Archive for July, 2007

Hasta la vista, Viagra

Tuesday, July 31st, 2007

Whomever came up with this ad should be kicked. It’s not that I really believe in the sanctity of pop culture figures or anything, but this has got to be the most appalling whitebread version of “Viva, Las Vegas” imaginable. Also, “Viva, Viagra?” Elvis is spinning in his grave. The King had the good sense […]

Goodnight, Mr. Bergman

Monday, July 30th, 2007

I am very much aware of my own double self. The well-known one is very under control; everything is planned and very secure. The unknown one can be very unpleasant. I think this side is responsible for all the creative work - he is in touch with the child. He is not rational, he is […]

Spiderman and Planned Parenthood

Thursday, July 26th, 2007

Andrew Farago unearthed a vintage Spiderman comic in which Spiderman defeats an evil villain who is plotting to turn the youth of American into babymaking machines by convincing them that all sorts of rubbish is true. Luckily, he scanned the whole thing, so we can all read it, too.
Like most Planned Parenthood materials, the comic […]

More than over

Sunday, July 22nd, 2007

If you were not at the Wrens show last night at Emo’s in Austin, you missed out. The show was the last in what had been a 4-year, weekends-only tour, and the feeling was, despite the heat and humidity* a bit euphoric. The band was joking about the show being their graduation night, and they […]

Up Against the Wall

Friday, July 20th, 2007

I got to see Ray Wylie Hubbard last night at Shady Grove (for free!), which definitely adds to my aging redneck rocker trading card set. He even sang “Redneck Mother,” which he told us repeatedly that he does not sing every night. Now, either:
(a) He does not sing this song every night, and lucky […]