http://obscuredetails.com/blog Jeff Reguilon's desperate cry for attention Thu, 24 Apr 2008 17:51:51 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en FYI, dudes, you can find occasional bloggings from me over at ChordStrike.com Put that in your RSS reader and smoke it. http://obscuredetails.com/blog/potpourri/chordstrike/ The first stop of Kanye West's Glow in the Dark tour happened to happen within walking distance from my digs, so after some connection milking (i.e. unflattering begging), I was able to score tickets and witness it. Here are short recaps of the performers and performances involved: Lupe Fiasco: I like Lupe's ... http://obscuredetails.com/blog/music/glow-in-the-dark-tour/ * The McDLT * Jazzercise * Cougars/Pumas/most large cats including adorably fat pussycats * The Cheesecake Factory * Dockers * Dance Dance Revolution * Jalapeño Poppers http://obscuredetails.com/blog/potpourri/seven-things-i-find-funny-but-dont-know-why/ Stories like this somehow make me feel a whole lot better about stories like this. Also, thanks to Henry Abbot for the link. I can pretty much guarantee that's the only time I'll ever be quoted on ESPN.com, let alone quoted anywhere next to Sherman Alexie. If you love basketball and ... http://obscuredetails.com/blog/sports/a-quick-note-and-two-links-regarding-my-beloved-flagging-kings/ Pink Nasty – "Burn" (Left-click to Download mp3) About once every two months I get a craving to listen to some Usher slow jams and wonder why Confessions isn't on my iPod, then I realize it was one of those Sony BMG rootkit discs loaded with spyware, which prevented ... http://obscuredetails.com/blog/music/two-indie-rock-singersongwriter-ladies-cover-rb-songs/ I'm happy to admit the video for "Dick in a Box" was funny, but the Blogosphere was oversaturated with it about fifteen minutes after it aired and it didn't take long for me to tire of it. A little part of me died (mostly the area around my pancreas) every ... http://obscuredetails.com/blog/music/actual-90s-rb-videos-funnier-than-fake-90s-rb-videos/ Playing around on imeem, I just whipped up this playlist of music to go along with the increasingly sunny weather: If you're not on imeem already, it's certainly worth checking out. If you're there already, go ahead and add me as a friend. We can share good music with each other. ... http://obscuredetails.com/blog/music/a-sunshiney-playlist-from-imeem/ The Minor Canon No Good Deed Goes Unpunished made me realize how uncommon it is to find a consistently sad record that never becomes overly maudlin or some ridiculous emo caricature. This debut from The Minor Canon is melancholy in a way that matches the insecure, unsure, spinning-wheels feeling that causes ... http://obscuredetails.com/blog/music/five-good-relatively-underheard-bands-and-links-to-their-myspace-pages/ I'm not really in the market for another new TV show to follow, but I like Rob Corddry and there was a time when "Family Guy" was actually consistently funny, so I thought I'd give the new sitcom "The Winner" a chance. It stars Corddry as a thirty-something dude who still ... http://obscuredetails.com/blog/television/the-winner-possibly-decent-comedy-trapped-in-an-awful-format/ That I continue to find new, useful things on the Internet is bewildering and awesome. Here are a few things I've discovered or made great use of this week: * Picnik is a free online photo editing tool that's extremely easy to use. You can upload pictures from your hard drive ... http://obscuredetails.com/blog/potpourri/apparently-this-internet-thing-is-useful/