yes, ada does produce maGic

Dear D-town,
So, you're not from ada, ok; don't fret--i know you may never comprehend the coolness of the simplistic town or understand that the social stigmas of small towns may hold their worth but i can't help but say 'screw that' with my pride always set on the dial of 34° 47' N 96° 41' W. but this post isn't all about my love for a-town. it's about the fact that i overheard someone say something about good music; naturally my ears perk up--good music, okay. good music, they said, doesn't exist in places like oklahoma. all that red dirt crap, they said. okay, okay. let me let everyone in on something/someone in ada. greg allen, whom i happened to take guitar lessons from, just happens to take improvisational beats way beyond any local 'music' i've heard as of yet in big d. big d. i love you; a bit. i will always love ada. and freaking greg allen.

I stole this from Chris because I like him so much...

Favorite Older Songs of the Moment:


for the moment — one big holiday:my morning jacket(my ringtone since forever and so i kept it from chris's list) — ceremony:joy division (this song comes on and so much emotion is evoked i literally feel like i may split in two--everysingletime— scenic world:beirut (again, kept from chris's list because i love it so much-and it ties with after the curtain falls because something about that tune...— – tom sawyer:rush (i get all hyped like a h.davidson fan with waay too much testosterone and alcohol

Favorite New Band or Older Band You Recently Discovered: fav’rit new bands - beirut (love first album best), erykah badu (not new herself but love that album), meiko… older recently discover’ds - talking heads (all over again) michael jackson (um...so you wanta be startin' something; you gotta be startin' something)

Favorite Song Ever:

yeah right...diddo

Best Recent Concert:

i was really into the band of horses show

Last Great Film I Saw:

i have same trouble picking film like music.so i am just going to put the last one i watched, Michel Gondry's Be Kind, Rewind. He is a twelve year old. and it works. Made me go home and want to remake Ghostbusters

Last Great Book I Read:

on beauty

First Album You Remember Buying:

i know the first single cassette was "waterfalls" by TLC (girl, you know that's right) and first full ablum cassette was Live and first cd was Toadies.

Favorite Band to Hate On That All Your Friends Heart:

i dont hate--and i love the smiths/the cure

Best Purchase of the Last Year:

Led Zeppelin tickets (i beat all of you suckers!)

Best Thing I Did This Year:

working on that now ain't i?

Favorite Recent Drunk Moment:

was recently, mambo taxi anyone?

Favorite TV Show at the Moment:

dont watch tv really

Favorite Video Game at the Moment:

screw it

Most Commonly Eaten Food Product:

peanut butter

My Ringtone:

one big holiday: my morning jacket

"as if musical ability comes with some sort of obligation to society..."

Slate sheds a pretty interesting light on one on my favorite albums, In the Aeroplane Over the Sea.

I don't get to see Radiohead

Damn. That really sucks. (side note: i hate you tyler, but do love me enough to take a great picture and send it my way). Luckily, i do get to see this gal at the Palladium Ballroom; whom i have missed on several occassions..sometimes by mere seconds and once because of a mass murderer/rapist. nope, i am not lying.

i have been told...

that i look italian with a "native" nose.
um. okay.

a response to this

1.I would love to live in downtown Dallas and not rely on cars; however, we are in the Renaissance phase so not all is well but definitely getting there.
2. people don't' want to rely on cars because Dallas traffic sucks, not because we're GenXers fleeing the suburbs. If anything, i want some freaking trees and fresh air thank you.
3. Affordable would indeed be nice. Ah, the snatch. Money is the man; no matter what they say.
4. I believe Uptown is at the critical mass--that's why it's annoying as hell to park, visit, or relax there on most occasions.
5. Restaurants are open on Sundays; at least the one i work at is.*sigh*
6. You don't think downtown is dog friendly? My God man, i guess you haven't seen all the dog shit i find on my shoes walking to and from work? I kid (a little); however, there are definitely more puppies than children and it seems like the new accessory. I feel inadequate leaving home without a canine by my side and my neiman marcus card. come on.
7. gotta love the scenery. and by that i mean i have never met a more vast assortment of peoples in my life. each brings a smile in their own blessed way.

past my prime?

most proper lyric of the year awarded to one mr. bob dylan...house of blues dallas feb. 21, where lucky me behailed (is that a word even?) the man in white (at least in a white, large brimmed hat this particular evening). and, honestly, he wasn't (past his prime that is). sure, it was the first show of a new tour and the world hasn't heard from him in a bit (or at least i haven't); nonetheless, dylan's voice couldn't have sneered any better or sounded any properly stanger than it did thursday night. in the past, i have seen bob practically wheeled off stage but he had stamina thursday. a two hour set, no breaks. i was a bit impressed. harmonica, check; badass chuck berrys on the bass and (hear: "gee-tar"), yup. this little gal was impressed with the new material and pleased by the addition of "blowing in the wind" and "highway 61 revisited." yea dylan. that's why you hang on my wall. screw what anyone else says. as chan would say, "who could of thought
That you meant so much to me."