Mary and I went to the Film Forum last night to see “Our Brand is Crisis.” Rachel Boynton made this documentary during the recent Bolivian presidential campaign when James Carville’s spin doctors for hire won the election for Gonzalo Sánchez de Lozada, known as “Goni.”
Two resonating details emerge from the film. First, voters all over the world are essentially electing brands and not people. This story is not about Bolivia. We are being sold the flash of Coke and missing the fact that our candidates are just sugared club soda. It’s really scary and along with Carville’s patented yokel turn of phrases, puts the film on Sean’s highly recommended list.
Second, Bolivia is a really fucked up place. Main talking head Jeremy Rosner doesn’t help it. If you see the film, tell me if you also get the impression that he uses a Mac.
– The Film Forum
– Our Brand is Crisis
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Site of the Day:
Mary and I went to the Film Forum last night to see “Our Brand is Crisis.” Rachel Boynton made this documentary during the recent Bolivian presidential campaign when James Carville’s spin doctors for hire won the election for Gonzalo Sánchez de Lozada, known as “Goni.”
Two resonating details emerge from the film. First, voters all over the world are essentially electing brands and not people. This story is not about Bolivia. We are being sold the flash of Coke and missing the fact that our candidates are just sugared club soda. It’s really scary and along with Carville’s patented yokel turn of phrases, puts the film on Sean’s highly recommended list.
Second, Bolivia is a really fucked up place. Main talking head Jeremy Rosner doesn’t help it. If you see the film, tell me if you also get the impression that he uses a Mac.
– The Film Forum
– Our Brand is Crisis
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Site of the Day:
My Aunt Nancy, Uncle Randy, cousin Katie, and her boyfriend Jordan were in town from Claysburg, PA (pop. 1350) this weekend. I tried to show them a wide variety of things. Based on that experience and previous visits from my parents, I wanted to make a list of ten things to remember for future guests. Here it goes: 1.) Take Them on The Subway – Fast and cheap ($2 to anywhere) it's the best way to see more. Most tourists look at the entrances like steps to hell. There is normally construction and route changes on the weekend, so they are right to be scared. As a seasoned New Yorker, you can add a ton of benefit to your guest visit just by preventing them from getting lost underground and saving a bundle on taxis. – MTA.info 
2.) Walk, walk, walk. – The best thing to see in this town is the street and the people. Tell your kin to pack comfortable shoes and expect to be sore when they go home. Be prepared for the "Now I know why New Yorkers are so thin!" comments and walk them until they fall down. They will sleep better if they are tired anyways and the most memorable experience of the trip will probably be something unplanned that you stroll by on the way from one site to another. 
3.) Grand Central – Since the refurbishing finished in TK YEAR, Grand Central is one of the most impressive sites in town, but unlike the Empire State Building, there are no lines. It makes a great midday stop. There is a food court for a fast, inexpensive lunch and relatively clean bathrooms. You can hop off the Green Line in between the Museum Mile and the Seaport for a nice wrap or maybe even a quick bit of mac-n-cheese at the bar at Michael Jordan's.
4.) Dive Bars – The sticker shock of a trip to NYC can melt the fanny pack right off of a bus tourist. Take them to a dive bar so they can see how we can afford to go out every night. Rudy's is close the theater district. The Subway Inn is right beside Bloomingdales. A cheap pitcher will be a welcome site to someone who has been marched all day.
– Rudy's Free hot dogs and popcorn.
– Subway Inn 
5. ) Breakfast – Start the day with a decent foundation. If you can get there before 9AM, try Cafe Habana (where Lenny Kravitz once stalked in a video). If not, do the Silver Spur. Breakfast is inexpensive so it should be at a sit down place and enjoyed before the long day.
6.) Traveling Exhibition – If possible, take them to something that is only around for a limited time, like the Bodies Exhibit. The sense of urgency adds value, plus it gets you off the couch to see something that you might regret missing.
7. ) Chinatown Knock-offs – They all want ugly cheap purses that look like ugly expensive purses (I hate labels, it's just my thing). Don't deny them. Go to the corner of Canal and Mott. Look for a woman with a walkie talkie and tell her you want purses. If you look harmless, she will take you up some stairs to a hidden store with all the knock-off goodness anyone could want.
8.) Ethnic Food – I make everyone who visits try some type of food that they have never had before. Sushi is normally the big winner and does not get many complaints as long as saki is also on the table. If their plates looked picked at, but not empty, I take them to the 4th Street Bar for wings immediately afterward. My goal for all this is not to expand anyone's mind, but rather to get a free plate of sushi.
9.) Circle Line – Not everyone can walk all day. The Circle Line is a good alternative. The tour is interesting for tourists and New Yorkers alike. Talk the half tour, the one that circumnavigates the island is just too long. – The Circle Line 
10.) Walk Across the Brooklyn Bridge – Always a favorite, the good ole' Brooklyn Bridge. The wires create interesting perspectives, there are great views, and it's always good people watching. Just at the other end is Grimaldi's, arguably the best slice in town. The water taxi provides an alternative way home or to another site. This one is always a winner. Also noteworthy: Off off Broadway, Central Park, the Esplanade, the Staten Island Ferry, Statue of Liberty at night (shorter lines), Chumley's speakeasy, Katz's Deli, and the Roosevelt Island Tram. These and the list above are all my fallbacks. New Yorkers and visitors alike, please leave your favorites in the comments.
… Site of the Day: A good followup to my shredder piece, Rob at Cockeyed.com gets a credit card sent to another address with a torn up application.
My Aunt Nancy, Uncle Randy, cousin Katie, and her boyfriend Jordan were in town from Claysburg, PA (pop. 1350) this weekend. I tried to show them a wide variety of things. Based on that experience and previous visits from my parents, I wanted to make a list of ten things to remember for future guests. Here it goes:
1.) Take Them on The Subway – Fast and cheap ($2 to anywhere) it's the best way to see more. Most tourists look at the entrances like steps to hell. There is normally construction and route changes on the weekend, so they are right to be scared. As a seasoned New Yorker, you can add a ton of benefit to your guest visit just by preventing them from getting lost underground and saving a bundle on taxis. – MTA.info
2.) Walk, walk, walk. – The best thing to see in this town is the street and the people. Tell your kin to pack comfortable shoes and expect to be sore when they go home. Be prepared for the "Now I know why New Yorkers are so thin!" comments and walk them until they fall down. They will sleep better if they are tired anyways and the most memorable experience of the trip will probably be something unplanned that you stroll by on the way from one site to another.
3.) Grand Central – Since the refurbishing finished in TK YEAR, Grand Central is one of the most impressive sites in town, but unlike the Empire State Building, there are no lines. It makes a great midday stop. There is a food court for a fast, inexpensive lunch and relatively clean bathrooms. You can hop off the Green Line in between the Museum Mile and the Seaport for a nice wrap or maybe even a quick bit of mac-n-cheese at the bar at Michael Jordan's.
4.) Dive Bars – The sticker shock of a trip to NYC can melt the fanny pack right off of a bus tourist. Take them to a dive bar so they can see how we can afford to go out every night. Rudy's is close the theater district. The Subway Inn is right beside Bloomingdales. A cheap pitcher will be a welcome site to someone who has been marched all day.
– Rudy's Free hot dogs and popcorn.
– Subway Inn
5. ) Breakfast – Start the day with a decent foundation. If you can get there before 9AM, try Cafe Habana (where Lenny Kravitz once stalked in a video). If not, do the Silver Spur. Breakfast is inexpensive so it should be at a sit down place and enjoyed before the long day.
6.) Traveling Exhibition – If possible, take them to something that is only around for a limited time, like the Bodies Exhibit. The sense of urgency adds value, plus it gets you off the couch to see something that you might regret missing.
7. ) Chinatown Knock-offs – They all want ugly cheap purses that look like ugly expensive purses (I hate labels, it's just my thing). Don't deny them. Go to the corner of Canal and Mott. Look for a woman with a walkie talkie and tell her you want purses. If you look harmless, she will take you up some stairs to a hidden store with all the knock-off goodness anyone could want.
8.) Ethnic Food – I make everyone who visits try some type of food that they have never had before. Sushi is normally the big winner and does not get many complaints as long as saki is also on the table. If their plates looked picked at, but not empty, I take them to the 4th Street Bar for wings immediately afterward. My goal for all this is not to expand anyone's mind, but rather to get a free plate of sushi.
9.) Circle Line – Not everyone can walk all day. The Circle Line is a good alternative. The tour is interesting for tourists and New Yorkers alike. Talk the half tour, the one that circumnavigates the island is just too long. – The Circle Line 10.) Walk Across the Brooklyn Bridge – Always a favorite, the good ole' Brooklyn Bridge. The wires create interesting perspectives, there are great views, and it's always good people watching. Just at the other end is Grimaldi's, arguably the best slice in town. The water taxi provides an alternative way home or to another site. This one is always a winner. Also noteworthy: Off off Broadway, Central Park, the Esplanade, the Staten Island Ferry, Statue of Liberty at night (shorter lines), Chumley's speakeasy, Katz's Deli, and the Roosevelt Island Tram. These and the list above are all my fallbacks. New Yorkers and visitors alike, please leave your favorites in the comments.
… Site of the Day: A good followup to my shredder piece, Rob at Cockeyed.com gets a credit card sent to another address with a torn up application.
I've been working late a lot this week and STC.com has suffered. Last night I found some spare time while Ildi was at the gym so I wandered into a new bar on Avenue A called Double Down. It's in the space formerly occupied by Julep and still has that name on the paneling outside. Last night was its second day in business and there wasn't a very large afterwork crowd. The bartender complained of being sore from setting the place up in less than a week. He gave me the low down on the joint:
"The place is owned by the former proprieter of Irving Plaza. It's got a good ole fashioned punk rock juke box and is basically a down and dirty drinking bar."
Alright then. There was a pool table in the back, edgy graphics on the wall, and anime p0rn on the the tvs. It's similar to many other bars in the East Village, but I'm always glad to see another psuedo-dive in the hood. It's the dance clubs that annoy me. … Crosswords have been a rare treat as of late and yesterday's kicked my ass. There is always a trick or gimmick on Thursdays (and Sundays) and it can throw you for a loop. The deal yesterday was that one answer was "INSIDE THE BOX" and three clues had answers circumnavigated a box in the puzzle. See in yellow how it says "SQUARE DANCE CLASS?" Very clever, Mr. Shortz and Mr. Farmer. So Thursdays and Sundays have a trick and each puzzle gets harder from Monday to Saturday, with the last being alway a real futhermucker. How do I know these NY Times crossword puzzle rules? I never read them. They just seeped in after doing hundreds and hundreds of puzzles. Like how I always know which way is north in Manhattan, upstream in a trout crick, how to unclasp a 34C, or pluck nose hairs. Practice, practice, practice. … Site of the Day: From Dan, "Check this out. It's realultimatepower.net meets Strongbad emails. http://www.askaninja.com" I think someone needs to ask the ninja if he lives in his parent's basement.
I've been working late a lot this week and STC.com has suffered. Last night I found some spare time while Ildi was at the gym so I wandered into a new bar on Avenue A called Double Down. It's in the space formerly occupied by Julep and still has that name on the paneling outside. Last night was its second day in business and there wasn't a very large afterwork crowd. The bartender complained of being sore from setting the place up in less than a week. He gave me the low down on the joint:
"The place is owned by the former proprieter of Irving Plaza. It's got a good ole fashioned punk rock juke box and is basically a down and dirty drinking bar."
Alright then. There was a pool table in the back, edgy graphics on the wall, and anime p0rn on the the tvs. It's similar to many other bars in the East Village, but I'm always glad to see another psuedo-dive in the hood. It's the dance clubs that annoy me. … Crosswords have been a rare treat as of late and yesterday's kicked my ass. There is always a trick or gimmick on Thursdays (and Sundays) and it can throw you for a loop. The deal yesterday was that one answer was "INSIDE THE BOX" and three clues had answers circumnavigated a box in the puzzle. See in yellow how it says "SQUARE DANCE CLASS?" Very clever, Mr. Shortz and Mr. Farmer. So Thursdays and Sundays have a trick and each puzzle gets harder from Monday to Saturday, with the last being alway a real futhermucker. How do I know these NY Times crossword puzzle rules? I never read them. They just seeped in after doing hundreds and hundreds of puzzles. Like how I always know which way is north in Manhattan, upstream in a trout crick, how to unclasp a 34C, or pluck nose hairs. Practice, practice, practice. … Site of the Day: From Dan, "Check this out. It's realultimatepower.net meets Strongbad emails. http://www.askaninja.com" I think someone needs to ask the ninja if he lives in his parent's basement.
In the banal world of blogging, breakfast (and annoying aliterations) come up often. Today’s picture is today’s breakfast: cart coffee, OJ, and an “egg” roll, which is just a roll of egg bread with butter. I eat these everyday, well, every weekday. On Sunday I ate a frittata that Ildi cooked. Sundays are better than Tuesdays.
The best breakfast I ever ate was a pop tart cooked over an open fire. Or maybe a delivered bacon egg and cheese sandwich cooked by the authentic Mexicans at Pueblo’s on First Ave. Or maybe proscuitto, pecorino, bread, and espresso on the porch in Tuscany. They all were good.
The worst was the cart coffee, OJ, and egg roll that I ate this morning. Tomorrow has a chance to overtake that title.
What is you best breakfast?
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Site of the Day: Like the flu, going around Real Simpsons.
In the banal world of blogging, breakfast (and annoying aliterations) come up often. Today’s picture is today’s breakfast: cart coffee, OJ, and an “egg” roll, which is just a roll of egg bread with butter. I eat these everyday, well, every weekday. On Sunday I ate a frittata that Ildi cooked. Sundays are better than Tuesdays.
The best breakfast I ever ate was a pop tart cooked over an open fire. Or maybe a delivered bacon egg and cheese sandwich cooked by the authentic Mexicans at Pueblo’s on First Ave. Or maybe proscuitto, pecorino, bread, and espresso on the porch in Tuscany. They all were good.
The worst was the cart coffee, OJ, and egg roll that I ate this morning. Tomorrow has a chance to overtake that title.
What is you best breakfast?
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Site of the Day: Like the flu, going around Real Simpsons.
Exctied by Belle & Sebastion on Friday, I was eager for more culture on Saturday. Luckily, Ildi had bought tickets to see the play “Norman & Beatrice” at the Connelly Theater around the corner from her apartment. Blessedly, no one sings in the show. Instead two actors gave an unbelieavably heartwrenching account of two lunches in a Midwestern kitchen, one in 2001 and one in 1951.
Act I, originally the whole play, shows the 70-something couple Norman and Beatrice having lunch on a Sunday and mostly dealing with Norman’s Alzheimer’s induced dementia. His charm and efforts to part the fog combined with Beatrices fortitude and love made the packed house swallow hard defnitley more than once.
Playwright Barbara Hammond chose to not end the story on such a sad note and uses Act II to show the couple in the very same kitchen fifty years earlier on a morning when Beatrice has just informed Norman the he is soon to be a father. Actors Jane Nichols and Graeme Malcolm shed the years during intermission and appear on stage afterward as a insecure, love-filled wife and a brash veteren freshly home ready to take on Wisconsin The spark for all the memories that will someday jumble in his brain unfold over a casual lunch. Ms. Hammond leaves us not with hope but the small warming knowledge that sometimes Alzheimer’s and death are just one end note in a long, rich life.
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Sadly, this review comes too late for my readers to do anything about it. The show is closing today at 3PM. So if that description got you in the mood to see it, now you know you can’t. Keep an eye out for a reprise or any more of Barbara Hammond’s work in the future and be nicer than me and email with better forwarning.
Related Links:
– Synapse Productions
– http://www.barbarahammond.com
Exctied by Belle & Sebastion on Friday, I was eager for more culture on Saturday. Luckily, Ildi had bought tickets to see the play “Norman & Beatrice” at the Connelly Theater around the corner from her apartment. Blessedly, no one sings in the show. Instead two actors gave an unbelieavably heartwrenching account of two lunches in a Midwestern kitchen, one in 2001 and one in 1951.
Act I, originally the whole play, shows the 70-something couple Norman and Beatrice having lunch on a Sunday and mostly dealing with Norman’s Alzheimer’s induced dementia. His charm and efforts to part the fog combined with Beatrices fortitude and love made the packed house swallow hard defnitley more than once.
Playwright Barbara Hammond chose to not end the story on such a sad note and uses Act II to show the couple in the very same kitchen fifty years earlier on a morning when Beatrice has just informed Norman the he is soon to be a father. Actors Jane Nichols and Graeme Malcolm shed the years during intermission and appear on stage afterward as a insecure, love-filled wife and a brash veteren freshly home ready to take on Wisconsin The spark for all the memories that will someday jumble in his brain unfold over a casual lunch. Ms. Hammond leaves us not with hope but the small warming knowledge that sometimes Alzheimer’s and death are just one end note in a long, rich life.
…
Sadly, this review comes too late for my readers to do anything about it. The show is closing today at 3PM. So if that description got you in the mood to see it, now you know you can’t. Keep an eye out for a reprise or any more of Barbara Hammond’s work in the future and be nicer than me and email with better forwarning.
Related Links:
– Synapse Productions
– http://www.barbarahammond.com
I have listened to the Scottish band Belle & Sebastian since shortly after they formed in 1996. I acquired most of their albums over the years and bobbed my head to their poppy UK sound often while doing the dishes, but I would never list them when reciting my favorite bands. However, after seeing them live, I now think the they are destined for the upper eschelon of great bands, belonging among the ranks of the Pixies or Radiohead.
Their sound live is much more dyanamic. The light lyrics and accoustics grow into stong beats and layered electric guitars and keyboard. The trumpet and strings fill the chorus to create a rich production value similar to Radiohead. I was pleasantly surprised to find that I knew the words to most of the songs and liked them better in person.
Stuart Murdoch, the front man, ironically sings songs about the loser drama set in high school, but he has turned into a charasmatic, engaging lead, excting the crowd with his lanky dancing. The supporting cast swaps instruments and repurpose the album tracks, speeding some up, slowing others down, but all in all earning the price of the ticket. Sean says, thumbs up.
With glowing walls and escalators, the Nokia theater feels like the inside of a cellphone if you were a mircroscopic visitor. It’s big with good sound. There is lots of standing room and angled seats up the back. I like it, but I think I would like it more if it were dirtier. Like everything else in Times Sqare it feels fake. It’s a Disney recreation of the Bowery Ballroom, but missing the patina of years of cigarette smoke. I miss the smoking.
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Mike A covered the show for Billboard.com. I plan to link his piece as soon as it is live right here. UPDATE: Here is what Mike wrote.
I have listened to the Scottish band Belle & Sebastian since shortly after they formed in 1996. I acquired most of their albums over the years and bobbed my head to their poppy UK sound often while doing the dishes, but I would never list them when reciting my favorite bands. However, after seeing them live, I now think the they are destined for the upper eschelon of great bands, belonging among the ranks of the Pixies or Radiohead.
Their sound live is much more dyanamic. The light lyrics and accoustics grow into stong beats and layered electric guitars and keyboard. The trumpet and strings fill the chorus to create a rich production value similar to Radiohead. I was pleasantly surprised to find that I knew the words to most of the songs and liked them better in person.
Stuart Murdoch, the front man, ironically sings songs about the loser drama set in high school, but he has turned into a charasmatic, engaging lead, excting the crowd with his lanky dancing. The supporting cast swaps instruments and repurpose the album tracks, speeding some up, slowing others down, but all in all earning the price of the ticket. Sean says, thumbs up.
With glowing walls and escalators, the Nokia theater feels like the inside of a cellphone if you were a mircroscopic visitor. It’s big with good sound. There is lots of standing room and angled seats up the back. I like it, but I think I would like it more if it were dirtier. Like everything else in Times Sqare it feels fake. It’s a Disney recreation of the Bowery Ballroom, but missing the patina of years of cigarette smoke. I miss the smoking.
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Mike A covered the show for Billboard.com. I plan to link his piece as soon as it is live right here. UPDATE: Here is what Mike wrote.
Today’s pic is me as a Simpson, made here. Looking at it now, I realize it could be Erik. Or Mike. Or random New York Guy #47. Whatever.
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Sites of the Day:
– Good news: Alex and Tammie are getting hitched.
– Bad news: From reader Janet, Manties. Ew. Some things should never be made, like Smokey and the Bandit II. Mean Joe Green tackles a police car, but the rest is just sad.
Today’s pic is me as a Simpson, made here. Looking at it now, I realize it could be Erik. Or Mike. Or random New York Guy #47. Whatever.
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Sites of the Day:
– Good news: Alex and Tammie are getting hitched.
– Bad news: From reader Janet, Manties. Ew. Some things should never be made, like Smokey and the Bandit II. Mean Joe Green tackles a police car, but the rest is just sad.
Not one, but two wonderful friends from college made perosnal appearances last night. Kristen showed off her new sushi-eating and non-Corona-beer-drinking abilities. Todd just did Todd things. You have to see to understand.
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Sites of the Day:
– Choose Your Own Adventure: Schrodinger’s Cat
– Hammertime
– Although I hate Apple users (Apples are fine) this parody on Microsoft design is funny.
– And lastly, the greatest website ever, the Shock Absorber Sports Bra Breast Bounce Simulator (Not super safe for work)>
Not one, but two wonderful friends from college made perosnal appearances last night. Kristen showed off her new sushi-eating and non-Corona-beer-drinking abilities. Todd just did Todd things. You have to see to understand.
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Sites of the Day:
– Choose Your Own Adventure: Schrodinger’s Cat
– Hammertime
– Although I hate Apple users (Apples are fine) this parody on Microsoft design is funny.
– And lastly, the greatest website ever, the Shock Absorber Sports Bra Breast Bounce Simulator (Not super safe for work)>
Mr. Michael Ayers invited all the kids out to celebrate the launch of his new book, Cybersounds: Essays on Virtual Music Culture. The party was in the laciviously decorated Uncle Ming’s, located above a liquor store at the northern end of Avenue B. Marty Z gave a friendly speech that wasn’t verbatim like Luke Wilson’s in Old School, but similar in spirit.
The blonde in the above picture walked in while Ben was on his way to the ATM. After Ben returned, we all remarked at the same time, “Mike doesn’t know any girls like that,” and thought maybe she was a stripper preparing to used one of the two dance poles on the bar. For some reason she was basically changing outfits behind Mike during his speech. Turns out she was an Absolut rep preparing to give us free vodka, which is almost but definitely not as good as an adult dancer.
The troops kept the night going after Uncle Ming’s filled with party kids who were not so into books as they were tube tops. We crossed the street to B-Side for a jukebox filled with music that was popular when we were in college, like Fugazi, Slayer, and De La Soul. Eventually, our girlfriends/wife ditched Ben, Erik, and me for empty beds and we were free to buy many rounds, which is the perfect recipe for spending the remaining weekend on the couch in pain. Thanks, Mike. I’ll be downloading pirated music today just to get back at someone.
Related Links:
– Mike Ayers
– Buy Cybersounds at Amazon
– Uncle Ming’s
– Marty Z’s coverage, including a pic of yours truly.
Mr. Michael Ayers invited all the kids out to celebrate the launch of his new book, Cybersounds: Essays on Virtual Music Culture. The party was in the laciviously decorated Uncle Ming’s, located above a liquor store at the northern end of Avenue B. Marty Z gave a friendly speech that wasn’t verbatim like Luke Wilson’s in Old School, but similar in spirit.
The blonde in the above picture walked in while Ben was on his way to the ATM. After Ben returned, we all remarked at the same time, “Mike doesn’t know any girls like that,” and thought maybe she was a stripper preparing to used one of the two dance poles on the bar. For some reason she was basically changing outfits behind Mike during his speech. Turns out she was an Absolut rep preparing to give us free vodka, which is almost but definitely not as good as an adult dancer.
The troops kept the night going after Uncle Ming’s filled with party kids who were not so into books as they were tube tops. We crossed the street to B-Side for a jukebox filled with music that was popular when we were in college, like Fugazi, Slayer, and De La Soul. Eventually, our girlfriends/wife ditched Ben, Erik, and me for empty beds and we were free to buy many rounds, which is the perfect recipe for spending the remaining weekend on the couch in pain. Thanks, Mike. I’ll be downloading pirated music today just to get back at someone.
Related Links:
– Mike Ayers
– Buy Cybersounds at Amazon
– Uncle Ming’s
– Marty Z’s coverage, including a pic of yours truly.
What do you do when your boss is away? “Does it hurt you to be on your own?” Me, I’m just fine, but I like a nice practical joke. My boss Rob is on vacation so we took his headshot from the corporate site and used The Rasterbator to blow it up. We are having a contest for someone to come up with a slogan to put above the picture. The current winning entry is “Rob Cares.”
Oh, those wacky Internet kids.
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Site of the Day: Sadly, they euthenized the two bears of Richmond, VA. Jerry has a great picture on his site of the fence mentioned in the article.
What do you do when your boss is away? “Does it hurt you to be on your own?” Me, I’m just fine, but I like a nice practical joke. My boss Rob is on vacation so we took his headshot from the corporate site and used The Rasterbator to blow it up. We are having a contest for someone to come up with a slogan to put above the picture. The current winning entry is “Rob Cares.”
Oh, those wacky Internet kids.
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Site of the Day: Sadly, they euthenized the two bears of Richmond, VA. Jerry has a great picture on his site of the fence mentioned in the article.
