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Jim

It's The Blimp Frank, It's The Blimp!

About Me

I'm not David Hyde Pierce.

My Interests

Chess, history, pipe making, gardening, Mission of Burma, religion.

I'd like to meet:

BurmaKitty

Music:

Mission of Burma (duh!), P.J Harvey, Pere Ubu, Minutemen,Husker Du, The Monkees, Volcano Suns,Velvet Underground, John Lee Hooker, Iggy, Mc5, Johnny Thunders,New York Dolls, Joni Mitchell, Beefheart, Beethoven, Beatles, Humble Pie, Small Faces, The Lords (German), Most 1966-1983 punk. Yes (1968-1978), Rolling Stones (1962-1971), Slade, James Brown.

Movies:

A Clockwork Orange, Amadeus, Wizard of Oz, Cool Hand Luke, Moby Dick (1962), RHPS, Sixteen Candles, Rocky I,2001:A Space Oddysey, Of Human Bondage, Now, Voyager, Dr. Strangelove, The Swimmer.

Television:

Nerd T.V: History Channel, Discovery, A&E

Books:

Moby Dick, The Fountainhead,Huckeberry Finn, Gnostic Gospels, Our Band Could Be Your Life, A Brief History of Time, Billion and Billions, The Steppenwolf, Notes From Underground, others too mumerous to list.

Heroes:

Marty Doyle,Sr, Mark Twain, William Blake, Iggy Pop, Ayn Rand, Carl Sagan, Danny "Little Red" Lopez, Ian McKaye.

My Blog

Poodle Boyzzzzzzz....

The Poodle Boys were a punk band in New Haven, about 1979-80. They played a "reunion" show at Toad's Place last night. It was the type of thing that reminds me that most reunions suck. I couldn't even...
Posted by Jim on Sun, 25 May 2008 08:04:00 PST

Burma At Music Hall of Williamsburg

Williamsburg. See "Union Pool is Cool" blog. "Vibe" comments basically apply, but on a larger scale, and with more energy. It was what seems to be a Standard New York Ballroom, ala Irving Plaza, Bower...
Posted by Jim on Mon, 21 Jan 2008 04:50:00 PST

Union Pool is Cool

H&G posted a bulletin that they'd be playing at "Union Pool"-I wondered what that was? Sounded like some kind of parkspace, possibly with a small artificial lake, ala Empire Pool in London? No, it...
Posted by Jim on Mon, 22 Oct 2007 04:24:00 PST

The Horrible Truth in The 2000s?

Now then, it isn't often mentioned anymore, but the last album "officially" released by Mission of Burma, Mark I, was a Live album, entitled "The Horrible truth About Burma". Some, Michael Azzarad, in...
Posted by Jim on Thu, 04 Oct 2007 08:43:00 PST

Burma at Toads, 9/21/07, Setlist and Comments

Set I Mica 1001 Pleasant Dreams The Enthusiast Have A Nice Day That's How I Escaped My Certain Fate 13/Man In Decline Forget Yourself (new) Dirt Spanish Castle Magic (Hendrix cover!)   Set II Don...
Posted by Jim on Fri, 21 Sep 2007 07:39:00 PST

Burma at Irving, One Reporter's Opinion

Another trip to New York, another 120 mile drive, cheap hotel, mapquest directions, etc, except this time I managed not to run afoul of the police. I was, hovever, late, although I only missed one son...
Posted by Jim on Sun, 21 Jan 2007 09:18:00 PST