"If you can't be pretty, you might as well cause trouble" – Florence King
Posted in Distractions, videos on Sep 27th, 2009
for being a bottomless font of covers and novelty tunes, which bring me boundless joy: A while back I expressed great enthusiasm for the Dollyrots’ “Brand New Key,” which at the time I had no idea wasn’t original to them. I’ve since learned that a sweet hippie folk singer named Melanie Safka was the originator [...]
Posted in Distractions, Fashion, nostalgia, Utter Silliness, videos on Aug 28th, 2009
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MYkWMAbFVc0] ABBA and I have a slightly stormy history. I loved them as a kid, of course. Their sprightly, catchy, danceable tunes get young and old alike up and moving. When I was in college (undergrad) we used to play ABBA’s Greatest Hits in the costume shop when we were working on costumes for plays. [...]
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lgpByGsgADw] We go Mmmm-mmm-mmm… I LOVED this song when I was a little kid. I was just plain stoked that the first letter of my first name was the first letter of so many awesome words. Mud. Mess. Moose. Monster. Machine. And speaking of machines, who didn’t love the Rube Goldberg-esque ice-cream-sundae-machine? [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=67khDZ0P7Xo] And speaking [...]
I’ve been reading other people’s blogs in DC and Japan, especially, talking about cherry blossom viewing. It is that time of the year! Here in KC, we have a lot of trees blooming…mostly crabapple, redbud, and Bradford pear. I don’t know that there are any cherry trees to speak of, but there are plenty of [...]
Posted in Distractions, videos on Mar 21st, 2009
So for some reason, The Coasters’ big hit “Yakkity Yak” was stuck in my head from when I woke up this morning. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-cHB3Rbz1OI] It’s awfully catchy, and I think most of us get that whole “parents just don’t understand” bit, having lived through adolescence in its due season. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e-cnq8dAw7E] “Charlie Brown” is another by The [...]
Heh…yeah that’s on my mind plenty, but that’s not strictly what’s on my mind today. Today, fine friendly folks, I’m in a musical mood and here’s why: [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5hkJL6wRBE8] I hadn’t ever realized until today that the title of this song is “Get A Job.” As I’m sure I’ve mentioned, I’ve been doing a lot of [...]
Posted in Distractions, videos on Mar 3rd, 2009
I was poking about on YouTube today and came across this promoted video for how to make a hinamatsuri diorama poster. They’re displayed on March 3 for the annual Girls’ Festival. (for the Boys’ Festival, decorated carp-shaped banners are made and flown). I recall learning about both the Boys’ and Girls’ festivals from books when [...]
Posted in Distractions, videos on Feb 21st, 2009
When I was listening to the newest Morning Musume single, “Naichau Kamo” the other day, I thought that it reminded me of two of their previous songs. Iroppoi Jirettai, from the early days of 6th Gen and a fairly recent single, Resonant Blue. It’s got that Latin sound of Iroppoi, and the Thwarted-Love/Playing-Tease theme of [...]
This was the incredulous question posed to me by one of my highschool classmates who eventually became one of my buddies, early on in our schooldays together. He had looked over my shoulder to see that I’d been idly pencilling the iconic “fishhook” M on a page in my notebook during a dull lecture in [...]
Posted in Distractions, nostalgia, Recommendations, videos on Feb 19th, 2009
There are a lot of bands I like and a lot of albums I like, but I’d have to say that my favorite album of all time, could listen to it straight through, both sides, is The Black Crowes‘ second album, Southern Harmony & Musical Companion. The whole album just flows so smooth, and the [...]
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