So, Oklahoma football. Growing up in the boonies in Oklahoma was perhaps a bit too-alike Varsity Blues. Except, I was not James Van Der Beek. Or, really, anyone in that movie. I was some nerd in the stands you never saw, except that the town was small enough that I was on the golf team…
Look Away Part Deux
Okay, so I was a bit premature in my posting. I\’d not quite finished the last chapter. I was literally four pages away from the following: How wicked it would be, if we could, to call the dead back! She said not to me but to the chaplain, \’I am at peace with God.\’ She…
Look Away (Into Heaven Fair)
I sang that song as a baritone (long before I really was a baritone) in 5th grade music class. Ahhh, Ms. Patello. She was a lovely woman. I\’m glad she was my teacher. Apparently, after looking around on the Internets a bit for some lyrics or other tidbit about this song, I am one of…
Munchhausen By Proxy
Okay, so I love Zooey Deschanel. Case in point: The short version is she has style, intelligence and is ridiculously cute. So, she was in Yes Man with Jim Carey this winter. I thought it was great fun. Her “pretend” band Munchausen By Proxy has several songs in the movie I recently purchased on iTunes…
What have I learned?
I have been wondering about this. Perhaps its a bit morbid, but I think it may be a good exercise. To think about others. To loosen up a bit. That you can love and be life-long friends with someone who is not for you. That one should avoid those who are emotionally unstable. That a…
Please, Give me a Second Grace
I am going to cross-link to this post primarily because it\’s awesome and I want to be able to find it again later should the need arise. I\’ll do this in the guise of some commentary on commentary… How appropriate to the web. I found the following commentary on music in The Royal Tenenbaums. In…
Ignacio Ignacious
So, I\’m at the UCLA Medical Center getting my wrist-arthrogram on. My wrist is crazy swollen all filled with the Barium injection stuff. At least I think it\’s Barium. Anyway, it\’s a good time. Sounds like there\’s nothing wrong. Great. So, I guess that means it\’s been on-and-off hurting for like 2 years for no…
Papillon Parade
I just really liked this image after listening to Masterfade by Andrew Bird.
Nathaniel and Daffyd
I’m not really much of a fan of American Idol. Though, my roommate Ricky loves it. Each time I’ve seen the contestant Nathaniel Marshall, I’ve been subtly reminded of the Little Britain character Daffyd, the self-pronounced “Only Gay in the Village.” Nathaniel just seems to be trying way too hard. Piercings, odd clothing, ear-studs, headbands,…
Gibson SG
So, I picked my guitar last night after probably over a year. It was nice to realize that I still have very aspect of “Say it Ain\’t So” and “Everlong” memorized. I even took the time to learn a new song. Oh, I’ve missed my guitar. Perhaps more interesting was my distant, nostalgia about “Everlong.” …