As I've been walking around New York City I've found myself listening to Rake At The Gates Of Hell by The Pogues over and over. It's amazing how much I love that band - so I decided to post it for everyone else as well. If you are one of the unfortunate people who doesn't already have that song, you can follow the link above to my music blog and check it out. It's awesome. Trust me.
There are actually a bunch of other good songs there too, but go for The Pogues.
There are actually a bunch of other good songs there too, but go for The Pogues.
"May I never be complete. May I never be content. May I never be perfect."
I'm flying out today to New York City, then Toronto, then Montreal, then Washington DC, then San Francisco, then back to Los Angeles. If you see me out there, say Hi. And bring me coffee.
I'm flying out today to New York City, then Toronto, then Montreal, then Washington DC, then San Francisco, then back to Los Angeles. If you see me out there, say Hi. And bring me coffee.
"Seen the carnival at Rome, Had the women I had the booze
All I can remember now, Is little kids without no shoes
So I saw that train, And I got on it
With a heartful of hate, And a lust for vomit
Now I'm walking on the sunnyside of the street"
It seems like I just got back from Japan and I'm already heading right back out again. I leave this week for a 2 and a half week whirlwind tour around Northeastern bits of the US and nearby Canada. I'm planning on about 4 days or so in each place with a day for travel in between but basically I leave on the 18th heading to New York City where I'll be eating retarded amounts of some of the best vegan food in the country. From there I go to Toronto where I'm excited to see old friends from the Toybox Records days and then I head of up Montreal which will actually be my first trip to that city. There's already some Galactichaos being planned for that leg of the trip so I'll most likely have links for you after the fact. From there I head back to the states (through Chicago and St Louis airports) ending up in Washington DC. I was actually born in DC and spent a ton of time there as a kid but I haven't been there probably since my mid teens. I'm excited to see if things are at all how I remember, as well as how much change I can pick out at a glance. That wraps up with a flight back to LA on Sept 5th. In all these cities I'll be hanging out with friends both new and old, as well as spending a lot of time with Metroblogging authors who write for our blogs in those cities. I've also got stacks of business meetings and plan on making the most of coffee and food options I can't get elsewhere. One of the main thing behind these trips is to get a feel for these other cities and what makes them unique. I'm becoming such a nerd about this kind of thing I just can't wait to ride trains and walk streets in new cities and talk to the people there about what makes those places home. And then I'll be back, just long enough to remind Los Angeles how much I love it, and map out plans for the next trip.
All I can remember now, Is little kids without no shoes
So I saw that train, And I got on it
With a heartful of hate, And a lust for vomit
Now I'm walking on the sunnyside of the street"
It seems like I just got back from Japan and I'm already heading right back out again. I leave this week for a 2 and a half week whirlwind tour around Northeastern bits of the US and nearby Canada. I'm planning on about 4 days or so in each place with a day for travel in between but basically I leave on the 18th heading to New York City where I'll be eating retarded amounts of some of the best vegan food in the country. From there I go to Toronto where I'm excited to see old friends from the Toybox Records days and then I head of up Montreal which will actually be my first trip to that city. There's already some Galactichaos being planned for that leg of the trip so I'll most likely have links for you after the fact. From there I head back to the states (through Chicago and St Louis airports) ending up in Washington DC. I was actually born in DC and spent a ton of time there as a kid but I haven't been there probably since my mid teens. I'm excited to see if things are at all how I remember, as well as how much change I can pick out at a glance. That wraps up with a flight back to LA on Sept 5th. In all these cities I'll be hanging out with friends both new and old, as well as spending a lot of time with Metroblogging authors who write for our blogs in those cities. I've also got stacks of business meetings and plan on making the most of coffee and food options I can't get elsewhere. One of the main thing behind these trips is to get a feel for these other cities and what makes them unique. I'm becoming such a nerd about this kind of thing I just can't wait to ride trains and walk streets in new cities and talk to the people there about what makes those places home. And then I'll be back, just long enough to remind Los Angeles how much I love it, and map out plans for the next trip.
I feel the world beneath my feet
I can feel the sunlight pull me in
I can't feel you
sorry, samiam is totally stuck in my head.
I can feel the sunlight pull me in
I can't feel you
sorry, samiam is totally stuck in my head.
My friend Zadi posted this to twitter earlier:
That either made you laugh, made you laugh for a moment until you started thinking about it, made you laugh nervously because you know how dead on it is, or made you all emo thinking about how much time you've spent in those gray areas. Or maybe I'm projecting.
(OK, it has some errors, the "just friends" zone should be way bigger than the "F Buddy" zone because the world would be a weird place if everyone had just as many friends as they did F buddies. Maybe that should be one night stands? - I just wrote an SG News Column about this go post related discussion there kthxbai)
In any case, this video makes all the other crap on the internet totally worth it.
That either made you laugh, made you laugh for a moment until you started thinking about it, made you laugh nervously because you know how dead on it is, or made you all emo thinking about how much time you've spent in those gray areas. Or maybe I'm projecting.
(OK, it has some errors, the "just friends" zone should be way bigger than the "F Buddy" zone because the world would be a weird place if everyone had just as many friends as they did F buddies. Maybe that should be one night stands? - I just wrote an SG News Column about this go post related discussion there kthxbai)
In any case, this video makes all the other crap on the internet totally worth it.
