Spitball Army

Friday, June 13, 2008 2,000-year-old seed is oldest to germinate By Wendy Hansen Los Angeles Times Scientists using radiocarbon dating have confirmed that a Judean date palm seed found in the ruins of Masada and planted three years ago is 2,000 years old – the oldest seed ever to germinate. The seed has grown into […]

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[audio:Spain___Make_Your_Body_Move.mp3] “Make Your Body Move” by Spain, from I Believe (2001) Fill in the blank: This song drips with __________.

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Am strangely tired, and would dearly like to spend the night in my own bed, nice as that feather bed at the Charles was.

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It is a rare series that can pull a viewer into its own universe as well as Mad Men does. The Sopranos and Six Feet Under, two examples from recent years, did this by holding a prism up to the world, placing the audience within a specific cultural pocket (New Jersey mob families and Southern California undertakers, respectively) and looking outward.

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Bette Davis, trapped behind a chalky white face of pancake makeup, gets about as much emotional mileage from her facial expressions as would a drunken mime.

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Oh, I forgot to mention that Ron played his own version of Nick Lowe’s “Where’s My Everything?” during his set. He said he’d asked Lowe if he would sing it, Nick told him it wasn’t on his list this tour, so Ron asked if he could sing it.

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This humorous bit of promotional “marketing” was uncovered over the past weekend inside an advance package containing the Bodies and Minds CD by Great Lake Swimmers.

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This video might be even funnier if we knew what Mario Lopez was thinking while her train wreck of a response was going on.

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Man, that was a nice long 4th of July weekend, wasn’t it? I don’t know about you, but I made sure to fit in some time for barbecue, a terrific movie , a few swims, a chilled bike ride with no automotive interruptions, a couple extra hours of sleep.

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The subway system no longer takes tokens. They have taken the “branding” approach, as well, as the tickets that you buy from a machine (automation again, as at the airport) are called “Charlie,” as in “Charlie on the MTA!!” It took me awhile to figure out how to buy one. The lines to buy with cash were very, very long, and no one was purchasing at the credit card line, so I did that. It wasn’t easy, at first, all touch screen technology and menus, but I would be a pro a second time.

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