I have (once again) decided that I have no respect for libertarians whatsoever. Also, Thanatos is right -- those fuckers are obsessed with paying less taxes and free marketeering, civil liberties really aren't their point of interest.
yup. I'm trying not to think about it too much, though.
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Look, a bird!
Loren did a good job with that map. :P
And Judging Amy; nothing brightens the mood better than realising you're not a little boy forced by your mom to kill your grandfather... I mean...uh...
I have (once again) decided that I have no respect for libertarians whatsoever. Also, Thanatos is right -- those fuckers are obsessed with paying less taxes and free marketeering, civil liberties really aren't their point of interest.
Only those who are self professed libertarians. There are plenty of people who are 'leftist libertarian' or whatever the fuck which put the civil liberties over the lasseiz faire. Shinto puts the liberal in libertarian, for instance.
I have (once again) decided that I have no respect for libertarians whatsoever. Also, Thanatos is right -- those fuckers are obsessed with paying less taxes and free marketeering, civil liberties really aren't their point of interest.
Only those who are self professed libertarians. There are plenty of people who are 'leftist libertarian' or whatever the fuck which put the civil liberties over the lasseiz faire. Shinto puts the liberal in libertarian, for instance.
I have (once again) decided that I have no respect for libertarians whatsoever. Also, Thanatos is right -- those fuckers are obsessed with paying less taxes and free marketeering, civil liberties really aren't their point of interest.
Only those who are self professed libertarians. There are plenty of people who are 'leftist libertarian' or whatever the fuck which put the civil liberties over the lasseiz faire. Shinto puts the liberal in libertarian, for instance.
I have (once again) decided that I have no respect for libertarians whatsoever. Also, Thanatos is right -- those fuckers are obsessed with paying less taxes and free marketeering, civil liberties really aren't their point of interest.
Only those who are self professed libertarians. There are plenty of people who are 'leftist libertarian' or whatever the fuck which put the civil liberties over the lasseiz faire. Shinto puts the liberal in libertarian, for instance.
Yeah -- like Than says, ACLU represents the hardliners on that point, and surprise surprise the right hates them.
God I hate that culture wars bullshit. I was thinking of doing some research into Dinesh D'Souza and starting a thread mocking his dumb-ass. I was also reading an essay about the whole Clinton impeachment thing this morning, and the disconnect between the broader public mood and the Washington insider frenzy over it. I was getting a little ill being brought back to that whole pathetic moment.
Turnaround bright eyes
Turnaround bright eyes
Turnaround, every now and then I know
you'll never be the boy you always you wanted to be
Turnaround, every now and then I know
you'll always be the only boy who wanted me the way that I am
Turnaround, every now and then I know
there's no one in the universe as magical and wonderous as you
Turnaround, every now and then I know
there's nothing any better and there's nothing I just wouldn't do
Turnaround bright eyes, Every now and
then I fall apart
Turnaround bright eyes, Every now and
then I fall apart
I see what it does when I put in my hometown instead of New York - and even though it's the most easterly point in North America, it still sends you to Boston to jump off the same wharf.
It has this gem though:
"HWY-1/Trans Canada Hwy turns slightly left and becomes N Sydney-Port aux Basques Ferry"
Part of the pain of listening to Bright Eyes is being unable to find terms adequate to its awfulness. After all, I don’t regularly listen to bad music. There is no one, really no one, to compare it to. To name any name would be to call allies to a mistaken cause.
His music is like clove cigarettes, or a drippings-covered Chianti bottle used as a candle holder, or a sophomore dorm room hung with embroidered gypsy cloths over the doorways, or all three at once while being forced to listen to his music. It is music for people who buy Jake Gyllenhaal DVDs. It is a fondue of smarm.
Audioscrobbler, Gnod and Amazon are not very helpful tools in placing him because the people who listen to Bright Eyes otherwise mostly listen to good music (with exceptions -- Coldplay, Spiritualized and late Ryan Adams). With the same ears they are listening to The Postal Service, The Flaming Lips, Elliott Smith -- oddly, no Leonard Cohen.
To compare Bright Eyes to Bob Dylan or Nick Drake, as I believe some journalists have been doing, is truly criminal. Bob Dylan writes good lyrics and Nick Drake played guitar beautifully. He is like them only in that he would like to be like them, only in that he does very badly what they do well.
Let us proceed calmly to make our case, point by point. First of all, he is unbelievably pretentious. The very name of his band is insufferable, whether taken as vanity or unctuous flattery, as is the title of his most recent album, “I’m Wide Awake, It’s Morning” and the monologue it opens with, about two people seated next to each other on a plane who nonetheless are unable to connect emotionally. Then, surprise, the plane crashes...
[Colin] Meloy: Who is this? SW: Bright Eyes. Meloy: I have one record by him that I would have traded in years ago, but I started a new thing before I bought it that I wouldn't sell any more records back. So, I bought one of his records, Fevers & Mirrors. I listened to half of two songs and put it away immediately and haven't listened to it since. His voice and his writing are just so irritating. SW: Why do you think he's so popular? Meloy: Because he's really hot. I mean, I think there's definitely something in this that you can relate to, but it is so easy to swallow it and imagine yourself in poor Conor Oberst's shoes. You know, everybody wants to be in that bedroom. But it does seem a little shallow and emotionally and creatively corrupt. SW: When he played in Portland last month, he came out in a 10-year-old's raincoat, and when he got excited, he clapped like a hand puppet. Meloy: They call it indie autism, and he's the poster child for it. Seriously, can we stop this?
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Faux edit: Fuckmook!
I laughed really loud.
Everyone is looking at me.
Oh shit, that's awesome!
<.<
>.>
Look, a bird!
Loren did a good job with that map. :P
And Judging Amy; nothing brightens the mood better than realising you're not a little boy forced by your mom to kill your grandfather... I mean...uh...
Only those who are self professed libertarians. There are plenty of people who are 'leftist libertarian' or whatever the fuck which put the civil liberties over the lasseiz faire. Shinto puts the liberal in libertarian, for instance.
The card-carrying members of the ACLU.
I need to get one of those.
God I hate that culture wars bullshit. I was thinking of doing some research into Dinesh D'Souza and starting a thread mocking his dumb-ass. I was also reading an essay about the whole Clinton impeachment thing this morning, and the disconnect between the broader public mood and the Washington insider frenzy over it. I was getting a little ill being brought back to that whole pathetic moment.
I REPEAT
BRIGHT EYES FAN IN THE INDIE MUSIC THREAD
Turnaround bright eyes
Turnaround bright eyes
Turnaround, every now and then I know
you'll never be the boy you always you wanted to be
Turnaround, every now and then I know
you'll always be the only boy who wanted me the way that I am
Turnaround, every now and then I know
there's no one in the universe as magical and wonderous as you
Turnaround, every now and then I know
there's nothing any better and there's nothing I just wouldn't do
Turnaround bright eyes, Every now and
then I fall apart
Turnaround bright eyes, Every now and
then I fall apart
Oh. The other bright eyes. Right.
It has this gem though:
"HWY-1/Trans Canada Hwy turns slightly left and becomes N Sydney-Port aux Basques Ferry"
AAAAAAHHHHHH KILL IT KILL IT KILL IT
Is my ignogrance legitimate?
I have no idea whats going on. And that makes me very happy.
You'll never get us all.
MUAHAHAHAHAHAHA
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bright_eyes
But basically they suck.
Does google calendar not meet your needs? It can be exported to other stuff. Rainlendar at the very least, I know.
YOU suck.
Ha Ha
You can't take my beautiful self pity away. I won't let you.
His music is like clove cigarettes, or a drippings-covered Chianti bottle used as a candle holder, or a sophomore dorm room hung with embroidered gypsy cloths over the doorways, or all three at once while being forced to listen to his music. It is music for people who buy Jake Gyllenhaal DVDs. It is a fondue of smarm.
Audioscrobbler, Gnod and Amazon are not very helpful tools in placing him because the people who listen to Bright Eyes otherwise mostly listen to good music (with exceptions -- Coldplay, Spiritualized and late Ryan Adams). With the same ears they are listening to The Postal Service, The Flaming Lips, Elliott Smith -- oddly, no Leonard Cohen.
To compare Bright Eyes to Bob Dylan or Nick Drake, as I believe some journalists have been doing, is truly criminal. Bob Dylan writes good lyrics and Nick Drake played guitar beautifully. He is like them only in that he would like to be like them, only in that he does very badly what they do well.
Let us proceed calmly to make our case, point by point. First of all, he is unbelievably pretentious. The very name of his band is insufferable, whether taken as vanity or unctuous flattery, as is the title of his most recent album, “I’m Wide Awake, It’s Morning” and the monologue it opens with, about two people seated next to each other on a plane who nonetheless are unable to connect emotionally. Then, surprise, the plane crashes...
http://printculture.com/?itemid=483
SW: Bright Eyes.
Meloy: I have one record by him that I would have traded in years ago, but I started a new thing before I bought it that I wouldn't sell any more records back. So, I bought one of his records, Fevers & Mirrors. I listened to half of two songs and put it away immediately and haven't listened to it since. His voice and his writing are just so irritating.
SW: Why do you think he's so popular?
Meloy: Because he's really hot. I mean, I think there's definitely something in this that you can relate to, but it is so easy to swallow it and imagine yourself in poor Conor Oberst's shoes. You know, everybody wants to be in that bedroom. But it does seem a little shallow and emotionally and creatively corrupt.
SW: When he played in Portland last month, he came out in a 10-year-old's raincoat, and when he got excited, he clapped like a hand puppet.
Meloy: They call it indie autism, and he's the poster child for it. Seriously, can we stop this?
http://www.seattleweekly.com/2005-03-16/music/castaways-and-cutouts.php