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Absorb power in the sky and strike! Lightning Stab!
Today is the 10th anniversary
February 26, 2004Today is the 10th anniversary of the death of Bill Hicks (December 16th, 1961 – February 26th, 1994). It’s been a long ten years. Granted, I didn’t know who he was until maybe six years ago, but that’s beside the point. If you have never experienced the genius, the madness, the hilarity, the bitterness, or the purple-veined-dick jokes that are Bill Hicks, you owe it to yourself to find some of his material and listen to it.
Never the type to ask, “What’s the deal?” Bill was nonetheless the kind of guy who really made you think about what was going on. His material on the Gulf War was absolutely spot-on, and interestingly enough, the jokes worked just as well the second time around. You don’t even have to change the names.
What a ham-fisted tribute this turned out to be; I’m ashamed of myself. Just go listen to Bill’s bit on the Gideons. OK? I mean, fuck.
Song of the Moment: «Happiness Is A Warm Gun» — The Beatles
So today I got a
February 23, 2004So today I got a letter in the mail. Not just any letter, this one said, in clear bold sans-serif type, “IMPORTANT: SETTLEMENT MATERIALS ENCLOSED,” and came with a check for $13.86. All I had to do was enter my name into some website a few months ago. Full text of the letter is as follows:
February, 2004Dear New York Music Purchaser:
As Attorney General for the State of New York, I am pleased to enclose payment for your claim in the settlement of the Compact Disc Minimum Advertised Price Antitrust Litigation. This lawsuit was brought by the Attorneys General of 43 states and three territories and by counsel for Private Class Plaintiffs on behalf of purchasers of music CDs. In accordance with the terms of the court-approved settlement, payment is being made to music purchasers who filed a valid and timely claim.
Whether you filed your claim online at the settlement web site, www.MusicCDSettlement.com, or by mail, the attached payment represents full payment of your portion of the Settlement. Please note that the attached payment instrument must be cashed by May 20, 2004.
It is a pleasure to bring this matter to a satisfactory conclusion and to return value to consumers who purchased CDs while the challenged pricing policies were in effect.
Eliot Spitzer
Attorney General of New York
I got free money in the mail, and all I had to do was be gouged by the RIAA! Time to get back to the important task of listening to music that’s not affiliated with the RIAA.
Song of the Moment: «The Lover» — Love In Reverse
Idiotlist
February 23, 2004Idiotlist? Idiotlist.
- Black and white make grey. And as it turns out, stuff like “Glass Onion”, “Savoy Truffle”, and “While My Guitar Gently Weeps” make astonishingly good backing tracks for rapping over.
- This monstrosity fucking reeks of bourgeois. The only even remotely worthwhile thing about it is its color; “Utility Cream” is the awesomest name ever.
- Give a bunch of fifth-graders markers and Radiohead, and you’ll find that a girl named Hannah will draw you an uncannily accurate assessment of why I like Radiohead so much.
- THIS is why I like the internet.
Song of the Moment: «Molotov Cocktail» — Diablo Project
Amazon.com seems to have a
February 17, 2004Amazon.com seems to have a slight problem with dates.
Song of the Moment: «Don’t Forget to Breathe» — Beulah
Is air supposed to come
February 17, 2004Is air supposed to come out of my left eye when I blow my nose? This is starting to freak me out.
Anyway, it’s time for another idiotlist, I suppose; I remain too lazy to bother to explain things in any detail or to write in complete sentences.
- This is a little old, but that didn’t prevent me from laughing out loud at it.
- It’s too bad eBay keeps cancelling auctions like this one.
- If you can sing this, you’re a god on earth.
- Same goes for playing this, especially on the trumpet.
- More reasons to abstain from antibiotics.
And now I need some sleep. Stupid common cold.
Song of the Moment: «Piano Sonata nr. 15, Part 2: Andante» — Ludwig Van
Just when I finally decide
February 16, 2004Just when I finally decide to break my New Year’s resolution, this wondrous invention comes along. Wow.
Song of the Moment: «Sunset Spirals» — Xploding Plastix
In other news, it’s funny
February 16, 2004In other news, it’s funny how everything can be going so fine and then one drunken email sends it all down the shitter. Ah well, such is life. At least it was well-written, sort of.
Song of the Moment: «Röyksopp’s Night Out» — Röyksopp
I learned an important lesson
February 14, 2004I learned an important lesson yesterday: when you’ve been drinking, and you haven’t been sleeping, it’s not a good idea to fuck around with your hard drive’s partitioning. Unless, of course, you don’t want to actually be able to access 60 GB worth of TV shows, movies, music, and games that you’ve collected.
In other news, I could really use some help getting a Samba share up and running, not that anybody who reads this probably knows how. Ugh.
Song of the Moment: «Fade Out In» — Palo Alto
Assuming they get Natalie Portman
February 12, 2004Assuming they get Natalie Portman to participate, I am in full favor of this turn of events.
Song of the Moment: «Eye in the Sky» — The Alan Parsons Project
Time for another idiotlist! Pilgrimages
February 12, 2004Time for another idiotlist!
Pilgrimages I need to make in my lifetime:
- Thermopylae .
- Cannae .
- St. James’ Gate, Dublin .
- The Duomo, Florence .
- Abbey Road .
- [List incomplete]
Song of the Moment: «Bag of Flesh & Thyme» — Kashmir
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