Thanks, Metal Evolution. Now I can't get this fucking song out of my head.

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Andrew Aiken Rooney

January 14, 1919 - November 4, 2011

R.I.P.

I turned 32 last Monday, and it was the culmination of an all-weekend birthday celebration ( Read more... )

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So I was reading Bum Rush the Page this afternoon and came across this awesome poem called "Give Me a Chance" by this poet I'd never heard of named Beau Sia. Here, check it out:

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And that kick ass poem lead me to this other kick ass poem called "Asian Invasion."

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I think I'm in love :-)

After listening to the "Dirt" album by Alice in Chains for the hundredth time, I turned to Michael and said, "I just realized that all the lyrics written by Layne Staley are about drugs and all the lyrics written by Jerry Cantrell are about death ( Read more... )

Let me tell you a little something about Alice in Chains: they are LOUD. Not "Oh God, my ears are bleeding! Make it stop!" loud. More of a big, smiley "If I'm going to lose all my hearing this is the way to do it!" loud. Within minutes of taking the stage at Madison Square Garden last Friday night they managed to usurp Rage Against the Machine as ( Read more... )

Last month my brother Michael was invited to write and read a narrative piece for the Soundtrack Series. The Soundtrack Series "is a live monthly reading/storytelling event where six writers tell the memories, stories, or tirades triggered every time they hear a particular song of their choosing." All the performances are recorded and later ( Read more... )

I've been on a Singles kick for the last two weeks. Woke up with a hankering to listen to the soundtrack one morning and it hasn't left my discman since. A lot of good music on that album - Alice in Chains, Pearl Jam, Mother Love Bone, Soundgarden, Smashing Pumpkins, and the ever fantastic Paul Westerberg ( Read more... )

Greg and I went to the roller derby last night. Greg enjoyed it, but I didn't like it as much as I thought I would. In fact, I found the whole thing down right boring ( Read more... )