I boycotted Coachella this year. Why? Three years of horrible experiences. It looks like it was a lot of fun and part of me feels like a should have gone….
Then I remember last years debacle and that feeling of regret seems to vanish.
There are TONS of Coachella recaps all over the web today. Be sure to check a few of these out. You can experience the festival without the monstrous line
Original post by JAX and software by Elliott Back
The hot topic of conversation in the KC blogiverse today is yesterday’s 3-death massacre at Ward Parkway Mall.
My good friend Xavier Onassis is taking a particularly rough comments beating for his point of view:
I think we should limit gun ownership to one narrowly defined hunting rifle per adult and round up and confiscate everything else.
He’s suffering the usual slings and arrows of the slack-jawed knuckle-draggers who think the constitutionally guaranteed right to own firearms guarantees them the right to own firearms.
Well I’d just like to come to XO’s defense on this one.
He’s right. Just because the constitution says we should have something, doesn’t mean that we really should. After all, what do we know. We elect people to congress and White Houses to tell us what we need so that we don’t have to think about it.
XO make a valid point that, since we’ve given up so many of our [...]
Original post by emawkc and software by Elliott Back
Coachella is officially underway, with three days chock full of way more fantastic music than is rational to post in one place. Today’s roster is made most interesting by the inclusion of hometown champs Silversun Pickups, and of course The Jesus and Mary Chain. And Sonic Youth. And Peaches. And Rufus Wainright. And Jarvis Cocker. And Busdriver and El-P and Gillian Welch. And and and and. See
Original post by Uncle Jeb and software by Elliott Back
The Onion News Network takes a look at the cultural impact of the Segway on this, the six-year anniversary of it’s arrival:
In The Know: Life Before The Segway
tagged: humor, Segway, The Onion, parody, satire, video, culture
Original post by emawkc and software by Elliott Back
I’ve previously posted how much I love writing/skething in my Moleskine. It’s old-school bohemian groovyness is just good for the soul.
Now thanks to this guy I can transfer that goodness to my computers with a hard disk enclosure.
Check out the slide show here.
via engadget
tagged: Moleskine, digital, technology, engadget, gadget
Original post by emawkc and software by Elliott Back
A buddy of mine sent me this in a forwarded email.
I’m not sure who the original author is, but it’s hard to argue with this analysis. If you know who wrote this originally, let me know.
I was riding to work yesterday when I observed a female driver, who cut right in front of a pickup truck, causing the driver to drive onto the shoulder to avoid hitting her.
This evidently angered the driver enough that he hung his arm out is windowand gave the woman the finger.
“Man, that guy is stupid,” I thought to myself. I ALWAYS smile nicely andwave in a sheepish manner whenever a female does anything to me in traffic,and here’s why:
I drive 48 miles each way every day to work.
That’s 96 miles each day.
Of these, 16 miles each way is bumper-to-bumper.
Most of the bumper-to-bumper is on an 8 lane highway.
There are 7 cars every 40 feet for [...]
Original post by emawkc and software by Elliott Back
As Coachella approaches, a whole slew of high-profile national acts descend on our glorious if smoggy town, sucking much of the juice away from the local scene. Always one to side with the underdog, yer Uncle Jeb visited Minor Canon’s Monday residency show at Spaceland, and was very pleasantly surprised by support act and new locals, Everest. ‘New’ is maybe not an altogether accurate term, as
Original post by Uncle Jeb and software by Elliott Back
It’s ANZAC Day in Australia and New Zealand (or at least it was when it was today there).
This day obviously has more meaning for the Aussies and Kiwis than to a Yank like myself, but it always makes me think of the famous and excellent song And The Band Played Waltzing Matilda by Eric Bogle.
In my opinion this is one of the best war songs written. Definitely not a jingoistic, rah-rah patriot song, but not quite a preachy protest song either.
Just a song that makes us to ask serious and important questions of ourselves.
This version is performed by the Clancy Brothers.
My brother in-law Nick will be home this weekend from Iraq for some much deserved shore leave. It will be great to see him again.
tagged: Australia, New Zealand, And The Band Played Waltzing Matilda, Anzac Day, war, Eric Bogle, Clancy Brothers
Original post by emawkc and software by Elliott Back
So I caught this article about a UK guy who bet some bookies 10 years ago that he could live to be 100 years old. He won $50 grand yesterday when he celebrated his 100th birthday.
I can see some pros and cons to this.
The pros of course are that the dude is still alive and $50k richer. The con is, how much fun can a 100-year-old have with $50,000. I mean c’mon, he’s 100 freakin’ years old.
So for this to work for me, I would have to bet on someone else living to be 100. Afterall I want my $50 large now, not 70 years from now. And the only guy I know who’s even close to 100 years old is Xavier Onassis. He might have a shot at making it, too. Hell, he already quit smoking.
The other option is my favorite geezer Larry Moore. I’m not sure how old [...]
Original post by emawkc and software by Elliott Back
I’m going to be very brief with this post. I’m in my sister Shannon’s busted up Corolla driving to St. George, Utah to visit my very pregnant sister Brittany.I completely forgot to mention in my previous post that tonight is Radio Free Silverlake’s monthly new music night “Let’s Independent” at Boardners in Hollywood. Performing ce soir: The Prix, Radars To The Sky, and the simply adorable Eagle
Original post by JAX and software by Elliott Back