Monday, August 29, 2005
jahtomaton
Still Flyin' has a new site up. We sort of host it. It's nice. Befriend it.
Also, our friend Darren, proprietor of A Bunch of Beatniks, has a new mp3 blog up called Bicycle Kick My Worries Away. It's named after a Still Flyin' song, which you can download there.
Still Flyin' has a new site up. We sort of host it. It's nice. Befriend it.
Also, our friend Darren, proprietor of A Bunch of Beatniks, has a new mp3 blog up called Bicycle Kick My Worries Away. It's named after a Still Flyin' song, which you can download there.
Thursday, August 25, 2005
Monday, August 22, 2005
shit
It's been ten years since I started college. Why does that stagger me more than the ten year reunion our high school class had earlier this year?
Maybe if I hadn't transferred down to UGA I could've written this.
It's been ten years since I started college. Why does that stagger me more than the ten year reunion our high school class had earlier this year?
Maybe if I hadn't transferred down to UGA I could've written this.
Friday, August 19, 2005
dear movie-goers
The wife and I are planning on heading out to the multiplex this weekend. We aren't sure what to see, though. The top three contenders are Broken Flowers, The 40 Year Old Virgin, and The Aristocrats. We could also go see that movie where those two crazy kids fuck to a lot of a bad brit-pop, I guess, but we feel that, like reducing food waste, porn starts in the home.
One thing that might tip this in Broken Flowers' favor: the station often has free passes for movies at the Coolidge.
The wife and I are planning on heading out to the multiplex this weekend. We aren't sure what to see, though. The top three contenders are Broken Flowers, The 40 Year Old Virgin, and The Aristocrats. We could also go see that movie where those two crazy kids fuck to a lot of a bad brit-pop, I guess, but we feel that, like reducing food waste, porn starts in the home.
One thing that might tip this in Broken Flowers' favor: the station often has free passes for movies at the Coolidge.
What I've Learned
1. Juliana Margulies is not that good looking.
2. Alligator Adventure is probably worth the money, even though I'm pretty sure that UTAN, the 20-ft. King of the Crocs, is made out of plastic.
3. If you want to drink a juice-box, drink a juice-box.
4. Be Cool is the worst movie of the year.
5. D'Angelo's invented the Big Papi as a part of their covert scheme to slowly eliminate all David Ortiz fans.
6. They sell Yuengling in the Carolinas.
7. The one episode of Stella that I've seen was pretty excellent.
8. Getting promoted has absolutely nothing to do with managerial skill or competence.
9. Scrubs more than makes up for Garden State.
10. Myrtle Beach has more pancake houses per capita than any other city in America.
11. Kung Fu Hustle is one of the better movies of the year.
12. My wife and I have a knack for indirectly breaking couples up. If you're a couple, and you've moved to Boston from some other city, don't hang out with us, or soon enough you will split. YMSP82 and Hortense are/were the exception, but we've known those folks for years.
13. The Most Extraordinary Space Investigations is like The Brian Crews Show, but with Sarah Silverman co-starring, for some inexplicable reason.
14. I haven't seen too many movies this year.
15. Those new-fangled thermometers with the little calculator screens and the metal tips totally blow the shit out of those old mercury ones. Thanks, 21st century!
16. Sase, the free independent newsweekly published and edited by bored Myrtle Beach society house-wives, is the most entertaining independent newsweekly in America.
17. The new Bad News Bears is better than its rep. A fine film, even if it can't match the original. It is a movie that I have seen this year.
18. There's very little Yahtzee in Yahtzee Texas Hold 'Em.
1. Juliana Margulies is not that good looking.
2. Alligator Adventure is probably worth the money, even though I'm pretty sure that UTAN, the 20-ft. King of the Crocs, is made out of plastic.
3. If you want to drink a juice-box, drink a juice-box.
4. Be Cool is the worst movie of the year.
5. D'Angelo's invented the Big Papi as a part of their covert scheme to slowly eliminate all David Ortiz fans.
6. They sell Yuengling in the Carolinas.
7. The one episode of Stella that I've seen was pretty excellent.
8. Getting promoted has absolutely nothing to do with managerial skill or competence.
9. Scrubs more than makes up for Garden State.
10. Myrtle Beach has more pancake houses per capita than any other city in America.
11. Kung Fu Hustle is one of the better movies of the year.
12. My wife and I have a knack for indirectly breaking couples up. If you're a couple, and you've moved to Boston from some other city, don't hang out with us, or soon enough you will split. YMSP82 and Hortense are/were the exception, but we've known those folks for years.
13. The Most Extraordinary Space Investigations is like The Brian Crews Show, but with Sarah Silverman co-starring, for some inexplicable reason.
14. I haven't seen too many movies this year.
15. Those new-fangled thermometers with the little calculator screens and the metal tips totally blow the shit out of those old mercury ones. Thanks, 21st century!
16. Sase, the free independent newsweekly published and edited by bored Myrtle Beach society house-wives, is the most entertaining independent newsweekly in America.
17. The new Bad News Bears is better than its rep. A fine film, even if it can't match the original. It is a movie that I have seen this year.
18. There's very little Yahtzee in Yahtzee Texas Hold 'Em.
Thursday, August 18, 2005
well shit, I'm back on the radio
again, after missing last week, due to vacation. I almost had to sit out today as well, as I've felt miserable for the last few days. I ate a Big Papi on Tuesday that really did a number on me. Not stomach problems, but a fever and headaches and stuff. I saw a doctor this morning, for the first time since 2002, and she told me to lay off the D'Angelo's for, like, forever. I didn't need to be told to realize that, though.
Anyway, now through five, on WZBC. Hopefully the streams won't be uppity.
again, after missing last week, due to vacation. I almost had to sit out today as well, as I've felt miserable for the last few days. I ate a Big Papi on Tuesday that really did a number on me. Not stomach problems, but a fever and headaches and stuff. I saw a doctor this morning, for the first time since 2002, and she told me to lay off the D'Angelo's for, like, forever. I didn't need to be told to realize that, though.
Anyway, now through five, on WZBC. Hopefully the streams won't be uppity.
myspace.com/olddudes
I don't get it. Why has Gang of Four re-recorded their old hits? Money? I mean, you gotta admit this is taking it further than any other golden oldies reunion money rake-in band.
It almost goes without saying that the old recordings are better. It feels strange listening to these songs. They constantly harp on all the bands today ripping them off, but now they're ripping themselves off.
I don't get it. Why has Gang of Four re-recorded their old hits? Money? I mean, you gotta admit this is taking it further than any other golden oldies reunion money rake-in band.
It almost goes without saying that the old recordings are better. It feels strange listening to these songs. They constantly harp on all the bands today ripping them off, but now they're ripping themselves off.
Tuesday, August 16, 2005
how to make HBO better
Recast Entourage with Diamond Dallas Page, Nikolai Volkoff, Jake "the Snake" Roberts, and Jimmy "Superfly" Snuka.
Recast Entourage with Diamond Dallas Page, Nikolai Volkoff, Jake "the Snake" Roberts, and Jimmy "Superfly" Snuka.
Snakes on a Plane, man!
The film Deep Blue Sea is probably my personal favorite of all time. Well, no it's not, but I like it enough to have seen it multiple times.
I just learned of an upcoming Samuel L. Jackson vehicle originally titled "Snakes on a Plane". For some reason they changed it to "Pacific Flight 121" or some such bullshit. What the fuck is up with that? I like it when they just get to the fucking point. How much better would Deep Blue Sea be if it was called "Sharks That Can Swim Backwards"?
Anyway, Jackson demanded the name be changed back to its original title. Here's some choice lines from an interview. Everything he says is completely awesome--
Beaks: One of those films that you’re working on right now is... well, it’s called "Pacific Air 121"—
Jackson: Snakes on a Plane, man!
Beaks: Exactly.
Jackson: We’re totally changing that back. That’s the only reason I took the job: I read the title.
Beaks: Snakes on a Plane! That’s everything!
Jackson: You either want to see that, or you don’t.
Beaks: And how are those snakes? Besides being on a plane?
Jackson: Some of them are aggressive, some of them are cool. They’re interesting to watch, and interesting to interact with. It depends on what kind of snake it is. One day, it took, like, four guys to bring in this 350 lb. Burmese Python. We were all like, “Where’s that goin’?” And I watched an Albino Cobra strike airplane seats the other day. I watched it from another studio. It’s actually been a fun show. But we’re taking the name back!
The film Deep Blue Sea is probably my personal favorite of all time. Well, no it's not, but I like it enough to have seen it multiple times.
I just learned of an upcoming Samuel L. Jackson vehicle originally titled "Snakes on a Plane". For some reason they changed it to "Pacific Flight 121" or some such bullshit. What the fuck is up with that? I like it when they just get to the fucking point. How much better would Deep Blue Sea be if it was called "Sharks That Can Swim Backwards"?
Anyway, Jackson demanded the name be changed back to its original title. Here's some choice lines from an interview. Everything he says is completely awesome--
Beaks: One of those films that you’re working on right now is... well, it’s called "Pacific Air 121"—
Jackson: Snakes on a Plane, man!
Beaks: Exactly.
Jackson: We’re totally changing that back. That’s the only reason I took the job: I read the title.
Beaks: Snakes on a Plane! That’s everything!
Jackson: You either want to see that, or you don’t.
Beaks: And how are those snakes? Besides being on a plane?
Jackson: Some of them are aggressive, some of them are cool. They’re interesting to watch, and interesting to interact with. It depends on what kind of snake it is. One day, it took, like, four guys to bring in this 350 lb. Burmese Python. We were all like, “Where’s that goin’?” And I watched an Albino Cobra strike airplane seats the other day. I watched it from another studio. It’s actually been a fun show. But we’re taking the name back!
so, where was I?
Yesterday was my first day at work in a week. Of course the first item on my agenda was getting back to the Mez Eclipse. But four paragraphs in to an epic examination of my week in Myrtle and Kure Beaches, a transformer blew out, depriving much of North Quincy the electricity necessary to maintain a productive workday. The computers thusly futzed out, my anemic Word scrawl was lost in the digital maelstrom. After an hour and a half of aimless cubicle cleaning, they sent us home for the day, around noon, and all the many splendid blog-posts I had planned were put on hold. Well, shit. I’ve already established that I don’t have the patience, tenacity, or work ethic to ever write anything twice, so my fantastic beach stories will remain untold. Let me just say that North Myrtle Beach is initially, surprisingly, less red-neck than you’d think, but then proceeds to faithfully reveal its true expected nature with great alacrity. Also, Yahtzee Texas Hold ‘Em is a miserable bastardization of that fine game. If they ever make a gin rummy with the Life spinner, though, I’d be with them 100%.
Yesterday was my first day at work in a week. Of course the first item on my agenda was getting back to the Mez Eclipse. But four paragraphs in to an epic examination of my week in Myrtle and Kure Beaches, a transformer blew out, depriving much of North Quincy the electricity necessary to maintain a productive workday. The computers thusly futzed out, my anemic Word scrawl was lost in the digital maelstrom. After an hour and a half of aimless cubicle cleaning, they sent us home for the day, around noon, and all the many splendid blog-posts I had planned were put on hold. Well, shit. I’ve already established that I don’t have the patience, tenacity, or work ethic to ever write anything twice, so my fantastic beach stories will remain untold. Let me just say that North Myrtle Beach is initially, surprisingly, less red-neck than you’d think, but then proceeds to faithfully reveal its true expected nature with great alacrity. Also, Yahtzee Texas Hold ‘Em is a miserable bastardization of that fine game. If they ever make a gin rummy with the Life spinner, though, I’d be with them 100%.
Thursday, August 11, 2005
Friday, August 05, 2005
yesterday's playlist
Mesmerization Eclipse
Thursday August 4th 2005
Oneida: "Changes in the City"
Trumans Water: "Death to Dead Things"
Skullflower: "Ghosts Ice Aliens"
Orange Juice: "Louise Louise"
Apes: "Imp Ahh"
Gang Wizard: "Portland Movement - An Unintentional Blaspheme of Yeti"
Go-Betweens: "Finding You"
Wooden Wand and the Vanishing Voice: "Cobra Christ of the Cabbages"
Eleventh Dream Day: "Rose of Jericho"
Need New Body: "Outerspace"
England's Glory: "City of Fun"
Deadbird: "Mt. Zero is Burning"
Rita Lee: "Hulla Hulla"
Yo la Tengo: "Styles of the Times"
Kinski: "Passed Out On Your Lawn"
Gang Gang Dance: "Glory In Itself / Egyptian"
Fad Gadget: "Newsreel"
Semool: "Essai 9"
Oakley Hall: "Feel This Way"
Fuchsia: "A Tiny Book"
Of Montreal: "I Was a Landscape In Your Dream"
Replacements: "Color Me Impressed"
Olivia Tremor Control: "I Have Been Floated"
Monoshock: "Psychedelic Warlords (Disappear In Smoke)"
Deerhoof: "Come See the Duck"
The Fall: "Who Makes the Nazis?"
Residents: "The Whispering Boys"
Black Dice: "Motorcycle"
Flotation Toy Warning: "Happy 13"
Crewsin' For a Brewsin': "Cheeseburger and a Coke"
Magnetic Fields: "Either You Don't Love Me or I Don't Love You"
Es: "Pehmea Iho"
Wedding Present: "I'm From Further North Than You"
Black Future: "Eu Suo O Rio"
Weird War: "See About Me"
Je Suis France: "The Engine Room is a Deathpit"
Iannis Xenakis: "La Legende D'Eer"
Still Flyin': "Mystery Tent"
Jandek: "When I See You Again"
Alligator Crystal Moth: "Python"
Caribou: "Bees"
Can: "Spray"
Mesmerization Eclipse
Thursday August 4th 2005
Oneida: "Changes in the City"
Trumans Water: "Death to Dead Things"
Skullflower: "Ghosts Ice Aliens"
Orange Juice: "Louise Louise"
Apes: "Imp Ahh"
Gang Wizard: "Portland Movement - An Unintentional Blaspheme of Yeti"
Go-Betweens: "Finding You"
Wooden Wand and the Vanishing Voice: "Cobra Christ of the Cabbages"
Eleventh Dream Day: "Rose of Jericho"
Need New Body: "Outerspace"
England's Glory: "City of Fun"
Deadbird: "Mt. Zero is Burning"
Rita Lee: "Hulla Hulla"
Yo la Tengo: "Styles of the Times"
Kinski: "Passed Out On Your Lawn"
Gang Gang Dance: "Glory In Itself / Egyptian"
Fad Gadget: "Newsreel"
Semool: "Essai 9"
Oakley Hall: "Feel This Way"
Fuchsia: "A Tiny Book"
Of Montreal: "I Was a Landscape In Your Dream"
Replacements: "Color Me Impressed"
Olivia Tremor Control: "I Have Been Floated"
Monoshock: "Psychedelic Warlords (Disappear In Smoke)"
Deerhoof: "Come See the Duck"
The Fall: "Who Makes the Nazis?"
Residents: "The Whispering Boys"
Black Dice: "Motorcycle"
Flotation Toy Warning: "Happy 13"
Crewsin' For a Brewsin': "Cheeseburger and a Coke"
Magnetic Fields: "Either You Don't Love Me or I Don't Love You"
Es: "Pehmea Iho"
Wedding Present: "I'm From Further North Than You"
Black Future: "Eu Suo O Rio"
Weird War: "See About Me"
Je Suis France: "The Engine Room is a Deathpit"
Iannis Xenakis: "La Legende D'Eer"
Still Flyin': "Mystery Tent"
Jandek: "When I See You Again"
Alligator Crystal Moth: "Python"
Caribou: "Bees"
Can: "Spray"
Thursday, August 04, 2005
Wednesday, August 03, 2005
maybe last week wasn't the best time to trade for Derek Lowe...
No surprise that he's apparently a dickhead, but hopefully this stuff won't follow him onto the field. The knock on him up here was that he thought too much on the mound, dwelled on his problems after walking a guy or giving up a hit, and thus was prone to cough up big innings.
No surprise that he's apparently a dickhead, but hopefully this stuff won't follow him onto the field. The knock on him up here was that he thought too much on the mound, dwelled on his problems after walking a guy or giving up a hit, and thus was prone to cough up big innings.
Tuesday, August 02, 2005
Monday, August 01, 2005
