Certain Songs

BEST SHOWS/SETS I SAW IN 2008:
5) Langhorne Slim (Columbus)
4) The Hold Steady (Cleveland)
3) My Morning Jacket (Coachella and Columbus)
2) The Swell Season (Coachella and Columbus)
1) Prince (Coachella)


BEST SONGS I NEVER THOUGHT I WOULD GET A CHANCE TO HEAR LIVE, THAT I DID ACTUALLY GET TO HEAR IN 2008
4) 'Cactus'(Pixies cover) - The Swell Season @ Coachella



3) 'It Could Be Sweet' - Portishead @ Coachella
2) 'Bittersweet Symphony' - The Verve @ Coachella
1) 'Creep'(Radiohead cover) - Prince @ Coachella

BEST STALKING OPPORTUNITY REALIZED IN 2008
1) Minnie Driver @ the Hotel Cafe in Hollywood (And I didn't even rush the stage...I was really proud of myself)

* Minnie Driver - 'Down' MP3

MOST PLEASANT LIVE MUSIC SURPRISE OF 2008
1) Dan Le Sac VS Scroobius Pip @ Coachella - I wandered over to their stage most accidentally and was blown away!
* Dan Le Sac VS Scroobius Pip - 'Rappers Battles' MP3

BIGGEST LIVE MUSIC DISAPPOINTMENT OF 2008
1) Jens Lekman @ Coachella - Maybe it was too early in the day, or maybe I built him up too much in my music obsessive mind...either way, it just fell flat :-(

LOUDEST SHOW OF 2008
1) Stephen Malkmus @ Coachella - What??? Seriously...my ears haven't been the same since April.


BEST STAGE BANTER OF 2008
1) Glen Hansard - In a LANDSLIDE! I have never seen somebody so genuinley happy to be on a stage playing music in all my life.

WORST STAGE PRESENCE I WITNESSED IN 2008
1) Bill Callahan - I LOVE your music Bill, I really do...you just looked painfully uncomfortable up there. To make it up to you I will play one of my favorite songs of yours.

* Smog - 'Dress Sexy At My Funeral' MP3




In conclusion...it was a very,very, VERY good year! Can't wait to start all over again in 2009

*Los Campesinos! - 'My Year In Lists' MP3

Today's entry is a series of posts actually...just a little backstory...apparently I am not the only person who reads the Columbus missed connections page EVERY day...this REALLY intense stalker guy posts at LEAST once or twice a week for this girl Nikki, who is apparently a waitress...the first post is his latest attempt to garner her attention, the next couple are backlash from people who either despise him or are a little afraid of him...probably a little of both.

Nikki - m4w (Gahanna)

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Reply to: pers-700192445@craigslist.org
Date: 2008-05-29, 6:20PM EDT


I would like it if you broke the ice. When I see you if you would take my hand in yours, then I will know for sure that you want me to ask you out, and I will. I think I could fall in love with you so easy.

Nikki - m4w (Gahanna)

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Reply to: pers-700360496@craigslist.org
Date: 2008-05-29, 8:42PM EDT


Nikki, please just give me a sign. I know that to you, I'm just a polite and quiet shy guy, who really doesn't even register in your brain as someone who matters, but I need you to do all the work.

I'll be in the womens restroom between 9:15-9:17. Meet me in the second stall, unbutton my pants (buttonfly, remember! zipper=some creep), and put my semi-hard penis into your back left pocket while whispering with your eyes closed "This is everything I hoped it could be".... THEN when you silently shed a tear, I'll know your love for me is an indistinguishable flame.

always yours,
no name/no age/no picture

Re: Nikki

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Reply to: pers-700367828@craigslist.org
Date: 2008-05-29, 8:48PM EDT


OMG guy get over it you are now officially a stalker!!! I'm not Nikki but if she read all your postings and if she's smart she's gone to the police to get a restraining order on your ass!!! Stop posting your shit and get a back bone and ask her out - your not going to know unless you do it.

I tired of reading about your short comings as a man!!

Re: Re:Nikki (gahana)

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Reply to: pers-700395140@craigslist.org
Date: 2008-05-29, 9:13PM EDT


Nikki, please give me a sign that it would be alright to ask you out. Next time you see me staring at you, Cough twice and call me a stalker. We will have so many memories together. xoxoxo

Re: Nikki - - 23

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Reply to: pers-700544601@craigslist.org
Date: 2008-05-29, 11:41PM EDT


OMG man...there is something wrong with you.

******



Could there really be another song choice??

Foo Fighters - 'Darling Nikki'

In honor of the huge announcement that Prince is headlining Saturday night at Coachella, I decided to post a Prince tune...but in the spirit of the festival. After all, Coachella is nothing if not eclectic. So here is one of my absolute favorite bands, the Be Good Tanyas with their spin on a Prince classic.

The Be Good Tanyas - 'When Doves Cry'

Wow. I have to say it was a pretty dismal day for missed connections today. Not a lot to pick from, so I apologize in advance for the lameness of this entire thing...but I swear I just had nothing to work with. Here goes:

******

Girl at best western hotel suites on 3/7/08 - m4w - 20

you hd ur bab y with u and u were in the pool when i was i was with a friend and my lil sister u had on like a pink bathing suit if u think this is u send me a email

******

The song for this one is SO good. It's the Seattle band Crooked Fingers covering the Prince classic 'When U Were Mine'...and it sprung to MY mind because the guy who posted this missed connection LOVES the shortcut 'u', and who can blame if for not wanting to type out 'you' three times...I mean who has that sort of free time.

03WhenUWereMine.mp3