Jennie: Was that the first ever iPhone photo on the cover of the LA Times today? What are your feelings on traditional media vs. citizen journalism?

yes it was and it was pretty badass if you ask me. pro media vs people taking pictures and twittering it? i dont think theres a versus. i think everyone wants exactly the same thing – to be informed, entertained, and delighted. if more of it comes from regular people riding ferries than in olden times, fine. most people forget that the video shot of rodney king being beaten by the lapd was done by a quick thinking “citizen” named George Holliday. every now and then i’ll hear someone say “if everyone had guns so much would change”. mr holliday could be said about cameras. props to steve jobs for making a camera phone thats good enough to blow up and print.

bicyclemark: Will Karisa ever come visit the lovely city of Amsterdam and let me be her guide?

probably not. karisa isnt really fond of traveling, foreign languages, coffee shops, wooden shoes, or tulips. although shes down with rembrandt she thinks van gogh is overrated. she does like bicycles, though. so, probably not.

Ali: Which would you rather have: A Guitar Hero: All Metal edition or A Guitar Hero: all Punk Rock edition?

the punk rock would be too easy. they need a zep edition, a van halen edition, and a clash edition. a ramones edition would be funny.

sass: Why do you feel the need to alert me when you’re getting some when you know I am practically celibate? Salt to the wooooound.

practically? nice making out with your whole work during an american apparel version of spin the bottle.

Ciavarro: Other than this, what is the dumbest question you’ve ever received for ‘Ask Tony’?

last week someone asked where he should ask the question.

Dan: In regards to this post, it seems to me that it could be 99% and 1% and most (if not all) women would still be fracking pissed about that 1%. Is there a secret way to make women understand that 99% is incredible and the 1% is meaningless and their focus is totally completely on the wrong thing?

i think some people might get more upset about that one percent than about twenty per cent. the only places im perfectly honest are at work and in fantasy sports.

Will Campbell: Should I be looking for you tonight in line at the KogiBBQ truck in Sunset Junction?

korean tacos that are cheap, tasty, and served from a roach coach is right up my alley, but the one-hour wait sorta turns me off.

Sharp: You once gave me the name of an author to read while on acid. Given present circumstances, I’d be glad to have his name again. Oh, shit, question… riiight. What was that author, the one you recommended I read while on acid, his name, could I have it?

ronald sukenick. get up, out, 98.6, or the endless short story. even if youre not on acid you’ll feel like you are. probably the least talked about great american novelist of all time.

pitt: will Barack Obama live up to the huge ideals of the citizens of the States the world; especially in light of the utter disaster that we currently find ourselves in economically, environmentally, politically, religiously, automtively, and musically? I know, I know…that’s 2 questions.

this is a scary time for americans. the interesting thing is fear is a great motivator. so even though we are in rough waters, people are motivated and it looks like the not only trust this guy, but have a weird love affair with him. already. its not unlike how all the women on the bachelor are crazy about the bachelor almost immediately. so no, he wont live up to those ginormous ideals and wishes, but america will step up and magic will be created.

The Unsilent Majority: What should be done to award the pilot who made that awesome landing so beautifully captured via iPhone?

he should get to appear on the box cover of the inevitable video game where you have to land planes in unusual places. Snarge 2010 it should be called.

Krista: Should I give up my life and be the next Grizzly Man or go and hustle tourists dressed as a superhero in Hollywood?

the great thing about hollywood is you could hustle tourists here while dressed as Grizzly Man.

Travis: Life is short. I’m going to Toronto tomorrow… what should I do?

you should hang out with raymi fil pitt mrs pitt christie ali krista gage carrie courtney meredith and ber. and if your hotel has a blackout, just take your showers at raymis.

timmay!!!!!: who will blink first? manny or the dodgers?

there are 30 teams who could use manny. the dodgers, however, do not have 30 mannys to possibly sign and keep themselves interesting. therefore the dodgers should be blinking any minute now

Sarah: Why don’t you call your sister more often?

im a bad brother. also, im a bad son, a bad uncle, a bad bf, a bad xbf, a bad blogger, a bad neighbor, a bad drummer, a bad poet, a bad friend, a bad Christian, a bad housekeeper, and a bad lunch buddy. secretly i think that the reason im so obsessed with the bible is because im pretty sure im going to hell.

raymi: what’s my next move?

all roads of fame go thru either hollywood or playboy. also, it was 83 degrees today.

harris: Bush: worst President ever, or worstest President ever?

i think that if people are going to judge this administration they are better off judging the entire administration seeing as something as monumental of the last 8 years is clearly a team effort, for never could one man do so much.

Jonny: Have you ever listened to The Sword? If so, what do you think of them?

you know i love metal. you know i love austin. you know i loved vapid retro no nonesense rock. but for some reason whenever i hear the sword i try to find some wolfmother to replace it.

Elspeth: Did you know that the hood ornament on the Rolls is fondly known as “Fanny in her Nightie”?

i think i wanna buy that car now, thank you.

Krista: Does the hype around Obama’s presidency make you nervous, or are you lax about it all?

i think its pretty fascinating to see people excited about a leader as high ranking as the president. i dont even know many mayors who are as beloved as him. i hope he uses that power for good like by hypnotizing the muslims and the jews into loving each other. i hope he doesnt use that power for bad like putting his name on a pair of nikes and selling them for $129.

zona: how long do you think it will be before that sheep herder blows Pitt’s ass away on some moonlit Friday night?

pitt avoided the grasp of another sheep herder in afghanistan, i think he’ll be fine up in the gta

its also ask tony! lemme have em!

so much so that honesty girl’s cousin drove me to work today and convinced me that these stories need to be written down.

these stories need to be written down, she told me.

i said if they were id be fired from my job, the girls i date would never talk to me again, the girls i wanna date would unfriend me on facebook, and my landlord would burn down my building.

she said, write it, hide it, and when the time is right, release it.

what if the times never right?

then call the book(s) Deathbed Confessions.

i told her to pull over so i could kiss her for the great idea.

she looked at me, smiled, checked her rear view, and parked in the emergency lane of the hollywood freeway and leaned over.

i said easy easy youre creasing my paper.

she said so?

i said, theres an iphone picture on the cover of the paper. its sorta historic.

she said i wonder if steve jobs is smiling on his deathbed?

i said, sick bed, not deathbead. but i bet hes totally smiling.

and as we pulled back into traffic we were smiling too.

i said eighty percent.

for some reason this didnt make her very happy.

she said why dont you tell me everything. i said do you have any idea all the madness running through this head? she said but i love that head, and she kissed me on my forehead.

i said i have seventeen international fast food concepts, six blooks, eighteen blogs, and eighteen thousand and fifty alt rock band names constantly stirring in my skull. music video ideas, fantasy basketball moves, and secret ways to get anna kournikova back.

still not happy.

but still said, of all the things we talk about thats not twenty percent.

i said i have iphone application ideas, new breakdancing moves (because there havent been any new ones for two decades), screenplays based on historical romantic novels, things i would whisper in yr sisters ear if we were ever handcuffed and being held hostage by terrorists who were videotaping us and broadcastng it across terroristland.

she was all please dont ever whisper anything in my sisters ear.

and after i went through the first hundred alt rock band names, she stopped feeling bad that i held back 20 percent of what was truly spinning through my head.

we invented rock music and all, right?

problem is we have a sorta good adult quasi rock station and a formerly good “alternative” station and thats about it.

the heavens opened up a few years ago and gave us Indie 103.1 – great music, cool dj’s (a few who were rock heroes), and even more great music.

of course it couldnt last and today it turned into a spanish language station.

the reaction here in LA was best captured in my chat with karisa who just happens to be in the south of france right now, thus out of the loop.

me: did you hear about Indie 103?
Karisa: NO. what?!
me: en espanol!
Karisa: excuse me?
me: its a spanish station now. just for you

Karisa: what
please tell me that you are [censored] kidding
how on earth would that actually happen?
honestly, i think that i may start crying if that is the case
me: Pop & Hiss our music blog got a former Indie dude write in, but heres the official story
better:

Karisa: i am genuinely sad
like almost devastated

me: i have a feeling Jonesy will probably get picked up by KROQ
he was the only one i ever listened to
other than henry rollins
and dave navarro, of course
but on the regular, it would have been jonesy

Karisa: omg
omg
so sad

twitter user jkrums (who sorta looks like a male model, ladies) took this amazing photo of the plane crash while he was on a ferry. he took it using an iPhone and uploaded it via Twitter.

although people often whine that blogging and using social media is a glorified version of navel gazing, they shut right up when theres a tragedy or emergency and all of that practice comes into great use.

second best picture of the day by grego!

yes the Times has had great coverage, but i gotta take my hat off to my old boss Jen Chung who has covered this beautifully on Gothamist.

if you dont know who he is you probably dont read many political blogs. heres how me and raymi discussed it earlier today

me: ahahahah
do you have any idea how big that blog is?
raymi: yeah
well no
but im getting major hits

me: #21 in the world
raymi: wow

me: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_Sullivan
raymi: wow
me: british, gay, sometimes republican, catholic, married to a guy, long time blogger

raymi: has he linked u ever
me: way back when i wrote about politics, but not in a long time. so you should feel honored, amazed, thankful, because often he writes about politics, not personal-bloggers. matt good is the type of guy he should be linking to, but instead i think he links to righty blogs

raymi: well he did make a little dig with his link
me: you might get some more from other sites/blogs cuz he has lots of influence among political bloggers and non political bloggers

raymi: cooool
me: can i post this chat?
raymi: NO
me: k
raymi: only if u chang that stupid picture of me u chose yesterday
me: LOVE that pic! did Duane take that one?
raymi: HATE that photo
no fil!
me: ahhh. thus the look of love

h/t basart!

– votes dont lie

although i like to hype good blogs, i dont think theres been one blog or one blogger who i have praised more than raymi the minx’s. in fact (and raymi would gladly point this out to you in great detail), much of the reason that half of canada even knows that the busblog exists is probably due to raymi either directly or indirectly.

however the reverse might also be said, as well as the inverse, but who cares, raymi just won the best diarist in the world contest and today she explained why, amazingly graciously if you ask me.

ok so, evidently i’ve won, they officially announce the winners tomorrow. they have to go through votes to see if any of you guys cheated and assuming you didn’t, it’s win win win.

now i, for the most part, have refrained from slagging my competitors (actually, my competition’s readers once they make the first dig) i just read a few of the comments and LOL’d to myself over them, not worth it right – good material maybe? anyway, i will not name names but now that the [contest] is over i have noticed one of my running mates has complained about what they would blog about now that the awards were over. WHAT!? this person barely updated their blog three times during the election (what else do i call it?) and when they did just linked to other posts and other such junk, uh, you call that blogging, or a read, material? basically, you barely blogged during the competition, so what the hell is your blog like when nothing’s going on?

a TRUE blogger, sorry, DIARIST, always has stories up their sleeve, posts like a fiend DAILY, multiple times if possible, and never ever complains about not having anything to write. so all the readers of said blog, well, all blogs against me really, who scratched their [adorable] heads and declared WHY GOD WHY IS THIS RAYMI WINNING? i am SO confused! the answer is simple, simpleton. love me or hate me, i’m always here [conversing] all over the netz for you, i am reliable, i am loyal to you and you are to me (or you are loyal in your hatred of me, whatever, thanks for the hits) point being, i am the “best” diarist because i am content overload city.

i have met my fair share of bloggers and there are some naturals out there. like this was the reason they were hatched. raymi was hatched to blog and this is the period of time right before she blows up. so enjoy it. consider it watching the recording of Bleach. some days its negative creep some days its about a girl but usually its blew

congrats raymi!

wanda jackson the first lady of rockabilly.

former girlfriend of Elvis.

still alive.

still rockin

also voted in… Run DMC and Metallica

at sxsw.

not only was it cool to meet mark cuban who was a little tipsy (and way taller than i expected), but i also got to take this interesting shot of the reddit, stumbleupon, and digg founders arm in arm.

tonight at the knitting factory Digg will be in LA. all the big brass including our pal Aubrey. it will be a live Diggnation which is the most popular podcast in the world.

and if you pay close attention you might hear Kevin and Co. announce something interesting regarding the LA Times.

the event is free, but if you are near hollywood and highland come as close to 7pm as possible because it will surely hit capacity quickly (this is what the last hollywood diggnation looked like). and if youre super cool you will take the redline which will drop you off just two blocks from the bash.