You Learn from Books.....Ringo

Just finished this cool book. Terry Southern, who I knew nothing about, co-wrote the screenplays to Easy Rider and Dr. Strangelove. Not bad. He also wrote several novels and essays. This book collects essays and interviews from the 1960's-1980's. He toured with the Rolling Stones, hung with Ginsberg & Burroughs at the 1968 Democratic Convention in Chicago, is on the cover of Sgt. Pepper.........on and on.........

Matador @ 21

Most everyone who watches this lil' blog likely knows about this crazy show that Matador is putting on in Vegas. The likeliehood that I will score tickets seems pretty low. But I've blocked my calendar Friday in order to give it my best shot. GBV, Superchunk, YLT, Sonic Youth, Spoon, JSBX ........... amazing line up!

Portastatic/Keith Newton/Phil Morrison

I Wanna Know Girls is one of my favorite songs, maybe all-time. It's by Portastatic, Mac from Superchunks other band. I found this today and haven't been able to find the entire story. I believe the poem, I Lived Among Girls by Keith Newton, overlayed through the video is a response to the song. Powerful. Phil Morrison directed the video.