new art fun stuff

every once in a while it's nice to find a new artist whose art really speaks to you. visual art has never really been my fancy, but i have to say i really like this guy i found sigga bjorg. his stuff reminds me of a cross between shel silverstein, winnie the pooh, and ralph steadman. if the US dollar didn't suck so bad i'd get him to ship me over one of his pieces.

and i just got my michael motorcycle print framed and it looks badass in my office i must say.

eye candy

gone so long

sometimes it's good to take a break... so they say.

sunday kicked ass. alley cat has amazing an amazing menu on sunday mornings. pied piper always has sweet creams. 500 is always a good time on any sunny afternoon.

also got to record the hannah barbarians, who rock.

good times had by all...

annie

I got a new dog today. Her name is Annie. She's 8 weeks old and she keeps Sam on his toes. See more pictures at Flickr.

How Many Times Can It Be Said?

Fuck Bush. This guy is class A idiot. Apparently he thinks he's helping uninsured children by vetoing a bill that puts 5 billion more dollars towards insuring them. His claim is that he wants to make sure that "the neediest children are taken care of first" before he signs anything. So you're helping them by denying them any help now. Um. What? We spend hundreds of billions on this fucking war (I've always thought going to Iraq was an awful idea), but we can't drop 5 billion on 8 million of our own goddamn children. Is that conservative fiscal policy?

As claimed by CNN, "The program gives coverage to parents who make too much to qualify for Medicaid but not enough to buy private insurance for their children. Critics have said their concern is that parents might be prompted to drop private coverage for their children to get cheaper coverage under the bill." Who are these critics? Private insurance companies? Lobbyists? Are we putting their first class business trips ahead of our less fortunate children? Is this conservative politics? If so, count me out.

The Radio Anti-Christ

I just got a hold of a new track off of Jens Lekman's upcoming album that everyone needs to take their hard earned pennies and buy.

This guy is a smile a minute. I got to see him at Pitchfork. Nothing but good times. I mean how you gonna listen to a song about bingo night and not get a little pep in your step?

And yet there is no way you're going to find him on today's radio. The tempo changes. He hits some crazy notes. It's outside the box. It doesn't plod along at 132 with every vocal note stacked 12 times, tuned, and buried under the harmonies. There's a very human quality to his music. Radio doesn't like that. Now who knows, in 20 years radio might be playing stuff like this, but I doubt it. I think it'll be dead in 10.

The Fall Collection...

Every time the temperature dips into the 50's, I get as happy as a second grader at a pizza party. I love this time of year. I know it's only September and it's going to get as hot as two rats fucking in a wool sock again, but hey, like I said.

There's something about the fall that always sends me back to high school. Senior year. First real girlfriend. First tryst with alcohol and drugs. And the first time I ever heard The Bends.

I was laid up at my folks house with pneumonia (probably from the unfiltered cigarettes I was smoking at the time), and I borrowed said girlfriend's CDs. There it was I heard "Just" for the first time.

Now I was known as a musical "purist" back in the day. Anything after '79 was bullshit and all I wanted was more Zeppelin. Lord have mercy. God bless my little soul. The first time I heard "just" I knew Radiohead had changed me. It opened the door to modern music for me.

Now, enough rambling. Back to the point. This time of year always sends me back to senior year, and so a few albums always "creep" back into my CD player. Weezer - Weezer and Radiohead - the bends are number 1 and 2.

I feel like I'm back working at Pizza Perfect in Bellevue and I'm driving the '88 Grand Marquis again. Ah, the fall. It's time to go camping.

Muchas Gracias

...to the lovely Janet for giving my band, and the relatives, a spot on her radio show. She's on WRVU. Check it out