08.30.08
Posted in cricket spazzes, news - August 30th, 2008 at 11:20 am by Cricket
I’m all a-twitter over here! Giddy I tell you! William Gibson is perhaps my all-time favorite author (to date anyway, though I hope to carry the unrelenting love I have for him with me to my grave). He’s fantastic interviews. I love what he writes. And when I was in college I learned that he collects old punk rock 7″s. DREAMY! Well, it would appear that his taste has grown with mine in the last couple decades. In the NYT’s Book section today he has a playlist of songs to read his Spook Country too. The list is like something I would have written here had I been clever enough to think to make playlists to go with my favorite books. Go check it out, even if you don’t like, or haven’t read, Gibson I assure you that it’s music that you’ll love.
William Gibson’s playlist
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08.28.08
Posted in cricket spazzes, news, random, rumors - August 28th, 2008 at 10:23 am by Cricket
I am too tired today to go back through old posts and check what I’ve talked about before. Which is kind of ironic because usually when I’m this lazy I can’t manage to do much more than browse the internet. I am anxiously awaiting the day when I have dozens of minions to do my bidding while I sit back on the couch, drink coffee and play on the internet. Which is, uh, what I am doing right now, but I feel guilty for not being more productive. Presumably the minions would alleviate that guilt.
So I’m sitting here going through all the sites I’ve bookmarked recently, trying to catch up on the news. And by news I mean what is going on in twangalicious music this week, because watching the Democratic Convention is likely to make my head explode. Anyway, as I read it occurs to me that there’s all this stuff I should be telling y’all about.
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· Tags: hank iii
08.25.08
Posted in a little bit rock and roll, daisy spazzes, hot live action - August 25th, 2008 at 8:09 pm by Daisy
In anticipation of all the exciting new changes coming up here at HCT, Cricket and I decided to get our rock chick on and go see some shows a few weeks ago. Yes, Lucero was passing through at the time (they are on tour right now!). Shockingly, they aren’t the point of this post, because the Magpies were here the next night, and I am smitten. Seriously, we’re talking intense new band love affair. I can’t stop listening to their entire catalog and doodling “Daisy ♥ Magpies” on everything. (Note to Cricket: I wouldn’t pass out on the couch any time soon. I have Sharpies…) So forgive me if this is a little effusive and disjointed, and not the calm, rational post that you’re used to seeing on these pages.
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· Tags: the magpies
08.14.08
Posted in cricket spazzes - August 14th, 2008 at 9:58 pm by Cricket
Maybe I wouldn’t love country music so much if I didn’t have so many failed relationships. Or maybe I have so many failed relationships because of country music. No, that’s not right. Wait, maybe I need, um, well whatever. My point is, dumped again and so begins the endless tragic songs that might make me feel better.
In general, my favorite breakup songs fall into the following categories: songs that remind me of the jerk who left me, songs that empower me, songs that make me full of wistful longing, and songs that break my heart all over again. And so I present them to you in that order:
Colin Hay – Waiting for My Real Life to Begin
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