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Band Names

Posted October 4th, 2009 by wirtes
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I just found the list that we used to have on the fridge. Actually, this is the second list we used to keep on the fridge -- it's called "Band Names II".

Feel free to add any suggestions in the comments section:

Band Names II

  • I Saw Charo
  • The Ironic Nerds
  • Smarty Math Pants
  • Fart Patsy
  • Tasty Ailment
  • Screwball Ruse
  • Bitter Midget

The Dirty Projectors Demonstrate their Awesomeness

Posted October 1st, 2009 by wirtes
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@questlove of The Roots tweets & films:

Man. Dirty Projectors came into our room and demonstrated their awesomeness. How cool is it for them to do this?

Why did The Beatles cross the road?

Posted August 8th, 2009 by wirtes
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At 11:35 am on August 8, 1969 The Beatles walked across this road.

http://www.abbeyroad.co.uk/visit/

In b flat

Posted May 22nd, 2009 by wirtes
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This site does beautiful things with YouTube.

http://www.inbflat.net/

Obama's Rope-A-Dope

Posted May 6th, 2009 by wirtes
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I applaud Liquidator for turning to the arts -- a lead I will follow soon, as the mixture of politics to pop has been a bit too rich for my engine lately.

But I do want to be the first to state this: Obama has every intention of prosecuting people in the government for torture. The far left is completely wrong in heavily criticizing Obama for not taking a stronger stand on torture within the CIA and other government agencies.

Levitate Me

Posted February 15th, 2009 by wirtes
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This is the image that I have in my mind whenever I hear "Levitate Me" by the Pixies. It's from "The Americans" by Robert Frank. "The Americans" is one of the most important photography books ever published.

Levitate Me by the Pixies

The Contents of Lincoln's Pockets

Posted February 10th, 2009 by wirtes
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I just read this caption to an AP photo:

The contents of Lincoln's pockets the night he was assassinated, including two pairs of spectacles and lens polisher, a pocketknife, a watch fob, his linen handkerchief and brown leather wallet containing a five-dollar Confederate note is seen at the Library of Congress preview of the Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Exhibition 'With Malice Toward None', featuring rarely displayed Lincoln artifacts, Monday, Feb. 9, 2009, at the library in Washington.

Thoughts on the most recent ex-president

Posted January 22nd, 2009 by wirtes
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I used to have this George W. Bush dream. I'd meet him unexpectedly somewhere. And once I got over the surprise of just running into the President of the United States, I'd just start in on him. I yelled about the spying, the torture, the wars -- really harsh stuff.

And instead of arguing with me or avoiding me, he just took it. He was quiet, even gentle.

Chicago Transit Authority

Posted October 20th, 2008 by wirtes
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Let this play as you read. It was stuck in my head when I wrote this.

Here's the scene. I'm 8 or 9-years-old, so it's got to be 1975 or '76, and my mother and sisters have dragged me to a sidewalk sale on the square in Crown Point, Indiana. I am bored.