a few items of interest ...

music, part one

i can't even express how disappointed i am in the world when i hear iron and wine on that m&ms commercial. iron and wine grows on me more and more. and i guess there is part of me that hopes popularity doesn't ruin the wonderful art being made in the world of lo-fi folk. on the other hand, i guess that the world will never really be able to get lo-fi. and that's totally cool.

i won't deny that i like music that sounds good. i like pink floyd, dr. dre and even elvis. but i just believe that what makes music special is the art and the message that drives it. again, not to take anything away from music that is meant more as entertainment than to make you think. (of course, the three aforementioned bands/musicians sound good to my ears, i do not wish to imply that they have no art in their music.)

really, though, what i find noteworthy is this life long attitude that i, and a lot of others, have with regards to popularity of the things that we like. it certainly seems like a goal in life is to have interests that set you apart from others. and with that, we do not wish to share that which we like the most with others.

at the same time, i remain convinced that people always seem to do their best artistic work when they are quite young ... meaning early on in their careers. i make this distinction because a person can begin their career late in life and it will still seem as if their best work comes early on. this is especially pronounced in music.

i point these two things out because i find it interesting how many people share these same perspectives. it is quite the phenomenon.

politics and shit

ok, i have to take some shit back. as of right now, i am feeling like bush will not fire rove at all. he has laid the ground work for not firing him, declaring today that he would fire anyone that committed a crime. and as i pointed out the other day, my dreams are telling me that the man will not be convicted of any crime, being the large burden of proof in a crime of this sort is probably insurmountable ... especially for a "special prosecutor." i mean, it's in the name.

laying ground work, as i called it, is a fundamental part for any good lie. before you lie, you should always prepare the other person's head with the appropriate truths that will mask the lie, including lies of deception or omission. this will make them less likely to question the validity of the lie, if executed properly.

the reason being that, according to me, every person knows when they are being lied to. we get a feeling that, if we are paying objective attention to it, will be undeniable. that being said, we often prefer to be lied to, and often don't pay said feeling any mind -- and we shouldn't. it's ok to be lied to. it's as ok as it is to lie.

either way, bush sucks at lying. but that doesn't matter, because a lot of people want to believe him. and that too is ok. as much as i hate george bush being in power, i am willing to let the average man or woman decide the path of the nation.

poker faces

i hate sportscenter. i had been trying to not hear who won the world series of poker, so that i could find it more interesting on tv. this is a path that i often take for kings games. i will come home, avoid seeing the end of the game, and then try and see if i can watch the end and be surprised by the outcome. of course, i am always stiff-armed in that quest.

anyway, today, sportscenter announces who won in the fucking top-ten. and they are the ones broadcasting it. don't they know what that does to the ratings? seriously, do they? i don't have a fucking clue. but i know that i don't like it.

i wonder how long the poker craze will go on. hopefully, it just continues to gain momentum. gambling is a lot of fun. and i rather like that vices have become more widely accepted than they have been in the last century or so. i am not sure what happened after the end of the victorian age, but i think that everyone jumped off the highest building around onto some sort of stick that is now firmly embedded into their asses.

either way, i feel that more people drink, cheat, lie, do drugs and gamble than ever before, and it really is quite wonderful. this body is a temple bullshit never really did fly with me. and why should it? this is the life we are living, and sometimes you just have to accept that.

music, part two

i stumbled across a great web site today. it has a ton of concerts that you can stream for free ... if you, like me, are too poor to go to concerts. it is located at http://fabchannel.com. i guess that's it. now i am going to try and go to sleep at a decent hour.