Woke up. Felt slightly chirpy. No, no I didn’t. Not very chirpy at all. More like…sore. Steve and I rearranged and plotted the furniture in his bedroom, and decided it would be…
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San Francisco Is A Treat. Sort Of. Not Really So Far.
I’m not even sure how to begin retelling the story of the first day of this trip. Everything started out innocently enough. I awoke yesterday long before my alarm was scheduled to…
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The Great Chili Cook-Off That Never Was
Two weeks ago I was driving through Beverly Hills on the way to…somewhere. I don’t remember exactly, but I know there was purpose for my being there. Oh, now I remember, I…
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SUNDAY MIX TAPE – VOLUME 78
Today was the big chili cook-off at the Beverly Hills Farmer’s Market. You’re going to wait until tomorrow (isn’t that the refrain of Silverchair’s first single?) to hear all about it. If…
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Friday Top Ten And Hipsters
I like to hang out at Chango sometimes, because the salty old dude who works there always has something funny to say about annoying customers, and he never charges you full-price for…
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Deep Fried Life
In the company of friends last evening, I popped the cherry on my new deep fryer. I even made the tempura batter myself, by using a vegan recipe from the Internet that…
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How Wonderfully Decadent!
Good news, everyone! The countdown is officially underway. November 27th will see the release of the much-anticipated (by myself and Harvard grads across the nation) Futurama movie. The high-definition film will be…
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SUNDAY MIX TAPE – VOLUME 77
…And here’s post #2 for today. It’s just a mix tape. No cool stories or updates to go along with it. Although, if anyone out there knows CSS and wants to tell…
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Titan / Earthless / The Fucking Champs @ Echoplex
Last night I witnessed the dazzling prog/psych/hard rock spectacle that was Titan, Earthless, and The Fucking Champs at Echoplex, located a mere footstep (plus several hundred) from my front door. As per…
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CJ Boyd / And The Furies Say / Die! Die! Die! @ Silverlake Lounge
In October of 2004, I received a message from a band on MySpace telling me they had noticed my musical interests, and thought I might like their band. That was during a…