Sad bike

Also, who knew Panasonic made bicycles?

Drooling over analog gear of Holy Ghost!

We are planning to see Holy Ghost! this Friday in Austin. This 13 minute VBS interview shows what cool analog gear geeks they are. On the one hand, it makes me jealous that they have all that expensive gear and can still somehow afford to live in Williamsburg. On the other hand, I do not envy having to mess with that modular synth and spend hours tweaking and documenting every new sound.

To hear the gear in action, check out this awesome music video.

As a side note, that video is a tribute/rip-off of New Order's video for Confusion.

Can't wait to see all that modular synth crap on the stage. Good luck switching patches between songs, guys!

UPDATE at 3:25 PM on Sunday, October 18, 2009:

In my enthusiasm to see Holy Ghost!, I missed the small print on the poster that it was only a DJ set! It was still a great dance time, especially when they played their own song.

Not all Chicago pizza is deep dish

I won't pretend to understand the subtle differences between the north and south sides of Chicago. But one thing I do know is this. In the working class, blue collar south side suburb of my grandfather, they don't eat that deep dish crap. They eat insanely delicious thin crust pizza, and they almost always get it the same way: sausage and cheese, sliced into squares.

We asked for half pepperoni on the pizza pictured above and they actually put the meat underneath the cheese! I have only ever seen that done in Quebec. So do yourself a favor and just stick to the sausage and cheese. Oh yeah, and put on some sleeves already!

Snuggie for Dogs is Surreal

S. found this product at Bed Bath & Beyond (a great store for odd consumer goods). First impression: WTF?!

Then I flipped over the back and saw dogs playing backgammon. I considered whether I was dreaming. Everyone knows dogs can only play poker!


Here's the commercial. Just too strange for words, really.