Archive for January, 2010
January 23rd, 2010 | 
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Back in University, I went to a Weakerthans Concert…it was probably the best and most meaningful concert I have ever been to in my life (and I’ve puked in the pit at an Anti-Flag show). It was one of those moments where I was acutely aware that I was happy and it was a moment that I thankfully shared.
If you were at the concert I hope that one was special to you, too.
It makes it even better that they are a Canadian Punk Band. Not just a punk band but a literary punk band. If that doesn’t make sense read the lyrics (after the jump).
The Reason is a great, pretty song that is pretty meaningful to me. The older I get, the more the line(s): “How the time is never now, and we know who we should love, but we’re never certain how” makes sense to me.
Enjoy.
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I actually had the pleasure to to work with Paul Quarrington via email during a course at Humber – he actually just lived down the street (freak coincidence). During the time that I worked with him, he read my manuscript and said I was pretty talented and some agents in mind for me.
We both also had a thing for being a kid lost in a ravine…
Paul was a very funny, ultra talented guy and I used to call him Sensei Quarrington and I am sure he will take all of that humor with him into the next life.
Sorry…you never got to read the full book Sensei Quarrington…but in your passing, your punk pupil has remembered why we write.
This video is inspired by an awesome experience I had at a Blockbuster. I walked in and the employee waved…now I know that they do that because they want you to know that they are watching you but this employee rocked. I mean, first of all she waved instead of saying “hello” and like a lost and geeky child -- I waved back.
She was downright hilarious and made my experience in the store enjoyable and I was in bad mood. Plus, she had actually heard of Aqua Teen Hunger Force and watches Colbert. That’s just wicked.
So, if you are out there check out the video above, laugh, and be merry. Hopefully, we’ll cross paths again.
It’s probably just me but I love songs with male/female harmony. There is just something pretty about it. Why would you ever want to sing alone?
The AOL sessions on the Weezer homepage is pretty cool. The live version of Butterfly and Brian Stew are worth the time spent to watch them. Check them out.
I’m currently listening to Weezer’s Raditude album and while I’ve been listening to the band since my early teens, “Love is the Answer” is the song that couldn’t have hit me at a better time (as in I needed something positive to shock me back to life).
This is the track that I want as the anthem for the New Year as I try to make it one of the best years in my life. It also helps that it even has some pretty lyrics in Hindi which just feels right.
Here’s the first single from the album: