February 5, 2008
Checking In...
Hello wonderful people of the interwebs.
Sorry for being out of touch lately. I've been slaving away on work related web stuff 10 hours a day, seven days a week and the last thing I want to do when I have a tiny bit of downtime is get in front of the computer and blog.
So I'll just let you know that I finally get why sports fans everywhere are so obsessive about Erin Andrews. Oh and that Marissa Miller, she's also moderately attractive.
Hey, look at that! Someone else thinks R.E.M.'s Accelerate is going to be pretty good. Color me cautiously optimistic.
Oh yeah, I'm totally in agreeance with Lefsetz here. Because tickets went on sale so early, I already know what my birthday present is. But there are much worse things that going to see My Morning Jacket at Radio City Music Hall on your birthday. Thanks Ms. Smith! I promise to act surprised. I hope they do something special, like break out the luau outfits or wear those crazy boots held together by scotch tape.
BTW, I downloaded this MMJ show in MP3 format and am enjoying it thoroughly. Do any of you kind souls out there in cyberspace have the live MMJ show that was available as a podcast from the iTunes Music Store? The link there appears to be dead.
Thanks for listening to me ramble. I need to go play fetch with Mr. Pink. He gets bored easily.
See you soon soonish.
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January 30, 2008
Random Shite
The R.E.M., Modest Mouse & The National tour hits the greater D.C. area on June 11th. I might have to cough up some cash for that one.
Facing the Music - Record-label woes, lineup changes, trouble at home, and an alluring new bass player on the road: a diary of a rock 'n' roll divorce from the founder of Luna. {via}
PS - Dean and Britta have a blog.
"A single newspaper photograph has triggered a debate over logging practices in the Northwest. The photo shows a clear-cut hillside that slid into a creek during last month’s Pineapple Express storms. Mud and debris in streams and rivers helped contribute to devastating record floods in Southwest Washington."
British Sea Power keyboard player in stage diving accident.
Ghostface to downloaders: 'I thought y'all motherfuckers loved me!'
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January 23, 2008
Random Photography Notes & Links
I Fixed That Copyright Problem On The Internet - "I decided to take it upon myself to address the raging debate about copyright on the internet. I created an alternate internet for people who want to give their content away without attribution or payment. I’m calling it the shitternet. Just direct your browser to shit://www.yourblog.com and start grabbing stories and photos and video to make a page everyone will want to visit. This is going to be so AWESOME. It will be a place where people can mash-up and repurpose everything thats posted and consumers can go and look at the same photographs and stories and videos over and over and over again only reposted on millions of blogs. And, everyone can link everyone else until the internet resembles a giant donut."
Photographers Copyright on the Internet - "We can stand around and whine as all the little bitches who have nothing worth copyrighting tell everyone who’s listening that the law is outdated and oppressive or we can go out and defend it."
Making A Living As A Photographer - "Robert Wright delivers a couple smart posts on the business of photography and that oh so important part, many photographers overlook, making sure you treat it like a business."
70-200mm Zoom Lens Reviews - "The beauty of this type of lens is that it gives you a fast lens, wide enough focal length to be useful in many everyday applications, yet the reach to really zoom in on your subject at the 200mm end of the spectrum. They are also useful for getting some nice blur in the background when shooting a subject - leaving them as the clear focal point."
36 Hours in New York - "Photography-focused NYC trip: The city is the world's media capital, so photography not only attracts artists and shutterbugs alike, but it's also a big business, fueling everything from advertising and modeling agencies to retouching labs and frame shops."
Camerapedia - "This site is a free-content encyclopedia of camera information, a repository of information about all still camera brands and models."
Best photography books of 2007.
An interview with Michael Lewis.
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January 14, 2008
Lost Weekend
My full interview with Tom Smith of Editors is online now over on DCist.
I had to work most of the weekend (a trend that's going to continue for most of the month) so other than the Wizards / Celtics game, not much to report. DCist also has my game recap. It was a rugged affair, not exactly easy on the eyes. Going into the Celtic locker room after the game was a treat though. Kevin Garnett has the biggest set of earrings I've ever seen. Calling them obnoxious doesn't do them justice. Paul Pierce was rocking a sweet pin-striped suit. Due to the loss, the collective mood was quite somber, so I didn't ask any questions. Maybe next time.
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January 10, 2008
Programming Update
As you may have noticed, content has been rather lite thus far in 2008. I am super busy at work trying furiously to finish a HUGE project by the end of the month, so posting will be a bit sporadic until February.
But that doesn't mean I'm going away or anything. I'll still be doing the occasional Wizards write up for DCist and there are a bunch of shows coming up starting next week -- Editors, Yeaysayer, MGMT, Buffalo Tom and, of course, the start of the great Super Furry road trip of '08 that will take me up and down the East Coast.
And in the next 48 hours I'll be interviewing Tom Smith, Guto Pryce and Bill Janovitz. Whew.
So stay tuned.
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January 5, 2008
Link Dump
Wedding Crashers: The Perfect Girl in Typography.
What If John Edwards and Mitt Romney Worked For the University Of Virginia Sports Information Desk? Genius.
If, like me, you missed the Radiohead New Year's Webcast, here it is.
EAR FARM's Top Ten Bands To Emerge in 2007 & Ten To Watch Out For in 2008.
2007 - The Year In Pictures from the NY Times. Do yrself a favor and check this out. Some amazing stuff here.
Kottke's Best Links 2007. I'm still digging my way through this treasure trove of goodness.
I, for one, loved the Lakers "short shorts" look against the Celtics over the New year's break. What I liked less was Lamar Odom attempting his best Sean Taylor impersonation. For those watching at home, the C's try and avenge their last loss (way back on 12/19) tonight in Detroit.
Liam Gallagher and Ian Brown to front Supergroup.
The KNDD site has some great live material available for downloading:
[mp3] The Kooks | Naive (live at the Crocodile)
[mp3] The Kooks | She Moves In Her Own Way (live at the Crocodile)
[mp3] Regina Spektor | Fidelity (live at Glenn Sound)
[mp3] Placebo | Meds (live at The Fenix)
[mp3] Bloc Party | I Still Remember (Live at Glenn Sound)
[mp3] Mew | The Zookeepers Boy (live at Glenn Sound
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Street Teamers Wanted
D.C.-area peeps, Beggars Banquet is looking for street teamers to help promote their upcoming shows in the area. Here are the details:
Beggars Group USA / Matador Records is looking for some folks to join their street team. Assistance would be helpful anywhere across the states though if you're in the DC area, even better!
Beggars Group and Matador Records are home to artists such as Yo La Tengo, St. Vincent, Film School, Voxtrot, Super Furry Animals, Vampire Weekend, Devendra Banhart, Cat Power, The New Pornographers and many more.
All it takes is a little bit of free time each week and a love of music. Perks include free entry into Beggars/Matador shows, free records and other goodies.
If interested or for further information please send an email along to ClaireTaylor@Beggars.com with "Street Team" in the subject line.
For a list of all Beggars/Matador artists check out www.beggarsgroupsusa.com & www.matadorrecords.com.
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January 4, 2008
David Lynch on the iPhone*
* kinda
[via kottke]
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December 30, 2007
The Weather Is Here...
And so am I.
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December 5, 2007
All Together Now
Detour Magazine interviewed yours truly earlier in the week.
I had an impromptu photo shoot with Mr. Pink the other day. Head over to Flickr for the full results.
The more I read about Facebook, the more it scares the shit out of me.
The Heroes Season 2 finale, yeah, it was pretty meh.
Now you can edit photos in Flickr.
This is the funniest thing I've seen on the interwebs in quite some time.
D.C. United will open their season on March 29 in Kansas City. The home opener is shortly thereafter v. Toronto. United is having their equipment sale on Friday. I can't go. Bah. Someone buy me a Facundo Erpen jersey. That's all I want for Xmas.*
Speaking of MLS... The Curious Economics of the Designated Player.
Wow, I guess the Red Sox are the new Yankees. Not sure how I feel about that.
I Am Fuel, You Are Friends interviews Travis.
Editors are touring the US again in January.
Morrissey to NME: You have been pwned. Oh, and Moz signed a new record deal with Decca.
Dead Flowers has one of my favorite songs by Lush for your downloading pleasure.
The Super Furries are giving away MP3s for Xmas presents.
The Raveonettes are back with a new record, called Lust, Lust, Lust. Here's a taste:
[MP3] The Raveonettes | Ally, Walk With Me
* not entirely true.
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November 29, 2007
It’s All About the Crown
Rejoice.
The Wire, aka the best effing show on TV, graces the airwaves once again beginning January 6th! I guess I have to renew my HBO Subscription.
Peep five new promos for Season Five.
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October 25, 2007
Ha
I followed a referral link to one of those new aggregation sites that pull in yr info from the 37 various web services you (we) all use on a daily basis and this is what was displayed from my site:
I think my work is done here, people. Thank you and goodnight.
To celebrate, we'll be pre-gaming at Bar Pilar (they have TV's) before Jen Lekman tonight.
Say 8ish?
Feel free to RSVP by email.
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October 23, 2007
Thaw Session
By now you surely seen/downloaded/heard "The Thaw Session" by The Verve(and if you haven't, hop to it!), which is basically their first rehearsal after reforming. I'm kinda on the fence about it, but I think Frank makes an excellent point:
At least it sounds like The Verve and not solo Richard Ashcroft.
Urban Hymns was good and all, but it's no Northern Soul. Because Northern Soul is straight-up Godhead. When Ashcroft sang "I'm gonna die alone in bed," you had no reason to doubt him (back then. Shame.) Still, I think this bodes well for the future. Also, this finally gives me a reason to put together my favorite Verve b-sides into a post, something I've been meaning to do for about three years now. "Back On My Feet Again," anyone? Best.
Also, I vote yes on the Ride reunion. But only if they play "Time Machine." Otherwise, forget it.
Kegzies also has the new Oasis track for you to download in case you can't pony up the 99 cents (or $3.50 depending on what the exchange rate is at now). This track is straight fire though. Me likey.
Via BV, NYC Taper has last night's Morrissey show from Hammerstien Ballroom. The set list is looking pretty sweet ("Jack The Ripper" is back!, but "You're Gonna Need Someone On Your Side" is gone), so I'm getting excited about the two times I'm going to see him next week. Yes, I am going to see him even though I am still pissed at the way he handled the last tour. My Rams Head tickets cost me $75! Ouch.
Lastly, Veronica Mars - The Complete Third Season
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October 5, 2007
Weekend Ahead
Lots of good shows this weekend:
Friday:
Child Ballads & These United States (and a whole lot of other bands) @ 9:30 Club
Child Ballads MySpace
These United States MySpace
The Brunettes & Ferraby Lionheart @ RnR Hotel
The Brunettes My Space
Ferraby Lionheart MySpace
Saturday:
Voxtrot w/ The Little Ones @ the Black Cat
[MP3] Voxtrot | Kid Gloves
The Little Ones MySpace
Sunday:
Pinback @ 9:30 Club
[MP3] Pinback | Manchuria
[MP3] Pinback | Lyon
Two Gallants & Blitzen Trapper @ RnR Hotel
[MP3] Two Gallants | The Hand That Held Me Down
[MP3] Two Gallants | Despite What You've Been Told
Blitzen Trapper MySpace
I'll be at the Voxtrot show, but other than that, I've already promised my weekend to the Red Sox.
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October 1, 2007
Adventures In Solitude
Guess what I did yesterday? Sat on the couch, watched football and drank beer. All day. It was glorious. The only thing that would have been better was having some baseball on yesterday as well. BTW, you're welcome Philly.
Did you know Radiohead has a new record coming out in 9 days? And you can pay whatever you want for the download version? Probably not, unless you were on the internet. Because it's on every effing site everywhere. Good lord. While I'm excited for the new record, I'm more curious as to what this means for the industry.
Some people were rather unimpressed:
"Oh...about the ordering. How did it go? It was miserable. The site was slow, I had to re-enter my credit card number and I had to make six attempts at the security code before my order was accepted."
Some [via Dead Flowers] declared the end of days for the record industry:
"This feels like yet another death knell," emailed an A&R executive at a major European label. "If the best band in the world doesn't want a part of us, I'm not sure what's left for this business."
I love quotes like this, because God fucking forbid any of these labels even try something innovative like this. They sit around doing the same thing for every record they release and wonder why it's not working.
Lastly, some people said it was about effing time:
"R.E.M. went for the cash They could have gone indie. Turns out re-signing with Warner was a good move, for they never sold tonnage again, despite getting PAID for selling tonnage. Springsteen went for the check. As did Neil Young...This is big news. This says the major labels are fucked. Untrustworthy with a worthless business model. Radiohead doesn’t seem to care if the music is free. Not that they believe it will be. Because believers will give you ALL THEIR MONEY!"
I'll probably pony up for the digital version, but not the $80 deluxe physical edition. If you can't wait nine days, Matt Picasso points us to a live compilation of all the new songs.
Curiously, The Charlatans are flat out giving away their new record, but aren't getting anywhere near the press in the blogosphere. But that's nothing new for The Charlies, is it?
TV networks discover life without iTunes. I've never downloaded any TV shows from iTunes, but after reading this bit of news about NBC, I'm skeptical if this will work. I'm constantly amazed at how senior execs in the entertainment industry don't pay attention.
Bose founder discusses audio perfection and digital music.
We paved paradise. So why can't we find any place to park? Because parking is one of the biggest boondoggles -- and environmental disasters -- in our country. Interesting read.
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September 29, 2007
In Hiding
Let's all wish Ms. Smith a very happy birthday!
We had the birhday party/housewarming party last night. Thanks to everyone for coming out. I'll be contacting you all very soon to plan the follow up party so we can drink all the leftover booze.
Now that the party is over, I can officially call to a close three of the most hectic weeks in recent memory. Here's a list of some of the things I won't be doing in the next few days:
Tonight: Le Loup & These United States @ Black Cat
Sunday: Okkervil River @ RocknRoll Hotel (gave my tickets to Jason)
Monday: Matt Pond PA @ 9:30 and Patrick Wolf @ Black Cat
Tuesday: Jose Gonzalez @ 9:30 Club
Nope, none of that. I'm taking a few days off.
I will however be wearing my Red Sox hat with pride.
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September 25, 2007
McNulty + Drinking Again = Longest Wait Ever
Yes please. [via Matt]
For this show to go out with a bang, McNulty needs to be a big, drunken mess. Bunk too.
I forgot to mention when I did my Whartscape coverage that McNulty was there on the first night. I have a really grainy photo somewhere. I'll have to see if I can dig it up.
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September 11, 2007
Nine Eleven Comes Every Year
A few people have asked if I was planning anything special today as it's the sixth anniversary of 9/11. I don't think so. I said everything I needed to say last year. I'm not sure I have anything to add right now. So instead I'll point you to a few things and let you go to work:
- My 9/11 photos
- 5th anniversary post from last year
- Allan Tannenbaum's photographs: 9-11 Still Killing
- Shattered: 9-11 photo from James Nachtwey
I had hoped to have my wedding photos from last weekend up today but last night's storm knocked out my internet for most of the night so look for them tomorrow.
Instead, here is some music apropos for today:
[MP3] The National | About Today
[MP3] Elbow | Any Day Now
[MP3] The Connells | Stone Cold Yesterday
[MP3] The Spinanes | Sunday
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September 10, 2007
Question.
Was MTV paying people to live blog the VMA's last night? WTF?
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September 5, 2007
iPod Touch
I will totally buy one of the new iPod Touch models that was released today...as soon as they increase the storage from a paltry 16 gb. I've been telling Ms. Smith I'd be interested in the iPhone without the phone part, and that's exactly what this is. If only the storage capacity wasn't so crappy.
On the other hand, the new 160 gb iPod looks pretty tempting. New Nanos too.
More over at Gizmodo.
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September 4, 2007
Upcoming
Busy week this week.
Tonight: Editors @ 9:30 Club
Tomorrow: The National @ 9:30 Club
Sunday: New England Revolution @ D.C. United
Also this week but not pictured: Jon Miller's wedding on Saturday.
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September 3, 2007
Monday Reading
The NY Times on Rick Rubin.
The WaPo on The Wire filming its last episode. *sniff*
The Guardian interviews David Beckham, who might be returning to England once the MLS season is over.
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July 27, 2007
Weekend To Do List
Friday
Tonight brings us an early drinkathon at the D.C. Sports Blogger Happy Hour (which I never got around to making a flyer for - sorry Jamie).
The late drinkathon brings us to a house party on or around O street. Tomorrow morning's gonna hurt.
Saturday
Still waiting on word about my White Stripes tickets, they are playing at GMU's Patriot Center.
If that falls through The Velvet Lounge has an excellent show that will be my back-up plan. Donny Hue & the Colors, Nethers Nikki solo and the Griznar Musical Collective. Donny Hue & the Colors features Aaron and Mike of Nethers and Olivia and Randy from Washington Social Club. I still haven't seen Nethers perform this year (!!!!) and this looks to be my best chance for the foreseeable future. Plus Nikki and Olivia are two of my favorite artists (if not my two favorite artists) in the city, so I'm hoping I can maybe see both shows.
[MP3] Donny Hue & the Colors | Real Long Time
Sunday
After sleeping in, I have a sports filled night ahead of me. I'm thinking about heading out The Goodman League in the early afternoon to see if I can get a spot for the 7 p.m. game which is supposed to feature Agent Zero v. Kevin Durant. Like Woah. D.C. United face Mexico's Club America at RFK in Superliga action at 8 p.m.
No rest for the weary!
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July 20, 2007
New Rule
And that new rule is from now on I'm keeping my fucking mouth shut until after the fact whenever big things happen or I get big news. Otherwise the news keeps getting rescheduled. First the Morrissey gigs and now the thing yesterday, which I can't talk about because it might still happen. But I digress...
Not sure what everyone else's plans for the weekend are, but I'll be heading to the land of people that don't drive so good, aka Maryland, to take in Whartscape, which gets shadier and shadier the more I find out about it. If there are no posts on this site on Monday, call the cops. But since I'm a music blogger, I guess I'm duty bound to go check out Dan Deacon. Seriously though, seeing Spankrock should be fun.
One show I'm sad to miss on Sunday night is the Bishop Allen show. DCeiver won't freakin' shut up about them. They're his [insert name of whatever band I'm obsessing about this week].
Here are some MPfree's of theirs:
[MP3] Bishop Allen | Rain
[MP3] Bishop Allen | Click Click Click Click
Did anyone else watch the MLS All-Star game last night? If not you missed the interview with David Beckham at halftime. The one in which he said he probably wouldn't play on Saturday against Chelsea. While he was saying that ESPN ran a graphic on the screen that said "Will make his U.S. debut Saturday v. Chelsea." So I guess this weekend we'll find out who's really running things in the Beckham camp.
Two other news items of note, both regarding photography.
First is the NFL making photographers wear vests with sponsor logos, which is total BS. That's a good way to be seen as impartial, no? Wearing a vest with Reebok and Canon logos on it?
Second is the whole Band of Horses hates cameraphones, which I totally agree with. I always find it funny how publicists stress to me "NO FLASH" whenever I get a photo pass at the 9:30 Club. I never say it, but the people they really need to worry about are everyone with Point and Shoots and cameraphones. They're the ones snapping away with their flashes. Not the "pros"* (with a few notable exceptions). I also can never understand why people standing at the back of the venue try and take pictures on their cell phones. They're way too far away from the action and it just comes out as this big unidentifiable glob of bad lighting. And yes, I am a camera snob.
At the same time, I realize that more and more people are bringing their cameras to shows and it can get annoying. That said, I rarely go to a show without my camera. DSLR's are fairly cheap now and more and more people are getting into photography. I'm not sure what the breaking point is going to be, but we'll get their soon.
For bigger shows, I just try and get my shots and get out of the way so people can enjoy the show. That's why I don't mind the "First three / no flash" rule at concerts for photo passes. I can never tell you what happens during the first three songs of a show I'm shooting, because I'm busy working and not really paying attention to the music. At the Travis show I totally forgot they played "Writing to Reach You" because they played it third and I was too busy working my way to the center of the venue to get a better vantage point to stop and listen. So I totally buy the "People are too busy messing with their cameras to enjoy the show" argument. But after the third song, I put my camera away and enjoy the show like everyone else. In most cases I also move to the back of the venue, so if I grabbed someone else's spot while I was battling for position up front, I can give it back to them. People are generally cool with that and I certainly try and be as unobtrusive as I can be (given the fact that I have all this gear hanging around my neck and waist). There are right ways and wrong ways to go about all of this. I guess what I'm trying to day is get your shots early and then put everything away and enjoy the show. A win/win for everyone.
* Please note I don't consider myself a "pro." I always tell people I'm a professional amateur, which I think is about right.
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July 16, 2007
Weekend Recap
So then, my weekend in a nutshell:
Friday
Friday night Ms. Smith and I ventured to the Black Cat to see The Vita Ruins. They were giving away free copies of their E.P., Thanks For Your Concern (But We're OK), so I grabbed a few for you readers (more on that in a sec). The band sound not unlike Black Rebel Motorcycle Club -- swirling, feedback-drenched guitars, sinister vocals and a driving back beat. They're obviously big shoegazer fans, which is always a good thing in my book. They drew a decent amount of people to the show, many of which were photographers, causing one person to remark "I've never seen so many photographers for a band I've never heard of." I'll be sending the copies of the E.P. I snagged as a consolation prize to those that didn't win those Editors CD's. So keep an eye on your inbox if you entered.
Saturday
Saturday I ran errands during the day (I need a new camera bag) and tried to stay out of the heat. Later that night I took in the D.C. United v. FC Dallas match at RFK. Expect a short recap on DCist later today.
Sunday
Can you name a better way to spend Sunday than drinking beer, eating BBQ and watching football? I think not. My only complaint was that the Brazil v. Argentina match was such a snoozer. Oh well. I spent the rest of the night editing photos. Exciting, no?
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July 2, 2007
Did Steve Tell You That Perchance?
Yes, sometime my lyrics are sexist
But you lovely bitches and ho's should know
I'm trying to correct this.
Brilliant. Methinks HBO hitched it's wagon to the wrong show.
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June 28, 2007
Me As A Simpsons Character
Make yours here. Post a link!
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June 25, 2007
Good Morning. Lethargy.
Quite the weekend. Coolfer came down for a visit, so we did it up like proper tourists. I took him to the Museum of Natural History (where I took the above photo) and the National Archives on Saturday afternoon. That evening we grabbed Mike Grass and went to Ms. Smith's pad for some pre-game burritos. Later that night we watched the Nats lose to the Land of Cleve Indians when Nook Logan got picked off of third for the last out. Nice one. We (we being everyone that was still drinking - I was driving) ended up at Wonderland for a nightcap.
Sunday, after some lady rear ended the leafmobile (only minor damages and no one was hurt) we took in the zoo during the morning and then Mike and I went to watch the first half of the Gold Cup final right after Coolfer hopped on the bus back to NYC. At halftime I wandered over to the Warehouse for the DCist photog meet-up/happy hour. I stayed there for a few hours before heading home and crashing. Whew.
Here's the game winner from the Gold Cup. Nice one!
Lastly, Okkervil River have announced a date at the Rock n' Roll Hotel on Sept. 30th.
[MP3] Okkervil River | Our Life is Not a Movie or Maybe
Oh, I almost forgot. Some of my photos are up over on Express today.
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June 19, 2007
Awesome.
The events leading to Oceanic Flight 815's crash, in succession.
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June 14, 2007
A lot of monuments are a bit rubbish...
...but this really is a pile of crap.
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June 12, 2007
Shorties
Celtics trade rumors and proposals are flying fast and furious on many a Celtics message board. Do we want to trade Theo, #5 and Gerald Green to Atlanta for Joe Johnson, Shelden Williams and #11? What about a sign and trade with Seattle netting Rashard Lewis for only Theo and Delonte West? Maybe Shawn Marion excited you more? He can be had for a package similar to the proposed deal with Atlanta. My head's about to explode at the possibilities. Could not landing one of the top two picks in the draft be the best case scenario for us?
Vote for Ben Olson's goal as MLS Goal of the Week! Vote, damn you! If you want to see photos from Sunday's hot United on Red Bull action, just go here.
Huffington Post, when you need a quote for a contentious sports story, who do you turn to? A blogger credentialed by both MLS and the NBA, that's who.
Kristen Bell, aka Catherine's new best friend (nope, not jealous AT ALL), hearts Veronica Mars.
Related: Veronica Mars, Season Four?
OMG! Big fucking robots are coming!
The new Paulie Walnuts Sopranos spin-off.
What’s the final price of a concert ticket? WHO THE FUCK KNOWS!
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June 11, 2007
Son, There's A Panty On Your Head
That the best Sopranos article and discussion I've seen today is happening over on Deadspin. You know, the sports blog. Will also gets cool points for referencing Raising Arizona (aka the best. movie. ever) in his Gilbert post.
As for the Sopranos finale, I loved it. The last five minutes had me so stressed out I thought I was going to puke. And that my friends, is good TV.
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June 8, 2007
Never Hear The End Of It
I got home from dinner with Ms. Smith around 10 last night, fed the Mister and settled in for some channel surfing between basketball, soccer and National Team soccer but my cable and internet were out. Apparently my whole neighborhood had an outage. Thanks Comcast! So I totally missed Lebron sucking and I didn't see Clint Dempsey find the back of the net. That was bad, but I also didn't see this, which is probably for the best. I hate ESPN. I'll be making the trip to Babylon Futbol Cafe in Arlington over the weekend to take in the Gold Cup matches there.
Also notable, assuming there are no ticket snafus like I experienced for Bloc Party (not on the list) and The Bravery (on the list, but didn't find out until this morning), I will be shooting my first ever arena show tonight when I travel out to the Patriot Center to see Nelly Furtado and Kenna. Should be interesting. Does Nelly F. do anything off of her first record, or does she completely disown it?
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June 5, 2007
Finally!
Movable Type 4 is out in Beta. They're also going open source.
Hopefully this means good things for MT. I'm going to give it a shot before deciding if I jump ship to Wordpress.
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May 24, 2007
Maybe Losing Veronica Wasn't So Bad After All
That is, if we would have been forced to watch this. No Keith Mars, no Logan and no Wallace (who was seriously underused in Season 3).
And no, I haven't watched the last two episodes yet, so don't say anything about them. Tonight hopefully.
Thx to Goldenfiddle for the link.
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May 17, 2007
We'll Always Have the DVDs
Veronica Mars has been canceled by the CW. I'm sad.
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May 15, 2007
The Suspense Is Killing Me
As if waiting for the NBA Lottery wasn't bad enough, I still have to deal with this crap until Thursday.
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May 7, 2007
A Quick One Before I'm Away
I'm back at the office today but tomorrow I'm heading out to Vegas for the rest of the week. Funny thing is, after drinking myself silly in Europe for the last 11 days, I'm in no mood to hit any bars, and I'm pretty much broke from the trip, so perhaps I'll be the first person ever to go to Vegas and not drink or gamble. Oh, who am I kidding? I have to put some money (one way or the other) on the Warriors, right?
Also, on Saturday I'll be shooting both the DC101 Chili Cook-off and The Kooks show later that night at the 9:30 Club. So hang in there. Real content will return shortly.
I'm down to 53 emails in my inbox (not counting the 273 that were awaiting me at work this morning), and my Bloglines count is down to an almost manageable 2155. Whew.
I was still jet lagged on Sunday so I started editing all the photos I took on vacation. I should have all that stuff for your consumption sometime next week.
Here were two things that I found on the interweb over the weekend while I was trying to catch up:
Someone (other than me) actually wrote the following sentence: "If there were a course on concert photography, Kyle (aka leafblower) would be a likely candidate to teach it."
Also, Chuck Palahniuk's Choke has been optioned and pre-production on the movie will start in June! Sam Rockwell will star as the protagonist. I ordered a copy of Rant right before I left, but the Post Office is holding all my mail and I won't be able to get it until next week. Boo!
As if I didn't have enough going on over the weekend, I took in D.C. United's win over Chivas USA at The Bobby yesterday. Here are a few pics:
You can see the entire photo set here.
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May 5, 2007
Back Like That
Email totals like this make me nauseous. Effing Spammers. Now you know what I'll be doing for the next day and half. And you all thought blogging was glamorous. I am officially accepting suggestions for a new spam management tool (or tools) in Movable Type and your help is appreciated.
I am back in D.C. after 12 long hours of traveling today. What did I miss?
I'm happy to report on that we had a wonderful time and didn't see a single drop of rain on the entire trip until we landed at National today.
I missed Mr. Pink terribly and he is very glad to have me back. So much so that he won't shut up. I can't bring myself to tell him I have to go to Vegas on Tuesday. Many, many thanks to Amanda, Jason and Michele for looking after the little guy when I was gone.
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April 24, 2007
Gutentag! auf Wiedersehen!
You know that trip to Europe that I keep going on about?
Ms. Smith and I leave today!
Here's the schedule:
April 24 - Fly to Cologne, Germany - take train to Amsterdam
April 25 & 26 - Amsterdam, Netherlands
April 27 & 28 - Antwerp, , Belgium
April 29 & 30 - Brussels, Belgium
May 1 - Cologne, Germany
May 2 & 3 - St. Goar, Germany
May 4 - Cologne, Germany
May 5th - Fly home
If we're lucky, our trip will be alot like this:
See ya soon!
While I'm gone, you can check out some Mr. Pink, peruse the Bukowski archives, take a look at either my NBA photos from this season or my favorite concert photos.
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April 19, 2007
Essential
While I applaud Grambo's redesign and the new look and feel of the venerable whatevs dot org blogging behemoth, I can't help but shed a tear for everything that was (apparently) left behind in the move.
And by that I mean the back blogs and all the brilliance held there, specifically for this entry, which I am confident any and all FOW's will agree was the best back blog of. all. time. In it, we debated THE song of the 90's. Peabs nominated "Blue" by the Jayhawks, Grambo repped for the only Britpop song that still matters, I threw my weight behind Underworld's "Born Slippy." Mind grapes were squeezed, many others weighed in and the discussion that ensued was, in a word, classic. It's a shame that the whole exchange was (apparently) lost for future generations of FOW's to read.
I bring all of this up, not to knock Grambo (far from it - I'm glad he's back up and running at full steam) only to reminisce a bit on the good ol' days and also to point you to The Tripwire, where they have the entirety of the BBC special documentary on the making of "Common People." I know what you're thinking, "An hour documentary specifically on the creation of and reaction to a single song?" Yes, and it is just as awesome as it sounds. And since I don't recall a BBC doc on "Born Slippy" I guess Grambo was right.
PS - Have you seen Jarv lately? Total effing rock star.
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April 18, 2007
Dagger!
Shed a tear for Veronica if this is true.
San Francisco, CA: How come Veronica Mars wasn't included on the USA Today "save or axe" survey? Has it's fate already been decided?
Robert Bianco: Yes. According to our reporter Gary Levin, the show has been cancelled. And he's almost always right about such things.
So much for winning the Save One Show poll. Bah.
[via]
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April 12, 2007
I Would Be Remiss
If I didn't mention the passing of the great Kurt Vonnegut.
R.I.P.
PS - This is awesome. [via Deadspin]
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April 6, 2007
On Call
Express interviews Eddie Izzard.
"I'm like a superhero, like the Human Torch. I can do flame on, flame off." Brilliant.
I still haven't watched this week's episode of The Riches, so don't tell me what happened.
Baseball widgets for your desktop. Go Sox!
Much like most big name touring bands, stupid Chuck Palahniuk appears to be skipping D.C. on his upcoming book tour. I almost fainted when I saw he's doing a reading with Irvine Welsh in NYC and Elmore Leonard in Philly. Jeezy Creezy!
Road trip?
Dan Steinberg is The Hot Pocket. Also, Agent Zero is out for the year. That makes me sad. On the other hand, Paul Pierce and Al Jefferson appear to be done for the year and that makes me very happy.
Who else is excited about the Sly and the Family Stone catalog reissues?
Oasis to record a new version of "Sgt. Pepper"...with the Killers? WTF?
I just scored tickets to see Cloud Cult next week. A while back, Peabs wouldn't shut up about them, so I'm excited to see what all the fuss is about.
Another group I'm liking lately is The Cinematics. The Tripwire has an MP3 you should download. Very Editors-errific.
Have you heard the new Art Brut songs?
Stream "Pump Up The Volume."
Stream "Nag Nag Nag Nag."
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April 4, 2007
Hallelujah Eureko!
30 Rock vanquishes Studio 60 and is renewed for a second season!
This means you should use all of your votes for Veronica! Obvs. Season Four is supposed to be teh awesome.
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April 3, 2007
Waiting For Slow Songs
I hate Florida. Eff them. Although Corey Brewer is the real deal. He can play on the C's any day as far as I'm concerned.
On the other hand, this is totally best. The Seattle Weekly went to a Sonics game with freaking Tom Robbins! Yes, that Tom Robbins. I had no idea he was born in Blowing Rock, NC. Awesome. If you didn't read Another Roadside Attraction in college, you didn't get your money's worth.
That's basically all I got for today. I have a few things going on tonight, depending on how everything shakes out. Ms. Smith and I will hopefully be heading to the Rock n Roll Hotel to peep The Long Winters. But if that falls through, we'll be hanging out down the street from my apartment in Arlington with a bunch of DC United maniacs, taking in the Chivas game.
Also tonight is the Sebadoh show at the 930 Club. Loyal leafblower reader C.C. was aghast at my lack of Sebadoh coverage around these parts. She was even nice enough to offer me a free ticket to tonights gig! Unfortunately for reasons stated above, I can't make it (thanks though!) but I told her I would do my best to let everyone know about the gig. So, consider it done. Also, have you checked out the Sebadoh web page recently? They have a boat load of bootlegs available for downloading. For free.
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March 28, 2007
Learnt My Lesson Well
Morrissey tour dates, onsale and presale details for the upcoming US tour.
So despite threatening to go to 437 shows this week, my total thus far is zero. My Decemberists tickets never materialized on Monday(no big deal, I stayed home and watched The Riches instead - anyone else LOVING this show? Eddie Izzard + Minnie Driver = me watching) and I wasn't supremely motivated to go to the Say Hi To Your Mom show last night. Blah. Ms. Smith and I went and had dinner and drinks instead.
But fear not, I'm kicking it into high gear tonight, assuming my Cold War Kids tickets actually materialize. Tomorrow I now have two shows on the docket, and it's all Frank's fault. He more or less convinced me to go see Dean & Britta (they're playing Luna tunes!!) so I'm going to try and see Love of Diagrams and the first three songs of Ted Leo and then jet over to the Cat to catch D&B. Tune in Friday to see if I'm able to say "I Love it when a plan comes together." Last time I tried to do something like this, it ended up in shambles. But at least The National put on a great show.
Speaking of The National, I'm assuming you've already downloaded their new track, right? It is positively lovely. If not, here it is:
[MP3] The National | Fake Empire
I still have record reviews to come, but has anyone else heard the Albert Hammond Jr. record? I'm seven songs in and it's really fucking good.
Here's an awesome interview with Agent Steinz!
I don’t have a MySpace page. Life is too short to cavort with fake friends.
10 must have Firefox extensions.
Thirty ways to get more out of Gmail.
Yahoo mail to offer unlimited storage.
The human eye is equivalent to a 576 megapixel camera and has a nighttime ISO of 800 (~1 during the daytime). Wow, just think about the kind of storage the iPod (in your mind) has!
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March 20, 2007
A Design For Life
I've been doing a whole lot of research lately on the whole Movable Type v. Wordpress argument, mostly because 1) I know a few people that have all but given up on MT and are planning to switch their platforms (although not necessarily to WP) in the next year or so and 2) I am getting the itch to redesign this site. I'm not ready to give up on MT yet, although I could be convinced otherwise. All those themes look cool and it seems like you can do alot with them.
So consider this a plea for help in the redesign. Anyone out there want to lend me a hand? If so, please drop me a line (email address over on the right). I have a very good idea of what I want to do (more or less), I just need help in the execution. I am happy to compensate you for your work, although I would prefer to pay in CD's and concert tickets. Obvs.
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March 19, 2007
Real Quick
Swamped at work today.
Bracket Update:
1st in the blogger battle
3rd in the DCist pool
Tied for ninth in the office pool
Haven't check the Deadspin pool yet.
Not too shabby. Thanks Vandy!
Did you know John Darnielle was on Flickr?
So is Bobby Boswell. I was his first friend. I'm honored. No, really. Bobby B is celebrating his 24th birthday (Youngster!) at Love tomorrow night. I RSVP'ed and figure I'll go check it out before heading over to the Black Cat to catch Mew. Hopefully I'll be able to get some incriminating photos of Kyle Sheldon, my D.C. United doppleganger. If you're in D.C. and want to tag along, all you have to do is click on the link above.
SXSW is finally over! Rejoice! Unfortunately, we'll still have to read about it for the next week. I'll save you some time. This is the only gig worth reading about (which, strangely, no blogger seemed to attend) and you can get everything you need from Central Village's liveblog, Chromewaves recaps and Dan's photos. I lovelovelove this photo. I want a wide lens!
Related: How much should all that free music cost everyone a year? Fifty dollars. Sign me up.
I link to this only because I love revisionist history. I guess the UK press have switched sides again.
Shhhhhhhh...TrueHoop has quietly launched on ESPN's bandwidth.
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March 16, 2007
Now You're Just Piling On
For fuck's sake. Today is not the day for this crap.
[via the person that turned me on to VM]
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March 14, 2007
The History Of Blogging
So true. And yes, even though I've never used Twitter, I'm totally guilty here.
[via the newest must-read in my RSS feed, Strange Attractor]
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March 12, 2007
Weekend Recap
Well, the first ever DCist Exposed show went off better than any of us could have hoped for. We had, by some accounts, around 600 people (!!!) come through the door at The Warehouse to take everything in, which is just phenomenal. I spent most of the night running around like crazy, alternating from charming host, to crowd control, to raffle ticket seller, to guy with a cold chugging as much OJ as possible to try and stay healthy. It was an exhausting night, but totally worth it.
Without a doubt, one of the highlights of the night was meeting Kevin Anderson, who's blog I happened upon earlier in the week. When I saw that he would be in town for the show, I invited him on whim, not thinking much of it, but he came and we had a great time chatting. He's incredibly knowledgeable about blogging and it was a treat to pick his brain for a little while. We also had all sorts of local media types, from Fox 5 to a few WaPo writers. I hereby declare DCist Exposed a resounding success. Congrats to Heather for being the driving force behind such a great event.
Don't forget, the exhibit is up through Friday, so go check it out!
Unfortunately the opening left me too bushed to make it to the Black Cat to see my beloved Nethers headline the main stage. Did anyone else go? How was it? I was gutted not to go, but it was for the best.
I spent the rest of the weekend watching movies with Ms. Smith (The DaVinci Code, not as bad as I was lead to believe) and immersing myself in conference tourney hoops. I must have watched eight games over the weekend. Best. I'll have my thoughts on the NCAA's later this week (VCU scares the shit out of me), but in the meantime, let me ask you this:
Julian Wright: Bernard King or Billy Owens?
I'm not sure.
I'm really digging the new Travis video for "Closer."
Ted Leo stopped by The Interface! Grab the podcast.
The Guardian's 10 essential albums for Spring.
How Johnny Marr joined Modest Mouse. I guess I have to go see them when they tour now.
I'm not sure if I should be excited or sad about this news. I like that they're working with someone other than Pat McCarthy (Who I love, but they needed a new direction) but I'm worried this will turn into The Stones working with the Dust Brothers.
Unexpected. Hope it works out better for them than it did for these guys.
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March 8, 2007
Pay Attention It's Not Hard To Decipher
The latest can't miss event / project that I'm involved with comes your way tomorrow night. I am super-excited about DCist's first ever photo exhibit at The Warehouse on 7th Street. Heather's worked her ass of to make this thing happen and it's getting written up everywhere. We're gonna have an awesome opening reception, so grab your friends and get there early.
And if that wasn't enough fun for one night, we'll be heading over to the Black Cat post-opening reception in order to catch Nethers, who are headlining a show with These United States! I am so there. Nethers have been in L.A. for a few months recording their new record, so it'll be great to see them for the first time in 2007. They're playing like 18 shows at SXSW, so if you're not in D.C., you can catch them there.
The Tripwire has a new track by AIR and a great interview with Jarvis Cocker.
10 things you didn't know about Ted Leo. [thx Frank]
Watching The Watchmen. Yes, please.
Hey, did you read my Wizards recap from Tuesday's game? If you did, you saw that one of my questions to Gilbert ended up in the official AP report (check the 'Notes' section). Hott.
I haven't heard the new Arcade Fire record yet, but I checked this morning and it's on eMusic, so I'll probably grab it tonight. I'm sure it's saffron-infused, snackytime junction vibe will keep the chupacabra-like, Steven Bochco-esque blogoshpere all atwitter, that is, if you care about perambulations like that.
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February 28, 2007
Be Cool
Wayne Coyne on creating your own happiness. Raise your hand if you knew he worked as a fry cook for 11 years at a Long John Silver's. [thx Tankboy]
Extra credit: Be cool to the pizza dude.
Best blog fights of 2006. Early favorite for best blog fight of 2007? How about everyone v. Movable Type or Six Apart v. Auttomatic.
See! Oasis don't slag EVERYONE off...Plus, they have great taste.
An entire album? Sweet!
Portishead make live return? More please!
Here's a list of songs sampled by Daft Punk. [thx Kottke]
Chalk one up for David Geffen. He’s back.
Ever been to an SNL taping? Me either, but Popcandy and the world famous Nummer went recently and wrote up their experiences. Sounds fab.
This is great if only because I just found out what "Animal Style" was during my trip to NYC.
Yuck.
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February 25, 2007
Random Thought
Watching the Oscars while editing some photos from the weekend and I had this thought:
It makes me very happy to hear M. Ward's music used in a commercial.
It makes me incredibly sad to hear The The's music used in a commercial. Again. The Dockers one was bad enough.
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February 14, 2007
You Know What's Funny?
When a website that's supposed to fight for the little guy basically admits they steal photos, many of them copyright protected, from Flickr for their for-profit website. And when people call them on it, they say tough shit.
I wonder if they'll do a post on themselves?
**UPDATE** It looks like they've taken the post down! Who do they think they are, the GOGblog? Click here for a scan of the original post. Sadly I don't have any of the comments.
**UPDATE #2** Consumerist has apologized and has created a Flickr group from which they will use from now on. Nice one.
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February 5, 2007
Good Time To Get Away
D.C., like much of the rest of the East Coast, is effing freezing today. Luckily I'm headed to Orlando tomorrow for a business trip. Let's take a gander at the weather down there:
Mmmmmmmm...toasty. What about the weather here in town?
Enough said.
So...the Super Bowl. I thought the Bears were supposed to have a good defense. Yet, they had all sorts of problems tackling anyone last night. I guess it's easy to be that overrated when you play in the NFC North. It's the NFL's version of the NBA's Atlantic Division.
Related: Everyone is going bananas over Prince's halftime show. I thought it was ok, but I spent most of it wondering why he decided to cover "Proud Mary" and the Foo Fighters. That was just weird. He has enough killer material in his own catalog, why resort to playing other people's stuff?
Lefsetz speaks glowingly of the performance and hammers his point home with this:
It hasn’t been done right in a long time.
Oh, and I still hate Greg Paulus. A typical Wojo-like performance. Has a decent game and then folds in the clutch. When does he graduate again?
I also caught Kobe v. Agent Zero over the weekend. I begrudgingly have to admit Kobe played an amazing game and the Lakers got the W. Also, Andrew Bynum: surprisingly good. Chuck Klosterman was there covering the game for the NYT. I kept trying to think of a reason to go over and introduce myself to him, but I ultimately drew a blank.
Sadly, the Arctic Monkeys won't be naming their sophomore album Lesbian Wednesdays. That would have been sweet.
Also, Chris Martin on Extras? Totally hilarious.
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February 1, 2007
Leftovers
Pitchfork has a Dean & Britta MP3 if you want to check it out.
Bradley's Almanac has the recent Sloan show from Boston up for your downloading pleasure. He's also got a live recording of "Ill Placed Trust" from 15 (!!) years ago. Yes, you read that last sentence correctly.
LA Weekly interviews Morrissey, mostly about cats and graves:
Was your cat maimed?
No, but he was very, very old, and he was arthritic, and he couldn’t go to the toilet properly and I would have to take him to the toilet, I’d have to do everything, but he was very, very happy, and as long as he was with me, he was thrilled to death. So, I held him at the last moment when they inserted the needle and, uh . . . I cried for hours and hours and hours. This sound came out of me, this sound of despair when he went, and I’d never heard it before.
Wow!
Because I thought I’d be — I thought I could completely handle his death and I’d be fine. I’d look after him, I’d make sure everything was okay, and I’d make sure that his transition was as easy and comfortable as possible. And I howled.
I mean, I still have moments where I grieve again, out of the blue — does that happen to you?
Of course! Of course! You miss your pets. You miss Sir Doo-Dah or whatever his name is . . . You miss them and you feel for them, and my cat was an incredible character. He wasn’t merely a cat, he was beyond human. He had the most incredible personality, an enormous personality, and as tough as, as they say, old boots, and I still miss him, I really still miss him. Sorry, I’m boring you stiff...
Yep, sounds about right. I still think about Jarvis from time to time. Well, I guess i should tell Ms. Smith right now that cat #4 will be named Sir Doo-Dah. That's teh awesome. Cat #3's name, in case you're wondering, is going to be Mylo. But don't worry, I'm very happy with cat #2, he's not going anywhere and I expect he'll be around for a long time. And yes, I'm a big dork. Moving on...
On a slightly related note, here's an MP3 of the new Stooges track:
[mp3] The Stooges | Idea of Fun
The Sports Guy loves him some Sports Bloggers, but only certain ones. Nice one Jamie.
UVA basketball, trying so hard to be relevant. And failing miserably.
David Aldridge is back at the Philly Inquirer! Yay!
Bloggers made Agent Zero an All-Star?
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January 22, 2007
Every Mathematical Inequality Officially Ends With "< Jack Bauer"
If Jack Bauer was in a room with Hitler, Stalin, and Nina Meyers, and he had a gun with 2 bullets, he'd shoot Nina twice.
If everyone on "24" followed Jack Bauer's instructions, it would be called "12".
Upon hearing that he was played by Kiefer Sutherland, Jack Bauer killed Sutherland. Jack Bauer gets played by no man.
Jack Bauer sleeps with a pillow under his gun.
Jack Bauers calender goes from March 31st to April 2nd, no one fools Jack Bauer.
When life gave Jack Bauer lemons, he used them to kill terrorists. Jack Bauer f*cking hates lemonade.
1.6 billion Chinese are angry with Jack Bauer. Sounds like a fair fight.
A day without torture is like a day without sunshine to Jack Bauer. Jack Bauer has a great tan.
Lets get one thing straight, the only reason you are conscious right now is because Jack Bauer does not feel like carrying you.
Jack Bauer was never addicted to heroin. Heroin was addicted to Jack Bauer.
Jack Bauer once won a game of Connect 4 in 3 moves.
All men are created equal. They are all vastly inferior to Jack Bauer.
Jack Bauer is the leading cause of death in Middle Eastern men.
Jack Bauer doesn't speak any foreign languages, but he can make any foreigner speak English in a matter of minutes.
Osama bin Laden's recent proposal for truce is a direct result of him finding out that Jack Bauer is, in fact, still alive.
Jack Bauer doesn't miss. If he didn't hit you it's because he was shooting at another terrorist twelve miles away.
It's no use crying over spilt milk... Unless that was Jack Bauer's milk. Oh you are so screwed.
Tony was once shot in the neck, rushed to the hospital, underwent emergency surgery and was back on the job in just a few hours. Jack Bauer still can't believe that p*ssy went to the hospital first.
Killing Jack Bauer doesn't make him dead. It just makes him angry.
Jack Bauer teaches a course at Harvard entitled: "Time Management: Making the Most Out Of Each Day."
Every mathematical inequality officially ends with "< Jack Bauer".
When Google can't find something, it asks Jack Bauer for help.
Jack Bauer's house has an alarm system -- not to warn Jack of intruders, but to warn the intruders of Jack.
If Jack Bauer misspells a word, your dictionary is wrong.
Jack Bauer killed 93 people in just 4 days time. Wait, that is a real fact.
Simon Says should be renamed to Jack Bauer Says because if Jack Bauer says something then you better f*cking do it.
Jack Bauer's favorite color is severe terror alert red. His second favorite color is violet, but just because it sounds like violent.
When you open a can of whoop-ass, Jack Bauer jumps out.
In high school Jack Bauer was voted "Most Likely to Kill the Foreign Kid"... and "Best Eyes."
If Jack Bauer shot you while quail hunting, it wouldn't be an accident.
When President Palmer quit to start doing Allstate commercials, it took him 43 takes before he could stop saying, "You're in good hands with Jack Bauer".
In 96 hours, Jack Bauer has killed 93 people and saved the world 4 times. What the f*ck have you done with your life?
There have been no terrorist attacks in United States since Jack Bauer has appeared on television.
Jesus died and rose from the dead in 3 days. It took Jack Bauer less than an hour. And he's done it twice.
There is the right way, the wrong way, and the Jack Bauer way. It's basically the right way but faster and more deaths.
There are three leading causes of death among terrorists. They are all Jack Bauer.
Nobody says 'hit me' when Jack Bauer deals Blackjack.
When the boogie man goes to sleep, he checks his closet for Jack Bauer.
The only difference between Jack Bauer and the electric chair is that Jack Bauer makes you talk first.
Sun Tzu once wrote, "If your enemy is weaker, conquer him. If he is stronger, join him. If he is Jack Bauer, you're f*cking dead."
Jack Bauer removed the "Escape" button from his keyboard. Jack Bauer never needs to escape.
On a high school math test, Jack Bauer put down "Violence" as every one of the answers. He got an A+ on the test because Jack Bauer solves all his problems with Violence.
Jack Bauer can get McDonald's breakfast after 10:30.
There are no such thing as lesbians, just women who never met Jack Bauer.
You can lead a horse to water. Jack Bauer can make him drink.
Jack Bauer doesn't play the game SORRY. Jack Bauer apologizes to no one.
Guns dont kill people, Jack Bauer kills people.
The Black Eyed Peas were just The Peas until Jack Bauer heard their music.
If Jack Bauer saw a terrorist reaching for a bomb to blow himself up, Jack would shoot the bomb first. Nobody steals a kill from Jack Bauer.
What color is Jack Bauer's blood? Trick question. Jack Bauer does not bleed.
People with amnesia still remember Jack Bauer.
When Jack Bauer goes to the airport and the metal detector doesn't go off, security gives him a gun.
If Jack Bauer was gay, his name would be Chuck Norris.
Jack has broken Tony's leg, knocked Curtis out, and shot George Mason with a tranquilizer dart. Temporary incapacitation is Jack Bauer's way of saying, "let's be friends."
In the 18 months where Jack Bauer was presumed dead, Tony Almeida was put in a coma, Michelle and David Palmer were killed, a major hurricane raveged the Gulf Coast, and Rob Schneider made another movie. See what happens when Bauer isn't around?
When Batman is in trouble, he turns on the Jack Bauer signal.
Jack Bauer makes onions cry.
G.I. Joe has Jack Bauer action figures.
If Jack and MacGyver were locked in a room together, Jack would make a bomb out of MacGyver and get out.
During the commercials, Jack Bauer calls the CSI detectives and solves their crimes.
Jack Bauer named his cat 'Chuck Norris.' Why? Because He's a p*ssy.
Jack Bauer's vanity plate reads: IKIL4CTU.
Jack Bauer has been to Mars. Thats why theres no life on Mars.
Jack Bauer may have 9 lives but he is no p*ssy.
It would only take 1 bullet for Jack Bauer to kill 50 Cent.
Metallica lets Jack Bauer download all their songs off the internet for free.
Jack Bauer won the Tour de France on a unicycle to prove to Lance Armstrong it wasn't a big deal. He thinks yellow wristbands are gay.
Jack Bauer arm once wrestled Superman. The stipulations were the loser had to wear his underwear on the outside of his pants.
Jack Bauer once ate an entire bottle of sleeping pills. They made him blink.
Jack Bauer's family threw him a surprise birthday party when he was a child. Once.
The bumper sticker on Jesus's car reads, "WWJBD?"
Jack Bauer once killed so many terrorists that at one point, the #5 CIA Most Wanted fugitive was an 18-year-old teenager in Malaysia who downloaded the movie Dodgeball.
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January 19, 2007
Time To Get Away
Got a full weekend ahead of me. Tonight is a toss up between Asobi Seksu at Rock and Roll Hotel or staying home and watching Veronica Mars on DVD. I think we know which one will win.
Tomorrow, however, is chock full of excitement. Celtics at Wizards early, and Catherine's birthday party late. Killer squirrels need not apply. w00t!
That's some serious traffic.
Let's compare: Bad...Good. Pay attention Pitchfork.
Sorry we lost your cat in the cargo hold for 3 weeks.
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January 14, 2007
Re: 24
Things I hate about 24:
1) The seemingly endless Sprint tie-ins.
2) The seemingly endless Fox News promos trying to relate to the show.
Things I love about 24:
1) Everything else! Jack is back! And now he's a vampire.
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January 10, 2007
To The Summit...And Beyond!
I joined some other local bloggers last night in attending El Wapo's "Blogger Summit" at WaPo HQ on 15th street. Basically it was a get together between the top brass of the newspaper and online divisions and the local blog community. The word "blogosphere" was uttered continuously (I was all like "Say blogoshpere again!") and Celeste recalled an instance of one of the Post higher-ups saying the phrase "shout-out," thus ruining it for the rest of us forever.
I have to say, I thought it incredibly cool for a giant media entity like The Post to do something like this. The night was divided into three parts, a Q&A session between the some of the editorial staff and the bloggers, a presentation from a high powered libel lawyer (for our benefit) and a first look at the Post's forthcoming blog aggregator tool.
However, with the way things went, I wonder if The Post will do something like this again. All the ego maniacs in the room ruined the Q&A part of the night by mainly asking questions about how they can get their stories into The Post and things of that nature. One guy not-so-subtly accused The Post of repeatedly stealing stories from bloggers and when asked for an example, couldn't produce a single one. Ouch. The Beta unveiling was more of the same. All the tech geeks in the room started tearing The Post's new feature apart (even though it's still in development and not online yet!) because it didn't have things like geocoding.
Side note: Does anyone give a shit about geocoding? I certainly don't. Do I need to know what blogs about U Street are actually written in apartments on U Street? Seems like a tool for stalkers more than anything else.
Anyways, the night digressed into a big "I'm a big tech geek and your new service will suck because it can't do blah, blah, blah" even though this new service is obviously for people that don't read blogs regularly and is the Post's way of trying to give the locals some love. Which, ya know, they don't have to do. Jeezy Creezy. In the end, Catherine and I concluded that blogging was fun to do but not so fun to talk about. That said, Catherine and Tom wrote up their thoughts.
I missed my train by two minutes on the way home, so I tried my first attempt at some long exposure shots (featured above)while I was waiting for the next one. Some turned out better than others. Obvs. More stuff over on Flickr.
Tonight: Bulls v. Wiz and (hopefully) after the game, Leaf v. Agent Zero.
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January 8, 2007
Can You Rock It Like This?
I was entertaining the 'rents all weekend so I missed out on Gilbert's birthday party. But from what I heard, it was quite the event. The Bog has a nice rundown and the Fanhouse has more, including pics and video. And you should obviously check out the Wizznutzz recap. Apparently Gil encouraged the crowd to "get drunk and make bad decisions." Sweet. I am already working on some great questions for Agent Hibachi for Wednesday's post game locker room session. I'm talking an exclusive here. Stay tuned.
I was unable to attend today's D.C. United press conference announcing the new ownership group, but luckily the Bog was there. Are they going to rename the team "The Agent Zeros?" "D.C. Hibachi?" Developing....
I may be wrong, but I am pretty sure this is the first time it's ever been referred to as the LeBron/Josh Howard draft. Mr. Cuban, I dig what you usually write, but if you have to use someone's last name as an identifier, then that person probably shouldn't be mentioned in that capacity.
Completely unrelated...Target price drop hack. Sweet.
Pencil me in as cautiously optimistic. But it's not like they'll come to the US.
If you ever had doubts that Brandon Flowers and Co. weren't complete idiots, well let me show you the light.
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January 2, 2007
Bring It On, Bring It On, Yeah
I don't know about everyone else, but I'm still recovering from my wild and crazy New years celebrations, which mainly consisted of a home cooked steak dinner, a bottle of wine, a few glasses of champagne and discs one and two of the first season of Veronica Mars. You're jealous, I know. And get this, I DVR'ed the Celtics / Sonics game (which was still going on as we ushered in the new year here on the East Coast - worst) and saved it for Monday. Two words: party animal. At least I stayed up past midnight this year.
As for VM:Season One, it's totally best. Even Ms. Smith, who was skeptical to begin with, is totally hooked now. We're divvying up custody of said DVD's so we can both stay current with each other as we slowly get back into the groove of our usual weekly schedules. And we have Season Two waiting in the wings. Getting DVD box sets for Xmas is fucking best, especially TV shows.
Last week I forgot to mention that I got to see a show while I was in Orange County last week. Ms. Smith and I ventured out to the Orange County Museum of Art to see The Little Ones. Seeing a gig in the great room of an art museum was pretty wild and alot of fun. I was unfamiliar with the band going in but they put on an energetic show full of la-la-la filled power pop. Good stuff. And I got to take my 30d for a test run.
Also, last Friday's Bluestate was pretty great. I think it's safe to say we went out on a high note. We'll have set lists up soon. I broke out some old school stuff like Simple Minds "Don't You Forget About Me" and Everything But The Girl's "Missing [Todd Terry Remix]" that went over like gangbusters, so that made me happy. I think I'm done with DJing for the time being. I might pick it up again later this year but in the meantime I'll be focusing my energy through the camera lens.
Happy New Year everyone!
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