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there seems to be a certain blog of banality missing from around these parts - the entire month of may was completely missed, as a matter of fact. this is simply unacceptable, and lemme tell ya: if I was paying for this service I would be pissed. damn pissed.
Tue, June 2, 2009 - 9:06 PM
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so I'm driving to work yesterday out on the 580, heading toward richmond. and it's raining cats & dogs - I mean really, really pouring down. as I'm approaching the 80/580 split, I come up behind one of those ginormous hook & ladder fire trucks - you know, the ones that are so big they've got a driver at the back of the truck steering the rear wheels from inside a little box - much like the one pictured above. except this one was different, because the rear steering guy didn't have a little bo...
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Wed, February 18, 2009 - 2:48 PM
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lux interior, the amazing lead singer of the cramps, died this morning of a heart condition. he was 62.
Wed, February 4, 2009 - 6:37 PM
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the first time I saw the cramps I was 13 years old and it was one of my first punk shows. my sister's friend's band, paleface, was opening for them at the peppermint lounge in new york city on a saturday night. since I was too young to get into the club, we figured if I went in with paleface for their sound check I could just stay in the club & hang out till it opened - at which point I... read more
so for those of you that don't know, I have a job delivering a free sailing magazine that comes out around the first of every month. I pick up a van at hertz in berkeley around 7am, drive up to marin to meet a semi where I, and a few other drivers, load up our magazines - I usually get two or three pallets depending on the time of year (more in summer, less in winter). the magazines are in bundles of fifteen, which I deliver to 40+ stops from richmond down to oakland, leaving anywhere from on...
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Tue, December 30, 2008 - 3:22 PM
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no, a redneck is not about to kill himself while showing off to his friends, but...
Mon, December 29, 2008 - 10:23 AM
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we have an exceptionally talented artist amongst us that has quite the selection of nifty items for sale online. I am, of course, talking about the charming, the witty, the one and only devil-may-care mr. atom gray people.tribe.net/east_bay_gray may I suggest you trot on over to his etsy page ( www.etsy.com/shop.php ) and check out his wares? it's hella cool stuff, way affo... read more
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