So, I’ve upgraded WordPress and updated the theme on the site. It’s still a canned theme, as I’ve not gotten the time nor had the inclination to cough one up from scratch. I just got tired of the endless iterations of the K2 Theme. Maybe if they ever finish it, I’ll be more inclined to like it.
Oh, of interest, this site will load much faster if you have Google Gears.
Back when I purchased Everything That Happens Will Happen Today, I had to enter my email address in order to complete the transaction. Since my email happened to be in the list, when David Byrne decided that he wanted to say something about our upcoming election, I was fortunate enough to receive a copy, as follows:
Pardon the bulk mailing. I Can’t Vote. I am an immigrant with a Green Card and, therefore, I am not eligible to vote in a federal election. FYI - I can get drafted (luckily, Daniel Berrigan burned my draft board’s records) and I pay taxes, yet I cannot vote for President. On Election Day, I see my neighbors heading to the nearby elementary school to cast their ballots. The voting booth joint is a great leveler; the whole neighborhood - rich, poor, old, young, decrepit and spunky - they all turn out in one day.
But most of you can vote. What can I say? The Republicans have made us less safe than before 9/11, bankrupted this economy, started an illegal war they can’t - and don’t intend to - finish, removed what sympathy (after 9/11) and respect the world had for the US, and have robbed US citizens of many of their basic rights. Global warming? What’s that? Science and education? Investment in our future? No, thanks - we’ll stick with a good ‘ole hockey mom. Ignorant, and fucking proud of it, as is always the case.
Although it looks like a shoo-in, it ain’t over ’til Florida. And there are plenty of racists in this country who will vote against their own best interests. So please, get to your local elementary school, post office, town hall, or whatever, and cast your vote and make this a country we can all be proud of. We can get out of this mess, and life can be better than it is.
David Byrne
NYC
That’s pretty darn cool, and I just felt compelled to share it.
My very first attempt at anything but a normal, standard pumpkin!! I should have worked a little more on the shading, but all in all, I think it’s okay!
The BEST part was the overwhelmingly positive response we got from trick or treaters (and their parents!). Many kids were SO excited to see the pumpkin, asking, “Is that OBAMA???” THAT was the very best part of Halloween to me- kids recognizing someone who has the potential to make a LOT of positive change for our country. What a wonderful feeling!!
Well, what do you think?
Okay, so I didn’t want to say anything, because I didn’t want anyone to know, but I broke the photo gallery on the site. Apparently, when you upgrade the plugin, you also deactivate the plugin. Go figure. Anyways, the photo gallery is back up and working.
Don’t tell anyone it broke.
This made me laugh alot.
After nearly thirty years, David Byrne and Brian Eno are at it again, and have collaborated on an album called Everything That Happens Will Happen Today. Personally, I think it’s a really nice piece of work.
Check it out below.
The Flaming Lips have been working on this bad boy for at least four years that I’m aware of, and now it’s done. I’m sure it’ll be far too weird for words. Just watch the trailer, and brace yourself.
See? What did I tell you?
This new album from Portishead, called Third, is fantastic. The song The Rip is particularly lovely, and gives me goosebumps when I hear it.
