February 2012
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A Year Of Billy Joel: Prelude/Angry Young Man →
ayearofbillyjoel:
Song: Angry Young Man
Album: Turnstiles (1976)
PRELUDE!
Preeeeeeeeeeeeluuuuuuuuuuude!
That’s me calling out a request at the imaginary Billy Joel concert that is taking place in my brain right now because I think the Prelude portion of this song is terrific.
The “Angry Young Man” part of…
Woman in Comedy: A really scary thing happened to...
Read this. This happens. Assholes are everywhere. Think about what you’d do if this happened in front of you. Sometimes standing up for yourself as a woman puts a bigger target on your back. It’s an impossible situation.
gabydunn:
Part of me thinks it’s too soon to be writing about this because I don’t think I’ve completely processed how I feel, but I also think maybe this has...
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Time to Help WFMU →
betheboy:
Because they are not owned by some huge Conglomco, and because they are not beholden to any taskmasters governmental or corporate, WFMU gets to do whatever the hell it wants (within FCC confines, of course). I don’t love everything I’ve ever heard on WFMU, but I do love the fact that all of it is made by real humans who love music and radio, which definitively cannot be said for...
Jason Sims is Calling You: Let's Talk. →
jasonsimsiscallingyou:
Hello. My name is Jason Sims & I would like to call you on the phone. On four conditions:
1. You want me to call.
2. You want to have a pleasant conversation.
3. You live in the United States or Canada & can speak English.
4. You don’t mind me recording & sharing our conversation here on…
I am scared of the phone but that doesn’t mean you have...
The New Running Game Where 'Zombies' Chase You :... →
jaybushman:
Yay, Naomi!
So getting this.
Sentimental Accidents: Headaches and Signs →
willstegemann:
In my early 20’s I begun to suffer from terribly painful headaches. Not migraines, just painful headaches. This was around 1997 a time when I taking home about $200 week and then finding a way to pay rent, keep my car insured and eat. My primary entertainment was sitting in my studio apartment…
Anonymous asked: do you train new dogs
Be The Boy: One Reason Why I'm Not A Cynic →
betheboy:
Yesterday while riding the train home I was approached by a man who asked me if I could help him out. I don’t know if he was homeless but he looked to be in pretty bad shape so I gave him what I could. I usually do this, not because I’m a wonderful or special person, but just because I’m a…
Sentimental Accidents: Bring Enough For Everyone →
willstegemann:
Nobody told us what happened inside of the building across the street before my mother rented the house in the summer of 1983. Since we moved in over a weekend it was a few days before we found out that the small white building was an industrial bread bakery. As far as we were concerned, that…
Will almost gets kidnapped.
A Year Of Billy Joel: Trying Again →
ayearofbillyjoel:
Earlier this month I let it be known that I would be happy to meet Billy Joel for lunch. This wasn’t just a whim, I had a good reason for it inviting Billy Joel to lunch, which you can read about here.
We’ll it’s been almost two weeks since I put this out there and I have heard nothing from…
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A Year Of Billy Joel: Say Goodbye To Hollywood →
betheboy:
ayearofbillyjoel:
Song: Say Goodbye To Hollywood
Album: Turnstiles
Last Friday afternoon my wife e-mailed me to say she’d be working late. This meant I’d have time to do my favorite thing; hang out with my dog and listen to records. Since I was scheduled to run 18 miles on Saturday (I’m training for the LA…
Over at my ongoing music project I start another Billy Joel record with...
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Anonymous asked: I wish I could be half the writer that you are. I covet your success.
Reblog if you want your followers to tell you one...
Anonymous commenting enabled. Have at it.
25 Extremely Upsetting Reactions to Chris Brown at... →
crystal-o-saurus:
meredithmo:
Oh here go hell come. I CANNOT WITH THIS
How can people be this way? How sad. How disgusting, despicable and ignorant each and every one of those women are.
I. Can’t. Even.
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Whitney Houston - How Will I Know (Official Music... →
Whitney will always be this Whitney to me: strutting down the graffiti hallway with a giant silver bow. RIP, Gurl. (PS. I tried this perm/bow combination in the 80s. It wasn’t as fortunate-looking for me.)
Crap Women Don't Want For Valentine's Day. - the... →
It’s time for our annual round-up of crap women don’t want for Valentine’s Day…
BAD RAP Blog: Repeal the Hayden Law? →
Please read this and urge Governor Brown to NOT repeal the Hayden Law. Specifics on how to contact him are at the link.
Amazon.com: The Advocate: A Short Story eBook:... →
My friend, author Matt Debenham has a new short story out that is amazeballs. You should buy it! It’s NINETY-NINE CENTS. Free for Amazon Prime Members! READ, AMERICA, READ! (Also, if you dig this, check out his “The Book of Right and Wrong” which is amazeballs, squared.
A Year Of Billy Joel: The Entertainer (An... →
ayearofbillyjoel:
Song: The Entertainer
Album: Streetlife Serenade
….If it had we might still be talking about Billy Joel’s punk rock moment today and I might be wearing different glasses as I type this.
Want to know the context of the above? Check out Will’s latest.