did you know that laugh tracks they use in sitcoms were originally recorded in the 1950's? when you watch a sitcom and you hear all those people laughing, there's a good chance your hearing the laugh of a dead person. freaky innit?

today's recommended mp3 - keith green - stained glass

did the indians really use every part of the buffalo? everything? i find that really hard to believe...or really gross.

the fourth album is officially finished as of today. its called homefield road and it has 12 songs on it. 9 written by me and 3 by either jurado or bazan. so please check your local record store next week. and if they don't know what your talking about, stop by my house and i'll give you a copy. peace and grace. sedge.

things you should see before you die (for americans only)

the grand canyon
yosemite national park
your favorite musician in concert
general sherman (sequoia nation park)
the Coliseum in Rome
a baseball game at wrigley field
all of Athens, Greece
the great pyramids
alaska
the great barrier reef

ok, maybe i'm leaving out a lot of stuff (stonehenge, south american rainforest) but if you disagree than tell me. i will see those last three before i die; or die trying. - sedge

today's recommended mp3 - low - closer

today on the bridge over kickapoo creek a spider floated down to see what i was reading. it slowly worked its way down and floated for a minute or so a few inches from my face, but i doubted if it could read - and there's no way it could read dillard. it was roughly the size of bb or the head of a pin. it was gray and had furry little legs. i think it was the smallest spider in the whole world. i can't help wondering what kind of insects it eats. what kind of bugs are that small anyways? does it make a web like other spiders? is the web really tiny as well? what's it doing on the bridge over kickapoo creek anyways? it is november right? what do spiders do over the winter?
it floated there for a while unsure of what it should do and during its time of indecision i looked for its thin thread. i searched up and down and left and right for the stupid thread but i couldn't see it. i thought that surely it would reflect off the sun and i would see that the puppet had strings. after a while i got frustrated and thought about waving my hand directly above the floating spider to at least satisfy one of my senses, but then i gave up and decided it was a magic spider. and maybe it could read dillard maybe he was more advanced than i and he was going to tell me interesting things about the book. but he didn't. after a while the magic flying spider got bored and flew back up to the top of the bridge. he probably had more important things to do.

today's recommended mp3 - ida - boots of spanish leather (dylan cover)

sometimes i think the most attractive thing about television is the shared experience. it seems like most things people talk about around water coolers is some stupid thing they watched on t.v. the night before. i listen to the excitement rise in their voice when find someone else who spent the night in front of the t.v.
sometimes i wish i was a tv watcher again so i could join in. sometimes i think if only i was watching the newest reality show or if i was an avid watcher of that doctor show 'er' people would talk to me more often... but then again maybe not.

today's recommended mp3 - dismemberment plan - you are invited

the ancient greeks used to think that they didn't have original thoughts. they thought that if they had an idea or desire that one of their gods had somehow implanted that thought in their brain. like if they felt love towards someone that really it was Venus controlling their brains. or if they thought about death, it was obviously pluto taking care of business. here in america we all find this pretty funny but when we see an ad for sour cream potato chips we all rush out to the nearest store to get some.

today's recommended mp3 - otis redding - these arms of mine