ThanksStinging

Yesterday was Thanksgiving. We had the Macy's parade playing on the tv throughout the morning. I didn't see it all, but one thing certainly caught my attention, and that was Sting performing, promoting a play he'll soon be in called The Last Ship. Which, I just discovered, he wrote the music and lyrics for. Awesome. Here's the YouTube of the song:

It's very catchy, and you might not be able to help but watch his glass, to see if any spills (none does).

Oh yeah, there was a lot of food later on too. But this... Yes, this.

Modest Pots

I tried drawing tonight. Ended in frustration. I'm not one of those people who can sketch something freehand on demand, impulse, or at all. The small amount of talent I had in high school is now nonexistent. Upsetting.

Maybe I still have an iota of capacity for writing. I still cling to it, real or imaginary.

Been listening to the We Were Dead Before the Ship Even Sank album by Modest Mouse lately. Other than "Steam Engenius" I love this album. For some reason I had "Spitting Venom" on my mind the other morning, so I listened to it on the way to work. Well, some of it. 'Cause it's long. Amazing album, but gotta say that "Missed The Boat" has been and still is my favorite track.

Modest Mouse has a certain art to their music videos. I just watched their Missed The Boat vid and it kinda reminded me of Float On. Both vids are good, but I think my favorites are "Ocean Breathes Salty" and "Dashboard." Here are links:

Modest Mouse - Ocean Breathes Salty

Modest Mouse - Dashboard

I'd love to have Modest Mouse on vinyl. Definitely their Good News For People Who Love Bad News and their We Were Dead albums. Then their The Moon And Antarctica.

Oooh, just found out something interesting. Heath Ledger wanted to direct one of their music videos, and was aiming to do "King Rat" which is a bonus track from the We Were Dead album. And Terry Gilliam was going to do the animation. This was about the same time that those two were doing The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus, a flick that I unexpectedly loved. But then Heath died. Boo.

When I got home from work today, I watched some YouTube vids with my kid. One we watched was FRESH POTS!! which I love. (Watch it all, the end is funny.) I love funny Dave Grohl. That led me to some other videos of his drum solos and damn he's talented.

Mmk, I think that's it for this entry. Watch! Listen! Read!

Grounds For Feedback

Something I forgot to mention about Nurse Jackie while I was watching it... They played my Elbow's "Grounds For Divorce" in an episode! That's the third television show I've heard my little-known favorite band's song in.

(And yes, I do get a little possessive with my favorite band, back off.)

While I'll always swoon when I hear New York Morning and My Sad Captains, Grounds For Divorce will remain iconic, because it's the very first song I heard from them. And it's obviously not just me, since it's used in multiple television shows.

I'm holding off on watching the sixth season since the seventh - and final - won't air til next year. I'm currently filling the wait with Six Feet Under.

Bryan Cranston reading "You Have To F**king Eat" has been a highlight of my night. It also made me re-watch Kevin Pollak as Christopher Walken reading "Go The F**k To Sleep."

I'm actually quite looking forward to seeing the Peter Pan special with Walken as Captain Hook. And a chick as the title character, too. Kinda envious of her for playing opposite the only person whose likeness I come vaguely close to imitating. But still, good on her! Looking forward to the viewing.

Today I received an email with the subject DO NOT REPLY and the first line was "We'd love to hear your feedback..." I just thought it was funny.

One More For The Road

This cover and this video are so good. I love it. It's fun to see these two together.

Wayne Static

Goodbye to you, Wayne Static. I didn't exactly follow you, but you helped introduce me to Industrial Metal, and therefore several other types of music. I first heard Static-X on the Resident Evil (1) soundtrack, and it led me to purchasing (yes, actually purchasing) your band's album Machine. Which I quite liked, and am listening to now. While I later had more albums, I'd always remember you for your Resident Evil contribution and Machine. You were part of the gateway to my still-happening musical expedition.

Thank you.

Good-Bye To All That...

Very sad that Halloween is over. It's my favorite holiday. Yet I didn't plan ahead to dress for the occasion for my shift at work. Errg. But, I did stay up all Halloween night watching scary-ish movies. Started with Hocus Pocus and Toy Story of Terror! before sending the little one to bed. Then it was Trick 'r Treat, The Cabin in the Woods, Big Ass Spider!, and Maleficent. Pretty good Halloween, all in all.

I ended up going Goth for the trick-or-treating. Found a pair of old black & purple punk-goth pants that I paired with a black corset-y tank, boots, and dark make-up. Could've done better, but I worked with what I had. (And they were pants back from my Freshman year, c'mon. That counts for something.)