I have The Rutles on. And as I’m listening to “Joe Public” — the Rutles’ riff on “Tomorrow Never Knows” from Archaeology — I had a lunatic brainwave. There should be Rutles downloadable content for Beatles Rock Band. Hell, people have tried passing off “Cheese & Onions” as a genuine John Lennon song. And GeorgeContinue reading “On The Rutles: Rock Band”
Monthly Archives: August 2009
On Being Histamatic
I am histamatic. That’s my word-coinage for the day, defined as “I itch all freakin’ over.” Why is Allyn histamatic? I ate some mango in a fruit salad a few days ago. Mango contains trace quantities of urushiol, the active toxin in poison ivy that causes skin irritation. Cashews also contain trace amounts of urushiol.Continue reading “On Being Histamatic”
On Upcoming Arthurian Films
Bryan Singer is attached to Warners’ remake of Excalibur. Interestingly, Warren Ellis is working on an Arthurian treatment and script for Warners called “Excalibur.” Could these be the same projects? This post at Slashfilm suggests they are, with some interesting evidence that isn’t there on Ellis’ site anymore. Newsarama, however, says they’re not the same.Continue reading “On Upcoming Arthurian Films”
On People on the Train
Little known fact. In the neighborhood where I work, there’s a meth outpatient treatment facility. I usually see them in the mornings, as they congregate, in massive groups, at the light rail stop. Most mornings, there’s a couple on the train that I ride. They have interesting conversations. I pretend not to notice them. ThisContinue reading “On People on the Train”
On Obama and Progressives
Paul Krugman on Obama and the progressive backlash. I don’t disagree with it, because it tracks with my own thinking over the past eighteen months.
On The Writer’s Almanac
The Writer’s Almanac. It’s a public radio program distributed by American Public Media that appears on some NPR stations. Garrison Keillor spends about five minutes reading poetry, talking about interesting facts about the day in history, talking about writers who were born and died on the day in question. I like the program. But IContinue reading “On The Writer’s Almanac”
On Health Care Reform and the Debate
Can we invoke Godwin’s Law on the protestors railing against health care reform? We have cases such as these: A woman in Massachusetts compares reform to Nazism and holds up a sign of President Obama with a Hitler-esque mustache, prompting Representative Barney Frank to ask her what world she lives in and compare speaking withContinue reading “On Health Care Reform and the Debate”
On Unnecessary Remakes
Dear Robert Zemekis, I have two words for you about this new movie of yours. Fuck you. Signed, A Beatles fan
On Clouds Outside the Window
Wow, that cloud looks like a dragon! There’s its head, bent toward me on a narrow neck, and there’s its body, and there’s the wings, and there’s the tail slinking around. 🙂 Also, Elbow has 30 to 40 songs they’ll work on for their fifth album. Okay, okay, the BBC’s headline overstates it — theyContinue reading “On Clouds Outside the Window”
On Catching Up on Merlin
And now, I am caught up on Merlin. Sunday night, NBC broadcast two episodes. However, I had no idea that they were showing two episodes. I just assumed that Merlin was on in its regular slot at 8 o’clock, and so I settled in to watch “The Labyrinth of Gedref.” Then, I found out laterContinue reading “On Catching Up on Merlin”