TT 13 Songs I Think You Should Hear - My Kingdom For A Kiss Upon Her Shoulder

So apparently Thursday Thirteen as an institution is dead. But I like the idea so I am gonna just Keep On Rollin to quote REO Speedwagon. Yeah I went there:P I like the limitations TT provides me. I don't do limitations well on my own and we all know I already cheat.

This is yet another post wherein the Starry One inflicts upon you my well considered opinions on music. These are songs that I highly highly doubt get play on the radio with any frequency if at all. And the list include Strummer x2 which is always a good thing. There is no such thing as too much Joe.

Jeff Buckley Lover You Should Have Come Over




Iron and Wine - Southern Anthem



The Posies - Golden Blunders




The Clash - Spanish Bombs


Joe Strummer and The Mescaleros - Mondo Bongo



The Pogues - Lorca's Novena



Men At Work - Overkill


Charlatans UK - Blackened Blue Eyes


Blues Traveler - Crystal Flame ...my favorite BT track, period =) Can't find video but you can check out the song
here.




U2 - An Cath Dubh/Into The Heart



The The - Uncertain Smile - Matt Johnson is a frickin musical genius.




The Dandy Warhols - Not If You Were The Last Junkie On Earth



Lou Reed - Satellite Of Love

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Suddenly Last Summer I Started Going Out Of My Mind

August and September - The THE

Suddenly last summer
I started going out of my head
In a tiny hotel room
Lying naked on a bed
I knew what you were doing, and I knew what you'd done
Your life with me was ending, your new life had begun
But I was cursing your name, and I was cursing that room
And I was praying for the strength to stop loving you
I started writing you the letter
Which turned into the book
I was gonna reach across the ocean
and force you to look
But what kind of man was I?
Who would sacrify you happiness to satisfy his pride
What kind of man was I?
Who would delay your destiny to appease his tiny mind
Then you came back to me and I went down on one knee
With a glint in my eyes and a rose between my teeth
And I pushed out my tongue for you to see
That I'd been dying of a thirst for your company
Then you quenched my loneliness with your tears
And our clothes fell away as we rolled back the years
But we could't deny it because we could not admit it
If our love was too strong to die
Or we were just too weak to kill it
Was our love too strong to die?
Or were we just too weak to kill it?
Every moment in that room
I closed my eyes in prayer
Every moment I awoke
I clenched my teeth in prayer
What kind of man was I?
Who would sacrify your happiness to satisfy his pride
What kind of man was I?
Who would delay your destiny to appease his tiny mind
Who could delay your destiny to appease his aching swollen pride
Who could delay your destiny to appease his screaming little mind
You're mine

And Now These Winter Skies Turn Blue And Bright

This is a quickie. I adore this band and most American's are not familiar with them. More's the pity, because Matt Johnson is a lyrical genius. He is as good....if not better....than Bono. Yeah I said it :p



The early morning sun lit up her room
But it wasn’t just a change in the weather
She’d read it in her stars and now she felt it in her heart
Life was gonna start getting better
And there was a time when she would pray
That each teardrop that rolled down her face
Would represent a day of pain for him
But now she’s changing the way she feels
About wasting her time and tears
Cried out, cried out, cried out
Cried out, cried out, cried out

And all the tricks and all the lies
He tried to pull over her eyes
Kept running through her mind
She looks back in disbelief
In confusion and in grief
At what his secrecy was revealing
You can scream into the pillow
You can pray into the night
But you can’t switch off your feelings
Like you’d switch out the light
But she’s changing the way she feels
About wasting her time and tears
Cried out, cried out, cried out
Cried out, cried out, cried out

And now these winter skies
Turn blue and bright
And she feels alive
And wants to drink every kiss
Make up for what she’s missed
And wipe him out of her mind
Some day he’ll have to grow up
And come clean
And listen to the screams
Of his own conscience
Cry out, cry out, cry out
... And she’ll not hear a sound

Update for John and Bud-

I have uploaded several of my favorite The The songs for you to listen to.

The The

This Is The Day Your Life Will Surely Change

I am a slacker. I know. Sue me. I have just been so frickin busy with work and ...shock and awe....going out places! Holy shit, call the medics, Starr has been social. Well with my kidlet at least.

As I am sure you are all aware kidlet and I were champing at the bit waiting to see both Control and Joe Strummer: The Future Is Unwritten. I know I have inflicted postage about it upon all you folks. Well last weekend, kidlet and I saw TWO movies! Seriously, I went something like 3 years without seeing more than 2 movies in a theater and this year I am rockin the multiplexes on a regular basis. See ladies, dump a guy and see more movies!

First up we saw Control on Friday the 9th after kidlet had her full physical (in which we confirmed she is indeed taller than her grandmother) and dinner out downtown. It was so very good. Sam Riley did an amazing job as Ian. I was impressed to see that the show was nearly sold out and there were, gasp, people under 30 there! Other than my rebel 12 year old of course. Very few dry eyes in the house as the credits rolled. What I liked most about it was that it gave you a 3 dimensional look at Ian outside the mythos surrounding his suicide.

Sunday we saw Joe Strummer: The Future Is Unwritten at a little art house theater and actually sat up in the balcony, which was a first for kidlet. Again, just a great movie. If you dig The Clash, try to see this in a theater. It was a strong pro for the contention that they were indeed the only band that really mattered. Joe had a thing for bonfires at the end of his life, and Temple employed that for the interviews with people. They all sat around bonfires reminiscing about Joe. It was really great. Hard to believe he is gone.

Folks have asked for more info on the verbal assault on Mr.Principal Man. Basically, kidlets math teacher is a mess and routinely "loses" kidlets homework. Mind you, this is the child who tweaks and can't relax until her homework is done, has straight A's in every other class(including language arts and science where she has perfect scores. As in not a point missed all term) and is in the Talented and Gifted Program.

So now, her dad and I sign off on her assignments so that Teacher Twat can not say they were never done, and TT has to sign them when kidlet turns them in so she can not claim they wre not turned in. That said...the "missing" assignments that kidlet did twice and turned in back in October were not returned to her AGAIN.

At that point, I had a chat with Mr. Principal Man. Who tried to speak to me like I was his student, which in turn made me tell him to put down his whistle and clipboard and speak to me like an adult or we'd be doing this chat in the district superindents office. That shut his shortman overcompensating ass up right fast. It went downhill for him from there. I am totally unimpressed with the school district thus far. Kidlet is applying for an options school that stresses writing for next year and I so hope we make it. Lottery system though, so it is all chance.

Got Gabriel the new black kitty kat and he is so affectionate! Harley is sweet natured and loves people, but Gabe is bordering on stalker territory :P

Let's see, what else. Turkey Day is coming up, whoo hoo, with extra family which will be fun, cause I like this cousin. Kidlet's birthday is coming up and we are doing low key dinner and cake on her actual Birthday. The following weekend, the two of us are heading to the coast on Friday and staying two nights. Going to play at the beach and get massages at a day spa. That I am looking forward to!

In my recent slackerdom I was also tagged by Mo from Insides Mo's Mind for the 7 weird/random things about me. I have done the 6 and 8 things version so I am combining them and giving you all 14 things about me. If you want to play consider yourself tagged and let me know and I will link ya!

1. I have never seen The Sound of Music and I never will. I barfed a bit just typing that out.

2. I drink a lot of coffee. I mean a LOT of coffee. It is a wonder the Red Cross gets any blood out of me. I think they have to centrifuge out the espresso.

3. I have weird food rituals surrounding pancakes. I must have them after concerts and sex.

4. I read non fiction textbooks for fun. Actually I buy them not just read them.

5. I love football and action movies with much guns and violence. Jackie Chan is a bonus. They are going to take away my chick card real soon.

6. I drive to relieve stress or just for entertainment. Music loud, cold Coke, windows wide open. I love love love wind. I was a Lab in a previous life I am positive.

7. I never met my biological dad. Well at least that I can remember. Supposedly I am an interesting case study in nature vs nuture.

8. The first and last guys that I slept with were both Southern. They were also the only ones who were any good! Coincidence? Dunno!

9. I have a thing about supplying the dialogue to silent movies. Mind you it is not the ACTUAL dialogue. It is my own creation and usually wildly inappropriate (kinda like me!)

10. I can name all of the ruling Kings and Queen England from William the First (that bastard) all the way on up to QE2. I have a thing for history in general, English in particular. I buy textbooks for fun. See #4.

11. This one courtesy of my mom. I have a tendency to repeat a word over and over when I am excited or tired. It's not a stutter in that I say the entire word correctly. I just say it more than once! Of course that is a neurological thing that I can't be held responsible for as I pointed out to her. I also asked her if she poked the handicapped when she came across them :P

12. Also provided by mom, I have issues with lids and tops. Like for jars, toothpaste, etc etc. Apparently I don't like the put them on with any great consistency. Mom pondered the thought that perhaps I had a fear of enclosed spaces. It's one of those things that I am not very aware of, but looking at my desk, I see caps and lids and an open bottle of hand lotion. What can I say, Don't Fence Me In!

13. I have a thing for retaining bizarre, pointless, music trivia. Weird stuff like knowing all 4 members of Crue while never having owned a Crue album. Why do I know this?

What drives me nuts about it is that I always forget one or two minor things which I know but for some reason, refuse to retain. Here are the big two. I always forget 1 of the 5 bands that Eric Clapton has been in. Sometimes I space John Mayall's Bluesbreakers, and other time I space out Blind Faith. But I ALWAYS forget one of them. Much like I ALWAYS space Vince Clarke's name when we get to talking about who left Depeche Mode and went to Yaz and the Erasure. I have actually woken up in the middle of the night and said "VINCE CLARKE" out loud after it has been driving on me.

14. This last I thought of right away while reading Tigg's. She writes that she still to this day sleeps with the covers tight around her neck to keep away zee vampires. A habit she picked up in childhood. I, on the other hand, used to wake up and be PISSED off that I was NOT made a vampire in my sleep. I blame this on reading Anne Rice at age 10. And yes, I am Gother Than Thou. (That's an in-joke for the black clothed contingent.)

Sunday Sermon - Armageddon Days Are Here (Again)

Are you ready Jesus?
-Uh Huh

Budda?
-Yeah

Mohammad?
-Ok

Well alright then, let's go!


They're 5 miles high
As the crow flies
Leavin' vapour trails
Across a blood red sky
Movin' in from the East
Towards the West
With balaclava helmets
Over their heads
YES!

But if you think that Jesus Christ is coming
Honey, you've got another thing coming
If he ever finds out who's hijacked his name
He'll cut out his heart and turn in his grave

Islam is rising
The Christians mobilising
The world is on it's elbows and knees
It's forgotten the message
And worships the creeds

"It's War" she cried
"It's War" she cried
"This is War!"
Drop your possessions
All you simple folk
You will fight them on the beaches
in your underclothes
You will thank the good lord
For raising the Union Jack
You'll watch the ships sail out of harbour
And the bodies come floating back
Watch the ships sail out of harbour
And the bodies come floating back

If the real Jesus Christ were to stand up today
He'd be gunned down cold by the C.I.A.
Oh, the lights that now burn brightest
Behind stained glass
Will cast the darkest shadows
Upon the human heart
But God didn't build himself that throne
God doesn't live in Israel or Rome
God doesn't belong to the Yankee dollar
God doesn't plant the bombs for Hezbollah
God doesn't even go to church
And God won't send us down to Allah to burn
God will remind us what we already know
That the human race is about to reap what it's sown

Islam is rising
The Christians mobilising
The world is on it's elbows and knees
It's forgotten the message
And worships the creeds
The world is on it's elbows and knees
It's forgotten the message
And worships the creeds

Armageddon days are here again
Armageddon days are here again
Armageddon days are here again
Armageddon Days Are HERE!!!

Amen Mr. Johnson. The human race exhausts me.

The The - Armageddon Days Are Here (Again) - Mind Bomb

They've Forgotten The Message And Worship The Creed

So was this a fun week on TV or what. Or two weeks I suppose. What with Katrina and of course 9/11. Mighty hard to feel optimistic about the human race at times.

I watched When The Levees Broke on HBO on the 3rd. Just in time for the anniversary. I was sick last year at the approximately the same time and got to watch Katrina unfold pretty much 24/7 from the get go. I can honestly say I do not think I have ever been more furious in my life. Watching the presidential photo ops, Barbara Bush's considered opinion that the Houston Astrodome represented some sort of step up for these people. What kind of fucking idiot would even begin to think that? And the word refugee. That just fried me. As one guy so eloquently put it in the show, did their citizenship get washed away as well as their homes?

The long and short of it is, by the end of the show, I was profoundly pissed. Then profoundly embarrassed to be white. Which in turn made me even MORE pissed off. I'll go on record here as saying God Bless both Kanye West and the guy who told Cheney to fuck off during Dick's photo op.

It's enough to make you want to spit to try to get rid of the bad taste in your mouth.

Which of course brings us to 9/11. The sad thing about the whole war on terror, is that there will always be fanatics. Be they Muslims who fly planes or Christians who drag people behind trucks and crucify them for being gay. Cut the head off the hydra and their children will remember.

Makes it seem pointless to try to make the world a better place doesn't it? My take on that is we live as a collective, but in the end we are judged as an individual. And the God I believe in isn't short of cash or into war.

Alrighty. Rant over. Been hanging on to that for a week now.