Wow … the “Iron Man” movie is g-r-r-r-r-reat!!!
Death in the Family?
Damn. My iPod is on the fritz again which leads me to believe that it is dying a slow and painful death.
Last month I started having trouble with it. It seemed to be working better after the restore that I did. But the weeks of reloading my music and movies has been super duper tedious.
Well, it started being pesky again over the weekend. Last night I was trying to add some music and it gave me a “can’t write to iPod message.” So, I ejected the iPod and reconnected it and am now getting this message:
“iTunes has detected an iPod that appears to be corrupted. You may need to restore this iPod before it can be used with iTunes. You may also try disconnecting and reconnecting the iPod.”
Disconnecting and reconnecting has done nothing to fix the problem (duh!). But what makes this maddening is that the iPod still works and has all my music/movie files and plays them just fine. The iPod just won’t show up in iTunes so I can load more stuff.
So two problems within the space of one month.
Grrrrrrrrrrrrr. I *love* technology.
“Lost” Mystery
The newest mystery on “Lost” revolves around the magical disappearance of Jack’s chest hair.
Gettin’ Nostalgic
I watched the first disc of the “Dungeons & Dragons” Animated Series from the early 80’s. I must say that it really took me back to my childhood. I thought that it would be a totally fresh and new experience after all these years. But the opening titles took me back to those Saturday mornings in front of the television. It rocks! I can’t wait to see more of Hank and Company as they try and defeat Venger and make it back home.
Play Dead
I am shocked that I made it this far in life without hearing Bjork’s song “Play Dead” from the 1993 movie “The Young Americans.” I know I will get slapped for saying this, but I do miss the more “pop” oriented sound Bjork had back in the day …
Bjork – Play Dead [5.83 MB]
(You can right click to download and save for later.)
Happiness Is …
… knowing that you don’t have to touch the law mower for at least one more week.
Bear Roams Main
There was a bear on Main Street Monday night!!! Last week when I was heading to the theater I saw two deer crossing Pigeon Street. We have been having our share of mountain development here. It will interesting to see if there are a lot more animals interacting with humans as their mountain habitats (the animals that is) become more and more populated.
Next Tattoo?
This is a sketch I did yesterday of what *might* be my next tattoo.
In Two Weeks!!!
Hells yeah! In two weeks (and one day) I will be shaking off the dust of this one horse town and be on my way to The Big Apple … The Concrete Jungle … The Capital of the World … The City So Nice, They Named It Twice … The City That Never Sleeps … Empire City … The Melting Pot … N.Y.C. … Zoo York … New York, New York.
Some Cure News!
New news about The Cure. The much anticipated album (called “13“) will be out on September 16th. Meanwhile four singles will hit stores over the next few months leading up to that September release date.
There will be 4 tracks released from the album in the lead up to its release in September – one a month for the next 4 months. A physical CD single and digital download will be made available simultaneously. The single versions are edits (each will have Mix 13 on the artwork) and not the album versions. None of the B sides will appear on the album. The B-Side on “The Only One” will be a song called “NY Trip.”
The Brand of Satan
Currently Thinking About …
I’ll be damned if I haven’t had jockstraps on the brain all day. Mmmmmm.
First Listen: Skinny Puppy
As a new semi-regular post, I am gonna write a wee bit about the introduction to and first song I heard from some of my favorite bands.
First up is Skinny Puppy.
Back in the golden days of High School education, my best friend, Roger, and I became quite fascinated with hearing Skinny Puppy. There was a senior who ran around all the time wearing a “Remission” T-Shirt which was what got us interested. One night while we were kicking around Asheville, Roger bought the only Skinny Puppy cassette that we could find. That cassette was of the album “Cleanse Fold and Manipulate.” We got back to my house and put the cassette in the player for a proper listen. I must say that I was totally stunned by what I heard. Roger decided that his mother would totally freak out if he brought such music into the house (she was pretty religious), so he gave the tape to me. I listened to it like crazy. My mother would poke her head into my room and just shake her head. She never did give me any grief about what I listened to.
So, for your listening pleasure, the first Skinny Puppy song I ever heard (right click to download and save for later):
Skinny Puppy: First Aid [6.17 MB]