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30 years and they pried the nails from the coffin.

You have to love The BBC, their “news” is typically less mired in sensationalized melodrama than we have come accustomed to. We are talking about the Walkman here so emotions are rite given the upcoming 30th birthday. Let’s face it, this birthday represents a lost generation.  We aren’t baby-boomers yet we sure as hell aren’t [...]

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From: Passive Aggressive Notes

Happiness is…

Lincoln, NE from RAPHA on Vimeo. Not sure how many of you know but I spent my 3rd grade year in a small town in Nebraska.  Besides leaving my friends in Montana my time in Nebraska was fun, relatively uneventful, but fun.  I thought my teacher, Mrs. Peterson, was pretty, I could see my sister [...]

Nobody understands Emo Bun

I found this troubled little guy on Cute Overload. The photo is one thing but the copy is a what keeps me “in stitches”. “Emo Bun is going to put on his skinny jeans and play guitar in the garage. Emo Bun doesn’t expect you fascists to understand his art. Emo Bun is destined to [...]

when there’s no underbrush, the tree looks taller

when there’s no underbrush, the tree looks taller

Am I missing a tooth?

The Monkey and I went to the Ballard Crit this weekend.  Good. Fun. Racing.  We got to meet the entire Erbeck brood.  They aren’t adorable or anything. I wonder who saw the new movie with Zach Galifianakis?

Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix

I have been following Phoenix since their debut album in the early 2K’s (wow, I just said that). They have had some wonderful singles with the likes of “Too Young”, “Everything is Everything”, and “Run Run Run”. Despite my hopes for this band, the albums simply didn’t have the staying power.  Enter Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix, [...]

For Heavens Sake

A dream in pure white When compared with the classic black and silver models in the M8 series, this special limited edition with a white leather finish is destined to be the eye-catcher of this summer. The LEICA M8 ‘White Edition’ is available in a set including a silver anodised LEICA ELMARIT-M 1:2.8/28 mm ASPH [...]

Dan Deacon & Liam Lynch – Drinking Out of Cups

Seriously, this is why you have a blog… to help share “information” like this. I dare you not to laugh. I wonder if I am going to hear back from Mike DeSalvo soon?

Chris Walken on Twitter

If you aren’t following Christopher Walken on Twitter you really should. He is almost as funny as the Panda Bear behind Fuck You, Penguin Here are a couple samples: “A friend from out west mailed me a “Snuggie.” A joke apparently. I don’t get it. I look like a derelict Gumby in the thing. Funny, [...]