Lyrical Imperatives That I Never Manage to Follow

Posted and filed under comedy, music.

Pour any amount of sugar on anyone. Think that a black fly in my chardonnay is ironic. Know that I am a shooting star. Call anyone — for whom I may or may not act as a bodyguard — by the name “Al”. Attempt any amount of tenderness. Know when to hold and / or… Read more »

Contextless Content: Episode #22

Posted and filed under music.

Contextless Content: A portion of a conversation, usually from an instant messenger platform. Subtitled: “Everything I Own Is in a Box to the Left?” He says: I don’t understand why she keeps mentioning “everything you own in a box to the left”. It doesn’t make any sense to me. He says: What does the box’s… Read more »

Goodbye in Gasoline

Posted and filed under music.

I‘ve decided that Goodbye in Gasoline has overtaken How’s My Driving, Doug Hastings? as my favorite Less Than Jake song. It’s a tough call to make. I’ve had How’s My Driving posted here for download since early 2000. That is a seriously long time to have been awake late every night, nervously waiting for the… Read more »

WordPress Plugin: A Modern Major-General

Posted and filed under blogtech.

I understand equations, both the simple and quadratical. So I figured I should share with you. Download my Pirates of Penzance “Modern Major-General” random-lyric generator and you, too, will be able to tell at sight a Mauser rifle from a javelin. Add the function moderngeneral() where you want to print the lyric. I have mine… Read more »

less than you hoped for

Posted and filed under media, music.

from me on your big day, love, isn’t this sweet? I’m breaking out and running blinded into the street. This one can’t wait, I’m so ashamed. Sorry, I regret to say that you have made such a big mistake. Still, I’m in line to see the hit parade. I was late. Why? I went to… Read more »

Celebrity Skin – Hole

Posted and filed under music.

Y’know what? What they say is true. There’s only one thing I did wrong: Stayed in Mississippi a day too long. And on that note … Oh, make me over / I’m all i wanna be a walking study / in demonology Hey, so glad you could make it Yeah, now you really made it… Read more »

Radio – Alkaline Trio

Posted and filed under media.

Shakin’ like a dog shittin’ razorblades,waking up next to nothing after dreaming of you and meI’m waking up all alone, waking up so relievedwhile you’re taking your time with apologies,I’m making my plans for revengeRed eyes on orange horizonsIf Columbus was wrong I’d drive straight off the edgeI’d drive straight off the edge Taking your… Read more »

Norwegian Wood

Posted and filed under media.

She told me she worked in the morning and started to laughI told her I didn’t and crawled off to sleep in the bath. What the hell is that supposed to mean?

The Greatest Shower of All

Posted and filed under music, My Life.

Few things are as consistently and excrutiatingly annoying as getting Whitney Houston‘s The Greatest Love of All stuck in your head for no apparent reason. I don’t even think I’ve heard that song in years, but it’s been in my head for days now. What’s driving me nuts is that my synapses are also concocting… Read more »

Hollywood

Posted and filed under Los Angeles.

Eddie waited ’til he finished high school He went to Hollywood, got a tattoo He met a girl out there with a tattoo, too The future was wide open …

That I Would Be Good

Posted and filed under music.

that I would be good even if i did nothing that I would be good even if i got the thumbs down that I would be good if I got and stayed sick that I would be good even if I gained ten pounds that i would be fine even even if I went bankrupt… Read more »