Mr. Pink Archives

Man, time flies when you're having fun and writing about it. On this day five years ago, yours truly fired up Blogger and tried out this newfangled fad called "blogging."

A lot has changed since then (I've moved six times, had three different cats, used three different blogging systems and had four different blog designs) and it's been quite a journey from writing stuff that I never thought anyone will read to running one of the longest running music blogs on the web*.

Late last week I found out I got a promotion at work, which means less time for blogging, but we'll deal with that as it comes. Five years ago I certainly didn't think I'd still be at this today, so...here's to the next five.

[mp3] Primal Scream | I'm Five Years Ahead of my Time
[mp3] Stereloab | Transona Five
[mp3] James - Five-O
[mp3] The Housemartins | Five Get Over Excited

* a sweeping, tongue-in-cheek generalization that I have no facts to back up. Notice I didn't say "one of the most popular."

Happy Record Store Day everyone. Go buy some vinyl or that long lost import single that you can't get on iTunes.

To commemorate the day, Washingtonian asked me to share some thoughts on the matter. Here they are.

And here are some tunes to celebrate:
[mp3] Supergrass | Some Girls Are Bigger Than Others (Smiths cover)
[mp3] Oasis | Street Fighting Man (Rolling Stones Cover)

Play them loudly!

I'm enjoying my second day at home on the couch due to flu-like symptoms. My aches and congestion went away overnight, although I seem to have developed a cough this morning. Ugh. Oh well, I'm getting plenty of nap time with Mr. Pink.

During my downtime, I'm subjecting myself to a bunch of crappy movies. Miami Vice was terribly confusing and didn't make a lick of sense, Tenacious D and the Pick of Destiny was one of the worst movie I've ever seen and The Mummy hasn't aged well. But Thank You For Smoking still worked for me the second time around. Then again, I have a thing for Maria Bello.

And I don't care how bored I am, there's no way I'm watching Lady in the Water.

Not to keep playing the "Woe Is Me" card, but last night there were people coming home from the Wizards game when I got on the Metro after finally leaving the office. I'm at the point where I've stopped reading blogs because I'm sick of reading about people actually having a life.

But wait! It gets worse. I dropped my iPod on the concrete on the way home and now I'm getting the dreaded Question Mark Folder of Death. I can hear the hard drive clicking when it's trying to retrieve a song.

Dagger.

The good news? I think Mr. Pink is getting the hang of Tumblr, so he's going to start blogging on my behalf.

[mp3] The Rakes | Work, Work, Work, Pub, Club, Sleep

PS - Go to hell Carolina!

Hey, look at that! It's the first annual Mr. Pink Calendar!

This stylish date-saving device features 12 life-size photos of everyone's favorite internet kitty and is available for purchase for the low, low price of $25 (includes shipping!).

I'm placing an order next Monday, January 14th. If you want one, contact me before then and I'll give you more details.