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Re: amelia earhart - 10 months ago
How about this one from one of my other favorite bands: ? They also have one about Nikola Tesla which never fails to break my heart each time I hear it.by ajr213 - Whole Wide World
Re: amelia earhart - 10 months ago
Mike, thanks for your haiku for no water -- made me glad on a day when I could use it. In thanks, this: . If you dig having your mind blown by the whole castaway thing, look no further. This book is amazing. Also, this: . Totally beautiful book, really nice for just picking up and flipping to a page at random and having a strange and unbelievable mindworm unleashed into your day. Cannot recommendby ajr213 - Whole Wide World
Re: is this all that life is? - 1 year ago
"Being content is perhaps no less easy than playing the violin well: and requires no less practice." Or so says Alain de Botton, one of my favorite writers.by ajr213 - Whole Wide World
Re: a story - 1 year ago
Christmas Spam . . . Aaaaagaahhhhhhgggghhhhhh . . .by ajr213 - Whole Wide World
Re: a story - 1 year ago
As it seems to be the season of the hand bell once again, just wanted to say that I think of this story often and it always makes me smile. Kudos to you, and as they've been saying on the radio all week long: "Happy Holiday Shopping Season!" And yeah, in between throwing elbows and feeling that particular strain of holiday cheer that only comes from a $2 waffle maker, I remembered to geby ajr213 - Whole Wide World
Re: What say we help each other out? - 2 years ago
Two things slightly off topic in regards to AED, ASP, etc, but I wonder if anyone a.) has an extra copy of MCB they could spare and b.) if anyone is looking for a copy of TLOTWTC DVD as I've got extras. Let me know in either case.by ajr213 - Mountain Goats
Re: Feed Her Some Hungry Reggae (now playing) - 2 years ago
And speaking of bad ass: big mama!!! (and friends). and again. to watch/listen to big mama is to see a cyclone swing. there is little else as bad ass and joy inspiring to me as watching her dance.by ajr213 - Whole Wide World
Re: What are you looking forward to? - 2 years ago
OK, well, not to be the guy who consistently sucker punches you in the vonnegut (cuz I knew that guy in high school and he was a fucking dick and made my stomach hurt everyday in gym class), but still and all and just because it's a beautiful thing and because it's grey and windy and foggy and drizzly in Maine today and because it's friday morning and because the world could always use all the voby ajr213 - Whole Wide World
Re: RIP Jane Russell - 2 years ago
gah! i should totally be working right now, but something in mike's original post has compelled me to chime in. i'm holding off on listening to the new record until i actually have a physical copy in my hands, so i can't speak directly to the merits/demerits of AED specifically but i'm very interested in this conversation. first of all, mike, i don't think you should be so hard on yourself foby ajr213 - Whole Wide World
LOTWIF in Flux - 2 years ago
So for reasons that I won't go into I've sat on re-purchasing a digital copy of LOTWTC for ages now. I purchased the regular single disc version of the CD when it came out, always intending somewhere down the line to purchase the digital version in order to get LOTWIF. So yesterday I finally went to do so, only to find out that Think Indie (or at least their digital store) no longer exists as ofby ajr213 - Mountain Goats
Re: Record Store Days - 2 years ago
Ah, yes, the internet. Where surprises and slightly delayed gratification go to die.by ajr213 - Mountain Goats
Record Store Days - 2 years ago
Today while passing the new books table at the library (or libary, if you will) where I work, I noticed a book called Record Store Days by Gary Calamar and Phil Gallo. Imagine my surprise while leafing through the book in among photos of great independent stores new and old, a history of the record store, tons of sidebars (a little annoying but still less of a spanner to my internet-addled ADD brby ajr213 - Mountain Goats
Life of the World to Come Film - 2 years ago
Just noticed that this is playing on Pitchfork as part of their "One Week Only" series of films. Enjoy.by ajr213 - Mountain Goats
iceland - 2 years ago
hey, all. i'm travelling to iceland at the end of july and was wondering if anyone has been there, lives there, etc? at the moment my (poorly fleshed out) plan is to do the ring road. i've got a few specific things i want to see, but other than that i'm feeling overwhelmed by choices at the moment because it all seems so breathtakingly amazing. so if anyone has any suggestions, travel tips, etc,by ajr213 - Whole Wide World
Re: Springsteen and Wal-Mart - 4 years ago
cheap goods are great and all, as are hypothetical bleeding heart stories, but they are not the whole story and they are not the big picture. i would say that there are bigger issues at play here than hypothetically being able to buy junior a cheap cd. sure, an affordable cd may seem like a great thing right now, but in the long run, what is the price to your community? i'd say that before you arby ajr213 - Whole Wide World
Springsteen and Wal-Mart - 4 years ago
i just read about this and am currently seething with rage. just thought i'd turn here to the warm holiday bosom of good folks to alleviate or at least vent my incredulity. seriously though, WTF?? i've always kind of hated springsteen and considered him a bit of a clown and a pretender, but giving up the goods to fucking Wal-Mart?? for a self styled "man of the people" with such "cby ajr213 - Whole Wide World
Story Songs - 4 years ago
i'm trying to help some friends who are looking for a song to use in an upcoming theater showcase. basically they are looking for a story song that can in some way be used to illustrate the idea of a New American Fable (that's the theme of the showcase). i'm putting together a mixtape for them and wanted to get suggestions from you fine folks. this can include tMG songs as well as songs by otherby ajr213 - Whole Wide World
My Favorite Things - 4 years ago
oh my god. i just discovered this tMG song today. where the fuck has it been all my life? this one falls into the category of instant tMG favorites--those songs that you only have to hear once to know that you are going to love forever. wow wow wow. i totally have joy in my soul right now thanks to this song.by ajr213 - Mountain Goats
Erik Friedlander - 4 years ago
i just found out that the very awesome mountain goats collaborator erik friedlander has a new album called "the broken arm" coming out tomorrow, and i'm super excited. his last one "block ice and propane" was my favorite record of last year. he's back to playing with a trio on the new one and apparently is only playing his cello pizzicato. there's even interesting baseball conby ajr213 - Mountain Goats
Re: scavenger babies - 4 years ago
um, why is james woods wearing that frilly shirt?by ajr213 - Mountain Goats
Re: So, if the Cubs win... - 4 years ago
i've been saying this for years. it's completely true. but all that aside, people are pretty damn excited here on both the north and south sides right now.by ajr213 - Mountain Goats
Re: The Best of YouTube - 4 years ago
Netzhaut, i cannot thank you enough for your posting of the Sonseed video. it has changed my life. that is the greatest thing i've ever seen. i cannot stop watching it. it is indescribably perfect in every way. all i can say is that if scientists, theologians, philosophers, metaphysicists, or whomever is in charge of overseeing such things could find a way that a person could have sex with an expby ajr213 - Whole Wide World
Re: CCTTST - 4 years ago
hey. i know nothing about computers. i'd love to post pictures of my copy, but first can someone tell me how to make pictures show up in a post?? i've got a mac with photo booth which i was going to use to take the pictures. can't quite figure out how to get the photo to show up in here though. yeah yeah, i know, i should really know this stuff, but computers and me don't get on so well sometimesby ajr213 - Mountain Goats
Re: The Best of YouTube - 4 years ago
ah, but fear not. this one is so funny it will make you want to cry. or something like that.by ajr213 - Whole Wide World
Re: The Best of YouTube - 4 years ago
hey, check out this one, it's pretty funny. oh no, wait, it's fucking terrifying!by ajr213 - Whole Wide World
Re: The Best of YouTube - 4 years ago
hey, that wasn't the esteemed dollabill, but rather this fool right here. respek. i said Respek!by ajr213 - Whole Wide World
Re: Theory: - 4 years ago
to the death of this thread, and to Mike (one of whose posts led me through a circuitous route of youtubery to following gem) i dedicate this.by ajr213 - Whole Wide World
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