Last night I saw mi amiga Lili and her new band the Purple Hearts... No one had the heart to let them know that there's already been a fairly well-known band by that name. Just change it to Purple Hearts UK, I say. Then, this morning, I went to CPT to work in the garden. … Continue reading noche de peliculas silenciosas
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Fag Tags
Why did kids in junior high decide that having a small tag on the back of your shirt necessitated getting into a fight about your sexual preference. I speak of "fag tags". Remember getting a shirt for your birthday or christmas... your parents face searching yours for signs of gratitude and instead finding barely disguised … Continue reading Fag Tags
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bad dreams
Normally, when I dream of killing people (which is a lot), I'm afterwards consumed with this horrible realization that I've cancelled out my own life's possibilities as well by indelibly staining it with something so awful. And then I worry about what will happen in jail, but last night was different. I don't remember who … Continue reading bad dreams
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80s prom
Mondays, by their rock 'n' roll nature usually are followed by a quiet Tuesday and this was my intention. I smelled funny, didn't shave, was bloodshot in the eyes and flushed in the skin. As is almost never the case, however; it was I who was dragged out of the house... to go to '80s … Continue reading 80s prom
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The Glory of Genghis Khan
Of all the historical figures whose names and reputations have been unjustly smeared and misrepresented, few are more unjustly maligned than Genghis Khan. It is my hope that the record can now be set straight and that he will no longer be mentioned alongside common curs like Attila the Hun and Timur. Genghis Khan had a … Continue reading The Glory of Genghis Khan
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Meximozzers
I want to make a documentary called Meximozzer about Mexican-American and Mexican Morrissey fans. It's a source of particular fascination for me as I grew up around the normal pasty, humorless, spiteful geeks that seem to make up the bulk of his fanbase outside southern California. Then I move out here and see Moz perform with … Continue reading Meximozzers
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My vacation is almost over and my plan to completely overhaul my life and get all the things done I'd put off for years e.g. calling Yolanda, fixing the car window, taking back the unclaimed auction items, finishing the Poptones album, washing the car, hanging up my clothes, visiting my favorite abandoned mine shaft in … Continue reading [No Title]
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Advertising
Today I saw a commercial on TV that got me thinking. In it, through the magic of special effects, the viewer witnesses the historic first meeting of a polar bear and a penguin. Two creatures from opposite poles and cultures who can still relate on the topic of Godless frozen hellscapes. Why asky why? Canada … Continue reading Advertising
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The Poptones
poptone ('pɑːp-''tOn) -n. 1. a music group led by Eric Poptone which was started in 1997.
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Well, we, the true believers are keeping rock & roll mondays alive. It takes effort and joie de vivre, I know, and that can be in short supply, at times. You need wheels. As I drunkenly and, more importantly, sleepily trudged through the puddles along the drive, I could hear the neighbors laughing and speaking … Continue reading [No Title]
Eric Brightwell 