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Jim

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About Me

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I love music. I have a difficult time with our current government. I love my wife, Wendy. I love British and Belgian beer. I love my cat, Baxter. You would love him too. I have a new music project going after nearly 8 years on the sidelines. We are called The Lillards. Of course we are on my space. check us out here .

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My Interests

Music, coffee, British and Belgian beer, British comedy, cooking when the mood strikes me, my cat, songwriting, My Apple products

I'd like to meet:

Sarah Vowell, Elvis Costello, Sarah Alexander, Jon Stewart, Stephan Colbert.

Music:

Ryan Adams, Sonic Youth, Jesus & Mary Chain, Beatles, Coltrane, Bowie, Clash, Bright Eyes, Wilco, Mahler, Paul Weller (The Jam, The Style Council and Solo), Weezer, Aimee Mann, Posies, Redd Kross, Radiohead, Ramones, Bob Dylan, Beethoven, Velvet Crush, Uncle Tupelo, Elastica, Elvis Costello, Mozart, Miles Davis, Lyle Lovett, Big Star, Sinatra, Rilo Kiley, Pink Martini, Pavement, Suede, Belle&Sebastian, Plimsouls, Portishead, The Who, The Zombies, Everything But The Girl, Darcie Miner, Teenage Fanclub, New York Dolls, Thunders and The Heartbreakers, Fountains of Wayne, Cherry Twister, Steve Ward, The I Don't Cares

Movies:

Monty Python and the Holy Grail, Life of Brian, Ed, Wood, Austin Powers, Office Space, This Is Spinal Tap, Waiting for Guffman, A Mighty Wind, Best in Show, Kill Bill, Pulp Fiction, Reservior Dogs, Spirit of '76, Cradle Will Rock, Bowfinger, Monsters Inc. (all Pixar really), Princess Bride, Velvet Goldmine

Television:

Coupling, Ab Fab, Simpsons, Conan, Daily Show with Jon Stewart, Sports Night, Seinfeld, The Office

Books:

Lots of music bios, David Sedaris, Sarah Vowell, Al Franken

Heroes:

Pierre Bernard,

My Blog

Ive been pretty quiet, but this got me.

I haven't been doing much this election as far as writing goes. I did write a cute little tune that I haven't had time to record. Which is a shame since something like that needs to be heard when it...
Posted by Jim on Thu, 23 Oct 2008 04:44:00 PST

The Greatest Blanket ever.....

.... click and enjoyThe Snuggie
Posted by Jim on Sun, 14 Sep 2008 05:11:00 PST

and this was inside, right?

At my work today we hit the 90 degree mark. That's right folks, inside. It is supposed to be 72, since most of the testing we do is supposed to be done at room temperature. They keep saying they ar...
Posted by Jim on Thu, 24 Jul 2008 04:25:00 PST

Redd Kross

I was just messing around this morning and decided to check the Redd Kross website. They have had a new album due for about 3 years now. But, I clicked on a link that reviewed the coachella festival...
Posted by Jim on Sat, 05 Jul 2008 08:25:00 PST

music on the television

Hi all,The last few months have been pretty good for music on TV. I DVR'd a clash doc on WITF, Wilco was on SNL (the thought they should have picked at least one different song, the two they picked h...
Posted by Jim on Sun, 04 May 2008 04:02:00 PST

Paul Weller - Above The Clouds

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zq2NHXJUHAUMusic video by Paul Weller performing Above The Clouds with Brendan Lynch [Producer], Paul Weller [Producer], Pedro Romhanyi (C) 1992 Go! Discs Ltd. This song...
Posted by Jim on Thu, 10 Apr 2008 03:59:00 PST

has anyone else noticed...

... that when there is a Clinton/Obama debate, Hilary always answers first. Then when she is done Obama does a variation of "I would do that....". Obama is great at making people feel great. Hilary...
Posted by Jim on Sun, 16 Mar 2008 07:08:00 PST

U23D

Went to see this today at the iMax theater. WOW!!! Holy Shit!!! it was amazing. If you are even a casual fan of U2, see it. It was money and time well spent. The sound was fantastic. THe visual...
Posted by Jim on Sun, 03 Feb 2008 03:52:00 PST

i am a blogging fool

I don't write anything for months and now I won't stop. I am watching VH1 classic, the Faces are on BBC Crown Jewels. They completely fucking rocked. It would be difficult to find a singer that has...
Posted by Jim on Mon, 28 Jan 2008 03:53:00 PST

great bumper stickers

Bush: End of an ErrorThat's OK, I Wasn't Using My Civil Liberties AnywayLet's Fix Democracy in this Country FirstIf You Want a Nation Ruled By Religion, Move to IranBush. Like a Rock. Only Dumber.If Y...
Posted by Jim on Thu, 24 Jan 2008 03:14:00 PST