(musings from an upstart crow)
(The Cure,off Kiss Me Kiss Me Kiss Me…) “How Beautiful You Are” You want to know why I hate you? Well I’ll try and explain… You remember that day in paris When we wandered through the rain And promised to each other That we’d always think the same And dreamed that dream To be two … Read more
Oh, those wacky Germans and their pornographic candy… The fine people at Haribo have intorduced a line of apparently rather frisky fruit candy.The complaints they received from a Catholic college were apparently a hoax but their website remains one of the more hallucinogenic things I have ever seen on the internet, ranking up there with … Read more
There’s an episode of “Friends” in which one of the characters is so frightened by a Stephen King novel that the book has to be put in the freezer. A friend of mine told me recently that they threw a copy of “The Shining” into the desert because it bothered them that much. While I … Read more
Once upon a time there was a monk who was in service to a high priest. He was married and had children. One summer day, this man accompanied his master to Mii temple. It was a hot day and he was sleepy so he took a nap in a hidden corner in the hall of … Read more
“The butcher the baker and the baseline maker say you can leave her I can take her you spend your whole life like a minute or two later one day it’s gonna and sooner than greater…oh, what would the loved ones say, what would the loved ones say?”
Just when I’m thinking it couldn’t get any worse, the date creeps on me and I realize there are people who have suffered in much worse ways, like having to choose between jumping to a certain death and incinerating in an office building. So perhaps I shouldn’t sit here and feel sorry for myself anymore.
When I was ten, visiting the ancestral familial stomping grounds of the Southern Illinois-Kentucky border, I was taking to visit the following “tourist attraction.” I don’t know if it’s haunted or not. I just know the horror of it is absolutely chilling. The absolute worst of what mankind can inflict on mankind. The stalls where … Read more
Lloyd Dobler : Joe. Joe. She’s written 65 songs… 65. They’re all about you. They’re all about pain. Joe : So what’s up? –Say Anything, Cameron Crowe 1989
…half in jest “David Bowie or Nirvana?” She said “Nirvana.” I repeated the question to be sure I’d heard right. So Nirvana it shall be. (detritus)(dream)(poetica)(myth)(opinion)(divination)
This is a documentary about Shane MacGowan about what a lyrical genius and an unrepentant drunk he is, and it’s just f’ing awesome, I must say. Cameo appearance/interview segments with the fabulous Mr. Nick Cave abound. There’s a bonus sing-along feature and an interesting little outtake of Shane peeing in the bushes. Klassy with a … Read more