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$1.2 Million Dollars Is Not a Lot. Relatively Speaking, That Is.
My father and I got into a bit of a disagreement over Charles Rangel’s recent publicity problems. Actually, he cut off the discussion before it could get underway, which is probably for the best.
Apparently, Rangel has a number of rent-controlled apartments in Harlem. I have no problem with that if it’s legal, although [...]
Phimosis
It’s a long story, NSFW.
Read More..>>Lazy Hazy Crazy Days of Summer
I was riding my bike into work this morning, when this song ended up in my head:
…and now it’s in yours.
Back in Newport in the late 1970s, my mom kept the radio tuned to 1540 WADK (my pal Tim’s dad Rick still does an Irish music show on the station). They played [...]
For Sale
I am selling a re-issued Danelectro u2 electric guitar. The guitar is brown with white trim and features two lipstick tube pickups. Cokebottle headstock. The guitar has a great surf/psych-pop tone (it’s almost as if the tremolo is built in) and super deep low-end. Comes with gig bag.
This is not my guitar, but [...]
Read More..>>The Frogs: I’m Sad The Goat Just Died Today/ Where’s Jerry Lewis?
The lip sync is pretty awful, but the song is fucking hilarious.
As is “Where’s Jerry Lewis?”
US Paper Bills Discriminate Against the Blind
Validating something I’ve been saying for years,
The U.S. discriminates against blind people by printing paper money that makes it impossible for them to distinguish among the bills’ varying values, a federal appeals court ruled Tuesday.
The ruling upholds a decision by a lower court in 2006. It could force the Treasury Department to redesign its [...]
Still Gone
Commenting at this guy’s place, I’m reminded of the time I realized I’d lost my mind.
I had just moved to Philadelphia with Jim and Jennie and the Pinetops, which is a fun story in itself. I’d moved in with my bandmates over the summer of 1998. Every night we’d practice and on the weekends [...]
Huh?
What does that even mean?
Is the wine making Ziggy cry, or is it because he’s reflecting on the pointlessness of his existence?
Bluegrass In My Cup (Or, How I Made $30,000 in 12 Hours)
Note: The following post was originally written as an email in 2002, long before I started blogging. I was inspired to dig it up after playing bluegrass in Long Island this weekend with Dan Torday, who appears in the story, and further inspired after Dan sent me a link to our commercial, which you [...]
Read More..>>Hulk
Atrios links to trailers for what had better be an awesome movie.
In that spirit, I offer you the comprehensive list of things that make Hulk Smash. I like how so many of them begin with “inexplicably” and “somehow”.
98. Crawling through the sensitive, highly dangerous electrical service tunnel
for no apparent reason, only to accidentally [...]
