Internet Archive: Details: 1965Pt1
Jean Shepherd? Yep. That’s what I aspire to. Guy was the best. No script. Just talking into the night. Amazing.
TONS of public domain Shep stuff is up on Archive.org. I’ll be going through this for happy months.
a personal weblog,
or “blog,”
by Merlin Mann
Armand Van Helden (w/Spalding Rockwell) - “Hear My Name”
Every video should be this awesome. It should be taught in schools.
The Real Deal
On Day One, Obama Sets a New Tone - NYTimes.com
“Starting today,” Mr. Obama said, “every agency and department should know that this administration stands on the side not of those who seek to withhold information, but those who seek to make it known.”
Okay. Here’s the deal. I’m breaking my general, radio silence about the Obama thing. Partly, because the election (and the ungodly not-funny, not-interesting “coverage” thereof) basically destroyed my soul for six months. Partly because (yeah, I’m sorry I have to admit this), I had a lot of concerns (some very disturbing) that this man would never make it to getting sworn in. And I didn’t want to jinx it.
But.
I have a feeling this guy may be the real deal. Seriously.
I’m still annoyed by the goddamn posters and hats and songs and freeform hagiography about a Chicago politician who’s still a civil servant and a human being. But, I also have a feeling this civil servant’s got the stones to see reality and remind people what it means. And to tell people in unapologetic terms what the deal is going to be to start unravelling a lot of fundamental brokenness.
I also predict that he’s going to disappoint an unbelievable number of people who’d like to think he’s all-powerful Zeus with a secret pack of smokes and that tidy haircut. But, y’know, maybe honest, un-shiny, and difficult-to-productize disappointment is exactly what we need right now. Instead, of eight years of empty boxes and flag stickers.
Maybe what we really need is somebody to tell us it’s time to grow up, to think about how the rest of the world operates, and to accept that being a country of adults means doing a ton of insanely hard work and making sacrifices where not everybody wins.
Thing is, I’m supporting an honest, level-headed man who seems to care about doing a good job and telling people the truth. But, I’m not supporting a poster. It’s posters we need a shit-ton less of right about now.
It’s way too easy to forget how great the Police were.
Stewart Copeland makes every goddamned beat sound like the invention of rock and roll.
Love this scene (esp. the end). Feels like a direct progenitor of Curb Your Enthusiasm.
“ Assume this is a work of fiction.
dalas verdugo. For half a dozen reasons, I’m inclined to slap this on pretty much everything I ever make.
The Avett Brothers - “Murder In the City”
Gorgeous. Makes me a little teary.
Groucho Marx - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The exaggerated walk, with one hand on the small of his back and his torso bent almost 90 degrees at the waist was a parody of a fad from the 1880s and 1890s. Then, fashionable young men of the upper classes would affect a walk with their right hand held fast to the base of their spines, and with a slight lean forward at the waist and a very slight twist toward the right with the left shoulder, allowing the left hand to swing free with the gait.
Man, Americans are weird.
(via tofuttibreak)
It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia - “Day Bow Bow”
Jesus, I love this show.
[Flash 9 is required to listen to audio.]
MP3: “CryingStore® - Episode: ‘Cold Tulips’”
CryingStore® always makes me bawl, but this particular episode about the story of Hans Ten Schermerhorn was just incredibly moving to me.
Tumblr “Crushes”
I love the new Tumblr Version 5 feature that allows you to see whom you’ve favorited the most. My Top 9 faves were kind of surprising:
- The Staples® Easy Button
- Anonymous lit blogger Salman Rushdie’s Eyebrow
- The Calculus
- Former Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor
- Awesome rapper Fred Durst
- Inspirational gymnast Mary Lou Retton
- Jared, obviously
- Raymond co-star Brad Garrett
- Legendary DJ Rick Dees
Check ‘em out!
Dick.
Rescue Me - Twilight Sisters - “Bonnie Brae”
Still more with the Dulli.
