Jan
14
rich m. coleman
Nov
14
First hate mail I ever received
Went digging through my old Webmail account after reading a friend’s tweet. Came across my first hate mail: a passionate reaction to my review of a Trace Adkins concert.
“To: rmc5074@psu.edu
Date: Mon, 05 Feb 2007 09:19:21 -0500
From: “Jim Nulton” <traildustrider@gmail.com>
Subject: craig and trace
i read your review of trace and was quite disturbed as any one else reading you must be a fuckin fag that doesnt listen to pure country or understand our life style or your news paper cares enough to put some in place to do a review that knows a good god damn of what our farm livin is all about I HAVE BEEN TO 42 TRACE SHOWS and not one has ever been as you described maybe your better off with music of the 50s”
Maybe I would be better off.
Nov
12
Top 24 Simpsons sports moments
“My God, yes. If I could turn back the clock on my mother’s stair-pushing, I would certainly … reconsider it.” - Drederick Tatum
Oct
19
oh my lord! i submitted this!
Oct
12
A lotta blue hair? What a freak!
i love this blog so much
Sep
26
[Flash 9 is required to listen to audio.]
Saw the Pixies last night. It was my first show (concert) in Vegas and man, oh, man, did it rock my ass off.
I would include the setlist but it was basically just B-sides, Doolittle, more B-sides and a couple tracks off Surfer Rosa (Where is My Mind? and Gigantic).
I was giddy when Kim Deal started plucking away at the “Gigantic” bass line but I gotta say, probably my favorite moment of the night was their performance of “La La Love.” When listening to it on the record, it seems like one of those songs that isn’t “throwaway” by any means but sort of just a nice little addition that you could live with or without. Truth is David Lovering has a terrific voice and it was lovely to see this reunited band just saying “I love you.” No real melody in their voice, it was just them stating a fact to the 2,000 drunks or so that packed the place.
A couple of observations:
1. I feel like every time I’m at a show, I see at least one person or couple that just looks absolutely miserable and they end up leaving before the encore. I often wonder why these people even bothered to show up?
2. A double jack & coke at the Joint costs $20
3. the Fuck Buttons are great but kind of boring to watch.
4. If you parked in the parking garage, don’t even bother leaving right after the show. Grab a beer and play video poker. Try not to lose your money. After an hour, the garage will be empty :D
Sep
25
Redhead kills his brother after watching too much 'Dexter'
Can a redhead in the media not be an awkward/deranged psycho for once? Are there any positive images of redheads in the media? Honestly, all we’ve got is Carrot Top and Ron Howard….and Ron Howard is pretty much going bald.
Jul
2
“When you’re distraught and bored, when you can’t get anyone to listen to you, there’s a quick solution: Start a blog.”
Matt Conte
