I wouldn’t even try to push a river, even though I love getting wet.
This CD was sent to me unsolicitied, sometime around 2002, when it was released on independent label North Shore Records. For some reason, I kept it. Now, I share it with you.
You Can’t Push a River
February 19th, 2009 · No Comments
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Protected: Pat to Ida: 2 February 1944 (part 2)
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Fishy Bike Rack
February 17th, 2009 · 1 Comment
16 December 2008 (photo: spitballarmy.com)
Yep, there’s someting pretty fishy about that bike rack.
They make cars that look like jelly beans, so why not a bike rack that looks like a fish? This work of commuter art is located at the base of the Oceanside Pier, in Oceanside, California.
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Protected: Pat to Ida: 2 February 1944 (part 1)
February 16th, 2009 · Enter your password to view comments.
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For Best Results, Remove Eyeglasses (Everywhere a sign #24)
February 15th, 2009 · No Comments
(photo: spitballarmy.com)
Pictured is the instructions plaque fixed below a telescope on the Oceanside Pier. It was very well weathered. The photograph was taken on 16 December 2008, in Oceanside, California.
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Cover art double take: Melinda Doolittle & Bob Dylan
February 13th, 2009 · 5 Comments
The last really cool homage to the iconic album cover photograph from Bob Dylan’s 1963 The Freewheelin’ Bob Dylan was in the film Vanilla Sky. Now we have another in the cover art of American Idol finalist Melinda Doolittle’s new CD. It’s very tastefully done, but what is it that links the two, other than a fetishistic interest on the part of the record label’s graphic designer? Is there something in the music?… Regardless, it’s always nice to see a contemporary work of art (and music) get the respect that it is due.
A frame from the aforementioned scene in Vanilla Sky.
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Protected: Pat to Ida: 1 February 1944 (part 2)
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The Damnwells’ One Last Century
February 10th, 2009 · 1 Comment
Alex Dezen at Laser’s Edge, Birmingham, on 22 Nov 2003 (photo: spitballarmy.com)
The Damnwells have created a new album, and they – in league with Paste Magazine – want you to have a copy of it for free! The Damnwells have always excelled at crafting songs with a rock and roll veneer over a sensitive heart, and One Last Century may be their best yet (and I’ve only listened up through track 6 as of this writing!)!! Please take advantage of frontman Alex Dezen’s generosity and acquire this collection now…and be sure that when The Damnwells come to your town, you buy two tickets (one for you and one for a friend) and hear them blast it out live!
This link will take you to the Paste site, where you can access the download of The Damnwells’ One Last Century.
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