July 6, 2011
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So it turns out that XTC may have been the best live band ever, or anyway, they have more awesome YouTube live videos than any other band I’ve come across. Just a sample: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fYq6Z7HERjk http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WJ9ieVLaLo8 It’s a shame that XTC … Continue reading
July 4, 2011
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Back in 2009 I helped raise money for Austin Pets Alive, a local nonprofit group dedicated to saving the lives of pets in Austin. They’ve accomplished many great things since they were formed in 1997 — you can visit their web page … Continue reading
April 1, 2011
by mitcharf
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Last night I was screwing around on last.fm, seeing what comments people had made about particular tracks, seeing who was listening to the same track as I was, etc. Anyway, I stumbled across someone whose musical favorites had a lot … Continue reading
December 20, 2010
by mitcharf
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“Dave” by Will Rigby I’ve never understood why Will Rigby isn’t more popular. I don’t mean mainstream or anything — I’ve long since learned that no matter how much I love something, that doesn’t mean it will have mainstream appeal. … Continue reading
November 25, 2010
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“How Much Cake Can You Eat?” by They Might Be Giants In honor of our annual gluttonous holiday, I felt this song was appropriate. It would be more fitting if it was pie instead of cake, but life is a … Continue reading
November 23, 2010
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“All Expenses Paid” (demo) by The Mundanes As some They Might Be Giants fans may know, The Mundanes were a band in which John Linnell played prior to TMBG. Unlike in TMBG, he wasn’t one of the major creative forces … Continue reading
October 2, 2001
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Current Mood: discontent Current Music: Thornhill – Moxy Fruvous – I Will Hold On New people: Kedron: Works at IBM. He used to be Newton’s officemate. He plays softball on the IBM team with me, and he is now also … Continue reading
September 26, 2001
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Current Mood: groggy New person: Ian – A guy I went to TAMS with (you just think I ended that sentence with a preposition). I’ll give a brief background of TAMS in the next paragraph. Ian was in my class, … Continue reading
September 26, 2001
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Current Mood: discontent Current Music: They Might Be Giants – It’s Not My Birthday I’ve rediscovered Yahoo! Games. Tonight I played Hearts and Spades and a few games of Hold ‘Em. Spades seems to be my best game, but I … Continue reading
August 21, 2001
by mitcharf
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Current Mood: nostalgic Current Music: Pink Floyd – Wish You Were Here I just visited a web page created by “Nevada Bob”. I wish I had a nickname like “Nevada Bob”. Not that I want that nickname specifically, you understand. … Continue reading