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Song du Jour: “Blackout”

Here’s the latest Song du Jour…. #14. It’s called Blackout. I done filled up my hard drive so I’m having issues with video so this is just audio for now…. Click and listen! Blackout The power went out She got the candles now And she can’t see my face Which she can’t seem to face [...]

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Song du Jour: “Air Train”

Here’s the latest Song du Jour. It’s called “Air Train”. It’s just in audio version because I am too lazy to take a video of it right now. But I have another one for next week that will be special and definitely in video form! Air Train Air Train Wake up Don’t make it sound [...]

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Ned Ryerson Speaks

Porter threw me something the other day. Which now I obsessed with listening to. It’s like when I started watching the Wire. I’m a man possessed. What is it? It’s this podcast. It’s called “The Tobolowsky Files” and it’s about the life of Stephen Tobolowsky, the awesome character actor who most famously played Ned Ryerson [...]

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Sonicgate

Kenny turned me on to this documentary. It’s troubling but really really good. It’s about the Sonics being moved to Oklahoma. Directed by Jason Reid. Check it. Sonicsgate SD Full Version from sonicsgate on Vimeo.

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My Mom

Patricia Alice Shelkey October 26, 1940 – March 15, 2010 Patricia Alice Shelkey was born on October 26, 1940.  Just before Halloween.  Which is appropriate I think.  Because Halloween was one of her favorite holidays.  When we were young, she would dress up like a witch every year to answer the door.  And she’d get [...]

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Back On The Bus

I was thinking about that expression the other day. “Throwing someone under the bus”. Where did it come from? Was there a situation where some people were on a bus and it became necessary for the rest of the people to live to throw one person under the bus? What would that situation be? Maybe [...]

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Kissing In Precipitation

You know, everybody talks about how kissing in the rain is so romantic. Or when it’s snowing. Nobody ever talks about kissing when it’s hailing. That’s because it’s not.

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Song du Jour: If I Could Say Goodbye

Here is week 5 of Song du Jour. It’s called “If I Could Say Goodbye”. Not much to say about it, but I’ve had this progression for a little while and a suggestion of a melody so this morning I put some words with it. Enjoy! Or not. As always! If I could say goodbye [...]

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Fore!

As unlikely as I thought it would ever be, I’ve taken up golf here in LA. But only in the smallest of ways. Every week, a bunch of us get together and play at the little 9 hole par 3 course. It’s easy. And everyone’s bad so there’s no way to feel like you are [...]

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The Clown Room

An item of interest in our little ‘hood… Jumbo’s Clown Room. What is it? Apparently, it’s some sort of bikini bar ala Deno’s Party Room in New York. But I’m fascinated by it and have to go one of these days because… is it clown themed? I think that’s amazing if it is. Because I [...]

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