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proper 2 headed lightsaber thermi -
he!
electronic fuzz
to the moon -
& bang you on the head - robber-
whachu doing in my kitchen?
benton? boi - i'll keill youu?
aint'chu misbehavin?
go on, go on,....do it.

do your dylan concert impression-thing,..

(you're a liar!)

ha! but you wanna get right banged on the head?

with this thing,
in my hand -
i'll conquer my greatest
fears.

coffee wars -
is there any man out there who dare challenge me?
("I'll be your huckleberry")

the search - uuhhh & I'm getting myself sick trying
to finish the thing.

but cheers & well being.
music-laughter-art-devotion-good times-
feel this tide-into dark, am silence. as always.

electronic thinking wizard machine - down for the count - with love & devo -

the week -

the following post will never been attempted again:

saying of the week: "you've lost your mind"

meltdown of the week: Wayne Rooney violently chucking the ball 30 yards back to the spot of a late free kick in United's 2-0 defeat at Fulham thus being awarded his 2nd yellow card & being sent off,..

lunch of the week: tuesday, i think - Winchell's - half reuben, half bean soup w/tabasco - lrg M&M cookie on the after.

moment of the week: I predict that will come sometime in the next few days. (weekend/pint situation)

accident of the week: the purchase of "natural" peanut butter instead of regular - I never knew this watered-down version existed - not bad though. supposed to be better for you,..?

color of the week: avid green.

film of the week: Star Wars Episode V The Empire Strikes Back in HD - taped off of the Spike channel (fast forward through commercials) seeing things I've never seen before - almost looks too good.

sports team of the week: Tottenham Hotspur - 1-0 defeat of Chelsea in the London derby.

podcast of the week: NPR's guest DJ series featuring Bonnie "Prince" Billy. Unbelievably cool dude.

let down of the week: UK Cats (as I call them) done & dusted in something called the NIT. ?

new music acquisition of the week: Shallow Grave by The Tallest Man On Earth

old music acquisition of the week: Bob Dylan bootleg series vol. 6 - concert at philharmonic - although not complete - missing disc 2.

quote of the week: "Hipsters llovvve some PBR!!".

TV show of the week: Season 1 finale of AMC's Mad Men - (DVD) Donald Draper sits solemn & alone on his stairs contemplating his past, present & future as Dylan's Don't Think Twice, It's Alright plays & credits begin to roll - brilliant, emotional.

bummer of the week: cancellation of the sherry end/genre squad film group, Thursday night. total bummer.

ta-ta!!

today should be friday,...(a reminder)

& by that I mean: what cultural significance does Thursday have? I can think of none. If there was 1 day in the week that we could easily skip, wouldn't it be this one? Think of it as a sort of "bridge to no where".

Don't most of us relate certain events in the week directly to days? Like Wednesday could be Pint Night, Tuesday is your _________ night, the weekend is, well the weekend. Thursday remains solemn & alone. Wouldn't Friday's be twice as productive?

So keep this in your mind as you trudge what I call "Kubrick-molasses trenches" - & if you've ever seen Paths of Glory, you should know what I mean. If you have seen it & still don't know, it's cool, sometimes I don't make much sense.

rhythm of the saint!

(J. kac)

& it all starts with the morning - sun creaks & brings scent & bones & niggling old creaky joints - & awake with nothing save thoughts & bird's song & cobwebs - & to traverse the same old streets & alleys & curbs after eggs - & arrive & it's there - or here for that matter - & in this moment starts that rhythm - that unjustified rhythm - one that sounds a'slight but it's so right - incessant - chomping at the bit - & a beat - a rhythmic, pulsing beat - & out come words - to pierce intellect - words that exist - words that are formed behind passion - passion from a creator - standing tall on that bench - right there - right in front of you - dusty old room - drab & compressed - with arms outstretched - with words outstretched & with thoughts outright & open - & it's then & only then that the gathering of people - like minded human beings - can all be & exist at that one time - in that one room - simply & stoically hanging on each word from a saint with such awe & calm & respect - just lingering - waiting for a click - & as dull light escapes - so the mind accepts floating words that find home -

ghost in the mirror,.

these are things i see when i sleep.
don't be shy,
I'll always love you.

(on the quick)

so the tea kettle just whistled & i'm listening to the president speak & things are starting to steam but i should let you know about something,...

have you been following this whole South by Southwest situation? I guess this'll be more of a PSA - but this huge gathering/music/film -social fest down in Austin, TX - every year - but again, FYI - you can follow the whole situation through the NPR site/iTunes -

there are live shows to d-load by podcast from loads & toads of bands,i.e. the Decemberists, Avett Bros, Blitzen Trapper, the Dirty Projectors & much more (you should check out this rapper named K'Naan, he's from Mogadishu - quite interesting take on hip hop)

- also

- goofy blogger geek heads with little 10 to 15 minute updates on various shows they've been to (probably for free - man i'm in the wrong profession) but all this is cool/sense of community type stuff that you should be checking out as opposed to,..hhmm,..what is it? i dunno, watching college basketball or something - or maybe i should say along with it. don't want to be perceived as snobbish. get it?

but any,...

& with that turd I flushed down the toliet,....so the title slips away.

(i'll keep this short) for those of you who follow this blog, you know my passion for all things manchester united - but with that said, today remains a dark day in this seasons pursuit for 5 trophies. we just went down 2-0 at Fulham which equals 2 losses in a row in the league & our comfortable lead at the top of the table gets ever smaller (depending on the results of Liverpool & Chelsea)

but not only do I weep in defeat - i weep in the manner of defeat. United were utterly inept in the first 45 with not 1 single goal scoring opportunity, while middle of the table Fulham continually peppered Van der Sar's goal until Paul Scholes deliberately handled the ball on the goal line. Scholes' infraction resulted in a straight red & a penalty for Fulham - which their captain subsequently netted - United were down 1-nil & a man down,...

maters got slightly better after the break with Rooney coming on off the bench, but United were unable to break through the Fulham back line. In the process, Rooney picked up 2 yellow cards which resulted in his sending off - United in shambles gives up another goal & finishes the game with 9 men (they started with 11)

in the last 2 league games, United have suffered 2 defeats, by far their worst run of form all year long - but more importantly, they have been outscored 6-1 in those 2 games, given up 2 penalties & been awarded 3 red cards - all of which will result in multiple game suspensions for the respected players.

my point in this rant,...? well, i don't know, just venting i guess. but this is the business end of the season & United are in the process of a monumental meltdown,....someone help me.

thoughts,...creep.........in.

thoughts creep in
like Jack,
a debauched grog.
a bumbling, stumbling
midnight cretin with
ambition to rip &
pillage your veracity.
poignant little specs
of cynical desires,
soothing & raging
before the sun
destroys hope.
thoughts creep in
like racing cars,
fast& intense &
seen only with a
keen eye before
the bitch zips away.
thoughts creep in
like a malfunctioning
fire alarm in
dark AM silence.
a worrisome sentiment
chipping & chirping
until you just

can't

stand

it.

(mind's pristine defect)

thoughts creep in
like shadow play,
a faceless figure
toying with your
sympathies until
an achieved desire.
bright & illuminating
all the while smoke
& mirrors insert cause
to an insane end.
thoughts creep in,
the 2nd guessing,
the remonstrating
of your acumen.
the destruction of art
in dreams & ideas in
reality solemnly slip
away, when thoughts,..
creep,.......
in.

total clash day: a retrospective.

but before that---

& this Vonnegut experiment I'm partaking in --Whew! can Ijust say, so far, so good - or -

"with ennui, he solemnly approached his next assignment, his rendering of the undertaking was that of a young, petulant child,....a trifling annoyance. a thought promptly clicked! a lingering dissipation - was the task at hand to provided him with the inspired fire he so craved,...?"


so - brown cords - brown shoes - white/beige dress shirt with traces of light & dark brown -

sky blue undershirt (visible) &,....the kicker -

sweater over top (black/grey/purple?????) wha???

& i bet you thought this was going to be about the "only band that matters."
ending this reminisce.

the sherry end, pt. 1

(but before I begin - don't worry, I'll be brief today - 2 points of simple interest before our quest. clearly stating that the new '09 music thus far has been (for me) quality not quantity, & by that riddle, I mean there hasn't been like a proper ton of it (i mean, i know it's only mid-march) but what has surfaced has been incredible (& I've one more to add) - if you've forgotten, simply stroll back down memory ln. or jans or febs posts - & you'll see what I'm calling "snippets" on the way.

(wwhheeww)

but yeah (no pun intended) the new Yeah Yeah Yeah's, It's Blitz! recently surfaced at the record store I frequent & can I say how skeptical a mate & I were before hand - & then simply this album that has thus far escaped words that I usually use for description - rock - dance - uurrrggg electronic-rickrock funk - amalgamation - with this slightly mellow pop edge????

any---it's there for all to hear.

& last point of pop culture -

i didn't rant & rave about Watchmen last weekend but I did take the better half on sat & was equally blown away by all things involved in that film - trying to find a minor flaw, but can't - & that film has such an incredible flow to it - with all the montages & mini-back stories we get. such romantic, gratuitous violence & the music & feel,..aaahhhh, just experience it, ok? done.

so to my main point & this film group we started lastie - still deciphering a name for said gathering but it's ok, these are good mates & they'll allow me to continue on with T.S.E, pt.___. (at least for blogging purposes) but we met friday & didn't i tell you so? unlimited success in all measurable categories. & i have this need to report whenever we get together & fellowship - at least in hopes of inspiring similar groups to do the same -

Pick #1 Hard Boiled - (ROBTRAIN). A 1992 Hong Kong action flick from director John Woo, starring Chow Yun-Fat. I assume for the most part my mate who picked this will remain in the Asian action -fung fu-body count- kick ass genre. which I'm totally ecstatic about because I love these films & rarely get an opportunity to check them up.



but quickly on Hard Boiled - widely considered to be one of the best in it's class & most influential of action films - it carries a body count of what I believe to be on or around 235. Incredible filmaking & direction from a total master & all on an est. US budget of approx 4 1/2 mill. Incredible. See what you can make with heart & passion?

so do well today in your pursuits & be safe & we'll continue this little journey together as we always have & one day we'll all meet up & be able to love each other that much more, until then.

things that go click in the night & little things,.

& I don't even care that the photo is cut off a little - ya now,..sod it. because it fits perfectly with my mood & i've even been contemplating opening the lid to my electronic journal entry station - for what seems like quite some time now - & have been quite literally sitting in the dark - middle of the night - upright listening for things & thinking of things & fantasizing about things - & im only being honest when i tell you the sirens!! (middle of the night!! can you believe it?)

uurrhhgg the sirens,..piercing, pulsing, pissing me off - ya know just don't,...uurrgg, i don't know, there's something about this city that wreaks of an open book that you've not quite figured out yet. not a mystery or story that reveals it's face in the end - but a,..why did i buy & start this novel in the first place type experiment.

.......& what do you know,..there they go again - i become uninterested in thelistless people that i meet. (either you're with us, or you're against us)

click - bump = boom - tick -

peering
& i feel like i'm getting a foul bit under the radar weather - with a minor threat cold - bump sniffle - & i'm a fighter at heart so don't you worry - it seems to be mostly about recovery these days & always questioning myself & other people & definitely the fact that other people are looking into my window & questioning me & watching me & looming over me like a cold - & i wonder if i'll ever get over that - & find my purpose & can i just say,.....(sneezing)

if you want to gain insight into the same b-S radar that i've acquired then take some advice i've given you in the past & read just 2, simply 2 authors that will shed light in your life,..primarily for being different & rolling by their own time clock..it's only jack kerouac (big sur) & charles bukowski ( maybe ham on rye or post office - )

you'll so quickly understand what i'm talking about when you dont understand what im talking about. & really , how much has changed in your life in the past 5 years,..? a lot for me, so you need to constantly be striving for something & try not to get lost in the muck - there's so much out there, just walk down the street - people will probably wonder why you're even walking & not driving - they'll think you're up to something - which is good, they'll be right, cause you are up to something & even better you'll be on to something,..bigger & better.

& this is not me being cynical - just true to who i am - you should remember all that talk about "emotions on sleeves" & such & "see if you can point out the impostor" business.

i'm going to attempt to go laugh myself to sleep now - laugh with the absurd - laugh with the poor at heart - laugh with the stupid drunks who get pulled over every weekend - laugh with the guy who lives on my floor who just brought home a woman - laugh with the couple who had relations out on their porch in the middle of the day - laugh with the unemployed - laugh with the business owners - laugh with the creditors - laugh with the counselors - laugh with my family - laugh with the old people just looking for a deal - laugh with my flat tire - laugh just to laugh - laugh at the kinds of people i see out - laugh at jokes - laugh at farts (they're always funny) - laugh at the listless (cause no matter what,..i'm not them) -

introducing the sherry end

so starts a new chapter in your favorite stop in this digital realm. before i divulge, let me first share the meaning of aforementioned post. the sherry end is simply the name of a song on the latest Streets album (everything is borrowed).

the song is about the bond that mates share when out, bonding, thinking of cool things to say to impress women, or simply staying in & watching a film - more on that later. you don't believe me? take it from Mike,...

"when a good night flounders & it's over
how good it was I tend to know
by adding up or rounding down
the evenings count of jokes

me & my ilk share a twang that's
in deciphered by other gangs
that's the thing i love about
my fine brothers in slang

a secret handshake of 3 mad mates
it makes me pleased to share traits"

so you get the idea,....? & this is just reporting & encouragement to do something similar with your mates in your local township or community. gather up, & round up your crew & take turns each picking a film that you hold near & dear for one reason or another - now make sure your mates haven't seen it like 10 times or this project just becomes redundant - the whole idea behind this is maybe a bit of discovery or self-realization, or just fun, but try to find a genre that you love,...

so you all set yet?

start off whenever you can all meet up & devout some time - decide non-violently who goes first & watch film of #1's choosing. didn't like it?? well calm down, you'll get your chance next time & you can show whatever you want & everyone else well just have to take it,...so the point in this???

have fun, experience something new, do something different, enjoy film, enjoy the artistic aspect of film making,....

(this was just my way of picking a name for our little group. thanks for participating in the experiment.)

signed - with love & devotion to all filmdom,..

the sherry end

???????

,...is the new, sleek-looking film from indie fav Jim Jarmusch (written & directed by) (see post from Thursday October 2nd for more Jarmusch). set for release sometime in 2009, the film lines up the following: Bill Murray, (the devilish) Tilda Swinton, John Hurt & one of my favorite actors of the last ten years, Gael Garcia Bernal. (you might know him from Motorcycle Diaries, The Science of Sleep, Babel, or Bad Education)

The official trailer doesn't tell us much, only that we know a mysterious man is in the process of completing some sort of criminal job. The movie poster on display is what initially sparked my interest. It almost reminds me of a 70's zombie flick. All the while being very trim & almost European looking. & what's with the mysterious guitar case? anyway, just wanted to share. I've not seen all of Jarmusch's films, but the ones I have seen have been incredible in one way or another. & hey, Bill Murray's in it.

was it, was it, was it,....real or a fake? (you make believe)

be the first to enter in & win -
a sightly prize of magnificent
proportion.
a lavish sneak peek into a mind-
boggling minion of monstrous
magnitude. beware!!

of the impostors & imposers
the offenders & the lowlifes
let them not swindle your ambitions
into a newly lit bright world.

if you don't know already,..

by this time Thursday morning we'll know the final 8 in Europe's premier club cup competition. (are you interested?) Today & Wednesday culminate the rd of 16 with only 1 tie actually decided. - The return leg in these affairs are always epic. - Consider yourself reminded!

& seriously,..what's with the new Pitchfork site? I'm immediately bombarded by iPhone or iPod deals,...I mean don't get me wrong I love the "i" things, but this has simply gone too far. (get out m'face!) why change something that was perfectly fine?

God! I'm so sick of hearing about the economy & such. I mean the mere mention of that word is vile & disgusting,..& you know what else? I've heard it ALL before. (simply stated) uuhhhhhh!! everybody - I mean everyone thinks they have the answer or an answer that tunrs out nothing but horse----. (squabble)

I'm nearing that "want to go out & be in the woods" phase again. (Must escape bullsquabble)
Who wants to plan a camping/hiking trip?

we may, or we may not have,...

quite like David Brent cheating medical science to remain Regional Manager in Swindon - thus culminating series 1 of the original Office - well this weekend, we may, or we may not have stumbled upon 2 brilliant "early" releases of 2009 - & I mean incredible!!

(first off - sorry A.collective - sorry A.bird - sorry matt- good, no great, solid efforts,but 2 front runners have officially emerged)

I can't officially say anything yet - cause i know I'm being watched - (more on that later)

(oh, did you see it yet? - if so, what did you think?)
(& by the way - I'm watching baseball - never thought you'd hear that, right?)

anyway - forecasting - can i say,..?

only this,

when the time comes,..do yourself a favor - ok?

buy, rent, steal, borrow, plead, scrape, or stop back by & check out the following releases from 2 bands that I more than love right now, always, & forever - ladies & gents -

The Decemberists - The Hazards Of Love &

Grizzly Bear - Veckatimest

i'm just saying,.

would it be quite right if we just left it at that?

& a quip:


shan't you, or if you not
think rightly to remain a moment hot
doth passion & lust creep in?
tempting fate - & long to sin-
remember just - if thee give up & give in
two lads from across the way will win -
peering hilariously at you two in that position
& now a story to tell - 2 friends forever will mention.


(on accidentally seeing 2 neighbors making babies together on the 2nd floor/building across from likely lad headquarters-totally out in the open/deck-patio area. attempting to erase mental pictures - can't find delete button - too funny,...help me,......)

(a thousand words - just a smear)

do you know what it means to mentally vomit?

are you still chasing tails in your day to day? - anything! (where does your passion lie?) (what frustrates you?)

ask yourself: what delivers joy, satisfaction, sense of purpose/well being, calm? - one of my number one themes ever, & some of you (i know) still don't have a clue on what it is! do you still "sing hallelujah with the fear in your heart"?

are you trudging along? because if you are, you're not alone,...do not grasp at straws. - it's a clever way not to go absolutely cuckoo. find something that you dig - remain calm - this will prevent anxious moments - do you look forward to events/onward?

have you shed all of your child-like innocence? do not!
how many of you pretend to cover up the emotions that orderly folks also hide away? do you remain calm, cool & collected during certain business transaction?if so, you may well be a douche bag.

SSerrgeantt!!! Fall In Line!



I hate that! It's like this: Hey man, we can still see you under those shades - why don't you stop all your nonsense? are you that much of a "cool" person? at the right angle, we can still see your eyes. & oh, are the eyes so telling, so crucial.


I know, I know,.......I take it you think you have an advantage over certain people. But aren't you essentially 2 people for the price of one? - dogging your mates quite quickly behind their humble backs? & in the end having nothing to show for - not one unique & individual idea about squat. snatch &grab what you can when no one else appears to see the deal -

well this is the wake up call - a pristine chance to redeem - stop faking it! - don't cower away. don't be a character who walks lonely & alone - nighttime - dark alley- unless you're attempting some serious rogue-undercover-covert operation-type shit.

& in your attempts to heed my advisement - if then, caution & frustration may creep in - simply reach back & grab what it is that brings serenity in your life - & if you don't have that "thing" yet - then sort yourself out mate & find it & keep looking until you get it,..don't give up.

last night pt. 37

Have you ever felt like you were the oldest dude in a big room full of little kids?

Well, I did last night at the Ben Kweller show in Louisville - little did we know that Headliners is, or at least was last night, an all ages venue. I guess you'd have to have been there with us - small in number are the times where my group are the dominate males in any situation. Large in number were the ex-twee bop NSYNC-text-screamers. (why?)

With our age advantage in hand, we trudged onward to the front of the club & yawned through Louisville's very own, The Watson Twins (actually, semi-enjoyable) opening set.

Ben Kweller took the stage with a bottle of Jack in one hand & his band in the other (I think he took one tug on it the whole night) & proceeded to whisk through a tight, professional set of tunes from his entire catalog.

The highlight of the night was a solo Kweller behind the piano performing an intimate Thirteen complete with harmonica soul power lightening bolts that filled the entire hall - I'd like to say that one single, solitary tear rolled down my cheek, but,..well, it didn't. Truly a beautiful & well written song about the intricacies & perfect imperfections of love & relationships.

Can someone tell me why this musician is playing all ages clubs on the outskirts of downtown Louisville on a Tuesday night? What's kept Kweller from playing the Brown Theater or the Louisville Palace? Kweller remains 2 steps behind some of his peers in his popularity but stands on level ground with talent in song writing & musicianship.

With his most recent effort Changing Horses, Kweller has shifted to a more alt-country sound - a clear tilt in direction from his more indie-pop sounding 2006 self-titled album. The live show sums up both distinct styles & translates into something remotely familiar to his early albums with a "down home" feel. (topped off with a healthy dose of pedal steel guitar)

As always, enjoy, or don't.

local celebrity look-a-like (pt. 1)

well, minus the brolly.

but the ben kweller show tonight
in the lou - should be nice-
(fullreporttomorrow)
change of pace from the lad-
& i gotta get outta here soon

cause my hd/dish dude is coming
& i know he's going to try to charge
me for something - sorry, these
are just things that are on my mind.

but am i the eternal pessimist?
i just know something is going to go
wrong, i.e., cords, cables, connectors,
signals, feeds, angles, installation, fees,
receivers, deck, splice, integration -

just some words that might float around
later.

it's ok to be aware of possibilities - that's
all I'm saying.

good day to you Sir!

who watches?

5 days & counting - think about it. You'll be able to tell your grand kids where you were, who you were with, what you ate that night - so on & so forth - but epic!

I won't say this book totally changed my life, because it didn't, but it did shed a new, bright light in my otherwise naive world at the time. The first time through you're struggling to even finish it before you reach your 70's - but maybe the 2nd read, it totally hits you & becomes clearly more than an interesting story about retired super heroes & a reflection of contemporary anxieties.

It's what can be accomplished in this medium - i.e. structure, color, style, i.e., the famous intertwining of another fictional story within the story itself, etc., etc., But I'm no expert on any of this - some of my mates are - but I'm telling you - If the filmmaker was able to accomplish anything remotely close to Moore's original 12 issues, then we are all in for a treat & something special to behold.

I'm not going to go into any detail about character development, plot, storyline, anything, that's for you to discover, but we at the mothership here are patiently awaiting, something truly great & awe-inspiring, I hope.

(Alan Moore was one of the first to bring certain challenging, adult oriented subject matter into the (stuttering) world of comic writing in the 80's. The Watchman is an epic tale of mystery, fantasy, romance, violence & also a landmark achievement in modern comics. The Watchmen is widely considered the #1 Graphic Novel of all time)

Much more coming this week,....

it's cup final sunday - (full english breakfast)

so get stuck in - know what i mean? Carling Cup Final - the silverware will continue to flow in.

spurs v united - wembley stadium - london, england - this is your official invite to all -

mor to report later as rooney lashes one into the back of the net -

well, hopefully.