Monthly Archives: February 2011

Video Clip of the Week: Elliott Smith at the Oscars

With the Academy Awards tonight, I thought I’d post my all-time favorite Oscar moment. No, it’s not when Roberto Benigni acted like a raving lunatic, nor was Bjork and her swan dress. For me, a moment that I will always … Continue reading

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Road Trip 2008, Days 17-18: End of Days

“Nature is a revelation of God; Art is a revelation of man.” Henry Wadsworth Longfellow After our tour of the abandoned Lyman high school (which will someday be “Paul’s Brewery/ Concert Hall / Apartment Complex/ Campground/ Baseball Diamond/ Center”) we … Continue reading

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Video Clip of the Week: Swans at Mohawk in Austin

Friday February 18; 2:25 AM- At the moment, it sounds like there are elves in my ears playing tambourines. My ears have never rung like this in the history of my life. This is a side-effect of the Swans. The … Continue reading

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Road Trip 2008, Day 16 and 17: Home, Home on the Plains

“Society often forgives the criminal; it never forgives the dreamer.” Oscar Wilde We left the Abe Lincoln rest area and continued on our way east toward Cheyenne where Paul planned for us to meet up with his old high school … Continue reading

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Video Clip of the Week: Arcade Fire wins Album of the Year

Well, it happened. Arcade Fire “Suburbs”: album of the year.  Wow.  Who would have thought? And despite giving the Grammys a thrashing last week,  I watched the last bit of the ceremonies, and my alibi is that I was waiting … Continue reading

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The Grammys.

As Christina Aguilera stood at mid-field last weekend preparing for her Super Bowl flub of the national anthem, the announcer echoed in the background “Grammy award winning artist Christina Aguilera!” I giggled to myself finding this supposed “honor” to be … Continue reading

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