Knock it off, 21st Century.
A commercial for a local insurance plan featured an old lady in a hospital using an iPhone to research medical information and I actually seriously wondered if SHE WAS GOING TO FOURSQUARE-CHECK-IN AT AN MRI MACHINE.
BPTC
“Baby” — Ghostface Killah
Look, the harp is going mainstream! (Mainstreamer?) Now, where’s my harp cover of “Can It Be All So Simple”? Make it happen, Internet.
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Rybak declares Nov. 7 "Suicide Commandos Day" in Minneapolis
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We re-elected him and, in return, he gave us an official day to rock out. Minneapolis Mayor R.T. Rybak announced today that Saturday, Nov. 7, will be Suicide Commandos Day. The language from the official proclamation is too good to paraphrase, grammatical errors and all:
“Whereas, in the words of ‘indie’ music industry shaker and mover, Peter Jesperson at New West Records in L.A., ‘The Suicide Commandos are THE Granddaddy’s of the Minneapolis/St. Paul music scene that later bred The Suburbs, Hüsker Dü, The Replacements, Soul Asylum and The Jayhawks.’
Whereas The Suicide Commandos put the Minneapolis Music scene on the map; and
Whereas The Suicide Commandos carved a path where there was none before. Many of the Minneapolis bands that went onto big success may not have done so without the Commandos having done so.”
What kind of afternoon it has been: I read this article on earthquakes and aftershocks, and then immediately listened to the above track (Uncle Tupelo’s “New Madrid,” here performed by an early-edition Wilco) on repeat for about half an hour.
I think I’ve spent enough time with this song to offer it an official spot in my All Time Top 10. Momentous, I know.
Urlesque: Harp Cover Songs Are Gently and Sweetly Infiltrating YouTube
Oh look, I wrote that. Do you want to know what “Stairway to Heaven,” “Don’t Stop Believin’” and “The Unforgiven” sound like on a harp? Admit it. You do.
From Craig Kilborn’s Late Late Show, possibly my favorite nighttime talk bit of all time: Sir Ian McKellen (you can just call him “Ian”—the rest of the segment is also fantastic) uses his best theatrical voice to read instructions for changing a tire.
[Conspiratorially]: “Affix the new wheel.”
[Update: I thought this clip included the discussion of whether Kilby should address him as Sir Ian, Ian, etc. but it doesn’t.]
experiment over.
We set out to play Farmville as a social experiment for the blog. It’s now ruining our friendship. Also, she’s hacked my Facebook before, so this is a very real concern.
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Libby: hey hey hey you should send me a tree in farmville
Erin: hey hey why you do like farmville so much
Libby: BECAUSE IT’S LIKE FARMING. BUT ON YOUR COMPUTER. frick idk because now i’m invested in it. and i’m gonna have the best farm ever.
Erin: meh
Libby: lam your chicken’s ready
Erin: i can’t. too much of a commitment for me. you know how i feel about commitment
Libby: indeed. but lam i need gifts!
Erin: you can’t ask for gifts. that’s like, the complete opposite meaning of a GIFT.
Libby: I CAN. THIS IS FARMVILLE.
Erin: I’m Xing you out
Libby: LAM PLEASE. JUST ONE TREE. THAT’S ALL I NEED. don’t make me hack your FB
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I could submit iPhone app ideas to the AppIncubator all day long. Can’t wait to strike it rich!
Hamster Calorie Calculator! Random Twitter Spam Thought of the Day! Subway Map Kiosk Locator! (Augmented reality!) Prescription Drug Function Match Game!
This is addicting.
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