Sticky in the Head Vox 2007-07-06T19:26:44Z Tommy http://mrwilloby.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom-full tag:vox.com,2006:6p00c2251ff9208fdb/ Like your brain stepped on gum. New R.E.M. tag:vox.com,2007-07-06:asset-6a00c2251ff9208fdb00d4144b8e633c7f 2007-07-06T19:26:44Z 2007-07-06T19:26:44Z Tommy http://mrwilloby.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom-full

R.E.M. played a few "working rehearsals" this week in Dublin. I wish I had loads of money so I could have made the trip out to the Olympia Theatre to see them debut a bunch of new songs. In addition to about 11 new songs they were playing, the audience got to hear some rarities that hadn't been played in more than 20 years.

This is the first song they played the first night, tentatively titled something like "Living Well's the Best Revenge".

(Living Well's the Best Revenge)
(Living Well's the Best Revenge)
R.E.M.


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]]> I want a Helio Ocean tag:vox.com,2007-07-03:asset-6a00c2251ff9208fdb00d414481a546a47 2007-07-03T21:04:32Z 2007-07-21T12:08:04Z Tommy http://mrwilloby.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom-full

Everyone else wants (or already got) an iPhone, but I’ve been drooling over the Helio Ocean for a while now. The hardest part is facing the switch between providers (Verizon to Helio) and facing a new 2-year contract. I’ve come up with a plus and minus list.

Positives:

  • Unlimited data plan, including web
  • 50 more minutes per month than I have now
  • Nice looking dual slider device

Negatives:

  • No more IN calling with my family on Verizon
  • The “what if I don’t like it” factor
  • About $22 more per month by my estimate

I’ve always wanted an always-on internet device without having to pay the through-the-roof charges for EDGE or EV-DO or whatever. It just seems like a really scary purchase and commitment. Help me.

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]]> Vox Hunt: Slow Dance Soundtrack tag:vox.com,2007-07-03:asset-6a00c2251ff9208fdb00d09e7e4bbfbe2b 2007-07-03T21:00:24Z 2007-07-03T21:00:24Z Tommy http://mrwilloby.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom-full

Audio: What was the first song you ever slow-danced to with a girl or boy?
Submitted by Rev Stan.

I don't remember the song, but I remember the girl. Now she's a lesbian.

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]]> QotD: Should've Seen Them Live tag:vox.com,2007-05-16:asset-6a00c2251ff9208fdb00d41431f253685e 2007-05-16T18:16:12Z 2007-05-21T05:02:08Z Tommy http://mrwilloby.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom-full

Which band or artist which is no longer performing or alive would you have loved to have seen?
Submitted by Rev Stan.

The Velvet Underground.

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]]> Vox Hunt: Gone tag:vox.com,2007-01-09:asset-6a00c2251ff9208fdb00cdf7f29109094f 2007-01-09T17:37:14Z 2007-01-09T17:37:14Z Tommy http://mrwilloby.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom-full

Show us a photo of something that's gone now.

GE Plant
GE Plant

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]]> Anything but this tag:vox.com,2006-12-03:asset-6a00c2251ff9208fdb00cd97016a494cd5 2006-12-03T06:20:29Z 2006-12-03T06:25:56Z Tommy http://mrwilloby.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom-full

I have found another distraction from what I am supposed to be doing.  I have a presentation on Monday.  The readings are about the Network Society including: the geography of the internet, the politics of knowledge, and the politics of time.  I'm leaning toward focusing on the role of the individual in the network society.

Blank pages are daunting.

So here are some more cover songs.  David Pajo has covered Misfits songs twice that I know of on record.  "Last Caress" was first released as Aerial M, then repackaged under Papa M.  "Hybrid Moments" was hidden before the first track on the first Pajo album.  Enjoy!

Last Caress
Last Caress
Papa M
Hybrid Moments
Hybrid Moments
Pajo

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]]> Vox Hunt: Bad Hair Day tag:vox.com,2006-11-20:asset-6a00c2251ff9208fdb00cdf3a0dbc0cb8f 2006-11-20T18:10:50Z 2006-11-20T18:10:51Z Tommy http://mrwilloby.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom-full

Show us what a bad hair day looks like.
Submitted by Cindercone.

MeToo
MeToo

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]]> covers for lovers tag:vox.com,2006-11-12:asset-6a00c2251ff9208fdb00cdf39e71f0cb8f 2006-11-12T23:37:10Z 2006-11-12T23:38:55Z Tommy http://mrwilloby.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom-full

A couple of songs that Jessica gave me long ago by Pedro the Lion come up on shuffle quite often and I always think, I need to check more of their stuff out.

Well in my search I found an EP with some neat covers.  I thought about posting the version of Radiohead's "Let Down," but it was kind of boring.  Instead, here is an interpretation of "Metal Heart" by Cat Power.

Metal Heart
Metal Heart
Pedro the Lion



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]]> QotD: A Tip About Tipping tag:vox.com,2006-11-12:asset-6a00c2251ff9208fdb00cd96fb40bd4cd5 2006-11-12T23:09:54Z 2006-11-12T23:09:54Z Tommy http://mrwilloby.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom-full

What's your method for calculating a tip?

Double the (8.25%) sales tax and round up for good service; round down for bad service.

Kind of a dumb question because it was so easy to answer.

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]]> QotD: I Give It 5 Stars tag:vox.com,2006-10-02:asset-6a00c2251ff9208fdb00c2252937db8fdb 2006-10-02T16:54:15Z 2006-10-03T04:36:53Z Tommy http://mrwilloby.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom-full

What's your favorite restaurant?

My favorite restaurant is Erik's DeliCafé.  It just makes me happy.

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