tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-61022422011-04-21T20:00:51.056-05:00<< into_the_fold >>I've always assumed that my thoughts are of little interest to the general public. Prove me wrong.Manishnoreply@blogger.comBlogger411100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6102242.post-1121707597067953082005-07-18T12:23:00.000-05:002005-07-18T12:26:37.073-05:00Just realized I could post photos to INTO_THE_FOLD directly from Blogger. Its been so long since I've posted - I thought I needed to use Hello! or buy the upgrade!! Anyway, cool pic of Lee from the now (sniff) defunct Luna.Manishnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6102242.post-1101744923548557432004-11-29T11:15:00.000-05:002004-11-29T11:15:23.546-05:00JD Disciples Revolt!! My delinquency in posting is embarassing, especially considering the wealth of major events in recent times - Red Sox, Luna, etc - but this was one that I had to post. They can scrub all they want, but I bet the memory just won't go away.Manishnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6102242.post-1098938861254489392004-10-27T23:47:00.000-05:002004-10-27T23:47:41.256-05:00Not in my lifetime. Not something I'll ever be able to say again. Thank you.Manishnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6102242.post-1097328427701694132004-10-09T08:27:00.000-05:002004-10-09T08:27:07.700-05:00Red Sox advance. Breathe deeply.Manishnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6102242.post-1096049653567147502004-09-24T13:14:00.000-05:002004-09-24T13:26:36.493-05:00State of Journalism. You have to wonder if CNN really needs to publish on its website an AP story that revolves around a stripper pole (there's REALLY no pun intended - I could have done better if I thought about it). The "news story" included the line: The party ended shortly after the beer ran out.I'm glad they did publish it, though. Good to know college kids are still doing creative, albeit Manishnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6102242.post-1088429671057280162004-06-28T08:28:00.000-05:002004-06-28T08:36:50.613-05:00The Honorable President Pele. I was just reading about the peace talks between India and Pakistan when I came across this interesting tidbit about the man who is India's version of Secretary of State:
Pakistani Foreign Secretary Riaz Khokhar met for six hours Sunday and Monday with his Indian counterpart, Shashank, who uses one name. It wouldn't improve policy, but I think the world would be Manishnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6102242.post-1086791178911482182004-06-09T09:26:00.000-05:002004-06-10T14:17:37.763-05:00Floating in the Luna-verse. Almost five years after Luna was dropped by their record label Elektra just prior to releasing their fifth LP, scores of other bands (including Stereolab!) are being dropped by their labels as the parent company, Warner Music Group, tries to shrink down in size. It may end up being wonderful news, as Luna feels much less pressure when working with Jetset.Manishnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6102242.post-1084842482958614452004-05-17T20:08:00.000-05:002004-06-10T14:18:29.336-05:00Sevilla Style. A great rock band pose, if Hillary had tried to look a little tougher. Or if the lighting had been better. Or if my hands were a little steadier. Or those three were actually in a band. There is no real point to this post, other than this is my first attempt to upload a picture to into_the_fold using the BloggerBot. Who needs Blogspot*Plus! Manishnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6102242.post-1084545600141266762004-05-14T09:40:00.000-05:002004-05-14T09:43:36.976-05:00Hard at Work. So the White House has a new website dedicated to the President's dog, Barney. Barney was the subject of two holiday movies released by the press office - the 4-minute BarneyCam and the 7.5-minute BarneyCam Reloaded. The second one was touted by the Washington Post as having cameos, higher production quality, and even a plot (of sorts). The press office staffer behind the movies Manishnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6102242.post-1083699942831148392004-05-04T14:45:00.000-05:002004-05-04T14:52:56.746-05:00Viva Fallujah. I know it's wrong to have fun with the "war" in Iraq, particularly when it comes to the soldiers and Iraqi children. But this site can be both funny and poignant. Here's a funny example from this kind-of add-a-caption contest.Manishnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6102242.post-1082494097160882342004-04-20T15:48:00.000-05:002004-05-18T10:16:07.270-05:00Read All About It. More juvenile humor, but you go with what you know. I think this headline from FinanceAsia.com would be even funnier if I didn't think it was a deliberate move on the editor's part. No way this is a coincidence.Manishnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6102242.post-1082471952241789732004-04-20T09:39:00.000-05:002004-04-20T09:43:16.763-05:00Bug Springs Eternal. In case you haven't heard, the cicadas are coming. Apparently, every 17 years a certain breed of the little fuckers burrow their way out of the ground simply to annoy and disgust us. Why wasn't I told about this when I moved to Washington? It's not in the brochure.
Spring is usually the nicest part of the year in the District, before the swamp is consumed by Hell and Manishnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6102242.post-1082470746332180282004-04-20T09:19:00.000-05:002004-04-20T09:48:34.310-05:00It's About Time. Hello my people. How sad is it that after such a long layoff (which I have been continuously reprimanded for),this link marks my triumphant return to Into The Fold? But it certainly is another one for my "Who Has Time for This?" list. Or at the very least, an addition to my "I Can't Believe Someone is Making Money from This" list.
Either way, I'm jealous.Manishnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6102242.post-1077305048927086722004-02-20T14:24:00.000-05:002004-02-20T14:26:51.483-05:00What Color is Your Halo? Just came across MusicPlasma, a site that asks you to enter any band, and then provides a visual solar system of similar bands or similar influences. It's far from complete, but it's got great visual appeal.Manishnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6102242.post-1077116462177092012004-02-18T10:01:00.000-05:002004-02-20T14:28:25.763-05:00Gotta Love Labor. After endorsing Kerry at a rally this week:
[Teamsters President James] Hoffa, playing off Bush's proposal to revitalize the space program, initiated a chant: "Send Bush to Mars! Send Bush to Mars!" that the crowd gleefully picked up.
Manishnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6102242.post-1076613824188375422004-02-12T14:23:00.000-05:002004-02-12T14:26:49.670-05:00My Guess is He's Had Enough. The usually cool-as-ice Colin Powell interrupted his own testimony to snap at a congressional staffer who obviously disagreed with the Secretary of State's recall of the events leading up to Iraq. Not surprisingly, the news report of this incident is at the top of washingtonpost.com's Top 20 Most Emailed articles. I'm not sure why they're deliberately omitting the Manishnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6102242.post-1076529237657662312004-02-11T14:53:00.000-05:002004-02-11T14:56:28.110-05:00Web Address in Sheep's Clothing. I know this is completely juvenile, but so am I (until the big THREE-O on Friday at least). Anyway, someone sent me this URL with the title"Worst URL Ever. It definitely does not represent its content precisely.Manishnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6102242.post-1076470258927692012004-02-10T22:30:00.000-05:002004-02-10T22:33:27.966-05:00I Rented Them When. I'm happy that they're putting the squeeze on Blockbuster, but Netflix has gotten really slow recently. I used to get a new movie within 1-2 days of sending one in, but the last few I've returned took about a week for the transaction to be completed. For example, I sent them a movie last Thursday, and still haven't gotten an email from them saying they received it. A great Manishnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6102242.post-1075823913925451442004-02-03T10:58:00.000-05:002004-02-03T11:00:53.090-05:00Bring the Funk. Since everyone's been talking about Garageband recently, I was glad to know that Hillary and a friend have been testing it out and are giving it their stamp of approval. You can listen to a recent output for 90 seconds of bliss.Manishnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6102242.post-1075477598189638432004-01-30T10:46:00.000-05:002004-02-12T14:27:54.996-05:00Fotografia. Until I get around to figuring out how to post pictures to my blog, and then once I get around to actually doing it, here are some pictures from Spain that Hillary took. I was usually in the vicinity for most of them.Manishnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6102242.post-1075476351136367502004-01-30T10:25:00.000-05:002004-01-30T10:32:43.780-05:00Always During Rush Hour... This story from Taiwan is incredible. Imagine you're walking down a city street, and first, a truck carrying a whale goes by. Crazy enough. But then, you see, and I imagine hear, the whale explode. The article also says a local paper reported that most of the onlookers after the explosion were men wanting to 'experience' the whale's penis. Is this why China doesn't wantManishnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6102242.post-1074788135768535162004-01-22T11:15:00.000-05:002004-01-22T11:17:38.233-05:00I'm seriously thinking about getting this t-shirt. Either that or the ones that says "What Would Jesus Do (for a Klondike Bar)?"Manishnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6102242.post-1074651907400336352004-01-20T21:25:00.000-05:002004-01-21T16:22:32.263-05:00Am I wrong... I know the many people of this land have varied opinions, interests, and beliefs, but I'm watching the President's State of the Union address right now, and I'm hoping that regardless of party affiliation, we can all agree that any Commander-in-Chief should be able to say "nuclear" without pronouncing it "nuke-u-ler."Manishnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6102242.post-1074282673130956002004-01-16T14:51:00.000-05:002004-01-16T14:53:07.123-05:00A definite addition to my, "I can't believe someone took the time to create this" list. Its not as enjoyable as the live experience, but the popping sounds are still soothing.Manishnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6102242.post-1074272747564324322004-01-16T12:05:00.000-05:002004-01-16T12:07:41.326-05:00Public Kept Safe from Talk of Deficit. Not surprising from the network that refused to air the Reagan minseries, CBS has rejected a commercial by Move On that asserts that the Bush fiscal policy and deficits are bad. According to the CBS people, these types of "issues" are never allowed in purchased advertising from the network. But you can watch it anyway...Manishnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6102242.post-1073598618349225632004-01-08T16:50:00.000-05:002004-01-08T16:50:37.913-05:00Feliz Viaje. Back at work after a 9-day stint in Spain and 3 days in London. A little different than going to New England and cursing about the overbearing presence of Christmas, the holidays in Spain was filled with best friends, mucho cerveza, pellets, thwarted banditos (long story), trippy architecture, and a number of very cool sites. And from Hillary, Kevin, and Claire's reactions, the Manishnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6102242.post-1071525254120535932003-12-15T16:54:00.000-05:002003-12-15T16:54:27.280-05:00That's Saddam Shame. A friend of mine is annoyed because he was planning on starting a website where you could bet which day Saddam Hussein would be captured. He was even going to get a gaming license to make it legal. I suppose "Pin the Date on Osama" could still be fun.Manishnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6102242.post-1070982784225277372003-12-09T10:13:00.000-05:002003-12-09T10:13:16.350-05:00Songs of Protest. A number of famous protest singers performed their songs with some of music's newer dissenters at a NYC event this past March. Pictures from and information about the event (called Vietnam Songbook) are up, as well as mp3's of some of the performances. And yes, Luna's Dean Wareham is one of them.Manishnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6102242.post-1070563735073398372003-12-04T13:48:00.000-05:002003-12-04T14:04:08.843-05:00Sniffing glue and beating brats forever. The corner of Bowery and East 2nd street is now Joey Ramone Place. It's just a half block north of the famous club CBGB in NYC where the Ramones notoriety began in the 70's.Manishnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6102242.post-1070397712361355742003-12-02T15:41:00.000-05:002003-12-04T14:06:52.263-05:00Excuse me, stewardess... The line from Airplane began my love affair with good jive. Now anyone can talk like Huggy Bear with a little help from the Jive Server.Manishnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6102242.post-1070298592641680482003-12-01T12:09:00.000-05:002003-12-01T12:11:50.950-05:00Contrition. I've decided to forgive Chris Eigeman for his "Gilmore Girls" indiscretions since someone pointed out that he's also been on "Malcolm in the Middle", which is much more acceptable. I'm sure Max is sleeping better now.
And since I neglected to post during Thanksgiving, I want to make sure I wish all of my readers a Merry Curtis and a Happy Schilling.Manishnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6102242.post-1069729991679101042003-11-24T22:13:00.000-05:002003-11-24T22:13:19.963-05:00I swear to god I saw a pimp and a preist walking down the street together and laughing this morning. Almost made my day.Manishnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6102242.post-1069729892615943272003-11-24T22:11:00.000-05:002003-11-24T22:14:45.213-05:00Big Man on Broadway. Ned Beatty is getting great reviews for his role in "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof" in NYC, but the actor whose big name anchored TV's Homicide: Life on the Streets gave less than adequate marks to his big name co-stars on Broadway.Manishnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6102242.post-1069443247869366162003-11-21T14:34:00.000-05:002003-11-21T14:41:03.536-05:00Boy Pants. A friend of mine (not his real name) saw British pop icon Robbie Williams walking down the street in London the other day. I asked my friend if he yelled, "Take that!" or something similarly unclever at the superstar, but he said he looked like he didn't want to be disturbed. I think Robbie would have been receptive, but may have been intimidated by my friend's man-pri's.
Manishnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6102242.post-1069380208571524702003-11-20T21:03:00.000-05:002003-11-21T10:23:53.843-05:00Arrested Commencement. Seeing Max turn up on "Gilmore Girls" has me thinking about Kicking and Screaming a lot recently. Specifically whether its a bad sign that my favorite movie from my senior year in college, a movie about recent college graduates, still seems relevant to me eight years later. And Gilmore Girls, Max? It's like when Ernest Borgnine played the doorman on "The Single Guy." Or Manishnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6102242.post-1069371263071700722003-11-20T18:34:00.000-05:002003-11-20T18:35:36.900-05:00Two friends mocked me today for starting a blog. Both of these people have the same name. I'm not sure what that means, but it does make it easier to dismiss at least one of their comments.Manishnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6102242.post-1069302919283130422003-11-19T23:35:00.000-05:002003-11-20T11:28:04.586-05:00I finally found out which side of the road they drive on in Spain.Manishnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6102242.post-1069278254298200202003-11-19T16:44:00.000-05:002003-11-19T22:52:00.950-05:00Offseason's Greetings. It's been a month and three days since the Sox lost, and if you think you've recovered enough to revisit MLB's 2003 playoffs, Roger Angell is back in this week's New Yorker. Now I'm a faithful subscriber to his passionate, measured, and well-written accounts, but these days it feels like the Sports Guy is still the only one who really understands.Manishnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6102242.post-1069276946517984712003-11-19T16:22:00.000-05:002003-12-10T09:59:21.270-05:00In case I had any misguided notions of being the only blog on the block (which I didn't), the D.C.MetroBlogMap helped set me straight...Manishnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6102242.post-1069272061925933682003-11-19T15:01:00.000-05:002003-11-19T15:13:26.270-05:00Since the first post was all about me, I should give some credit to Hillary for the ridicule and coercion mentioned below. Thanks for the support, but I'm still not sure anyone else wants to know that the five-dollar bill is my favorite.Manishnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6102242.post-1069268230416549382003-11-19T13:57:00.000-05:002003-11-19T17:08:22.650-05:00BLOG #1. Ridicule. Coercion. Boredom. These are the factors that have led me to blog. I’ve always assumed that my thoughts are of little interest to my friends and loved ones, let alone the general public. Prove me wrong.Manishnoreply@blogger.com