The Modern Log

Sloan shows be crazy.
They play again in the tri-state area this week – Friday night at the Bell House in Brooklyn. You should be there, for real.

We saw this Megadeth poster in the city today, and El Fano noted that whenever he sees it, he does a double take … because he always thinks it’s Tori Amos. I love El Fano.

I finally bought the Sloan EP Hit & Run but I haven’t listened yet. No idea why I’m putting it off, surely it’s very great, but I better get cracking. Sloan is playing on Monday at Maxwell’s in Hoboken, and there will I be.
Another time when I saw Sloan at Maxwell’s (uhh, 10 years ago), [...]

Yes, I am exhausted from all the cooking and eating and cleaning up. But if you don’t understand why I’m still up, you’ve never watched tv with my mom. I really should be taping this. I ache of laughter

Tomorrow, there is a lot to do. Many thinks to cook and serve. Many things to eat and drink. But all I want to do is sleep.

I love the Muppets. Love love love. And yet, this was about 50,000 times better than I was expecting. Seriously.

My team is up 7-3 in the 3rd, my bed is calling and my eyes are closing. I put in 11.5 hours of work and 1.5 hours on the subway. I completely – inadvertently – ignored Brian Leetch (yeah, that one). I’ve done enough damage today and I don’t have the energy to do any [...]

I’ve learned a very valuable lesson: Drinking too many mimoas because you don’t like the waiter doesn’t show him, it only shows you.

Today, I cried with hysterical – and I mean hysterical – laughter while watching a recent episode of “Parks and Recreation.” I might be unstable.
Can you guess my favorite bit? No, right BEFORE the “Moonwalk” joke. Told you, unstable.

I can’t believe “Praying for Time” was a hit song. It’s such an incredible downer.
That said, there’s a time and a place for an incredible downer, and while I’m not on one, I did totally cry on the train tonight when “Praying for Time” came on my iPod.
For the first time in a long time, [...]

James Franco makes his “General Hospital” premiere tomorrow.
I’ve lost touch with “GH” over the years – once in a while I’ll check in to see what’s happening – or when there’s a big event, like the return of Laura, but my daily viewings fell off about 20 years ago.
Still, I will always love “General Hospital,” [...]

Ok, so I’ve already found a few dream apartments on Craigslist- great locations, reasonable amenities, good prices. Only I can’t move until February.
Should I stop looking / torturing myself?I think this is appropriate research, but it’s NYC- nothing I see now will be on the market in two months. Spinning my wheels unnecessarily? Perhaps. BUT, [...]

Guess what? I primarily think about Joel Plaskett songs! (When I’m not thinking about work and moving and doing my laundry, that is.)
Anyway, one Joel Plaskett song, called “On & On & On,” has a bit about a cat. I have a cat, so this is particularly interesting to me. Joel’s cat, White Fang, is [...]

I want to care about hockey, but I can’t right now. I have work and holidays and family and moving and work and friends and music and work commanding my time. Did I mention work. There’s no room for hockey. And anyway, if half the team (spectacular exagerration) is off the ice with injuries, I [...]

Warning: If you offer all-you-can-drink as a $5 brunch add on, we are going to get way more than our $5 worth. El Fano y Maracas, thank you for a lovely afternoon!

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Joel Plaskett Emergency / “Face of the Earth”

I missed the Joel Plaskett Emergency’s Ashtray Rock when it was out – something about “Fashionable People” just terrified me – but after hearing him perform this in Brooklyn these last couple of times, “Face of the Earth” is now one of my all-time favorites by anyone.
“I [...]

I am pleased to report that last night’s Joel Plaskett show was gorgeous, revelatory and wasn’t packed full of rude, drunk Canadians.
More later.

I got an email from Apple advertising Apps for Girls. Seriously.
Sugar and spice and everything nice — that and a bit of sassiness describes our App Store Essentials just for girls. Play dress up with Dress Your Princess and Roiworld: Fashion Fix. Aspiring scientists can get a head start with Math Flash Cards, while future [...]

No one likes ripping on John Mayer more than I do, but once in a while (like so) he makes a lot of sense.
Here, his Veteran’s Day themed tweets. For a few minutes, he may have made his 2.5 million followers think of someone other than him. He’s a better man that I am.
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