The Last Post Of 2006

I can't sleep. I have tried counting sheep, masturbating, reading, and even a little exercise, but nothing seems to work. I suspect my brother the Grill Sargeant's spicy, spicy chicken. I may have to resort to rum & coke.

Six interesting things I know:

1) Jon Bon Jovi briefly played bass for Scandal before he had his own band (1981)

2) Neil Young's father is in the Hockey Hall of Fame (as a sportswriter)

3) Rick James and Neil Young were in a band together in the mid '60's (The Mynah Birds)

4) Paul McCartney makes about a million dollars a day from royalties (he owns copyrights to over 3,000 songs), and is worth over a billion.

5) I play guitar worse than John McEnroe. (That's not something I wish I didn't know, that's just me facing up to reality).

6) I really don't like Neil Young, though all my hip friends do.

What is it about cheesecake that makes it irresistable? I want some cheesecake right now, but I don't have any. And the problem with that is, to get good cheesecake I would have to go to one of three trusted restaurants (Cheeecake Factory, Dardano's. amd Zizzo's) to get it, and none of them are open. I will not go to King Soopers or Safeway for cheesecake.

Dialogue I like from Breakfast At Tiffany's:

Holly: You know those days when you get the mean reds? 

Paul: The mean reds, you mean like the blues?

Holly: No. The blues are because you're getting fat and maybe it's been raining too long, you're just sad that's all. The mean reds are horrible. Suddenly you're afraid and you don't know what you're afraid of. Do you ever get that feeling?

Paul: Sure.

Holly: Well, when I get it the only thing that does any good is to jump in a cab and go to Tiffany's. Calms me down right away. The quietness and the proud look of it; nothing very bad could happen to you there. If I could find a real-life place that'd make me feel like Tiffany's, then - then I'd buy some furniture and give the cat a name!

There is a song by Kelly Sweet in my head that I can't get rid of. I willl have to track it down on the net and listen to it over and over and over and over...

I never got Star Trek. I have friends who are obsessed with that show - it bewilders me, and if you've ever been bewildered, you know how....What is it about that show? Uhura is hot, but the stars, Kirk, McCoy, Spock - are all very wooden and somewhat comical. I find it hard to watch an episode of that show without laughing.

All the stuff I liked in 2006:

Favorite book read that year (should have been read for the first time in 06 but does not need to have been published that year): Sacred Causes: The Clash of Religion and Politics, From the Great War to the War on Terror by Michael Burleigh. I I really liked Phillip Roth's most recent novel too.

Favorite album heard/purchased that year (does not have to be released that year): Robyn Hitchcock Ole! Tarantula

Song of the Year (Paul Westerberg): Right To Arm Bears

Song of the Year (other): Panic! At The Disco, The Only Difference Between Martyrdom and Suicide is Press Coverage

Favorite magazine: Modern Drunkard

Favorite Movie: Casino Royale

Favorite televised moment:

Drama: The introduction of Connie Nielsen as Detective Beck on Law & Order: SVU. Something about strong women gets me all goose-bumply.

Comedy: The claymation hallucination episode of My Name Is Earl with Christian Slater as a burned out stoner.


Favorite pop radio guilty pleasure: Steady, as She Goes The Raconteurs. Yeah, it's contrived and all, but it sounds so much like Split Enz it takes me back to my misspent youth.

Favorite YouTube contributor: TheDrugstoreArchives

Okay, now i'm getting tired. Must be the rum & coke. l'm going to go to bed, and try to get some quality slumber time in.

Before I hit the pillow though, I leave this last quote:

"Now, the making of a good compilation tape is a very subtle art. Many do's and don'ts. First of all you're using someone else's poetry to express how you feel. This is a delicate thing."

Now name the actor and the movie.