Marc Perton

Archive for September, 2009

Wow. I’d forgotten how excelle…

Thursday, September 24th, 2009

Wow. I’d forgotten how excellent Patti Smith’s cover of When Doves Cry is. A real departure for her, but up there with Because The Night.

RT @consumerist: $50 Wii Price…

Wednesday, September 23rd, 2009

RT @consumerist: $50 Wii Price Cut Coming This Weekend [Wii] http://bit.ly/bBti7 // Nice to see MSM etc. quoting Engadget on this one!

It’s a cookbook!

Wednesday, September 23rd, 2009

It’s a cookbook!

Oh no. A woot off. Must. Resis…

Wednesday, September 23rd, 2009

Oh no. A woot off. Must. Resist. Urge. To. Buy. Useless. Crap.

I’d rather see Tom Delay on Da…

Tuesday, September 22nd, 2009

I’d rather see Tom Delay on Dancing with the Stars than in Congress. Especially since I don’t even watch the darn show.

To this day, I can’t listen to…

Monday, September 21st, 2009

To this day, I can’t listen to “Neat, Neat, Neat” without thinking about Monty Python. And, yes, it’s all about elocution.

OK, list (not inc. VU/LR): Mo…

Sunday, September 20th, 2009

OK, list (not inc. VU/LR): Mott, J Carroll, P Smith/L Cohen, Eater, Gang of 4, CowboyJunkies, Lone Justice, GBLeighton, Mazzy, 2 Nice Girls

New playlist: Top 10 covers of…

Sunday, September 20th, 2009

New playlist: Top 10 covers of Sweet Jane. Because there aren’t 10 covers of Sister Ray.

Got carded buying beer in CVS….

Sunday, September 20th, 2009

Got carded buying beer in CVS. I know they were just following the law, but, damn, it felt good! I’ll be a regular from now on.

Sunday geekdom: Setting up spa…

Sunday, September 20th, 2009

Sunday geekdom: Setting up spare box as Growl/Prowl server so I can get all notifications pushed to iPhone.