From the last, best gig that Herschel played before we broke up. Thanks for posting this giddygirlie!
For the encore, No Doubt played Journey’s “Any way you want it (that’s the way you need it)” with Angelo Moore from Fishbone dressed in a Tiger costume. It was incredible. I still think No Doubt should have covered that song. Goosebumps. o
Digging on the juxtaposition here. Nice sycamore tree drooling ice. And I’m hoping that by the time this photo is published, the ice is gone. I don’t have high hopes. o
401 children in custody in polygamist compound raid | Chron.com - Houston Chronicle
Utah and Arizona have so much baggage around this. On all sides.
Hopefully, there is a way forward out of this mess. o
You have to watch a commercial, but it’s not that long. And I’m sure the evil media overlords will kill this clip at some point in the future. That’s just what evil media overlords do.
Walken! o
Over the past few months, Leta has been increasingly interested in The Backyardigans. For the uninitiated, this is an animated show featuring computer rendered characters who have imaginary adventures in their adjoining suburban backyards. The best part is the music, a lot of which is done by Evan Lurie, brother of John Lurie (both of whom were in the founding lineup of the Lounge Lizards). Each episode has a theme and musical style. If I’m going to be trapped into watching TV with my kid, I could do a lot worse. Leta, of course, loves it.
Since we devote a section of the satellite recorder to kids programming, we rotate a few episodes through for Leta, keeping the ones she likes to watch for repeat viewing. The one she’s into this week is “Cops and Robots”, where two of the characters are evil robots and two are cops out to capture them. During the course of this episode, the robots have malfunctions which are marked by a mini freakout and the repetition of the word “malfunction!” over and over until the other presses the reset button. I won’t spoil the end, but there is an alternate way to stop a malfunction and that is revealed in the final minutes.
Leta loves to act this episode out. All day. In every way. Including bringing a Barbie® or princess into the mix. She also loves to delay the inevitable using whatever characters are in her arsenal during that day. So last night when I started the countdown for bed (”20 minutes”, “10 minutes”, “5 minutes”, etc.) we got into a discussion about how princesses sleep in a bed. Leta, the expert negotiator (I see a cabinet position in her future), brought up the fact that Ariel, the Little Mermaid, did not sleep on a bed. Quickly, I said, “Once she became human, she DID sleep in a bed with Eric!”
Dad 1, Leta 0.
Later, as we were getting ready for bed, Leta began to malfunction. Except the word morphed into “No function! No Function! NO FUNCTION!” with Leta running around in circles and trying to avoid getting jammies on. She does a pretty good robot imitation. I pressed her reset button and she went to bed surprisingly easy. And she slept like a trooper, the first time in about three or four weeks (months?). Hurray for the reset button.
This morning, before heading out for pre-school, she watched the episode again and as is custom, she tried to delay departure.
“No function! No function! No function! Dad, you have to push my reset button! Dad! Reset! Button! No function! No function!”
I pressed the reset button. At least 10 times. We were late for school. A lot. o
Chuck tries to do a fast turn and can’t hold on. One of my favorite photos of the dogs ever.
Knucklehead. o
Police storm temple at polygamist ranch - CNN.com
This is Texas. Home of Waco. I doubt Texas would allow another Waco. o
