Keep on Truckin'

Good evening avid readers....

So today i was watching the classic Simpson's episode entitled "Homerpaloza" and it came to the scene where Homer was doing this funny walk where his legs were stuck out far in front of him. This captivated me because for some reason it was very familiar and because it is the Simpsons i figured it must be a cultural reference. So I did some research and found out that it is from the 1960's Robert Crumb one page comic "Keep On Truckin". The strip's drawings became iconic images of optimism during the hippie era. Like most underground comics "Keep on Truckin'" was not copyrighted, and images of it have been widely reproduced on T-shirts, posters, and other items.

So in conclusion...

Old Simspons episodes are great.

Underground comics are great.

And i hope to purchase a "Keep on Truckin'" t-shirt in the distant future

- Brendan

Things I don't Understand

hello one and all

it's Saturday afternoon and my house is covered in a thick blanket of snow so I figured I'd post in the ol' blag-o-blog.

today I will be sharing with you a list of stuff. On this list are things that I can't understand how they became popular or why anyone on earth would like them.

1. Black Licorice: Gross just soo gross

2. Country Music: it's the twang on everything from the guitar to the vocals it just irritates me to no end

3. Auto-tune: This is really popular today for no real reason. The only time I can stand it is in the occasional Daft Punk song but even that's pushing it.

4. Bad Rap Names: Hurricane Chris? Lil (insert name or strange adjective)? what happened to the creative names like; inspectah deck, Black Thought, Ludacris, or even Will.I.Am thats freaking clever.

If you like any of this stuff thats alright but personally I just don't see the appeal of annoying high pitched voices or the taste of black licorice. I dunno maybe I'm just nuts

-Grant

Someday Baby

Ok, so.... I know i said I'd update the ol' blag weekly and I kinda let it slip a couple of months.

So, let's do a little bit of updating:

OBAMA WON!

I had a birthday!

I bought a new harmonica in the key of G.

Scrubs is one of my new favorite TV shows.

My dog got these cool socks, and now its funny when she walks.

I borrowed my friend Ian's CD collection, all 200.

Well that's about all that happened in about 2 months. Sometimes it amazes me how exciting my life is.

Also, The Neil Young concert is 20 days away, it is going to be aw some! especially since Wilco is opening, and I've been really getting into their music.

I don't have anything else to say so i won't waste any more of you're precious time. It may be another two months before I update this, I'll try to blag more often.

Go in Peace - Brendan

oh, and about the picture... i have no explanation