i don't own a blog

world series of pop culture

2007-01-05T20:44:00.000-06:00

anyone ever seen vh1's World Series of Pop Culture? i know jason has. anyway, i joined a team with a coworker and his baby's mama, we applied to the show and have a "test" on friday, feb. 9. if everyoine on our team passes the test, we move on to the regional final the next weekend. and of course, when we win, we'll go to new york to be on the tv.

err...

2006-07-16T22:31:00.000-05:00

so much for letting it happen "organically."

thursday:
song: Hollywood Nights
artist Bob Seger

friday:
song: Solid
artist: Ashford and Simpson

you all know how i feel about Bob Seger, so it must be karmatic retribution for calling him "big 'ol baby." so much for starting anew. who did i kill in a former life that i deserve this?

then there's "Solid." i love Ashford and Simpson. but wouldn't it just figure that my least favorite (and argubly their biggest hit) would factor into this list.

something else has come out of this, though:

saturday:
song: Kayleigh
artist: Marillion

i love Marillion. as far as prog rock bands go the band is tops. i was turned on to Marillion in the early ninties by a bandmate. he named his daughter Kayleigh. we used to do a cover of "Sugar Mice." then, seperately, a couple of coworkers who were former college radio djs told me the long, boring sotry about the band. all i remember of it was Fish left the band and they aren't the same any more.

i forgot today's song. i mowed the lawn instead of blogging. where are my priorities?

reinventing the blog

2006-07-12T07:35:00.000-05:00

here's what's been happening:
i wake up with a new song stuck in my head every morning. lately (since i started this blog) it had become the first thing i think about. even before the song was actually there. i'll wake up and think: what song is it today? it added a lot of pressure to this experiment and that led to, i think, false data. i needed to let it happen organically. so i took a break. durring that break i let several good songs go undocumented. songs by Dressy Bessy, Outkast, and PiL, for example. so when i woke with today's song it seemed appropiate.

Song: Skills Like This
artist: Guided By Voices

check out these lyrics:
Reinvented nightly. Wake up with skills like this. And do you want me in your head? ... I want to reinvent you now

seems like this would be a good place to restart this list. rest assured that there will be more posts here, but it may not be every day. i have to let it...happen.

been a while

2006-06-27T21:55:00.000-05:00

i've been on the road a little and working a lot since i came home. i was able to continue to catalog the voices--i mean music in my hed first thing in the morning. here's the list:

6/13: Don't Close the Door by Geggy Tah
6/14: Such Great Heights by The Postal Service
6/15: I Dig Your Voodoo by The Naughty Ones
6/17: We Love Deez Hoes by Outkast
6/20: Die All Right by The Hives
6/22: Freak Me by Silk (watch the video)
6/24: The Word by The Beatles
6/26: Don Camero Lost His Mind by Guttermouth
6/26: Never Tear Us Apart by INXS
6/27 Human Behavior by Björk

whew. here starts volume 2 of the 1st thing in the morning playlist. the gaps in the dates represent either a repeat after i listened to the playlist or waking up with nothing that day. here is a quick rundown of the selections:

Geggy Tah's biggest hit was 1996s "Whoever You Are" off the album Sacred Cow. the title track is awesome.

The Postal Service is Death Cab For Cutie's Ben Gibbard and Dntel's Jimmy Tamborello. they mailed CD-Rs back and forth to each other to create tis album, hence the name (and subsequent lawsuit): The Postal Service.

"I Dig Your Voodoo" is the only song on their album that The Naughty Ones wrote. that is not a desparaging remark, just stating a fact. it's good, though. the whole album is good, as i've stated earlier.

"We Love Deeze Hoes" is one of about 5 songs on the album Stankonia that is not available for download on iTunes. WTF, Apple?

The Hives are supposed to put on the best rock show EVAR!!1!1 but i wouldn't know because i stood outside of Emo's for two hours trying to see them during SXSW a few years ago.

Silk's "Freak Me" is my favorite song right now. i crack up every time i listen to it. watch the freakin' video.

then there's The Beatles song. good stuff, of course.

the Guttermouth song is from a great album i have called Short Music for Short People. it's an album of 30-second songs. there are 100 tracks on this album. this is Fat Mike's (Fat Wreck Chords, NOFX) brainchild.

i have one thing to say about INXS: the new, who-wants-to-be-a-rock-star INXS is BOGUS. old-skool INXS or nothing as far as i'm concerned.

i misidentified the Björk song as a Sugarcubes song when i woke up this morning. wishful thinking, i think.

ok, so i'll get back on track now.
xoxo
--joey

never stop

2006-06-12T07:37:00.000-05:00

every day i wake up with a new song in my head. today i believe my operating system crashed.

song: Start Me Up
artist: The Rolling Stones

remember when i posed the question: Remember when the Stones were good? i pose that question again with today's song. many of you will remember when Windows 95 came out. what song was on the commercial? "Start Me Up." you couldn't watch tv for 10 minutes without seeing this commercial and hearing this song. Microsoft forever ruined it for me.

breakin' rocks

2006-06-11T09:27:00.000-05:00

i wake up with a different song in my head every morning. i woke up with today's song three times this morning.

song: Chain Gang (The Work Song)
artist: Nina Simone

i stand corrected. according to her website, it's Dr. Nina Simone.

i feel just like this song today. i was working out in the yard in the hot sun all day yesterday. i felt like i was breakin' rocks for the man. but in this case "breakin' rocks" was putting mulch in the flower beds and "the man" was me. so ok, maybe it's not the same thing but it sure felt like it yesterday.

damn, i love Nina Simone. she has that voice that you just know that she's singing the blues and she feels every bit of it. every time i hear her sing i get the chills. no matter what she's singing. that voice just gets to me. i can feel whatever it is she's feeling. say what you will about Ella Fitzgerald or Billie Holiday, but for my money, Nina's blues are where it's at.

it ain't pretty

2006-06-10T09:07:00.000-05:00

another day, another song stuck in my head first thing in the morning.

song: A Chicken With Its Head Cut Off
artist: The Magnetic Fields

Stephin Merritt is a busy guy. he's in four bands. five if you include his solo works. he writes movie soundtracks as well as soundtracks to books. the upcoming 13th and final volume of the Lemony Snicket series will be released in conjunction with a soundtrack album by The Magnetic Fields this october.

today's song was released on TMF's hugely successful album "69 Love Songs." this 3 disc set is exactly what it claims to be--69 love songs. the song is poppy and upbeat, though the album runs the gambit of slow ballads to electronica to folk to chamber music. his wit and humor are represented in many songs (as is evident in today's tune), as is his serious side when dealing with matters of the heart. in short, The Magnetic Fields are worth picking up if for no other reason than to broaden your horizons with good, honest music.

bayou music

2006-06-09T07:26:00.000-05:00

more proof that i have no idea how my brain works.
i wake up woke a new song stuck in my head EVERY MORNING. it is very strange because it's a different one every day. so i decided to post them here, make a playlist of all the songs and see what it would sound like if i sat down and listened in order. today, i add to that momentous task.

song: Lodi
artist: Creedence Clearwater Revival

this is how i know i'm crazy:
the song is called "Lodi." i know i've heard that at least once in my life. but i wake up singing "oh lord. stuck in a low di-a-gin." what the hell am i singing? what the hell is a "low di-a-gin?" ok, so maybe i'll chalk it up to it being first thing in the morning and just move on.

Let me just also clear up a common misconception: CCR were not "Born on a Bayou" as the song may claim. they are from the San Francisco Bay Area. they just chose to sing about the south and living in the south and being southerners. what's the matter boys, jealous?

the genius of weird al

2006-06-08T07:11:00.000-05:00

maybe it was yesterday's post that made this happen, but today i got a touched by a genius (not literally, gosh. get your collective heads out of the gutter)

song: I Was Only Kidding
artist: Weird Al

i know what you're thinking: "What song is this a parody of?" Well i'm here to tell you that it's a genuine original. that's right. Weird Al is no one trick pony. he actually writes his own songs, too. many of them are better and funnier than the parodies he does. in the case of "I Was Only Kidding" the song starts out as a pretty love song where Al is telling his "love" that when he said all of those nice things about her, he "was only kidding." ok, it's not one of his best originals. it's no "One More Minute" or "Since You've Been gone" or even my favorite "Hardware Store," but still funny by Al standards. and if i could control what songs pop into my head every morning, i wouldn't be entertaining any of you jerks, now would i?

superheros

2006-06-07T08:08:00.000-05:00

we all know what's going on here by now. i wake up with a new song stuck in my head, yadda yadda yadda. here's a classic 80s tune and an inspiration for a new mix:

song: Superman
artist: REM

while singing this song in my head i had "Sunshine Superman" by Donovan jump in there. i decided then and there to compile a mix of superhero songs. i can only think of a few, though. i have "Ode to a Superhero" by Weird Al in addition to the other two songs. any suggestions?

pure, unadulterated evil

2006-06-06T07:19:00.000-05:00

amazing.
i wake up every morning with a diff'rent song stuck in my head. an "ear worm" if you will. the song is usually gone by the time i get out of the shower, but i decided to see if i could try to remember them. i'm feeling incomplete.

song: She's Undone
artist: The Evildoers

in what could only be called the most amazing coincidence known to man, today's song is by a great band whose long awaited EP comes out today!!! The Evildoers hail from right here in Austin and are about to hit the bigtime with their self-proclaimed "Cock Pop" sound. "She's Undone," the EP's first track is a powerful pop song featuring multi-layered sounds that could only be described as hevenly. the sound is so solid on this track that, in my humble opinion, it is grammy-worthy. i can't wait to see The Evildoers' next show so i can hear them perform this amazing song in person. go check out their website and buy this cd. you won't regret it.

the following post was in no way paid for by The Evildoers or their drummer, who is awesomer than awesome.

coolin' by the lockers

2006-06-06T07:18:00.000-05:00

and now for today's real blog entry:
i wake up every morning with a diff'rent song stuck in my head. an "ear worm" if you will. the song is usually gone by the time i get out of the shower, but i decided to see if i could try to remember them. now she's on my tip.

song: Brass Monkey
artist: Richard Cheese

Richard Cheese's cover of the Beastie Boys' classic "Brass Monkey" has got to be the best cover of a rap song EVAR!!!1!1! for those not familiar with Richard Cheese you only need to know three things: he's a vegas lounge act. his band is called Lounge Against the Machine. and he does nothing but covers. how flipping cool is that? ok, so maybe the lounge thing is a little played out, but trust me, give ol' Dick a try. i have two of his five albums: I'd Like a Virgin and Aperitif for Destruction. both are fall on the floor funny. and i like to laugh.

paris blues

2006-06-05T07:32:00.000-05:00

i wake up every morning with a diff'rent song stuck in my head. an "ear worm" if you will. the song is usually gone by the time i get out of the shower, but i decided to see if i could try to remember them. can't lose these blues today.

song: Azure Te
artist: The Naughty Ones

The Naughty Ones were Austin's hipster lounge super group. released in 1994, the album I Dig Your Voodoo was played in every establisment in town. every coffeeshop and resturant had it playing on their sound system. every bar had it in their juke box. and for good reason--it's that good. if you can find a copy of this cd, buy it. you will not be disappointed.

large, fuzzy dice

2006-06-04T07:47:00.000-05:00

gentlemen, start your engines.
i wake up every morning with a diff'rent song stuck in my head. an "ear worm" if you will. the song is usually gone by the time i get out of the shower, but i decided to see if i could try to remember them. the green flag is out, and we're off.

song: Race Car Ya-Yas
artist: Cake

last tuesday was the 95th anniversary of the very first Indianapolis 500 race. i know this because John Aielli told me on his show Eklektikos. for those of you not familiar with his show, he likes to play sets of music with a theme in mind. on tuesday he played songs about cars and racing ans what not. usually he knows his stuff, but i guess he saw this Cake song had the palindrome "race car" in the title and he played it. but he forgot one thing: the forst two verses contain the line "The land where large, fuzzy dice still hang proudly, like testicles from rear view mirrors." the song was ripped from the airwaves soon after he realized his mistake, replaced with a Jan and Dean song. now, i know john has heard cake before. he has played entire sets of their music, but somehow this slipped his mind. not that there's anything wrong with the word "Testicles", but this is a public radio station and i'm sure he was going to get heat from it so he yanked it. and he never mentioned it on the air after that, either.

by the way, Cake's website has the most fascinating quote on the index page.

a band i love

2006-06-03T08:15:00.000-05:00

i wake up every morning with a diff'rent song stuck in my head. an "ear worm" if you will. the song is usually gone by the time i get out of the shower, but i decided to see if i could try to remember them. poppy-pop-pop music today.

song: Small
artist: Dressy Bessy

"Small" marks the first song on this list that i am truely excited about. i love this band. they are a great, great power pop band. every single one of their songs is infectious. i can't help but bop around as i listen to them. plus, they are super nice. i recently had a chance to see them at an in-store appearance and afterwards i spoke briefly with the band. what a bunch of cool kids. Tammy is especaially nice and down to earth. i can't wait to see them again.

(this post was guest written by a sisteen-year-old girl)

ain't too proud

2006-06-02T07:54:00.000-05:00

summary:
i wake up every morning with a diff'rent song stuck in my head. an "ear worm" if you will. the song is usually gone by the time i get out of the shower, but i decided to see if i could try to remember them. i got some dinosuars today.

song: Ain't Too Proud To Beg
artist: Rolling Stones

it was another morning of bad, bad music for me this morning. i don't even remember the song, which is good. as i was lying on bed trying to figure out why i torture myself by waking up with horrible 80s pop songs in my head, i immediately fell back to sleep. i woke up refreshed and found the Stones in my head doing this magical cover of this great Temptations song. the really do it justice. from the opening line, "I know you want to leave me," Mick Jagger pours every ounce of soul into this number, really turning the soul facter up to eleven in this song. and it works. remember when the Stones were good?

bad music

2006-06-01T07:30:00.000-05:00

earlier:
i wake up every morning with a diff'rent song stuck in my head. an "ear worm" if you will. the song is usually gone by the time i get out of the shower, but i decided to see if i could try to remember them. believe me, i tried to forget this one today.

song: Catch Me I'm Falling
artist: Pretty Poison

i know what you're thinking: what the hell is he smoking? i wish i knew. one thing i know is that this song sucks. a lot. It doesn't even get props for being included on the soundtrack to the John Cryer vehicle, Hiding Out. i really didn't want this song to be on this list, but as i have no control over this (obviously) here it is. i even tried the "fall-back-asleep-and-hope-there's-a-new-song-there-when-i-wake-up-again-in-ten-minutes" trick. but it was still there. TWICE! luckily for me this song is not available for download on iTunes. oh well.

echos in my head

2006-05-31T07:26:00.000-05:00

previously on "i don't own a blog:"
i wake up every morning with a diff'rent song stuck in my head. an "ear worm" if you will. the song is usually gone by the time i get out of the shower, but i decided to see if i could try to remember them. two days in one in today's post (laziness).

yesterday:
song: Pity
artist: The Creatures

today:
song: Do It Clean
artist: Echo and The Bunnymen

got a little new wave thing going on the last two days. i can handle that. spice it up a bit. make it "different." i hope this trend continues.

Nothing new today

2006-05-29T18:54:00.000-05:00

Weird.
i wake up every morning with a diff'rent song stuck in my head. an "ear worm" if you will. the song is usually gone by the time i get out of the shower, but i decided to see if i could try to remember them. today, though, all that was in my head was cotton candy.

we had a party last night. our 1st anniversary in our 1st house. it raged for 10 hours. needless to say i was a little groggy this morning so for the first time in a long time there was nothing there for me when i woke up this morning.

that's just fine. let's review the playlist and see where we are so far.

Track 1: "Still Loving You" by The Scorpions
Track 2: "Laughter in the Rain" by Neil Sedaka
Track 3: "Ready For Love" by Bad Company
Track 4: "Send Her My Love" by Journey
Track 5: "And Your Bird Can Sing" by The Beatles
Track 6: "Keep Serchin' (We'll Follow the Sun) by Del Shannon
Track 7: (unknown, possibly the White Stripes)
Track 8: "Heart and Soul" by T'Pau
Track 9: "Harper Valley PTA" by Jeannie C. Riley
Track 10: "The Look" by Roxette
Track 11: "Return of the Mack" by Mark Morrison
Track 12: "Stoned Soul Picnic" by The 5th Dimention
Track 13: "In Bloom" by Nirvana

hmm. so far, i'd have to say that if i got this mix from a friend as a present, i might be a little put off. sure, it's all over the place, but that's me. there's nothing wrong with that. but this mix might as well have a couple of Loverboy tracks stuck in there for good measure. that's all that's missing as far as i'm concerned. I'll keep going. as long as there's a song stuck in my head first thing in the morning, i'll write about it here.

mental reset

2006-05-28T08:30:00.000-05:00

when last we saw our intrepid hero:
i wake up every morning with a diff'rent song stuck in my head. an "ear worm" if you will. the song is usually gone by the time i get out of the shower, but i decided to see if i could try to remember them. but i know not what it means.

song: In Bloom
artist: Nirvana

funny story: i actually awoke with another song stuck in my head this morning. it was "Turn the Page" by Bob Seger. i hate this song. it is a song about a whiney millionare rockstar who is very depressed because, god forbid, he has to go out on tour and perform in front of thousands of cheering fans night after night.
you poor, poor baby. ("BOB" by the way is an acronym for "Big Ol' Baby) i'm sure he's depressed all the way to the bank. The fact that Metallica recently did a cover of this atrocity gives it less creedence.

i am so sick of songs by rockstars where they talk about how bad the road sucks. Jackson Browne kind of got it right with his album Running on Empty. this is an entire album about life as a rock star on the road. but instead of being all depressed about it, the life is embraced. on the last two tracks on the album, "The Load Out" and the cover of Frankie Valli's "Stay," Browne "remember(s) why we came." The lights come on and he sees the fans and hears them cheering and so they stay for another song, 'cause that's what's it's all about. you do this for the love of music and the fans. if it's too hard on you, then you should just quit being a rock star, BOB.

Willie Nelson also did it right. He couldn't wait to get back on the road again in his song "On the Road Again." Tenacious D's tongue in cheek road song "The Road" also discusses the hardships of the road--only not really. someday The Evildoers will go on tour and we will write the best being on the road song ever!

wow, i went on a tangent, didn't i? so here's how i got to Nirvana: after waking up with Seger, i realised that i couldn't have that so i went back to sleep. when i awoke fifteen minutes later, i had achieved Nirvana.

surry or surrey?

2006-05-27T09:38:00.000-05:00

dig:
i wake up every morning with a diff'rent song stuck in my head. an "ear worm" if you will. the song is usually gone by the time i get out of the shower, but i decided to see if i could try to remember them. all aboard the four-wheeled, horse-drawn pleasure carriage.

song: Stoned Soul Picnic
artist: The 5th Dimension

"Red, yellow, honey, sassafras and moonshine"? damn hippies. the 5th Dinension were very prolific in the larte 60's. they had hits like "Aquarius/Let the Sun Shine In" and "One Less Bell To Answer" (which is a smooth jam) and "Wedding Bell Blues", which, if you know me, you've heard me sing at the top of my lungs ("will you marry me biiiiiiiiiiiiiilllllllllllllllll?") "Stoned Soul Picnic" off of the 1968 album of the same name is a great mellow tune, as the name implies, that conjuress up images of a group of young people sitting around in the park just grooving, man. this scene is not unlike a scene that we saw recently here in austin. god help us all.

another two-fer

2006-05-26T07:46:00.000-05:00

here's the low down:
i wake up every morning with a diff'rent song stuck in my head. an "ear worm" if you will. the song is usually gone by the time i get out of the shower, but i decided to see if i could try to remember them. and now the return of something special.

song: The Look
artist: Roxette

and

song: Return of the Mack
artist: Mark Morrison

this is how it went down this morning:
"you lied to me na-na-na-na-na
you lied to me she's got that look
you lied to me na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na

to be fair, they're both good songs. sweeden's Roxette did a great, catchy pop song. and Mark Morrison is…well, The Mack. they just don't make a good mash-up. plus, this is further proves that i have no idea how my head works first thing in the morning.

story time

2006-05-25T07:37:00.000-05:00

for those of you keeping track at home:
i wake up every morning with a diff'rent song stuck in my head. an "ear worm" if you will. the song is usually gone by the time i get out of the shower, but i decided to see if i could try to remember them. i'm gonna sock it to you today.

song: Harper Valley PTA
artist: Jeannie C. Riley

I'm gonna tell you all a story 'bout a little song stuck inside my head. Jeannie C. Riley had her one hit in the late 60s, and boy was it a big one. this song not only shot up the country charts, but it was a huge top 40 hit as well as spawning a motion picture and a tv series. this feat wouldn't be repeated until Dolly Parton did it in the 80s with her hit "9 to 5". the best part about this song: adding a little country flair to an otherwise weird playlist of songs stuck in my head first thing in the morning.

heart and soul and Star Trek?

2006-05-24T08:08:00.000-05:00

again:
i wake up every morning with a diff'rent song stuck in my head. an "ear worm" if you will. the song is usually gone by the time i get out of the shower, but i decided to see if i could try to remember them. today we go quirky.

song: Heart and Soul
artist: T'Pau

T'Pau is my absolute favorite band named after a Star Trek character. not only that, but thier one US hit "Heart and Soul" is a sonic adventure. from the pounding/plucking notes at the beginning of the song to the great percussion tolead singer Carol Decker's amazing voice, this song is a solid 80's pop song. it was also a pleasure to wake up to a song that i actually owned a copy of, as opposed to yestereday...

don't know

2006-05-23T08:31:00.000-05:00

today's song is a real brain twister. i awoke with a song that i heard possibly in a car commercial, but i don't know the band, the song title or the words even. rest assured that if and when i finally find it, i will post it here. for now, though, there is a hole in my playlist.

follow the sun

2006-05-22T07:37:00.000-05:00

our story so far:
i wake up every morning with a diff'rent song stuck in my head. an "ear worm" if you will. the song is usually gone by the time i get out of the shower, but i decided to see if i could try to remember them. i'd almost forgotten today's song even existed.

song: Keep Searchin' (We'll Follow the Sun)
artist: Del Shannon

some of you might have noticed the lack of an oldies station in your town. it seems that most of them were bought up and/or changed to "Jack FM" or "Bob FM" or some such nonsense. the same has happened here. bye bye oldies station. which is weird because today i woke up with a fantastic oldie in my head. i had even forgotten what this song was called and who it was by. now if there were an oldies station in town. . .

but i digress. Del Shannon. there were some great songs that came out of the early 60s but Del Shannon had some of the best. "Needles and Pins", "Hats Off to Larry", "I Go To Pieces", and of course, "Runaway" all contain that awesome falsetto, but it's today's song that he really uses it in a powerful, poppy way. Hats off to Del. i'm beginning to like where this list is going.

two-fer

2006-05-21T09:42:00.000-05:00

WOW. only 4 days into this interesting experiment and already we have an interesting occurrence: two, count them, TWO songs stuck in my head at the same time! what are the odds?

to review:
i wake up every morning with a diff'rent song stuck in my head. an "ear worm" if you will. the song is usually gone by the time i get out of the shower, but i decided to see if i could try to remember them.

song: Send Her My Love
artist: Journey

great, i thought, another power ballad. i'm gonna hafta put an end to this experiment. then a funny thing happened:

song: And Your Bird Can Sing
artist: The Beatles

as i got out of bed, one of my favorite Beatles songs started playing right on top of Journey. That got to be a bit confusing, so i decided that i would sing my ear worm killer to myself (Tom's Diner) as i did my morning exercises. Instead of getting rid of the songs all together, they alternated in my head with my reps. Journey for crunches, Beatles for push-ups. I was fun, but ultimately it was confusing and i didn't like it. but hey, i got a beatles song in the mix so it can't be all bad, right?

BadCo

2006-05-20T08:00:00.000-05:00

to review:
i wake up every morning with a diff'rent song stuck in my head. an "ear worm" if you will. the song is usually gone by the time i get out of the shower, but i decided to see if i could try to remember them. gosh. this is getting fun.

still in the 70s this morning. though today we ROCK.

song: Ready For Love
artist: Bad Company

oh yeah. their 1974 self-titled release also included the band's title song, Bad Company, as well as the classic Seagull. and yet i chose to wake up with yet another love song stuck in my head. would it have been too much to ask that i get Feel Like Makin' Love or Rock 'N Roll Fantasy or even Shooting Star?

I guess so.

the seventies

2006-05-19T07:13:00.000-05:00

our story so far:
i wake up every morning with a diff'rent song stuck in my head. an "ear worm" if you will. the song is usually gone by the time i get out of the shower, but i decided to see if i could try to remember them. sometimes i don't know where these songs come from as you will see today.

today we take a jaunt into the seventies with:

song: Laughter in the rain
artist: Neil Sedaka

This quaint little seventies AM radio classic came out of nowhere this morning. i mean to say that i haven't heard this song in about a million years. often i will wake up with a song that i've heard over the course of the past few days, but more often than not something like this gem will worm its way into my head. there's no reason for it. i don't own any neil sedaka (though now i have to buy some for "scientific purposes"), i don't own any of time life's AM GOLD collection, nor do i listen to Majic 95.5. but somehow these diddies get stuck in there. and there's nothing i can do about it.

ok, so from 80's german power ballad to this. i'm afraid. oh so very arfaid.

a bold new plan

2006-05-18T18:20:00.000-05:00

i wake up every morning with a diff'rent song stuck in my head. an "ear worm" if you will. the song is usually gone by the time i get out of the shower, but i decided to see if i could try to remember them. maybe the songs have some hidden meaning that, if assembled into a playlist, spell out the meaning of life. maybe, on the other hand, it simply would be a good mix. with that in mind, i have decided to chronicle it here just to see what happens. here we go:

song: Still Loving You
artist: Scorpions

Ahh. 80's arena rockin', hair bands. i heard this song on the radio the other day. one of my coworkers listens to the Rock Station. there's something about hearing this song that makes you want to thrust your bic lighter into the air. especially when lead singer Klaus Meine hits those high notes.

ok, so we start the mix with a power ballad. i can do this.

rock--uh--vember?

2005-11-12T11:52:00.000-06:00

the band has been playing a lot lately. 3 shows in austin and 3 shows in san antonio in the last month and a half. we have more gigs to come, too. we got back form a great show in san antonio this morning at about 4:00. i am exhausted. check us out www.theevildoers.com.

keep on rockin'

devastation and other things i know nothing about

2005-09-25T12:21:00.000-05:00

on saturday they said a hurricane might hit our area by the next saturday. we began stockpiling limes and tequila for the 'Rita party that night.

sunday, monday and tuesday it was growing and looking as if we might get crushed by the massive storm in the gulf.

on wednesday all of the bread and water in the grocery store was gone. this was gonna be the big one, they said.

by thrusday it looked as if the storm would pummel houston and we might get strong storms and rain. i called my friend mitchell in houston and asked if he would like to stay with us while his house was destroyed. it took him 11 hours to make the two and one half hour trip.

friday came and the storm was weakening. houston was now not really in a lot of danger, but everyone was still in panic mode.

saturday morning it hit the TX/LA border. it's funny to watch big-time news men in red slickers get drenched by the rain. i kept waiting for a random piece of debris to brain some poor anchor. it never came. the 'Rita party was a huge success, though it was really hot and sunny and humid here. not a drop of rain. i stopped paying attention after that. i'm so glad i don't need any bread.

TEH FUNNAY!!!1!

2005-09-11T16:04:00.000-05:00

I just started a new job, as the last place i worked was shut down by the powers that be. it's a good job; a bit better than the last one, but that's not the problem.
the problem is that my old boss told my new boss that i'm a really funny guy. now most people who know me will attest that i'm marginally funny, but then i hang out with a bunch of fuckin' comedians so what do they know. so now i come into this job and my boss is looking for the funny. that pretty much puts a bunch of pressure on me to bust out the gags all day. i'm sorry but it's hard goddamn work being funny all long. so i mostly throw out the corny stuff that's not funny and there ges my rep. top that off with the fact that i work in a pharmacy where we service people in nursing homes--not exactly the best source for the funny. what's a funny guy to do?

welcome

2005-09-01T21:05:00.000-05:00

i don't know if i will keep this up. like most projects i start, i will probably give this one about a weeks worth of attention. we shall see.