Okay, I don't wish I was a punk rocker and I definitely don't wishg I was born when computers were still scary, but I liked this song. It's funny how they just mix punk rocker and hippie together.
SANDI THOM LYRICS
I Wish I Was A Punk Rocker (With Flowers In My Hair)
[Chorus]
Oh I wish I was a punk rocker with flowers in my hair
In 77 and 69 revolution was in the air
I was born too late into a world that doesn't care
Oh I wish I was a punk rocker with flowers in my hair
When the head of state didn't play guitar,
Not everybody drove a car,
When music really mattered and when radio was king,
When accountants didn't have control
And the media couldn't buy your soul
And computers were still scary and we didn't know everything
[Chorus]
When pop-stars still remained a myth
And ignorance could still be bliss
And when God Saved the Queen she turned a whiter shade of pale
When my mom and dad were in their teens
And anarchy was still a dream
And the only way to stay in touch was a letter in the mail
[Chorus]
When record shops were still on top
And vinyl was all that they stocked
And the super info highway was still drifting out in space
Kids were wearing hand me downs,
And playing games meant kick around
And footballers still had long hair and dirt across their face
[Chorus]
I was born too late to a world that doesn't care
Oh I wish I was a punk rocker with flowers in my hair
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04/20/2007 11:51 #38972
I Wish I Was A Punk RockerCategory: music
04/19/2007 23:32 #38967
Asian InvasionCategory: food
To try and feel a little better about asian stuff I decided to immerse myself.
I ate lunch at Kunis To Go
again. I had the Bento box. Seriously, it is the best lunch deal in Buffalo - only $8 for enough food to be full. You get everything in this box plus a miso soup.
On the way back I saw the lady in white. She definitely knew I was taking the picture and posed. I see her almost everyday on main street.
First stop was (e:tina) 's art design show which was very excellent.
Later we ate at Ming Tea Cafe
3268 Main St. (near UB South Campus), Buffalo.
833-6988.
(MAP TO: 3268%20MAIN%20ST)
I had the crustal shrimp. A little dear at $18.00 but it was tasty. They only take cash. When I went to the ATM on main street near there it dispensed the money in $10 increments. I never saw it since the 90s.
(e:lilho) and (e:tina) had the udon noodles with shrimp.
Tha spicy calamari was really good but also expensive at $9.00
Here are some close ups of the anti-war rattle at the bus stop from the last journal. I can't believe (e:lilho) picked it up to shake it.
I ate lunch at Kunis To Go
again. I had the Bento box. Seriously, it is the best lunch deal in Buffalo - only $8 for enough food to be full. You get everything in this box plus a miso soup.
On the way back I saw the lady in white. She definitely knew I was taking the picture and posed. I see her almost everyday on main street.
First stop was (e:tina) 's art design show which was very excellent.
Later we ate at Ming Tea Cafe
3268 Main St. (near UB South Campus), Buffalo.
833-6988.
(MAP TO: 3268%20MAIN%20ST)
I had the crustal shrimp. A little dear at $18.00 but it was tasty. They only take cash. When I went to the ATM on main street near there it dispensed the money in $10 increments. I never saw it since the 90s.
(e:lilho) and (e:tina) had the udon noodles with shrimp.
Tha spicy calamari was really good but also expensive at $9.00
Here are some close ups of the anti-war rattle at the bus stop from the last journal. I can't believe (e:lilho) picked it up to shake it.
metalpeter - 04/20/07 18:06
First of all this may sound weird but why have I never heard negative sterotypes about Asians. I think I have heard them for almost all nationalites. The one exception is the eyes but that is a physical one and not really a negative.
Ok in terms of ATM's the wegmans one in the city you used to be able to take money out in 5 dollar incurments. That was very odd most places then made you take out in $20 incurments. I don't know if you can still take out in 5 Dollar incruments anymore. The last time I tried was when they first openend.
First of all this may sound weird but why have I never heard negative sterotypes about Asians. I think I have heard them for almost all nationalites. The one exception is the eyes but that is a physical one and not really a negative.
Ok in terms of ATM's the wegmans one in the city you used to be able to take money out in 5 dollar incurments. That was very odd most places then made you take out in $20 incurments. I don't know if you can still take out in 5 Dollar incruments anymore. The last time I tried was when they first openend.
jason - 04/20/07 09:11
Mobil On The Run on the corner of Forest and Elmwood has an ATM that does $10 increments.
Mobil On The Run on the corner of Forest and Elmwood has an ATM that does $10 increments.
04/19/2007 18:39 #38961
On The Way To UB NorthCategory: travel
I hate traveling on public transportation. There I have said it. It's not that I would rather ride a car, it's just I would rather go nowhere or walk everywhere in my neighborhood - which I usually do.
I am also not so good around foreign people which is weird considering how I am one only once removed. It's just that I am a little scarred of arabs on busses and angry looking asian students since the other day.
Maybe I just hate UB and riding the subway to the bus is freakin me out.
Below are some pics from the camera. The can is some weird rice filled rattle that was used to protest the war by asking them to shut down the recruitment center at UB.
I didn't want to sit near it because I thought it was a bomb at first but (e:lilho) rattled it.
At work (e:enknot) and I visited the computer graveyard in order to drop off some CRTs and pick up some flat panels. I was very surprised how many monitors their were.
This woman saw (e:enknot) and I pushing the cart with the monitors on the bottom and the mouse on the top. I think it appeared that we were just using a giant push cart for a mouse.
I am also not so good around foreign people which is weird considering how I am one only once removed. It's just that I am a little scarred of arabs on busses and angry looking asian students since the other day.
Maybe I just hate UB and riding the subway to the bus is freakin me out.
Below are some pics from the camera. The can is some weird rice filled rattle that was used to protest the war by asking them to shut down the recruitment center at UB.
I didn't want to sit near it because I thought it was a bomb at first but (e:lilho) rattled it.
At work (e:enknot) and I visited the computer graveyard in order to drop off some CRTs and pick up some flat panels. I was very surprised how many monitors their were.
This woman saw (e:enknot) and I pushing the cart with the monitors on the bottom and the mouse on the top. I think it appeared that we were just using a giant push cart for a mouse.
tinypliny - 12/08/08 17:53
LOL @ the giant push cart for a mouse. Haha.
Where is this computer graveyard? Is it at Roswell? Are flat-panels functional there? Do you think I could get one for my workspace without swapping out anything?
LOL @ the giant push cart for a mouse. Haha.
Where is this computer graveyard? Is it at Roswell? Are flat-panels functional there? Do you think I could get one for my workspace without swapping out anything?
uncutsaniflush - 04/19/07 22:33
Your post reminds how lucky I am that no one in Buffalo seems to know or care that President McKinley was killed by a Polish guy from Detroit, MI.
And it also reminds that how lucky I am that I am not. as the Government of Canada so aptly denotes it, a "visible minority" in the United States.
Your post reminds how lucky I am that no one in Buffalo seems to know or care that President McKinley was killed by a Polish guy from Detroit, MI.
And it also reminds that how lucky I am that I am not. as the Government of Canada so aptly denotes it, a "visible minority" in the United States.
carolinian - 04/19/07 18:48
Are those monitors busted, or just obsolete?
Are those monitors busted, or just obsolete?
04/19/2007 00:27 #38951
Cooking ArtichokesCategory: food
First a quick shot of (e:matthew) reading a book in the living room while we cooked.
I wish I could say this was a how to cook artichokes video blog but I didn't record the cleaning the artichokes part.
Basically the recipe involves cleaning the artichokes.
Chopping parsley
Grinding Pepper corns
Stuffing the artichokes - you might recall the tune I am whistling from a previous journal
Then you pour olive oil on the artichokes and steam them in a pan for an hour.
Finally you chew the goodness out of them.
Watch out for the ghost version of (e:lilho)
I wish I could say this was a how to cook artichokes video blog but I didn't record the cleaning the artichokes part.
Basically the recipe involves cleaning the artichokes.
Chopping parsley
Grinding Pepper corns
Stuffing the artichokes - you might recall the tune I am whistling from a previous journal
Then you pour olive oil on the artichokes and steam them in a pan for an hour.
Finally you chew the goodness out of them.
Watch out for the ghost version of (e:lilho)
jenks - 04/19/07 12:19
wow, I guess I should give my mom more credit. when we had artichokes as kids I never knew how much went into them! then again, I never had them stuffed. what a weird, weird food they are.
wow, I guess I should give my mom more credit. when we had artichokes as kids I never knew how much went into them! then again, I never had them stuffed. what a weird, weird food they are.
imk2 - 04/19/07 11:22
(e:limsey) was just asking me to make some yummy artichokes for her. this is an inspiration.
(e:limsey) was just asking me to make some yummy artichokes for her. this is an inspiration.
james - 04/19/07 10:37
artichokes are so much work. But god are they worth it. If the potato was that much work? Well, the Irish wouldn't exist.
artichokes are so much work. But god are they worth it. If the potato was that much work? Well, the Irish wouldn't exist.
04/17/2007 10:51 #38926
Webcaster royalty fee increaseCategory: music
A US Federal copyright panel upheld a contentious decision on Monday that would increase royalty fees Webcasters must pay to record labels.
Instead of looking at this as bad news for webcasters you could look at it as good news for non-commercial music not on labels, as more webcasters will want to play label free music. Unfortunately, I am pretty sure it just means webcasters will pay more.
How are they going to enforce this on foreign servers?
mrmike - 04/17/07 11:06
I don't think they can really. A friend of mine owns a shop on Allen St and one of the ASCAP reps busted her for playing a radio in her store. The enforcement of the royalties takes some funky turns
I don't think they can really. A friend of mine owns a shop on Allen St and one of the ASCAP reps busted her for playing a radio in her store. The enforcement of the royalties takes some funky turns
i would so love to see you as a fashion punk, Paul! I am sure (e:lilho) would be willing to do your hair!
Hmmm, fwiw, I was a punk rocker in the late 70s and early 80s and I, and most of my cohort, did not think much of hippies and peace and love. My attitude at that time was exemplified in the Clash's "Hate and War"
"Hate and war - the only things we got today
An' if I close my eyes
They will not go away
You have to deal with it
It is the currency"
I think it is interesting that two movements that were so different (and in opposition to each other) get lumped together nowadays. I reckon that the one thing hippies and punks have in common is that they are against the "Man" so to outsiders they must like each other.
The hippie-punk rocker combination does not make a lick of sense. I think maybe I need to expand my mind in order to understand that lyric.