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The best attack helicopter in the world, flown by the best pilots in the world, against the best handling sportscar in the world, driven by an idiot. Which handles better?
Some of these were banned, not because of what they showed, but because the censors had really filthy imaginations. Who would have ever guessed?
"Do you want a ride to work?"
"What?"
"Are you going to Manhattan?"
"Yeah."
"Do you want a ride to work?"
"What do you mean?"
"I've got my car over there. I'm going to 58th Street, but you need four people in a car to be allowed to drive into the City. You wanna ride?"
"Nah, man. You're a stranger. Good luck with that, though."
"What?"
"Are you going to Manhattan?"
"Yeah."
"Do you want a ride to work?"
"What do you mean?"
"I've got my car over there. I'm going to 58th Street, but you need four people in a car to be allowed to drive into the City. You wanna ride?"
"Nah, man. You're a stranger. Good luck with that, though."
Tris McCall has posted his 2005 Pop Music Abstract.
I've been considering what more I should say about this. I mean, besides the fact that I really want to share it with you because I think it's awesome.
I won't say anything more. I'll just blockquote two pieces and hope that you feel moved to read the rest on your own.
Bright Eyes — "Easy/Lucky/Free," "First Day Of My Life"Or, selections from Conor Oberst's continuing attempt to make recordings at a faster pace than anybody can play them back. The physics of this project are complicated, but thanks to iTunes and…
During that brief, but sad, period when the Multi-Purpose Solution wasn't making music, I spent some time booking shows at the now gone, but not forgotten, Jersey City rock venue, Uncle Joe's.
The first time might have been the best time. The show featured a band called Tomorrow's Friend.
They were a two-piece, playing a sort of stripped down, loosely tight, rock and roll. They seemed to be only just discovering their instruments. It was pure and gorgeous.
Alessandra, the singer, brings news:
"Some Days Yes, Some Days More Than Yes!", a collection of outtakes…
Yet they've been largely ignored by the industry. I don't expect it to change either. My take is that women are buying more e-gear now because a lot of the tech has become mature—for example, you can buy a five megapixel camera for a reasonable price this year. But watch how the industry tries to court the female consumer. You'll see brighter colors and "simpler interfaces" billed as woman-friendly. Sheesh, most women want what I want: a good product at a good price. Instead, they get vanity mirrors.