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Any record entitled, Fuck Me I'm Famous has got to be good.

The 90's

I guess it was just a matter of time before we all realized that the 90's were rad. Almost everything about shitty 90's music/fashion/lifestyle was awesome...remember how sincerely people didn't give a fuck? When someone had a flannel shirt and wore doc martens and smoked crap cigarettes, they meant that shit. There was absolutely 0 ironic distance and I have to give them props for that. Now it costs 65 dollars at Urban Outfitters to not give a fuck. Looking like you don't give a fuck has become a pretty lucrative business all and all.

My man over at The21GunSalute has been showing love for the 90's in his last few posts. Check out his awesome tribute to Big Johnson T-Shirts, as well as the mix of the most uncool music of all time. Holler at me, Collective Soul!

California is On Fire

You probably knew that, but it is has seemed rather surreal to me to think that the place where I grew up is in eminent danger of burning down. Sucks. Thank God we have FEMA to protect us...what do you think Fearless Leader?

"I will continue to make sure that our efforts are co-ordinated, and that we are responsive to the needs of people... we offer our prayers and hopes that all will turn out fine in the end," Mr Bush said. (BBC News)

Turn out fine in the end? Wow, that sounds like a pretty familiar strategy, you dumb fuck.

Àguas de Março

Sorry for the lack of blogging, I've been trying really hard to read some books and think some deep thoughts. All I got around to was smoking a gang of pot and watching the X-Files.
Here is my favorite song of all time, if anyone knows any short-haired Brazilian chicks with gorgeous voices, tell them that I am available.

Steven Colbert Eats Maureen Dowd's Face

(not really)

check out this op-ed by Steven Colbert. Includes such pearls of wisdom as.

"Surprised to see my byline here, aren’t you? I would be too, if I read The New York Times. But I don’t. So I’ll just have to take your word that this was published. Frankly, I prefer emoticons to the written word, and if you disagree :(

...

Bad things are happening in countries you shouldn’t have to think about. It’s all George Bush’s fault, the vice president is Satan, and God is gay.

There. Now I’ve written Frank Rich’s column too."

Happy Sunday. List to this jam imediatamente! Like now, punk!

Random Thoughts

First of all, go see 2046. This movie, which didn't come out recently, is one of the most beautiful things that I have seen in a minute. I am totally not referring to the multiple bonerific-yet-tasteful scenes with Zhang Ziyi, though I am not hating on that. The dude in this movie brings new meaning to the role of that chinese dude with a moustache who pretty much just makes hot chicks cry. Amazing. I love you, Kar Wai Wong, if you ever want to hang out, drop me a myspace message.

This video blows so much ass...it is seriously shaking my rock-solid commitment to dance music.

Someone must pay.

I went to a really shitty mall yesterday, and it was fantastic. In LA, I would pretty much just frequent cushy ass malls that are outdoors and have fountains. This mall was this angular, dead-looking structure marooned in a gigantic parking lot sea. It was awe-inspiring and horrible to look at. Once inside, I came face to face with the graveyard of pop culture as I wandered in and out of shitty hot-topic rip off stores and ogled to "street wear" and all over print hoodies. I forgot how there is no time in a mall, it is always 3pm, right after 6th period. Fuck yeah mall culture.

LOS ANGELES!!!!!!

Why is it that when I try to big up my city, I sound like an incoherent dumbass. When this dude does it, shit sounds RADICAL.

For me, this pretty much cements BLDGBLOG's dominance of the world.

God I love LA, I see you Randy Newman! Let's get it CRACKIN!!!!

Even Thom Yorke Can

...get down.

A lot has been made of the fact that Radiohead is allowing fans to set their own price for their new album, which is [extremely] questionably title, In Rainbows–but I want to get you guys hooked up with this XXXChange remix of the Eraser. I thought that this song, like all songs, just needed more thump. Turns out I was right.
PS In Rainbows? Dudes are so lucky that they rock balls.

FROM THE DESK OF DR. STEVE BOATENG

FROM THE DESK OF DR STEVE BOATENG
CHAIRMAN ECOWAS CONTRACT AWARDING
COMMITTEE ECOWAS FUND HEADQUARTERS
P.M.B.5028 ACCRA-REPUBLIC OF GHANA.




Greetings to you.I am Dr. Steve Boateng.The chairman,
Contract-Awarding Committee of the Economic Community of West African states (ECOWAS) with its fund headquarters in Accra Ghana. I got your information in a professional database when I was searching through Internet for a reliable, honest and trustworthy person to entrust this business with.



We wish to transfer the sum of( USD45,500,000.00) Into your
personal or company's bank account.It is however agreed, as the account owner in this deal to allow you 30% of the entire sum as compensation,65% will be held on trust for us while 5% will be used to defray any incidental charges and cost during the course of the transaction.



Please urgency is needed as we do not know the time our organization will start the payment hence it is necessary to start on time to forestall any hitch while transferring the fund into your designated account.



YOUR NAME:OCCUPATION: AGE: PHONE NUMBER:NAME OF

YOUR BANK..

Hoping to hear from you.



Best regards.
Dr. Steve Boateng.

Poon

Do you know why I hate this country? Not because we are mean people. Not because we are cowboy jerks who run around the planet crapping on the weak and the powerless. People who think that are giving us too much credit. It is because even the party that is supposed to be the realistic-rough-riding-you-hippies-can't-handle-the-cold-reality-of-the-free-market-economy-which-is-a-historical-inevitability party is a bunch of poonanies. And if the guys who are supposed to be jerks are wieners, then what chance do we really have? Check out this republican lawmaker ALMOST FUCKING CRYING about the the indecency of Janet Jackson's nipple.

Seriously, yall.

Daft Hands

Ladies and gentlemen, I give you Daft Hands.

Don't you ever wonder where shit like this was filmed? My money is on mom's basement.

Interiors

Kind of makes me wish I had a house to interior design...maybe one that wasn't constantly in danger of falling down.

Worst Place On Earth

Some of you may know that I am on a personal crusade against Metro coffee house. I would contend that it is the worst establishment in Austin. They are currently playing an entire album of Sade covers...in French. Shit is very weak.

In case you were wondering, I did go to the DJ Rupture show and it was truly amazing. He never ceases to amaze me. Plus, my friend and I stumbled upon a private event at the same bar where we managed to get some free booze. I think the bartendress snuck some grain alcohol into our drinks, because I was so drunk I went blind two hours in to the show. Big up to AMODA for putting on a great show.