THE FIXX (AND HOW TO GET IT): PART I

Posted by on Oct 8, 2008 in Music, Paul's Basement | 2 comments

“Hey, you guys!” Eric shouts with barely-contained glee, “I think GENE SISKEL is going to be here tonight!”

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COACHELLA 2007 IN FRAGMENTS

Posted by on Oct 7, 2008 in Music, Paul's Basement, Travel | 0 comments

I imagined walking into Target a month hence, and seeing those cute young cashiers with their nose piercings and their low-slung jeans, and having to admit that I had bailed on the long-awaited reunion of Rage Against the Machine because I had a cold, and that humiliation was intolerable to me.

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INTO THE FOREST

Posted by on Oct 6, 2008 in Paul's Basement | 0 comments

“He claims he’s just relocating the squirrels,” notes Ed, as the film fades to black.

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BEFORE AND AFTER “BACK TO THE FUTURE”

Posted by on Oct 6, 2008 in Film, Paul's Basement | 0 comments

They’d wink at you like you were in on the plan, and if you didn’t let them steal the notebook paper they’d call you a fag and punch you in the chest, hard, and you’d feel like crying but you couldn’t because there was a line of 20 other students waiting to buy Sweet-Tarts and pink erasers.

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