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January 07, 2005
Friday Meme
Last fight.
I busted up a bar fight in Boston in 1993 and got shoved around a little.
What makes you cry?
When people speak up about something that's very touching and personal to them and it makes them cry. Yesterday it was the firefighter tribute on Oprah, even though it was a transparent promo for John Travolta's Ladder 49.
Describe the moment you came closest to death.
Back in 1999, I just came from buying the 1999 remix by Prince at Fry's in Santa Clara. I was jamming to it in the rentacar instead of watching the left turn arrow. So I missed my arrow. An 18 wheeler, one of those double trailer dirt trucks ran through the light at about 45 mph. If I had taken the arrow when it turned green I would have been dead.
Most dangerous friend?
That would be my brother, Doc, the LAPD officer. On the other side of the law that would be my old cigar smoking buddy, a disbarred ex-drug dealer who grew up in Nigeria and whose father was a military commander in the Biafran civil war.
Is there anybody you miss?
Not really. My dead brother I suppose. I make it a point to cry properly at funerals. I greive properly. I move on.
Craziest fear.
Small boat. Open Ocean. No Radio. Storm Coming.
A food you're ashamed to admit that you crave.
Shame? What's that? I'm a blogger ferchrissake. OK. Fudge covered Oreos.
Biggest lesson learned.
Having no ambition is OK.
What disappoints you.
Upper class Americans.
Celebrities that disappoint you.
Hmm. I expect more from George Lucas. He could be doing stuff other than his own stuff and get a lot of good sci-fi on film.
Goals.
Four Bedrooms, Den, massive kitchen, in the trees.
Favorite song right now.
Art of Noise: Catwalk
Somewhere you haven't been that you'd love to go.
Whereever.
One movie people would be surprised you love.
Super Troopers.
One book people would be surprised you read.
That's impossible. I guess it would have to be a book that I just never finished. That would be one of Deepak Chopra's...
Last 10 songs in your MP3
You Don't Know What Love Is - Wynton Marsalis
Catwalk - Art of Noise
No No Never - Vinx
No Hooks No Chorus - Freestyle Fellowship
Back To Life Reloaded - Sixoseven
Bollywood Mega Mix - Desi Funk
Bheer - Punjabi MC
Come On Down - De La Soul
I Have Nothing - Whitney Houston
I Miss You - Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes
Posted by mbowen at January 7, 2005 06:40 PM
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Noting your fudge covered Oreos, may I suggest the hideously craven white chocolate-covered Oreos?
Posted by: Scott Chaffin at January 8, 2005 06:36 AM
You got a WHAT? A Sixty-four-year-old song in mp3?
That W. Marsalis classic was written before Pearl, and you really need to get an vocal version in there too. Billie Holiday.
Posted by: True_Liberal at January 8, 2005 06:13 PM
"Small boat. Open Ocean. No Radio. Storm Coming."
There is, I'm sure you know, a very famous old oil painting with just this theme and vision.
Posted by: Gerard Van der Leun at January 8, 2005 07:28 PM