Music Makes it Stop Hurting

It's always difficult and not a little embarassing to come back here after such a long absence. But I'm in just the right mood to not care so much if I get the words just right. So here goes...

Music has become my drug of choice. TV just makes me feel bad and I already feel bad enough living in this place, letting King Fraud kill in my name, watching in mute horror as the mob chants "Two and two are five! Two and two are five!"

Anyway...

On a chance, bought My Morning Jacket Z. Warm blankets of sound, healing rhythms, the soothing comfort of a human voice. Masterpiece. Look into it.

The Go! Team Thunder, Lightning, Strike is my kind of messy groove music with overlapping samples and electronics, but better suited to warmer weather. Hear it at the Crawfest next year.

Picked up a two-fer—Big Star #1 Record/Radio City on one CD for $10. Can you believe I'd never heard these classics? Wonder why the theme song on That 70's Show sounds so familiar? Pick up the slack, Jack.

Also filled out some missing pieces in my collection with the absolutely essential Bandwagonesque by Teenage Fanclub. Not essential but solid throughout: Matthew Sweet Girlfriend. Why am I buying the old stuff? $5 apiece used. Can't afford not to. Plus the sweet embrace of nostalgia's familiar arms.

In Bushco's 'Murka, the only thing I can do is hole up in a cluttered den with an old boom box. Music makes it stop hurting.

Posted by len at 9:41 PM | View all replies (2)

The Cold 2000

U.S. Death Toll in Iraq Reaches 2000

Bushco (a.k.a. the US government) has now successfully killed 2000 of its citizens subjects via the war in Iraq. That's roughly two-thirds of the number killed in New York on September 11, 2001. Only 1000 more to go before we declare war on ourselves.

That's quite an achievement, George. You've really manifested your demons quite successfully. But don't rest on your laurels. You've got a long way to go if you really want to make your mark on history.

Keep that freedom marching!

Posted by len at 11:12 PM