Monday, April 23, 2001
top 10 all time favorite desert island discs (for right now):
1. Louis Philippe, A Kiss in the Funhouse
2. The Divine Comedy, Liberation
3. Momus, either Poison Boyfriend or Tender Pervert, I can't decide
4. Sloan, Twice Removed
5. Serge Gainsbourg, Gainsbourg a gainsbarre
6. Elvis Costello, The Man: Best of the Early Years
7. R.E.M., Reckoning
8. The Dismemberment Plan, Emergency and I
9. Sarge, The Glass Intact
10. Throwing Muses, The Real Ramona
5 songs for summer days.
1. "T-shirt Weather," the Lucksmiths
2. "Giapponese a Roma," Momus
3. "The Pop-Singer's Fear of the Pollen Count," the Divine Comedy
4. "Clearer," Sarge.
5. "Mazatlan/Shining Bright," the Orange Peels
I think I need to buy some new CDs.
Friday, April 20, 2001
The last 5 movies I've seen:
1. Akira (****)
2. Bridget Jones's Diary (**)
3. Psycho Beach Party (**)
4. The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert (****)
5. Sixteen Candles (***)
Wednesday, April 18, 2001
9 Lush things to love:
1. Okra
2. Gentle Lentil
3. Figs and Leaves
4. Summer Blues
5. Dream Cream
6. Therapy
7. The Ologist
8. Shampoo bars (in the abstract)
9. Crush (RIP, bah!)
7 songs to put on a sad love song mix tape:
1. "God Give Me Strength," Elvis Costello and Burt Bacharach
2. "The Sadness of Things," Momus
3. "Every Day Gone By," Louis Philippe
4. "The End of July," Sarge
5. "Make it Easy on Yourself," The Walker Brothers
6. "Walk on By," Dionne Warwick
7. "On Peak Hill," Stars
8 songs to put on a happy love song mix tape:
1. "She Means Everything to Me" or "You Mary You," Louis Philippe
2. "The End of History," Momus
3. "Songs of Love," The Divine Comedy
4. "I Can Feel It," Sloan
5. "Close to You," The Carpenters
6. "l'eau a la bouche," Serge Gainsbourg
7. "Dream Date," Ida
8. "I Say a Little Prayer," Dionne Warwick
6 places for a news fiend to get news:
1. The New York Times
2. The Washington Post
3. World Press Review
4. Unknown News
5. BBC
6. The Globe and Mail
5 songs that were in my head today:
1. "The Ballad of Tom Jones," Space and Cerys from Catatonia
2. "Oliver's Army," Elvis Costello
3. "Savory," Jawbox
4. "Dismemberment Plan Gets Rich", Dismemberment Plan.
5. "elauedanla teiteia", Serge Gainsbourg
