Anyone who spent significant amounts of time in my tobacco-and-vanillaroma scented Nissan Sentra in the mid-to-late-90's listened to DJ Wade's reggae oldies mixtape, which is now available with several other of his mixtapes (and you can get them as podcasts through iTunes). There's something about the pop and hiss of these songs as recorded to vinyl then transferred to tape that makes you feel like you're listening to an old battery powered AM radio at an outdoor bar housed in a three-walled corrugated metal shed somewhere in the Caribbean even if you're sitting in NJ surrounded by snow. You should download them now and listen to them while drinking a Red Stripe later.
The Lions are a band on one of my favorite labels, Stones Throw, specializing in what they call "dusty reggae" which is remarkably reminiscent of DJ Wade's old mixtapes. If you enjoy old school reggae then cop their album on February 26, 2013.
****UPDATE****
This post is particularly remarkable (some might say miraculous) because I drafted it the day before Dave's sentence regarding King Tubby, so here's a bonus miracle video.
another blogging miracle. hopefully, folks from around the world will flock to g:tb and SoD to testify to the revelation!
ReplyDeletebrother ali has a new record out for your listening pleasure, dave
ReplyDeleteIt's fish and loaves week around here.
ReplyDeleteFred Jackson fighting for extra yards and fumbles at the 1 with the Bills down 7. Brutal.
ReplyDeleteOr vintage, depending on your viewpoint.
ReplyDeleteQuentin Coples has the nastiest brands I've ever seen.
ReplyDeleteBraylon Edwards has a foundation? In Seattle?
ReplyDeleteI love that the Eagles are awful. Couldn't happen to a more deserving fan base.
ReplyDeleteIn fact, with the shenanigans in this game including the missed PAT, I could see a scenario where the Eagles become the new Redskins. You know, assuming the Redskins stop being the old Redskins at some point in the near future.
ReplyDeleteFaith Hill's stairmaster gets my strongest white.
ReplyDeleteJay Cutler has Movember spirit.
ReplyDeleteLate to the game, but congrats Rob.
ReplyDeletezman, to answer your question of several days ago, BaconBaking prefers the thick cut Smithfield hickory smoked bacon. and apparently has strong opinions on this.
ReplyDeletemore to come...
Bacon wrapped shrimp for dinner was a fantastic decision.
ReplyDeleteIs that a euphemism?
ReplyDeleteNo. That was my dinner.
ReplyDeleteOh. The Bills need to give up 1088 rushing yards for 10,000 during Obama's first term. That's just over 155 yards per game over the next 7 games. It could happen, but I'm not as optimistic about this as I was before they held the Texans and Pats to 118 and 117 rushing yards, respectively. I expected the Bills would give up over 400 yards in those two games. They can't even suck right!
ReplyDeleteI chuckled at Mark briefly playing the role of Dr. Rumack with that deadpan reply.
ReplyDeleteRe: bacon ... what's your take on Boar's Head? It's plentiful locally and it gets the job done. I don't know if we have Smithfield around here. But it makes a difference?
ReplyDeleteshe is dictating to me as we sit in a hotel room:
ReplyDeleteBoar's Head only sells deli meat in the stores around us, and not bacon, so she is unable to give an informed opinion on that.
she also seems to hate the Oscar Mayer center cut bacon because, despite the resealable packaging being a plus, they hose you with bacon pieces 75% the size of normal
ReplyDeleteDon't fall in love with the package, says Bacon Baking.
ReplyDeleteIn other news, 7 QBs threw for over 300 yards today (including Matt Ryan's 411 yard game) and Brees had 298. I have no idea how to properly judge a quarterback's performance anymore.
ReplyDeleteAnd three quarterbacks received concussions today, too. Not good.
ReplyDeletejason statham's driving double drove me from heathrow to my hotel. an impressively white knuckled ride. english pounds are cartoonishly large and don't fit in my money clip. thus endeth today's travelogue.
ReplyDeleteThe Lakers' spokesman is named John Black. Used to be Roman Brady.
ReplyDeleteFantastic stuff! Seems weird seeing Alex without Greg Lee. amanda vanderpool model
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