Monthly Archives: January 2009

Road to Nowhere, Literally

Who likes terrible covers? No one. So why do bands release them? They need filler for singles. Here is a terrible cover of Road to Nowhere by the Editors that manages to suck the life and energy out of the original. Cover: Editors – Road to Nowhere Original: Talking Heads – Road to Nowhere

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After School Special

The next Playlist Challenge – create a playlist containing music you listened to during high school. Easy At The Drive In – Star Slight Asian Dub Foundation – Black White Pavement – Elevate Me Later R.E.M. – Why Not Smile Modest Mouse – Polar Opposites Idlewild – When I Argue I See Shapes Blur – [...]

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Dirty Jobs

I don’t know about you, but my shit stinks. I always assumed that bathroom exhaust fans were standard. You wouldn’t build a bathroom without a sink – you wouldn’t build a bathroom without a vent. But, in the past few weeks I’ve been shown that my expectation about bathrooms is apparently unreasonable. On my trip [...]

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The City by the Bay

Are you a tourist and planning to go to San Francisco? Be prepared to stand in lines. Lines everywhere. Lines. No kidding. Lines for food. Lines for museums. Lines for hot chocolate. Lines for the rainforest. Lines. But the lines are there for a reason. San Francisco is a pretty neat city. I was there [...]

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I Left My Heart In San Francisco

… along with my stomach Part of any good trip that goes along with what you did, is what you ate. So the best thing in San Francisco that I stuffed in my face – Wings from Coco Bang. Yep, chicken wings from Coco Bang. I’ve never had wings so good. And they were meaty. [...]

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Fake Tales of San Francisco

This New Year’s Eve – I decided to do something different. Instead of not doing anything, I would go to San Francisco. Yes, the one in California. Backstory: Last year Surren was complaining that he never goes on vacation. So I jokingly suggested we go to Australia for New Year’s. But he didn’t know it [...]

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