
Joke of the Day: What did one asexual hipster say to the other at last week's Swervedriver reunion show in New York City? [Scroll to the very bottom -- below the MP3s -- for the answer] Talk about making a story out of nothing...CNN is reporting that rising gas prices are severely affecting indie bands' ability to tour this summer. Hmm...maybe if they spent less money on haircuts and sweaters -- wait a minute: CNN used the word "indie" in one of their top story headlines? Does that mean it's finally okay to say that [...]

Well, today is September 21st. We're not in peril. The stock market has not collapsed. As of this moment, the Dow, Nasdaq and S&P are all up fractions of a percent. When I awoke this morning I imagined the response from fringe news organizations like Information Liberation would be a story about how we were all saved at the last second by a super-mutant fish-bat from beyond the stars. Instead, their website was down. Maybe that's the real act of terror perpetrated on 9/21. I looked around various websites, but the only object in the news that was [...]
Wow. Last night's dinner party was pretty incredible. Good people, excellent food, an overall great experience. I sampled dishes I'd ordinarily shy away from, and tried my best to liven up the gathering with my particular brand of humor and gregariousness. On a scale of one-to-ten, I'd say my performance was a twenty-two billion, three-hundred eighty-four million, seventy-six thousand, one-hundred and forty two. Thanks, alcohol! Sorry. In all honesty, it was the most fun I've had here yet. Also, in accordance with the laws of full-disclosure, I'm obligated to inform you that I had to choke back a [...]