tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34445149512159848472024-03-21T21:21:31.451-04:00The Voice of Youth is the Voice of ReasonBilly T.http://www.blogger.com/profile/14445538786100642508noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3444514951215984847.post-92126239315882786242009-05-17T14:07:00.005-04:002009-06-16T06:02:29.561-04:00The Dawning of the Age of...Blogging?<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: center;">Per the constant <a href="http://whenalexopines.blogspot.com/">opining</a> of several <a href="http://roberteamonn.tumblr.com/">good friends</a>, I've finally been convinced to get off of my rocker and start writing again, which frankly is easier said than done. Great lapses in time have passed since my last entry, and with it, significant developments in both <a href="http://doihaveswineflu.org/">the world</a> and <a href="http://www.dead.net/4-14-verizon-center">my life</a>. To be honest, consideration of the amalgamation of those developments can be quite overwhelming at times. Just making a call as to what to center a post around, for example, is much more difficult now that months have transpired since my last entry.<br /><br />Even pulling the cheapest of shots at <a href="http://www.latfh.com/">my hipster friends</a> now seems to be increasingly difficult. Some assert that it is because <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Man">I, myself,</a> have actually become one of these feared and despised creatures. Not so, I say. To assert a clear distinction between my lifestyle and that of a <a href="http://www.brightestyoungthings.com/">brightestyoungthings</a> fiend, however, is not completely sound; calling into question what it actually means to be <a href="http://brandonklotz.com/images/rad.jpg">"hip"</a>.<br /><br />With this next string of posts, I'll try my best to answer this question, perhaps raising a few more along the way. For all of the true hipsters reading this, though, don't rest too easy on this fact. I am by no means equating my existence to that of one of your kind. Much to the contrary, I think that further examination of the <a href="http://hipstersarescum.wordpress.com/">hipster lifestyle</a> will yield even more contradictions and hilarity. So check back soon, folks. The posts have only begun, and my career as a blogger is still ripe in its youth. I'm looking forward to this, and I hope you all are too...especially you, Alex.<br /></div><br /></div>Billy T.http://www.blogger.com/profile/14445538786100642508noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3444514951215984847.post-88194354996236852122009-03-07T00:52:00.003-05:002009-03-07T00:54:59.635-05:00I Was Going to Actually Write Something This Time but Then I Found This<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_vCh2ppJYbSgi610pBlq39rK1ujvlyX02V1aR-Mo94XM0yjBubOEXbXOqv1ngA66W9S23XoWIkCkwppImK_NknCpX-gEV9KcZjumn7Giv6Y7Mzy8r-GifPpFj12-suvgeTEdlXrMo6WA/s1600-h/finger.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 314px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_vCh2ppJYbSgi610pBlq39rK1ujvlyX02V1aR-Mo94XM0yjBubOEXbXOqv1ngA66W9S23XoWIkCkwppImK_NknCpX-gEV9KcZjumn7Giv6Y7Mzy8r-GifPpFj12-suvgeTEdlXrMo6WA/s400/finger.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5310320302509601426" border="0" /></a>Billy T.http://www.blogger.com/profile/14445538786100642508noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3444514951215984847.post-25754323983744117312009-03-06T01:22:00.001-05:002009-03-06T01:24:02.389-05:00It's Spring Break and You Know What That Means<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXz0yhP49CTv5h3ny2ebJzobW_eRUy8-A5MQRAY9xynkS9gEsDFLijpAW3OFFKJ1Cn_wEgVtpZamUv5ia7fndMQXs8g8GM1UXj4nY5q6JWfAOdh9sMV00e4lLGIAzVqvs7qaiaIWbKu5w/s1600-h/rick_james-super_freak_s.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 394px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXz0yhP49CTv5h3ny2ebJzobW_eRUy8-A5MQRAY9xynkS9gEsDFLijpAW3OFFKJ1Cn_wEgVtpZamUv5ia7fndMQXs8g8GM1UXj4nY5q6JWfAOdh9sMV00e4lLGIAzVqvs7qaiaIWbKu5w/s400/rick_james-super_freak_s.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309956655781965810" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:180%;">"It's a celebration, bitches!"<br /><br /><br /></span>Billy T.http://www.blogger.com/profile/14445538786100642508noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3444514951215984847.post-48655188267465217512009-03-03T03:00:00.004-05:002009-03-03T03:01:18.607-05:00Drug Free Way to Be<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifp8JMleeoNTTiug8_A5Imybnuhj-7gKniEZhZrBwNh-usRZmFZemsNcKaZ4JfXI2-Xl7jqoxOD5K8qT1CCFAsfa-AWaWO05clHkELxRt2umjcWAGrdjpO6eoPt2PHPC65HqjDcefX3to/s1600-h/tripping_balls.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 322px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifp8JMleeoNTTiug8_A5Imybnuhj-7gKniEZhZrBwNh-usRZmFZemsNcKaZ4JfXI2-Xl7jqoxOD5K8qT1CCFAsfa-AWaWO05clHkELxRt2umjcWAGrdjpO6eoPt2PHPC65HqjDcefX3to/s400/tripping_balls.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5308868453064774466" border="0" /></a>Billy T.http://www.blogger.com/profile/14445538786100642508noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3444514951215984847.post-86200600736986654052009-02-19T03:32:00.004-05:002009-02-19T03:47:15.305-05:00And You Thought I Only Listened to Jam BandsArtists/Groups that I bet you didn't know I'm well-versed in:<br />1.) <a href="http://www.righteousbabe.com/">Ani DiFranco</a>...was actually <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oak_Mountain_Amphitheater">my first concert</a><br />2.) <a href="http://www.indigogirls.com/">Indigo Girls</a>...whom my older sister loved around the same time she was making me listen to Ani DiFranco<br /><br />...I didn't, and still don't, especially care for the <a href="http://www.granolafunk.com/">granola funk express</a> of solo female acts that brought about the days of the <a href="http://www.lilithfair.com/">Lilith Fair</a>, but come on you can't say these chicks don't know what they're doing.<br /><br />I found this example to be of particular interest.<br />Exhibit A:<br /><br /><div><object height="381" width="480"><param name="movie" value="http://www.dailymotion.com/swf/k7cglSW10VrtuQuzDi&related=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.dailymotion.com/swf/k7cglSW10VrtuQuzDi&related=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" height="381" width="480"></embed></object><br /><b><a href="http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x4c6jk_imogen-heap-just-for-now-live-at-st_music">Imogen Heap - Just For Now (live at Studio 11 103.1FM)</a></b><br /><i>Uploaded by <a href="http://www.dailymotion.com/OochiWally">OochiWally</a></i></div>Billy T.http://www.blogger.com/profile/14445538786100642508noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3444514951215984847.post-269756661785745252009-02-10T04:05:00.002-05:002009-02-10T04:07:18.597-05:00Person Of the Week<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9q6vSEuNbs9AFmR7PrRYfOcJwYPFpqYkav1Q0fY3P6QNPNW5GaqOaDmxCA07KPfTmqWsca73Q8i5V5HcjvG-zRm7qqTQSvMcsTfVrXUvqnnfD8UDKsuYhxqpKjwU-DLmG6Calr98QNBk/s1600-h/img_l_74493.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 217px; height: 216px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9q6vSEuNbs9AFmR7PrRYfOcJwYPFpqYkav1Q0fY3P6QNPNW5GaqOaDmxCA07KPfTmqWsca73Q8i5V5HcjvG-zRm7qqTQSvMcsTfVrXUvqnnfD8UDKsuYhxqpKjwU-DLmG6Calr98QNBk/s320/img_l_74493.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5301092728807089858" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.couchsurfing.com/profile.html?id=588CD0">Dina Angress</a>. Couch Surfer Extraordinaire.Billy T.http://www.blogger.com/profile/14445538786100642508noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3444514951215984847.post-17980186035943500702009-02-10T00:02:00.012-05:002010-02-17T00:03:57.353-05:00As If Things In The Music World Couldn't Get Any Better...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPlUaRP7kVNNhz_JqpDNfTqCVLezbM2UVv815o9ecSQDmVPTAcQpfpf6GwhuLJh9xktdpdU9hzc33KKN5IUWIx2vR9jP-gIcThSEdz0S2Vg0I7DRejGYJX579B6ug8NRS5blLj8h6vS5c/s1600-h/rothbury.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 154px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPlUaRP7kVNNhz_JqpDNfTqCVLezbM2UVv815o9ecSQDmVPTAcQpfpf6GwhuLJh9xktdpdU9hzc33KKN5IUWIx2vR9jP-gIcThSEdz0S2Vg0I7DRejGYJX579B6ug8NRS5blLj8h6vS5c/s320/rothbury.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5301041071867348418" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />No, the Jonas Brothers' tour bus didn't crash.<br /><br />But <a href="http://www.rothburyfestival.com/">Rothbury 2009</a> is on! Last year's <a href="http://www.jambase.com/Articles/14430/Rothbury-07.03-07.06-Michigan">most-talked-about</a> jam fest is back this summer, after much speculation that the country's <a href="http://www.reuters.com/article/newsOne/idUSTRE5090QL20090110">current financial woes</a> might prevent its return. No worries, though. Whether you're talking about <a href="http://www.archive.org/details/STS92008-07-05.KM140.flac16">3-straight hours of late-night STS9</a> to keep you grooving 'till dawn or hours of <a href="http://frattinghard.com/">fratastic</a> <a href="http://panicstream.com/">Widespread Panic</a>, this stuff is simply too <a href="http://www.stonerforums.com/lounge/attachments/seeds-strains/2095d1192685026-sour-diesel-seed-form-3227101_1024-med.jpg">HEADY</a> to stop.Billy T.http://www.blogger.com/profile/14445538786100642508noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3444514951215984847.post-63922327852925444492009-02-09T13:24:00.009-05:002010-02-17T00:06:25.963-05:00He Should've Used The Towel Technique<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeriXxplyd3LhyphenhyphenUIBgpr9JlkOaqe2oiBhwrNqHjejMjDZQokslHMoWiIR0T9Yc0HuZW_y_cZAC_D47qbx6_z4C2vPNoowmlMi4hPatqIQunljP7qDvM-hNVZFgVhPaSk3Sr6rzYEaHYaE/s1600-h/phelpsbong__oPt.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeriXxplyd3LhyphenhyphenUIBgpr9JlkOaqe2oiBhwrNqHjejMjDZQokslHMoWiIR0T9Yc0HuZW_y_cZAC_D47qbx6_z4C2vPNoowmlMi4hPatqIQunljP7qDvM-hNVZFgVhPaSk3Sr6rzYEaHYaE/s200/phelpsbong__oPt.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5300873623681329314" border="0" /></a><br />Yeah, dude, I know that Michael Phelps is making "shit-tons" of money from his corporate sponsorships and <a href="http://www.worth1000.com/entries/10000/10342_w.jpg">advertisement gigs</a>. I am aware of the fact that these ties ensure him a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gordon_Gekko">prosperous financial future</a>...<br /><br />...I'm also sure that, <a href="http://www.businessweek.com/globalbiz/blog/eyeonasia/archives/2009/01/michael_phelps.html?campaign_id=rss_blog_asiatech">by this point</a>, he has enough money to fill his Olympic-size practice pool with hundred-dollar bills, and still have some leftover to <a href="http://prettyboypromotions.com/">pop bottles at the cluuub</a>.<br /><br />So when ole' Mikey got <a href="http://www.theinsider.com/news/1617566_Michael_Phelps_BUSTED_With_Pot_and_Apologized">busted</a> rippin' da' <a href="http://www.roor.de/">ROOR</a> in a buddy's dorm room last week, I sincerely hoped that he might use his prominence as a platform to dispel, or at least negate, our society's overwhelmingly ignorant perspective on <a href="http://ssdp.org/index.php">drug policy</a> and, more specifically, <a href="http://www.erowid.org/plants/cannabis/cannabis.shtml">THE REEFER</a>.<br /><br />But, alas, Phelps seems to be just as much a slave to his sponsors as he is to the weight room, and instead of standing up for himself and the millions of other marijuana enthusiasts worldwide, he stuck his tail between his legs and waved the white flag like it was his job. Come on, man. You're a world-class athlete who smokes dank nugs on the daily. THAT PROVES A POINT!<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;"><a href="http://reason.com/">Reason's</a> </span><a href="http://www.reason.com/staff/show/143.html">Radley Balko</a> hit the nail on the head last week with <a href="http://www.reason.com/news/show/131438.html">this online article</a>. In it, he outlines exaclty how Phelps could've made the best out of his situation by simply standing up for himself. Instead, Phelps' approach to the whole situation reflected a total lack of thought and backbone on his part, and left me with a very sour taste in my mouth. Seriously dude, you may be a star athlete, but you're still straight <a href="http://www.cannabishq.com/forum/index.php?topic=2594.0">beasters</a> in my <a href="http://www.thecannabible.com/">book</a>.Billy T.http://www.blogger.com/profile/14445538786100642508noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3444514951215984847.post-70486107634849296582009-02-09T13:16:00.001-05:002009-02-09T13:21:16.719-05:00On Second Thought...THIS is the funniest thing that you will see all week, guaranteed.<br /><br /><br /><br /><object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" data="http://www.collegehumor.com/moogaloop/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=1899220&fullscreen=1" height="360" width="480"><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true"><param name="wmode" value="transparent"><param name="AllowScriptAccess" value="true"><param name="movie" quality="best" value="http://www.collegehumor.com/moogaloop/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=1899220&fullscreen=1"><embed src="http://www.collegehumor.com/moogaloop/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=1899220&fullscreen=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" allowscriptaccess="always" height="360" width="480"></embed></object><div style="padding: 5px 0pt; text-align: center; width: 480px;">See more <a href="http://www.collegehumor.com/videos">funny videos</a> and <a href="http://www.collegehumor.com/pictures">funny pictures</a> at <a href="http://www.collegehumor.com/">CollegeHumor</a>.</div>Billy T.http://www.blogger.com/profile/14445538786100642508noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3444514951215984847.post-66160886037592127102009-02-09T13:02:00.003-05:002009-02-09T13:23:49.084-05:00Probably the Funniest Thing You'll See All Week.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_kPOry9MDuga30MORc092mpbsEmatBJttR9CJP9-cI86B6huHqc7BTiLG4oUJumAzDg-kDXy-Otb3wXGNj3pSpMHGDoJfseTwbVigsZ39dVX9R3JNIy07pjnNxfw1TFByOBXnA2W5dHI/s1600-h/pikachu.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 196px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_kPOry9MDuga30MORc092mpbsEmatBJttR9CJP9-cI86B6huHqc7BTiLG4oUJumAzDg-kDXy-Otb3wXGNj3pSpMHGDoJfseTwbVigsZ39dVX9R3JNIy07pjnNxfw1TFByOBXnA2W5dHI/s200/pikachu.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5300863097708479778" border="0" /></a><br />While it may look like <a href="http://postarchives.entensity.net/121106/media.php?media=bennyhinn.wmv">these people</a> are receiving some sort of blessing, they're actually just tweaking out post-Cartoon Network Pokemon marathon.<br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Note: You may need to use Safari or Internet Explorer for this link to work. I had some trouble with it using Firefox.</span>Billy T.http://www.blogger.com/profile/14445538786100642508noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3444514951215984847.post-89363874817770183562009-02-05T19:21:00.004-05:002009-02-05T19:26:17.822-05:00EPIC!Epic Ending.<br /><br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/fXQK0NZDANA&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/fXQK0NZDANA&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>Billy T.http://www.blogger.com/profile/14445538786100642508noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3444514951215984847.post-32179446623955058872009-02-05T04:52:00.008-05:002009-02-05T19:29:46.809-05:00I, Too, Occassionally Struggle To Fight Back My Inner-Hipster......but I don't "raise the roof" to get my fans pumped about spaceship synth. I'm seeing these guys at <a href="http://www.930.com/">THE 9:30 CLUB</a> with <a href="http://www.mattandkimmusic.com/">Matt and Kim</a> pretty soon, and I really don't know whether or not I should be pumped or scared. Truth be told, I'm a fan of both bands, and I'm really looking forward to the experience, if nothing else.<br /><br /><br /><br /><object height="344" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/9b5v0Ir5Z0Q&hl=en&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/9b5v0Ir5Z0Q&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" height="344" width="425"></embed></object><br /><br />Also, please take note of the kids in the audience. Please take note of the TV set. Take note of the bad dancing and over-the-top makeup. Take note of all of this. It really made me feel like I was at Depeche Mode concert or something of the like. To be completely honest, it kind of looks like a bad episode of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kids_Incorporated">Kids Incorporated</a>.<br /><br /><object height="344" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/HnsHpPNltBw&hl=en&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/HnsHpPNltBw&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" height="344" width="425"></embed></object>Billy T.http://www.blogger.com/profile/14445538786100642508noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3444514951215984847.post-20490118827951259952009-02-05T04:26:00.009-05:002009-02-05T19:37:46.867-05:00Tis' The Season To Be Indie!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://blogs.villagevoice.com/statusainthood/deerhunter.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 500px; height: 500px;" src="http://blogs.villagevoice.com/statusainthood/deerhunter.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />"Dude, did you see that they announced the lineup for Noise Pop 2009?!"..."No, I know dude. I can't wait to see Goblin Cock either!"<br /><br />When I saw, today, that the organizers of San Francisco's very own <a href="http://www.noisepop.com/">Noise Pop Festival</a> had announced the <a href="http://www.jambase.com/Articles/16547/Noise-Pop-Final-Lineup">full lineup</a> for this years installment of super-hip left coast fun, well, I'm going to be honest. I LOL'd a little bit. Ok, there I said it. I was so astounded by the lineup, in fact, that I had to think to myself for a minute, "Did you guys seriously do all of <span style="font-style: italic;">THIS</span> for me?! I mean, really, you shouldn't have. All of this absurdity makes my life, as a blogger, <span style="font-style: italic;">waaay</span> too easy."<br /><br />Oh, and <a href="http://www.noisepop.com/the-2009-lineup/index/profile/id/737/Goblin-Cock">Goblin Cock</a> is a real band, I swear. <a href="http://music.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=music.showDetails&Band_Show_ID=38530402&friendid=39030037">Check them out</a> if you want. But I'm telling you, they suck.<br /><br /><object height="344" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/uSA3NXM-VTM&hl=en&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/uSA3NXM-VTM&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" height="344" width="425"></embed></object>Billy T.http://www.blogger.com/profile/14445538786100642508noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3444514951215984847.post-36187283828663697132009-02-05T03:10:00.021-05:002010-02-17T00:13:51.627-05:00American Apparel Ads are Going to Destroy the Universe<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoLZEDeT9WKD4sYYcpl7J6b94-K_C6QPL_XVJJGFVtAIFuQwGVkezQ5WQYsc-gUjj2F3d2ZjLrUaDFUv5uN2BbJB1ZOn46lxWfeYsuJJjBqQ6f24qHVloQJsYPHHtHJnCGRdSnchXFFLo/s1600-h/douche.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 167px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoLZEDeT9WKD4sYYcpl7J6b94-K_C6QPL_XVJJGFVtAIFuQwGVkezQ5WQYsc-gUjj2F3d2ZjLrUaDFUv5uN2BbJB1ZOn46lxWfeYsuJJjBqQ6f24qHVloQJsYPHHtHJnCGRdSnchXFFLo/s200/douche.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5299240846480723922" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><div style="text-align: left;">A <a href="http://whenalexopines.blogspot.com/">friend of mine</a> recently compared my blog to another that some of you may have heard of. Apparently, some dude runs a blog called "<a href="http://www.hipsterrunoff.com/">Hipsterrunoff</a>" that seems to be garnering the praise of <a href="http://www.janeane.net/">self-deprecating hipsters</a> nationwide. According to sources close to <a href="http://www.freewilliamsburg.com/">Hipster Headquarters</a>, this dude's blog is even more precise and well-timed than my own when it comes to identifying and scrutinizing hipster <a href="http://cn1.kaboodle.com/hi/img/2/0/0/65/d/AAAAAnbo6TAAAAAAAGXdhg.jpg">cliches</a> ad <a href="http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=hipster">contradictions</a> as soon as they pop up. I recently visited this alleged <a href="http://thegalleyboys.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/jerry-2.jpg">KING</a> of blogs, and thus find these assertions to be very amusing for a number of reasons.<br /><br />3. Unconvenitonal Grammar<br />The geniuses at hipsterrunoff are so witty, apparently, that they don't have the same uses for grammar as the rest of us. That's right, world, it's up to us to decode the highly contextual messages behind such insightful posts as, my personal favorite, <a href="http://www.hipsterrunoff.com/page/2">"Reflections on Suburbia</a><br /><a href="http://www.hipsterrunoff.com/page/2"> [Via Being Trapped]". </a>*Note*: That title is not a joke. Please visit the above link to read an incredibly poignant and original poem detailing the horrors of life as a <a href="http://picpop.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10001/whiteboy.jpg">white kid</a> in the suburbs...because no one else in this country has <a href="http://www.npr.org/programs/specials/lists/sedaris/">thought</a>/<a href="http://whenalexopines.blogspot.com/">blogged</a>/<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sex,_Drugs,_and_Cocoa_Puffs:_A_Low_Culture_Manifesto">written</a>/<a href="http://www.weezer.com/">whined</a>/<a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0148418/">made-a-name-for-themselves</a> by waxing poetic about life as a white boy in a gated community. Oh, hey <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1bV_ktSiE1Q">Ben Folds</a>.<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://blog.ourvinyl.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/ben-folds1.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 132px; height: 168px;" src="http://blog.ourvinyl.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/ben-folds1.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a></div><br />2. References to "LOL Cats"<br />If you don't know what a "LOL Cat" is, read at your own <a href="http://www.tomatocasual.com/wp-content/uploads/warning.gif">discretion</a>. If you do know what a <a href="http://icanhascheezburger.com/">LOL Ca</a><a href="http://icanhascheezburger.com/">t</a> is, and actually derive amusement or <a href="http://leounfinished.files.wordpress.com/2008/06/chipotle.jpg">pleasure</a> from their proliferation, then please exit your broswer immediately and hit yourself with a bric.. LOL Cats are the dumbest thing to hit the internet since <a href="http://cheshirecat11.blogspot.com/2006/05/top-10-myspace-cliches.html">MYSPACE</a>. This blog that my friend <a href="http://whenalexopines.blogspot.com/">Alex</a>, who I'm now losing a lot of <a href="http://www.rnc.org/">confidence</a> in, referred me to makes a concerted effort to perpetuate the asinine sense of humor that LOL Cats and similar material endorse. For this reason I hope the makers of this site <a href="http://travel.yahoo.com/trip-view-559864-new_jersey">perish</a>.<br /><br />1. American Apparel Ads<br />Don't try and tell me that your blog is just a clever parody of <a href="http://www.brightestyoungthings.com/">hipster blogs</a> and related culture when your entire website is plastered with <a href="http://store.americanapparel.net/?kw=american%20apparel&gclid=CPXOtZmBxZgCFQFvGgodSVoB1g">American Apparel</a> advertisements. Even worse, don't even think of convincing me that your blog is witty, original, or "nonconformist" when those American Apparel ads feature a moderately hairy fellow in a girl's t-shirt and what look like panties. <a href="http://www.hipsterrunoff.com/">That is gross</a>. Plain and simple.<br /><br />So remember, kids, just because someone writes in an atypical syntax structure, or with a few extra vowels or "z's" at the ends of their sentences, doesn't mean that they know what they're talking about. More likely than not, they're just another suburbanite in uber-tight jeans and a Jens Lekman t-shirt trying way too hard to set themselves apart from today's cultural norms.<br /><br />Yeah, that's right. I made fun of Jens Lekman. SUCK IT.</div></div>Billy T.http://www.blogger.com/profile/14445538786100642508noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3444514951215984847.post-18293255977997774542009-01-27T18:39:00.004-05:002010-02-17T00:15:19.943-05:00It's a Great Day to Be Alive...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizNB9utUQccPkKgAbNIdueSEWjNUdiyQ2Sgl-4rSpvLpDSkll27BgyvktR7a9e3NexkizmJEp4EN7zg6kHqRKVvWNHyWjC7wHYnOIfxOZGNYwJNLOvnFlLBbv8NOMvuj8FTQ9ba25qqlM/s1600-h/obamaface.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizNB9utUQccPkKgAbNIdueSEWjNUdiyQ2Sgl-4rSpvLpDSkll27BgyvktR7a9e3NexkizmJEp4EN7zg6kHqRKVvWNHyWjC7wHYnOIfxOZGNYwJNLOvnFlLBbv8NOMvuj8FTQ9ba25qqlM/s320/obamaface.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5296125380242723954" border="0" /></a><br />...because I'm seeing the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grateful_dead">Grateful Dead</a> in April, and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gamehenge">PHISH</a> (yeah, I said Phish) in June. So put that in your pipe and smoke it...or pass it to the <a href="http://www.passedoutwookies.com/">wookie</a> standing next to you, because 2009 is going to kick some serious ace. Also, I heard about this dude named Barak or Barack or something? I don't know much about him, but my buddy <a href="http://whenalexopines.blogspot.com/">Alex</a> told me that he smokes cig's so he must be <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4JMOh-cul6M">the man</a>. No matter how ya look at it (unless youre <a href="http://www.messengerpuppet.com/bushbabyAP130706_479x600.jpg">this guy</a>), we're in for a hell of a year.<br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ9I4yonSJZEuINPl2DKVtMOa2imdhDJgJGh2wHVIyTsnQYu3GUKQV_UTkgVkXFr28nMgcy4Zl2Ewdggb8uu9FwYAPw_0x5-cDF8UVArw_YC3n0XQL9qTScSvUPDz40CmD-bRQdoz2tv4/s1600-h/trey.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 285px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ9I4yonSJZEuINPl2DKVtMOa2imdhDJgJGh2wHVIyTsnQYu3GUKQV_UTkgVkXFr28nMgcy4Zl2Ewdggb8uu9FwYAPw_0x5-cDF8UVArw_YC3n0XQL9qTScSvUPDz40CmD-bRQdoz2tv4/s320/trey.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5296125488825486898" border="0" /></a>Billy T.http://www.blogger.com/profile/14445538786100642508noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3444514951215984847.post-40560673689071704342009-01-27T18:08:00.005-05:002009-01-27T18:37:55.412-05:00Happy New year<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPBbzS4D55f8He0HFM4D_3WFJzSf9263b5ZuQZD5p6lYT-dcnTr0wvWdF9lQ00JC2U5A3Zr-OGMthGQkSKqP_T2SGaps2fUt_wGtIt2AX1Hhspswey4W8b6yaQTJUXFYZuYx2PSo93Krk/s1600-h/tribe.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPBbzS4D55f8He0HFM4D_3WFJzSf9263b5ZuQZD5p6lYT-dcnTr0wvWdF9lQ00JC2U5A3Zr-OGMthGQkSKqP_T2SGaps2fUt_wGtIt2AX1Hhspswey4W8b6yaQTJUXFYZuYx2PSo93Krk/s320/tribe.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5296114912835185426" border="0" /></a> <span style="font-size:85%;">STS9; Atlanta, GA; The Tabernacle; 12/31/08</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:100%;">No, those aren't doses falling from the ceiling of Atlanta's famed Tabernacle <a href="http://www.erowid.org/">(see parking lot)</a>. That's not to say that things didn't <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NUpjPA3YoHw&feature=related">get wild</a> in this abandoned church-turned concert hall, though. Much to the contrary, the Tribe literally shook the foundation of <a href="http://www.tabernacleatl.com/">The Tabernacle</a>, and certainly led me, and the rest of the crowd, </span>through a 4-day (yeah, that's right amigos) journey of epic proportions. Now that my brain is back at full speed and my wits are about me, I can't help but wish for anyone reading this an STS9 experience as amazing as my own. Seriously guys, <a href="http://sts9.com/">GO SEE THEM</a>.<br /><br />But the Tribe weren't the only cool cats laying down the beats and ringing in the New Year. They had a plethora of other ill-nana acts to keep them, and the rest of us, grooving before, during, and even after the shows. Amongst them, <a href="http://www.myspace.com/djrootz">DJ Rootz</a> and <a href="http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=60935531">Kap10 Harris</a> kept the party alive in between every Tribe set all 4 nights in a row, and made a fan out of me immediately. Even crazier than those guys, <a href="http://www.myspace.com/diplo">Diplo</a> laid down the dirtiest hip-hop/electro beats that I've ever witnessed...and I can't believe I'm saying this, but he even made Lil' Wayne sound good. Closing out the long list of openers was Tennessee's own <a href="http://www.pnumatrio.com/">Pnuma Trio,</a> who kept things bumping on New Year's Eve even before STS9 took the stage. These guys are dirty. Check them out. NOW.<br /><br />Other Accompanying Acts To Check Out:<br /><br />-<a href="http://www.prettylightsmusic.com/">Pretty Lights</a><br />-<a href="http://www.blogger.com/bonobo">Bonobo</a><br />-<a href="http://www.myspace.com/daedelusdarling">Daedelus</a><br />-<a href="http://www.telepathmusic.com/">Telepath</a>Billy T.http://www.blogger.com/profile/14445538786100642508noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3444514951215984847.post-81363275382201470992008-12-23T18:06:00.001-05:002008-12-23T18:06:56.807-05:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihRWf0DJYSrb43bv3poRU9TWPwc9E33Dt6SVvLhN92GKaVER8Q09rZzixHUqBskMAaYSIoJzQ-02ffMwFX96XvRvQRW5OfkCJ4eOSVJ0XN_oDNSttgJGeKIP5iZLtau13mSCgtRO84Two/s1600-h/STS9-930-Phrazz_4977.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 239px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihRWf0DJYSrb43bv3poRU9TWPwc9E33Dt6SVvLhN92GKaVER8Q09rZzixHUqBskMAaYSIoJzQ-02ffMwFX96XvRvQRW5OfkCJ4eOSVJ0XN_oDNSttgJGeKIP5iZLtau13mSCgtRO84Two/s320/STS9-930-Phrazz_4977.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5283125849705810722" border="0" /></a>Washington D.C. 9:30 Club. November 16th, 2008.Billy T.http://www.blogger.com/profile/14445538786100642508noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3444514951215984847.post-76654801023667309062008-12-22T17:57:00.002-05:002010-02-17T00:18:44.356-05:00American By Birth, Southern By the Grace of God<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcaHmxLw2uKVbeqHLZcgFuxd88h0IR9MLzbf9eA1JaBwSFC48mTR2ch8wrwLsLp6-eVuIbOCFlhcGSflzaXI0ATHKN80zAycGs1sm314rmYbMAOOqt6gfGX-8h-q8H_zzqNj1ZNf4l7Ew/s1600-h/oh-no-global-warming.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 222px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcaHmxLw2uKVbeqHLZcgFuxd88h0IR9MLzbf9eA1JaBwSFC48mTR2ch8wrwLsLp6-eVuIbOCFlhcGSflzaXI0ATHKN80zAycGs1sm314rmYbMAOOqt6gfGX-8h-q8H_zzqNj1ZNf4l7Ew/s320/oh-no-global-warming.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5282759109448695666" border="0" /></a><br />Global warming really sucks. If you disagree, please close the window that you're reading this text from immediately. Unlike others within the blogging community, I don't care about opening your mind. Much to the contrary, I see my blog as a platform to ramble on about whatever I please, and today, it's how much better the <a href="http://www.freewebs.com/alabamamilitia/alabama.jpg">Southern United States</a> stands in comparison to the <a href="http://artforprofits.files.wordpress.com/2008/01/explosion.jpg">remainder of the Continental U.S.</a> Just this past week, for example, as many of my friends enjoyed a <a href="http://wedefyaugury.blogspot.com/">-10 degree holiday</a>, I basked in +70 degree sunshine whilst sipping Mint Julips and recounting the old glory days of <a href="http://espn.go.com/classic/biography/s/Bryant_Bear.html">Paul "Bear" Bryant</a> and <a href="http://www.rolltide.com/">Crimson Tide football</a>. Well, actually it was whiskey, and there was no sipping involved. Nonetheless, Alabama football still reigns supreme, and I have no doubt in my mind that all of <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4JMOh-cul6M">"you's guys"</a> wish you could roll a "y'all" off your tongue like I can.<br />Don't worry, though. It isn't your fault, after all, that you happened to be born into a sub-par region of what is so obviously <a href="http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2007/09/cuba_has_better_health_care_th.html">the best country on the face of the planet, right?</a> Well, not entirely. As a matter of fact, much of the aforementioned beautiful weather that I've been lucky enough to enjoy is a consequence of the blatant negligence by which we've <a href="http://www.green-networld.com/facts/pollution.htm">chronically poisoned our planet</a>, and the whiskey is...well, <a href="http://www.jimbeam.com/Legal.aspx?redirectUrl=%2fDefault.aspx">whiskey is just great bottom line</a>. Either way, turn off your lights you bourbon-drunk rednecks, and stop swerving all over the <a href="http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Being_John_Malkovich">Jersey Turnpike</a>!Billy T.http://www.blogger.com/profile/14445538786100642508noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3444514951215984847.post-56213360155583600302008-12-22T17:25:00.003-05:002008-12-22T22:40:51.935-05:00Can Jam Bands Save the World?<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCeEllyvpSHirPSJsdym5662xvW4e6UkTAz6yIy1WDQB9IhqginGGOqZbh0A2MvuaACPMxmOYoMqxAJpH6R8mJMAP9DMB8ffxHUdawJUDHJN3X94lT-xY0ElN-8HmWS7iT9VVOzlc3bDE/s1600-h/sts9.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 258px; height: 251px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCeEllyvpSHirPSJsdym5662xvW4e6UkTAz6yIy1WDQB9IhqginGGOqZbh0A2MvuaACPMxmOYoMqxAJpH6R8mJMAP9DMB8ffxHUdawJUDHJN3X94lT-xY0ElN-8HmWS7iT9VVOzlc3bDE/s320/sts9.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5282748975245659602" border="0" /></a><br />If there was ever a sign of the quickly approaching apocalypse, arbitrarily decided and self-righteously blogged about "best of.." lists would certainly be it. So, instead of assigning a numerically categorized placement of importance to my favorite records, I'll instead just say this: Every prominent and generally respected <a href="http://www.jambase.com/">"jam band" </a>currently making a name for itself could most likely defecate excellence onto any number of the myriad heavy-synth, highly pretentious, indie-hipster bands that presently seem to dominate most of my friends' <a href="http://whenalexopines.blogspot.com/">"best of..."</a> lists. Yes, yes, I am aware that Deer Hunter is not the same thing as Deerhoof, and that Of Montreal aren't actually Canadian. Most importantly, though, I do not care...at all. Please, hipsters. I beg this of you: dedicate at least a few minutes of your time in the near future to music that involves more than off-beat rhythms and intangible compositions. Perhaps, just perhaps, when you do so it will finally become apparent to you that there is a clear and obvious distinction between <a href="http://www.bagatellen.com/images/newman_mitternachtblau.jpg">minimalist art</a> and <a href="http://www.myspace.com/aihmusic">minimal talent</a>.Billy T.http://www.blogger.com/profile/14445538786100642508noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3444514951215984847.post-59332400299314267892008-12-22T17:04:00.001-05:002010-02-17T00:20:27.556-05:00Not-So Slick Dick...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOm4eu7NaFOoGDmmYcdrkmD45uxD5TjQATZjEKKOG8Gt52FxK6-Dh51Zz9QALI0VebEoutrlza5hsh418ECe6kMxgh4T9xxNpUyulmr2Q0o3z8ckV58KBEbiaoMHpWgP68-csRZu_0ePY/s1600-h/Dick_Cheney.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 253px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOm4eu7NaFOoGDmmYcdrkmD45uxD5TjQATZjEKKOG8Gt52FxK6-Dh51Zz9QALI0VebEoutrlza5hsh418ECe6kMxgh4T9xxNpUyulmr2Q0o3z8ckV58KBEbiaoMHpWgP68-csRZu_0ePY/s320/Dick_Cheney.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5282742316734183074" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/12/22/poll.cheney/index.html">One in five Americans</a> really hate <a href="http://heartdisease.about.com/cs/arrhythmias/a/pacemakers.htm">Vice President Dick Cheney</a>, according to a recent poll conducted by CNN. Now, I hate to ramble all philosophic-like on the subject, but come on people! Give the guy a break. It's not like he tried to shoot down Head Start initiatives for inner city <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bIEOZCcaXzE">kids</a>, or voted against establishing a holiday to commemorate the Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. He even worked to free former South African President <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nelson_Mandela">Nelson Mandela</a> from 27 years of imprisonment! <a href="http://www.democracynow.org/2004/10/6/a_look_at_how_cheney_opposed">Oh, wait. My bad.</a>Billy T.http://www.blogger.com/profile/14445538786100642508noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3444514951215984847.post-76243662814743788472008-12-22T16:34:00.000-05:002008-12-22T17:02:45.072-05:00My LIfe Has Reached An All-Time High for Cliched Choices...Exhibit A.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwsedv6jPN4vJSBEZoEd7C6grHp27Af5ZIlCybtiEC907m9ovGurOWzZcajEqJPodSlWWBLPb1EoCT5-n3rT7w8OMFMjbGmLulNGe-pCzhPgisiwkzboY_QYw1O_a6Ew8O7gBQWd0jHIs/s1600-h/hipster.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 309px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwsedv6jPN4vJSBEZoEd7C6grHp27Af5ZIlCybtiEC907m9ovGurOWzZcajEqJPodSlWWBLPb1EoCT5-n3rT7w8OMFMjbGmLulNGe-pCzhPgisiwkzboY_QYw1O_a6Ew8O7gBQWd0jHIs/s400/hipster.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5282738259651319762" border="0" /></a><br />Watch out, hipsters. You aren't the only ones with an underground, ultra-indie BlogSpot anymore. You are, however, still considerably smellier than I. With that said, however, I can't possibly succeed in this <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blogspace">"blogosphere"</a> without coming to terms with the ultimate, and unfortunate, reality that I am, in fact, a cliche. That's right, hipster guys and gals. I've almost attained the same level of <a href="http://www.hipsterhandbook.com/">"non-conformist conformity" </a>that you all pride yourselves for exuding. Between this new blog 'o mine and all of my newly discovered favorite <a href="http://www.myspace.com/mattandkim">indie acts</a> I might as well quit my day job now, and move on up to <a href="http://journalism.nyu.edu/pubzone/livewire/archived/brooklyns_hipster_heaven/">Williamsburg</a> where I belong, right? Well, not really. I don't think Baby Gap sells tapered jeans in my size range, and I certainly don't own enough <a href="http://www.supremenewyork.com/">high-end boutique/vagrant wear</a> to fit the hipster mold. No worries, though. From the looks of it, there's still a plethora of <a href="http://american.edu/index1.html">uber-cool cats </a>in danerously tight jeans to keep the super-indie and underground hipster infrastructure functioning without too much disturbance. That is, of course, unless Hot Chip's tour bus bursts into flames, or <a href="http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/">Pitchfork</a> encounters technical difficulties that even the most accomplished of lo-fi synth experts cannot solve. God help us in such an event, as the gates of hell will undoubtedly open, and we will all be doomed to <a href="http://newyorkcityhousing.com/UserFiles/StatenIsland%20map.gif">a land of hellish proportions</a> for all of eternity.Billy T.http://www.blogger.com/profile/14445538786100642508noreply@blogger.com0