Intergalactic House of Paisley

After a thrilling week that was highlighted by spending five hours in the ER with Rohanna (good news, not her appendix; bad news, possible chronic bowel pain), time for another round of spin the iTunes (over 35K songs and growing)!


1) I'll Be Glad, Bonnie Prince Billy

2) towards the sun, sri aurobindo

3) Coming Right Along, The Posies

4) who knows where you are, The Harpeth Trace

5) i go to sleep [bonus track, unreleased demo], the kinks

6) All I Wanna Do, The Beach Boys

7) Going Down, Lynch Mob

8) White Riot, The Clash (Velodromo Vigorelli, Milan, 05-21-81)

9) Everybody Knows (Leonard Cohen), Concrete Blonde

10) Portia, Throwing Muses


plus


11) The Rockafeller Skank (Mulder's Urban Takeover Mix), Fatboy Slim

12) Invisible Man, The Breeders

13) Nothing (Lifestyle Of A Tortured Artist For Sale), The Dandy Warhols


And off we go. March Madness (fuck you, NCAA™) comes to an end, ideally with the Jayhawks cutting down the nets in Nawlins, just in time for the baseball season to begin. And for those considering attending Chicon 7, this year's World Science Fiction convention, rates go up Sunday, so get that membership soon!

Things have been busy at work the past couple of weeks, mainly with stuff for the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art here in KC. We do the large wall graphics and informational signs for special exhibits there. Last week saw the opening of a special display of "The Original Rules of Basket Ball," which wiill be running through May 29. It's free, but requires timed tickets.

This week has seen the output of materials for an upcoming exhibit of the three pieces of Monet's "Water Lilies" triptych, together again for the first time in years and years. This exhibit focuses on the 11-year long process of the creation of these pieces, using a variety of forensic methods to reveal the details hidden under the layers of paint. This exhibit will run from April 9 through August 27, and will cost $8. And both will be running during ConQuesT! Let's celebrate with some tunes.


1) New York City, Cub

2) Meet Your Rock Star, ToToM (N.E.R.D. - Rock Star + Nine Inch Nails - Meet your Master)

3) Roy Orbit's Son, Alterboys

4) How Much Can I Do?, Los Lobos (The Fillmore San Francisco, CA December 6, 2003)

5) All Bound For Mu Mu Land, The KLF Feat. Maxine Harvey

6) Shake Dog Shake, The Cure (Live The Cure - Washington 1984)

7) When The Fear Stops, Sky Cries Mary

8) Waltzing's For Dreamers, Richard Thompson

9) The British Road, Robert Wyatt

10) You Can't Do That, The Beatles


etc.


11) Violence of Truth, The The (Live The The - Paris 1989)

12) Suspicious Minds, The Flaming Lips

13) M, The Cure (Palais Theatre, Melbourne, Australia)


Busy weekend, what with the Big 12 Tournament going on. And more importantly, tomorrow the replacement for this ancient computer will arrive. It's done its job well overall, but the time has come to upgrade. I'll be going from this G4 dual 450 MHz machine to an 8-core twin 2.8 GHz speed demon. I am considering installing a seat belt on my chair.

And here it is March 27, and the weather report is calling for snow, as in 5-8" worth. So thrilled. Let's warm up with some music, eh?


1) Why You'd Want To Live Here, Death Cab For Cutie

2) Creme Brulee, Sonic Youth

3) Brand New Lover (Up Ducky Mix), Dead or Alive

4) Heart Of The City, Rockpile (Live at My Father's Place Old Roslyn, NY 11/4/78)

5) Fine Young Cannibals, Wolf Parade

6) You, Two Sheds

7) Wachet Auf, Wendy Carlos

8) Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, Cheap Trick

9) Joe Hill's Last Will, Black 47

10) Wish You Were Here, Nick Lowe And His Noise To Go (06/27/82 Hammersmith Palais London)


And a little something to help keep the roads clear:


11) Walla Walla, Sky Cries Mary

12) House Of Cards, Radiohead

13) Lagos City, Asiko Rock Group


Last night the lovely and talented Audrey Hitchcock arrived for a weekend stay. She's appearing at a woo-woo festival at the Best Western at Rainbow and Southwest Boulevard Saturday and Sunday, so if you need a quality, medical-grade therapeutic massage, go see her there. She already helped me out by examining my damaged little finger and popping the top joint back into place. Still hurts, but might actually heal properly.

Big activity this weekend will be checking out the Eat Local Farmers Expo, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at Shawnee Civic Centre, 13817 Johnson Drive. Tonight, of course, we'll be watching KU defeat Michigan State on the way to another national championship.