jahilia
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Has anyone seen Brothers of the Head?
From the trailer I've seen it could either be really good, or really, really bad. It's only playing for a week here, so I'm wondering if it would be worth it to see it in the theatre or just wait until it's out on DVD.
Another while I'm here...The Proposition? Another one playing for only a week. I love Nick Cave, but I'm not sure if I want to pay $16.00 to see it. Think he's been inspired by Deadwood?
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I didn't care much for the other musicians in the film (Handsome Family, Johnny Dowd)...
...but the woman that plays Amazing Grace on the saw is awesome!
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2 Buck Chuck - I read that they buy the surplus from regional wineries...so you could be getting Gallo wine, or you could be getting $70 wine...and you can taste the difference every couple weeks (I live in Santa Cruz...so there's a big turnover - 55,000 pop., 5,000 homeless). Still, for $1.99 it's worth the risk.
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This was actually much more interesting than I thought it would be. It's beautifully shot and has some really insighful observations on the south by Jim White. I didn't care much for the other musicians in the film (Handsome Family, Johnny Dowd), but I was really impressed with David Eugene Edwards' (16 Horsepower) performance on banjo in the middle of the woods.
I've also been watching
What the hell is wrong with HBO? This was a great show.
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Because canned heat has a high quantity of methyl alcohol, the same stuff used in antifreeze, it has killed or blinded untold number of desperate alcoholics.
When you ingest methyl alcohol, your body turns it into a chemical similar to formaldehyde. I knew a guy that drank some rubbing alcohol on a dare and he was just about comatose for hours. He could walk, couldn't speak, just sat there drooling. I guess we should have taken him to the hospital, but we were only 16.
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Great thread! I was obsessed with Dylan from the time I was 16 to about 24. A few years ago I started growing bitter about all the music I missed out on, because literally all I listened to was Dylan for months at a time. Anyway, I haven't put on any of his music in about 3 years now...thanks to this thread, I can't decide which of his albums to put on first.
A few of my favorites:
I don't need your organization, I've shined your shoes,
I've moved your mountains and marked your cards
But Eden is burning, either brace yourself for elimination
Or else your hearts must have the courage for the changing of the guards.
-Changing Of The Guards
It was gravity which pulled us down and destiny which broke us apart
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The priest wore black on the seventh day and sat stone-faced while the building
burned.
I waited for you on the running boards, near the cypress trees, while the springtime
turned slowly into autumn.
-Idiot Wind...this last part is just so visual for me. And I love the springtime turning to autumn part - straight from the fresh and new to weary and dying
I hate myself for lovin' you and the weakness that it showed
-Dirge
Someone else is speakin' with my mouth, but I'm listening only to my heart.
I've made shoes for everyone, even you, while I still go barefoot
-I and I
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George Hamilton was in Godfather III (most unwatchable movie ever).
Oh c'mon, it wasn't THAT bad. Pacino was good...especially in that scene where his daughter (Sophia Coppola) was shot.
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Also, do you have a favorite TVZ song?
To Live is to Fly is my favorite.
We all got holes to fill
Them holes are all that's real
some fall on you like a storm
Sometimes you dig your own
The choice is your to make
Time is yours to take
Some dive into the sea
Some toil upon the stone
To live is to fly, low and high
So shake the dust out of your wings
and the tears out of your eyes
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U2 - Achtung Baby (the best modern rock record?)
Just listened to this yesterday for the first time in years. I always thought my favorite U2 album was The Unforgettable Fire, but I've changed my mind since yesterday. A great album!
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Jay Farrar's "California" is a good one too. Where are you going?
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We were seated right next to John Doe and Exene. Very nice 'rock stars'.
John Doe is awesome! He played at the cafe in the bookstore I was working at a couple of years ago (Johnny Hit & Run Pauline... acoustic!) and talked to two 14 year old boys until closing time. I think he even bought them coffee. Not a "rock star" at all...Have a great time!
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They are listening to... Rammstein...
Get them some Einstuerzende Neubauten albums! Seriously. Halber Mensch is a good one, Tabula Rasa is a puzzle, Ende Neu is fun. And that will lead them to Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds--> The Pogues ( Or Leonard Cohen) --> Steve Earle (or John Cale) --> Elvis Costello (or the Velvet Underground or the Modern Lovers or the Stooges or Patti Smith)...I HATED the music my parents listened to (haha ABBA & Skynard), but I somehow forged a path all the way to Wilco.
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Good one. My favorite Dylan Rolling Thunder
I like the way he mixed the lyrics up ("Lucky 'nough to be destroyed"). And his stunning blue eyes. For me, Planet Waves -> Slow Train was the best, but I really love them all. If I had to choose one , it would be between Nashville Skyline and Street Legal. Damn, I'm babbling...I could talk about Dylan for days...what I'm trying to say is "thanks for the awesome clip"
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Two thumbs down. I agree.
Wow. That bad? Recycled Woody Allen...how so?
From the trailer I thought it looked a lot like Manhattan Murder Mystery (which I loved, I thought his best since Hannah & Her Sisters). I really enjoyed Match Point as well. But Ian McShane & Scarlett Johannson are favorites of mine (and so is Woody Allen), so I might be expecting too much.
What didn't you like about it?
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Almost as much as I love
Videos:
(I read that he watched hours of videos of tele-evangelists to get the movements down)
and an older one
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Great review! I almost feel like I was there.
"I ordered my veal cutlet, christ, it left the plate, walked down to the end of the counter...veal cutlet come down and try to beat the shit out of my cup of coffee. Coffee just wasn't strong enough to defend itself"
I love this man. "Going Out West"!!! Favorite song of all time! I'm officially jealous!
Wow...just noticed that he did Tom Traubert's Blues - that certainly sounds like a show worth flying out for!
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I hope he adds more dates. I've only seen him once (missed him as the surprize guest at Bridge School...I had tickets for Sunday), but it was probably THE best show I've ever been to.
I hear that he shows up somewhat often in SF to sit in with other people...John Hammond is the only one I can think of right now, but that would be great to see Hammond doing Waits' songs (for $10) AND have the man himself come onstage and do half a set!
Was there a lot of banter at the show? That never gets old! (drunk guy:"I Loooove you!" Tom:"That's my dad. Dad! I thought I told you to stay in the car" )
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In that case you might want to start with "Reckoning" instead...
I'll admit I've barely scratched the surface of the Dead catalog...I own about 5 or 6 albums, but the ones that I love have already been mentioned. Europe '72 and Reckoning are great (esp Reckoning...even people that hate the Grateful Dead have been impressed by this one when I play it for them!) American Beauty is somewhat inferior, but still pretty good.
I also have to recommend Old & In The Way, Jerry's (and David Grisman's) bluegrass band.
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After work I had a couple a beers while grilling up dinner for the family and enjoyed this fine performance from 1979:
Is this the one from Australia? Great one! Especially the Louis Armstrong impression...and the Hokey Pokey
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I second the Neutral Milk Hotel. Everyone I know that's heard YHF has loved it (except one guy - he said it was "too poppy"
)also
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I've been wanting to jump into Waits' catalogue for awhile, having heard greatness from him here and there over the years. Is Heart Attack and Vine a good starter, or should I try something else first?
Bone Machine is my favorite as welll, never really got into Heart Attack...I'd say Nighthawks at the Diner is a good starting point for his earlier stuff (I also love Small Change) - for the later stuff, probably Mule Variations or Raindogs. Bone Machine was my introduction to Tom Waits (I had a coworker that played it constantly) and I HATED it. It eventually grew on me, and is on my top 10 of all time list now, but not a good place to start.
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has anyone ever read "journey to the end of the night?" by: Louis-Ferdinand Celine? I'm quite curious....being a big henry miller fan, and kerouac as well I think it would be up my alley...wondering if anyone could reccomend...
I liked it. I also enjoyed Death on the Installment Plan. It's been a few years since I've read either of those, but I don't recall them being much like Miller or Kerouac. Just started The Air Conditioned Nightmare by Miller today actually, it's pretty good.
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I have to pull "New York" out at least once or twice a year and sing along in the car. What a fantastic album...
thanks for the vid.
--Neil
Hahaha...I do that with Berlin...sick, I know...
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Great song, forgive the mullets...and the toothpick - It's Lou!
What portion of your musical collection features rap?
in Someone Else's Song
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There seem to be a lot of people who are eager to dismiss hip-hop music around here just because of what they see on MTV or hear from Escalade speakers. I'll admit, I used to hate the stuff too, but alot of it is smart & socially conscious (Public Enemy, Ozomatli, Michael Franti/Spearhead), genre mixing (Gnarls Barkley, DJ Shadow, Portishead) or just plain fun (Outkast). Again, I'm no expert, but give it a chance...you'll be surprised by how good some of this stuff is.