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Tuesday, October 31, 2006

Completely "Out There"

In honor of Halloween, some anonymous stranger from Diablo Valley College in California has posted a rant on my blog, in the comment area. The rant seems to have been copied-and-pasted from somewhere on the internet, since it begins with the words "save/print/search".

And let me say, the rant is COMPLETELY out-there woo-hoo insane. Reading it is an exercise in incomprehensible language: I know what the words mean, but somehow the sentences do not parse. It's nothing so obvious as "colorless green thoughts sleep furiously" — but the sentences simultaneously make sense and don't make sense.

To ad to the weirdness, the poster found my blog while looking for information on kim chee. The rant was posted as a comment on my "Refrigerator Pickles" post. I think I'll leave it up for the time being.

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Sunday, October 29, 2006

Office life

Panel two of this week's cartoon is something I think to myself a lot. I only hope it's not something I got from Dilbert.

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Thursday, October 26, 2006

It's so real, what I feel

Yesterday's show.

Very embarrassingly, I overslept, after mis-setting my alarm clock (damn newfangled technology). I got to the station half an hour late. Barb was still there, and very understanding. In spite of it all, it was a pretty good show.

*: new stuff
(r): requests
artistsong/albumlabellink
Grace JonesLa Vie en Rose / Island LifeIsland
Romeo VoidFlashflood / Warm in You CoatColumbia/Legacy
The Decemberists*The Crane Wife 3 / The Crane WifeCapitol
The Gothic Archies*Walking My Gargoyle / The Tragic TreasuryNonesuch
Portastatic*I'm in Love (with Arthur Dove) / Be Still PleaseMerge
Thunderbirds are Now!*I Win (Ha Ha) / Make HistoryFrench Kiss
Echo and the BunnymenBedbugs & Ballyhoo / Echo and the BunnymenSire/Rhino
Each OtherMostly Artificial Light / Each OtherBirds Go South
Rom*Too Late / RomWimm
The Hold Steady*You Can Make Him Love You / Boys & Girls in AmericaVagrant
TomsSun / Yellow Pills: PrefillNumero Group
Dresden Dolls (r)First Orgasm / Yes Virginia...Roadrunner
Chin Up Chin Up*I Need a Friend with a Boat / This Harness Can't Ride AnythingSuicide Squeezewww.chinupchinup.com
ZerostarsLike Lovers Do / The Good Can't EscapeSelf-releasedwww.zerostars.com
The AerovonsResurrection / ResurrectionRPM
Fazzini06 / Sulphur, Glue the StarLocust
OOIOO*UMA / TAIGAThrill Jockey
Hugh Reed and the Velvet UnderpantsTechnodrugs / Take a Walk on the ClydesideSelf-releasedwww.myspace.com/
thehughreedexplosion
Junior Senior/DFA*Shake Your Coconuts / The DFA Remix:Chapter TwoDFA
The Hidden Cameras*She's Gone / AwooArts & Crafts
The HusbandsMonster Party / There's Nothing I'd Like More Than to See You DeadSwami

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Tuesday, October 24, 2006

Ringy Dingy

The Ring Cycle continued over at Hitched. I dunno, this might be the end of the series, unless I can think of a good third joke to follow up. But it won't be the end of Finn and Charlie! Nope.

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Wednesday, October 18, 2006

Men Reading Fashion Magazines...

This week's playlist is also up on the WLUW website, though it won't be archived there... next week's show will replace it. The archive will be here.

*: new stuff
(r): requests

artist/songalbumlabel
Rufus Wainwright: What a WorldWant OneDreamworks
Aretha Franklin: All Night LongSweet Bitter LoveColumbia
Andrew Bird's Bowl of Fire: Two Way ActionThe Swimming Hour
Spanky Wilson & the Quantic Soul Orchestra*: You Can't Judge a Book by Its CoverI'm ThankfulTru Thoughts
Ronnie Whitehead*: Cold FeetEccentric Soul: Mighty Mike LenaburgNumero Group
Anita O'Day/Remix by RSL: Sing Sing Sing (RSL Remix)Verve Remixed3Verve
Modulations*: This Old World is Going DownGood God! A Gospel Funk HymnalNumero Group
Mouse on Mars*: RetphaseVarchartzIpecac
Eurythmics: Caveman HeadIn the GardenRCA
OK Go: AntmusicSelf-titled 3-song EPSelf-released
The Decemberists*: The Perfect CrimeThe Crane WifeCapitol
Les Innocents: D'Handaye à CollioureLes InnocentsVirgin France
Family Fodder: Deep TimeWater ShedDark Beloved Cloud
The Clash: Rudie Can't FailLondon CallingEpic
Nina Simone: 22nd CenturySugar in My Bowl - The Very Best of Nina Simone 1967-1972RCA
Los Blops*: La rodanderaDel Volar de las PalomasShadoks/Normal
The Hidden Cameras*: LollipopAwooArts & Crafts
Hedwig and the Angry Inch: Exquisite CorpseHedwig and the Angry Inch (soundtrack)Atlantic
Snakes Say Hisss!*: TalkI'll Be Lovin' YouFamous Class
400 Blows: The Secret LifeAngels's Trumpets and Devil's TrombonesGSL
Sonic Youth: Kool ThingGooGeffen
Chin Up Chin Up*: This Harness Can't Ride AnythingThis Harness Can't Ride AnythingSuicide Squeeze
The Changes*: Water of the GodsToday is TonightDrama Club
Luxury: Green HeartsYellow Pills: PrefillNumero
Band of Horses(r): Wicked GilEverything all the TimeSub Pop
Martha and the Muffins: Several Styles of Blonde Girls DancingDanseparcOne Way

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Sunday, October 15, 2006

Flying things

Yes, it's that time again. Finn and Charlie. I'm rather pleased with today's.

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Wednesday, October 11, 2006

From the Bottom to the Top

Today's show... I had fun today. And I recorded part of it to CD for listening in the car with the family whilst in Santa Fe next week.

The Talking Heads: Slippery People
Gal Costa: Habib
Takka Takka*: Sofia
Edith Piaf: La Vie L'Amour
The Hidden Cameras*: For Fun
Kimya Dawson: Singing Machine
Chin Up Chin Up*: Landlocked Lifguards
Los Blops*: Esencialmente Asi No Mas
Andrew Bird: A Nervous Tic Motion of the Head to the Left
The La's: Son of a Gun
Ben Folds Five: Kate
The Decemberists*: Sons & Daughters
The Apples in Stereo**: That's Something I Do
The Magnetic Fields: Sweet-Lovin' Man
Pit Er Pat*: Solstice
Pop Levi*: Blue Honey
Made in Mexico: Face of the Earth
Alice Smith: Love Endeavor
Jane Siberry: Lovin' Cup
Woody Guthrie: Pretty Boy Floyd
The Rapture*: Pieces of the People We Love
Siouxsie and the Banshees: The Passenger
Zerostars: Live Lovers Do
Xiu Xiu*: The Fox & the Rabbit
Julie Sokolow*: Violins
Canasta: Major Tom (Coming Home)
Romeo Void: White Sweater

* from our new release list
** request

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Monday, October 09, 2006

What's in your freezer?

Finn and Charlie return to domesticity

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Wednesday, October 04, 2006

My Eyes Are Open and Now I See..

Today's show. The Decemberist's new album is fabulous, seriously good stuff.

Throwing Muses: Him Dancing
Canasta: Microphone Song
Nina Simone: Break Down and Let It All Out
Los Blops*: Campos Verdes
Sparklehorse*: Don't Take My Sunshine Away
Troubled Hubble: I Love My Canoe
Lou Reed with Steve Buscemi: Broadway Song
Xiu Xiu*: Boy Soprano
New Order: Hurt
R.E.M.*: Ages of You (Live)
Koop: Relaxing at Club F****n
Sergent Garcia: Jumpi Jumpi
Darkel*: My Own Sun
Wolfgang Press: Birmingham
Velvet Underground & Nico: I'll Be Your Mirror
Shoes: In and Out of Love
Catfish Haven*: Don't Worry
The Rapture*: Yeah... Uh Huh
Super Furry Animals: Ysbeidiau Heulog
Futureheads: Back to the Sea
Beck*: Elevator Music
Bettie Serveert: Hands Off
Office: Big Bang Jump
The Decemberists*: The Island: - Come and See - The Landlord's Daughter - You'll Not Feel the Drowning

* from our new music list

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Monday, October 02, 2006

Finn and Charlie unpack

Posted last night, a new Hitched cartoon.

A lot of people seem to find my cartoon while searching for information on the actor Charlie Finn. Somehow, I am ranked ahead of his own site in MSN search. I guess if I'd realized there was someone named Charlie Finn I might have chosen different names for my characters. But I didn't, and it would be awkward to change them now. (After I've created a character, they take on a certain life for me, and it doesn't seem right to change things on them.)

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I am officially no longer a DJ at WLUW. Long story.

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