Spitball Army

There was so much vinyl – multiple copies of many titles, and what seemed like endless rows of classical music – that I was overwhelmed. The two guys working the store seemed overwhelmed, too, wedged in behind a small sales counter that was piled high with boxes of new vinyl arrivals.

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According to the documents, attorneys for the Big 4 music companies argue that if the government is willing to take steps to protect Bear Stearns, Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae and AIG, who are only suffering because of their own risky investments and bad decision making, then it should do the same for other poorly run businesses.

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Kaia, an eight-year-old, performs the freecreditreport.com commercial (version: “Pirates in a restaurant”) in its entirety at the school talent show.

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The use of jazz – an improvisatory art – underscores the heart of the story. Cage’s character has a goal and a method but, like a saxophonist winding his way toward the conclusion of the tune, is largely unaware of the bumps and turns that he will encounter along the way.

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Steel guitar refers to a method of playing on a guitar held horizontally, with the strings uppermost and the bass strings towards the player, and using a type of slide called a steel above the fingerboard rather than fretting the strings with the fingers.

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There were gray styrofoam boulders strewn around the stage, and at strategic moments (or whenever the wacky urge would take hold of him), EJ would pick one up and hurl it into the crowd. This was during his crazy antics on stage phase, the big glasses stage, and about two weeks before the U.S. release of Rock of the Westies (hence, the boulders on stage).

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This iron-on patch fell into my possession through the mail, and was attached for some reason to a promotional campaign for a record album. I can’t remember which one.

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If you have never seen this Merrie Melodies short from 1936, it is well worth the 8½ minute time investment.

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Weary blues from waiting…

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If, like me, you have been hooked on the Olympics for the last week and a half, you have most likely seen this commercial from Nike.

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