Wish fulfillment

Glee has me reliving my high school years every week, and not in an entirely bad way.
I sang "I Deramed a Dream" as a duet for a talent show in high school and won second place. Last night, when Idina Menzel and Lea Michele sang it, I got chills.



Now if they can just get Chris Colfer to sing "What More Can I Say," I'll be completely satisfied (and have more music to sing along to on my way to work).

Movie shame

Yeah, I wanna see this. So sue me.

Mom day fun

I love this picture from Saturday. Its my mom getting her Mother's Day gift at Sunset Foot Massage. I don't think anything else I could have gotten her would have made her this happy.

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Stuff yo face

So this weekend we went out of our way to obtain the pistachio gelato I have been craving. We bought a quart. And a pint of salted caramel. The quart was polished off in less than 48 hours from purchase. Probably closer to 36.

I don't know if I've ever felt this way about food, but I know I want more--nay, need more.

NYC 2010

We had a great time. It was hectic, but New York shouldn't be any other way.

New York April 2010

We went to the Moma and the Whitney. We saw Frances McDormand and Maura Tierney (both of whom I am a huge fan) in The Wooster Group's "North Atlantic" and we saw Kristin Chenoweth and Sean Hayes in "Promises, Promises". The musical was servicable, but the main reason we went, the end of Act I "Turkey Lurkey Time," was a little less than the Bennett/McKechnie extravaganza I was hoping for. However, the t-shirt I purchased is from that number. (Picture soon.) Bill and Derek saw "A Behanding in Spokane" with Sam Rockwell and Christopher Walken. It sounded like a hilarious show. I wish I had tons of money and could see lots of shows but time and budget never seem to permit.

Easy like Sunday morning

Got my new camera--just in time for this week's trip to New York!
This is the way Sunday looks at our place.

Help a guy out

Hitsville, U.S.A.

Happy 50th Birthday Motown Records!!!!

I could be completely wrong, but I think this was their longest running #1 song:


My speed is something more like this:


Or Marvin Gaye singing Broadway standards.
And, of course, the era of which I am so fond, the late 70's, early 80's.
Diana Ross became the first non-opera diva.

A little red-headed white girl with a big voice sang "Behind the Groove."


I always thought she kinda looked like Scully.

Pissed-achio

Matt and I were brutally rebuffed when we attempted to order pistashio gelato from Pagiliacci today. Apparently it was March's special. Now I'll have to go all the way to Gelatiamo downtown to get more of the delicious stuff.

Crying kids

These are bad parents not only for videoing while driving, but also for enforcing confusing gender roles on their son. However, this is an endearing and entertaining video.

What the what?

Music for you

I know you think that I only post YouTube videos of music, but never post anything you can download. You're basically right. I wish I could say that another OKDJ was in the pipes, but I just haven't had the inspiration or time. My crate on Beatport is getting really big which should mean that once inspiration strikes, I won't be lacking for that perfect track.

So, to sate your voracious appetites, I'm directing you to some of the things I've been loading downward:

A lovely compilation from Thomas at AM180 featuring 2 of my all time favorite songs, Arthur Russell's "This is How We Walk on the Moon" and Johnny Osborn's "Truth & Rights".

Make Like a Tree podcast by Basic Soul Unit

Stacey Pullen and Donnacha Costello's mixes on Little White Earbuds

And that's all I got right now!

Friday with Tracy and Tina

Pop the glock

I cannot get this freaking song out of my head. It is featured prominently on Ellen Allien's new mix for the Watergate series which I highly recommend. Ellen has always been one of those crossover artists who, for some strange reason, gets radio play on KEXP and the like. Maybe its because she owns her own record label. Maybe its because she works with Apparat.
Or maybe its because on regular basis, bitch turns it out:



And for good measure the original from that sassy bitch who makes her name on her dope rhymes and dick-riding grandstanding:

Kids say the darnedest things

Will Phillips clearly deserved this award and deserves a couple more in my book.
I look at the next generation and am filled with hope.



Previously.

iPad, shmiPad

While I do think the iPad looks pretty cool (that's a big screen!), I think the closest thing to it that I'll ever get is going to look something more like this:




Add Windows Phone 7 to that, and the end of 2010 is looking pretty good in the gadget department!

Great Scott!

It appears that Adam Scott, the likable lead in the painfully funny TV series Party Down has gotten a more permanent gig over at Parks and Recreation. While I love Parks & Rec, I really hope this doesn't mean the end is nigh for Party Down.
Party Down returns to Starz for its 2nd Season on April 23rd. I'll be in New York, but will tune in while I unpack from what is sure to be a memorable trip.

Perfect Traxx

I love this track so much. It is one of those perfect accompaniment tracks for a drizzly ride into work. Of course, it has Italian roots. They sure knew how to knock it out back then, didn't they? And this isn't even as indulgent as some of those Cosmic-era tracks which can go on for . . . well, until the cocaine runs out, I guess.

Bonus: Site of the day!

Of course

I won't be in town for Ame's Seattle debut at Chop Suey on April 23rd.
Totally lame. (I will, however, be in NYC w/ that guy, so that's awesome!!!)

Caught Kim Ann Foxman from Hercules and Love Affair on Friday. A handful of old house and rave tracks that were awesome. Horrible problems with the cd players. The opener was awful. Annoying crowd. That's my last Trouble Disco.