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Three days, two awesome signs to come crossed (by the way, please excuse the crap quality of the photos - taken via cell). The first sign is from a golf supply store - looks like they are turning to witty advertising to try to attract more customers.

Schwetty Blue Balls

The Sign Reads “Schwetty Blue Balls In Stock”

This sign totally made my day. I drove past this sign two or three times before actually seeing it.  And yes — I did see the sign before I thought of the name to my new horse

The next sign I saw last night. I went to a local pub to have a drink and this sign bugged me for some reason. Then it dawned on me why - the date was wrong! Had a good laugh with it - yes they do ID and are very serious about it - so new borns! When you crawl out of the darkness, make sure you bring your ID before going down to the pub!

New Borns, bring your ID

It read “Must be born on or before this date”

After the lady asked for my ID, I asked her why it was needed - I was obviously born today or before - she was sooo confused. Either way, good sign - even better laugh.

I cannot believe it is finally here! I know I am a bit late - what do you expect from such a busy person? I am definitely lacking - I am working on making up for it.  School sucked, as usual and finals week almost killed me.

Tonight - I do have a confession to make - I am a closet World Derby Owners Club Fan…. yeah.  It is a horse racing game. It looks really lame, yet it is sooo fun.  It was completely accidental but none the less it did happen.  We traveled to the local Dave and Busters to play some shoot-em-up games (erm.. House of the Dead) and ran out of money.  After looking around the place we found this horse racing game.  I saw some cards and started to play with them and the machine took one and was acting like it would allow me to play. Not thinking it had any credits I named my horse (which was born as a grey female) BIGBALLS. Suddenly it spit out a card with my horse, BIGBALLS! And now.. I had four credits. So I couldn’t just walk away. And now, I am addicted. The game is fun.

Wednesdays at DB you play for half off during certain times. So today we went back and now my horse is awesome! BIGBALLS broke one time record and is now on the machine until someone beats that record. She also won three big titles, Queen Elizabeth II, Stayers, and Sprinter - and has even earned over 8 million in cash.  I even got my ’starter’ speed maxed out. Yes… I do plan on keep improving her and breeding her.  Was thinking about making a new horse and training it, naming it Schweety - that way when bred the new born will be SchweetyBalls - Poor horse.  Hopefully I will be able to get some pictures of my horse and the stats shortly, probably a few Wednesdays from now.

During the summer the updates should be frequent and should include a lot of reviews and yes the random vinyl reviews will continue! I had a few e-mails asking why I have stopped.  Also, yes I am aware that the political campaigns are over so I will be updating everything shortly.

Wow! It has been a while since I have reviewed any random 7 inches.  Last week I went to Used Kids and was able to find a bunch of good random vinyl.  Not only was I able to get some new vinyl, which is always fantastic, I was able to successfully connect my old school turn table to my computer - thus allowing me to place samples on here.  Please be patient, I am still figuring out the correct volumes (on the player, on the comp, etc) and whatnot for it to record correctly and nicely.

Pick of the Week: JukeBoxer

A little bit about JukeBoxer (taken from Wiki): “Jukeboxer is the moniker of Brooklyn-based musician Noah Wall. His music is put together digitally from recorded sounds, usually him playing an instrument. Many of his songs are the products of collaborations with other musicians. He has released two full-length albums, and two vinyls. ”

His work includes “Jukeboxer Learns the Alphabet CD, 2001; Man Throughout the Ages 12″ EP, 2003; “Parenthetical” 7″, 2003; Jukeboxer in the Food Chain CD, 2004″

Today, we review Parenthetical.  I have to admit, selecting this 7 inch was 100% based on the black and white jelly fish on the label and the interesting very long title of the first song, Parenthetical items in a series indicating separation between units of coordination.
 

JukeBoxer Side 1

JukeBoxer Side 2

It is mostly instrumental music without much vocals, let alone lyrics - which is good for this style of music.  It reminds me a lot of the psychedelic Pink Floyd, especially side A (”Parenthetical items in a series indicating separation between units of coordination“) - somewhat close to the Dark Side of the Moon with random fluxuations in music and sounds.  Side B has this as well and also has another Pink Floydian move in the way it continues into the next song. All of which is good, to me at least.  The music is actually somewhat relaxing and mellow but is still up beat.   I would not say it is all that close to Pink Floyd, but I do feel there are some aspects in there.  

Personal Rating: 4.5 / 5 Stars
Last Comments: I got it for $1, but would have paid $5 to get it - very good 7 inch.  Did not come with any extras, but that is okay - the simplicity and presentation added to the experience.

I have not kept up with my blog in so long! So much has happened and so little time to blog. My goal is one post every week - this week having many posts to try to catch up.

All the fighting is done, the tears dried and today - regardless of political lines - we usher in a new President.  It is our time to come together as American’s for the future of our nation.  President Obama, you are one lucky son of a bitch - it will be so easy to make yourself look good as long as you don’t fuck up as much as Bush did.  Please, please - don’t fuck up.  You are already on a rough start messing up the Oath…

We will let you pass on the first slip up (not fully your fault), but the Watch Dogs are out - so be careful.  We welcome you and hope you can turn the country around.

More updates will come soon.

I will be starting a new tradition here. Every week I will review of a random 45 that I have purchased at the local record shop. A lot of the 45’s will be newer Indie but you never know as I have found some older 45’s and some purely random things in there as well.

The first ever Random 45 to be reviewed is: The Useless Playboys. I have to admit, my entire basis for buying this 45 was completely cosmetic. This 45 set itself aside from the rest with it’s awesome graphics, bright colors - the usual. The actual picture disc was a treat to discover on the inside.

The Useless Playboys Front Cover	The Actual 45 (front)
The Useless Playboys Back Cover	The Actual 45 (back)

At first glance, I had no idea what to expect the music to be. Once I popped it on - it turned out to be swing! It wasn’t bad at all - at least for me. You can judge for yourself: