Giuseppe Zangara

I've become such a pansy since getting a dog. There was a story on the local news tonight about a puppy that was trapped in a storm drain outside an area high school; no footage of the rescue attempt was captured—which is fortunate, as the numerous interviews with witnesses and the revelation that the puppy did not survive was enough to turn me into a choked-up, faggoty mess. Slow news day, I guess.

This made me laugh way too much.

Oh man, what's the story behind that picture?

hahhaha, kack!

Yeah, I said "folder" up there, but the board as a whole is equally applicable.

Why did you pick up those two before Highway 61 Revisited?

Count me in as another voter of Sound of Silver. I've listened to the Stars of the Lid double album almost as often, but it was more as background reading/work music.

I'm embarrassed by any post of mine more than a month old.

milliondollarchamp just can't win.

I don't get this logic. There's bound to be a number of technical glitches once the d/l becomes available—just news of this is causing major traffic at the site, which is currently loading very sluggishly—I'd rather not deal with it. Plus, I'm not a huge fan, so it's not like I can't wait.

Hm. You can still go to a place like a New York and just walk around, soaking up the atmosphere. That's what I like to do; I've been to NYC a few times and not once did I go to the Statue of Liberty or any other touristy type thing. Central Park is really nice, though. Still, I wouldn't recommend Austin. Nothing there that you couldn't experience in another city that's bigger and has more of it—NYC, San Francisco, etc. It's not like there's much else to look at in Texas, either.

If I wanted to completely shut myself off from all my internet pals, I'd do just what Kotz is doing—not to say that is the motivation for his absence—I'd give up message boards, not sign on to AIM (or get a new handle none of you people would know), ignore any e-mails or calls and so on. Still, other than his lately expressing boredom with this place (like the rest of us have), he never gave any indication he was going to completely disconnect himself from his old internet social life. So, it stands to reason he's either in jail or dead. The former, he was too embarrassed to share; the latter, he was incapable of sharing.

You're giving pbone too much credit, Hoff.

I've never been to LA, but isn't just a bunch of sprawl? And I've been to Austin; I suppose it's a neat place to live, but what appeal would it have for a tourist? A bunch of hip coffee houses and nightclubs? I mentioned trains up there; you can ride the rails pretty easily from Philadelphia (which you don't want to visit) to NYC and Boston (both of which are worth checking out). However, if you really want to see America, you'd be better off going to some small-to-mid-size city. You don't really want to see America.

I realize you can pay nothing to get the download officially, but eh, I'll wait until after everyone else has d/l'ed it and take it from one of them. If it's good, I'll buy just the disc version whenever they get around to putting that out.

Traveling around the states isn't as easy as it is around Europe. This country doesn't embrace rail travel like you guys across the pond have; if you're really intent on seeing as much as you can, you'll either have to do it by bus (not recommended) or rent a car (which can be pricey). If neither of those are terribly appealing, you should just stick to one or two major cities.

Do you need a dictionary, pbone? I understand you may not be able to afford one. Lucky for you Merriam-Webster has a website!

Sparks is pretty fucking lousy.

I'm a terrible father.

tee hee

Yesterday, I noticed my dog had cracked a nail on one of his hind paws—when, I don't know—so today I took him to a vet to have it looked it. It was already infected, though only a little bit; they put him under sedation, removed the nail, cleaned up the infected area and prescribed him some anti-biotics. His hind left paw is bandaged up, but it doesn't seem to be bothering him. He'll be okay. I guess the stress of the vet visit + the drugs he's currently on caused this, but man, he just totally ralphed into my housemate's shoe, which, along with its unblemished sibling, was sitting innocently in the living room. I hope he's understanding about this, because I have no intention on reimbursing him for it, outside of maybe buying him a beer.

You'll have to explain the irony here, bro.

These two, yeah, but "Big Brother" is a snoozer. Gene, you don't like the title track to Diamond Dogs? Just as good as "Rebel Rebel," if not better.

Man, the New York Dolls' s/t was a pretty fucking great rock record. Top 20 material for me, definitely. Too Much Too Soon is good, too. We can pretend there isn't some people calling themselves the New York Dolls now. Also, The Last Waltz is interesting from a historical standpoint, though really it's just two hours of cocaine and Scorsese fellating Robbie Robertson. But hey, maybe that's your idea of fun.