whole brevity thing

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Archive for January, 2009

saving silverman vol.41

Billy Idol (circa 1984)

Billy Idol (circa 1984)

Middle school madness in the mid-80′s. That’s how I remember Billy Idol. Then on to Motley Crue and Van Halen followed by Black Flag and Dead Kennedys it was an awesome period of time for obnoxious, nonsense music.

Queens of the Stone Age cover White Wedding originally recorded by Billy Idol.

I’m out of words now…

(not-so-hidden easter egg)

the good, the bad and the awesome vol.5

Body like Arnold with a Denzel Face

Body like Arnold with a Denzel Face

The last two weeks in awesome:

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saving silverman vol.40

Justin Timberlake

Justin Timberlake

Volume 40. That’s nuts.

Glen Hansard (of Once fame) covers Cry Me A River originally recorded by Justin Timberlake.

Four for 40 Easter Eggs:

Dr. Dog – Heart It Races (Architecture in Helsinki Cover)
Hot Chip & Peter Gabriel – Cape Cod Kwassa Kwassal (Vampire Weekend)
Ryan Adams – Like A Virgin (Madonna Cover)
Bon Iver – I Believe In You (Talk Talk Cover)

I’m out of words now…

you’ve got (chain)mail

I have been tagged. Twice. First beeps caught me via WordPress, and then Guy via the Tumblrs. The object of the game is to share 16 things about yourself, and then pass the baton. If this goes on long enough, I think that we’ll eventually find out where Bruce Lee, Elvis and Tupac are hiding out.

Without any kind of theme, here are my 16:

  1. I was accepted to Baylor University eight times.
  2. I once worked at a sandwich shop where we had to greet customers as they walked in the door by saying “Welcome to Substop, home of the 18-incher.” We had T-shirts emblazoned with the same message.
  3. For two years, I worked at a party picture company called Flash.
  4. If you put the two preceding items together, you’ve got a career written in the stars.
  5. I have been detained by Johnny Law five times, but bail was only required thrice.
  6. My grandfather was born without a first or middle name, just the initials J.B.
  7. One Summer I worked as a professional cowboy in Colorado.
  8. My dress shirt are size is 19.5 x 38
  9. When I was young, I wanted to be a Jawa when I grew up. That, or a dentist.
  10. For Halloween, when I was six, I dressed as Space Ace Frehley from Kiss.
  11. I went through thirteen skateboards in three years of middle school.
  12. My diploma declares that I have earned a Bachelor of Arts in History.
  13. I am married to a woman who holds Bachelor of Arts in Psychology.
  14. On paper we are unemployable.
  15. For the last ten years, we have had two 18-wheelers up on blocks at our family ranch north of Austin.
  16. Counting college and high school, I have formally studied German for six years, yet all that I can clearly recall is: “Ich habe eine grosse bleistift.”

Now, let’s see if Alison, Lance, Wade and Rich want to play along.

I’m out of words now…

the big night

the dramatic and the dude

the dramatic and the dude

It was almost a decade ago when the dramatic and I had our great expectations realized when we broke away from our little ones for a date night with the beautiful Moulin Rouge. We were huge Baz Luhrmann from the moment we saw Strictly Ballroom and when we heard that he was making a flick with Ewan McGregor and Nicole Kidman we counted the days until we could see this epic. We loved it. In fact after the credits rolled, we left the theater, strolled into a nearby Target, and bought the soundtrack so that we could enjoy the moment a little longer as we re-entered the real world. Great love story. Great soundtrack. The most lush visuals we had ever seen on film. We really loved everything about it. … Read the rest of this entry »

unbearable lightness of being

I should've worn the mask

I should've worn the mask

This week, I’ve spent nine hours in meetings preparing for a presentation…in which I was alloted one minute and thirty six-seconds (00:01:36) to speak.

I’m out of words now…

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