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You want to get a sense of how friggin hot it has been in Kansas City this week? When I got to my car this afternoon I saw that the rear view mirror had fallen off the windshield. Yes, it was so hot that the adhesive failed. It probably didn’t help that I had been parking on the roof of the garage this week (it’s a lot tougher for me to get going after a vacation than it used to be) but still, how hardcore is that? And let me just say that it is a lot tougher driving without a rearview mirror than you can imagine. But yes, it is fixed now but I figure I’ll just continue to live by Satchel Page’s tenet of never look back because something might be gaining on you.
I had a concert going experience on Tuesday night that might be an indication that I have gone completely over the edge in terms of my music fandom. I drove to Lawrence (basically a 45 minute trip one way) to catch a 40 minute set by The Immaculate Machine at the Replay Lounge. The Immaculate Machine, a band out of Canada that I only know of because they opened for The New Pornographers last year and that I like for the sole reason that the girl who plays keyboards and sings in the band is really cute. So yeah, I think this means that I may have just gone completely insane when I will spend more time traveling than watching a band just because the vocalist has a nice smile.
They are a good band though and you should listen to their stuff. Admittedly, the Replay Lounge may be the strangest place to see a show in that the band was literally set up next to a bank of pinball machines that people were playing while the show was going on. Now Simpsons pinball is good and all but there is a band five feet from you, I’m not sure how you make that decision. (Oh, and Erik, this is another one of those shows where you and Zack played to larger crowds at CJ’s. And probably made more money.)
Finally, there is a big announcement this week that the post office is releasing official superhero stamps. Yes, finally comic books are getting their due as the legends are being represented on stamps. People like Superman and Batman and Aquaman…
Wait a minute, Aquaman is getting a stamp? WTF? How the hell does Aquaman deserve a stamp?
Let’s face it, there is no lamer hero in the history of comic books than Aquaman. The guy’s superpower is that he can talk to fish. And he can swim really well. That’s it, which might be useful if you need information from a flounder but doesn’t help in terms of saving the world. Imagine in a time of crisis hearing, “Superman, use your heat vision to cut through that door. Wonder Woman, use your lasso of truth to determine the location of the self destruct switch. Aquaman, uh, go over there and do the backstroke or something.”
(Now, Batroc the Leaper, there is someone who deserves a stamp. His superpower is that he can leap. Actually, it’s not even a power or anything. He’s just this French guy with really good hops. And that is still more impressive than being able to order guppies around.)
So just remember, when you are sending off that love letter to not use the Aquaman stamp. That’s if people still send letters. I’m sure someone out there still does. It still is cooler than e-mail and more permanent. Though permanence is not always a good thing…
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