Spitball Army

Fire all of your guns at once and explode into space.

Spitball Army random header image

Entries from February 2010

Fred FM playlist: 28 February 2010 “People Over 50”

February 28th, 2010 · No Comments

Approximate playing time: 77 minutes.

[Read more →]

Tags: Fred FM · music

Richard to Alice: 12 June 1944

February 27th, 2010 · 2 Comments

I just came back from a pre-rating test in radio. I think I did fairly good on it.

[Read more →]

Tags: Richard & Alice

Keith Olberman on “Life Panels”

February 26th, 2010 · No Comments

Wednesday night’s Countdown with Keith Olbermann featured a special commentary by Olbermann on the current health care debate, informed by the experiences he has had surrounding his father’s recent illnesses.

[Read more →]

Tags: ideas · politics · TV

Birthday Number Twenty-One

February 26th, 2010 · No Comments

Snaps from the birthday party: Jack drinking whiskey; Jack standing on his head; Jack flipping off the camera; Jack wearing cake.

[Read more →]

Tags: CNFtweet

But, in fact, there was a party.

February 26th, 2010 · No Comments

In lieu of a 7th birthday party, we’ve arranged for Sister Augustine Mary to telephone you and play “Las Mañanitas” on her trumpet.

[Read more →]

Tags: CNFtweet · music

Fifty Years

February 25th, 2010 · No Comments

[audio:Bill_Frisell___Fifty_Years.mp3] “Fifty Years” from Blues Dream (2001), by Bill Frisell

[Read more →]

Tags: music · self

You’re only as old as you feel.

February 25th, 2010 · 1 Comment

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RI-l0tK8Ok0″>httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RI-l0tK8Ok0

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RI-l0tK8Ok0

[Read more →]

Tags: music

Harvard House Party

February 24th, 2010 · No Comments

We dance to “Brown Sugar”: high, drunk, sweaty. Wow, you really feel the music, she says. I plant a sloppy kiss on her and pass out.

[Read more →]

Tags: CNFtweet · music

Singing Nun Impersonator

February 23rd, 2010 · No Comments

Alone, he pantomimed “Dominique” full-bore, mimicking French words he didn’t know. Song over, he turned: his parents stood agape.

[Read more →]

Tags: CNFtweet

Feigning Ignorance. Laughing.

February 22nd, 2010 · No Comments

She pronounced the phrase as “swav and de-boner,” as if the intent garbling of the words lent her hipster sophistication.

[Read more →]

Tags: artwiculate · CNFtweet