What’s up, Darling Ones? I was thinking about which of Rob Gordon’s all time, top five most memorable breakup girls I’d be, if I were one of them. This is the kind of question I…
Posts tagged High Fidelity
Top Five Side One, Track Ones: A Teenage Kicks Tribute List
This morning on Teenage Kicks, Jacquie Fuller played two hours of side one, track ones in honor of The Current’s upcoming “High Fidelity” showing at The Fitz. It was, as you can imagine, totally awesome,…
My task would be to write crime
There’s a scene in “High Fidelity” where Rob and Laura are sitting at the kitchen table in his apartment. In front of her is a list of five jobs Rob would like to have if,…
You’ll recoup a big fat Mercedes
Do you remember that scene in High Fidelity when Rob comes into Championship, limping? Dick and Barry are standing at the counter listening to the tape by Vince and Justin? “Who is this,” Rob says….
on broadway
High Fidelity is gonna be a Broadway musical. i’m sure it will suck, but i still wanna see it. NY in December, anyone? (thanks UH)
all my features set me free
i think i’ll be spending a goodly portion of this week stuck in 1994. i’m a little pissed that i left The Short Story that was So Shitty it Made the Baby Jesus Weep at…
exotic women’s underthings
the song “favorite” by liz phair just came up on Kathleen Turner Overdrive. it’s a song where liz compares her boyfriend/lover to her favorite pair of underwear. and the singing of underwear reminded me of…
i’ll be in my basement room with a needle and a spoon
the cold continues to ravage my weakened body. if i had the energy and if the contagious co-worker were here, i’d still find the energy to kick his ass. and hard. but alas, he has…
practice makes perfect or the reign of decadence continues
believe it or not, i’m not talking about masturbation. no instead i’m talking about my absolute brand-new favorite thing to do (and i say this like i do it all the time but i don’t…
keep passing the open windows
in John Irving’s Hotel New Hamsphire one of the characters kills herself by leaping out of an open window. it’s been nearly a dozen years since i’ve read Irving’s novel, but i think she kills…