Category Archives: Video

“My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys”

Driving through the California desert and into the vast emptiness of Arizona after seven days digging through my family’s past, I’ve had this song in my head all day. And I wonder how I have ended up where I am. Sometimes I think I took a wrong turn:

“Here I Am, On The Road Again” (35 of 90)

Out there in the spotlight/You’re a million miles away
Every ounce of energy/You try to give away
As the sweat pours out your body/Like the music that you play
Later in the evening/As you lie awake in bed
With the echoes from the amplifiers/Ringin’ in your head
You smoke the day’s last cigarette,/Rememberin’ what she said
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I’ll Honor the F—ING Embargo

Big ups to my friends at Boing Boing (Xeni, David, Cory and Mark) for this:

“I Hear the Bells”, Mike Doughty

This is the best description of my weekend. Despite the canceled trip to Cleveland (to be made up ASAP), my heart is light. For reasons that are unknown.
That’s okay, though. I’m going with it. Here’s what it sounds like inside my insides:

“I Can’t Already Tell That I Don’t Like You”

I think this clip says everything.
 

“He Got Game”

Maybe one of the most influential groups in my life. This is what motivates me.

The Polyphonic Spree

Sometimes life breaks the right way. The stars align. The seas part. I’ve given up worrying about how long it will last or what it all means. It’s enough, for me, that the moments right now are perfect. This is what that feels like:

Craig Ferguson: White Lines Opening

I have nothing to add. Enjoy.

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F-U iPhone

The restrictive nature of Apple keeps me from ever purchasing one of their products, so I’m quite happy to have Google enter the marketplace. And this video…OH, the Spoof-manity.

Life as Writing Teacher