Babe Of The Day * Maggie Gyllenhaal

The Great Disruption of Early 2011 (A Poem)

  I wrote this one after the horrible did happen...the breaking down of the Internets. Panic ensued but not for long as peace and The Googles were restored with the helping hand of a stranger.
   Here is a poem about getting my internet back up and running.

Babe Of The Day * Rose McGowan

Love For Sale ( Extended Mix) by Talking Heads

This is from a great collection of old dance/extended mixes of their tunes off a CD called 12 by 12: Original Remixes.
  I found a huge batch of old advertisements selling everything from soap to cigarettes that I added to enhance your love of this video.   You can't go wrong with some Talking Heads in your life...especially rare songs like this one.

Enjoy.

Babe Of The Day * Son Ye Jin

Vanity Fair by Squeeze

This touching ballad is off the Big Squeeze - The Very Best Of Squeeze compilation. This is a rawer version than the lush one you will find on the East Side Story album. I prefer this new one myself.   Anyway, I've added some vintage beauty and makeup advertisements to add to your total stimulation and enjoyment of this video.

Tom Waits With My Cat

“Without music, life would be a mistake.”

Nietzsche was right on the money

with that one

and even my cats would

have to agree with him

as they curl up at my feet

during the ballads

and they stomp around

to the marches I play

when I am in a great mood

my records pile up high

on the settle here

and the one cat

…my favorite

P.P.

likes to lay on the very top row

and watch the going on's of his

brothers and sisters and his four human owners

I have some Tom Waits

playing right now

and P.P. would like a drink

..maybe a scotch on the rocks

with a tuna head sliced in half

and hanging from the glass

Lord knows

that a drink

calls my name as well

and I grab a old bottle of brandy

from the shelf and

I pour myself a large glass

with the full knowledge

that this would worry my

beloved mother

(Don’t sweat it Rosie…I know what I’m doing)

and so

here at the desk

with my slippered feet

up

I crash into the tunes

and drink slowly

…sipping with the grace of thirteen kings

P.P.

I love you

but I dig the music a bit more

and Friedrich,

you were on the money

as you almost always were

and I think of you tonight

as my cats adore me

for playing their favorite composer

and your moustache was something ever splendid,

it is something I dream of combing

when my OCD acts up

but

tonight

this poem is for P.P. and Tom

my two buddies

with the brandy doing its job

as the saxophones play like

a chorus of vibrating razors.

and watch me now

I rise to the music and dance a proud mans jig

as the sun sets behind the tree’s

and the bottle is nearing

empty

but the tunes

continue on

and they always will

Radio Show Number 13

  Here we have episode number thirteen. Twenty tunes sure to put a grin on your face. I put deliciously catchy tunes that are certain to get inside your head and stay there. Ain't nothing wrong with some real catchy tunes now is there? Well, you now have an hour to get in touch with some Sonic Youth and Serge Gainsbourg...well...the song list is down there below. Give it a shot...you are bound to hear something that will stick with you and that is my guarantee to you...my very valuable listener. 

Radio Show Number 13

crush with eyeliner - rem
10 percenter - frank black
100% - sonic youth
1-2 crush on you - the clash
hollywood blvd - big audio dynamite
this years girl - elvis costello
pulled up - talking heads
when I write the book - rockpile
dr. jekyll and mister hyde - serge gainsbourg
hey there fancy pants - ween
harry rag - the kinks
drink wine - stick mcghee
temptation in your heart - velvet underground
pauvre lola - serge gainsbourg
you like me too much - the beatles
the stinking rich song - andy partridge
another first kiss - they might be giants
wrong side of the moon - squeeze
tramp - otis redding and carla thompson
the spoiler - eddie purrell

Strummer (A Poem)

This poem is out of my new book Dead Hip. It is not about Joe Strummer although I do have a few that feature him but not this one. I hope you enjoy it anyway.

Babe Of The Day * Anita Page

Anita Page.             

I Swear

I want a

Ezekiel

Heart transplant

Please

Take this

Hard stone from my

Rib cage chest

And slap in something

Fleshy

And soft

And kind

And warm

Sew me up with a

Golden floss and

Send me out

Into the world

Where I can

Do wonderful things

Splendid things

And let me fall

In love with you

I’ll take your spirit

I’ll listen to your words

I want to be fully alive now

My vapid muscle will be replaced

Any minute now,

I can feel it coming

Let me beat

Strong and hard for you

My flat-lining life

Is over with the

Slice of your

Scalpel

I want to

Leave the womb

Just one more

Time

But this time

No man in white

Will be slapping my ass

This time

It is up

To me

And I want it

I want this life

Now

You’ll see,

I won’t let you down

I swear

Somethin' Stupid by The Johnny Mann Singers

Such a lovely song by some of the finest vocals out there. This is from 1967 off an album entitled It Must Be Him.    If you like to lounge around and listen to easy listening music then this song will be pleasant to your ears. Enjoy.

Bob Meets The Beatles - The Meth Minute 39

 
  The true story of Bob meeting the Beatles...funny stuff here that I found on You Tube. Check it out and dig George Harrison..the coolest cat on the planet.

Babe Of The Day -- Zooey Deschanel

Zooey Deschanel.

He Was Big (A Poem)

I love the Pixies. My friend Adam introduced them to me in the early 90’s and I was blown away by their greatness. I had the chance to see them live during their Trompe Le Monde tour with another pal, Robert. They rocked harder than any band I had ever seen and we had a perfect night with the four of those Pixies on stage and my pal and I loaded up on beer and happiness.       This is a poem about their lead singer and main man Black Francis who is also known as Frank Black when he split the band and went solo.   This poem can be found in my new book Dead Hip.

What?

I microwave my tea and

  sometimes I forget about it

and leave the mug in there

only to hear

a frustrated shout of disapproval

and complaints of having to remove the

hot cup from some disgruntled housemate

I have a disintegrating memory

and I can imagine that it must be

hard to live with me

you know,

having to tell me the same thing twice

or three times even

I hear this daily

“I told you this last night Kevin…

don’t you remember?”

I don’t

and shopping on Thursdays with my mother

I tell her and then retell her the same things

only to find out

that we discussed this on the phone

the other night

ah, age

what a pain in the ass

and I guess it is only going to get worse

sometimes I forget if I ate dinner

the night before

and so I’ll make up a plate of leftovers

only to find that they were saved for my son

and

not

for me

“You ate yours last night, Jack Ass”

sometimes I forget if I wrote the night earlier

sometimes I forget if I posted a poem

sometimes I forget if I worked at all on my blog

little things almost never stick with me

but I can recall most big events

I knew that my grandfather passed away

and that the car had a flat tire

but, like I said

it is frustrating

so, my wife reminds me to take my meds

and so far I’ve yet to forget how to get to the

pharmacy

so at least I have that

going for me