9/11

Right now I'm sitting here at my computer trying to avoid seeing all the memorials and newscasts. For me, living through it once was enough. I'm not saying that it's not needed, there is still plenty of healing to be done.

This was a day that rocked a nation from coast to coast. I know plenty of people that are still afraid to get on an airplane for fear of attack.

For me, I offer this advice: Take hold of your moments while you are alive. They pass by much to quickly and can be snuffed out in an instant. Live each day with love in your heart and know that when the time comes you've shared that love with at least one person.

And to quote a wise and wonderful man...

"Wherever you go
Whatever you do
Whatever you say
Say it with love" ~ Justin Hayward

Elvis Costello Love

I was reading an entry at a friend's LiveJournal and I now feel compelled to share this link with you.

That is a link for some Top of the Pops clips of my darlin', divine and dashing Declan. I've watched half of the clips already, and I can't tell you which is my favorite.

Radio Radio - Sexy young Elvis and a Studly Steve Nieve with a Beatle mop top cut...

I Wanna Be Loved - Thud

Everyday I Write the Book - He can put his hands in my sweater any day

Sulky Girl - You talking to me, Stud bucket?

She - I'm on my back screaming take me I'm yours.

Ok..nuff said...I want to snog Mr. Costello senseless...is this not apparent?

A friend's maiden blog

I would like to invite all my readers to visit The Certifiable Wenches Blog to read the maiden post of a good friend of mine, Linda...aka Squirt.

This is her maiden post in blogland, and she has alot of fun tales to share with us.

As many of you know, the above mentioned blog is a community blog, and any of you wenches out there that would like to participate are free to fill out the application for wenchdom...or email Deb or myself...(I have more time these days though) and we'll see if you can be a wench.

So all that said, go over and see what Linda has to say! Now!

The Musings of the Music Whore aka Random Thoughts

I was inspired to bring my musical/entertainment thoughts to the world...courtesy of David. Funny this is one of the first times I've agreed with David. Oh and I promise, no mentions of my favorites in this post...Though I still think Krallomort and Miss Piggy are long lost sisters.

1. Musical genres come and go....isn't it about time we lost grunge for awhile?

2. Will Vh-1 ever do an I love the 60's show or will they just forget that decade and move on to the 90's which I so didn't love.

3. Captain Sensible, why does such a sexy punk rock dude have a fetish for wearing tutus and singing about turkeys?

4. While I'm on the subject of Cpt. Sensible...allow me to ponder his band: the Damned....Why is such a hottie like Dave Vanian married and with child on the way this year. (sobs)

5. Simon and Garfunkel Reunion Tour are we desperate for cash guys or just jealous of the Eagles success?

6. Do we really want to read a book written by Madonna to our children?

7. How many more pop acts are going to go "Broadway"? The Guys from ABBA did Chess with Tim Rice...So did Elton...the Pet Shop Boys..have done a show on the West End..now Boy George...

8. The Concert for George is coming out on DVD soon...Just another reason for me to cry.

George I miss you...



9. Hillary Duff is touring....Why....why....why?

10. Why does the world care about Bennifer...both are obnoxious and one of them can't sing as well as not being able to act..

Get Drunk Get Disgruntled..but most of all Elvis Costello wants you to Get Happy

Well for having no money at all, I managed to get 2 out of the 3 reissues today. For those of you not in the Costello/Rhino reissue loop; this psycho label is putting out 3 titles of Mr. Costello's back catalog every few months(years....). The 3 albums that have hit stores today are fantastic: Punch the Clock (pure 80s mixed with a little Elvis snarkiness), Get Happy (Can't make me any happier than this) and Trust (From a whisper to a SCREAM).

Ok..I'm sure you're wondering why you should buy these, what with the call to boycott the RIAA and all. I'm going to give you 3 reasons, all of them good.

1. Each CD has a bonus disc of demos/rarities and other happy stuff.

2. Liner notes written by EC himself.

3. (This one is the Music Whore's Personal Favorite) Pictures!!!!!

I mean really....Can you turn this face down?

Cut Piece

Yoko Ono's at it again! For world piece she's staging an exhibit in Paris on Sept 15. Allow me to exlain the Cut Piece exhibit to you. Yoko is going to sit on a stage and allow audience members to cut of pieces of her clothing with scissors. To read the article from the Times Online click the linky.

Yoko is 70!

I would advise everyone considering to take part in this to just donate money. Please, please don't cut off Yoko's clothes. We really don't need to see that!

GAH!

How about Dress Yoko For World Peace?

Or even still...Teach Yoko to Sing for Peace!

Things that Make a Moody Lady...Moody

Here are the tentative dates for the Moody Blues fall tour. Two guesses why the Music Whore is pissed off..and is a generally unhappy Hay Ho?

29 October Ft. Myers, FL
Mann Performing Arts Hall
Tickets.com

30 October Sarasota, FL
Van Wezel Performing Arts Center
Tickets.com

31 October Melbourne, FL
King Center
Ticketmaster.com

1 November Boca Raton, FL
Mizner Park Ampitheater

2 November Clearwater, FL (2 shows)
Ruth Eckerd Hall
Ticketmaster.com/ Tickets.com

4 November Jacksonville, FL
Florida Theatre Jacksonville
Ticketmaster.com

5 November Atlanta, GA
The Tabernacle

6 November Birmingham, AL
Alabama Theatre

7 November Biloxi, MS
Grand Casino Biloxi
Ticketmaster.com

8 November Robinsonville, MS
Grand Casino Tunica (stroll to bottom)
Ticketmaster.com

9 November St. Louis, MO
Savvis Arena

11 November Evansville, IN
Centre Theatre

12 November Indianapolis

13 November Rosemont, IL
Rosemont Theatre

14 November Detroit, MI

15 November Grand Rapides, MI
DeVos Hall

16 November Toledo or Toronto

18 November Reading, PA
Sovereign Center

19 November Salisbury, MD
Wicomico Civic Center

20 November Upper Darby, PA
Tower Theatre

21 November Albany, NY
Palace Theatre
Ticketmaster

22 November New Brunswick, NJ
State Theatre
Tickets.com

23 November Providence, RI
Providence Performing Arts Center
Ticketmaster

25-26 November New York City
City Center

28 November Augusta, ME
Augusta Civic Center

29 November Wallingford, CT
Oakdale Theatre

30 November Lowell, MA
Tsongas Arena

Oh and click here to sign Mr. Hayward's online B-day card from the This Morning site.

Monday Mission

I did this, because some silly wench didn't update the 7 on Sunday which I love doing on Mondays. Wah!!!
This is last week's btw, cos it looked, as Mr. Proops would say, funner.


1. The North Carolina Press Photographers Association (NCPPA) recently took back a photographer's three awards when it was learned that he had digitally altered some photos. Do you think it is "unethical" for newspaper photographers to use PhotoShop to alter the images they capture? Should journalists be held to a higher standard?

Now here is an interesting question. I have to say that I would agree that altering a picture that has something to do with a news story (not celebrity photos...put simon lebon's head on some hot naked guy..I don't care) is wrong. It can distort a person's perception of the event depending on what the photographer has done. I'm not saying that they shouldn't clean up photos if it's necessary, but lord knows what some people will do for a story.

2. On the flip-side of journalistic integrity, several newspapers are choosing not to run the Sept. 7 edition of "Doonesbury" because it mentions masturbation. I just don't care for Doonesbury anymore, but it made me wonder how much progress we've really made as a society. Is masturbation a bad thing? Even in the times in which we live, is it something that can't be spoken of still? And just for grins, do you really believe people who say they've never done that?

Masterbation Masterbation Masterbation. I would think that in this enlightened age (ha ha ha) we should be able to speak of it, if we want to. If this were England, that comic would probably have seen more print. Only in America, where we are closet prudes, do we censor something so trivial. Ooops I didn't know we couldn't talk about sex! What was I thinking? Oh and anyone who says they never have done that...is most likely lying through their teeth.

3. If you had the power to be the Webmaster Almighty, what one thing would you eliminate entirely from the World Wide Web?

Oh geeze just one? How about the Porn sites that send out all those spam emails that make me want to kill people a few zillion times a day. I think that would reduce my day to day stress!

4.Did you grow up in the same town when you were young, or did your parents move around a lot? How do you think that impacted your life? Has it had any affects on your adult life?

I was born and raised in the tiny hamlet of Charleroi on Mon River. I still live in that tiny hamlet. I don't think it's had any affect on my adult life, other than to give me proof that stupid people live in the Mon Valley. But wait, I've stayed in cities for days at a time and guess what! Stupid people live there too. I can now appreciate the fact that stupid people in a small towns are annoying but in a more tolerable redneck kind of manner. Stupid people from cities need to be put away.

Ok..so I guess I can say living here has made me appreciate small town stupidity!

5. Who deserves to be called a Liar to their face? What would you say to them to publicly humiliate them? ("Liar, liar, pants on fire...")

George W. Bush...no if's ands and buts about it. What I'd say to him?

Weapons of Mass Distruction? I don't fucking hardly think so...you ass munch, where are they hiding them, up your tushie?

6. How do you picture Heaven?

All my concubines sitting around waiting to serve me. Sigh...oh and some harp music too...

7. Who do you hope to meet in the afterlife?

If the afterlife is kind to me, I'd like to meet the family members that I didn't get to know while they were alive, or didn't get to know because they had passed on, before I popped into this world. I'll also add a handful of celebrities if they can spare me some celestial time...(particularly George Harrison)

BONUS: When you�re gone how can I even try to go on?

I'm sure you'll survive..go buy a donut and coffee...you won't even miss me.

Back to work tomorrow!

I have to say having a month off work truly sucks. Especially when it's not a vacation, month off work. ARGH! I've been hounding my boss for over three weeks trying to figure out if I have a job or if I should be looking. I finally got a straight answer from the man today!

It looks like I may be going back to work tomorrow!! I'm so very excited, kinda sorta. Kinda sorta, because after 3 weeks off work, you get a little bit lazy. Anyway, I look forward to my life returning to some form of normalcy in the next week. I miss fending off the bill collectors that call my boss!

Ah well much to do today. I have my scanner working at long last. I have many Moody Blues Pics to scan as well as some Elvis Costello pics from a few articles and clippings people have sent me. I also really need to figure out why my printer doesn't seem to want to print. Well the printer on this computer that is. When I try to print a document it wants to go through the network and use the printer on the Emachine.

Oh the aggravation.

But anyway. I also found a new Johnny Depp website, with oodles of lovely pics

Moody Beauty

I think old Moody Pics are the most fun to look at. So thanks to the update at Justin Hayward's website, I decide to share some of their loveliness with you.

Sometimes I do believe there is hope

I was walking through my house, when I heard the strains of The Animal's - House of the Rising Sun. It wasn't coming from my computer or the telly; so I set out to investigate. Low and behold, it was coming from the eldest bratling's laptop. He actually downloaded this song!!

Wootness!

Every now and then he exhibits taste.

Now if only he'd stop playing tracks from Nevermind at bedtime, I would be a much happier auntie! Something about Smells Like Teen Spirit at 1 am, just grates on my one last very frayed nerve. During the day this album is fine, I can even tolerate it...And we all know the Music Whore is not a Nirvana fan, but when it interrupts the Music Whore's sleep, she can get cranky.

So now the bratling has 4 or 5 good songs on his harddrive:

David Bowie - The Man Who Sold The World
Matchbox Twenty - Unwell
The Ramones - I Wanna Be Sedated
The Animals - House of the Rising Sun

Maybe with any luck this list will grow.

At least I get to hear one of Elvis' Concerts from this summer

I just got a copy of the Summer stage show from July. Not the greatest sound of of the shows I have, but I don't care. Cos well I need my EC fix today. I'm completely bummed about the whole Pittsburgh concert scene, as well as my lack of work situation.

All me to pass judgment on the show he put on at the Summerstage on July 11, 2003.

The show opens with a rather disappointing Waiting For the End of World...which was a frequent opener for the Cruel Tour..which is why I'm a bit let down by this. He follows with Beyond Belief....(Do you have to be so cruel to be callous) As I'm listening to this..I can't fault Mr. Costello's vocals they are superb..but damn the audience was noisy..Don't you love being able to hear what the audience is saying while a song is playing?

After Beyond Belief we are treated to a rousing Radio Radio. It's almost funny to hear the audience join in on the chorus. (if only some of em would shut the hell up) Accidents Will Happen is what follows and it's still one of my favorite EC tracks.

I'm sneaking a peak at the setlist over at the Homepage and I only see one disappointing thing; I Want You is not on it. A plus for me is Everyday I Write the Book...except the loud mouths yackity pood through it. This is one song I adore live. (I wish he had done it in Pittsburgh)
and just when I thought it was over..he kicked it up a notch! Oh Elvis...sing this one for me...

Oh my honey bunny Elvis-y poo...Everyday I'd Write A Book for you..

Ooops lapsed into lust mode...and only 5 tracks in.

Next up is one of my favorite's from Kojak Variety: Everybody's Crying Mercy. Something about his voice on this track sends me into fits. I can't explain it.

What I see in this recording so far..and I'm now 7 tracks in, is that this man is still up for a loud rock show. Which has me questioning the next very not so rocking album, North, that he's releasing..it looks like on Oct 1 of this year.

Another baffler with this setlist...is the lack of tracks from Cruel, which is by far the best thing he's recorded since Blood and Chocolate in 86..I'm by no means saying that the albums in between are inferior..just that B and C is totally stellar in his catalog.

The three tracks from Cruel that make the cut for this show, 45 , Tart and Tear Off Your Own Head (It's a Doll Revolution)...Lots of audience gabbing during 45..but it doesn't detract much from Elvis' stellar vocals. What I want to know is where the hell did Alibis go. Grrrr at it's absence.

I'm waiting anxiously to hear my favorite track in the first encore: Man Out of Time. Now you all know where that title came from.

One of my favorite moments so far is the rocking Honey, Are You Straight Or Are You Blind? It makes me want to get up and shake my ass around my bedroom. Ok..no one wants to see or know about that...but hey..I can't help it. This is one song that makes you want to get up and move. Preferrably in a suggestive manner in front of the man singing.

I do throw a question out..where did the song Either Side Of The Same Town come from. He mentioned something at the end of that song..but it went by me too fast to hear.

All in all the quality of the show is a B+ A-. Spoiled only by a very talkative audience. If anyone would like to hear it as well...email me and we can work out something

Sometimes It's Ok to Wear White

Like if you are the man in this picture, you can wear white all the time. White Satin preferrably

Today is Strange Video Day on Vh-1 Classic

It's an ecclectic mix of videos I've seen today as I sit with my computer on and the telly in the background. This is the second post that Blogger has sabatoged as well. Blogger is getting on my one and only nerve.

So far I've seen the video for the Talking Heads - And She Was. I wonder if my grade school music teacher knew what this song was about when she had us sing this in sixth grade? Probably not, but a special thanks to that ditzy teacher for exposing us to different sounds.

Happily I've also seen the video for Tom Petty's The Waiting. For any of you that don't know this, The Music Whore has a soft spot in her heart for Classic Tom Petty. Classic Tom Petty to me is defined as any songs with Stan Lynch on Drums. When Stan Lynch left the Heartbreakers it was a sad day indeed.

Another observation, What's up with the lyrics for Genesis' Tonight Tonight Tonight? He's coming down coming down like a monkey? Ok Phil, whatever you say. At least this song provokes that Phil can sing something other than sappy love songs and sad Eleanor Rigby wanna be songs.

One last observation: Any given decade had better and more diverse music then there is now.

Did Someone Say Recommendations?

SullyMel asked to be educated in some of the finer aspects of the music of the Moody Blues. I had a whole post prepared of songs from each album that were noteworthy, and Blogger saw fit to eat the post. A post that took me about an hour to prepare!

Allow me to kick Blogger. So I must start again....

Days of Future Passed

Tuesday Afternoon
Twilight Time

In Search of the Lost Chord

Legend of the Mind
The Actor
Ride My See Saw

On a Threshold of a Dream

Lovely to See You
Dear Diary
Are You Sitting Comfortably


To Our Children's Children's Children

Higher and Higher
Gypsy
Candle of Life

A Question of Balance

Question
Melancholy Man
Dawning is the Day

Every Good Boy Deserves Favour

The Story in Your Eyes
Emily's Song
Our Guessing Game

Seventh Sojourn

Lost In A Lost World
New Horizons
I'm Just a Singer In A Rock N Roll Band
For My Lady

Octave

Steppin In a Slide Zone
Driftwood
The Day We Meet Again


Long Distance Voyager

Gemini Dream
In My World
Talkin Out of Turn
Veteran Cosmic Rocker
The Voice

The Present

Blue World
Sitting at the Wheel
Running Water

The Other Side of Life

Rock N Roll Over You
Running Out of Love
The Other Side of Life

Sur La Mer

Deep
I Know You're Out There Somewhere
Here Comes the Weekend
No More Lies

Keys of the Kingdom

Lean On Me Tonight
Bless the Wings
Celtic Sonanta
Say It With Love

Strange Times

English Sunset
Words You Say
Haunted
Strange Times

I originally had the band members names by each song, but after blogger ate my entry I got to frustrated to do that. Shout out if you'd like to know who sang what...

The Music Whore's Top Ten Albums of All Time

The first interview question got me to thinking about my vast collection of music. I've always had a hard time picking out my favorites of anything, but today I'm going to try. These are the Top 10 from my CD Collection..which spans over 3000 discs..This does not mean that these albums are the best things recorded musically, I'm not a critic. In fact if it's number one on the critic's list, I'm pretty sure I'm going to hate it.

10. George Harrison - George Harrison: A lovely album from 1979 with several unnoticed gems on it. I particularly enjoy the song Faster, which is oddly about a auto racer...though I sense a touch of autobiography to it in parts..Another track from this album that stands out, is the sequel to Here Comes the Sun; Here Comes the Moon. I haven't listened to much of George's records since his death. Even though it's going on 2 years since his passing, I still get teary when I see or hear his voice.

09. The Police - Syncronicity: The last album by one of the 80's finest bands, that just couldn't get along. Though I have to say this. They at least behaved like gentlemen at the Rock N' Roll Hall of Fame this year. (kicks bruce thomas in his ass) I know alot of people have issues with Sting. I'm not one of them. I'm looking forward to his new album this month..as much as the slew of others coming out in the next 8 weeks. But why Sycronicity? It's the epitome of the best...with the 2 hugely successful can't be ignored singles - Wrapped Around Your Finger and Every Breath You Take. Those two tracks should be answer enough.

08. Matchbox Twenty - Yourself or Someone Like You: One of the great pop/rock bands of the 1990's, they make my list for being just that, a pop/rock band. Yes this was probably the most overplayed album of that year, but you can't fault Rob Thomas' songwriting. (or his cute little face either) This was an album where every track was listenable and had single potential. (they damn near released everything on it as well)

07. Cher - Believe: Before you throw tomatoes at the music whore...I will remind you that these are my top ten albums and need not have to be ground breaking or inspirational to a growing crop of artists. This album is by far one of Cher's best and I have them all. This is an all around fun, dancy album that should remind the world that Cher is by far one of pop music's DIVAs.

06. Elvis Costello and the Attractions - This Year's Model: And he was having this year's model at the time. (and probably last years and the year before). Do I have to say why this album is great? No I think not. Go buy it and listen for yourself..you'll understand.

05. The Moody Blues - Seventh Sojourn: What's so special about the seventh sojourn? Truly the most beautiful albums of what the industry calls their Core 7. This album features the John Lodge beauty, Isn't Life Strange. A hauntingly lovely song by Ray Thomas called "For My Lady" That's even before I mention one of my favorite Hayward tracks "New Horizons" and Mike Pinder's "Lost In a Lost World" This is an album full of lush (I like that word) melodies and beautiful vocals.

04. U2 - The Joshua Tree: I bow to all that is done by Bono and Co. This is truly one of their best albums and one that I truly love now that I can really appreciate their music. I really hated this one in the 80's when it first came out. It was one of Mtv's overplayed darlings. Now that I've gone back and purchased most of their back catalog, I can love this record for the wonderful piece of work that it is. Even though "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For" It's also an album with alot of really long song titles :D.

03. Elvis Costello - When I Was Cruel: Yes, the man gets 2 albums in the top ten. The music whore deems this to be one of the best of his career. Too many stand out tracks to mention...but this line alone gives it the music whore seal of approval "I love you as much as I hate your guts" Tell us how you really feel, Elvis!

02. Paul McCartney - Flaming Pie: One of his best non-wings solo records. It's also the last album with the Lovely Linda. Anything that's come after this is inconsequential. God Bless You Linda for being the inspiration in his life for as long as you were. This was an album written and recorded with love...for friends family and the world...

01. The Beatles - Revolver: The album before Sgt Pepper....with the classics that I love. This is by far my favorite Beatles album. Great tracks by all 4 members...nuff said.

I've Been Interviewed

By now we all know the drill

The Rules:
1. If you want to participate, leave me a comment saying "interview me."
2. I will respond by asking you five questions - each person's will be different.
3. You will update your journal with the answers to the questions.
4. You will include this explanation and an offer to interview others in the same post.
5. When others comment asking to be interviewed, you will ask them five questions.


1) If you were stranded on a desert island and you could only have ONE
compact disc, as in one commercially produced album, with you to keep you
company, what album would it be and why?

One commericially produced album. I'm ready to beg for a boxed set, only the Time Traveller Box was released before Strange Times and would therefore not have the finger click goodness of Haunted. (and that would be cheating too) Oh my lord, this is a hard question. Inevitably by the time I got off the island I would hate this disc...no..I lie..the batteries in my walkman would be dead in only two hours.

I'm going to chose The Moody Blues - Octave. Which was released in 1978. The first album they released after a long hiatus from recording. (Even though Haunted is one of my favorite Moody Blues songs and that track is on Strange Times)

This album has several of my favorite songs by each member of the band as well as being the last album with all 5 original members ( Steppin in a Slide Zone and Driftwood to mention 2)..Though Strange Times from 99 with Haunted and English Sunset is coming in a close second.....

For those of you that don't know who the members of the Moody Blues are:

Justin Hayward
John Lodge
Ray Thomas
Mike Pinder
Graeme Edge

These are some talented musicians singers and songwriters...I recommend them highly. They have a very unique style, that truly can't be pinpointed to any decade.

2) What non-human animal are you most like, and what traits make you think
that?

I would probably say a cat. Most of the cats I know are very shy when they are with unfamiliar people and only become more friendly as they grow accustomed to the new individuals..(I'm very much like that) Cats are very crafty and will do whatever it takes to get what they want. (kinda like me trying to scrape up money for the Costello reissues)

So I guess what I'm saying is I'm shy...a bit reserved with strangers...set on my goals...and very loyal to those I love..

At least that's how my Misty cat is...and I think we're two peas in a pod...

3) If you got to know someone in a coffeeshop, by the time you finished
your first cup of coffee together how would you like them to describe you?
That is, in the space of 15 mins, what kind of impression do you feel you'd
give someone meeting you for the first time?

That poor soul in the coffee shop would probably say...Get me the hell away from this psycho woman! Seriously, if anyone can take away anything about me in 15 minutes...they are going to learn my intense love of family and music. Those are the 2 things that are important to me...even before my writing. It would take more than 15 minutes before I'd even mention that to anyone. If you're a stranger on the net...sure I write...but very few really know the importance of my sharing the printed word with you. Which is why a new face wouldn't know about it.

This poor soul would probably then be left wondering who the hell "oingo boingo" is and why a 29 year old loves the Moody Blues with such a passion...

4) Do you remember the first blog you ever read? What was it?
Hell yeah...that would be Linds. It is her fault that I'm blogging today. She made me do it I tell you..she made me do it!!

5) If you had to choose between losing all of your teeth without
possibility of synthetic replacement, loss of use of one leg, or loss of use
of one arm, which would you choose and why?

Ok...this is the evil question I dread every time it's posted on Wednesday What-ifs. I'd probably say loss of the use of an arm. As long as said arm remains attached. I don't think I could take being wheel chair bound. As for writing I would learn to use the other. My teeth..I'm quite fond of...good for chewing..couldn't part with them..So yeah..I'll forsake an arm as long as I get to keep the arm.

On to a Gratuitous Survey

Stolen from Linds

10 artists you've been listening a lot to lately.:

01) The Moody Blues
02) The Damned
03) Captain Sensible
04) Elvis Costello
05) Oingo Boingo
06) Nick Lowe
07) Matchbox Twenty
08) David Bowie
09) Paul McCartney
10) ABBA

09 things you look forward to:

01) Coupling (the show dammit)
02) going back to work
03) Nip/Tuck
04) Concerts..you know when we get any good ones
05) new album releases
06) Halloween at Kennywood
07) Tiki Lounge nights
08) shopping at used book/record stores
09) Eddie Izzard in Pittsburgh next month


08 things you like to wear:

01) Rings
02) flare pants
03) funky prints
04) go go boots
05) dresses
06) black eyeliner
07) an ornery look
08) skirts of varying lengths

07 things that annoy you:

01) my boss
02) my lack of funds
03) The Pittsburgh concert scene
04) Krallomort
05) Stupid and or whiney people
06) Humidity
07) Greta the Grand Am's ABS Light

06 things you say most days:

01) "fuck"
02) "I don't fucking hardly think so"
03) "Whoo hoooo"
04) "Shit."
05) "Fuqua" (so the parental units don't blow gaskets)
06) "dar dar."

05 things you do everyday:

01) play with the computer
02) read
03) listen to music
04) sleep
05) stare at pics of my manwhores (it keeps me sane)

04 people you want to spend more time with:

01) Erin
02) April
03) Tina
04) Grandma

03 movies you could watch over and over again:

01) Evita
02) Pirates of the Caribbean ( I second that Linds)
03) Chicago

02 of your favorite songs at the moment:

01) "Long Journey Home" Elvis Costello
02) "On the Road" Justin Hayward

01 person you could spend the rest of your life with:

01) Any one of my concubines....

Introducing Oingo Boingo

I have a friend who I've been trading music with for some time, and his daughter's are very fond of the music from Nightmare Before Christmas. When I first started exchanging music with him, I sent a copy of the Nightmare demos for his daughters.

Now I'm trying to decide what Boingo cd to send. I've copied Dark At the End of the Tunnel already. I think for someone that has heard the theatricalness of Danny's voice, this will be a good introduction. It's not punkish like the first 2 albums nor does it fall under new wave or alternative...as did some of their other cds. Boingo falls under way to many genres to classify them.

I was originally going to send the last album...simply titled Boingo..which is one of my very favorites..but I'm not sure what his daughter's listen too. (the music whore was a tad bit worried some of the lyrics were a bit mature...for the audience..)

I wonder what the music scene is like in Bulgaria...where they are from? Do bands like Boingo even sell records there?

Still I find it kewl to be introducing one of my favorite bands to a new generation of listeners

Guilty Pleasures

Tay used this as a blog topic a few days ago and I've been pondering it ever since. I figured now would be as good a time as any to come up with my list. Why, you ask? Because it's 2:30 in the morning, and I'm not feeling to great, (this thanks for sharing moment brought to you by the Music Whore) and sleeping is not an option.

I will say this, Tay and I share alot of guilty pleasures.


1. BBC America - Where would I be without my steady stream of British tv? I must have Coupling, Manchild, My Hero and What Not to Wear in order to survive.

2. CDR Trading - I now have well over 500 cdrs of live concerts by my favorite bands. Who do I have the most of? Elvis Costello! His best bootleg? Aging Gracefully from the Fillmore in 96. Awesome intimate show with just Elvis and Mr. Steve Nieve.

3. Making Mix CDs - I share this one with Tay. I love making mixes. I wish I had my printer working so I could make pretty mixes. I'm still trying to download some tracks so I can make the Best of the Moody Blues Solo. What I am going to do, is make the Best of the Beatles Solo. I have alot their stuff on cd and mp3.

4. The Monkees - I don't care what anyone says about these four guys, they were talented and still are. I've seen them in concert at least 5 times since 86 and they get better and better. The music is fun and the guys are still sweet and fantastic, makes me wish I were alive when they first were around.


5. Cheesy Romance Novels - Give me a good trashy novel and I'll be happy for hours. I mean honestly...you've read my stories..you should expect this. I really love historicals too. I've always wanted to wear the gowns of the 1800's.

6. Madonna Movies - Not all of them, mind you, just a few. Who's that Girl, Desperately Seeking Susan, Evita and A League of Their Own (does that one count?)

7. Vinyl Albums - I love going to places like Half priced books and finding LPs. The last time I was there, I got a mint copy of the Moody Blues, Every Good Boy Deserves Favour for $1.00. Wootness!

8. Pictures of my Manwhores - Nothing makes me happier than being able to right click on a picture of Justin Hayward, Elvis Costello, Greg Proops, Alton Brown...or any other of my lovelies. I have over 1000 pics of Justin on my harddrive at the present moment.

9. Happy Talk and The Turkey Song - 2 songs done by Captain Sensible and the Damned respectively. Both are truly fucked up songs, but both can make you smile on the shittiest of days.

10. Tim Burton films - Not always the greatest films made...but always a film that will make me sit down and watch. I have a particular weekness for Edward Scissorhands and Mars Attacks.