Will Yates writes:
”I was watching Jimmy Kimmel at home tonight as opposed to having a life, and the comedy act for the end of the show was something like Hertzfeld and Klein. (I forget the exact names.) Kimmel introduced
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Archive for February, 2004
Some of the more interesting variations that can occur during vinyl manufacturing occur while the master plates are being cut. While a normal record’s grooves consist of one continuous spiral, the only strict limitations on how the grooves can be…
In addition to the regular procession of unrelated entries, I’m going to try and do a sort of ‘theme’ every so often. The point of this is to force myself to post bits of larger topics that my brain usually…
Remember about a year ago when everyone was telling you to sign up for the ‘Compact Disc Minimum Advertised Price Antitrust Litigation Settlement?’ Well, I’m not sure if this is old news or not, but I actually got…
Found in emergency info / barfbag pocket, on flight from Laguardia to Metro Airport:
How to record your favorite Radio shows for convenient listening: A narrative tutorial in unnecessarily explicit detail.
I am obsessed with late night talk radio show ‘Loveline,’ hosted by Adam Carolla and Board Certified Addiction Medicine Specialist Dr. Drew Pinsky.…
The reviews from the current Zombies tour featuring singer Colin Blunstone and keyboardist Rod Argent are starting to come in. This one was pulled from one of the mailing lists I’m on and sums things up pretty nicely. Naturally they…
I didn’t come up with this (Zach did), but I did laugh at it.
There’s a two-page Chris Ware strip in the issue of the New Yorker that’s on stands right now. Ware also did a cover for the New Yorker in 2000. I looked up the credit to see if that might have…
Over the Christmas holiday this past year, my girlfriend and I visted Chicago. We thought it would be a really good idea to go to all the museums and such – neglecting to consider the fact that there would be…
I should preface the following story by explaining to anyone who doesn’t live in Michigan, New York, Oregon, California, Iowa, Delaware, Massachusets, Connecticut, Vermont, or Maine that in these states we pay a deposit on every can and bottle we…
A Reunion of Sorts
Edward Miller pointed out this messageboard thread which details yesterday’s apparent reunion of Weezer frontman Rivers Cuomo with original Weezer bassist Matt Sharp. I checked the Official Weezer site and it is…
One of the many ‘projects’ that I used as an excuse for not updating this site for almost a year was researching the history of Wurlitzer Stereo Guitars (I put my findings here). In doing so, I became…
I have two questions that maybe you know the answers to?
1.) Mysterious Video
Sometime in the middle of 2003, I saw a video on VH1 Classic’s afternoon request show. It was completely insane, so I memorized the name of…
In the Winter of 1997 I got into the habit of bringing a cassette recorder and a little microphone with me to shows. Only once did I have any problem with security – at the release show for the Enclave…
A few months before Christmas I read ‘I Bought Andy Warhol‘ in a variety of hospital waiting rooms. The book revolves around author Richard Polsky’s quest to own an Andy Warhol original, and by extension his experiences as…
Three things dealing with the name Kempa:
One:
Krmpa.com is one easy typo away from kempa.com – the ‘E’ and ‘R’ keys are right next to each other. The reason this is notable is that krmpa.com is the website of…
One of the benefits of having a girlfriend who is a librarian is that you can say: “Hey, would you see if you can find out about this ridiculously obscure thing for me?” Sometimes, I don’t even have to ask.…
I took my dog, speck, through a ‘Manners’ class. He got ‘Most Improved.’ This is his graduation photo. Note the books in the background – ‘Fetch,’ ‘Spot: A True Story,’ etc.
I just had this vivid dream. It’s important to note that I recently got a job as tech support at a library.
For some reason, I was working as a reference librarian at Alfred Noble Library in Livonia in the…
This month’s Wired Magazine has a profile on internet superstars the Minibosses, who cover only music from classic Nintendo Entertainment System games. The thing with them is – they refuse to do Mario music. Now if…
If you weren’t already aware, you’ll probably be happy to learn that Topps is offering a brand new series of Garbage Pail Kids, including artwork by original GPK artist John Pound. Official site here.
I bought this at a rummage sale: Upside-down Coke glass = 7-Up glass (ie ‘The Uncola’).
I was first exposed to Paul Collins in the fifth issue of McSweeney’s, which published his essay on Solresol – a functional music based (as opposed to word based) language. This essay was eventually included in…
Last year I discovered Emitt Rhodes’ self-titled first album, thanks to an article in Tape Op. It’s a masterpiece of fuzzy early 70′s pop songs – all instruments played by Mr. Rhodes in his home studio. A friend…
In case any of you were wondering about the Chris Ware mystery I described in my last post (March 2003), I’m happy to report that I have an answer. But first, since it’s been almost a year, I’ll include a…
Among the wealth of great video clips available at yesmuseum.org, I found a GIANT .mov file of Yes performing Simon and Garfunkel’s ‘America’ live in the studio in 1972. The file is around 33…
When I was working on redesigning this page I made this icon but didn’t end up using it. I was really happy with how it came out, though. So I guess the point of this post is that I totally…
Names Changed to protect the innocent.
Them: yesterday at work I found a package of herbal pills outside the bathroom
Them: and I cant remember what they are called, but they are to make you poop. and I was like…
I was walking down a long, damp, stone passageway, and came to a heavy wooden door guarded by Todd Rundgren. Todd Rundgren smiled broadly at me, saying nothing, but maintaining his smile. I motioned towards the door and he opened…
Everyone who was a real cool dude in the 90′s knows about the arcade classic Street Fighter 2. Capcom’s less famous original Street Fighter game gets mentioned every once in awhile based simply on its historical interest. I…
MP3: From the Monkees ‘Headquarters’ session tapes: Mickey Dolenz (drums) emphatically scolding Peter Tork (Guitar) for screwing up a live take. GOLDEN MOMENTS.