LOOKIN’ ASS KITTIES

Via Paul Devro

My love wants to have her fortune read, and I know that she´s in a hurry.

Today I had a glorious day in Buenos Aires.
I went to this quaint little flea market in the French square.
It was all wonderfully bohemian with tons of hippie-esque knick-knacks.
Literally everything I saw was something that easily could've been sported by Anita Pallenberg in Performance.
After lusting after every little piece of merchandise, I walked by this crowd of gorgeous shirtless men and gypsy-like women who were walking across a tightrope and trapezing in the trees. A group of rowdy (and very drunk) musicians weren't far behind them. To the left of the circus crowd were stoners sitting in a circle passing around one of the gorgeously painted pipes that I saw for sale.
It was all so carefree and something that I had only pictured from lyrics of songs.
Once we get our apartment in Buenos Aires, my sister and I agreed that we would visit the flea market every weekend. Luckily, its all very nearby.
When we drove away from the flea market, I had mixed emotions. I was happy that I had found similar souls in a country I had just about become disenchanted with. But I was also sad. Sad because even though I felt a kinship with them, I still couldn't communicate with them.
Though, it is thrilling to consider that there are probably many bohemian meccas throughout the world. I cannot wait to see them all.

MATT 'MAD DOG' MADSEN

Hahaha amaze! You gotta watch it twice.

new wedding pictures and video diary

Hey everyone,
Just wanted to let you know we have updated our website with a video diary section. It currently has videos from mine and Shawn's honeymoon! Check it out.

Also, we've posted wedding pictures that we have gotten from guests who were at the wedding. You can check them out here.

Congratulations to Mason and Danielle Shepard who had my niece Caralyne Hope Shepard this morning at 3:09am. 6 pounds 14 ounces! I'm so happy for you both and I can't wait to meet her at thanksgiving.

God Bless,
Emily

Wig out: No 1

Neil you fuckin' dick, I'm way better at blogging that I am at life, though mostly because I haven't blogged. That's about to change though, and I aim to become equally terrible at both.

I'm gonna try to find for the blog, on a semi-regular basis, video of people losing their cool, or wigging out, as it were.

I've been watching this one a lot over the past few weeks:



Highights include spin-around phone toss; apologizing for smoking a reporter in the face (0:54), who can then be seen leaving the room bleeding; using the phrase "Put that in your fuckin' pipe and smoke it!" (which needs to be used more, imho); and most importantly: it was his own office. What a guy!

Also,here's nice song:

Peter Richard - Walking in the Neon


There Neil, I posted. Now, put that in your fuckin' pipe and smoke it!

SMALLTOWN EURO TOUR & MIX

We are going overseas this week for a while. Come see us and party your face off with beer.



We did a new mix of Evvy Euro Bang Chunes to commemorate the trip:

SMALLTOWN EURODANCE 08 TOUR MIX

And a tracklist cause we are gentlemen:

The Cricket Scores - Boy 8 Bit
Keep on Truckin' (Mickey Slim Remix) - Mighty Dub Katz
No Music (Starkey Remix) - Lil Mama
Break it Down (Detboi Remix) - Estaw
Fired Up 1.5 - Ayres & Nadastrom
Enjoy (Crookers Remix) - Outhere Brothers
High Top Fade (DJ Kue Remix) - Oh Snap!
Lets Go Ravers - Rob 3
Love Bounce Parade - Act Yo Age
Under the Sun (Herve Remix) - Kidda
Ba Bada (2 Bit Thugs Remix) - Jackinori
Yah! (Sinden Remix) - Buraka Som Sistema
Time to Pretend (Diplo Remix) - MGMT

See you soon unless you aren't in Europe.

OMD OMG

OMG this blog is goin NUTZ! Seven unique visitors! Eight posts!

Let's have a tally shall we.

Neil - 4
Pete - 4
Dave - nil
Mike - n/a
Mandeep - 0

Bottom 3 mates suck at blogging and more generally at life. Me and Pete blog outrageous. (I'm unemployed.)

Found Architecture & Morality at Zulu for $2 the other day... sweet. This is my JAM du jour. Melodramatic synthpop weeper :'( The end is so epic!

OMD Joan of Arc

Billy Bunny's Animal Songs

Thanks to David from KermiClownVideos for sending me this album.





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Beards

are  amazing.

The other day, my mother and I drove past this homeless man on this street.
I adored him for the following reasons:
a) His sign was not asking for money, or any sort of assistance. He simply stated "Jesus saves."
b) He had a phenomenal beard.
My mother said, "He's sweet, but he needs a razor."
To which I replied, "No! His beard is gorgeous."
And she said, "You're into shit like that." I am!

A few famous beards:

We're the Band and we have the coolest collection of beards.

Up close and personal with the beard.

Robbie Robertson looking like a Beatle, and of course rocking a beard.

Forever rocking the beard.

I must admit, David Gilmour does not even come close to the Band's beards. He just makes a bit of scruff look sexy, and that in itself is a nice feat. (Also, an amazing assortment of tee shirts, which of course you cannot see here.)

George Harrison definitely wins for man with the most interesting beard. My favorite homeless-looking definitely-not-homeless man to ever exist. Though, his best solo work came from his pseudo-homeless era. Maybe its a creative thing?

In the early 70's, Jimmy Page rocked a mean beard. I just about find this beard sexy. All of Zeppelin went through a beard phase, but most ended up looking ridiculous. Except John Bonham.

Dennis Wilson. Dennis went from being the babyfaced drummer of the Beach Boys, to underrated genius of a solo artist. During that time, he also grew himself a mighty beard.

Graham Nash doesn't look too bad with a beard either. The 70's were a fabulous time for beards.

Jeff Lynne! Damn, what a beard. (Pictured above with Del Shannon, who coincidentally took his own life not too far from where I grew up.) Not only does Jeff Lynne have a swell beard, he has stayed oh so faithful to it. Like Garth Hudson, he has hardly been without a beard. That is a man.


I'm sure I forgot some real fine beards, but I certainly covered a lot of ground.
DISCLAIMER: I am in no way encouraging any man (or boy) to grow a beard. You'll probably look ridiculous. Do not think for a second you even compare to the above mentioned.

P.S. Googling "George Harrison beard" or "Jimmy Page beard" is really fun. Try it. Add beard to the end of a name. Preferably someone with a divine beard.

wedding and honeymoon recap

Wedding Weekend Candid Pictures and Honeymoon pictures- click here

Hey everyone,
Well today is our first day in our new place! Shawn is at work and I have been spending the whole day writing thank you cards, uploading pictures, making phone calls and unpacking our wedding gifts. In case you missed it, the wedding was absolutely perfect. We could not have asked for more. Thank you to everyone who came and who helped in any way.

Thursday night was when everything really started- Most of the immediate family was in town by then and we all went out to eat at cafe express in The Woodlands. I finally got to meet Shawn's dad and Step-mother Jennifer and step siblings Matt and Caitie. It was a nice dinner and we went walking around Market Street for a while after that.

Friday morning all the girls and I went to the Pure Spa and Nail Salon to get pampered. After the salon we had a bridesmaids luncheon at Jasper's which was also a lingerie shower. The food was great and I got some great gifts. Friday night was the welcome/rehearsal dinner at The Marriott. It turned out so beautiful and it was so good to see everyone.

Saturday was of course the big day. The professional pictures should be in soon and I will of course post them on our website as soon as I get them.

Our honeymoon was a cruise to Jamaica, Grand Cayman and Cozumel. We were on the carnival conquest ship. I can not even describe how much fun we had. Just to give you an idea- some of our activities were swimming with the dolphins, snorkeling, hiking up a waterfall, a private beach cabana, kissing sting rays (haha) and a lot more.

I'm going to post some of my favorite honeymoon pictures here on the blog. If you want to see all the pictures just go to our website photo gallery.
Love,
Emily

KLASSEN FALL MIX

Nicely baked autumn rhythms on the new mix from Prince Klassen, kickin up dirt down in Texas. Some mellow pop melancholia, couple spacey Kraut chunes. Things slow down in the fall.

Prince Klassen - fall mix for cloud plum

TRACKLIST
Shuta Hasunuma - Return of the Bamboo
Harmonia - Ahoi!
Chessie - Take The Lark
Koushik - Welcome
Mos Def - May-December
Charizma & Peanut Butter Wolf - Apple Juice Break
Stereolab - Self Portrait with Electric Brain
Neu! - Isi
Yo La Tengo - Our Way to Fall
Beach House - Gila
Hauschka - Kotoba Naku
Feist - The Water
Arthur Russell - Losing my Taste for the Night Life

via Fully Fitted.

BRING THE RAIN

Clocks got yanked back so I guess winter's here. Here on the west coast that means six months of grey skies and piss. Let's celebrate with a rain-related classic and the Beanie Mack hit that sampled it so well.

The Dramatics In The Rain
Beanie Sigel feat. Bun B Purple Rain