The weatherman says

“The eye of the storm never hit land although obviously the eye wall did.” Obviously. Like now we’re all supposed to know what an “eye wall” is. Meanwhile: I’m having these dreams where Mr. Roarke was originally Tattoo and he’s saying “The Plane, The Plane” in rolling tones with a sweeping hand. And then he … Read more

Hi

Sometimes when people walk by I go to say “hi” to them but nothing comes out, I just open and shut my mouth with a dry whisper and I think: I must look like a lizard to them, like a big, hairy, rumpled lizard with a tiny tongue.

No one should suffer

Some say “no one should suffer simply because they have chosen to fall in love.” But I’m not certain I agree. Surely someone should suffer. Surely. Someone should suffer simply. Because they have chosen to fall. But perhaps no one have chosen? You think? Because they suffer then? Perhaps they surely? Simply to choose? I’m … Read more

Shining

I don’t usually use this blog for “links to funny things”(tm) but this one has earned an exception. See, there was this contest to create trailers for movies that sorta mess with what the movie’s about. And this piece for The Shining won. Super-dooper-highly-recommended. -Cecil

It’s not every day

that I get to pick up a brand-new Big Star record. (One of my favorite bands just put out its first new record in 30 years yesterday.) For Big Star aficionados I will say, as ya might expect, it’s more of an “Alex Chilton and the Posies” record than the old Big Star sound. But … Read more