Comments for Metamorphosism http://www.metamorphosism.com We of course all understand it, being intellectuals. Tue, 07 Sep 2010 19:22:35 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 Comment on 15 albums in 15 minutes by Ian http://www.metamorphosism.com/?p=3531&cpage=1#comment-10273 Ian Mon, 06 Sep 2010 13:43:52 +0000 http://www.metamorphosism.com/?p=3531#comment-10273 1. Pink Floyd - Piper at the Gates of Dawn. First album. Been a Syd fan ever since. I live in Cambridge now, for feck's sake. 2. The Who - Live at Leeds. Maximum R&B. 3. Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin II. Being a teenage boy. 4. Iggy Pop - Raw Power. Yey! The album cover made me buy it, but the music was even better. Took me to The Stooges and Funhouse. 5. Jethro Tull - Thick as a Brick. 6. Talking Heads - More Songs about Buildings and Food. Played back to back for months, day and night, irregularly interspersed with single: Police: Roxanne in a flat in the attic of a Georgian Building on Harcourt Street. Not many albums owned at the time. 7. Sex Pistols - Never Mind the Bollocks 8. Elton John - Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy. Inspired autobiographical songwriting by Bernie and Reg. 9. The Beatles - White Album. 10. Aphrodite's Child - 666. 11. Joni Mitchell - Blue. Dublin to Berlin and back Xmas '85. 12. Velvet Underground - Velvet Underground and Nico. With added Warhol. Genius. In face everything ever recorded by VU, released on album or not, is genius. Timeless. 13. kd lang and the reclines - Absolute Torch and Twang. My first cd. Bought it for the cd artwork. The singing is even better. Trish and I went to see her sing in a boxing arena in Dublin. It seemed like we were the only straight people there, though she hadn't come out officially. 14. Nirvana - Nevermind. Best live concert ever in the Point Depot, Dublin. Came home covered in blood which kinda worked. Between you and I it was a crowd surfer above me in the mosh pit with a bloody nose. Nirvana mosh pits were intense. 15. Minor Threat - Minor Threat. Picked this up on my first trip to US/NY/NY. Along with Circle Jerks, Black Flag and Country Bob and The Blood Farmers. 1 more. Soundtrack - Repo Man. The soundtrack to the first videocassette movie I ever bought - Repo Man by Alex Cox. Outstanding tracks from Iggy Pop, Black Flag, Suicidal Tendencies, Circle Jerks, The Plugz, Burning Sensations, Fear and Juicy Bananas. 1. Pink Floyd - Piper at the Gates of Dawn. First album. Been a Syd fan ever since. I live in Cambridge now, for feck’s sake.

2. The Who - Live at Leeds. Maximum R&B.

3. Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin II. Being a teenage boy.

4. Iggy Pop - Raw Power. Yey! The album cover made me buy it, but the music was even better. Took me to The Stooges and Funhouse.

5. Jethro Tull - Thick as a Brick.

6. Talking Heads - More Songs about Buildings and Food. Played back to back for months, day and night, irregularly interspersed with single: Police: Roxanne in a flat in the attic of a Georgian Building on Harcourt Street. Not many albums owned at the time.

7. Sex Pistols - Never Mind the Bollocks

8. Elton John - Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy. Inspired autobiographical songwriting by Bernie and Reg.

9. The Beatles - White Album.

10. Aphrodite’s Child - 666.

11. Joni Mitchell - Blue. Dublin to Berlin and back Xmas ‘85.

12. Velvet Underground - Velvet Underground and Nico. With added Warhol. Genius. In face everything ever recorded by VU, released on album or not, is genius. Timeless.

13. kd lang and the reclines - Absolute Torch and Twang. My first cd. Bought it for the cd artwork. The singing is even better. Trish and I went to see her sing in a boxing arena in Dublin. It seemed like we were the only straight people there, though she hadn’t come out officially.

14. Nirvana - Nevermind. Best live concert ever in the Point Depot, Dublin. Came home covered in blood which kinda worked. Between you and I it was a crowd surfer above me in the mosh pit with a bloody nose. Nirvana mosh pits were intense.

15. Minor Threat - Minor Threat. Picked this up on my first trip to US/NY/NY. Along with Circle Jerks, Black Flag and Country Bob and The Blood Farmers.

1 more. Soundtrack - Repo Man. The soundtrack to the first videocassette movie I ever bought - Repo Man by Alex Cox. Outstanding tracks from Iggy Pop, Black Flag, Suicidal Tendencies, Circle Jerks, The Plugz, Burning Sensations, Fear and Juicy Bananas.

]]> Comment on GPS Device question by Ian http://www.metamorphosism.com/?p=3534&cpage=1#comment-10272 Ian Mon, 06 Sep 2010 12:33:30 +0000 http://www.metamorphosism.com/?p=3534#comment-10272 I can confirm from personal experience that my Tom Tom is good in Ireland, UK, France, Spain and USA. No one mentions that, despite apocryphal stories of driving off cliffs or various wedgies, they do distinctly improve safety (and relationships if a navigator is involved). But how did Trish and I drive from Dublin to Berlin and back in Christmas 1985? And are still together today? I can confirm from personal experience that my Tom Tom is good in Ireland, UK, France, Spain and USA. No one mentions that, despite apocryphal stories of driving off cliffs or various wedgies, they do distinctly improve safety (and relationships if a navigator is involved).

But how did Trish and I drive from Dublin to Berlin and back in Christmas 1985? And are still together today?

]]> Comment on GPS Device question by mig http://www.metamorphosism.com/?p=3534&cpage=1#comment-10271 mig Sun, 05 Sep 2010 07:20:56 +0000 http://www.metamorphosism.com/?p=3534#comment-10271 I took the GPS out for a test drive last night. It takes some getting used to. Very hypnotic, on the one hand - now I can understand these people who do U-turns in one way tunnels because their GPS device told them to, or end up wedged in between sheds in farmers' fields or on pedestrian bridges. Very useful, however, once one adapts. Interesting choice of voices on this one: USA male robot, UK female robot, or Irish female real voice. I left the US in 1980 when Reagan was elected, so it comes down to a choice between the latter two in the end. Am using the female Irish voice right now, i.e. instead of, "please.proceed.around.the.traffic.circle.again.take.second.exit." it's "jaysus ye feckin mongo sap i said after a hundred metres take the second exit from the roundabout ye know what a metre is ye eejit gobshite?" etc. I took the GPS out for a test drive last night. It takes some getting used to. Very hypnotic, on the one hand - now I can understand these people who do U-turns in one way tunnels because their GPS device told them to, or end up wedged in between sheds in farmers’ fields or on pedestrian bridges. Very useful, however, once one adapts.
Interesting choice of voices on this one: USA male robot, UK female robot, or Irish female real voice. I left the US in 1980 when Reagan was elected, so it comes down to a choice between the latter two in the end. Am using the female Irish voice right now, i.e. instead of, “please.proceed.around.the.traffic.circle.again.take.second.exit.” it’s “jaysus ye feckin mongo sap i said after a hundred metres take the second exit from the roundabout ye know what a metre is ye eejit gobshite?” etc.

]]> Comment on GPS Device question by chris http://www.metamorphosism.com/?p=3534&cpage=1#comment-10270 chris Sat, 04 Sep 2010 23:36:49 +0000 http://www.metamorphosism.com/?p=3534#comment-10270 What I meant, in case it didn't sound right, is that I love France and the Czech Republic.. I've found driving there to be most enjoyable. If I were to get lost in one of their out-of-the-way places I might be too content to bother looking for the way back. Safe travels, mig :) What I meant, in case it didn’t sound right, is that I love France and the Czech Republic.. I’ve found driving there to be most enjoyable. If I were to get lost in one of their out-of-the-way places I might be too content to bother looking for the way back.

Safe travels, mig :)

]]> Comment on 15 albums in 15 minutes by The Branwich Horror http://www.metamorphosism.com/?p=3531&cpage=1#comment-10269 The Branwich Horror Sat, 04 Sep 2010 22:32:38 +0000 http://www.metamorphosism.com/?p=3531#comment-10269 20. Portishead - Dummy 21. Incubus - Morning View i'm afraid this is not going to end until you stop me. 22. XTC - Oranges & Lemons 20. Portishead - Dummy
21. Incubus - Morning View

i’m afraid this is not going to end until you stop me.

22. XTC - Oranges & Lemons

]]> Comment on 15 albums in 15 minutes by The Branwich Horror http://www.metamorphosism.com/?p=3531&cpage=1#comment-10268 The Branwich Horror Sat, 04 Sep 2010 07:16:38 +0000 http://www.metamorphosism.com/?p=3531#comment-10268 16. Live - Throwing Copper 17. The Beta Band - Three EP's 18. Nirvana - Unplugged 19. Alice In Chains - Dirt 16. Live - Throwing Copper
17. The Beta Band - Three EP’s
18. Nirvana - Unplugged
19. Alice In Chains - Dirt

]]> Comment on GPS Device question by novala http://www.metamorphosism.com/?p=3534&cpage=1#comment-10267 novala Fri, 03 Sep 2010 19:37:35 +0000 http://www.metamorphosism.com/?p=3534#comment-10267 What's that with these American men who are helpless without a Navi? I've got one like that at home, too. He made me drive with a Navi a few times and it drove me nuts. I agree with Chris. What’s that with these American men who are helpless without a Navi? I’ve got one like that at home, too. He made me drive with a Navi a few times and it drove me nuts.

I agree with Chris.

]]> Comment on GPS Device question by mig http://www.metamorphosism.com/?p=3534&cpage=1#comment-10266 mig Fri, 03 Sep 2010 12:39:12 +0000 http://www.metamorphosism.com/?p=3534#comment-10266 I feel as if I have officially entered the 21st century. I went out at lunch and bought a navigation thing. Then I couldn't find my car in the parking garage. Then I found my car after wandering around a while, but couldn't find the exit. Then I eventually found the exit. I feel as if I have officially entered the 21st century. I went out at lunch and bought a navigation thing. Then I couldn’t find my car in the parking garage. Then I found my car after wandering around a while, but couldn’t find the exit.
Then I eventually found the exit.

]]> Comment on 15 albums in 15 minutes by The Branwich Horror http://www.metamorphosism.com/?p=3531&cpage=1#comment-10265 The Branwich Horror Fri, 03 Sep 2010 10:44:18 +0000 http://www.metamorphosism.com/?p=3531#comment-10265 1. Radiohead - The Bends (reminds me of a time/place/boy) 2. Radiohead - OK Computer (this is what i'll slit my wrists to) 3. The White Stripes - Elephant be like the fucking squirrel, girrel 4. Frank Black - Frank Black 5. Nirvana - Nevermind 6. The Flaming Lips - Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots (my favorite song in the world is on this album, In the Morning of the Magicians) 7. The White Stripes - Get Behind Me Satan 8. The Raconteurs - Broken Boy Soldiers 9. this is harder than I thought it would be, and i suspect i have crappy taste in music 10. Peter Murphy - Deep 11. Tears for Fears - Songs From the Big Chair 12. Tori Amos - Little Earthquakes 13. Tori Amos - Under the Pink 14. Sarah MacLachlan - Solace 15. The Decemberists - Picaresque 1. Radiohead - The Bends (reminds me of a time/place/boy)
2. Radiohead - OK Computer (this is what i’ll slit my wrists to)
3. The White Stripes - Elephant be like the fucking squirrel, girrel
4. Frank Black - Frank Black
5. Nirvana - Nevermind
6. The Flaming Lips - Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots (my favorite song in the world is on this album, In the Morning of the Magicians)
7. The White Stripes - Get Behind Me Satan
8. The Raconteurs - Broken Boy Soldiers
9. this is harder than I thought it would be, and i suspect i have crappy taste in music
10. Peter Murphy - Deep
11. Tears for Fears - Songs From the Big Chair
12. Tori Amos - Little Earthquakes
13. Tori Amos - Under the Pink
14. Sarah MacLachlan - Solace
15. The Decemberists - Picaresque

]]> Comment on GPS Device question by mig http://www.metamorphosism.com/?p=3534&cpage=1#comment-10264 mig Fri, 03 Sep 2010 08:10:34 +0000 http://www.metamorphosism.com/?p=3534#comment-10264 Thanks. Tomtom seems to get consistently good reviews, from what I've found online. Brian - re: flexibility, I have no idea what they can be used for besides driving, except geocaching. I came home last night and my kid was processing photos with her Wii. I understand that gadgets are no longer just what they are anymore, they are all something else as well, so who knows what shenanigans and hijinks are possible with gps things nowadays? Chris: Funnily enough, I would be using the thing primarily in the Czech Republic and France, I think. I am a fan of getting lost, when one has the time. My wife and I used to do it for fun and had some nice adventures I wouldn't want to miss. Thing is, it's a question of present value. Sitting here, making the decision whether or not to get a gps device, the idea of getting lost involuntarily causes me to panic and freak out in excess of the degree to which the idea of the possible adventures I could have getting lost delights me, even though I know objectively that - when all is said and done - such adventures could very likely be rewarding in excess of whatever costs they inflict. I mean, I can always turn the thing off. Thanks. Tomtom seems to get consistently good reviews, from what I’ve found online.
Brian - re: flexibility, I have no idea what they can be used for besides driving, except geocaching. I came home last night and my kid was processing photos with her Wii. I understand that gadgets are no longer just what they are anymore, they are all something else as well, so who knows what shenanigans and hijinks are possible with gps things nowadays?
Chris: Funnily enough, I would be using the thing primarily in the Czech Republic and France, I think. I am a fan of getting lost, when one has the time. My wife and I used to do it for fun and had some nice adventures I wouldn’t want to miss. Thing is, it’s a question of present value. Sitting here, making the decision whether or not to get a gps device, the idea of getting lost involuntarily causes me to panic and freak out in excess of the degree to which the idea of the possible adventures I could have getting lost delights me, even though I know objectively that - when all is said and done - such adventures could very likely be rewarding in excess of whatever costs they inflict.
I mean, I can always turn the thing off.

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