July 2009
89 posts
(678): Words of Wisdom: ordering a pitcher of whiskey cokes, putting a straw in it, and calling it your drink is not socially acceptable
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I beg to differ.
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Christopher Cross “Sailing”
Homme + Grohl + John Paul Jones + Mike Patton ??? →
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Johnny Firecloud at Antiquiet (via @mc814)
The rumors are true – Josh Homme, Dave Grohl and John Paul Jones are currently holed up in a Los Angeles recording studio, working on an album that’s been the biggest secret in rock for what seems like years now.
Furthermore, in what appears to be news of an entirely separate Homme project, Ipecac Records co-owner Greg Werckman told Rock-a-Rolla magazine that his label’s other co-owner – Mike Patton (Faith No More, Tomahawk, Fantomas, etc) – has been approached about joining Homme on some new material.
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BRAIN EXPLOSION!!!
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“Let me start from scratch. My name is Walter the Seltzer Man. This is my truck. It has a little bit of everything. A bunch of old, old bottles, office supplies, I got aspirin in case anyone comes in the truck got a headache. Got flares, digital camera, I have guide books, I got tour books in case I’m curious - I drive by, I see an old building, want to know a little bit about the history. I have a truck that’s basically extremely chaotic. To anyone else it would appear to be a shambles, but to me it’s semi-organized.”
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- Walter Backerman, the last seltzer man in New York.
The transcript of a 2002 NPR interview with him is here. It’s lovely and poignant and fascinating.
(via bingoparaphernalia)
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Aside from my natural obsession with all things seltzer and old timey, this dude is pretty friggin rad. Jeff met him on set a few months ago and I ran into him on the street in SoHo last week. Very cool dude and an amazing storyteller.
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Inner Monologue
me: “Man, why are Cuban sandwiches so awesome?”
me: “Well, Kajsa, because they have two types of pork in them.”
I’m like a walking version of Jack Handy’s Deep Thoughts: Food Edition
“On Wednesday, July 8, Greenwich Village’s New York Hot Dog & Coffee will be giving away 100 bulgogi burgers (all-beef patty marinated in NYHDCC’s sauce). No minimum purchase; starting at 11 a.m., it’s first come, first served.”
—Free Burger at New York Hot Dog & Coffee | Serious Eats : New York
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