‘J’arrive’ by Jacques Brel
Every time I listen to Jacques Brel, I want to be in some French dive bar where even though I can’t speak the language that well, as soon as I bring up this beautifully depressing song, it suddenly becomes a group effort to sing along.
Sinatra Song Often Strikes Deadly Chord - NY Times
Apparently, our freedoms in the USA vs The Philippines means we can sing Sinatra’s “My Way” at a karaoke bar and not get killed afterward by someone who thought we sucked at it.
I wonder what would happen during Filipino Idol tryouts? Would that be a snuff film?
Jim Stevenson - In Search Of LA… Venice Blvd (Fairfax to South Hobart), Wednesday Afternoon
I want to post bail in this very office. Jackie Brown lives.
Paul Ruebens & the cast of Pee Wee’s Playhouse Live after their closing night for a Q&A with a smaller select audience.
The only noodles I want are those that can suspend my chopsticks in the air when I let go.
Thats my old classmate/radio/theatre pal Kiff from my Calvin College days. We used to do farce-versions of our theatre company’s performances for closing night parties. I hope that tradition still lives on. Congrats Kiff and long live “the smorg.”
‘Midnight’ by Ice-T
I remember when the O.G. Original Gangster CD came to my college radio station back in ‘91. Rap was still somewhat gimmicky and not the radio-friendly stuff that it is today. Only college stations and a few handfuls of independent stations would play the stuff.
I listen to this now and I remember trying to figure out the samples (Led Zep, Sabbath and BDP) when I first heard it. People may now know Ice-T as the street-smart detective on SVU, but I’ll always remember him first as the street-smart poet from this album.
Although, these lyrics make sort-of logical sense, until you map it…
We boned down Vernon, Right on Normandie
Left on Florence, Gettin’ thru the E.T.G.’s
Spun out on Vermont, Made a left on Colden
Right on Hoover, E where we goin’?
Why I love photobombs. Especially when its one of my own photos that got the treatment.
Um, Korean teens like Cass Beer? What up with dat?
