Johnny Ramone dies at 55
Say it ain't so...
Remembering Joey Ramone
McG's must-have music guide
Check out the Must-Have Music Guide I wrote for phillyBurbs.com.
It lists the top 10 CDs in a number of genres including jazz, punk and a whole lot more.
And in case you missed it ...
A few weeks ago I wrote how you can get 50 free MP3s from emusic.com.
Check out the Must-Have Music Guide I wrote for phillyBurbs.com.
It lists the top 10 CDs in a number of genres including jazz, punk and a whole lot more.
And in case you missed it ...
A few weeks ago I wrote how you can get 50 free MP3s from emusic.com.
In search of new Don Cab CDR
Can anyone hook me up with a copy of the Don Cab CDR floating around? It's got five new songs on it.
E-mail me if you can help. Dying to hear it.
In the meantime, check out Don Fanallero
Just listened to John Peel's radio show. The guy is awesome. I hope archives of his old shows turn up one day.
I started using the Opera browser last night. Should be interesting to see how I like it.
Today is my girlfriend's birthday! She is the best. Happy Birthday.
Can anyone hook me up with a copy of the Don Cab CDR floating around? It's got five new songs on it.
E-mail me if you can help. Dying to hear it.
In the meantime, check out Don Fanallero
Just listened to John Peel's radio show. The guy is awesome. I hope archives of his old shows turn up one day.
I started using the Opera browser last night. Should be interesting to see how I like it.
Today is my girlfriend's birthday! She is the best. Happy Birthday.
Link-a-licious
This is awesome (registration required - but totally worth it)
This is also awesome (registration required - but totally worth it)
I think the Hot Snakes website looks totally cool
MP3: Hot Snakes - "Hi-Lites" (from "Audit in Progress," due out October 5)
Flipside is one of my fave punk zines of all time.
I wish Jimmy Johnson would reissue some of the old issues of Forced Exposure
Prank video: Dude screams like a sissy
Prank video: Plumber gets bejesus scared out of him
This is awesome (registration required - but totally worth it)
This is also awesome (registration required - but totally worth it)
I think the Hot Snakes website looks totally cool
MP3: Hot Snakes - "Hi-Lites" (from "Audit in Progress," due out October 5)
Flipside is one of my fave punk zines of all time.
I wish Jimmy Johnson would reissue some of the old issues of Forced Exposure
Prank video: Dude screams like a sissy
Prank video: Plumber gets bejesus scared out of him
Friday should be fantastic
I should be happy because it's Friday.
I'm not.
It's usually the kickoff to the weekend, but for someone like me who works all weekend, it's kind of a bummer.
Fortunately, my work schedule will be changing soon ... for the better.
My friend Becky reminded me that Hampdenfest is next week in Baltimore.
Tons of bands playing including The Rogers Sisters, The Apes and The Fleshtones.
My pal Taylor e-mailed me today that he quit his job and he's moving to France.
His goals:
"I'm looking into property renovation and other crazy schemes. Ideally, I might actually get into shape, but I may just be dreaming. I'll probably have lots of time for writing, but i never really liked my writing. You might get lots of random shit sent your way."
Tay is a good dude, very smart and a good writer. I hope he sends me some good shit.
I should be happy because it's Friday.
I'm not.
It's usually the kickoff to the weekend, but for someone like me who works all weekend, it's kind of a bummer.
Fortunately, my work schedule will be changing soon ... for the better.
My friend Becky reminded me that Hampdenfest is next week in Baltimore.
Tons of bands playing including The Rogers Sisters, The Apes and The Fleshtones.
My pal Taylor e-mailed me today that he quit his job and he's moving to France.
His goals:
"I'm looking into property renovation and other crazy schemes. Ideally, I might actually get into shape, but I may just be dreaming. I'll probably have lots of time for writing, but i never really liked my writing. You might get lots of random shit sent your way."
Tay is a good dude, very smart and a good writer. I hope he sends me some good shit.
MP3 downloads at NME.com
Free MP3s of Q Not U, New Rhodes, Neon, Micah P Hinson, Kaito and more ...
MP3 downloads at NME.com.
(need a user id/pass? click here).
Free MP3s of Q Not U, New Rhodes, Neon, Micah P Hinson, Kaito and more ...
MP3 downloads at NME.com.
(need a user id/pass? click here).
Slowly back to normal
Things are getting back to their normal state of messed-up-edness.
Computer problems continue with invalid drivers, cd drives that vanish and reappear on their own and "serious error" messages from Microsoft. Other than that I'm loving this new computer!
I dropped the dogs off this morning at Fluff Pet Salon to get a haircut and shampoo. Actually just Jazz needed his haircut. Augie went along for moral support. They're brothers and they've spent so much time together they're inseperable.
Think I'll just sit in front of the computer today and catch up on writing, work on a new column for this week and read stuff online. What else is there to do?
Things are getting back to their normal state of messed-up-edness.
Computer problems continue with invalid drivers, cd drives that vanish and reappear on their own and "serious error" messages from Microsoft. Other than that I'm loving this new computer!
I dropped the dogs off this morning at Fluff Pet Salon to get a haircut and shampoo. Actually just Jazz needed his haircut. Augie went along for moral support. They're brothers and they've spent so much time together they're inseperable.
Think I'll just sit in front of the computer today and catch up on writing, work on a new column for this week and read stuff online. What else is there to do?
So much for the vacation
I hadn't had a vacation in over two and a half years and was looking forward to some time off.
Well, Hurricane Frances put the big kibosh on the entire vacation. Instead of flying down to Florida for some R&R and attending a wedding, I watched reports of impending disaster on Fox News.
I did get to see some good movies (Garden State, The Girl Next Door) and have lunch at Angelo's Luncheonette, which is my all-time fave place to eat here in Wilmington. I went to a couple of parks and walked with my girlfriend and my dog.
Still, I can't help but feel a little cheated out of an actual vacation.
Yesterday afternoon I got sick with some stomach bug and laid in bed all day yesterday and most of today.
I am off until Thursday. Hopefully I'll feel better and can do something productive.
I may work on a new column for work this week. I haven't written one in almost six weeks. I was really busy with two work projects, one was creating rss feeds and the other was building a must-have music guide.
I got my new computer, but it hasn't been steady sailing. Right out of the box the thing didn't work properly, and I ended up reinstalling Windows XP. The mouse didn't work and the CD burner on the machine is acting suspect.
Ya know, sometimes you just wish things would go the way they're supposed to.
I hadn't had a vacation in over two and a half years and was looking forward to some time off.
Well, Hurricane Frances put the big kibosh on the entire vacation. Instead of flying down to Florida for some R&R and attending a wedding, I watched reports of impending disaster on Fox News.
I did get to see some good movies (Garden State, The Girl Next Door) and have lunch at Angelo's Luncheonette, which is my all-time fave place to eat here in Wilmington. I went to a couple of parks and walked with my girlfriend and my dog.
Still, I can't help but feel a little cheated out of an actual vacation.
Yesterday afternoon I got sick with some stomach bug and laid in bed all day yesterday and most of today.
I am off until Thursday. Hopefully I'll feel better and can do something productive.
I may work on a new column for work this week. I haven't written one in almost six weeks. I was really busy with two work projects, one was creating rss feeds and the other was building a must-have music guide.
I got my new computer, but it hasn't been steady sailing. Right out of the box the thing didn't work properly, and I ended up reinstalling Windows XP. The mouse didn't work and the CD burner on the machine is acting suspect.
Ya know, sometimes you just wish things would go the way they're supposed to.
Too busy at the moment
Been tied up with some work projects. Once I finish up, I'll be heading to Florida to attend a wedding and try to have a mini-vacation.
It'll be my first vacation since I went to Amsterdam for New Years Eve 2001/2002.
Here's a good coupon:
Borders: 20% off any one item. Valid this weekend only.
Been tied up with some work projects. Once I finish up, I'll be heading to Florida to attend a wedding and try to have a mini-vacation.
It'll be my first vacation since I went to Amsterdam for New Years Eve 2001/2002.
Here's a good coupon:
Borders: 20% off any one item. Valid this weekend only.
McG's friday follies
I cranked the new Exodus album, "Tempo of the Damned," on the way into work at 3:15 a.m. That kept me awake as did Bad Religion's "Suffer," once I got into work.
Now I'm rocking out to the Riverboat Gamblers' "Something to Crow About," which is a great record.
Henry Rollins' 2.13.61 label has released the 1979 compilation, "30 seconds over D.C." which I ordered this morning, along with the Muffs' new CD, "Really Really Happy."
Here's an update on what happened to bugmenot.com.
eBay search results via RSS is an awesome idea.
I bet these guys do all the work and then eBay comes and buys them out. eBay should already have this function on their site.
Explosive diarrhea incident at Old Navy (with pictures)
I almost had the same thing happen to me, except
-I don't have Crohn's Disease
-I wasn't at Old Navy
-fortunately, I made it to the bathroom in time
Cowtown easily has the most disgusting public bathroom on the planet I've ever used.
If you're lucky, you'll only have to go number one. They have one of those old-style urinals which looks much like a tub that you just stand in front next to some hillbilly and do your thing.
The only other place I've seen one of these is Rex's in West Chester, PA.
If you're at Cowtown and need to do number two, good luck. There's always at least one cockroach or big crawling bug roaming around on the floor and trying to crawl up your leg.
Funny update from Mister Pants.
This site is updated too infrequently.
'Wack the Iraq' boardwalk arcade criticized as tasteless, anti-Arab
I cranked the new Exodus album, "Tempo of the Damned," on the way into work at 3:15 a.m. That kept me awake as did Bad Religion's "Suffer," once I got into work.
Now I'm rocking out to the Riverboat Gamblers' "Something to Crow About," which is a great record.
Henry Rollins' 2.13.61 label has released the 1979 compilation, "30 seconds over D.C." which I ordered this morning, along with the Muffs' new CD, "Really Really Happy."
Here's an update on what happened to bugmenot.com.
eBay search results via RSS is an awesome idea.
I bet these guys do all the work and then eBay comes and buys them out. eBay should already have this function on their site.
Explosive diarrhea incident at Old Navy (with pictures)
I almost had the same thing happen to me, except
-I don't have Crohn's Disease
-I wasn't at Old Navy
-fortunately, I made it to the bathroom in time
Cowtown easily has the most disgusting public bathroom on the planet I've ever used.
If you're lucky, you'll only have to go number one. They have one of those old-style urinals which looks much like a tub that you just stand in front next to some hillbilly and do your thing.
The only other place I've seen one of these is Rex's in West Chester, PA.
If you're at Cowtown and need to do number two, good luck. There's always at least one cockroach or big crawling bug roaming around on the floor and trying to crawl up your leg.
Funny update from Mister Pants.
This site is updated too infrequently.
'Wack the Iraq' boardwalk arcade criticized as tasteless, anti-Arab
A live-target paintball game in which patrons take aim at runners dressed as Saddam Hussein and Osama bin Laden has drawn fire from critics who say the game is tasteless and can only encourage violence against Arabs. (...more)
Ironically, war is still considered tasteful along Americans.
Marked Men & Riverboat Gamblers side project launches, MP3 demo available
The Marked Men are on hiatus as one of the members is going to school in Japan.
A new side-project called The High Tension Wires features members of The Marked Men, Reds, and Riverboat Gamblers. They'll have an album coming out on Dirtnap Records in Feb 2005. In the meantime, here's the first song off their demo.
