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Enjoyed

Tinkle

The first time I went to Tinkle, the musical guest was The Aisler’s Set – I still have no idea who they are, but hey.

The second time I went, it was the Christmas show last year. The musical guest was Yo La Tengo. They rocked. I started listening to them.

The third time I went, it was the Kerry benefit over the summer. The musical guest was Ted Leo. He rocked hard. I started listening to him immediately.

So tonight, at Pianos, there was another Tinkle show. Again, the signs said “Surprise Musical Guest”. I sat, somewhat curious, as Todd Barry and David Cross started into their band introduction. (Jon Benjamin was sadly ill, with career-destroying diarrhea.)

And then they said, “So here’s Wilco.” My jaw dropped, as again, here’s a critically acclaimed band I’ve been meaning to give a shot, and they’re playing a dirt cheap show in an intimate setting.

It apparently didn’t sink in with some people, and when they actually saw the band getting on the stage, at least five people went “HOLY SHIT IT’S REALLY WILCO”.

And then they covered “Love Will Keep Us Together”, by The Captain & Tennille.

And to cap off the surreal evening, David insisted on handing out candy g-strings to everyone who was in attendance. Katie and I both got one.

Line of the night goes to Eugene Mirman:

Hey, where’s the nearest A train? …Who wants to know? How about Secret Agent I’m Going To Kick You So Hard In The Dick You’re Going To Come FEAR?!

Finally, Todd – since I know you’re reading this, can I buy you a drink or a meal or something some time? You guys have been rocking too much.

RELATED: BrooklynVegan has some pictures.

Jen Carlson yields a double dose, providing both pictures on Gothamist as well as on her own blog. Jen also wins extra awesome points for posting a video of the Captain and Tennille cover

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Found

Juxtaposition Of The Day

As of this morning, the body count for the tsunamis in Asia is now at 119,747.

Relevant quotes:

> “Some survivors have not eaten since Sunday and now risk infections and diseases such as elephantiasis, cholera, typhoid, hepatitis, bronchitis, pneumonia, malaria, meningitis and haemorrhagic fever.”

> “Countless bloated bodies, many of them young children, remained strewn on the streets and floating in the rivers of Banda Aceh under a tropical sun. Truckloads of bodies were delivered to freshly-dug mass graves, while others were simply swept up into the mountains of debris that clogged the narrow streets.”

> “Mr Yusef said there were about 15 small villages on Car Nicobar’s coastline and that all had been destroyed. “Everything is gone. Most of the people have gone up to the hills and are afraid to come down,” he said.”

Meanwhile, in Central NY, DDR drama goes on.

Relevant quotes:

> “I can’t run this tournament and have fun when I get people threatening me.”

> “One of my best friends is being physically threatened by this cunt. Warn me i don’t fucking care. This tramp has crossed a line that is totally unacceptable for ANY reason, and I refuse to be part of any event that she will be even present at. Your doubles division is cancelled. Everyone else can do that which they wish, but thank Katy-Chan for putting a damper on what was to be a great time for those of us who aren’t egotistical, pieces of garbage. You want to threaten one of the nicest guys I know? Guess what skank, I’m no internet buddy, and touch Sherlok, and it will be an event you will live to regret.”

> “I’ve been fed up with this community as of late between senseless drama and just the large influx of noobs.”

Compare and contrast.

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Reflected

Christmas By The Terabyte

An alternative take on the blog-what-you-got-for-Xmas meme.

Assuming the following mappings to be true:

The average PS2 or Xbox DVD game has a capacity of 4.5 GB.

The average Gamecube game has a capacity of roughly 1.3 GB.

The average CD – be it audio or game – has a capacity of 700 MB.

The average movie DVD has a capacity of 9.0 GB.

The combined data capacity of my Christmas presents – just mine, not including Katie’s – is 288 GB. Now, I don’t know what percentage of that capacity is actually filled, but my impression is it’s close.

Ten years ago, the computer I was using (the infamous SE/30) had a 30 MB hard drive. Were I to segment all of the data I’ve acquired over the last 48 hours into 30 MB chunks, I would need 9,600 Mac SE/30s to contain it all.

Just a wee bit frightening.