and wanna ignore the rock show that happened yesterday for free on hbo and for free at the reflecting pool in front of honest abe
cuz they totally missed some blog fodder, notably the fact that their boy Garth Brooks totally got the crowd going better than even Stevie Wonder. Garth did a three-song medly starting with “American Pie” (?!) which went into that wedding reception chestnut “Shout” (!1!?1!). the strangest/creepiest/weirdest moment was around (2:19) when they cut to the prez-elect who sings “and this will be the day that i die”.
chills city.
and yes, the right has been slow to mention Bono giving Palestine a shout-out saying that they have dreams too.
my head goes nuts, my nose starts running. i got a cramp in my quad a few weeks ago going up it.
i want to put a couch on the top of it because when you get up there you should be allowed to stretch out and catch your breath.
karisa is a slave driver though. she wont even let you sit down. because of Biggest Loser she has started getting a little mean, even. do i get mean when you kids dont blog? and i sure as hell dont get mean after you climb and climb on a sunny day, a day where rock bands are playing on the steps of the lincoln memorial and theres two playoff games, etc.
its true im a fat slob and i eat wrong and i make out with the wrong girls and i pretty much do almost everything the opposite of what will garner success.
but that doesnt mean there shouldnt be a couch at the top of the mountains of our lives.
messed up and had some mimosas before the hike, then had some saki at lunch. so after i went up the four-five steep inclines karisa said she wanted to run a little. we agreed on a place to meet and i thought i knew the way.
turned out i didnt know nothin and i ended up climbing an even taller peak. it just went higher and higher, then it went down the back side of the canyon.
it was there i saw four guys. three pushing strollers. it was me if i had taken a different path in the game of life. all four guys were talking about their wives and baby talking their babies. people would pass by and say “Stroller Gang”.
one guy said “ok i gotta spin around at the halfway point cuz my wife wants me back at five.” none of the other guys were all “say what? cant she see youre strollering the kid?”
keep in mind there was playoff football happening at the time. keep in mind i was completely judging them along with every step on the lords day but even the lord was all dude im judging them too.
keep in mind i felt so good a few hours later in the long hot endless shower. with hard rock echoing, drowning out the phone ringing of the cheerleader who was all where the hell are you tony?
its been in the 80s here for six days straight, she said, we never do anything outside.
after having an excellent date with a toronto rock star, danielle went on a new date with an even newer dude. it wasnt a great date, which i guess is why she felt like mentioning me
I went through the motions of getting to know someone new putting myself out there socializing integrating all of the human s[tuff] that has some how been hidden amongst this internet frenzy and technological fascination a fascination I dont share it would seem like I do share it though because I BLOG BUT if you are a diligent and astute observer you would know that I write to write and write here because I admire tony as a person most of all and writing is part of him but if you spend time with him…it all makes it that much better I rest my case.
Keeping it real
like me ANYWAY Canada said he is going to come and visit me when the album is close enough to completion in the studio
read the whole deal on her blawwwwwg which is sorely missing some new pics of the author. therefore heres one from the past. back when danielle and i were so mutually thrilled with life and what it had in store for us.
mom calls him down for dinner, boy ignores her, she unplugs XBox, he assaults her with taco. ah florida. ah digg.
“He went ahead and hit me with the taco and I got taco all over my shirt and kitchen. I’ve threatened to call police before. But anyway this time, I thought he went too far so I called police and he’s in jail now.”
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.
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
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.
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.
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
my head goes nuts, my nose starts running. i got a cramp in my quad a few weeks ago going up it.
after having an excellent date with a toronto rock star, danielle went on a new date with an even newer dude. it wasnt a great date, which i guess is why she felt like mentioning me 
we invented rock music and all, right?