Two antennae meet on a roof, fall in love, and get married. The ceremony wasn't much but the reception was brilliant.
This Day in Rock & Roll History
Today is October 31, 2003
42 years ago
U2 Drummer Larry Mullen Jr. is born. (1961)
37 years ago
Adam Horovitz a.k.a. King Ad Rock of the Beastie Boys is…
Oh! Immanuel Kant was a real pissant,
Who was very rarely stable.
Heidegger, Heidegger, was a boozy begger,
Who could think you under the table.
David Hume could out-consume,
Schoepenhauer and Haegel,
And Wittgenst…
Playing Tangerine Dream today............
Hello, my name is SpecificOcean, and I have Attention Surplus Disorder (ASD).Although a literature search resulted in a variety of definitions for ASD, it is a largely undocumen…
If this is Tuesday, why does it feel like a Monday, so far?!?...
Have you finally done something that you REALLY wanted to do? And then found that it wasn't nearly as (good, exciting, interesting, enthralling) as you thought it would be (or else it was much BETTER than you thought it…
STILL listening to the Wheelies! These guys are amazing!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Stuff...Listening to: Screamin' Cheetah WheeliesLocation: My cubicle at workWearing: Tan pants, blue shirt, tan/blue sweater vestCurrent calendar pic: 1931 Plymouth touring car, red/tanDrinking: Coffee
Those with kids will relate....:-
A man goes to a psychologist and says, "Doctor, I'd like you to evaluate my 13 year-old son."Says the doctor, "He's suffering from a transient psychosis with an i…
What Irrational Number Are You?You are eOf all the irrational numbers, you are the most intense. By nature you are powerful, although sometimes you can spiral out of control. You are good with money; the interest seems…
"I have just enough of the madness to be a creative genius and damn fun to be around. The older I get, the more I enjoy my little slice of lunacy. I wouldn't have it any other way." -- Shrijani
A WONDERFUL observation f…
Checking out new-to-me Storyville via borrowed CD. Good stuff!
Happy Friday, everyone!
Famous people born on this day:--> 1915, Arthur Miller, playwright.--> 1918, Rita Hayworth, actress.--> 1948, George Wendt, of Cheers fame, (NORM!).--> 1958, Alan Jackson, singer song…
In light of our current administration....here's an interesting quote....
"What luck for rulers that men do not think." -- Adolf Hitler
Serene Japanese Computer Messages ....from an email that was forwarded to me...Here are 16 actual error messages seen on computer screens in Japan. Some are written in Haiku. --------------------------------------------T…
The previous minimalist posts have been interesting! It was all a test, people....designed to see who would respond, and what they'd say, and what bizarre twists the answers would take....
ALL of you passed with flying…
Hello!
"Life is a long lesson in humility." -- James M. Barrie
(...so at THIS point, I should be PROUD of how humble I am now?....)
Happy 63rd birthday, John !
"...we all shine on...."
So isn't California eventually supposed to fall into the sea?
Time. What a concept!
From a newsletter I get.....
How the Internet BeganIn ancient Israel, it came to pass that a trader by the name of Abraham Com did take unto himself a young wife by the name of Dot. And Dot Com was a comely woman, broad…
Lyrics from Joni Mitchell that go along with yesterday's post...Circle Game Lyrics:Yesterday a child came out to wonder
Caught a dragonfly inside a jar
Fearful when the sky was full of thunder
And tearful at the falli…
Things go in cycles, don't they? The older I get, the more I realize how true that is. People do. History does. Events in our lives do.
Even Xanga does...
Proof of awesome musical ability is taking an old standard like 'You Are My Sunshine' and performing it so it sounds new again!
The late pianist Gene Harris is doing that as I type, on this live recording....