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IKEA and Seltzer Bottles
It’s finally cool to collect seltzer bottles. I was so ahead of the curve on this one.
See page 4 of the IKEA catalog. Sure, only three… but it’s a start.
Overheard Conversation: Germans in America
Place: Boston Market – Claymont, DE – 1:15 PM
An engineer type man in his late 40’s explains the history of German immigrants and their profound impact on America to a slightly younger East Asian man who listens intently.
Makes the following claims: there are more Germans in America than any other immigrant, the impact of German culture is extremely prominent in American culture today, this is evidenced by the popularity of how most communities celebrate Oktoberfest, German songs (including polkas) are still taught in school, and music lessons in many public schools still feature the accordion – which if not for Germans would have never made it to the US.
Dear Dick Yuengling,
Dick, you got the goods, we all know it. Let’s not fuck around anymore with the bullshit beers. Your porter isn’t that good, and your black & tan is only passable. Obviously, in Pottsville, Premium means shitty. So please just make regular Lager and your best beer: Lord Chesterfield Ale.
Why can’t I buy this in a case anywhere in Eastern PA? You’re not marketing this product hard enough!
Stop making Light Lager, Premium Lager, and Premium Light Lager focus on the Old Lord.
Respectfully,
Chris
V/A There is Some Fun Going Forward (1972)
I was searching for more Clifford T. Ward (after liking what I heard on the Zigzag Junkshop Comp.) and came across a Dandelion Records Compilation from 1972, which was reissued with a bunch of extra tracks. There is wide range of soft to heavy rock with some experimental noise to boot (Vorblifa).
I recommend.
If you can read Portuguese: read this blog. (links to rapidshare)
Time for Zero Growth
“Overrun World. Davis does not think such appalling correctives need ever become necessary. Instead, he feels, futurists should accept the fact that persuasion, not family planning, is the answer to population growth. He suggests economic persuaders to encourage the postponement of marriage and the limitation of births within marriage. How? Among other methods, by charging substantial fees for marriage licenses; levying a “child tax”; taxing single persons less than married ones; eliminating tax exemptions for children; legalizing abortion and sterilization.
As extreme as Davis’s suggestions are, he sees them as the best alternative to a world overrun by people.”
2.6 GB! Thanks, Monolinugal
Monolingual removed 2.6 GB worth of non-english from my G5!
An enthusiastic and xenophobic thank you!
Fading Ad
Fading Ad by Frank H. Jump is one of my favorite blogs.
The Fading Ad Campaign began as a photographic project documenting vintage mural ads on building brickfaces in New York City spanning nearly a century. It has become a metaphor for survival for me since, like myself, many of these ads have long outlived their expected life span. Although this project doesn’t deal directly with HIV/AIDS, it is no accident I’ve chosen to document such a transitory and evanescent subject. Of the hundreds of ads I’ve photographed, many have already been covered up, vandalized, or destroyed. But still many silently cling to the walls of buildings, barely noticed by the rushing passersby.
This blog was originally designed to be a cross-curricular instructional tool, emphasizing science & technology while examining media literacies and cultural movements. Fading Ad Blog has since grown to become a collaboration with urban archaeologist around the country and from here in Brooklyn as well.
There is a good chuck of old Scranton, PA related ads.
I highly recommend visiting.
I think I need a perm…
“Why don’t you put in some permanent waves
You’ll look smooth, you’ll look cool, you’ll be laughing
You’ll get lots of dates, you’ll be made, you’ll get laid
You’ll get out and about, you’ll be laughing
Oh, you’ll be O.K. once you get those permanent waves”
– Ray Davies, The Kinks “Permanent Waves” on the album Misfits (1978)
Disney World – 20 years ago
I haven’t been to Disney World since 1988. I was 8. These are the few incidents I remember:
- It was disgustingly hot.
- Epcot Center was terrible, we waited in line in Germany to get a giant hot dog. We stayed there all day just to watch fireworks at the end.
- Future World was very creepy, at this point in my life I hated all vegetables, but especially those that had been grown to 5x their normal size.
- I was deathly afraid to ride Space Mountain, I closed my eyes for most of it.
- I was very excited to ride Thunder Mountain.
- For some reason or another, our camera didn’t work (not atypical in our family) – so my father purchased pre-made slides from many Disney attractions. Thus we have no photographs of us as a family in Orlando.
- We ran into our dentist outside the Hall of Presidents. He eventually made copies of all his videos in Orlando for us. It was somewhat awkward to watch videos of things you kinda experienced through the lens people you barely knew.
- There was a penny arcade, nothing cost less than a quarter.
- Many people told us how great Orlando would be next year, once they opened Universal Studios.
- I liked It’s A Small World more than Pirates of The Caribbean.
- Having a parade everyday for no reason makes no sense. What made less sense was why we had to see it multiple times.
- I did get a Mickey Mouse hat (the fake ears) with my name embroidered on the back.
- We waited in line to eat at the Country Bear Jamboree for what must have been hours (I think with reservations). I fell asleep at the table with my face on an empty plate throughout the entire thing. Apparently I slept through the entire table playing music on pots, pans, and washboards.
- We saw Shamu at SeaWorld, we left after half a day because it was too hot and we wanted to go back to the hotel to swim.
- Michael Jackson’s 3D movie (Captain EO) was neat, nothing bad could ever happen him.
- On the trip home, my parents asked my sisters and me how we liked the trip and we each replied that we would have preferred to go to the shore instead. This infuriated our parents. Disney World has barely been talked about since.
- I secretly wanted to go Space Camp.
A special day…
Today is the first day I have ever heard a Leonard Cohen song on the radio. Considering I’ve been listening to Leonard Cohen’s music for 10 years, that is somewhat remarkable. He is in the RRHOF – so obviously his populatrity or importance demands some airplay… its not like I’m upset for not hearing Gentle Giant on the radio.
WFMU (Jersey City, NJ, freeform radio 9:16 pm).
followed by Barclay James Harvest, and Brian Eno… is this rediculous or what?
Money
The Flying Lizards – Money
new rule for concerts
new rule: audience shall not clap 20 seconds after the song begins, and shall remain quiet until the song has concluded, or the performer makes an obvious and reasonable (and deserved) call from the crowd for participation.
this goes to you Old Timers. you havent heard the song in 20 years, you forgot the first verse… when he hits the refrain you finally realize that the song he’s playing is track 2 on his greatest hits… too late! you missed it. let it go. why interrupt a song to let everyone else know that you just figured out what song it was? you should be embarassed. sit in silence as punishment and hopefully he’ll play that song that once made you think you were the deepest twenty-something around. or just clap earlier with the rest of the real fans.
b’cause
typing b-‘-c-a-u-s-e saves you absolutely no time compared to b-e-c-a-u-s-e. therefore it should never be employed and those who employ it are clearly d’uchebags.