Tales of True Adventure for Rugged Men Not Unlike Yourself
Inspired by a great 1990 New Yorker article.
“We come now to the Acme Spring-Powered Shoes. The remains of a pair of these purchased by Mr. Coyote on June 23rd are Plaintiff’s Exhibit D. Selected fragments have been shipped to the metallurgical laboratories of the University of California at Santa Barbara for analysis, but to date no explanation has been found for this product’s sudden and extreme malfunction.”
I initially thought maybe this was part of a documentary coming in October, but if you click the link in the description, you’ll learn that this video is to promote a tribute band performance in Australia! Anyway, pretty cool recollections by band members and producer Sandy Pearlman. It’s absolutely bonkers to think that Joe Strummer died at 50 and has been gone for almost 24 years.
And just in time for Halloween! What a coincidence.
Or, more specifically NO X 4. Four films to hit in 2028.
Peter Jackson says there’s eight hours of White Album material. Give me that – in grainy, poorly edited format – all day long over imitation crabmeat biopics.
Updated list of “Based on a True Story” productions I’ve managed to avoid:
– Elvis
– Dylan
– Jimi
– Brian Wilson
– Ray Charles
– Hank Williams
– Loretta Lynn
– Queen
– Elton John
– Weird Al
– Johnny Cash
– Bob Marley
I watched The Doors but regret it.
I confess to liking The Buddy Holly Story and La Bamba. And Backbeat.
They’ve got Barry Keoghan – whom I love – portraying Ringo.
Still not going.
And here’s the first single off her brand new album, Lost Weekend. (Edit) Incidentally, Makerbot, Jr. is going to see Bridgers in New York this fall. She’s just a wee bit excited.
On a motorbike, doing 90 in a 55
To another life
Where they make you cut your hair
Impatient with a rifle and your papers
Weightless but not scared
This machine is killing me
I pretended it was make believe
Lost boys
Never grow up, never go home
Lost boys
Never spend their lunch money, yeah
Lost boys
Never grow up, never get old
Lost boys, find me
That one time in East Berlin
Whеn you threw a tantrum with a 57
And broke a rib
You told me you wish you wеre dead
But I don’t believe that
I still wonder how you’re sleeping
And I don’t feel bad, but I’m sorry
This machine is killing me
I pretended it was make believe
Lost boys
Never grow up, never go home
Lost boys
Never spend their lunch money, yeah
Lost boys
Never grow up, never get old
Lost boys, find me
In a twin bed
Where all will be forgiven in an instant
Hands in each other’s hair
We are born again
So who cares where we’re going?
In the morning, you are not there
One, two, three, woo, ah
Lost boys
Never grow up, never go home
Lost boys
Never spend their lunch money, yeah
Lost boys
Never give up, never get old
Lost boys, come find me, yeah
Thanks to the absurdly kind generosity of a friend of ours, Monkeystador and I got to attend the Foo Fighters show in Nashville this past Saturday, which included backstage passes, a tour of all the gear, and a trip to Club Rami (named for the Foo’s keyboard player), a suite stocked with free beer and water.
I’m a casual Foo Fighters fan, but was very pleasantly surprised to learn that QOTSA were on the bill, and then positively THRILLED when they played several songs off my favorite album of theirs, Songs for the Deaf. Some nice YouTuber posted a couple of the highlights, which I now submit for your approval.
You can’t see us here, but were in the pit on the left side.
I’ve recently gotten hooked on this YouTube channel called SPEEED. As the title suggests, it’s mostly car stuff (the host, James Pumphrey, used to be one of the dudes on DONUT), but this episode seems most relevant to you bastards.
I should probably mention that the car videos are great, too. Pumphrey is obsessed with older, affordable foreign cars, and there are several videos devoted to modding and whatnot. Anyway, enjoy or don’t.
Do yourself a favor: put on your best headphones and listen to all eight videos, either one at a time or all at once. You won’t regret it.
Thankyouverymuch.