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September 2010
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Cat Heaven
Jets To Brazil
Blake Schwarzenbach writes some of the best love songs. He writes some of the best songs period (you may remember me from such posts as OH GOD I LOVE JAWBREAKER) but oh his love songs and his love/hate songs and his broken heart songs and just all of it. No wonder so many girls in the east bay were in love with him in the ’90s.
For years I went all stupid swoony for Sweet Avenue. Because come on:
holding you we make two spoons beneath an April moon
everything is soft and sweet
But I mean, you give me a song that has all these ideal boy-to-girl romantic lyrics in it PLUS YOU CALL IT CAT HEAVEN, and what do you THINK I’m going to do.
Le sigh.
Yurt! It's an awesome word. It's one of my favorites. Like yak.
Actually I made a mistake. I love the word yurt.
It’s the actual thing I can’t stand. Well no, I’m fine with yurts, when they’re used by people who have used them for centuries. You know, like in Mongolia? But these people? OH MY GOD YURT PEOPLE WHY DO THEY EXIST? TO TORMENT ME.
The Tea Party, Glenn Beck, All Of It: A Word
I rarely get political online - and for a few good reasons - but I need to take a moment to say something now.
It’s understandable why so many are angry about Glenn Beck’s rally. It’s understandable why you’re freaking out about the Tea Party. It’s understandable why you’re standing here pointing back at Bush yelling “Those 8 years! Those! What about those!”
After all, you say, where were people protesting the spread of big government and unfathomable debt then, right?
To which I say, where were you? And where are you now?
If you’re so angry at what’s going on, if you’re so frustrated, don’t just keep writing Tumblr posts and blog posts and tweets and semi-anonymous comments. I’ve been reading about it all for years now. Years! Come on, guys. You can decry the ignorance of the Tea Party movement all you want, rail at the racism, and laugh at their illiterate signs and shirts. But you know what? There were thousands upon thousands of people at the rally. Just like there are thousands of people knocking on doors and going out in support of their candidates and getting word out of what they believe in.
What are you doing?
There was that long moment, during Obama’s election. A huge swell of people had found not only a leader but a reason to come together. No more! Time for change! Are you telling me you can only do it when inspired by someone you perceive to be your leader? Are you telling me you can’t do it on your own, grassroots group by grassroots group? Because if that’s the case, then maybe you should stop rolling your eyes at the Tea Party and start worrying a lot more. They’re not afraid of your scathing blog posts. They’re probably not even reading them.
If you want change, it’s time to start making it. If you want to fight back, you better start. And you better hurry.
Baby tiger found stuffed in bag at Thai airport
From the “What The Hell Is Wrong With People” files comes this in today’s Washington Post:
Baby tiger found stuffed in bag at Thai airport
BANGKOK — Authorities at Bangkok’s international airport found a baby tiger cub that had been drugged and hidden alongside a stuffed toy tiger in the suitcase of a woman flying from Thailand to Iran, an official and a wildlife protection group said Friday.
(Photo credit AP Photo/Suvarnabhumi Airport Wildlife Checkpoint of the Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation)
I mean, there’s that part of me that wants a baby tiger as much as the next crazy cat lady, but this is wrong on so many levels I can’t even begin. CAN’T EVEN BEGIN. Poor little guy. So glad they rescued him.
Oh is THAT right.: Dave Davies should have his own show. →
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Listening to today’s Fresh Air interview with Edgar Wright (thanks to Leah) reminded me why I think Dave Davies is the best interviewer in the radio business.
I know that for many people, the sound of a Terry Gross interview is part of the aural wallpaper of their day. And when Davies…
You guys, this guy is smart. The Chris guy, I mean. Well, also Dave Davies.
Anyway, Chris is right. Today I called him and was all “hey! Edgar Wright is on Fresh Air, and should I see the Scott Pilgrim movie? Oh and by the way I don’t like the Fresh Air guy interviewer as much” and he was like WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU and then I realized Dave Davies IS great, I’m just used to the nice tonal qualities of a Teri Gross interview. DD really is a better interviewer. Now I just need to get used to his voice, which is still unfamiliar and a little tonally awkward to me for some reason.
PS - he told me to see the movie.
Pretty sure this whistle test meme isn’t laughing at working-class African-Americans.
Dearest Young Manhattanite, despite your tag to the contrary, it’s not laughing at anyone. It’s totally serious. I love Rob Halford. I know, real love for Judas Priest in these post-post-ironical times. Crazy!
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