Thursday, November 03, 2005

how to make an big empty statement

i think i saw the best accordion player ever, and his name is corn mo.

he was great. he played songs about sandwiches and about his friend who got peed on in sixth grade. yeah, doesn't sound so great now as i type it, but he put on a great show full of realy funny ramblings and completely odd songs. he puts on a great one-man show, worth a trip if he ever comes your way. i'm glad i had the opportunity.

and, most importantly, he was a perfect opener for they might be giants, who completely rocked.

it was a really strange crowd - i mean, there were there to see they might be giants, who are just strange to begin with - but it was still kinda cool (i think) to enjoy them with a crowd full of people who don't get out much (and that's probably for the best).

you know, nerds watching nerds, which i guess, in turn, makes me a...

whatevs.

on a quick side note: this morning, i watched a piece of "revenge of the nerds iv: nerds in love". it was complete dreck that really couldn't get any worse. they really should have stopped right after #2 and the genius hotel coral essex scene.

but i digress. back to the nerds at hand.

anyways, they might be giants are known mostly for their song "boss of me" which is the opening theme song to "malcolm in the middle". but in my world, they're known for their really cool insightful lyrics - like these:

from "ana ng":
When I was driving once I saw this painted on a bridge:
I don’t want the world, I just want your half
They don’t need me here, and I know you’re there
Where the world goes by like the humid air
And it sticks like a broken record
Everything sticks like a broken record
Everything sticks until it goes away
And the truth is, we don’t know anything


and from "the end of the tour":
At the end of the tour
When the road disappears
If there's any more people around
When the tour runs aground
And if you're still around
Then we'll meet at the end of the tour
The engagements are booked through the end of the world
So we'll meet at the end of the tour


okay, so this posting was just an excuse to copy-and-paste these lyrics here. so sue me.

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