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GHOSTLAND OBSERVATORY

What's this you say.....Brett is posting? I know i know. Anyways, been a bit busy and lurking and didn't really feel motivated to post anything as of late. However I went to a show last night and was inspired. Erica's friend saw this band GHOSTLAND OBSERVATORY at ACL this year (big music festival in Austin Texas) and really liked them. She told us that if they ever came to our town we HAD to see them....and they did...so we went. Mind you I had no idea what this music was, never heard of them, saw them, nothing. It was like going into a movie you knew nothing about. No spoilers no nothing. Awesome. With that your either in for a terrible time, or you get a nice little golden surprise. Luckily I got a surprise. I don't really have any crazy story or anything like that, just wanted to pass along the feelings I had from the show. It was super happy, quasi emo, but very fun loving music and a lot of positive energy. So I'm passing along the recommendation to check them out if they ever come to your town.

Here's how they're described....Ghostland Observatory is not a band, but an agreement between two friends to create something that not only heals their beat-driven hearts, but pleases their rock ‘n roll souls. Taking the working man’s approach, Ghostland Observatory spend countless hours in their south Austin studio. They have released two albums in less than a year, and have moved audiences from coast to coast with their live performances and unique style. Ghostland Observatory is the duo of front man Aaron Behrens and producer/drummer Thomas Turner. Behrens’ vocal style and stage performances are unique and uncompromising, and he has drawn early comparisons to Freddie Mercury and Prince. Turner is heavily influenced by electronic artists such as Daft Punk, Laurent Garnier and Green Velvet, as well as rockers such as The Animals, David Bowie, and The Clash. With their spectral blend of electronics, drums, guitar and vocals, they have emerged with a sound that is the culmination of past influence and present inspiration, and can only be described as BALLSY. *taken from their myspace page*

http://www.myspace.com/ghostlandobservatory

the link has some music on there if your interested. If you watch any videos you might think they're a bit weird, funny, or maybe even awesome....but lemme tell you, when they played live it was soooooo awesome, def. worth the money paid for the tickets as far as musical entertainment goes.

Pass'n the buck. That is all.

B.

My Favorite Poem

The Red Wheelbarrow
by William Carlos Williams

so much depends
upon

a red wheel
barrow

glazed with rain
water

beside the white
chickens.

Key to the City

I think this man is a goddamn hero:

HERO

Which got me thinking about keys to the city. Do they still give out those keys to the city like in the movies? Did they ever do that? I think San Francisco should - and it should actually open a special "keys to the city" room, which was always stocked with a sandwich buffet - EVEN BETTER - a burrito buffet, and beers. That way, if a hero ever fell on hard times, he could get himself a free meal whenever he/she needed it. He could also meet up with other heros at the keys to the city room and hang out.

Yeah, that would be awesome.

A new one from our friend graham

Ron Paul

what do you think of this Guy? Canada seems to love him. I know the internet does. Check Youtube.
CBC Radio 1 did an artical on him.
Just wondering what you Yankees think. You are running the free world after all.
Don't fcuk it up....

Anyone coming East?

Just checking in to see if anyone will be in the Baltimore/Washington D.C. area around the Xmas holidays? Kurt and I will be going up to Philly, but are planning to start in DC to see some art. We'll be there Dec 21-22. Maybe we'll see you there!

More google maps of insanity

Oil spill in SF bay... click the icons.

Crazy Map Link

The Sun

These Movies are cool

Wow, I'm an Idiot

Hello people of Talblog. i have two new mini tales for you. both of which will prove my blog title. enjoy.

#1: so this morning my coworker and i were talking and laughing (loudly) about our former tennis instructors and camp counselors who were deported in the midst of our childhoods, when we suddenly realized that our mexican coworker that sits right near us was indeed DEPORTED FROM AMERICA two and a half years ago. she was formerly the nanny for the CEO's children (but her paperwork expired) and was caught by the feds when they were flying from Canada back to the states at Thanksgiving. luckily she recently returned to the states legally and is working in an office capacity...next to two a-holes.

#2: this past sunday the girls and i rallied for the Pats/Colts game at a bar in Santa Monica. it was uber crowded and there were lots of fun sports fans there, so it was pretty much a'holes to elbows and you had to make friends with the people around you to survive. well bess and i are talking to this guy next to us and we're trying to banter, but i was off my game. i couldn't think of witty things fast enough, so i kind of stumbled over my words (ODD, I KNOW). so then i notice the guy tripping over his consonants as well and i assume he's mocking me, so i flippantly, but directly ask, "are you stuttering to make fun of me?!?" w-w-what-t? "ARE YOU STUTTERING TO MAKE FUN OF ME???" out of the corner of my eye, i see bess slowly turn around and pretend not to know me. that's weird. oh shit. i focus back on the sports fan in front of me and notice that his "mock" stutter is remarkably realistic and rapidly worsening.... f***************************************************************ck. F*CK. did i really just take this guy's social disorder and throw it back in his face? all within mere moments of starting my first beer? yes. at this point he's quite obviously spiralling and can barely start or finish words....i am pounding a pint of Blue Moon. Bess is still ignoring both of us. never having been in this situation before, i dont know whether to run or tell him quite honestly that i cant understand him. instead i helped him finish his sentences (which bess said is the worst thing to do) and changed the subject completely. we chatted until he started spittling and demanding that we do car bombs. doomed love affair over. Bess finally befriended me again, but only so she could laugh at me. smart girl.

it just doesn't end. i will forever be a jackass.

An imitator

Holy crap... if you know what either snoop dogg, jay-z, or dmx sounds like, you will be shocked by this video.

Happy Halloween!

pretend i posted this yesterday. this past weekend i didn't plan on dressing up or anything. last minute i turned into some weird "devil wears drunk frat party whatever..."

also, i may or may not have spent $1.99 at target on a costume for my cat. he's a business kitty! (yes he hates my guts and yes he only wore it long enough for me to snap the photo).