San Franicsco
Somebody abandoned their pet turtle, tank and all, on 23rd street and Capp.
Humans are awesome. really.
Please tell me you kept the turtle.
This cat loves any water that is not in his bowl #cats #catjerks
Happy Birthday Z!
I imagine this to be one of your spirit animals.
The Beagle and I are linked in the spirit world because we are both considered too loud by people for whom any display of exuberance is a threat to their life of quiet desperation.
That is the most perfect reason I can think of for your spirit animal. Corgis are cute but there is that underlying dark beagle side to you that I love. Now go catch me a fox.
Han is home #starwars
Thrift store gold. Another awesome addition to my mug collection. Wording says: Please hassle me I thrive on stress
I love baseball and my friends are pretty awesome to boot. And yes those are friends in the last one not antagonistic jerks
What little I know displayed here. #sfgiants #beatla
Endless Boogie is unreal. The best parts of Sabbath and Sleep combined with the best parts of the Dead and Wooden Shjips
Dead freaks unite.
Dead Notes #1 :: Good Lovin’ (4/17/71 Dillon Gym / Princeton)
Welcome to the first installment of Dead Notes. There is a raw stigma that runs parallel with the mention of the Grateful Dead. Far too often the circus surrounding the band trumps the actual music, instead placing more emphasis on skeletons, dancing bears, hacky sacks and other vestiges of the ‘parking lot’ scene. Not to mention Bobby’s shorts. But all these images, these tye-dyed pre-conceptions, are the unfortunate characterization of the last 20 years of the Dead’s history. Countless tomes have been written about the birth of the Dead, so no need to rehash at length here, save a few words. The band began as an awkward knock-off Rolling Stones inspired garage band, playing electrified blues, traditional folk and r&b rave-ups. Slowly, they morphed into the so-called Acid Kings of Ken Kesey’s La Honda with long drawn out jams that heightened the visual roller coaster their soundman (and in-house chemist) Owsley Stanley dropped upon the crowd. Emerging from that technicolor daydream they transformed themselves into psychedelic cowboys, hashing out a new set of songs over several releases that nodded heavily to America’s mythic past. Lassoes in hand and hearts on their sleeves they rambled into Europe in the spring of 1972, fusing seven years of identity crisises into a powerful set of music later christened Europe ’72. Arguably, amongst many, this was the peak of the band before they once again transformed themselves. Dead Notes are an opportunity to share some of our favorite moments of the Dead (off-the-beaten-path and otherwise), from their inception in 1965 to that epic spring tour.
Continue Reading: Dead Notes #1: ‘A buck and a Quar-tah’ – The Selling of the Brooklyn Bridge
My buddy Darryl is writing this column for one of my favorite blogs. Maybe I found it through him don’t really remember though. Was having this exact conversation about the Dead the other day.
After getting over the bias I had towards them mostly due to the Deadheads I went I high school with my appreciation and overall love of them has grown.
Perfect records for a 75 degree day in San Francisco
Swarm of bees just invaded my house
Kingdom Come: The Lost Television Album
And since we’re on the subject of unreleased Television tunes, I just received a re-up request for this thing. Enjoy! Here’s the original write-up.
Don’t get too excited — but get excited! This is just my own compilation of Television tunes that didn’t make it onto either Marquee Moon or Adventure, but that the band played live from 1975-1978. And sadly, Paul Simon does not appear anywhere, at least as far as I can tell — I just love that photo too much not to post it. What were they talking about? Anyway! Tom Verlaine and Co. had more than enough good material to go around in those days — these cast-offs are good to great, even if the recording quality sometimes leaves a little to be desired. There are epic jams (of course), but also some interesting detours, like the country rock of “Come On In,” the weird psychodrama of “Poor Circulation,” and the song I’m convinced would’ve been Television’s radio hit, the infernally catchy “O Mi Amore.” A couple tracks here would be reworked for Verlaine’s solo career (though “Kingdom Come” is not the same tune as on his self-titled debut), while others would be discarded completely. Despite the sometimes lo-fi nature of these audience recordings, this comp is still an essential piece of the Television puzzle. Turn it on, turn it up.
1. Breakin’ In My Heart
2. Poor Circulation
3. Hard On Love
4. O Mi Amore
5. Let Me Out
6. Double Exposure
7. Judy
8. Grip Of Love
9. Come On In
10. Kingdom Come
Holy wow.
Spider friend. My neighbor calls him Frank #spiders
Only days ago this was the most well known thing about #watertown
Danged purty tree (at Shotwell St.)
Targeted mailing from the USPS. My family is in Wisconsin and does not need me to envio su dinero
