A normal person sees these birds perched on electrical wires and worries about getting crapped on. Jarbas Agnelli looks at them and sees musical notes. Maybe he’s smarter than the rest of us because the melody is utterly oh-so-sweet-that-I-could-doze-off-right-now.
Agnel explains that he was simply curious about what sort of tune he could create by transcribing the birds into musical notes. I’m more curious about what would happen if he tried the same with the freckles on someone’s back. (via Gizmodo)
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Mac Lethal — 11 Out of 10
The Denver Post followed high school graduate Ian Fischer as he enlisted in the Army, went through training, left for Iraq, and returned home; the photos tell quite a story. (via Jason Kottke)
Oren Lavie — Her Morning Elegance
Soul Asylum — Black Gold
Story time!
I met the former drummer to Soul Asylum at the transit center here in Duluth a few months ago. Well, I didn’t really meet him. Well, I guess I did. Whatever.
I’m standing there and this dirty, disgusting, revolting individual comes out of the doors yelling for everyone to wash their hands as we are “in an epidemic”. I told him to shut up. He’s in my face or whatever yelling for me to go wash my hands. I’m not going to wash my hands right now, old man.
Anyway, I finish that and walk over to where a couple friends are standing and start talking to them and doing whatever us rebellious teenagers do. He walks over there and starts hitting on my friend. She’s too young for him.
Eventually, he sobers up and we’re all still at the transit center. Him and I start talking and he tells me not to smoke and drink or whatever. Cops come over and he starts talking to them, so this is my chance to get away from this creepo. So I did.
The end.
P.S. This could all be bullshit. You know, he could have lied to me and he wasn’t the drummer of Soul Asylum. I like to believe that he is though.
I’m going to see Mac Lethal tonight!
