tongue-tied

Anyone get misty-eyed when Jin was looking at the photos of Ji Yeon? because I ... probably didn't, being very masculine and all.

Is the opener Scrantonicity?

works on so many levels

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BPqxWQ-YfS0

Keamy seems like a reasonable guy. Also, Mikhail!

I said double album worth of material sure its three sides on vinly so thats fair

 

six sides on vinly.

I think rules in 'Nam was one of the conditions of the WTO.

Wilco (The Ordinance)

Unfortunately the overwhelming majority of fan shots have the quality of the second pic here.

and yet somebody's grateful for it.

also, I haven't been to a show recently, but is it true Muzzle of Bees now goes "half of it's me, half of it's you doing what I tell you to do"?

Behold the Earlimart/Grandaddy supergroup Admiral Radley on NPR:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LIMB0fntWJY

I still can't even guess what Widmore is up to. The way he stifled a smirk when Sawyer laid out his deal is perplexing. Sawyer assumes Widmore is against UnLocke, and while the pylons do speak to that, nothing else does. Is he smiling because he knows UnLocke can't be killed? because he's happy it's MiB and not Jacob? because it's irrelevant to whatever he's really up to? UnLocke has a very similar reaction to Sawyer afterwards, though his surprise when Sawyer names Widmore seems genuine, even if it could be completely fake in an episode about con-games.

This episode is the stuff.

Ben is redeemed in sideways world? I saw that because of his one pet student and because he sucks at blackmail, he denies an entire school, generations of students, from a better education.

I wonder where Rousseau is in sideways land.

With two hosts, I was surprised that it often felt like no hosts, though I did tune in late, so maybe they were rushing. I like Martin, even if some of his jokes are old. I thought the paranormal parody was hilarious.

cue Psycho string-section.

For now they are all up on Youtube: part 1.

That was pretty good, though it'd be tough with guests who aren't stephen fry. i always wondered why every late night show follows the same goddamn pattern of monologue/desk/guest/comedy bit/guest/musical guest(or cooking!). I was hoping Conan would shake things up with the Tonight Show, but there was probably pressure to keep it familiar. Hopefully if Conan gets a new talk show, he'll have a bit of Ferguson's spirit, and put some variety into it.

Looks like it's a little cold in the studio.

Hey Jude

I thought the "Love" remix proved the opposite.

I'm going to once again mention Grandaddy. I think Jason Lytle is my favorite writer of sad songs.

"The Warming Sun"

Oh I wish I really could

enjoy the warming sun

enjoy a warm someone

and end the need to hide

away alone inside

"Beautiful Ground"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=81unzsXud7k

In admiring Jim's lyrics on the Loose Fur records, it has occurred to me that "Thou Shalt Wilt" doesn't follow the Catholic version of the ten commandments. Now I'm wondering if it's simply another version, or mixing them together. Also, I'm wondering if some of the jokes are going over my head. Let's look at the lyrics:

Let’s start it rolling by covering number ten

Cut off their heat then they’ll beat a retreat, amen

Either "You shall not covet thy neighbor's good" or, additionally, "his wife". So, cut off your neighbor's heat and they'll leave, therefor voiding the signifier "neighbor", leaving their goods for you to covet? More likely this is suggesting to harass your neighbors away, so you don't have goods or wives to covet.

Now we come to number nine

Falls neatly next in line

Whoa what happened to number ten

Don’t think we’ll see them here again

Catholic-wise, this is "neighbor's wife" again, and if you followed his solution for number ten, they'll be gone. Otherwise, it's "thy shall not bear false witness against thy neighbor", so no neighbors to lie to?

Steal a look at number eight

What better way to procreate

Just take ’em out one at a time

Knee slapper for "thy shall not steal". Catholic version seems out now, as stealing is #7. "What better way to procreate" is a tricky, you don't steal to procreate, but it's arguable you can lie to (back to Catholicism). Or is this continuing to "thy shall not commit adultery"? This quick transition might be explained by "just take 'em out one at a time", as we're trying to find a "simple way" to work around the commandments. Or is this highlighting that there are more than one version, taken here one at a time?

You can’t be serious

They look so good in their wedding dress

I need time to assess

I don’t want to acquiesce

Adultery. However, "number seven" isn't mentioned.

Six has a spicy ring to it

No harder one to commit

I think this one will be a hit

Now that’s what I call holy writ

Murrrderrr. One everyone can agree against, therefore the strongest commandment? Pun on "hit"? Catholically, we're at "adultery", which does sound spicy and would involve a ring.

We want to take a closer look at number five

Could it apply if implied that they’re not alive

I think this was the source of my initial suspicion that something is mixed here. This is either "Honor thy Father and Mother" or "Thy shall not kill" ©. How can you kill someone who is already dead? Imply your victim is dead inside and murder away. Or this is a question of how long one is bound to honor their parents, does it apply after they're dead?

Number four is such a pain

The sabbath thing is so arcane

I don’t want to desecrate

My only day to sleep in late

Another dead end for a Catholic interpretation, honoring the sabbath is numero 3. However, since this is the last number mentioned in the song, I will give another "quick transition" argument. "Number four is such a pain" is whining, like how a kid whines to their parents, "awww, honor my parents? they're such a pain!". Then, quick transition to #3© of the sabbath.

Don’t take his name in vain

From this one you want to abstain

We must set a clear mandate

The best damn way to conjugate

Pretty clear regardless of number, but "the best damn way to conjugate", aside from the wonderful use of "damn", raises a question. Maybe this is taking "conjugate" too far out of context, but thinking of it as grammar suggests different forms of a word, so maybe leaving the numbers out is the best damn way to address different forms of the ten commandments? It also suggests joining, like how this song might handle two versions at once?

We’re almost to the end

If heaven you want to ascend

Just take ’em out one at a time

You shall have no other god but me

spinning number 1 to show who really has the power. for some denominations, it's broken down into the first two commandments, one focusing on idolatry. So, I don't think it's easy to interpret these as straightforward Catholic commandments, but are these straightforward (denomination) commandments, or consciously playing with the differences? Am I missing something here? Am I wasting my time?

Thumbs down to this episode. Kate episodes are never great, but this touched Lost-parody way too many times (Jack grabs Kate's arm: "Be careful", piano music chimes in). WTF moments felt unearned, and I nearly yelled at the screen every time Dogen wasted time with his shifty eyes when he has splaining to do.

I heard it was Animal Collective next year.

The way Pete exposed his gut during his windmills was obscene.

Arzt is the key!