He wants his tapes and pamphlets back.Tumblr (3.0; @yourmonkeycalled)http://yourmonkeycalled.com/<p>Like <a href="http://jasonpermenter.com/post/135521423/gbv-is-patriotic">JasPer</a>, I’ve also been kicking it with Guided By Voices this America Day. For me, their lawn-chair-and-cold-Bud brand of patriotism is best captured here:</p> <p>Children in the sprinkler<br/>Junkies on the corner<br/>The smell of fried foods<br/>And pure hot tar<br/>Man, you needn’t travel far<br/>To feel completely alive<br/>On strawberry Philadelphia Drive<br/>On a hazy day in 19 something and 5</p> <p>from “<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dayton,_Ohio_%E2%80%93_19_Something_and_5">Dayton, Ohio - 19 Something and 5</a>”</p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ymc/~4/46TEUk3y6Bo" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ymc/~3/46TEUk3y6Bo/135551769http://yourmonkeycalled.com/post/135551769Sat, 04 Jul 2009 16:42:00 -0700http://yourmonkeycalled.com/post/135551769“Remember when you were in college, and you had a friend who spent junior year in Florence, and then she greeted people by kissing them on both cheeks for the first four days of senior year? Gwyneth Paltrow is that girl in those four days, forever.”<br/><br/> - <em><a href="http://daveholmes.tumblr.com/post/134239131">Dave Holmes</a></em><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ymc/~4/mYtzvp7D0t0" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ymc/~3/mYtzvp7D0t0/134518752http://yourmonkeycalled.com/post/134518752Thu, 02 Jul 2009 19:49:00 -0700http://yourmonkeycalled.com/post/134518752<img src="http://11.media.tumblr.com/HMYQgMDrxp8hc3lsy7a8L5p5o1_r1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><b>Slides Across America</b></p> <p>To Do:</p> <ul> <li>Raise ~$8,000,000</li> <li>Buy 959,310 Slip n’ Slides</li> <li>Get celebrity support</li> <li>Pick a charity</li> <li> <del>Make a T-Shirt</del> <a href="http://twitter.com/jasonpermenter">DONE. Thanks, JasPer!</a> </li> </ul><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ymc/~4/WEE3-89b05g" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ymc/~3/WEE3-89b05g/131388854http://yourmonkeycalled.com/post/131388854Sat, 27 Jun 2009 16:00:00 -0700http://yourmonkeycalled.com/post/131388854<img src="http://7.media.tumblr.com/HMYQgMDrxp7apavbOKE27BdZo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>“In Berkeley you need to have a permit for EVERYTHING.”<br/>—<a href="http://twitter.com/michael/status/2353793313">Michael Ferguson</a><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ymc/~4/Wxa2xgLwKPc" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ymc/~3/Wxa2xgLwKPc/130969158http://yourmonkeycalled.com/post/130969158Fri, 26 Jun 2009 20:06:38 -0700http://yourmonkeycalled.com/post/130969158<object width="400" height="336"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/-jCQbfVWirU&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/-jCQbfVWirU&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="336" allowFullScreen="true" wmode="transparent"></embed></object><br/><br/><p><b>Yeah Yeah Yeah Now</b></p> <p>It’s all about the shoulders. And the smile. And the joy.</p> <p>(Via <a href="http://www.mnftiu.cc/">David Rees</a>, who has a great collection of “I Want You Back” videos on <a href="http://www.mnftiu.cc/">his blog</a> today.)</p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ymc/~4/Ng95XDSIE7k" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ymc/~3/Ng95XDSIE7k/130717978http://yourmonkeycalled.com/post/130717978Fri, 26 Jun 2009 10:17:59 -0700http://yourmonkeycalled.com/post/130717978<img src="http://18.media.tumblr.com/HMYQgMDrxp2idf22oKvOxsv3o1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p><b>How Should I Get Derek’s Attention?</b></p> <p>From <i>Grey’s Anatomy</i> for Wii. </p> <p>(via the very solid video game show <a href="http://www.collegehumor.com/video:1914856">Bleep Bloop</a>)</p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ymc/~4/yf9qhTockaU" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ymc/~3/yf9qhTockaU/128868549http://yourmonkeycalled.com/post/128868549Tue, 23 Jun 2009 11:42:00 -0700http://yourmonkeycalled.com/post/128868549<img src="http://9.media.tumblr.com/HMYQgMDrxp2chrf0Wnk4o78eo1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/apelad/3653280824/">Adam Koford, Enjoying Splash Mountain</a><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ymc/~4/TIKS5URYaq0" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ymc/~3/TIKS5URYaq0/128790641http://yourmonkeycalled.com/post/128790641Tue, 23 Jun 2009 08:57:48 -0700http://yourmonkeycalled.com/post/128790641<a href="http://www.pinktentacle.com/2009/06/all-purpose-tanuki-testicles-prints-by-kuniyoshi/">I ♥ Tanuki</a>: <p>“In the mid-1840s, ukiyo-e master Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1797-1861) created a number of woodblock prints showing legendary tanuki (raccoon dogs) using their humorously large scrota in creative ways.”</p> <p>Please, go enjoy <a href="http://www.pinktentacle.com/2009/06/all-purpose-tanuki-testicles-prints-by-kuniyoshi/">examples of above-noted woodblocks</a>, unless you are (perversely) averse to art featuring comically large testicles.</p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ymc/~4/RThv0dtcT-E" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ymc/~3/RThv0dtcT-E/128269101http://yourmonkeycalled.com/post/128269101Mon, 22 Jun 2009 12:41:00 -0700http://yourmonkeycalled.com/post/128269101<img src="http://21.media.tumblr.com/HMYQgMDrxoyqwrl4YzKZY4GKo1_r1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>From the product press release: “Show ‘em who’s boss! Available Fall 2009, iPhone Nutz fit any model iPhone, from the puniest to the beefiest. … And if your battery’s low, give ‘em a gentle squeeze for an extra 30 minutes of juice.”</p> <p>Disgusting.</p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ymc/~4/Lxac7T00nTA" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ymc/~3/Lxac7T00nTA/127322283http://yourmonkeycalled.com/post/127322283Sat, 20 Jun 2009 20:30:00 -0700http://yourmonkeycalled.com/post/127322283<img src="http://23.media.tumblr.com/HMYQgMDrxowml4riBqfJ0h7io1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><b><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/sts/3641679348/">Together We Will Beat Summer</a></b><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ymc/~4/YnK6-ImaqWA" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ymc/~3/YnK6-ImaqWA/126506106http://yourmonkeycalled.com/post/126506106Fri, 19 Jun 2009 08:53:50 -0700http://yourmonkeycalled.com/post/126506106Neven’s symbol library <a href="http://mrgan.com/gb">Glyphboard</a> is a great way for you nerds with the new iPhone OS to send cryptic messages to each other.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ymc/~4/lDrkdofQoio" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ymc/~3/lDrkdofQoio/125522696http://yourmonkeycalled.com/post/125522696Wed, 17 Jun 2009 17:55:33 -0700http://yourmonkeycalled.com/post/125522696<img src="http://23.media.tumblr.com/HMYQgMDrxosvbczsR2Pqd1Jgo1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>“No, honey, <a href="http://maxfuncon.com/">MaxFunCon</a> is not ‘camp.’ We’re performing! It’s more like work. There probably won’t even be time to hang out or anything. Seriously, this is important for me. I wouldn’t leave you alone with the kids, for <i>days</i>, if it was just a chance to dick around with my buddies.”</p> <p>(Photo: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/ransom-note-typography/3634052474/">Jon Deal</a>)</p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ymc/~4/SavrT1lX7oE" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ymc/~3/SavrT1lX7oE/124888990http://yourmonkeycalled.com/post/124888990Tue, 16 Jun 2009 17:47:00 -0700http://yourmonkeycalled.com/post/124888990<img src="http://22.media.tumblr.com/HMYQgMDrxoscha4ifO05jt3Yo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/earlysound/3630993927/">Veronica Belmont: “Air Conditioner”</a><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ymc/~4/bIH2OjznTto" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ymc/~3/bIH2OjznTto/124642981http://yourmonkeycalled.com/post/124642981Tue, 16 Jun 2009 08:59:50 -0700http://yourmonkeycalled.com/post/124642981<embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://yourmonkeycalled.com/swf/audio_player.swf?audio_file=http://www.tumblr.com/audio_file/124070529/HMYQgMDrxor0unpeUrYZyCPM&color=FFFFFF" height="27" width="207" quality="best"></embed><br/><br/><p><b>“Rock and Roll and Vanilla Cake” (1977/2004)</b></p> <p>“Baby Jason” sings into a tape recorder. 27 years later, someone cuts this gem with the first version of Garageband. This morning, iTunes reminded me how much I like it.</p> <p>(A note on the song’s creator: someone named “Summerisle” added it to <a href="http://www.icomposers.com/music/song.php?sid=15">iCompositions</a>, but the mp3 of unknown provenance on my computer lists “Baby Jason” as the artist. So I’m not sure.)</p> <p>Also: it’s pretty stupid.</p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ymc/~4/3UOlnqiT1B8" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ymc/~3/3UOlnqiT1B8/124070529http://yourmonkeycalled.com/post/124070529Mon, 15 Jun 2009 10:46:33 -0700http://yourmonkeycalled.com/post/124070529<img src="http://22.media.tumblr.com/HMYQgMDrxoe7pcmxRStQZR77o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><b>No Photography / No Animals</b></p> <p>My son is currently honing his prohibition art.</p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ymc/~4/wcsJNF7y_rA" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ymc/~3/wcsJNF7y_rA/119063932http://yourmonkeycalled.com/post/119063932Sat, 06 Jun 2009 11:37:00 -0700http://yourmonkeycalled.com/post/119063932“In English writing we seldom speak of tradition, though we occasionally apply its name in deploring its absence.”<br/><br/> - <em>T.S. Eliot, from “Tradition and the Individual Talent”</em><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ymc/~4/_0SKOtv-Rr4" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ymc/~3/_0SKOtv-Rr4/118839775http://yourmonkeycalled.com/post/118839775Fri, 05 Jun 2009 23:25:20 -0700http://yourmonkeycalled.com/post/118839775<img src="http://19.media.tumblr.com/HMYQgMDrxodb9kszYjabl0M2o1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p><b>Dumb Dads: 1930-2007</b></p> <p>I discovered the image on the left today in the wonderful <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Art-American-Snapshot-1888-1978/dp/0691133689"><i>Art of the American Snapshot, 1888-1978</i></a>.</p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ymc/~4/sBjyhg6Kts0" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ymc/~3/sBjyhg6Kts0/118777803http://yourmonkeycalled.com/post/118777803Fri, 05 Jun 2009 20:29:18 -0700http://yourmonkeycalled.com/post/118777803<img src="http://12.media.tumblr.com/HMYQgMDrxocyrvrmO3Wls3Y0o1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p><b>Limited Edition ARTX/Y Collab Nike Dünk J+ Strappers</b></p> <p>Sorry! If you are reading this and see an obscured image above, our algorithm has determined that you are not cool enough to see the new shoes, or to learn where they will be available for an unbelievably limited time. </p> <p><i>This post uses a new technology called </i>PeopleSelect<i>™, which gathers essential information about you and edits the content to match. </i></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ymc/~4/D-_QP8z3-A4" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ymc/~3/D-_QP8z3-A4/118638370http://yourmonkeycalled.com/post/118638370Fri, 05 Jun 2009 14:39:00 -0700http://yourmonkeycalled.com/post/118638370<a href="http://tumblr.gorkalimotxo.net/post/118092628/est-caliente-y-tiene-huevos-pero-seguro-que">This picture made me laugh very hard. </a><b><a href="http://tumblr.gorkalimotxo.net/post/118092628/est-caliente-y-tiene-huevos-pero-seguro-que">But be warned</a></b><a href="http://tumblr.gorkalimotxo.net/post/118092628/est-caliente-y-tiene-huevos-pero-seguro-que">, there is nudity. Dude nudity. Dudity.</a><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ymc/~4/JmQas2dZW4M" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ymc/~3/JmQas2dZW4M/118615111http://yourmonkeycalled.com/post/118615111Fri, 05 Jun 2009 13:39:01 -0700http://yourmonkeycalled.com/post/118615111<img src="http://4.media.tumblr.com/HMYQgMDrxocopwziCar4Zr8Zo1_500.png"/><br/><br/><b>Rorschach Alphabet</b><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ymc/~4/6VURJufrtf4" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ymc/~3/6VURJufrtf4/118526879http://yourmonkeycalled.com/post/118526879Fri, 05 Jun 2009 09:58:10 -0700http://yourmonkeycalled.com/post/118526879