Black Kids

Download this song: I’m Not Gonna Teach Your Boyfriend How to Dance with You (This is just a streaming version – you’ll have to download from their MySpace page.)

I saw Morrissey on Sunday night at the Paramount Theater. He took his shirt off. Sang “Disappointed,” “First of the Gang to Die,” “Everday is Like Sunday,” and “Please Please Please Let Me Get What I Want” just to name a few. It was amazing. He’s brilliant and quippy.

Did You Know… Morrissey bought all of the furniture for his home in L.A. in Seattle? That he had a great time in Spokane when he played there? That he will stop the concert if he doesn’t like the sound mix?

He stopped and made chit-chat with people in the front row until the sound was fixed. He introduced a woman named Julia, who he said was at the very first Smiths rehearsal. Best bit: “I could recite some poetry… [audience goes fucking crazy] Does anyone know any?”

His set was an hour and a half long, at least, he sounds great, looks fantastic, and I’m sorry I didn’t drive across the state to see him in Spokane.

His band is fantastic, too. I think he’s been with at least the lead guitarist as long as he’s been solo, and with the rest of them since his comeback on Attack Records. It shows. They are total pros.

The opening act was bloody awful, though. It was like if The White Stripes, Tori Amos, and Bjork had test tube freak twins. Keyboard, drums, and shrieking, with bad loops and hand claps. *shudder* MY husband will be complaining about it for the rest of our lives.

Morrissey tickets go on sale tomorrow – I’m hoping I can get two.

Pictures soon, I hope.

Instead, here is a picture of a puppy that my parents just got:

Her name is Bea and she is the third beagle that my parents have decided to raise. They officially have a “pack.”

Parlant a l’Ether

I should have written these down when I did it – this is hard!

1. Yesterday, I got so old, I felt like I could die.
“Inbetween Days” – The Cure
2. It was a dusty old night and I’m the first to admit it.
“One Way Ticket to Hell (and Back)” – The Darkness
3. You thought the leaden winter would bring you down forever.
“Tales of Brave Ulysses” – Cream
4. Well, I’m standing next to a mountain, chop it down with the edge of my hand.
“Voodoo Chile” – Jimi Hendrix
5. I taught you how to Cyclops Rock and then you go and break my heart!
“Cyclops Rock” – TMBG
6. Some might say that sunshine follows thunder.
“Some Might Say” – Oasis
7. This is Radio Clash from a pirate satellite.
“Radio Clash” – The Clash
8. When it’s time to party, we will party hard.
“Party Hard” – Andrew W.K.
9. A heaven, a gateway, a hope.
“Temptation” – New Order
10. Leave me alone, I won’t pick up the phone.
“Slob” – Weezer
11. I am the son, and the heir…
“How Soon is Now?” – The Smiths
12. I broke into your house last night.
“Spitting Games” – Snow Patrol
13. There’s a saltwater film on the jar of your ashes.
“Styrofoam Plates” – Death Cab for Cutie
14. I want to help you, but I don’t know how.
“Other Way” – Weezer
15. All of the cold wind blowin’ through our neighborhood.
“I Need More Love” – Robert Randolph
16. Hold my hand and trampoline…
“Velouria” – Pixies
17. I’m so tall can’t get over me…
“I Just Threw Out the Love of My Dreams” – Weezer
18. Couldn’t sleep a wink last night…
“Pyjamarama” – Roxy Music
19. When I passed you in the doorway, you took me with a glance.
“Dancin’ in the Moonlight” – Thin Lizzy
20. Two dozen other dirty lovers – must be a sucker for it.
“Save it for Later” – English Beat