I always find interesting things buried deeply in my Statcounter statistics. Due to a spelling error in a comment from some time back, I was able to snag a page-view from someone whose interests (at least he tried to search Google for it) include gay wrestling. I’m glad that guy lives in Germany. Maybe gay wrestling is big over there. I have no idea. Speaking of Statcounter, I’ve also noticed my hit count drops significantly when certain people are out of town, or covered up with work.
I watched Talladega Nights over the weekend. I’ve seen some funny movies in my day, but if you don’t count Raw and Delirious, then this is the funniest movie ever made.
I reached Mike (Saylor) and Elaine’s family blog through Aaron’s Friends of the Devil page. It looks like Mike is doing very well in his new life as a Canuck. Global warming being what it is, I think Mike made the right move. His stepdaughter has a new website through which she’s trying to raise money to find cures for cancer (through the Canadian Cancer Society), and as Aaron recommended, I think everyone should try to give her a word of encouragement, a good idea or two, or maybe even a donation. She was inspired to do this by the death of her grandmother from cancer in 2004. It seems hard to believe it’s already been about twenty years since Mike lost his own grandmother to cancer, and I’m sure Kelsey’s efforts are especially meaningful for him as well.
I didn’t mention it in my post about Julius, but The Whiskey is a great bar. They have good sound, good location, cheap drinks, and attentive bartenders. The bouncer is a jerk, but if I looked like him I guess I’d lord it over people any chance I got too. There’s also plenty of room. It’s a much nice venue than The Dame, or Hooligans, or even Austin City, though it has less seating. It’s a shame they can’t attract bigger crowds. As Nathan said, we’ll just have to be sure we take the party with us.
I leave you with lyrics:
The name she gave
Was Caroline
Daughter of a miner
Her ways were free
It seemed to me
That sunshine walked beside her
She came from Spencer
Across the hill
She said her pa had sent her
Cause the coal was low
And soon the snow
Would turn the skies to winter
She said she’d come
To look for work
She was not seeking favors
And for a dime a day
And a place to stay
She’d turn those hands to labor
But the times were hard, lord,
The jobs were few
All through Tecumseh Valley
But she asked around
And a job she found
Tending bar at Gypsy Sally’s
She saved enough
to get back home
When spring replaced the winter
But her dreams were denied
Her pa had died
The word come down from Spencer
So she turned to whorin’
Out on the streets
With all the lust inside her
And it was many a man
Returned again
To lay himself beside her
They found her down
Beneath the stairs
That led to Gypsy Sally’s
In her hand when she died
Was a note that cried
Fare thee well... Tecumseh Valley
The name she gave
Was Caroline
Daughter of a miner
Her ways were free
It seemed to me
That sunshine walked beside her
~Townes Van Zandt
I watched Talladega Nights over the weekend. I’ve seen some funny movies in my day, but if you don’t count Raw and Delirious, then this is the funniest movie ever made.
I reached Mike (Saylor) and Elaine’s family blog through Aaron’s Friends of the Devil page. It looks like Mike is doing very well in his new life as a Canuck. Global warming being what it is, I think Mike made the right move. His stepdaughter has a new website through which she’s trying to raise money to find cures for cancer (through the Canadian Cancer Society), and as Aaron recommended, I think everyone should try to give her a word of encouragement, a good idea or two, or maybe even a donation. She was inspired to do this by the death of her grandmother from cancer in 2004. It seems hard to believe it’s already been about twenty years since Mike lost his own grandmother to cancer, and I’m sure Kelsey’s efforts are especially meaningful for him as well.
I didn’t mention it in my post about Julius, but The Whiskey is a great bar. They have good sound, good location, cheap drinks, and attentive bartenders. The bouncer is a jerk, but if I looked like him I guess I’d lord it over people any chance I got too. There’s also plenty of room. It’s a much nice venue than The Dame, or Hooligans, or even Austin City, though it has less seating. It’s a shame they can’t attract bigger crowds. As Nathan said, we’ll just have to be sure we take the party with us.
I leave you with lyrics:
The name she gave
Was Caroline
Daughter of a miner
Her ways were free
It seemed to me
That sunshine walked beside her
She came from Spencer
Across the hill
She said her pa had sent her
Cause the coal was low
And soon the snow
Would turn the skies to winter
She said she’d come
To look for work
She was not seeking favors
And for a dime a day
And a place to stay
She’d turn those hands to labor
But the times were hard, lord,
The jobs were few
All through Tecumseh Valley
But she asked around
And a job she found
Tending bar at Gypsy Sally’s
She saved enough
to get back home
When spring replaced the winter
But her dreams were denied
Her pa had died
The word come down from Spencer
So she turned to whorin’
Out on the streets
With all the lust inside her
And it was many a man
Returned again
To lay himself beside her
They found her down
Beneath the stairs
That led to Gypsy Sally’s
In her hand when she died
Was a note that cried
Fare thee well... Tecumseh Valley
The name she gave
Was Caroline
Daughter of a miner
Her ways were free
It seemed to me
That sunshine walked beside her
~Townes Van Zandt
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