Billie Jean Live: Motown 25
Best Dance Moves:
Smooth Criminal
Beat It: Live
Billie Jean: 30th Anniversary Special
Captain EO Part 1
Captain EO Part 2
R.I.P to a Legend and Icon
Thursday, June 25, 2009
The King of Pop: Michael Jackson. 1958-2009
Billie Jean Live: Motown 25
Best Dance Moves:
Smooth Criminal
Beat It: Live
Billie Jean: 30th Anniversary Special
Captain EO Part 1
Captain EO Part 2
R.I.P to a Legend and Icon
Tuesday, June 23, 2009
Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix
Fourth album from the French band: Phoenix. It's very good.
DL: Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix
Buy: Amazon
Review: Pitchfork
Monday, June 22, 2009
The Best Burger, period.
When I was still in high school, my older cousin told me about a 21+ bar that she and her friends would go to. Its name was Father's Office and she said that she would take me there one day.
According to her, the service varied between awful to non-existent. To get a table you would have to hover around a group that was already seated and make it so uncomfortable for them to linger around that they'd quickly eat and scram. And if you're a picky eater and ask for substitutions, well they may just tell you to take a hike or let you sit there starving. Which beckons the obvious question that my naive teen-aged self would ask her next: "...why would you bother going through all of that trouble when there are so many burger places all over town?"
"Because it's the absolute best burger, period."
And just like that I've been dying to go ever since. She never had the chance to take me but I finally made it there this Saturday. Arriving at that doorstep, I was expecting to be intimidated by holier-than-thou workers and a snooty crowd.
What I found was a small, very casual and relaxed, almost a hole-in-the-wall bar in Santa Monica with a large selection of great beers on tap and friendly workers. My experience was much different than the horror stories she had told. True, there is not much in the way of "traditional" restaurant service but it's not really a restaurant to begin with. It is a bar that happens to serve food. The menu items are written on the wall. You walk up to the counter, open up a tab and place your order, take your number back to your table and "service" happens when they bring your food. Which brings me to...
The Sweet Potato Fries served with Garlic Aioli sauce. Yum. Each piece had the right amount of crisp and was not too sweet, not too salty. It had just the right amount of balance. Sometimes they're served in a mini shopping cart, other times they're (disappointingly) served in a metal basket which is the case with ours:
and of course, the whole reason for this venture The Office Burger:
Caramelized onions, Applewood bacon compote, Gruyere, Maytag blue cheese and arugula cooked medium between two slices of a French bun. And the actual ribeye patty. Wow. Delicious is an understatement. It is now the only burger I ever want to eat. And if you order the Spanish Mushrooms (with garlic, vinegar, olive oil) side dish and combine it with the burger, you'll get an even larger explosion of flavor that will spoil all other burgers for your tastebuds, forever.
Amazing that it took me about 7+ years to come here because of scheduling conflicts and the fact that I was afraid it would not be able to live up to my lofty expectations. That is 7+ years of hype that was continually building in my appetite. Yet in the end, it surpassed my expectations.
"Because it's the absolute best burger, period."
According to her, the service varied between awful to non-existent. To get a table you would have to hover around a group that was already seated and make it so uncomfortable for them to linger around that they'd quickly eat and scram. And if you're a picky eater and ask for substitutions, well they may just tell you to take a hike or let you sit there starving. Which beckons the obvious question that my naive teen-aged self would ask her next: "...why would you bother going through all of that trouble when there are so many burger places all over town?"
"Because it's the absolute best burger, period."
And just like that I've been dying to go ever since. She never had the chance to take me but I finally made it there this Saturday. Arriving at that doorstep, I was expecting to be intimidated by holier-than-thou workers and a snooty crowd.
What I found was a small, very casual and relaxed, almost a hole-in-the-wall bar in Santa Monica with a large selection of great beers on tap and friendly workers. My experience was much different than the horror stories she had told. True, there is not much in the way of "traditional" restaurant service but it's not really a restaurant to begin with. It is a bar that happens to serve food. The menu items are written on the wall. You walk up to the counter, open up a tab and place your order, take your number back to your table and "service" happens when they bring your food. Which brings me to...
The Sweet Potato Fries served with Garlic Aioli sauce. Yum. Each piece had the right amount of crisp and was not too sweet, not too salty. It had just the right amount of balance. Sometimes they're served in a mini shopping cart, other times they're (disappointingly) served in a metal basket which is the case with ours:
and of course, the whole reason for this venture The Office Burger:
Caramelized onions, Applewood bacon compote, Gruyere, Maytag blue cheese and arugula cooked medium between two slices of a French bun. And the actual ribeye patty. Wow. Delicious is an understatement. It is now the only burger I ever want to eat. And if you order the Spanish Mushrooms (with garlic, vinegar, olive oil) side dish and combine it with the burger, you'll get an even larger explosion of flavor that will spoil all other burgers for your tastebuds, forever.
Amazing that it took me about 7+ years to come here because of scheduling conflicts and the fact that I was afraid it would not be able to live up to my lofty expectations. That is 7+ years of hype that was continually building in my appetite. Yet in the end, it surpassed my expectations.
"Because it's the absolute best burger, period."
Friday, June 19, 2009
Record Club
"Record Club, an informal meeting of various people to record an album in a day. An album will be chosen to be reinterpreted and used as a framework. Nothing rehearsed or arranged ahead of time. A track will be uploaded once a week on beck.com as well as through the web sites of those involved with the project.
For this first edition, after lengthy deliberation and coming close to covering Digital Underground's Sex Packets, all present voted in favor of the 'other' Underground's The Velvet Underground & Nico. Participants included this time around are Nigel Godrich, Joey Waronker, Brian Lebarton, Bram Inscore, Yo, Giovanni Ribisi, Chris Holmes, and from Iceland, special guest Thorunn Magnusdottir, and myself. Thanks to everyone who helped put this together, and to all of you for indulging in this experiment. More soon." via Beck's Official Site
For this first edition, after lengthy deliberation and coming close to covering Digital Underground's Sex Packets, all present voted in favor of the 'other' Underground's The Velvet Underground & Nico. Participants included this time around are Nigel Godrich, Joey Waronker, Brian Lebarton, Bram Inscore, Yo, Giovanni Ribisi, Chris Holmes, and from Iceland, special guest Thorunn Magnusdottir, and myself. Thanks to everyone who helped put this together, and to all of you for indulging in this experiment. More soon." via Beck's Official Site
Record Club: Velvet Underground & Nico 'Sunday Morning' from Beck Hansen on Vimeo
I think this is a great idea and this cover is actually pretty good especially when it hasn't even been rehearsed or given a prior arrangement.
Tuesday, June 16, 2009
From Text-to-Movie
Xtranormal is a website where anyone who can type can create their very own movie! It is easy to use and a good and fun way to get your creative juices flowing. Here is my crude first attempt at a short:
Monday, June 15, 2009
2009 NBA CHAMPIONS: LOS ANGELES LAKERS
Following this team for most of my life, I am absolutely ecstatic that they have redeemed themselves from last year's disappointment and brought the trophy back where it belongs.
Kobe Bryant finally gets his fourth ring and can put an end to all of the "he can't win without Shaq" naysayers.
Phil Jackson gets that elusive 10th championship ring to push him ahead of Red Auerbach and put him firmly on top as the winningest coach in NBA history.
Now that the season is officially over...
Re-Sign Odom and Ariza at all costs!
See you at the parade!
Thursday, June 11, 2009
A Field Guide to Common North American Phobias
A fun book by Julia Icenogle covering 15 fears with cute colorful illustrations.
I personally suffered from the one below for most of my early childhood...
Bogyphobia: Fear of Bogeys
Hypothetical Wes Anderson Film Festival
"For all you Wes Anderson fans - Alex Cornell created extensive promotional material for a hypothetical Wes Anderson Film Festival for his grad project. Posters, packaging, even a trailer."
Check out the rest of the perfectly detailed and fun project over at BOOOOOOOM!
Well done, Alex Cornell, well done.
Wes Anderson Trailer from Alex Cornell
Check out the rest of the perfectly detailed and fun project over at BOOOOOOOM!
Well done, Alex Cornell, well done.
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