[Fauxhemian] There Is Nothing To Not Be Amazed At

You Like To Think That You're Immune To The Stuff:

Best video ever! Is it just me or has a lot of famous people died recently? The last two to kick it are singer Robert Palmer and author George Plimpton both of whom I thought were pretty cool. Palmer always had that suave look going like Bryan Ferry and besides Addicted to Love I liked his work with The Power Station. Plimpton has written a ton of books including Edie: An American Biography and has appeared in as different movies as Pumping Iron II: The Women and When We Were Kings (the last one being a personal favourite of mine). They usually say celebrity deaths come in threes, but there's been five or six celebrity deaths recently, so I guess there's been an inflation there as well.

I recently noticed that Aaron McGruder has published a compilation book called A Right to Be Hostile: The Boondocks Treasury. I already own his first two books, but it's not really clear if these two are included in this new book or if this is all new material. Does anyone know what's included in this new book? Because if it's all new stuff I'm so getting it.

I finished writing an abstract for my thesis today, so I'm basically finished now. I'll probably check the whole thing through one more time tomorrow, but I honestly think I've dotted the last T and the whole thing is ready to be printed out now. I was asked recently if this wasn't a huge relief and I replied that I'll be relieved when I die (like George Costanza). A bit of an overstatement of course, but I've known for a while that I'd be able to hand something in on October 1st, so the deadline hasn't been a real stress factor. However, I have been worried about the quality of the thesis and if it would be good enough for me to get a passing grade, a thought which quite frankly has freaked be out from time to time. But I've come to the conclusion that if it isn't good enough now, then there's nothing I can do about it. But although I do expect to pass I'm very much looking forward to getting a confirmation of this, so I don't have to worry about it anymore.

To celebrate that the thesis is finished I ordered the new Bowie album and the new Madden 2004 game (hey, if I'm going to be unemployed for a while I need something to do in the afternoon) and then I sat down and watched Annie Hall.
Here's a tip for you: If you ever have sons make sure they're introduced to healthy, wholesome male role models like Kofi Annan, Lance Armstrong, or Dalai Lama. Personally, I grew up reading books about Andy Warhol and watching Woody Allen movies, which I think has helped turn me into the neurotic, pessimistic, NYC obsessed cynic I am today. It's a little creepy when you realize that you're honestly able to relate to stuff that is said as a joke to point out how miserable a character is. However, Annie Hall is still one of my all-time favourite movies and the scene where Woody revisits his old school always cracks me up.

The song Stupid by The Long Winters has been one of my favourite songs for more than two months now, but I've had problems figuring out the chords for it. They aren't available online anywhere, so I finally sat done today and after a while I finally figured out the opening chord progression, which has been driving me nuts for ages. Just like last time I've added my transcription to the More section, so feel free to check it out if you know the song (and feel free to leave a comment with corrections especially about the C#m chords). Also, like last time the chords get a little screwed up here, so I've made it available for download as well.

The Long Winters - Stupid Transcribed by John Fogde

Intro: A - A - A - Amaj7 x4

A Amaj7 C#m D
She has no idea she could make me do anything
A Amaj7 C#m D
She acts like it�s the simplest thing for me to be there
A F
You tell me no
A E D
That I�m a fool to go calling her, and calling her
A F
You can
A E C#m D
call me stupid when she tells me it has to end

A D A
Stupid, you could call it that
D A
Stupid, but you have no idea
A D A E
How stupid I would feel
A D A E
If fifteen years from now I see her
A D A F D
And she says why didn�t it happen between us, stupid?

A - A - A - Amaj7 x2

A Amaj7 C#m D
New York soon will hum the electric car has come
A Amaj7 C#m D
She laughs when I pretend to fall
A F
You call me out
A E D A
Let her down easy please, can�t you see she believes?
F
My friend
A E C#m D
you called me stupid then, but you�re the one that doesn�t see

[Instrumental part]

A - A - A - Amaj7 x2

A D A
Stupid, you could call it that
D A
Stupid, but you have no idea
A D A E
How stupid I would feel
A D A E
If fifteen years from now I see her
A D A E
And she says why didn�t it happen between us
A D A E
She says why didn�t it happen you have no idea
A D A E
How stupid I would feel
A D A E
If fifteen years from now I see her
A D A F D
And she says why didn�t it happen between us, stupid?

(End on A)

Intro chords:

A Amaj7

E--0-- E--0--
H--5-- H--5--
G--6-- G--6--
D--7-- D--6--
A--0-- A--0--
E--X-- E--X--

Posted by John Fogde at September 28, 2003 01:50 AM | TrackBack