Wednesday, October 31, 2007
Creepy
Thought a trailer for '2,000 Maniacs' by the godfather of gore, Herschell Gordon Lewis would be appropriate for today (being as we're in the south now y'all).
Thursday, October 25, 2007
WQFS
Guilford college radio has a pretty neat schedule. In particular, I really enjoy Josh Neas' show in spite of it's dumb title. Also, when I was driving out to the farm every Thursday, it was neat to be heading down country roads listening to Mike Caudles' choices.
So, if you are around Greensboro, take a minute and check out 90.9
So, if you are around Greensboro, take a minute and check out 90.9
The Invisible Ray 1936
So, it's October and we've been watching old thrillers. 'The Invisible Ray' stars Boris Karloff & Bela Lugosi. There's a good synopsis & some pictures here.
Some others we saw were 'Black Friday' (the same team, but I didn't find it quite such campy fun), 'The Night of the Hunter,' 'Blood Feast 2' (by none other than Herschell Gordon Lewis beloved for 2,000 Maniacs - see the original), 'So I married an Axe Murderer' which is a pretty awful movie except for Myers character of the Scottish dad, and a whole mess of Hitchcock (avoid 'Frenzy' at all costs - we learned the lesson that not every Hitchcock is great)
Some others we saw were 'Black Friday' (the same team, but I didn't find it quite such campy fun), 'The Night of the Hunter,' 'Blood Feast 2' (by none other than Herschell Gordon Lewis beloved for 2,000 Maniacs - see the original), 'So I married an Axe Murderer' which is a pretty awful movie except for Myers character of the Scottish dad, and a whole mess of Hitchcock (avoid 'Frenzy' at all costs - we learned the lesson that not every Hitchcock is great)
Music for today
I am listening to Elvis Perkins today. Seems like good rainy day music. I really like the song 'Ash Wednesday,' but here's another that's eminently listenable...
Sunday, October 21, 2007
Webb Pierce
Awesome! I found a postcard of an old album my parents had. Anyhow, a great collection of songs, but what really stuck with me was the cover. It shows Webb Pierce proudly standing with all his buddys around the famous guitar-shaped swimming pool he had put in at his ridiculously extravagant Nashville estate.
Friday, October 19, 2007
Raising Sand
Well, loathe though I am to admit it, I am really enjoying my first listen to 'Raising Sand' It is a collaborative effort from Robert Plant and Alison Krauss.
Their voices really complement each other nicely. I find Plant a lot more appealing now that his voice has some age on it and he no longer deems it necessary to attempt shattering glass.
I admire both artists in that they are always getting involved with interesting collaborative efforts (ie, Plant & Amos doing 'Down by the Seaside,' Krauss w. Watson & Skaggs doing 'Down in the Valley')
Okay, back I go to cutting veg for dinner (mnnn, the meat is marinating for Kabob-fest - soon the basmati will be steaming away) and enjoying the rest of this album. Maybe I'll even get into the new Springsteen.
Their voices really complement each other nicely. I find Plant a lot more appealing now that his voice has some age on it and he no longer deems it necessary to attempt shattering glass.
I admire both artists in that they are always getting involved with interesting collaborative efforts (ie, Plant & Amos doing 'Down by the Seaside,' Krauss w. Watson & Skaggs doing 'Down in the Valley')
Okay, back I go to cutting veg for dinner (mnnn, the meat is marinating for Kabob-fest - soon the basmati will be steaming away) and enjoying the rest of this album. Maybe I'll even get into the new Springsteen.
Last harvest for '07
Well, yesterday was the last day for our CSA farm pick up this year.
I recently came across this article by Jason Hardin. He was at the WeatherHand Farm one time when I was out picking up our box.
Anyhow, I'll miss the weekly drive out there. I'd say that we'll miss the food, but we've enough yukons & sweet potatoes to see us for quite a while yet.
Next year, hopefully, it will rain a bit more than one inch ever forty-five days!
Alright, now it's back to genetically engineered, flavourless food picked by some starving person on the other side of the globe.
I recently came across this article by Jason Hardin. He was at the WeatherHand Farm one time when I was out picking up our box.
Anyhow, I'll miss the weekly drive out there. I'd say that we'll miss the food, but we've enough yukons & sweet potatoes to see us for quite a while yet.
Next year, hopefully, it will rain a bit more than one inch ever forty-five days!
Alright, now it's back to genetically engineered, flavourless food picked by some starving person on the other side of the globe.
Tuesday, October 16, 2007
1989
Ha! I came across this doozy a couple of days ago. This is one of the first pics of us - Rhoney took it at the 795 house.
I'd forgotten the hat - Curt wore that thing for years until it literally fell apart (you can see the beginnings of the front visor starting to separate here). I wonder if he ever actually watched an Iowa Hawkeyes game?
I'd forgotten the hat - Curt wore that thing for years until it literally fell apart (you can see the beginnings of the front visor starting to separate here). I wonder if he ever actually watched an Iowa Hawkeyes game?
Monday, October 15, 2007
Greenland wedding
Kimon and Stacie got married this year. I am waaaay behind on getting a picture up here, but wanted everyone to see it actually happened!
Now they are saving up for a house. I can't wait to see them settled in & turning the place into a work of art/bike shop.
Now they are saving up for a house. I can't wait to see them settled in & turning the place into a work of art/bike shop.
Thursday, October 11, 2007
Stencil madness
The process of vandalising our own mailbox is not yet fully complete. However, I thought I'd bring you up to date...
Step 1
Step 1 - take a lovely doodle collaborative (after all, the couple that doodles together, noodles together...what? Whatever)...
Curt deco
We don't have much water in the lakes at this point. So Curt found a use for Dad's gift until the time comes when we need to demarcate a mooring (figuring that we are probably still a few years out from this being ocean-side property)...
In Rainbows - at what cost?
Today we downloaded Radiohead's new album 'In Rainbows.' Because they are wonderful, already no-doubt wealthy and also innovative, they put the album up for download yesterday at the customer's chosen price.
Therefore, if you want to pay zip you can be a jerk and do that. We chose 6 pounds, w. a 45p transaction fee. Without hearing the album, that seemed right.
By letting the listener choose the price, they had a lot more opportunity to experiment and also to take advantage (ha ha sucker, you chose to pay for something we pulled out of our rears in 5 minutes). But they have built up a trust with their listeners that they obviously respect.
I've only listened to the first six tracks thus far, and while they are not - for Radiohead - particularly experimental or groundbreaking, they are each beautiful and individual.
This is a move which I suspect will not only garner them greater respect and a larger audience, but which undermines the ridiculous stranglehold corporations have on the music industry. It gives hope that one day, listeners won't be fleeced and artists will be revered again for their talent not just their fashion (see the mother of them all on this one)
I agree that artists should be paid well and that there are certain costs inherent with putting out an album. But in this "modern age," it is great to see a viable alternative to buying a new yacht for the middle man.
Another plus is that when I clicked on 'Terms and Conditions' only a blank page came up. Those are my kinds of requirements!
I feel like maybe we ought to have paid more.
Therefore, if you want to pay zip you can be a jerk and do that. We chose 6 pounds, w. a 45p transaction fee. Without hearing the album, that seemed right.
By letting the listener choose the price, they had a lot more opportunity to experiment and also to take advantage (ha ha sucker, you chose to pay for something we pulled out of our rears in 5 minutes). But they have built up a trust with their listeners that they obviously respect.
I've only listened to the first six tracks thus far, and while they are not - for Radiohead - particularly experimental or groundbreaking, they are each beautiful and individual.
This is a move which I suspect will not only garner them greater respect and a larger audience, but which undermines the ridiculous stranglehold corporations have on the music industry. It gives hope that one day, listeners won't be fleeced and artists will be revered again for their talent not just their fashion (see the mother of them all on this one)
I agree that artists should be paid well and that there are certain costs inherent with putting out an album. But in this "modern age," it is great to see a viable alternative to buying a new yacht for the middle man.
Another plus is that when I clicked on 'Terms and Conditions' only a blank page came up. Those are my kinds of requirements!
I feel like maybe we ought to have paid more.
Saturday, October 6, 2007
Former Bishop of Turkey
Some time ago we enjoyed an evening out with Adam, Sean & my Mum listening to David Sedaris. Anyhow, with the holidays bearing down upon us, I thought I should post something from the Santaland Diaries.
However, if you are patient there is a fabulous description of Saint Nicholas in the Netherlands titled '6 To 8 Black Men'
However, if you are patient there is a fabulous description of Saint Nicholas in the Netherlands titled '6 To 8 Black Men'
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Here's the next few things on my to-read list. I have a bunch of books that folks have lent me or I picked up at Edward McKays which I haven't added yet. So, the list should get bigger before it gets smaller (and then gets bigger again).
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