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Went to see this show at Peres Projects this weekend. Rocks. Hope to have photos up bythis weekend. Look at these for now though. peres projects | Various Artists : HOVERING

“It’s strange that fire moves in this and has eyes. Oh no, the fire’s coming. It’s going to eat you. Are these barrels alive, too? Everything’s alive. And Donkey Kong’s mouth is made of pluses. Look: Plus, plus, plus, minus. They’re trying to teach you math by brainwashing you.”

Kids play and comment on the video games we grew up on. Hilarious, and old feeling making, especially as this is my 29th birthday. Read the part about the ET game, I just almost spit coffee on my computer…Kids Play

Of course I yoinked the link from TMN

Today’s featured three letter bands—> ELO JET

Ablums are Out of the Blue and Get Born, respectively. Both rule.

Incidentally, ELO was on Jet records back then. And we all know abou the Wings connection I think.

I had the ELO album on vinyl, and had to go and get in on CD so I could listen at work. The album art on the original is incredible. If I can find a link to that, I will put one up. Or scan it myself.

A little about where I come from (the Northeast, not the Bronx though), and perhaps why I am not there anymore:

“Some people claim that American men have trouble expressing their emotions. Not at Yankee Stadium or Fenway Park. Toward the end of the game I attended in the Bronx, when it was clear the Yankees were going to win, the Yankee partisans turned to their brethren from the Bay State to let them know which part of the anatomy they resemble.

They started chanting a two-syllable word to summarize this conclusion. First they chanted it in reference to the Red Sox fans. Then they chanted it in reference to the Red Sox players. Then they chanted it in reference to nothing, just for the aesthetic satisfaction of it. Art for art’s sake.”

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K10K Reminds us all to celebrate 10-10 with a trip to the Powers of Ten website and perusal of the Eames film and or book. I got em both at home if you wanna come over and discuss it over a scotch. 10yrs aged of course. in a 10oz glass.

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I have been thinking lately that the concept of infinity is just a cop-out for not being able to find answers to scientific questions. I know that comes off as a bit naive perhaps, but the idea of infinity just doesn’t make sense. Think about it for a second. Can you even comprehend the idea? Anway, sure infinity helps out in mathematics alot, but does that really mean it is reflected in the physical world?

Well, now comes news that perhaps the universe is not infinite after all. And even stranger news, it may be shaped like a big ass soccer ball. Hmm. Go with it.

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Last night we watched a couple of videos by the artsist Walid Ra’ad.. if you have never heard of him, you should go and hunt down his stuff. Try a nearby art school library (Michele was kind enough to order a couple for the Otis library). Or look up Video Data Bank and order em yourself. While I believe one of the videos we watched was more like a true documentary (Up To The South-with Jayce Salloum) – he often works from a place in between fact and fiction, adding his own narrative or point of view to a story already given the stamp of “truth” by history or mass media. He is tricky, brilliant, and not to be simply taken at face value. His work causes you to question what you are willing to believe, what you have been told is truth – and raises questions about the West’s portrayal and understanding of the Middle East and the people who live there or come from there.

Seriously. Genius.

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Video Data Bank page search for Ra’ad under Artist.

What has the power to rescue a shitty, cloudy monday afternoon of drafting? NOFX!!!!!!!!!!

Ah… salvation.

I didnt much like this story, except for this fucking great quote – “Wyclef Jean comes out and then there’s real applause. I wonder who he is. He announces that he is drinking cranberry juice and Grand Marnier. It’s like he’s trying to simultaneously cure and inflict a urinary tract infection.”

But you can read the whole thing anyway. Unless you are a writer, you might get bored like I did.

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The new hit single Three Chords by Crocket the Ironmonger has been released to the public – download it for free here. ++++