A monumentally sane project carried through, blood and hair, by madmen.
- Iain Sinclair
Not quite At Swim-Two Birds, but closer than I thought I'd ever get.
10.07.2007
second best cover blurb of all time
from Bad Wisdom by Bill Drummond & Mark Manning (aka Zodiac Mindwarp).
Not quite At Swim-Two Birds, but closer than I thought I'd ever get.
Not quite At Swim-Two Birds, but closer than I thought I'd ever get.
review
Wife on the Shins:
"They were really good!"
in depth update:
"Their harmonies are much prettier in the real world."
Also she reports that Simon picked up two vintage western shirts that look "really cute".
This has been a Baxblog concert update.
"They were really good!"
in depth update:
"Their harmonies are much prettier in the real world."
Also she reports that Simon picked up two vintage western shirts that look "really cute".
This has been a Baxblog concert update.
10.06.2007
recovery
Ok, I'm over the epic collapse of the Padres and I've come to terms with the implosion of the Chargers. Back to blogging.
It's been the wife's Birthday Week, a tradition of her brothers that has gradually spread through the rest of the family. His efforts to promote Birthday Month didn't get traction, but Birthday Week is firmly entrenched.
The celebratory caravan stopped last night at Koberl.
I like the location a lot- I liked it when it was JP Andrews, I liked it when it was Charlie's, I liked it when it was Blue. Ok, so I didn't like it when it was Madision's. That was the fault of the a-hole manager and the 400 televisions they glued to all the walls, not the building.
Quickie review:
The food was excellent and the wine was stellar.
The bar was less impressive- my Bombay Sapphire & Tonic was flat and didn't taste much like Sapphire. I sent it back. The replacement's tonic was only 3/4ths dead but still didn't taste like Sapphire. I don't expect a bar to measure up to the high mixed drink standards I set at home, but tonic needs to be fizzy and you shouldn't try to pass lesser gin off as Sapphire, because some people will notice.
C'mon now.
The wife ordered a cappucino with the dessert course, and it literally tasted like lukewarm, stale Folger's with milk foam on top.
I've had better coffee at a truck stop in Wasco.
Much better.
And it only cost me a buck.
How is it even possible to make weak, watery espresso?
It tasted like something from a rest home cafeteria.
note to self:
stick to the wine list
The Fiend devoured more than her share of the desserts and it was like someone hit the Fast Forward button. Nobody could keep up with her the rest of the night.
Sorry Burl! =(
Tonight the caravan rolls down to Santa Barbara for a concert by The Shins.
Watch this space for a relay of the wife's review.
It's been the wife's Birthday Week, a tradition of her brothers that has gradually spread through the rest of the family. His efforts to promote Birthday Month didn't get traction, but Birthday Week is firmly entrenched.
The celebratory caravan stopped last night at Koberl.
I like the location a lot- I liked it when it was JP Andrews, I liked it when it was Charlie's, I liked it when it was Blue. Ok, so I didn't like it when it was Madision's. That was the fault of the a-hole manager and the 400 televisions they glued to all the walls, not the building.
Quickie review:
The food was excellent and the wine was stellar.
The bar was less impressive- my Bombay Sapphire & Tonic was flat and didn't taste much like Sapphire. I sent it back. The replacement's tonic was only 3/4ths dead but still didn't taste like Sapphire. I don't expect a bar to measure up to the high mixed drink standards I set at home, but tonic needs to be fizzy and you shouldn't try to pass lesser gin off as Sapphire, because some people will notice.
C'mon now.
The wife ordered a cappucino with the dessert course, and it literally tasted like lukewarm, stale Folger's with milk foam on top.
I've had better coffee at a truck stop in Wasco.
Much better.
And it only cost me a buck.
How is it even possible to make weak, watery espresso?
It tasted like something from a rest home cafeteria.
note to self:
stick to the wine list
The Fiend devoured more than her share of the desserts and it was like someone hit the Fast Forward button. Nobody could keep up with her the rest of the night.
Sorry Burl! =(
Tonight the caravan rolls down to Santa Barbara for a concert by The Shins.
Watch this space for a relay of the wife's review.
10.02.2007
sports break
Trevor Hoffman and Norv Turner will both be drinking my hot urine in the afterlife.
That is all.
That is all.
10.01.2007
snippets
You haven't seen Grease until you seen it with my niece sitting on your lap providing a running commentary.
New 'final' version of Bladerunner is coming out soon. I'm not so interested in whatever story tweaks or revelations arise, but I am excited to get a high quality digitally remastered copy. The 'directors cut' that's been out forever is graphically substandard. Also the extras should be epic- the bonus discs on the super duper deluxe Alien from the box set were incredible.
Ridley Scott is a guy like Frances Ford Coppola...they both made astonishing movies until they gave up fighting The Man over artistic decisions and just started cranking the handle.
lolchtulhu
taking lolcats to the timeless frozen void beyond space!
The post on the show is about half done.
I had to enjoy Grease last night & have been buried under an avalanche of books today.
I'll get it done eventually.
New 'final' version of Bladerunner is coming out soon. I'm not so interested in whatever story tweaks or revelations arise, but I am excited to get a high quality digitally remastered copy. The 'directors cut' that's been out forever is graphically substandard. Also the extras should be epic- the bonus discs on the super duper deluxe Alien from the box set were incredible.
Ridley Scott is a guy like Frances Ford Coppola...they both made astonishing movies until they gave up fighting The Man over artistic decisions and just started cranking the handle.
lolchtulhu
taking lolcats to the timeless frozen void beyond space!
The post on the show is about half done.
I had to enjoy Grease last night & have been buried under an avalanche of books today.
I'll get it done eventually.
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