whole brevity thing
the dude abides (bryan jones)Archive for July, 2007
saving silverman vol.4
Michael Stipe is one funny lookin’ dude. This week’s acoustic cover song is a rare cut of Stipe covering an obscure pre-Emo, Emo track.
Michael Stipe (REM) covering This Is The Lat Day Of Our Acquaintance originally recorded by Sinéad O’Connor.
I am out of words now.
urban cowboy
I love being a dad. It’s what I always wanted to be when I grew up. You know that career question that you get at work from time to time “so, where do you see yourself in five years?”… my first thought is always: being the best dad that i can be for my three kids. But being a dad has cut short one of my passions – experiencing really good live music in small vibrant venues.
This week, Sarabeth let me slip out on a school night to get a firat hand look at one of my favorite bands. Reckless Kelly came to town and their live shows are legendary. I needed to see it. As much as dance means to her , SB knows live music means just as much to me. Feeling the deep percussion of the kick drum… witnessing a guitarist dance with his instrument… experiencing the vocalist feel his words as he shares them with the world… there is a power there that moves me like no other. So, last Tuesday… Read the rest of this entry »
oh brother, where art thou?
We finally launched North Little Rock’s new site. Search for a restaurant… Find an art gallery… And, oh yeah, we’ve got a submarine. The fellas worked hard, and I am very proud of them. I am also very tired.
I am out of words now.
saving silverman vol.3
This week’s acoustic cover song was worn out on our drive to Branson…
Britt Daniel of Spoon covering Bring it on Home to Me originally recorded by Sam Cooke.
I am out of words now.
little miss sunshine
Branson, Mo. Wow. More about that later…
Last week, we loaded up the Yukon (if only it were an old VW bus) and headed off to the Nexstar Nationals dance competition in Branson. Elizabeth’s dance troupe has been working on two numbers for the past ten months, and these final performances were their best yet. I am proud of my girl.
There were several moments at the competition that made Little Miss Sunshine ring so true… including, but not limited to:
- a group of six-year-olds performing, and I kid you not, “The Booty Dance”
- at least two groups of eight-year-olds who took off clothes a la Demi Moore during their performance
- and stage moms who…. I have to stop now
Now on to the topic of Branson. The natural beauty all around Branson is gorgeous. So gorgeous, that you may find yourself thinking,”I’ll sell it all, buy a cabin and some overalls and hawk maple syrup for the rest of my life just to live in these hills on this lake.” But then you drive into the city of Branson, and all of your instincts scream “FLEE! FLEE AS FAST AS YOU CAN!”
It’s as if someone took a giant BeDazzler to the entire town. Bedazzled in a Andy Williams meets Shoji Tabuchi meets the Titanic kind of way. And I’m not getting anywhere near The Baldknobbers. The mall even has a pyrotechnics show.I am out of words now.
enter the chipmunk
It may be old to you by now… but, it is still extraawesome.
I am almost out of words now… but there’s more… Read the rest of this entry »
