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The way I get by
Posted by Terrance Mann
Well, its been a few months since my ramblings have made an appearance on this website. I could tell you that I broke both my arms in a tragic motorcycle accident involving a cross-walking buffalo, thus hindering my capacity to type, but that wouldn't necessarily be the truth. To be honest, my spirits have recently been broken. After noticing a vacuum in the bar/pub market in Phuket, I took all my savings and invested in what I thought was a sure-fire moneymaker. However, it seems the tourists and local people of Phuket are not ready for dwarf-tossing just yet. I sucked up my losses, closed down my bar, Dwarfs R Us, and proceeded to lick my wounds for the past couple of months.
However, with the aid of time and my mp3 player, my spirits have been uplifted. The 2005 Indie rock scene is in full swing and this is turning out to be a stellar year so far. Dwarves and buffalos can't bring this cat down, not when you're listening to the new Spoon album. Anyway, I thought I would pass on a few lists for all you Soulseekers and Bit-Torrent fiends.
Top 5 albums of 2005 (so far)
Gimme Fiction - Spoon (straight-up catchy indie rock)
The Milk of Human Kindness - Caribou (IDM, electronic, psych-pop)
Alligator - The National (indie-rock)
Blinking Lights and Other Revelations - The Eels (all genres)
Woman King E.P. - Iron & Wine (southern folk)
Top Singles of 2005 (so far)
Old Shit/New Shit by the Eels from Blinking Lights and Other Revelations
16 Military Wives by The Decemberists from Picaresque
It Kills by Stephen Malkmus from Face The Truth
The Two Sides of Monsieur Valentine by Spoon from Gimme Fiction
In My Lady's House by Iron & Wine from Woman King E.P.
Yeti by Caribou from The Milk of Human Kindness
Albums to look out for in 2005
Windsurfing Nation - Broken Social Scene
Plans - Death Cab for Cutie
Tanglewood Numbers - Silver Jews
Title unknown - The Notwist
Title unknown - Sigur Ros
Posted Apr 28, 2005 at 05:50 PM | Permalink |
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Nice to see you back again, T-Mann! I think I know where you went wrong with your business venture, though. Trust me on this. This is gonna be big. We're talking Superbrands superstar. We're talking international franchises. I'm talking waterside venues, a kind of water buffalos meets import-export meets OTOP meets distinctive waterside shed ambience hub of Asia. Yes, it's the reborn, new and improved, family-sized (ok, stunted family-sized) Dwharves-R-Us™ OTOP Dwarf-Tossing Buffalo Girls!
Posted by Rick Salasar on April 29, 2005 02:38 PM
WARNING: Interpret the previous comment at your own peril. Not available in all states. Some viewer may find these scenes appalingly childish. And badly spelled. Viewer discretion is advised, though you wouldn't be reading this if you had an discretion now, would you?
Posted by Rick Salasar on April 29, 2005 02:39 PM
Salasar you are a complete loon ;)
Posted by Lance Powers on April 29, 2005 03:52 PM
Wha thank ya, uh thank ya very muhch....
Posted by Rick Salasar on April 29, 2005 04:31 PM
Salasar...I like your thinking on this one. However, regarding OTOP, I'm not sure there will be enough midgets per Tambon, thus we may have to import little people. Wouldn't that break the OTOP regulations?---Bringing in little people from other Tambons?
Posted by Terrance Mann on April 29, 2005 06:12 PM