Mood:
a-okNow Playing: Cocteau Twins-Cherry-Coloured Funk
Topic: Tabacco Stained Toe Nails
Man is least
himself when he talks in his own person.
Give him a mask, and he will tell you the truth.
Oscar Wilde (1854–1900)
Friday? Again?
If I were younger, each Friday would seem immeasurable from the
last. Age will
never understand time. So, then I know some of you will be home
all week next week for your
Thanksgiving break. Why is it a whole week now? Back in the day,
it was Wed. - Fri. and then, of
course the normal weekend. So, 5 days! That's all, no more, and
now it's 7 days? Why? Oh, why?
Like the Tootsie Roll Tootsie Pop?, the world may never
know™ (or however you use those damn
symbols!)
? Before 1941, fingerprints were not accepted as evidence in court. ?
Back to the
Songs! I find it interesting that these songs are not what I
originally thought they were
about. So, I will dig up the facts and what else is out there!
- silverchair,
"Ana's Song" - Lead singer Daniel Johns wrote this about
his fight with the eating
disorder Anorexia. It references Lady Diana Spencer, as she also suffered from an eating
disorder. Daniel Johns is now suffering from "reactive arthritis," so who knows what he'll write
next? An interesting fact about silverchair: In their native land, they were nicknamed "Nirvana
in Pajamas" because they were so young! - Outkast, "Ms.
Jackson" - The lyrics are a message to the mother of
singer Erykah Badu. Andre
3000 (Andre Benjamin), one of the rappers in the group, had a child with Badu out of wedlock.
He wanted Badu's mother to hear his side of the story, as he felt he was being portrayed as a
bad father. He felt Badu kept him away from their child on purpose. The child Andre had with
Badu is a boy named Seven Sirius Benjamin. "Ms. Jackson" is a name they made up. Badu's
mother is really named Kolleen Wright. She knew it was about her the first time she heard it. - The Used, "Blue and
Yellow" - "It's a song about me and [frontman]
Bert McCracken's friend-
ship," guitarist Quinn Allman explained. "When the band started to really pick up and people
started to really get interested, we were almost not being friends anymore because we were
focusing so much time on the band and not on each other." The colors in the title could have
some meaning. The color blue belongs to the Planet Venus, the giver of Love, devotion and
harmony. The musical note of blue is G, a favorite key for the composer of romantic music.
The color yellow belongs to the planet Mercury, and is said to stimulate the nerves of the brain
and body. Mercury instills a quick intellect by stimulating the nervous system, so nothing can
remain stagnant under the influence of this planet.
So, that's really cool. I didn't
know that about those songs. It's weird! But I enjoy it. We learn
some-
thing new everyday!
No vocabulary for today. I just
don't feel like it, if that's cool with you! Maybe you can submit
a really
funky word along with it's definition! Yeah, you go ahead and do
that! Entertain me!
? Cattle are the only mammals that are retro-mingent (they pee backwards). ?
Could you imagine peeing
backwards! Or even sideways!!!?? Oh man that would be so fucking
funny
to see! I dare you to try that! And then tell me how it worked
out for you! Backwards I mean!
? Bock's Car was the name
of the B-29 Bomber that dropped the Atom Bomb on Nagasaki. (Like
Box Car Racer!) ?
loud
In Christian mythology, the Holy
Grail was the dish or cup, which Jesus used at the Last
Supper, or alternatively a vessel that caught his blood
during his crucifixion, or sometimes both. It was said to
have the power to heal all wounds. A theme joined to the
Christianised Arthurian mythos relates to the quest for
the Holy Grail. The legend may be a combination of
genuine Christian lore with a Celtic myth of a cauldron
endowed with special powers. Whether graal is Celtic or
Old French, it never refers to any cup or bowl but this.
blue
mischievious
se'pesh/ or Vlad the Impaler),
lived November/December, 1431 - December, 1476, reigned
as Prince of Wallachia 1448, 1456-1462 and 1476. He was
born in Sighisoara, Transylvania. Thanks to his rule,
Wallachia preserved its independence in relation with the
Ottoman threat. He is known in Turkish as Kaziglu Bey,
or "the Impaler Prince", and is a popular folk
hero in Romania and Moldova even today. However, he was a
savage ruler - his enemies were impaled, hence his
nickname.
irritated
Be
happy while you're living, for you're a long time dead.
enirs of the fair, and take home to hang
on their Christmas Trees.
chatty
Tom Kenny skirted the issue on Late
Night with Conan O'Brien: "Whether [SpongeBob]
don't ask
With
"eMOTIVe," A Perfect Circle restore
rock `n' roll to its revolutionary
roots by throwing a 12-megaton musical bomb in
the face of the ruling class. Described by APC's
Maynard James Keenan as "a collection of
songs about war, peace, love and greed," the
astonishing set blends all-new original material
with a provocative selection of cover versions.
The tracks chosen bridge three decades of protest
songs, spanning an array of genres -
hardcore punk and heavy metal, new wave and Delta
blues, folk rock and rhythm & blues. Among
the insurgent classics reinterpreted on "eMOTIVe"
are John Lennon's "Imagine,"
Marvin Gaye's "What's Going On,"
Memphis Minnie's blues stomper, "When
The Levee Breaks" (made famous by Led
Zeppelin), Depeche Mode's "People Are
People," Devo's "Freedom Of
Choice," Black Flag's "Gimmie
Gimmie Gimmie," Fear's "Let's
Have A War," Joni Mitchell's "Fiddle
And The Drum," and the Nick Lowe (by way of
Elvis Costello) anti-anthem, "(What's
So Funny `Bout) Peace, Love And
Understanding." The album kicks off with an
explosive take on "Annihilation,"
originally recorded by Berkeley aggro-punk
legends, Crucifix. The eMOTIVe release is a
limited edition special package that includes a
lenticular cover.
d'oh
