It's dang cold outside

Best of 120 Minutes: There are about a hundred reasons as to why I hang out at Harry’s. High on the list is the fact that there music is played off of an incredibly well programmed iPod. For example, last night I got to hang out and listen to old Morphine songs. There are very few bars around (and definitely none in KC that I know of) where that is a common occurrence. Hell, it was followed by Joy Division’s “Love Will Tear Us Apart” and I thought of posting that video as well. It’s just that this video seems to be about scaring children and that is actually more upbeat than a Joy Division song.

Though to be honest, I’m not sure what it says about me that when faced with an ice storm that was shutting down much of the city I decide the best course of action would be to head to a bar. For the record, I was out of beer in my apartment and I do live closer to a bar than a liquor store and I can walk there. Or, since it is downhill I more like slid there. That was a lot of fun on my way in but showed a slight lack of planning on my part as walking up ice laden sidewalks after you’ve been out is not the easiest task in the world.

Since I was cooped up for most of the weekend I ended up cleaning my apartment. It’s probably now the cleanest it has ever been, which means that I will have absolutely no visitors for the next month at least. That’s one of those bizarre rules of my life. If my apartment is disheveled with magazines lying everywhere then everyone will show up at my doorstep. When I get it looking clean and festive no one is there to appreciate it. Just the way life is I guess.

I don’t have much in ways of topics tonight (outside of my trip to Harry’s my weekend consisted of errands that are not worth recounting) I have two items that I might as well bring up now. First is that I am more than open for topic suggestions from anyone out there. If there is something that you’d like to hear my opinion on just let me know. Also, if there are any questions out there (like in the Infrequently Asked Questions posts) send them my way. Anything you want to know: trivia, pop culture analysis, what really happened in the parking lot of the Backer, all is fair game. If there is something about me that you always wanted to know but were afraid to ask here is your chance.

The other is that I’ll be sending out the CDs this week to whoever wants one. Send me an address or convenient drop off point and I’ll make sure they get there. I’ve added Mindy Smith and Keane, removed Steve Earle, switched Jon Dee Graham songs and changed the track order completely. Toughest call was on Steve Earle as I love the song but a) it didn’t play well with the others and b) I’m still pissed that it was also used in a Ford commercial. The Flaming Lips nearly suffered the same fate and I still wonder if the disc would be better off without the song. Still, if you want to get a sense of where my head is at through music here you go.

The five random CDs of the week:
1) Cowboy Mouth “Easy”
2) Josh Ritter “The Animal Years”
3) Mindy Smith “One Moment More”
4) Mindy Smith “My Holiday” (cool, I get to listen to a Christmas CD in December)
5) The Jayhawks “Smile”