Futile Horn

07.30.2003 - 11:06 pm (there are no books upon your shelves)

One day I was watching MTV and the video had an “Exclusive” tag. I changed the channel to find the exact same video on B.E.T. This can only mean that you can’t view a music video without it coming through Viacom.

When I get my record deal, I am going to do something completely unheard of and smile on my album cover. Not a demented smile, not a sadistic smile, not an I just had sex with your mom smile, but as absolutely genuine and pleasant as I can muster. It’s going to grab your eye like no naked Siamese twins on a teeter-totter ever could.

I took my namesake cousin and his friend on a tour of the city today. Christ, my cousin can shop. I took them to a restaurant in Chinatown, and I think I sent the friend reeling into culture shock (I’ve truly no idea what his name might be). I don’t think he can handle anything besides cabbage and shepherd’s pie.

I’ve always been kinda wary of the retro movements in fashion and music, and today I’ve decided that I simply cannot cope with the notion that my parents are somehow cooler than me.

The Virgin Megastore has good CDs for $10. Wooooee!

Holy shit, the White Stripes did a Dylan cover. It’s that song that the people who own only the Desire album (because they didn’t realize they could get “Hurricane” off of Greatest Hits, Vol. 3) all inexplicably declare is their favorite Dylan track. It’s a good song, but I never could have anticipated a universe with a 20-something army of “One More Cup of Coffee” fans.

I think the best thing Dylan has done in the last ten years was to put together his current band. I was listening to a song off the Masked and Anonymous soundtrack today. Bob’s all right, but they’re awesome.

I also bought an Elvis Costello album.

I just read the following paragraph over at cnn.com

"The president has taken a courageous stand in favor of traditional marriage at a moment in American history when the courts are conspiring with anti-family extremists to undermine our nation's most vital institution," said the Rev. Louis Sheldon, chairman of the Traditional Values Coalition.

Is this a vicious misrepresentation or a gross stupidity to suggest there is an organized gay conspiracy to sabotage peewee soccer leagues? I have to admire Mr. Rev. Louis Sheldon’s courage to publicly pronounce such asinine statements with a straight face.

I think I am going to get a cup of coffee because I need some time both out of the house and alone.

Most things are solved by violence. Don’t let anyone tell you different.

Born to play the funky céilí,
Futile Horn