Love,
Your Butt.
Monday, February 16, 2009
Another post to my Love
Since Marissa is on Vacation with her sister, and dad, I'm posting this update specifically for her. I love you you baby and hope you have a great time and hope that you'll always love me. that's all I really have to say, I love you, I never want to be without you, and hope you enjoy yourself in Las Vegas!
Saturday, February 14, 2009
Johnny Ketchum the Gaming Geek
Hi, I'm Johnny, you can just start calling me Ketchum. Soon I'm going to start making actual posts, more so about gaming. I'd like to post video reviews, good and bad not angry or happy, just trying to "keep it cool". I'm not trying to be a "Little Miss Gamer" but in a sort, I guess so. I'll be reviewing games, new and old, It'll be in my own goofy way. Beyond all this seeing how it's VD..I have this to add.
Marissa Malouff, you know...The music geek here. I love her to no end and this is our first valentines day together and all I'm going to make this day as perfect as I can. I can't go on with this because I have to spend every moment with her now!!
Just a silly update, from me.
Johnny Ketchum
Tuesday, February 10, 2009
Today I got tagged in a note where you list 10 albums that changed your life. I'm busy at work, so ofcourse, I made a list.
-Marissa
1. bright eyes- everyday and everynight ep
Obv. I'm putting one bright eyes album on this list, even though I really could put all of them. This ep really captured my eemness of being 14. It was one of the first albums I really really loved, and the album I've loved the most in life.
Aw..yes. Bright Eyes.. my favorite band, clearly, I mean I've seen Conor Oberst in some incarnation 17 times. yep. 17 times. creepy? no. alright, maybe a little.
2. Weezer- Pinkerton
This probably actually was the first album I ever really loved. Weezer was my first favorite band (before bright eyes). Plus, this is a great album. At the time, I'd never heard so much emotion in music. This album, even though not emo at all, introduced me to the term. And made me obsessed with Weezer. The first real show I went to was Weezer at the city auditorium in Colorado Springs with my sister, and I remember thinking, "man, I love going to shows." Plus,my love for weezer was the first thing Johnny and I had in common. with out me loving this album, we may have never started talking!
I once was on the weezer forum. I always waited up to see if
"Ace" would get on. I acted like I was 16, even though I was 13.
3. Sonic Youth- Dirty
When I was younger we had MTV2, and I'd watch 120 minutes on it. One day, i was watching MTV2 and they showed the video for "100%". The video was Jason Lee skateboarding. At the time, I really liked Jason Lee because I was all about Mall Rats, so the video really caught my attention, and I fucking loved the song. So I went and bought Dirty at circut city with my dad, it was right before he, my sister and I went to New York City for the first time. When we were young, our parents would always let us buy one cd before a vacation, this was my one cd. Unfortunately, it was the last time this deal was ever applied. Anyway, the album was the weirdest thing I'd ever heard, seeing as I was only in middle school. It was crazy. I had never heard experimental anything before. I remember at first I could only listen to a few songs, but then I began to love pretty much every song on the album. And then it was like a whole world of underground music opened for me.
Sonic Youth kick ass live. duh. and Sonic Youth kick ass in general. I sound like a bro. oh well.
-Marissa
1. bright eyes- everyday and everynight ep
Obv. I'm putting one bright eyes album on this list, even though I really could put all of them. This ep really captured my eemness of being 14. It was one of the first albums I really really loved, and the album I've loved the most in life.
Aw..yes. Bright Eyes.. my favorite band, clearly, I mean I've seen Conor Oberst in some incarnation 17 times. yep. 17 times. creepy? no. alright, maybe a little.
2. Weezer- Pinkerton
This probably actually was the first album I ever really loved. Weezer was my first favorite band (before bright eyes). Plus, this is a great album. At the time, I'd never heard so much emotion in music. This album, even though not emo at all, introduced me to the term. And made me obsessed with Weezer. The first real show I went to was Weezer at the city auditorium in Colorado Springs with my sister, and I remember thinking, "man, I love going to shows." Plus,my love for weezer was the first thing Johnny and I had in common. with out me loving this album, we may have never started talking!
I once was on the weezer forum. I always waited up to see if
"Ace" would get on. I acted like I was 16, even though I was 13.
3. Sonic Youth- Dirty
When I was younger we had MTV2, and I'd watch 120 minutes on it. One day, i was watching MTV2 and they showed the video for "100%". The video was Jason Lee skateboarding. At the time, I really liked Jason Lee because I was all about Mall Rats, so the video really caught my attention, and I fucking loved the song. So I went and bought Dirty at circut city with my dad, it was right before he, my sister and I went to New York City for the first time. When we were young, our parents would always let us buy one cd before a vacation, this was my one cd. Unfortunately, it was the last time this deal was ever applied. Anyway, the album was the weirdest thing I'd ever heard, seeing as I was only in middle school. It was crazy. I had never heard experimental anything before. I remember at first I could only listen to a few songs, but then I began to love pretty much every song on the album. And then it was like a whole world of underground music opened for me.
Sonic Youth kick ass live. duh. and Sonic Youth kick ass in general. I sound like a bro. oh well.
4. The Strokes- Is This It?
This is another of my early favorites. Not that I necessarily love this album now, but at the time when it came out I really really liked it. And it opened doors for me, I got into garage rock in New York, the white stripes and the whole idea of indie rock. Before that I didn't really listen to, well..anything good, other than weezer. But then I loved this, and it prompted me to find other things I'd like and look into music.
This is another of my early favorites. Not that I necessarily love this album now, but at the time when it came out I really really liked it. And it opened doors for me, I got into garage rock in New York, the white stripes and the whole idea of indie rock. Before that I didn't really listen to, well..anything good, other than weezer. But then I loved this, and it prompted me to find other things I'd like and look into music.
I thought Julian Casablancas was so dreamy back in the day, now I think he's a tool.
5. Neil Young- hawks and doves...but only the doves side.
I think this is an over looked album in general. But for me, "little wing" specifically makes this record. For some reason, I absolutely love this song. It reminds me of the fall, specifically the fall of the first year i lived in my house. It is so empty, yet so pretty, I can still imagine driving down the street pulling up to my house and hearing this song. I finally felt like an adult.and like the song, it was empty, yet amazing.
5. Neil Young- hawks and doves...but only the doves side.
I think this is an over looked album in general. But for me, "little wing" specifically makes this record. For some reason, I absolutely love this song. It reminds me of the fall, specifically the fall of the first year i lived in my house. It is so empty, yet so pretty, I can still imagine driving down the street pulling up to my house and hearing this song. I finally felt like an adult.and like the song, it was empty, yet amazing.
Neil Young may be creepy looking, but he's good. I've always preferred him to Bob Dylan..just sayin.
6. Nick Drake- way to blue
This isn't an album, but a compilation. Meghan burned it for Sarah when we were only 14. Sarah and I would listen to it before we fell asleep during the summer before we started high school. I really really loved every song, and had never heard anything so pretty. This really got me started on folk music, which has become a big staple in what I listen to. Plus, Nick Drake has become one of my favorite musicians. His songs are so pretty, yet they are so sad too.
Nick Drake was probably one of the best folk singers ever. His voice makes me want to cry.
7. Elliott Smith- Either/Or
Another absolutely beautiful album. This was the first elliott smith record I bought, and I could not stop listening to the intro to "angeles", in fact, I still can't, and I've had the record for like 6 years or something like that. Absolutely beautiful. After I bought this record, I fell in love with elliott smith. I bought this album pretty soon after he had died, too. Before he died, I had alot of his music downloaded, including waltz #2 and baby britain and other songs I love, but this record was my first real record. I remember I went with my dad to independent records to buy it.
E.S. still makes me sad. And has grown into one of my absolute favorite musicians, in fact, he's number 2.
8. The Clash- london calling
Picture it, 14 year old girl with pink hair in university park that shops at hot topic...unfortunately for me, that was the beginning of my freshmen year of high school. But, this was one of my first actually punk records I bought, and I loved it. loved loved loved it. Sadly, soon after I got into the clash, Joe Strummer died. So I named my cool electric guitar, that I had and still have no idea how to play, Julie. After "Julie's Been working for the drug squad". I loved "london calling" because I absolutely loved "Guns of Brixton". and i was really cool and punk rock. I remember Meghan asked me, "why are so into punk rock" and I just responded, "because I'm angry". I was only 14, I don't know what I was so mad about. but I was mad. And at the time, the clash and other punk bands made me feel better.
Yea, I know, you may not consider The Clash punk. And they did sign with ABC, or CBS, or whatever. But, for a suburban honor student, they were pretty bad ass.
9. Cursive- Domestica
Because of my age, I was into saddle creek. I mean, I was 14 when lifted came out, and around that age when domestica came out and the execution of all things, and danse macabre. I was like right at the age to be getting into music, and right at the age where when you like something you LOVE it. So, I loved this record. I still do. Cursive was the first small show I went to. I went for my 15th birthday, it was at the bluebird and I yelled at my mom to drop me and sarah off down the street, because it's such a good idea for 14 year olds to be walking down colfax alone. I wore fake emo glasses and and eem pin and felt really cool. ofcourse, I wasn't. Anyway, at the show I bought "Domestica" and I remember I listened to it the entire way home on my walkman. It was so angular, each song so good, it was hard but pretty at the same time. I still love this record.
I met Tim Kasher once. He was kind of a dick. and pretty much everything he's released post-album of the year and the ugly organ have sucked.
I know, greatest hits collections really shouldn't even count. But I only 14 when I bought it, so it counts for me. I feel like there is a descripency between people who liked the cure more than the smiths and visa versa. I really think you can tell a lot about a person's taste in music by that in itself. I was, with out a doubt, more of a smiths fan. And this was the first cd I bought. Later, I'd have meat is murder, and the like. But this was the first. and the last song was "please let me get what I want", it was eem so ofcourse I was all about it. Buying this dumb collection is why I want to go to coachella this year. pretty much the main reason why. It made me love the smiths, let me be eem, and kind of was a big part in me beginning to really look into 80s music. plus it made me like pretty in pink more than I already did.
Hopefully Johnny and I will be seeing the supposed A-Sexual Morrissey at Coachella. Does he still claim to be A-Sexual?
Tuesday, February 3, 2009
excuse i
So SXSW has dissapointing line up. I'm afraid to admit there are only a few bands on it worth seeing. However, Coachella finally has a good line up...I guess. My issue with festivals is, obviously, the cost. Is seeing paul mccartney really worth $300, a flight, and a fight with my dad. I don't think so. (I never liked Paul anyway).
I just can't seem to get excited about any festival anymore. Other than SXSW...last year. I mean, don't get me wrong, I'd love to see Morrissey, Leonard Cohen and My Bloody Valentine. But the Cure? It's not special anymore, we've all seen them now, they've been back to spotlight for years. Trust me, I know, I was at the coachella when they played the first re-united show five years ago. Maybe I'm just older now. Have better taste. or maybe, and probably so, I'm just cheaper. It's sad really. We will probably find a way to go this year, but not necessarily because there is anything on the line up that I'd die with out seeing.
The bonnaroo line up came out today, it too, just didn't do it for me. Bruce Springsteen and Phish are the headliners. But not just one day of Phish...a double dose. two nights in a row. I live in Boulder, you'd have to kill me before making me take a vacation to hang out with the same Ras-Trent assholes that I go to school with. To be fair, a lot of the bands on the line up are alright, Okkervil River, Jenny Lewis, Animal Collective. But all the good bands are either at Coachella or playing in Denver the week before. And MGMT is there, I cannot support a festival that has MGMT on the line up. I'm sorry. Can't do it. Just the mere idea of hearing "Time to Pretend" for a two seconds from a distance would make me kill myself. literaly. I'm getting mad just thinking about it.
that's all for today.
marissa
I just can't seem to get excited about any festival anymore. Other than SXSW...last year. I mean, don't get me wrong, I'd love to see Morrissey, Leonard Cohen and My Bloody Valentine. But the Cure? It's not special anymore, we've all seen them now, they've been back to spotlight for years. Trust me, I know, I was at the coachella when they played the first re-united show five years ago. Maybe I'm just older now. Have better taste. or maybe, and probably so, I'm just cheaper. It's sad really. We will probably find a way to go this year, but not necessarily because there is anything on the line up that I'd die with out seeing.
The bonnaroo line up came out today, it too, just didn't do it for me. Bruce Springsteen and Phish are the headliners. But not just one day of Phish...a double dose. two nights in a row. I live in Boulder, you'd have to kill me before making me take a vacation to hang out with the same Ras-Trent assholes that I go to school with. To be fair, a lot of the bands on the line up are alright, Okkervil River, Jenny Lewis, Animal Collective. But all the good bands are either at Coachella or playing in Denver the week before. And MGMT is there, I cannot support a festival that has MGMT on the line up. I'm sorry. Can't do it. Just the mere idea of hearing "Time to Pretend" for a two seconds from a distance would make me kill myself. literaly. I'm getting mad just thinking about it.
that's all for today.
marissa
And now a silly rant
So seeing how the Super Bowl was just two days ago I thought I'd talk about the movie spots...
as far as I've seen...not a lot of action going on there...I mean...Transformers Revenge of the Fallen and GI Joe Rise of Cobra...awesome...Both titles are lacking creativity but who needs creativity when you have big names like Transformers and GI Joe? I'm so annoyed with the state of movies and adaptions in general it's gotten old, about eight years ago...come on now. Do we really need more mindless films being made? Now, Pixar's Up seems like a cute and sad story...I'm sure that will be great. The preview doesn't give you much besides the fact that it's about an old man, a little boy, and a house that has been lifted by hundreds of balloons..I'm excited for this though. I'm also very excited for Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince...We all know the movies aren't as great as the books but what people tend to forget is if you wanted to read the books, read them. They're at your disposal it's not like you couldn't do so. So stop complaining that "The movies just don't do it justice" I know tons of fans that got into the series because of the movies such as I, now granted I got the books that were out as soon as I'd seen the first movie but it was still an entry way to the books for me. Now I'm cutting this short because I'm running late to my next class.
Johnny Ketchum
as far as I've seen...not a lot of action going on there...I mean...Transformers Revenge of the Fallen and GI Joe Rise of Cobra...awesome...Both titles are lacking creativity but who needs creativity when you have big names like Transformers and GI Joe? I'm so annoyed with the state of movies and adaptions in general it's gotten old, about eight years ago...come on now. Do we really need more mindless films being made? Now, Pixar's Up seems like a cute and sad story...I'm sure that will be great. The preview doesn't give you much besides the fact that it's about an old man, a little boy, and a house that has been lifted by hundreds of balloons..I'm excited for this though. I'm also very excited for Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince...We all know the movies aren't as great as the books but what people tend to forget is if you wanted to read the books, read them. They're at your disposal it's not like you couldn't do so. So stop complaining that "The movies just don't do it justice" I know tons of fans that got into the series because of the movies such as I, now granted I got the books that were out as soon as I'd seen the first movie but it was still an entry way to the books for me. Now I'm cutting this short because I'm running late to my next class.
Johnny Ketchum
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