Tag Archives: Neon Neon

Break Hearts, Not Banks

September 25, 2008 – 10:30 am
If you live in the United States and were watching television last night chances are good you caught the address outgoing President George W. Bush gave on the state of the US economy. And if you saw his fumbling, uneasily delivered speech you’re now fully aware of the financial Armageddon that’s apparently lurking on […]
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“Play This In Stere-ere-o…” © Mr. Jolico’s Rhyme Partner

September 24, 2008 – 10:30 am
Since my club-going career started when I was about thirteen years old I probably have about a thousand anecdotes similar to the one I trotted out in yesterday’s post. But the sad thing is, since the incident in question, which occurred close to two years ago, I’ve been “clubbing” only a scant few times. Perhaps […]
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It’s Like Krull Meets Desperately Seeking Susan

July 16, 2008 – 9:40 am
I guess I was a bit more inspired by the merger of mythology and music in Monday’s post than I realized. One doesn’t have to be Joseph Campbell to recognize the influence of primeval myths on human society, especially the arts. And searching for good music to listen to can often feel like […]
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There’s No Better Value-Than Free Downloads From Valutan*

July 1, 2008 – 10:13 am
Okay… Fine… Summer’s here and it’s not going anywhere any time soon. I’ve come to terms with that. I still hate running errands in the sweltering heat. But I’ve come to realize that being soaked in sweat and racking up kilowatt hours running my air conditioner aren’t nearly as terrible as some […]
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Did Doc Brown Build a Beat-Making Robot Too?

March 26, 2008 – 11:13 am
Whenever I encounter media dealing with time travel I do two things; pick apart the project’s treatment of the “rules” of time travel and bring up the 1985 film Back to the Future. Whether it’s the hiatus-taking NBC series Heroes, the Denzel Washington flick Déjà Vu, or the two-hour block of new Futurama episodes that […]
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