Sometimes The Universe Works Itself Out

ADRENALIN OD'S classic "Paul's Not Home" has just been covered by Jack White (he of the 70 or 80 different bands he's in) and Gibby Haynes (Butthole Surfers).

My love for AOD goes back to the nascent 80's and seeing them at CBGB's on Xmas eve. After the show, we tried to get into Midnite Mass at St Patrick's Cathedral and were refused entry (I guess they frowned upon non Xtians dressed in MC jackets and combat boots).

AOD were a great and really funny Hardcore band from New Jersey and songs like "AOD vs Godzilla", "Rock N Roll Gas Station" and "White Hassle" will always have a place in my heart.

Click here for the remake of "Paul's Not Home" and below is the entire AOD "Wacky Hi Jinks" lp . . .

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I Wanna Be Stereotyped

So, this past weekend, a friend of mine asked me if I was heading to the Siren Fest out in Brooklyn (Coney Island, to be exact). My answer was no... because I wasn't going to hassle with two hours of traffic and parking nightmares just to see a bunch of bands that for the most part I have already seen or had little interest in. Even worse, the prospect of being in a hot, sweaty, crowded maelstrom surrounded by annoying hipsters made my skin crawl.

My friend then responded that I was a suburban #$%&* (or words to that effect).

Well, I spent the weekend in my pool; listening to music I wanted to hear and drinking good beer. When that got too overwhelming; I sat in my backyard, lounging about, listening to music I wanted to hear and drinking good beer.

And instead of eating tepid, fried crap; I grilled good crap. And drank good beer.

So, maybe I am gettin' old. Maybe I am gettin' lazy. So what?

Toonage:
White And Lazy - The Replacements
Sunny Afternoon - The Kinks
Suburban Home - The Descendents
Rockin' The Suburbs - Ben Folds & William Shatner
Hey Suburbia - Screeching Weasel
Suburbia - Adrenalin O.D.