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"A little bit of this. A little bit of that. A pot, a pan, a broom, a hat. . ."—Anatevka, "Fiddler on the Roof." This is a blog about everything and nothing. A little parenting, a little humor, some poetry, news, essays, a lot of music. I don't want to waste your time, just send positive vibes into the blogosphere. Oh, yeah, my name is Sarah Torribio. Enough about me, how are you?
Sunday, December 30, 2018
Saturday, December 29, 2018
Song of the Day: 'Mersey Paradise' by The Stone Roses
Friday, December 28, 2018
Song of the Day: "Never Said" by Liz Phair
- OLDER SONG
- NEWER SONG
This video, "Never Said" by Liz Phair, is pretty much the best moment ever in rock 'n roll, as is Sonic Youth's "Dirty Boots" video and Siouxsie and the Banshees' "Song From the Edge of the World" video.
As for Liz's pure joy at busting from indie secret into MTV mainstream, you'll only see it equaled by Eddie Van Halen's guitar-induced euphoria in Van Halen's "Jump" video.
—Sarah Torribio
Monday, December 17, 2018
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Friday, December 7, 2018
Sunday, November 18, 2018
Wednesday, October 10, 2018
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Saturday, August 11, 2018
Epigram of the Day: "Long division"
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Usually, I'm like, "God save me from a political poem." They're not my bag.
But lately I've been writing these social critiques, often dealing with the record-wide political divide between Americans. At times it feels like a civic cold war.
What can I say? I share because I care. And I must follow my muse, even if it leads to wind-baggery.
Friday, August 10, 2018
Song of the Day: "Lovely" (with Khalid) by Billie Eilish
I'm delving into the music of singer/songwriter Billie Eilish after almost being scared off by her "You Should See Me In A Crown" insect-crawling MK ultra video. (The song itself is undeniably cool)
Billie Eilish has a great voice, with a range that glides from alto to soprano and a mood that shifts from bratty to bluesy. There's something smart and cool and subversive going on with this girl, who's only like 17. She's got the precocious charisma of young discoveries like Fiona Apple and Lorde, both of whom have careers that are still going strong.
Wikipedia informs me that this songstress, who just possibly is from the future, has a long and wild full name: Billie Eilish Pirate Baird O'Connell. I'm reminded of feminist icon Pippi Longstocking's full name: Pippolotta Delicatessa Windowshade Mackrelmint Ephraim's Daughter Longstocking. Being famous this young, I hope she has good and involved parents. (Billie, not Pippi, who famously lived all by herself)
"Lovely" is a pretty, melancholy, atmospheric Billie Eilish performs with Khalid. They've come up with some honeyed harmonies, and it's song of the day on Battlestar Eclectica blog.
—Sarah Torribio
Random Musing: "Parenting amid consumerism"
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Savannah is watching cartoons while I'm on the computer and, man, those commercials. They are trying to sell us ALL the toys and also a tropical family vacation and a trip to an aquarium in northern Utah.
I actually really want to go to the Loveland Living Planet Aquarium, by the way, because they have sloths and, well, sloths.
Tuesday, August 7, 2018
Monday, August 6, 2018
Friday, August 3, 2018
Tuesday, July 31, 2018
Saturday, July 28, 2018
Tuesday, July 24, 2018
Song of the Day: "Debonaire" by the Afghan Whigs
I graduated from high school in 1992, so I was knee-deep in the grunge scene as I started college. I loved Smashing Pumpkins and got to see them twice, once hoisted on a friend's shoulders at Lollapalooza. I bought Nirvana's Nevermind the first time I heard the song "Smells Like Teen Spirit" on the radio. And I was way into riot grrls. "Miss World" off the "Live Through this" album was the first song I ever picked out on guitar. I had albums like Nemesisters by Babes in Toyland. and Sonic Youth's Goo and Daydream Nation.
But somehow I missed the Afghan Whigs, though I heard their name. I just stumbled across "Debonair" and the accompanying video. The song and video strike me as nihilistic but there's no doubt this song rocks. I'm going to delve into the Afghan Whigs and their angsty and sardonic lead singer Greg Dulli.
It's never too late to catch up on music that should have crossed your path earlier.
—Sarah Torribio
Song of the Day: "Buffalo Gals" by Malcolm McLaren
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I was just listening to "Buffalo Gals" by Malcolm McLaren for the first time in years. And I realized that the song and the video are so cool as to be futuristic.
This pop-rap tune (is that a genre?) was made in 1982 and if it were released today, it would be the hottest single in the country We're talking able to knock. Kanye off the charts, or at least tie with him.
According to Wikipedia, Malcolm McLaren was "an English impresario, visual artist, performer, musician, clothes designer and boutique owner, notable for combining these activities in an inventive and provocative way. He is best known as promoter and manager of bands such as the New York Dolls and the Sex Pistols." Talk about a polymath.
—Sarah Torribio"
Monday, July 23, 2018
Thursday, July 19, 2018
Wednesday, July 18, 2018
Random musing of the day: An overactive imagination
And yet, I crack myself up.
I have a whole list of imaginary band names, with one of my favorite being a punk band called Ruckus.
Today I thought of a Ramones'-style tune I should write called, "I Wanna Be a Teenage Fashion Influencer."
Fashion Influencer is an Internet-age term I've recently noticed being bandied around. It might just mean you have a whole lot of Instagram followers on your fashion-themed account.
I learned just yesterday you can do this while teenaged via an article iin the fake news, aka Yahoo Entertainment.
I mean, this is my same newsfeed that last week announced to me that Kylie Jenner is on her way to being a billionaire, largely through her makeup line. The headline, at least, referred to her as self-made. She's a Kardashian, for goodness' sakes!
But I digress. Some of my ideas:
My imaginary autobiography is called "Long Story Short."
My clown name is "Lady Haha"
My imaginary book on the spiritual and physical benefits of cleaning and simplifying is called, "Earth, Wind, Moon: The Ancient Cambodian Art of Decluttering."
I somehow feel uniquely qualified to write this book, even though I'm a dirty hoarder and am not Cambodian.
And finally, I believe someone should introduce a new Ford model called the Ford Dagobah, named after Yoda's home planet.
Monday, July 16, 2018
Friday, July 13, 2018
Wednesday, July 11, 2018
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