WTF?.

As many friends as I have who are into music . . . how come no one has ever told me about Bonnie “Prince” Billy/Will Oldham/Palace Brothers/Palace Songs/Palace Music, aka the same dude just different monkier?

Dude just changed my life.

Richie Tenenbaum Is My Hero.

I’ve been watching Wes Anderson films all week so it’s only fitting that James dropped some goodness on me today. In that vein, I decided I wanted to create some wallpaper for my iPhone and laptop featuring the one and only Richie Tenenbaum aka the Baumer. Not very creative, but enjoy it nonetheless.

The Pixies.

I was watching a Weezer documentary (on Paladia which is a surprisingly decent channel) tonight that Anna so graciously recorded for me. And I forgot just how good and influential The Pixies were. Everybody is probably familiar with Where Is My Mind. But as a whole I’m not sure I can even grasp how ahead of their time they were.

When Top 40 radio in 1988 was playing George Michael, INXS, UB40, and Tiffany . . . these guys were making music 20 years ahead of their time. This sounds as good and fresh today as it did then. Name another band that 20 years later still can claim that their music sounds new and not worn.

Plus a little secret/confession of mine. I used to have a mad crush on the Deal sisters from their days in The Breeders.

Are We That Desperate For Heroes At This Point?.

A pitchman who pitches sham-wows and Oxi-Clean, two indispensable products that only a 21st Century American could ever dream of needing from a 24 hour shopping network . . .

A bizarre former pop star who lived in a decadent NeverLand and sought eternity through countless additions of plastic to his face . . .

A former cover girl whose claim to fame is that America thought she looked good in a bathing suit, a had nice rack and who capitalized on that body to make money . . .

For all of that we mourn.

For all of that we weep.

For all of that we turn our attention for a week.

For all of that we start Facebook groups.

For all of that we devote 24/7 news coverage.

For all of that we give our allegiance to our heroes.

Meanwhile, quietly and subtly, the simple march on.

To You Billy Mays!

To You Michael Jackson!

To You Farah Fawcett!

Thank you for contributing something good and wholesome to the world in your short time. Thank you for living for the good of the world. Thank you for giving us examples of what we could and should be.

Exactly.

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