Archives for May 2008
Black and proud
May 1, 2008 at 9:24 pm | Listening, Watching | No Comments
I know the 40th anniversary of the assassination of MLK was roughly a month ago, but above is an amazing video of James Brown performing in Boston the night after the shooting, and here is the accompanying story of how JB prevented a massive riot from happening that evening. (Via AskMe)
Saw two mockingbirds fighting …
May 2, 2008 at 12:51 pm | Shorts | No Comments
Saw two mockingbirds fighting with a squirrel this morning. Nature is awesome (even in the city.)
Ran into fellow member of top …
2:39 pm | Shorts | 3 Comments
Ran into fellow member of top secret running club at estate sale this morning. Do I know you, I asked, and he whispered his nickname to me.
All James Brown, all the time
May 3, 2008 at 9:02 pm | Entertainment | 2 Comments
Jesus, James Brown’s widow is my new hero.
Best line: My husband would not let anybody see him not made up. I was his hairdresser, trust me. He had to be fly, okay! All the time!
(Via Dlisted)
Today is my wedding anniversar…
May 7, 2008 at 11:50 am | Shorts | 3 Comments
Today is my wedding anniversary and my husband is a hemisphere away. Two hemispheres, actually.
@MissPinkKate With Ringo or Ge…
May 8, 2008 at 9:35 pm | Shorts | 1 Comment
@MissPinkKate With Ringo or George Carlin?
Who Is Singing Me Lullabies?
May 11, 2008 at 12:36 am | Family, Listening | No Comments
“Her childhood was sort of desolate,” he says. “Orphaned, alone, she had been sent away (from Ireland) to America to live with a rather forbidding maiden aunt. She had no conscious memory of the first five years of her life. No memory of her mother, of Ireland, of home.” Mrs. O’C confessed to Dr. Sacks [...]
Art Car sadness
May 12, 2008 at 12:14 am | Houston, Photo Album | No Comments
Tom Jones, curator at the Houston Art Car Museum, was killed early this morning, just a few hours after the annual Art Car Parade wrapped, after he was hit by a speeding car while sitting on the curb outside the museum.
So sad. The parade is one of the things I love best about Houston. I [...]
Shakin’ that stick and drivin’ me crazy
9:53 pm | El Perro | No Comments
For those of you who know me and have already heard this rant, yes, I am still seething about this, and no, I will not get over it. For those of you who haven’t, the story that follows is pretty gross, both in terms of bodily functions and general human behavior. There is a picture [...]