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Rick’s Tweet Week for 2010-08-22

rshangle — Sun, 22 Aug 2010 12:12:00 +0000

Bold new demo from Bedthrone: Grey Titmouse. Machines… http://bit.ly/d4sARo #

Wow

rshangle — Sat, 14 Aug 2010 20:07:53 +0000

So many truths. Where does one begin?

Rick’s Tweet Week for 2010-08-08

rshangle — Sun, 08 Aug 2010 12:12:00 +0000

@AndrewWK I so know what you're talking about. in reply to AndrewWK #

Rick’s Tweet Week for 2010-08-01

rshangle — Sun, 01 Aug 2010 12:12:00 +0000

@stevetompkins Alicia W.K. in reply to stevetompkins #
@MarkSchulte he'll do anything if the time's right. in reply to MarkSchulte #

The Black Keys – DAR Constitution Hall – Washington, D.C. – July 26 2010

rshangle — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 19:58:24 +0000

Stench of hipsters everywhere. Have never heard these guys. Almost as much air-drumming as at a Rush show, and Patrick (drums, tambor-drums) looks and sounds like he hits the drums nearly as hard as Neil Peart. Dan (guitar, marac-tar, gui-bass) has all the rock moves down — the Moon-Walk-Back-to-the-Amps, the Shuffle-Back-Up-to-the-Mic, the I’m-Creeping-Back-Up-Halfway-OH-JUST-KIDDING-Moon-Walking-Fast-Back-to-the-Amps, the Side-Shuffle, the Skedaddle, the Hopping-On-One-Leg-With-Other-Leg-Suspended-In-Highkick, the Standing-On-Drum-Risers-HELP-ME-I’M-FALLING-OFF-Hah-No-Just-Kidding-I’m-Not, the Bobble-Head, the Wobbly-Head, The-I’m-Hitting-The-High-Note-On-Tiptoes, the Hunched-Over-Hopping-Muppet, and the Forward-Springing-Bam-Bam-Bam-The-Song-Is-Over. This is definitely the music you tighten up to. All the chicks are in cocktail dresses, while all the guys fit into Exhibit A-B-C-D below. Girl in front of me keep standing up so I kick her seat and she glares at me and sits down, until the end; I guess she won. Patrick hits drums with the tamborine — a bold new style (or maybe revivalist). Two guys from opening act (The Morning Benders) come out to play bass and keyboard for a few songs, are not audible but are stoned. I ask Kelley if this is louder than the Mogwai show, she says almost. Inter-song banter is handled by square sine-wave feedback pattern.

On the day of the technological singularity, when A.I. erases all record and memory of the White Stripes ever existing, these guys are going to make it big on the merit of their originality.

UPDATE JUL 27 2010: Kelley’s ears still hurt. Not ring, hurt. That’s the power of the Black Keys.

UPDATE JUL 27 2010: Kelley indicates that the guys playing occasional backup with the Black Keys weren’t from the Morning Benders, but offers no insight into who they were. You’ve made it big when you can afford to keep two guys in reserve to play on five songs.

Exhibit A-B-C-D

the Morning Benders (video)

Black Keys – final tones (video)

Disgusting hippie in frontish rows, raging.

The DAR

Panoramic collage via AutoStitch for iPhone

Side-Action

Dinner

Rick’s Tweet Week for 2010-07-25

rshangle — Sun, 25 Jul 2010 12:12:00 +0000

Compass Mobile Stand – Compass Mobile Stand – Twelve South: http://twelvesouth.com/products/compass/ via @addthis #

Rick’s Tweet Week for 2010-07-18

rshangle — Sun, 18 Jul 2010 12:12:00 +0000

New sounds from Bedthrone – "Pool Party". The sounds of Summer are here. See you at the pool. http://bit.ly/bXtzs8 #
Losers. http://tweetreel.com/?ygy5q #

Down hard

rshangle — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 00:29:51 +0000

I hope she likes butt smells.

“Life is Hot In Cracktown” delivers exactly what it promises

rshangle — Mon, 07 Jun 2010 17:57:03 +0000

Kelley and I Tivo’d Life is Hot In Cracktown because it’s a title that, on the surface, sets the expectation that it will deliver nothing. I hoped it was a documentary because little pleases me more than safely/remotely mocking the suffering of an actual drug addict, so I was a momentarily disappointed when the film turned turned out to be fiction.

That frown was turned upside down within the film’s scathing first 3 minutes. Joy peaked throughout, and depression only returned when the credits rolled.

Imagine that there is a film called Life is Hot In Cracktown. Now imagine that it delivers _exactly_ what the title promises, and then delivers more than that — a lot more. That’s what you’re in for with this cinematic achievement, compared to such recent tripe as London’s Next Wolf-Man.

You owe it to yourself to see Life is Hot In Cracktown and give yourself over to the power of it.

Important Announcement

rshangle — Sun, 30 May 2010 22:56:30 +0000

I probably shouldn’t be talking out of school on this issue, but something very important and special is happening and it needs to be shared.

A secret... revealed?

I found this book sitting, bookmarked, in my Mom’s kitchen today. She hasn’t said anything, but I know the truth and am so excited to share with the world the news that can certainly be the only justification for this object’s presence in her home:

My mom, at 73, is having another baby!

Soon, I will have a little brother or sister, merely 37 years younger than myself! Just like I always wanted, someone to love and play with. So much that, later in life, I went out and met/acquired one. You may know her — my wife, Kelley.

This is clearly a medical miracle, and I don’t want to jinx anything so I won’t speak any further on the topic. I hope I haven’t already said too much!

Be sure to call her and congratulate her / wish her well!

cat power

rshangle — Sat, 15 May 2010 16:29:40 +0000

So close

rshangle — Wed, 28 Apr 2010 22:10:42 +0000

The combination of tweaks to key ingredients and this le Creuset cooking finery acquired at the factory reject store will send my secret beef chili recipe spiralling to new heights of majesty.

master chief sings!

rshangle — Tue, 27 Apr 2010 19:50:13 +0000

Big city nights

rshangle — Tue, 20 Apr 2010 04:49:11 +0000

Kicked it in the sun

rshangle — Sat, 17 Apr 2010 01:57:16 +0000

This is the Frys store attached to their home office in San Jose CA.

Despite that fact, it managed not to have the standard audio cable that was the only thing I went there to buy.

$600 later, who laughs last? I hope when the aliens send asteroids at us, they hit this place first.

Animal

rshangle — Fri, 16 Apr 2010 20:00:31 +0000

I’m an animal! Animaaaaaaaaal!

File Under: Gilly

rshangle — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 19:47:06 +0000

Ice doom

rshangle — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 17:59:00 +0000

There can be no survivors.

Is the world about to change?

rshangle — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 18:09:19 +0000

We shall see.

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All Hail the Once and Future King

rshangle — Sat, 16 Jan 2010 00:01:06 +0000

A douche in full. Here’s your crown, Your Majesty.

I assume offscreen the audience was crushing newborns and the enfeebled in a dash to escape before the shocktroopers rappelled in.