Summer Mixtape #2

here's another mixtape for another friend. ask me to make you one.

Do Da Bok Bok:

1. cool- Pylon
2. wild wild lover- Flat Duo Jets
3. crash- the Primitives
4. here we go again- Shrubs
5. so long baby goodbye- the Blasters
6. uncle love- Blur
7. flower scene- Plasticland
8. queen of eyes- the Soft Boys
9. calling upstairs- Vulgar Boatmen
10. where you'll find me now- Neutral Milk Hotel
11. crazy- R.E.M.
12. made to love- Everly Brothers
13. while i'm here- Sex Clark Five
14. really mystified- Elvis Costello & the Attractions
15. french navy- Camera Obscura
16. not alone anymore- Roy Orbison
17. clear spot- Pernice Brothers
18. slogans- Jeffrey Lewis & the Junkyard
19. ten feet tall- XTC
20. crazy- Galaxie 500
21. what's your game- Ramones
22. like a summer rain- Jan & Dean
23. i don't care- Justin Townes Earle
24. into your arms- the Lemonheads
25. underwater explosions- Guided By Voices
26. stop before you say it- the Go-Betweens
27. the way some people die- Yo La Tengo
28. y ffordd oren- Gorky's Zygotic Mynci
29. three seeds- Elf Power

Summertime Fun

i have always been a great Lover Of Summer.

some of my favorite summertime things are
iced coffee
sleeping in the nude
driving with my windows down
jogging by the water
late nights out
playing with my kitty outside
dabbing my sweat with a handkerchief
MUSIC, of course, my favorites for summer being everything by The Clientele + Galaxie 500, 1980's Jonathan Richman especially the song "That Summer Feeling," Belle and Sebastian's "A Summer Wasting," and Mercury Rev's "Car Wash Hair"

this summer, thanks to May's newfound obsession, we've been blasting Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers every time we take a trip in the car. A-MAZING. especially one night, on our way over the Bay, to see some sweet bands + friends, the sun was setting on the water, and Tom was a-blarin'. it was the best ever.
my current fave song is "Listen To Her Heart," off one of the early albums.



after one such sweaty night full of BFF's + bands, attempting to look badass, wearing sunglasses at 3 am in the Waffle House parking lot





recently, i have fallen madly in love with Wylie Dufresne, the endearingly geeky lovably earnest incredibly amazing chef/pioneer of molecular gastronomy. i really want to marry him.
how hot is he????



of course, summer always puts me into an Athens-y mood, especially this summer since i'm planning on moving there semi-soon. i've been looking at houses close to downtown + these are some of the most adorable ones i've found

i stayed at home on the 4th of july, & i pulled the shades so i didn't have to see the sky/ i decided to have a bed-in, but i forgot to invite anybody

for 4th of July, which i don't like as much as Christmas or my Birthday, but more than Easter or Thanksgiving, here my 3 favorite songs on the subject:

"4th of July" by Galaxie 500


"Independence Day" by Elliott Smith


"4th of July" by X

Test Shots

William "Willy" Aikin


that tail


fresh faced


outdoorsy editorial


those eyes


fierce


subtly sultry


INTENSITY IN THE EYES!


car ad


serene...but ALIVE WITH EMOTION!


not afraid to get ugly pretty


action shot!

Let's Take Some Drugs & Drive Around

i made a mixtape for one of my friends, inspired by Summer in the South:

1. let's take some drugs & drive around- The Silos
2. ray charles- Old 97's
3. is it true- Brenda Lee
4. dictator's lament- Papercuts
5. kelvin parade- The Clientele
6. automatically yours- The Pastels
7. higher grounds- Cats On Fire
8. two steps step out- The Go-Betweens
9. here comes the summer- The Undertones
10. merched yn neud gwallt eu gilydd- Gorky's Zygotic Mynci
11. burned- Buffalo Springfield
12. the way some people die- Yo La Tengo
13. holland, 1945- Neutral Milk Hotel
14. the official ironman rally song- Guided By Voices
15. rhythm king- Luna
16. love you so- King Khan & BBQ
17. get a job- The Silhouettes
18. circles 'round the moon- Nana Grizol
19. hang-ten!- The Soup Dragons
20. outdoor miner- Wire
21. world's looking lonely- The Volebeats
22. gardening at night- R.E.M.
23. nananana- The Squalls
24. look out here comes tomorrow- Robert Forster
25. life is strange- Tall Dwarfs
26. Feel Alright- Steve Earle

Summer In The South

this is my favorite license plate of all time. it's the only one my little Saab JoJo has ever had. sadly, i had to replace it with the new, beach-scene/Jimmy Buffet inspired plate. sigh.


yesterday i took a trip to Pensacola, Florida, to visit my grandfather Cookie. my dad + my uncle bought him a new computer for his birthday so i attempted to explain the mysteries of the Internet to him. this picture was sitting on a bookshelf next to his computer. see my cousin + i dressed up for Halloween probably like...oh my god probably almost TWENTY YEARS AGO. WHAT. definitely 18 years ago at least. apparently he was a Cowboy + i was a Ballerina.


so far this Summer, i have pretty much been strictly listening to large amounts of Guided By Voices, Teenage Fanclub, The Papercuts, + Plasticland.

my fave GBV song ever, "My Valuable Hunting Knife," from the terrific Alien Lanes


Teenage Fanclub's "I Need Direction" from Howdy!


The Papercuts' "Future Primitive" from the absolutely sublime You Can Have What You Want, definitely the best release of '09 so far (IN MY OPINION)!


and well, i haven't got a good Plasticland video to share, but i would like to show you all a picture of them

in all of their hilariously intense psychedelic get up, 80's STYLE!

BYE.

what i will miss about New York (Brooklyn, mostly):

1. McGolrick & McCarren Park
2. the walk to the Bedford L
3. bagels from the Bagelsmith
4. the friendly corner store where i buy my Diet Cokes
5. my teeny tiny little room with the big window that lets in all those street sounds
6. FRIENDZ
7. $3 Trader Joe's wine
8. fun loft shows every weekend
9. seeing Yo La Tengo at the office
10. free stuff & occasional good times at Matador


what i won't miss:

1. the SUBWAY, especially the G (which i only take to get to the Bell House)
2. being broke
3. smells of Polish food
4. people walking too slowly in Brooklyn & people walking too hurriedly in Manhattan
5. not having my car, little JoJo
6. being sick of my minimized wardrobe
7. taking an hour to get almost everywhere you go
8. not having my best friends around
9. eating terribly
10. not having my GUITAR or RECORDS & RECORD PLAYER


what i am looking forward to this summer:

1. wearing brightly colored nail polish
2. thrift store shopping
3. working at the record store
4. travelling to: the Mississppi Delta, Athens, Birmingham, North Carolina, etc!
5. making & saving money
6. STARTING MY RECORD LABEL! (well, taking the preliminary steps at least-- it'll probably be later in the year when something actually happens...)
7. making movies (me & M's Elvis Costello doc, for one)
8. reading more Southern Lit
9. listening to dreamy music like the Papercuts, old Yo La Tengo, Galaxie 500, & Felt
10. playing with my pretty kitty William!