Phoenix lander...lands!

Yaaaaaaaay

There were visitors from another land this weekend. Apparently there was also some dumpster diving.

Yeah, I'm a sucker for harmony. I'm trying to get the other yard guys where I work to start a quartet with me, but none of us can sing. Also, no one can think of anything besides 'workin' on the chain gang'.

I did suggest we sing Aaliya covers, but I got shot down. Philistines.

Thank you, Barkeeper's Friend!

I used to make fun of my mom for singing the praises of 'Barkeeper's Friend', a cleanser-type product that shines metals, etc. She sounded a bit like those folks on the TV ads, and I've got to say I was skeptical...but boy have I seen the error of my ways! I got an old set of file cabinets with brass hardware, and I'll be gosh-darned if the 'Barkeeper's Friend' didn't shine them up real nice-like in two shakes of a lambs tail! Even compared to the leading cleanser, the results were remarkable!

Any friend of the barkeep is a friend of mine!

How to play like a little kid

These guys came through town in a V-6 with bald tires:

Because we were waiting on tires to get changed, we discovered the key to being little kids. The trick is to have absolutely nothing to do, and nowhere to go. Attempts were made to play stickball with bamboo and pine-cones.


Being boys with sticks, the inevitable then came about...

This was my room in south MPLS when most of its volume was consumed by records, tables, and a sampler.

I heard an interview with Boots Riley on the radio yesterday, and it reminded me of when I saw him speak a few years ago. Uhoh....six? years ago?

He was the keynote speaker at an event arranged by eager college kids who neglected to inform him that he was the keynote speaker until he showed up. He gave an absolutely great speech. He touched on a lot of things, but what I've taken from it most is the belief that logic, debate, and public speaking should be a basic part of public education. Not because he spoke to that point, but because the way he spoke made it pretty clear that he spent a lot of effort learning to give speeches.



Having five binders of negative nearby, I checked to see if I still had a picture of that speech....

Punk Rock Prom 3

This has been a great show every time, so if you're in MPLS, you had better go. The Fillmores usually play brilliant renditions of all your favorite cheesy standards.