December 2011
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My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2011-12-25) →
Beck (14)
Ramones (12)
The Postal Service (10)
Fucked Up (9)
Sleater-Kinney (7)
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The best thing about the New Yorker’s article on Portlandia is that you can’t ask people if they’ve read it without being parodied on Portlandia.
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The Also Rans of the 2011 Retrospectives – Part... →
It’s safe to say that 2011 was a more event-heavy year than most in my lifetime. For me personally, it was the probably worst year of my life (beating out 2009, with some…
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Lyrics from 2011 I have sung to myself more than...
“Louie Louie you’re gonna die”
“Open up a restaurant with Ted Danson”
“All the hot girls wear glasses, yeah!”
“Things will be better in Chicago”
“You should really think it over.”
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My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2011-12-18) →
The White Stripes (30)
Sleater-Kinney (30)
The Hold Steady (30)
The Black Keys (20)
Hüsker Dü (20)
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My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2011-12-11) →
Mannequin Men (18)
Gorillaz (17)
Jonathan Richman And The Modern Lovers (11)
The White Stripes (8)
Hüsker Dü (8)
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Pest: You’re quite fit you know? Have you got a boyfriend?
Sam: Yeah....
– My favorite quote of 2011
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Historical Parallels
Tim Tebow isn’t Jesus. He’s just another weak leader who sets himself up for physical punishment while being surrounded by an amazing defense that causes opponents to make mistakes in an overwhelmingly hostile environment, thereby winning in a war of attrition.
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My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2011-12-4) →
Pixies (86)
Vampire Weekend (17)
The Kinks (16)
of Montreal (13)
Future of the Left (11)
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My Comedy Shows This Week
Monday, 12/5:
Casual Sketch Stand-Up Mic
Identity Bar: 511 E. 6th Street (between Avenues A/B), NYC
8 p.m.
www.casualsketchcomedy.com
Tuesday, 12/6
Beautiful Comedy
Beauty Bar, 231 E 14th St (between 3rd Ave & Second Ave), NYC
9 p.m.
www.beautifulcomedy.com
Saturday 12/10
True Story Chicago
Gorilla Tango Theatre, 1919 N. Milwaukee Avenue, Chicago
5:30 p.m.
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Pattern I Need To Break
A woman finds out I do stand-up comedy.
She asks me how vulgar I get.
I decline to answer.
She tells me she can handle it.
I utter the phrase “rectovaginal fistula.”
She stops talking to me.
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Today’s the day to make this satire less piercing.