It is quite possible that Dr. O’C will kill me for this one, but I think this is the perfect illustration of this pregnancy.
I know for a fact that Dr. O’C and I have differing opinions on this, but for me it has just run away. We’re in the home stretch now and I don’t [...]
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And where the hell do the days go? There’s another one sneaking away.
Laying round in bed on a Saturday morning
31 Dec 2008 at 13:03
A Free Man
American artists, Australia, Boy Z, Contests, Family, Georgia, Music
I’m coming to realize this week that holidays (vacations) as I knew them are over. In the past, holidays with Dr. O’C have been leisurely affairs – sleeping late, consuming novels like candy, leisurely walks on the beach, wandering through the ancient cities of Europe, luxurious dinners. Well, with the introduction of a toddler terrorist [...]
Drive-By Truckers - "Two Daughters and a Beautiful Wife" [3:06m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download Mates of State - "The Re-Arranger" [4:29m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | DownloadBut there’ll be another morning after afternoon and tonight
I’m cheating a little bit in my choice of the #3 album from an independent or unsigned artist. Actually, it’s my list so I can do whatever I want. But I’m including the latest album from Austin’s Okkervil River largely as a recognition of their whole body of work, rather than the album itself. Don’t [...]
Okkervil River - "Singer Songwriter" [3:50m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download Okkervil River - "Listening to Otis Redding During Christmas" [7:11m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | DownloadA Free Man’s Top 10 of 2008: No. 4 – Frightened Rabbit – “Midnight Organ Fight” and THE GRAND PRIZE!
Just a reminder of where we’ve been thus far:
10. The Hold Steady – “Stay Positive”
9. The Black Angels – “Directions To See A Ghost”
8. Sun Kil Moon – “April”
7. Frank Turner – “Love, Ire & Song”
6. Vampire Weekend – “Vampire Weekend”
5. Jon and Roy – “Another Noon”
One of the toughest things about living in [...]
Sharks and vampires and sixes, oh my
Australia is probably most famous, or infamous at least, for having more species of lethal critters per capita than any other place on earth. There are crocodiles, all manner of snakes and spiders, box jellyfish, blue-ringed octopi, and on and on. It was kind of an exciting idea – moving to this raw Southern Hemisphere [...]
Florida-style politics
OK, three important Christmas contest things:
1. Dr. O’C spent the weekend wading through limericks and has come up with a winner. Now I want to point out that the limericks were given to her without names attached, so there was no favoritism involved. I say this because the results are slightly dodgy. The winning Anti-Christmas [...]
A Free Man’s Top 10 of 2008: No. 7 – Frank Turner – “Love, Ire & Song” and MORE CONTESTS
Just a reminder of where we’ve been thus far:
10. The Hold Steady – “Stay Positive”
9. The Black Angels – “Directions To See A Ghost”
8. Sun Kil Moon – “April”
Well I guess I should confess that I am starting to get old.
All the latest music fads all passed me by and left me cold.
All [...]
WIN From Bubblegum To Sky
Well, not Mario Ishii Hernandez nor his bandmates, but a luscious prize pack including a beautifully designed t-shirt, a button, a signed poster, and CDs of From Bubblegum To Sky’s two previous releases “Me and Army” and “The Two French Boys and Nothing Sadder Than Lonely Queen”. In celebration of their latest release “A Soft Kill”, [...]
Sound check or taste test?
“A bluejay hectors from the felled Catalpa tree.
Doctorate in science and a theologian’s dream
The dragonflies are trying to lecture me.
The seahorses as if we were in the sea.”
-R.E.M. – “Beat A Drum”
Time for the announcement of the winners in my Happy Blog-day contest. Dr. O’C has again drawn names from a hat (and again I have [...]
Happy Blog-day To Me And A Gift For You
Today is another in the long list of holidays that only I celebrate and then get sullen and resentful about not receiving gifts. A year ago today I posted my first little ramble about progressive rock, fraternity life and The Decemberists. Now, 365 days and 371 posts later here we are. In the spirit of [...]
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