Well, I'm back from the 2006 edition of
Bonnaroo, and it was fantastic, of course. Full update coming very soon (within the month, unlike last year).
Also, mark your calendars for this:
I got the opportunity to talk to
Patton Oswalt after his set at Bonnaroo (as you can see) and he said that he and
Zach Galifianakis were coming to
Variety Playhouse and then
The 40 Watt in late October, I believe it was the 26th and 27th.
Should be fun.
Yesterday afternoon,
Matt,
Conor, Eoghen,
Rollie, and I stared a post-modern Medusa in the face and vanquished her.
For months now,
Kentucky Fried Chicken has been running ads for their "
KFC Bowls". The bowls consist of mashed potatoes, corn, fried chicken bits, cheese, and gravy mixed together. After seeing that ad a couple of nights ago, we all got to talking, and decided to act as undercover corporate police to see if KFC had overstepped its bounds with this one. "Well," I said, "it has to be edible, and it has to appeal to somebody, or else they wouldn't be able to sell or market it." With that, thought, we loaded up "The Champagne Warrior", and headed to the only KFC in town.
Also, correct me if I'm wrong, but has that KFC not been there for as long as anyone can remember? I've been in this town for almost twenty years, and I can't remember it not being there.
Anyway, we made it to KFC, and all five of us lined up at the counter. Each of us ordered the "KFC Bowl Value Meal" which came to a total of $5.35 and included the bowl itself and a drink. My sweet tea tasted the way the grass smells after it rains. It's a good smell, but a bad taste. "Earthen" is never a good way to describe the aftertaste of anything.
We all sat down, and took a good look at what had been placed before us.
They even gave us sporks to eat with.
Rollie poured on the salt and pepper.
Matt garnished his with cheese, and then we all dug-in.
Here's what I can say about the "KFC Bowl" that I ate: I didn't hate it. That's the only way I can describe the concoction. As horrendous as the ads for it make it look, it's not that bad. It's bad, just not that bad. Would I eat it again? No. Do I regret eating it? No.
So, there you go.
... and we all got "happy plates".
1) Head on over to
The Official Dr. Rock & Capt. Fantasy Show Website and check out the prize giveaway we've got for next week's show. It's fuckin' huge. By the way, the times for the show are Sundays from 7-10 PM. I know it says "8", but it's wrong.
2)
Drive-By Truckers will be on
Late Night With Conan O'Brien tonight. You'd better watch you goddamned cretins.
That's all.
Update: DBT played "Aftermath USA" on Conan last night and rocked the fucking house. Here's so shots if you missed it:
...and you can download an mp3 of the performance
here from the kind folks at
NineBullets.org
Wayne Coyne recently delivered an OKC High School commencement speech via satellite from a gig in San Diego. Thanks
YouTube!
Part 1Part 2
Hey, I finally
made the papers with my editorial about the Day of Silence/Day of Truth thing.
For those who don't know, The Auburn University Gay-Straight Alliance had a "Day of Silence" or something for something symbolizing something; that's really not the point. The point is that the fucking College Republicans led by the runners-up in the Little Miss Demagogue Contest, Laura Steele and Kristy Cottrell, showed up proclaiming a "Day of Truth" to counter "the homosexual agenda". They had signs and shit and there was a big argument on the concourse and the whole thing was just stupid.
Anyway, a couple weeks later, this fucking maggot named Drew White wrote an editorial to the Plainsman about the whole thing. It was bullshit, so, one day, in lieu of studying, I sat down and wrote the nastiest letter I could; thinking it would never get published. Well... it did.
Here's the edited version. (Originally I called the College Republicans "The Hitler Youth" and I called out Kristy Cottrell and Laura Steele by name.)
Editor, The Auburn Plainsman:
On April 26th, The College Republicans launched their “Day of Truth;” “a coordinated effort to counter the homosexual agenda”. I love how these people that base about 90% of their arguments for everything, from Iraq to border security, on “not forgetting the lessons of September 11th, 2001”, have forgotten the main lesson. On September 11th, there were no Democrats or Republicans; no black, white, gay, or straight. We all stood together. We were all Americans on 9/11/2001. It should still be that way, but, sadly, it's not that way anymore.
Our founding fathers built this country on the idea of freedom (never mind the fact that they were rich, white, racist, slave owners; when you talk to Republicans you have to use big general terms and mention “freedom” and “the founding fathers” to get your point across). A big part of freedom is the idea of tolerance. What The College Republicans don’t understand is that tolerance isn’t about liking and embracing an idea; it’s just about tolerating the idea. In other words, for the sake of tolerance and freedom just back off and let the people have their Day of Silence or whatever it is.
This is the point in which the most crafty College Republican, like Drew White, would say something like “The homosexual lobby preaches ‘tolerance’ and ‘equality’. Yet, when those opposed to their agenda speak out, they find such actions as ‘threatening’… Where’s the ‘tolerance’ and ‘equality’ again?” Okay, well if that argument doesn’t work for you, then here’s one: Show some common courtesy. The College Republican can sit on their high moral cloud all day about this issue, but the truth of the matter is that they’re using “The Day of Truth” as nothing more than an excuse to be standoffish. That’s right, I can see through you, and so can everybody else.
The purpose of The Day of Silence was to change some minds. The purpose of The Day of Truth was to be spiteful (a good Christian value, I might add. Jesus was a huge fan of spite). Should they have the right to be spiteful? Yes. Did they accomplish anything? Was their really a purpose? No. If you weren’t there to be positive and progressive, then why even go?
College Republicans, I know it's been difficult for you to find a divisive issue ever since "The Holiday Tree" incident, but please, go crawl back into your tent (or frat house, rather) of hatred until Christmastime rolls around again.
Rivers Langley
Sophomore, English I was pretty happy with it, and I'm ready for the Opinion page flame war to begin.
