On Deck
...wherein we listen to what Lawrence's movers and shakers are moving and shaking. to.
- Neko Case, "Blacklisted"
- Celia
- Journey, "Greatest Hits"
- Neil Young, "Harvest"
- Patti Smith, "Horses"
Tubers
...wherein local TV connoisseurs intimate what keeps them on their couches.
- "Twin Peaks" Season 1 DVD
- "Northern Exposure" Season 1 DVD "I lived in Seattle for ten years. : I lived in the town where they filmed 'Twin Peaks,' and we'd always go to visit Roslyn, which is just down the road, where they filmed "'Northern Exposure.' So I'm revisiting that."
- "Dora the Explorer" "My kids like it, and it lets me watch 'Twin Peaks' while they watch 'Dora.'"
Bound Up
Currently reading: "Vineland" by Thomas Pynchon "I'm not that far into it. It gives me good imagery for tattoo ideas. That's pretty much it so far."
One book everyone should read: "The Days Run Away Like Wild Horses Over the Hills" by Charles Bukowski When I'm in a bad mood, he's so harsh it makes me feel better. I wanna go punch somebody in the face, but instead of punching somebody I can read this and it makes me feel like other people have the same feelings I do."
Top websites of the week
- buffo.com He'll tear aphonebook in half, he'll swallow fire, and he'll balance heavy objects on his chin. But most of all he'll scare the hell out of your children. It's Buffo, the world's strongest clown. Have fun trying to get to sleep now.
- whoa.go.ro/bloodninja.htm The next generation of prank calling. Under a variety of usernames, "Blood Ninja" tries to initiate cyber sex with unsuspecting perverts. If the Jerky Boys had ever been funny, and on computers, they would have been Blood Ninja. The first worthwhile thing on the internets. For mature readers.
- beer-hats.com/home.htm Anyone can shove a beer box onto their head. Trust us on this. But it takes a mad genius to make the chapeaus at beer-hats.com. These lagerly lids are miraculously machine stitched into the shape of a cowboy hat, water resistant, and adjustable to fit any size head.
- boxofficeprophets.com Really cool film industry blog. Get release dates, previews, gossip, columns, and much much more. Worried about holding your own in a Steve Guttenberg Oscar buzz conversation? Worry no more. Let the Box Office Prophets work for you.
