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Andrea True Connection - More, More, More During her heyday as...

Fri, 18 May 2012 10:34:50 -0400

Andrea True Connection - More, More, More

During her heyday as a porn actress, around 1975, True was hired by a real estate business in Jamaica to appear in their commercials. During her stay in Jamaica, a political crisis gripped the island, and no one was allowed to leave with any money. Not wanting to lose the pay she had earned from the real estate ads, True asked her friend, record producer Gregg Diamond, to travel to the island and produce a track for her, which she would finance locally using that money. Diamond arrived with a composition in hand, to which True added her vocals. The result of their collaboration was “More, More, More.” Ultimately remixed by recording engineer Tom Moulton, “More, More, More” became a favorite in discos and nightclubs. It ultimately reached No. 4 on the US Billboard Hot 100, and a full album with the same title soon followed. The single also reached the charts in the United Kingdom (where it peaked at No. 5)^[5] and Germany (where it reached No. 9).^[3]

- Wikipedia

How is that not the best story about the creation of a hit song?

bryanwaterman: I Feel Love (Extended 12” maxi-single) From Will...

Thu, 17 May 2012 11:58:43 -0400

bryanwaterman:

I Feel Love (Extended 12” maxi-single)

From Will Hermes’ Love Goes to Buildings on Fire:

As unprecedented as [Kraftwerk’s] “Trans-Europe Express,” it became just as essential, an elctronic dance music template. Blondie covered it live, fairly faithfully, with Chris Stein adding Santana-style guitar licks. After hearing it in Berlin, Brian Eno rushed into the studio where he and David Bowie were working on Heroes, waving a copy of the record, raving that it would change the sound of club music “for the next fifteen year” (Eno was fond of grand statements). One can imagine the record spinning while the two Philip Glass fans listened to its hypnotic repetitions, the sonic possibilities blooming in their minds like flowers in a stop-motion film. (239)

#RIP

kottke.org: Straight White Male, the game of life's lowest difficulty setting

Wed, 16 May 2012 15:47:00 -0400

kottke.org: Straight White Male, the game of life's lowest difficulty setting:

rickwebb:

jkottke:

Using a video game metaphor, John Scalzi explains straight white male privilege for those straight white males who get hung up on the word “privilege”.

Dudes. Imagine life here in the US — or indeed, pretty much anywhere in the Western world — is a massive role playing game, like World of…

Not to pick a fight, but I’d add healthy, educated and wealthy to the list. We could then have a nice debate about which three of the six attributes we’d rather start with. I’d choose my health and education before any of the other attributes. Not sure about the rest.

Interesting idea, but you have some say in your health, wealth and education — the same can’t be said for gender, race, or sexual orientation. In fact, the latter three often affect your access to the former.

Put this on my headstone.

Mon, 14 May 2012 11:49:00 -0400

Put this on my headstone.

mylestanzer: UMMM. yes. FAINTS

Wed, 02 May 2012 14:23:31 -0400

mylestanzer:

UMMM. yes.

*FAINTS*

She wrapped herself up in the covers. (Taken with instagram)

Sun, 29 Apr 2012 14:43:39 -0400

She wrapped herself up in the covers. (Taken with instagram)

Charlie is a bird who works at GroupMe now.

Wed, 25 Apr 2012 14:50:50 -0400

Charlie is a bird who works at GroupMe now.

RAW FOOTAGE OF CHARLIE CLEANING HIS FEATHERS WHILE HANGING OUT...

Wed, 25 Apr 2012 14:43:12 -0400

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RAW FOOTAGE OF CHARLIE CLEANING HIS FEATHERS WHILE HANGING OUT IN MY SHIRT

CHARLIE LOVES TO SNUGGLE and i think he really wants to get...

Wed, 25 Apr 2012 14:19:30 -0400

CHARLIE LOVES TO SNUGGLE and i think he really wants to get inside my shirt

CHARLIE THE BIRD IS HANGING OUT WITH ME AT WORK

Wed, 25 Apr 2012 14:11:26 -0400

CHARLIE THE BIRD IS HANGING OUT WITH ME AT WORK

American Airlines is holding a Customer Appreciation Event over...

Tue, 24 Apr 2012 15:22:03 -0400

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American Airlines is holding a Customer Appreciation Event over here at Gate 57.

Found wild parrots in Russian Hill yesterday. (Taken with...

Mon, 23 Apr 2012 15:32:14 -0400

Found wild parrots in Russian Hill yesterday. (Taken with instagram)

A summary of my trip to San Francisco (Taken with instagram)

Sat, 21 Apr 2012 14:21:25 -0400

A summary of my trip to San Francisco (Taken with instagram)

WERE YOU AWARE that Mr. Show did a spot-on lengthy musical...

Sat, 14 Apr 2012 14:58:22 -0400

WERE YOU AWARE that Mr. Show did a spot-on lengthy musical parody of Jesus Christ Superstar starring Jack Black?

Well, you’re welcome.

"RAINY DAY= GREAT EXCUSE FOR HOT CHOCOLATE."

Sat, 14 Apr 2012 13:39:39 -0400

“RAINY DAY= GREAT EXCUSE FOR HOT CHOCOLATE.”

- ME! (via zooeydeschanel)

^this actually happened

"Do yuppies even exist? No one says, “I am a yuppie,” it’s always the other guy..."

Fri, 06 Apr 2012 11:16:00 -0400

“Do yuppies even exist? No one says, “I am a yuppie,” it’s always the other guy who’s a yuppie. I think for a group to exist, somebody has to admit to be part of it.”

- Des, The Last Days of Disco

Saw this last night at BAM. It’s great. There’s a great/hilarious conversation about yuppies at one point and it struck me that hipsters are our generation’s yuppies.

Let's not forget Solange was here first.

Thu, 05 Apr 2012 10:52:28 -0400

Let's not forget Solange was here first.

cmonstah: Impulsive Chorus, 2010 by Martin Soto Climent....

Tue, 03 Apr 2012 09:58:31 -0400

cmonstah:

Impulsive Chorus, 2010 by Martin Soto Climent. (VVVVVVork.)

F-f-f-feldschlösschen

jessburkle: nemonobody0: Catzilla! It’s funny: I imagine cats...

Sun, 01 Apr 2012 21:14:36 -0400

jessburkle:

nemonobody0:

Catzilla!

It’s funny: I imagine cats to be more like domestic terrorists - scheming in the shadows, earning our trust, and then betraying us with death. Then, I clean up their poop.

holy shit.

Photo

Sun, 01 Apr 2012 21:12:25 -0400