I tried to do the right thing yesterday with the Replacements CDs, I really did. I went to the independent record store (the last one in existence?), gave the “you may approach the throne” cashier a sup?, and checked out their prices on the reissues.
And then drove to Best Buy…
It’s a shame, because I’d much rather give my money to the good guys, but they were asking me to fork over $17.99 per disc. And that’s a lot to ask of an aging hipster.
Best Buy only had three of the eight reissues: Let It Be, Tim, and Pleased to Meet Me (the Trilogy of Greatness). But they were priced at a more reasonable $14.99. I bought the latter two, and saved enough to almost cover my lunch at Five Guys.
I tried to do the right thing, I really did. The good news: the CDs sound fantastic, and the bonus tracks are great. And it’s long overdue, because the CDs Warner Bros. released were flat and lifeless. Once again Rhino Records saves the day; it’s better living through Rhino.
I now have six of the eight, and will be closing out the category in short order. As it says in the Bible, that shit is essential.
I also had my Greg Brady hair professionally tamed yesterday, and it’s getting grayer and grayer. An alarming turn of events: before long I’m going to look like Orville Redenbacher. I’m not losing it, which is good, but it’s going white on me, big time.
The woman at the hair-cutting place said it’s no big deal, because it doesn’t make a man look old. Women, she said, don’t get off so easily. Do you agree with that? I’m not sure I do.
And would you ever consider trying to cover up gray hair? No way in hell I’d do such a thing (I think it would be so obvious it could be spotted from aircraft), but people are different…
I accomplished a lot during my 18-hour weekend yesterday, but the new NASA computer is still boxed-up in the family room floor.
I kinda dread monkeying around with that thing, if you want to know the truth. It’ll be great once I’m settled-in, but I don’t look forward to reinstalling programs, and moving essential files from one machine to the other.
I have an external hard drive, so I guess I can just drag stuff over to it, then drag it back to the new computer. Right?
Yeah, it sounds easy. And that’s the hilarious part.
And speaking of computers, what’s the purpose of the INSERT button on a keyboard? Why does it exist? I’ve never used it, and can’t imagine ever needing to. Typing while backwards-erasing letters already there? How helpful!
I think it’s designed to be accidentally executed, and piss every one of us off. Is that its purpose? I’m convinced it is.
Finally, did any of you watch Life on Mars last night? We have it saved to the DVR, and might watch it tonight. Any early opinions? If so, let’s hear ’em. Without giving anything essential away, if you don’t mind…
And I know this one’s kinda short, but I’m working under duress here. I should have already left for work, and it’s a miracle I got anything posted.
I’ll do better next time, I promise.
I’ve used “Just For Men” since it came out. When was that? About 1980 or so? I’m not totally gray at all, but it just pulls things together. I’m not even sure what my real color is, and I’m making sure no one else is either. If you’ve got brown hair, use number 35H (medium brown). No one will ever know the difference. I guarantee it. Even my barber doesn’t know. Takes 5 minutes. I don’t need to go through that “dealing with gray” crap. And I won’t.
GObama go! Yessir, thank you, thank you.
Yes We Can brothers and sisters, yes we can.
Jesus fucking christ you go to the indie record store to buy a cd and help them stay in business and you won’t fork over an extra THREE fucking dollars to help them stay in business? You are getting old.
I’m going to send you THREE fucking dollars and I hope the next time you’re in the store you buy a new CD, and I hope it’s a shitty one, like that Kid Rock fellow that has outlived his 15 minutes.
JCIII
You knew this was going to happen as soon as the Busch fambly sold the Budweiser name to the Franco-Belgian surrender monkeys. Plus, they ruined good old Rolling Rock also.
Gimme a Coors, thanks. Or, better still, a Beck’s.
(One quote/day – that’s all you’ns get.)
I started going grey at 13. I am 38 and did color it for about 15 years until 2 years ago…I just couldnt take it anymore…I was becoming a high maintenance chick…So now I let my freak flag fly.
As a woman you need to have a pretty interesting personality to get away with it. That and a hip cut. I have both. I am sassy and funny and sport a cute little flippy bob. Or so I’m told…either that or I am a raging “C” and people are afraid to tell me I look like shit.
I started going gray when I turned 32…just like my mum. I sometimes color it for fun, but generally leave it alone. For now, I simply have a “skunk stripe” on the right side.
My husband says that it “gives me character”. Whatever.
My eleven year old niece has had a strip of gray/white hair since she was about four. We don’t know why.
Gray hair has no chance around thsi old cranium. I don’t even know what color my hair is SUPPOSED to be. It’s “copper penny” for me every 6 weeks or so. I mean, I can’t grow a beard to play with, so I go for color.
Dear Skully – wow.
I got a phone call the other night that confereneced me in to a town hall meeting with our local US Congressman. We were allowed to ask questiosn and I listened to a few, along with the answers.
After a few minutes I realized that it was highly likely the next question was going to be “Have you seen my baseball?” and the answer was was going to mention the “National Pastime”, call for further study of the infield fly rule, and be followed by a list of other sports that are also played with balls.
Realizing that we’re doomed no matter who moves into the White House or any other public office, I hung up.
If it’s grey at the temples, have your barber mow it down with the clippers on 1 or 0. It’s just like the way a freshly mowed lawn hides the brown grass. You’ll look like a bad ass mofo in the process. Then, grow a beard or goatee and hit the grey in that sucka with Just for Men. It’s easier to dye a beard grey–or am I deceiving myself?
I went hunting with this guy one time and I he left some maskera in the bathroom. I thought it was weird, but forgot about it. The next day we got caught in the rain and his shirt was black. He was using maskera to cover the gray (grey) in his beard. He was really emberassed, the look on my face probably didn’t help.
I told him that I’d just shave it off. It was very strange looking, alternating stripes of gray (grey) and black.
I read a study once that suggests that men who dye their hair are at higher risk for bladder cancer. Happy dying!
Brenda – I had no that some idea men dyed the hair near their bladders. How vain. As for me I wear a merkin.
Um. sorrry. I started talking like Yoda all of the sudden. It’s supposed to read,“I had no idea that some men…..”
Life on Mars: Watch the British original! Much Better!
At 45 my blonde hair is showing some grey at the temples and i dont dye it. I do have a beard that i keep trimmed short, it comes in brown besides an almost grey/white spot the size of a quarter on my chin, it gets the “just for men” dabbed on it every couple of weeks.
My wife made me a batch of chocolate covered bacon. It took some trial and error, but she ended up with something beautiful. She used applewood smoked bacon and milk chocolate morsels. And she put chopped almonds atop it. The rough recipe is as follows:
1 Package Applewood Smoked Bacon
1 Package Milk Chocolate Morsels
1/4 cup chopped almonds.
Parchment paper
Cook bacon until crisp. IT MUST BE CRISP. Meanwhile, melt chocolate morsels in double boiler.
Once bacon is crisp allow it to cool on paper towels. Dip bacon in chocolate and lay on a sheet of parchment paper. Sprinkle bacon with chopped almonds. Allow an hour to set.
It’s frikken delicious. Here’s a picture of our finished product:
http://img412.imageshack.us/img412/8633/baconrm7.jpg
“Women, she said, don’t get off so easily.”
Goddamn right they don’t. It takes them forever to get off. Plus half the time they never let you know what is working and what isn’t so you’re blindly pulling moves from your bag of tricks and don’t have a clue if they’re working or not. Shit, give me some signals, semaphores, smoke signals, flash the nav lights, damn just say something, tell me what is working and what doesn’t so I’m not down there wasting my time.
I was allowed a few hours away from my all-consuming job yesterday afternoon:
http://tinyurl.com/44hyzp
It’s the best time of year! And damn near the kick-off of Bourbon Season.
My children will get no inheritance as I will spend every last dime to color my hair. Men do get the benefit of looking distinguished, some not all.
Hey Jeff, I actually live in Columbus Ohio, and I know exactly where that Singing Dog Record shop is. There is only one in Columbus and it is on High St. It is still there too. Located on O.S.U. campus, is is easily the best indie record shop around except for Magnolia Thunderpussy, also located on O.S.U. campus. Once at singing dog back in the late 90’s i bought a special edition I.C.P. cd and they were the only place in Columbus that carried it! All Hail the Singing Dog!
Brenda – that means David Bowie’s bladder should have given out back in the 70’s
Jason, bacon dipped in chocolate. You are scaring me again!!!
Shiny Rod – bacon dipped in chocolate is wonderful. Believe me.
JCIII – Redheads do indeed go gray. Ask my sister who you used to have redder hair than me, but now is complimented on her blonde hair and highlights.
I have more and more grey every day. I colored for a couple of years, but reds never look natural and I don’t want to look like a fake redhead. I’d rather be grey and a natural redhead than have someone think I’m a fake redhead just because it’s cool now.
I stopped colouring mine when I had to do it every six weeks or so. Who can stand the mess? I’m pretty much completely steely-grey with black streaks and I think it looks nice if I do say so myself. I like to notice the women out there with grey, stylish hair and complement them if I can. It’s all in the style.