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Glasgow Green June 27th

I saw Radiohead on Friday night.One of the best nights of my life.Bat for Lashes could have been alot better and could have really tried to keep people interested, but maybe the crowd just didn't feel the music. I enjoyed it a bit but it was just a delay for what was to come.Radiohead opening on 15 step was great as it is probably my favourite track on In Rainbows.Highlight of the night for me however was The National Anthem, with the fantastic light shows and the screens really psychedelic.Another highlight was the encore 2+2=5, what a blinding song and i really didn't expect them to play it, but great that they did.To anyone else who was there i hope you really enjoyed it. :) i know i did.
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This summer

- three shirts- cassette tape of The Sugarcubes' album, Here Today Tomorrow Next Week!, for 50 cents- BART- driving- riding my bike- Fahrenheit 451, Where the Red Fern Grows- eating @ local restaurants- listening to music via Youtube videos- worrying about Hollywood bowl ticket, which I still do not have- having family over on the weekdays- making someone cry- mix CDs- stalking Flickr for Natasha Khan pictures
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how little things....

gay pride went well (here in zagreb). *only 5 people got their head smashed*. last year there were molotovy coctails thrown around at crowd..one transparent struck me badly: *The police is here because of you, not us* i don't want this kind of democracy, no sir. apart from thAT (who cares about the basic civil rights, right?) , i'm living in a pretty evolved country since the war finished.
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New Piccies on DAS

The latest image on Dead Air Space is very cute. Looks like the top of Thom's head. Wonder if it's from Glasgow?Ooooh! watch that Dead Air Space. More Piccies and counting. Maybe from upcoming video for House Of Cards according to 'green plastic radiohead'
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Put A Nickle In a Graveyard Machine

I just found me a bottle of bluesSome strange comfort for a soul to sootheAin't it hard, ain't it hardTo want somebody who doesn't want youAnd I've been waitin for a year or a daySome strange weather must be blowin my wayCause I got no mindTo go or to stay or be left behindHolding hands with an impotent dreamIn a brothel of fake energyPut a nickle in a graveyard machineI get higher and lowerI get higher and lowerLike a tired soldierWith nothin to shoot and nowhere to loseIt's a bottle of bluesEgos drone and pose aloneLike black balloons all banged and blownOn a backwoods riverInfidels shiver in the stench of beliefAnd tell me my momma I'm a hundred years lateI'm over the rails and out of the raceAnd crippled psalms of an age that won't thawAre ringin in my earsHolding hands with an impotent dreamIn a brothel of fake energyPut a nickle in a graveyard machineI get higher and lowerI get higher and lowerLike a tired soldierWith nothin to shoot and nowhere to loseIt's a bottle of bluesI just found me a bottle of bluesSome strange comfort for a soul to sootheAin't it hard, ain't it hardTo want somebody who doesn't want youHolding hands with an impotent dreamIn a brothel of fake energyPut a nickle in a graveyard machineI get higher and lowerI get higher and lowerLike a tired soldier with nothin shootAnd nowhere to loseIt's a bottle of bluesBottle of blues---------------------------------One of my new favorite songs.
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Paranoia

What’s your current biggest fear (other than something tragic happening, because that’s boring and predictable)? The more irrational it is, the better! Your goal should not be to identify your biggest fear, but rather to make me feel more normal.My current irrational fear, so nice of you to ask, is that I think I am a bother to everyone I like, even when they haven’t given me a reason to believe that they find me annoying.I’m slowly getting over it. Strong emphasis on the word “slowly.”On the bright side, at least none of us are this girl:
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In this round of Question of the (Sun)day, I ask you to break a norm and report your findings so I can quote you without credit in my midterm.I kid. (But seriously, get the results to me before Monday night.)The real question is: what’s the last thing that annoyed you?My answer? Other than this paper, you mean, since I’ve already let my irritation with it write the last few posts for me? It’s a certain individual who keeps referring to me as “hun.” There is a 100% chance I’m not this person’s “hun,” and even if I was, I certainly wouldn’t be after that condescending term of endearment left their lips in reference to me. Save it for a stray dog.Here is a visual summary:

Your turn.
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Seriously, who are you calling neurotic?

“Neuroticism (emotional instability).”David G. Myers, I’m talking to you again. I really am not a fan of your highly condensed take on this whole neurosis business. In fact, I’m more partial to this:A functional disorder in which feelings of anxiety, obsessional thoughts, compulsive acts, and physical complaints without objective evidence of disease, in various degrees and patterns, dominate the personality.… Although now I’m not entirely sure why. More room for interpretation, I suppose.Also, note to the heinous moron who has been talking on her cell phone for the past five minutes 10 feet away from me: SHUT UP. THIS IS A LIBRARY.Holy Jesus, I’m a hop and a skip away from throwing (what feels like) David G. Myers’ thirty pound book o’ fun across the room at her.When confronted, I’ll say I was merely demonstrating natural selection by both a) weeding the idiots out of the population and b) ensuring that those concerned with education survive (as my other option to get away from her whiny take on how many cinnamon buns she ate this morning and other information that no one, not even the person who originally called her, cares about is by throwing myself out of the library window, which is looking more and more appealing by the second).Hmm. Okay, maybe you win this round, Myers.
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What not to wear

As someone with many thoughts but no formal fashion education, I have taken it upon myself to criticize some of Forever 21’s latest style concepts. Therefore, if any of the following items are currently in your Forever 21 check-out cart, do yourself a favor by deleting them and denying ever having anything to do with them. The seeing world thanks you.As always, I will be accepting thanks for my services in the form of shoes.

Some mornings, I wake up and think to myself, “How can I channel my inner disco ball with my clothing selection?” Oh, wait.

This is hilariously named the “Psychedelic Top,” for the only excuse one could give as to why they bought it would be something along the lines of, “Look, I was on a lot of acid, okay?”

A potpourri of various examples of fail.

A good way to determine whether or not this is appropriate attire is to ask yourself the question, “Am I about to celebrate Kwanzaa?” The answer to both questions should be the same.

Don’t look now, but Bill Cosby’s sweaters have infiltrated the “accessories” category!

What happens when you give a person who recently became blind a sewing machine and whisper, “Georgia O’Keeffe!” in her ear over and over? Had this not been created, the world might have never known.

You know what really makes me upset? When people steal from the elderly. I swear that this exact same material made its debut appearance in my grandmother’s living room in the form of a curtain.In my always humble opinion, a few people should be out of a job right now.
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Glasgow Green

Glasogow は London と比べて、明らかに気温が低かった。晴れとも曇りとも言えない、微妙な空だった。このまま保ってほしい、と願うが、予報は雨。そして、London 最後の曲は、雨降りの歌・・。Paranoid Android(笑)。予報を知ってて、わざと選んだんじゃないだろか、と思ってしまう。〜 rain down, rain down, come on rain down on me 〜ライブ当日昼間、曇りではあったが、時々陽が差した。なんとか大丈夫かも。この日の Ticket だけは、事前に手元に届いていたので、余裕を持って、いろいろ見て歩いた。item25gz4.th.jpgitem38jz2.th.jpg午後4時近く。徒歩で Glasgow Green に向かう途中、いきなり降り出した。けっこう土砂降り。歩きながら、持ってきたレインコートを着込む。結局このあと、雨は強弱はあったものの、最後まで止むことは無かった。恐るべし,Paranoid Android 。・・違うか(笑)。今日も Jonny 側。大体同じ位置。しかし、寒い。吐く息が白いよ。雨、止まないし。ステージ上も寒いようで、皆さんしっかり着込んでた。あんなに派手なライトなのに、LEDだから、ちっとも熱がこもらないんだって。ふ〜ん、だから今日は thom もお腹出さなかったんだね。今日の Jonny はサービス満点だった。ステージ前ぎりぎり端っこで、ギターを弾きまくってJonny 側の観客は、それだけで大盛り上がり、キャーキャー騒ぎまくってた。・・写真撮りたい。雨さえ止めば。Glasgow の観客は、ほんと歌が好き。知ってる曲は、ほぼ大合唱。だから、Fake Plastic Trees で、thom の歌詞怪しくなった時も皆がちゃんと歌ってたので、そのまま続行(笑)。Fake Plastic Trees 大好きな曲なので、Glasgow で聴けて嬉しかったな。当然 Karma Police も歌う歌う。もう曲が終わってるのに、続けてずっと歌ってる。thom もそれにあわせて、また歌ってるし。私は、この曲、別に好きでもなんでもないので、何故、皆が熱狂するのか、いまだにわからない。友達は、合唱ソングだからじゃない? と言うけど、他の曲だって、ずっと合唱してるじゃん。差がわからん。今日は何故か、Jonny の後方に Colin がよく見えた。Colin が、いつも Jonny を気にかけてるのが、よくわかる。Jonny の背中に向けて、一所懸命カウント取ってあげてる。でも、Jonny には見えてないから、意味無いんじゃないかな。それとも、あの兄弟、テレパシー通じてるのか?そして私たちはあることに気付いていた。・・まだ一度も Phil の姿見てない。私は、モニターに映る Phil の顔を、一瞬見た。友達は、今日最後に手を振る Phil が、ちらっと見えたらしい。ドラムの音は、ちゃんと聴こえてるから、きっと元気なんだろう。果たして、最終日、Phil の姿をちゃんと見ることはできるのだろうか?
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345 arrested, kids rescued in prostitution busts

Your fight against Human Trafficing is paying off guys. This article just posted on yahoo.345 arrested, kids rescued in prostitution busts By LARA JAKES JORDAN, Associated Press Writer29 minutes agoWASHINGTON - Hundreds of people have been arrested and 21 children rescued in what the FBI is calling a five-day roundup of networks of pimps who force children into prostitution.ADVERTISEMENTThe Justice Department says it targeted 16 cities as part of its "Operation Cross Country" that caps off five years of similar stings nationwide.Many of the children forced into prostitution are either runaways or what authorities call "thrown-aways" — kids whose families have shunned them. Officials say they are preyed upon by organized networks of pimps who lure them in with shelter or drugs, then often beat, starve or otherwise abuse them until the children agree to work the streets."We together have no higher calling than to protect our children and to safeguard their innocence," FBI Director Robert Mueller said Wednesday. "Yet the sex trafficking of children remains one of the most violent and unforgivable crimes in this country."In all, authorities arrested 345 people — including 290 adult prostitutes — during the operation that ended this week. Since 2003, 308 pimps and hookers have been convicted in state and federal courts of forcing youngsters into prostitution, and 433 child victims have been rescued, Mueller said.The cities targeted in this week's sting are: Atlanta; Boston; Dallas; Detroit; Houston; Las Vegas; Los Angeles; Miami; Montgomery County, Md.; Oakland, Calif.; Phoenix; Reno, Nev.; Sacramento, Calif.; Tampa; Toledo, Ohio and Washington.The problem of child prostitution has taken on a new urgency in recent years with the growth of online networks where pimps advertise the youngsters to clients. The FBI generally investigates child prostitution cases that cross state lines.The cases aren't easy to convict.In April 2006, for example, charges against a Nevada man resulted in a hung jury after his 14-year-old victim refused to testify against him. Months later, however, a second jury found Juan Rico Doss of Reno, Nev., guilty of forcing two girls — ages 14 and 16 — to sell sex in Los Angeles, Sacramento, San Francisco and Oakland.A University of Pennsylvania study estimates nearly 300,000 children in the United States are at risk of being sexually exploited for commercial uses — "most of them runaways or thrown-aways," said Ernie Allen, president of the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children."These kids are victims. This is 21st century slavery," Allen said. "They lack the ability to walk away."
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I'd like to recommend a book I just bought yesterday (I've read about half so far) called The Music Lesson: A Spiritual Search for Growth Through Music by Victor L. Wooten. It's answered a lot of the questions I had about how music 'works' and why it's the most powerful form of art. I think it's brilliantly written... in a way that's not condescending or off-putting at all, and most of all--even though it's a book for musicians--I understand the musical terms in a way I was never able to before. I kind of found this book by accident. I am also reading Music, the Brain, and Ecstasy: How Music Captures Our Imagination by Robert Jourdain. I have no doubt that it's a great book as well (my brother who's an avid reader and a musician recommended it to me), but after the first chapters I got completely lost, not knowing anything about music theory. Wooten's book--instead--is extremely easy to understand although it probably goes more into depth into that subject.One of the best things about taking the bus to work is that I've almost been forced to read again. I couldn't do this for the past four years or so.... maybe longer. I got bored of looking at the same streetscapes after the first week so I decided to finally start reading Thomas Mann after trying for who knows how long. I managed to finish a book of his short stories. I love his style and subject matter, by the way, and I've also finished reading a self-help book someone urged me to read. I did... even though I hate that type of book... and it was okay. I definitely wouldn't have bought it and wouldn't read it again but I decided to take the best out of it and put it into practice.I've been suffering from depression most of my life and it's been worse these past few years, so I'll try anything at least once if there's any hope I'll ever come out of this. Even music doesn't work its magic on me anymore... not as much as it did before. The book I'm reading will hopefully work its magic on me. Over the past few days I've learned a lot about myself and about the decisions I've made over the past few years. It's been 'enlightening'. I had almost convinced myself I'd never understand. I'm starting to now and I'm experiencing more beautiful moments as a result.
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Victoria Park

item58je6.th.jpgitem59qr1.th.jpgLondon 2日目。今日も快晴。今日もまず Box Office で Ticket を受け取らなければいけない。そして、この日の Ticket のうち1枚は日本の友人の Scottish の友人(私も顔見知りだけど)に渡さなければ。Dublin でとりあえず会って待ち合わせとか決めておこう、と一応計画はあったのに、いい加減な私は、そういえば Dublin で会えなかったね、で結局、当日を迎えてしまったのだ。携帯メールのやりとりで、3時に Box Office 前で会う約束になったのだけど、会えなかったらどうしよう、という不安が拭えない。何しろ、Box Office 受け取りの人が、かなり大勢いるのだ。私から見ると、そのほとんどすべてが外国人なので、紛れて見つけられない可能性は、大いにあり得る。でも,相手は私の顔がわかるというし、きっと私が見つけられなくても向こうが見つけてくれるだろう・・。しかし、最大の難関は別にあった。前日の夜、暑さと煙とでかなり参っていた私は、帰りのバスで酔って完全にノックアウトされてしまっていた。吐いて吐いて、胃液しか吐くものが無いのに、まだ吐き気は収まらない。喉の奥に煙が詰まっている感じがして、気持ちが悪いのだ。次の日になっても、まったく治らず、食欲は0。動くと息が切れるし・・。でも、約束だからなんとか3時までには Victoria Park に行かないと。昨日より1時間ほど早めに出発した。・・ちょうどランチタイムぐらい。それがいけなかったのか、バスは途中で大渋滞にはまる。動いたり止まったりの繰り返しで、私は完全に酔ってしまい、Mile End に着いたとき、もう一歩も動けなかった。それでも、Ticket 受け取って渡さないと、という一心で休み休みなんとか Victoria Park までたどり着いた。Box Office まで行くと、すぐに待ち合わせの相手と会うことができて無事に Ticket も渡すことができ、なにかすごく大変なことを成し遂げたような気分になった(笑)。開場して中へ。今日は、気分を変えて Jonny 側。昨日とほぼ正反対の位置の最前。Jonny がさぞかし良く見えるだろう、と思ったら、彼は、結構奥に引っ込んでしまうので、逆に見えない。と同時に、 Ed が常に、ステージ前方にいる事実に気付かされて(なにしろ Ed 側でどんなに端から見てても、thom が見えなくなることはあっても Ed が見えなくなることは無いから・・)普段、まったく意識してないことだったので、可笑しかった。そして、この日のライブは、凄かった・・。Jonny 側で見たことも、一因だろう。この日の Jonny は、神懸かり的にすごかった。以降、必ず Jonny 側で見るようになってしまった。どちらかというと、Ed 側でまったり、のんびり見るのが好みだったのに。1曲目が Reckoner 。最近のライブで一番好きな曲。この曲で始めたのは、この日だけ。頑張れって励まされた気がした・・(妄想だ)。でも、ほんとは、この曲、後半で日が暮れてからの方がいい。ライティングと音が一体となって、音が降ってくるような感覚ですごく綺麗なんだよね。アンコールで演奏した The Bends 。今日の The Bends は、高速 Bends。一時期、止まっちゃうくらいのテンポで演奏してたけど、やっぱり、速い方がかっこいい。鳥肌立つくらいの迫力だった。Jonny のギターは、とにかくすごくかっこ良かった。thom がいるのを、忘れちゃうくらい(笑)。いや、thom は、いつもかっこいいよ。・・たぶん、ね。そういえば、今日の thom の衣装は、赤ピタパンツ。お気に入りらしい。ライブ中、何度も、お腹とはみパン、見させていただきました(笑)。今日は、今日のライブは、全員かっこ良かった。ライブ見ている間中、凄いな〜って感動してた。音と迫力に圧倒されてた。radiohead 好きで良かったって、素直にそう思った。こういうライブ見たくて、海外まで見に行ってるんだよ、きっと。
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