Monthly Archives: November 2004

bon anniversaire

It’s C’n’P’s one-year anniversary. Gracias to Mike and Curt for hooking me up, statcounter, Tiny and Sasha for the encouragement, my cousin Brian Diaz for never telling the rest of our family about this blog (if you are in Queens … Continue reading

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Tigre, Bunny and Beyonce

Never mind that Destiny Fulfilled is their worst album, mostly stuffed ballads and only one real headspinner. Never mind that Be and Kelly are velvet voiced, and Michelle Williams sounds like a godly L’Trimm. Its chronological relationship narrative is a … Continue reading

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Michelle, Kelly, Be, Fran and Billie

Overlooking the garish spider-eyelashes, in her younger years, Fran Allison somewhat resembled Janet Leigh. She was girl-next-door-pretty, a radio comedienne and singer from Waterloo who discovered God when she was small, after her mother, stricken with TB and locked in … Continue reading

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drilling past the oil.

Iraqi farmers required to purchase seeds from US companies.

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RIP ODB.

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we have mice.

No stolen elections: info on voter fraud and disenfranchisement pours in. Courtesy the honorable Ms. E. Mendez Berry: a The Dept. of Homeland Security meddles in OH vote counts. (MSNBC transcript.) Hope and love to Jeff, whose family has been … Continue reading

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from the bleachers you’re screamin’

PS. Not-Chauncey-Billups is America’s greatest unrealized frontman. If you are forming a band, particularly a true-blue, not-crusty screamo ensemble or need someone to mug smooth and expressive like a young white Al Green, I suggest you call him up.

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numb/encore

Maybe later today or tomorrow I will tell you about my night with Mums, Jamie Hector from The Wire, UTFO and Kurtis Blow’s mom. I will tell you about my first visit to the Bronx ever, about the best potato … Continue reading

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you nasty shep/i don’t care

1 pm today, Bronx Museum of the Arts:Connie and Ebenezer’s thing. Oh don’t get snotty about it. Eb and I discussed at length the corniness of the title; inspiration at 4 am w/your guard down, sometimes puns are birthed. H2O … Continue reading

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You Disappoint Me

Kerry won, maybe. Disaster Mix V. 1: SECESSION. “A Distorted Reality is Now a Necessity to be Free,” Elliott Smith. (“You disappoint me, you people raking in on the world.” There’s always more to deflate.) “Never Been To Spain,” Ike … Continue reading

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