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Friday 18 April 2008

ladies and gentlemen, your oklahoma panhandlers!

excerpt:

for sonics fans, it’s late in the fourth quarter.
the starters have fouled out, the guy at the end of the bench is in, and he has the ball in the back court. he closes his eyes and launches a hail-mary toward the basket he can barely see over the outstretched arms of a 7′ behemoth….
…and […]

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Wednesday 28 February 2007

don’t ask, don’t tell…if you’re a sonics fan

By spaceneedl | Community & Culture ~ Law & Politics ~ News and Talk ~ Sports & Games ~ Seattle

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seattle is disparaged by the political right as a “liberal” city.
what with our effete coffees and our wacko environmentalism and our licentious libidinousness.
we may not yet have san francisco values…but it’s good to aspire.
this ain’t gonna help…
2 Sonics owners: No gay marriage
The millionaires who’ve turned to this state’s left-leaning Legislature to authorize a $300 million […]

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Tuesday 23 January 2007

i can’t wait to see…another game

By spaceneedl | Sports & Games

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vs.

my son and i have tickets to an nba game tonight.
(they’re expensive seats, purchased inexpensively on ebay. yay, ebay.)
our first professional sporting event together was a mariners-yankees game, in new york, three weeks before 9/11.
he was 3 years old, not potty trained, still attached to his pacifier. despite these things, and the fact that i […]

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Thursday 18 January 2007

daddy has a new pair of shoes

By spaceneedl | Sports & Games

excerpt:

blackjack hates me.
the feeling is mutual.
me: eight, three.
dealer: four showing.
me: double down…four. 15.
dealer: four…seven…10. 21.
repeat. repeatedly.
at a $5 blackjack table i can be down $200 before the cocktail waitress gets back with my first drink. but craps…craps loves me. craps is my friend, and it would never lie to me.

going into my last hour […]

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Tuesday 11 July 2006

Blogging Bellingham #17

By Gonzo | Ink & Pixels ~ Travel & Holidays ~ Sports & Games ~ Nature & Weather ~ Blogging Bellingham

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What?! Two Blogging Bellingham posts in two days?! That’s just crazy!

Back in 2001, Bellingham was chosen by the editors of Outside Magazine for inclusion in their annual Dream Towns feature. Dream Towns are defined, not only by their overall livability, but as places where there is plentiful, easy access to outdoor recreational […]

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Friday 28 April 2006

Sidelined

By Bon | Family & Friends ~ Sports & Games

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A few months before his second birthday, my boy scaled the new fence in our front yard, perched himself upon the top rail and shouted “hey mom, hey mom, let’s play!” As I calmly walked over to pluck him from the fence, I thought to myself, “this boy and I are destined to spend many […]

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Tuesday 04 April 2006

it’s never too early to panic

By spaceneedl | Sports & Games

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the mariners’ 06 season is over.
don’t tell me it’s only two games, they have lots of time to find more pitching under a rock somewhere. there aren’t that many rocks in the world.
their final 70-92 record will usher buzzy bavasi’s son out the door (along with wacky manager mike hargrove), as fans increasingly forget to […]

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And where we are met with cynicism and doubt and fear and those who tell us that we can't, we will respond with that timeless creed that sums up the spirit of the American people in three simple words - yes, we can.

Barack Obama

Wilco - Sky Blue Sky
What can I say? I'm a diehard Wilco fan. One of my earliest posts here at Transcendental Floss was in response to their previous record, and their latest, Sky Blue Sky, has captivated me just like everything they've ever done. Of course, it's been out for awhile and everyone's digested it and reviewed it to death, but still I can't keep my mouth shut about it. At this point, with their six albums sandwiching two Mermaid Avenue volumes of collaboration with Billy Bragg, I'd go so far as to compare their run of recordings to pretty much any of the great bands in history. Seriously, it's been one revelation, one evolution, one highly listenable album after another spanning twelve years! This latest offering continues to be drenched in references to their musical influences, and here the 1970s reign supreme. With nods ranging from Steely Dan to Led Zeppelin, this is a record that has that classic vinyl sound all over it.
— Gonzo

Loudon Wainwright III - A Live One
Here's a likely obscure one for many of you. Loudon, father of Rufus, was one of many post-Dylan singer-songwriters whom, if they didn't intentionally try to follow in Dylan's footsteps, ended up labeled as having done so during a surge of public interest in people who could simply sing songs and play an acoustic guitar. Loudon is a quirky writer and performer, and his songs range from very funny to shockingly raw and personal. I'm particularly fond of Clockwork Chartreuse, which plays around with a little of the old ultra-violence. If you watched as much M*A*S*H as I did when it was on, you might remember Loudon, who appeared as Captain Spalding, the singing surgeon, in three episodes in its third season.
— gonzo

Once
This low budget "musical" (I'll explain the quotes in a second) knocked me out and inspired me to quit my job, take off for Europe with my guitar, and spend the rest of my days busking, but then I remembered that I'm married and have a 10-year old son, both of whom I like an awful lot. Sigh. Anyway, Once has been labeled a musical only because songs are performed in the film from start to finish. But, the songs aren't obviously contextual, the actors don't just break into song to backing music coming from nowhere, and there are no dance numbers through the Dublin streets where it was filmed. The chemistry between the two leads is wonderfully sweet and funny, the music is at times lovely and tender, other times deliciously melodramatic and passionate.
— gonzo

Ode Magazine
Here's a twist, our first ever magazine recommendation in the Brain Candy department. With the tagline "To People - To Passion - To Possibilities", Ode is a breath of fresh air, good news for a change and lots of it. Articles are easily digestible without being dumbed down, and they regularly highlight ideas and people I later hear about via other media sources. Co-produced in The Netherlands and the U.S., there's a decidedly European feeling to the zine that I enjoy immensely. From science to spirituality, sustainability to the arts, I love getting my hit of optimism every issue. If you aren't a magazine reader, the Ode website offers a lot of the content from the magazine, as well as reader blogs and social networking interactivity.
— gonzo

Lick your chops and chip through the nuggets of past Floss Aid recommendations.
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Friday 18 April 2008

ladies and gentlemen, your oklahoma panhandlers!

Wednesday 28 February 2007

don’t ask, don’t tell…if you’re a sonics fan

Tuesday 23 January 2007

i can’t wait to see…another game

Thursday 18 January 2007

daddy has a new pair of shoes

Tuesday 11 July 2006

Blogging Bellingham #17

Friday 28 April 2006

Sidelined

Tuesday 04 April 2006

it’s never too early to panic

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