A year and a half ago, I could have eviscerated him with my thoughts. Now I can barely hurt his feelings. Things used to be so much simpler.

Anya ,'Dirty Girls'


Buffista Music III: The Search for Bach  

There's a lady plays her fav'rite records/On the jukebox ev'ry day/All day long she plays the same old songs/And she believes the things that they say/She sings along with all the saddest songs/And she believes the stories are real/She lets the music dictate the way that she feels.


tina f. - Aug 07, 2006 5:55:36 pm PDT #3765 of 10003

Salvador Duran?

He did play with them on several songs and was amazing, but no. I was actually thinking of Nicolai Dunger who is apparently Scandanavian - I don't think he was booked for the festival - maybe friends of the band or in town for another reason? Not sure.


Fay - Aug 07, 2006 11:06:09 pm PDT #3766 of 10003
"Fuck Western ideologically-motivated gender identification!" Sulu gasped, and came.

They brought a European singer whose name escapes me

Salvador Duran?

...I have no idea of the context, but I'd like to assume that you're talking about Duran Duran.

Because then I can assume that out there somewhere there could be a South American band member called Pablo Duran, and an Arabic one called Ahmed Duran, and a Chinese one called Chan Duran, and a Scottish one called Hamish Duran and on and on and on unto infinity...


Jon B. - Aug 08, 2006 10:54:32 am PDT #3767 of 10003
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!

Amazon customer reviews of California Green Seedless Grapes: [link]


bon bon - Aug 08, 2006 11:24:56 am PDT #3768 of 10003
It's five thousand for kissing, ten thousand for snuggling... End of list.

That is fantastic.

Apparently, up until a couple days ago, milk also had a bunch of "reviews": [link]


Jon B. - Aug 09, 2006 2:35:34 am PDT #3769 of 10003
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!

The milk reviews are back... [link]


Nicklas - Aug 09, 2006 3:11:50 am PDT #3770 of 10003
"Either it's murder, or this library has a very strict overdue policy."

Wonderful reviews! Almost made me want to order some stuff.


Sheryl - Aug 10, 2006 1:30:27 pm PDT #3771 of 10003
Fandom means never having to say "But where would I wear that?"

I picked up a book this past weekend called "I hate myself and want to die."(subtitled the 52 most depressing songs you'll ever hear) The author tended to stick to songs that were hits. It was quite funny, and had catagories like "I was a teenage car wreck", "I hate her, she hates me" and "Horrifying covers of already depressing songs".

Anyone else read it?


DavidS - Aug 11, 2006 8:02:20 am PDT #3772 of 10003
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."

Anyone else read it?

I haven't, Sheryl. Though I do like a good teenage car wreck song.

So, Tom Waits fans, if you haven't been paying attention, he's got a three disc box set titled Orphans coming out November 21st. It's all unreleased stuff that didn't belong on particular albums.


sumi - Aug 11, 2006 2:06:51 pm PDT #3773 of 10003
Art Crawl!!!

Radiohead for Kids.


DavidS - Aug 12, 2006 12:03:26 pm PDT #3774 of 10003
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."

Very cool YouTube clip of Sylvie Vartan, Petula Clark and Francoise Hardy on a French 1964 xmas special.

Francoise is wearing black leather (in '64! How very Avengers), and has a featured bit about 3:35 into the clip where she's just unbearably beautiful and cool. Sylvie looks rather like Drew Barrymore here. Classic sixties franco pop.