Here Comes Johnny Yen Again...

The ramblings and musings of a generally genial, but sometimes cranky baby-boomer and old punk-rocker

Saturday, September 30, 2006

Spinal Tap and the Ramones

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In the 1984 movie "This Is Spinal Tap," there was a running gag-- that all Spinal Tap drummers over the years died. I'm was wo...
Friday, September 29, 2006

Mount Prospect

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Back around 1991, I spent a stint working construction. I had been working in the restaurant business, but there was a recession and no job....
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Sunday, September 24, 2006

Candyland, and Other Parental Torture Devices

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Those of you who are parents know what I'm talking about when I say that I want to send the person or persons who invented Candyland to ...
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Friday, September 22, 2006

Mission Impossible and Other Improbablities

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Let me first cop to being a Grade A unabashed DVD Nerd. I was absolutely a child of the tv. Of course, I grew up with tv that was great, eve...
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Wednesday, September 20, 2006

Plastercaster

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Back in my barfly days, one of my good drinking buddies was Graham Elvis, bass player and singer for the Elvis Brothers. The Elvis Brothers ...
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Tuesday, September 19, 2006

Guns, Germs and Steel, Loss and Healing

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As I've mentioned a few times in this blog, one of my closest friends, Mark, was murdered in June. He was a 42 year old web designer. He...
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Sunday, September 17, 2006

Blowhards, Butt Gravy and Other Brushes With Fame

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A few weeks ago, my wife was watching that program with the Malibu real estate agents, Million Dollar Listing. I realized that I knew one of...
Saturday, September 16, 2006

Rumors of their demise were greatly exaggerated...

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I bought my first computer when my son was still a baby (he's 12 now). I heeded the advice of my friends and got a Mac. I've never r...
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