Wednesday, May 31, 2006

# 139


1. S/T (Steve Malkmus)
2. Pink Flag (Wire)
3. Arms Slither Away 'EP' (Chromatics)
4. The Fine Art Of Original Sin (Ink & Dagger)
5. Fugue In The Fog (The Apes)
6. what Would The Community Think? (Cat Power)
7. Live At Maxwell's, 10/26/2005 (Old Time Relijun)
8. Songs Of Pain 'Disk 1' (Daniel Johnston)
9. Headcoats Down (Thee Headcoats)
10. Snapshot (Mission Of Burma)

Really, sometimes I have to recommend certain albums and that Wire album would be one of them. It is so good. You've been warned.

Tuesday, May 30, 2006

# 138


1. Hooray For Tuesday (The Minders)
2. S/T (The Hospitals)
3. Equus 'EP' (Blonde Redhead)
4. Halfbird (Deerhoof)
5. G N' R Lies (Guns N' Roses)
6. Live In Tokyo (Public Image Limited)

I came across some new music. Should be a full week or two because of it.

Alex sent me an email today about my trip. He asked many, many questions. I figured I could use this time to post my responses here just in case anyone else might ask some of the same. Nice work Alex.

**********
Well, I see from the blog that you have returned. 'Sounds like the
travel times were a bit too much, but you enjoyed yourself immensely.
I really want to hear about your travels when it's fresh in your mind
and haven't told everyone in the world about it ten times. I have so
many questions -

what was the train like? LONG, 7 HOURS TOO LONG.
were the people friendly? YEAH, FOR THE MOST PART.
did they stare at the tatoos? SOME DID.
do you now speak any phrases of the native language? NOPE.
How was the beer? REALLY GOOD. I ENJOYED THE CROAT BEER VERY MUCH.
did everyone look like your grandparents? NO. NOT THAT I NOTICED.
Any bootlegged CDs? NONE. I WAS DISSAPOINTED. ONLY BOUGHT ONE CD.
Is croatia 1st, 2nd, or 3rd world? 1ST, IN MOST PARTS.
Is it still the old country? PARTS WERE. THE COAST HAS A GREAT "FEEL" ABOUT IT.
How were art and carol? GREAT, THEY TOOK AMAZING CARE OF US.
Were there dalmatians on the coast of dalmatia? SAW ONE.
did you finish fantasy star? NO. I STINK. I NEEDED MY COMPUTER SO I COULD CHEAT.
What was the food like? LIGHT. SEAFOOD ON THE COAST, IT GOT HEAVIER UP NORTH.
Do they have any famous dishes? CUDDLEFISH RISOTTO (SQUID INK INCLUDED).
how was the seafood? THE BEST. WISH I HAD MORE.
why do you have a grumpy face in the picture on the web? THAT WAS A SERIOUS FACE.
what's with the anchor? OLD ROMAN ANCHOR, NEAT.
How long did it take to get from town to town? DEPENDS. 3 TO 4 HOURS?
How was vienna? HUGE, AMAZING. SO MUCH TO TAKE IN.
did you eat any cake? NOPE, I DON'T LIKE CAKE.
did Jamie enjoy herself? YES, VERY MUCH.
did you buy any land to retire on? I GET THE FEELING THAT IT WOULD BE POSSIBLE.
What were your days like? FULL OF TRAVEL. LOTS OF BEER BREAKS.
Did you go swimming in the meditarranean? NOPE. I WAS IN THE ADRIATIC.
what kind of car did you rent? AUDI A6 TURBO. NICE!
what was the worst thing you saw? WORST THING? CAN'T THINK OF ANYTHING.
Any crazy stories? A LADY IN VIENNA YELLED AT ME FOR WALKING INTO HER STORE.
will you be home next week on Thursday? YES.
Can we meet for dinner with Shawn? OF COURSE. I CAN TALK MORE THEN.

I will think of more,
It was nice to travel vicariously through you,
Alex
**********

Alex is funny. So that sums it up everyone.

-PBK

Sunday, May 28, 2006

Knight Rider in German.






I missed my dog so I came home. I could have stayed but I was getting very tired of German television. The only sports updates I could get was soccer/football highlights. Yikes! PBK enjoyed his trip. In a nutshell here is what was achieved.......

* Drove (ok, someone drove and I slept in the back seat) most of the Dalmation coastline.
* Took a boat and visited the island where my grandmother came from.
* Drove to Zagreb in northern Croatia.
* Took a train from Zagreb to Buddapest. Took forever.
* Took a hydrofoil from Buddapest to Vienna. Took even longer.

Flying stinks. I think I was up for 30 hours straight yesterday. My longest flight home was 11 hours. I was cool with it until hour 9, things started to get fuzzy in my head at that point. Minus all of the PBK transit time the trip was amazing. I plan on returning.

Per Billy's request I will attach some pictures. Billy posted, that makes PBK happy.

Sunday, May 21, 2006

Europe is nice.....

PBK might need to retire soon and build a simple home here in Croatia. I love it.

Monday, May 15, 2006

# 137 (Happy Trails)


1. The Battle Of Electricity (The Gerbils) *2*
2. Kid A (Radiohead) *2*
3. I Hear A New World (Rod Freeman & The Blue Men) *2*
4. Being There 'Disk 2' (Wilco) *2*

Happy trails for PBK. I am taking some time off for a couple weeks to go overseas. I am very nervous since something like this requires me to leave my home. Jetlag? I'm going to learn about it firsthand? Crazy. All I have ever heard about jetlag is what I have seen on TV. So I might post stuff on the road or I might not. Guess it all depends on how much computer time I get. Wish me luck.

Friday, May 12, 2006

# 136


1. BBC Sessions + (Faust)
2. The Many Faces Of Mental Illness (Festival Of The Dead Deer) *4*
3. Maniac On The Floor (Doomsday:1999) *17*
4. Life In A Bubble Can Be Beautiful (Red Stars Theory) *2*

Thursday, May 11, 2006

# 135

1. Joya (Will Oldham) *2*
2. Maniac On The Floor (Doomsday:1999) *16*
3. The Ice In Me (Enemymine) *2*
4. We Are The Romans (Botch) *2*
5. Prayers On Fire (The Birthday Party)
6. The Big Bang - The Best Of The MC5 (MC5) *2*

Wednesday, May 10, 2006

# 134


1. European Singles (Kraftwerk) *2*
2. Safety Second, Body Last 'EP' (The Locust) *7*
3. Exitheuxa (Gogogoairheart) *3*
4. The Things We Need 'EP' (Gogogoairheart) *2*
5. Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap (AC/DC) *2*
6. Split 'EP' (Karp/Rye) *2*

Tuesday, May 09, 2006

# 133 (RIP... Seventh Heaven)


1. This Is A Long Drive For Someone With Nothing To Think About (Modest Mouse) *2*
2. Gatefold (Orchid) *12*
3. Insound Tour Support 'EP' (The Rapture) *2*
4. S/T (Circulatory System) *2*
5. Rubber Soul (The Beatles) *2*
6. Racist Unicorn (Doomsday:1999) *23*
7. Z (My Morning Jacket) *2*

I'm trying to cut out caffine. I have done two days now with only 8 oz of iced tea a day. I guess I will need more PBR to fill this new void. First it was no smoking and now no caffine. Next it will be no drinking. I plan on becoming the most boring PBK this world has ever seen. Did anyone watch the series finale of Seventh Heaven last night? Anyone? What a waste that was. 10 years deserved a better ending. Stupid me, I thought Ashlee Simpson was going to make a cameo.

Monday, May 08, 2006

# 132


1. Westing [By Musket & Sextant] (Pavement) *2*
2. You Are The Quarry (Morrissey) *2*
3. Faust IV (Faust)
4. Second Reckoning (C Average) *2*
5. Maniac On The Floor (Doomsday:1999) *15*
6. Kill All (Radiohead)
7. Offcell 'EP' (Pinback) *2*

I'm still playing Phantasy Star. I'm not very good at it. I probably would have had more luck 19 years ago.

Started season three of Six Feet Under Saturday morning. Just finished it a few minutes ago. My girlfriend and I kind of get hooked on things I guess.

Friday, May 05, 2006

# 131 (oh, the smell of salsa and cigarettes in the work place....)

1. Think Tank (Blur) *2*
2. You In Reverse (Built To Spill)
3. Suplex (Karp) *2*
4. Thelema 'EP' (Murder City Devils) *2*
5. Maniac On The Floor (Doomsday:1999) *14*
6. Being There 'Disk 1' (Wilco) *2*
7. ...Well? (Swell) *3*
8. Alive 'Disk 1' (Kiss) *2*
9. The Television Tells Us 7" (The Music Tapes) *2*
10. S/T 'EP' (Interpol) *3*
11. Source Tags And Codes 'Partial Album' (And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead)
12. Rumors Laid Waste (The Blood Brothers) *2*

Cinco De Mayo..... another potluck down and only 500 to go.

Thursday, May 04, 2006

# 130

1. Speak & Spell (Depeche Mode)
2. Hearts Increase 'EP' (The Green Circles) *2*
3. Chocolate & Ice 'EP' (My Morning Jacket) *2*
4. Racist Unicorn (Doomsday:1999) *22*
5. The Bedside Drama: A Petite Tragedy (Of Montreal)
6. Ratt & Roll 81-91 'Partial Album' (Ratt)
7. Atom Heart Mother (Pink Floyd) *2*

Wednesday, May 03, 2006

# 129


1. Swing The Heartache (Bauhaus)
2. 71 Minutes (Faust)
3. Dance Tonight! Revolution Tomorrow!/Chaos Is Me (Orchid) *3*
4. Jellyfish Reflector (Guided By Voices) *2*
5. S/T (The Convocation Of...) *2*
6. Racist Unicorn (Doomsday:1999) *21*
7. Ex-Con 'EP' (Smog) *2*

That's a great setlist.



Tuesday, May 02, 2006

Tuesday Night.....

I will have to see Munich now. This was made for TV in the mid 80's, I would highly suggest watching it.

# 128


1. Stay Hungry (Twisted Sister)
2. Deserter's Songs (Mercury Rev) *2*
3. Girls, Girls, Girls 'Expanded' (Motley Crue)
4. Racist Unicorn (Doomsday:1999) *20*
5. Maps 'EP' (Yeah, Yeah, Yeah's)
6. Zabriskie Point 'Partial Album' (Pink Floyd)
7. Future Days (CAN) *4*

I'm not going to compare Motley Crue to Kiss... never in a million years. I would just like to point out one thing. First album, pretty good. Second one, not so bad....... everything else, crummy. I feel like I show these signs of growth and class and then I screw it all up with a debate on the quality of a Motley Crue album. At least you can see that I was down with the Twisted Sister.

Monday, May 01, 2006

# 127 (Half Pint)


1. Construction Time Again (Depeche Mode)
2. Racist Unicorn (Doomsday:1999) *19*
3. Too Fast For Love 'Expanded' (Motley Crue)
4. Fighting In A Sack 'EP' (The Shins)
5. Bad Days 1 'EP' (The Flaming Lips)
6. Bad Days 2 'EP' (The Flaming Lips)
7. No Sleep 'Til Hammersmith (Motorhead)
8. Dreamy (Beat Happening)
9. The Speed Of Cattle (Archers Of Loaf)

In this episode of Little House the railroad tried to move into Walnut Grove and bully some of the good townsfolk out of their farms. Laura wanted nothing to do with it so she packed her pistol and stood up for her man Almonzo.