguised as Yuriko Oyama, breaks into Stryker’s computer. If you look closely at the monitor, you can see …read more…
When a special event occurs, Google will show a special logo on its home page. Click on it, and it brings up a search on that topic. Today’s special event is the birthday of Les Paul, who was born on this day in 1915. Instead of a picture, it’s a postmodern electric guitar. Drag the …read more…
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