Except I'm skipping it this year. Instead, I have chosen to use this space to promote the fact that Global Giving and Tony Hawk have partnered to raise money for a skatepark at the Watts Towers (Watts is way wayyyy south of apt. 302 but in the same city).
The total funding goal is $20,000, and as of this writing, about $1,500 has been pledged. This annoys me, because Tony Hawk made $18,000 in the time it took me to type this sentence, yet he's asking ME for money even though I have RECORDS to BUY. Poor form, Tony. Poor form.
But still - this park should be built and the Watts Towers are wondrous; next time you come to LA I'll take you, and I'll casually point out the 1 square foot of concrete at the skate park that my paltry donation money paid for (money that was supposed to buy some more old Masta Ace 12"s. Goddamn kids and their goddamn hobbies and their cute faces.) If I said 92% of my motivation to donate was based on the face of the boy in blue, second from left in the picture above of those Watts kids, would you say I'm corny? (the other 8%: a combination of Sheffey, Jason Lee even though he's a Scientologist now, the dudes at FTC always being super nice, and the Mouse soundtrack).
PS, trivia: the towers were built by epic Italian man Simon Rodia, who also appeared on the cover of Sgt. Pepper's (upper right corner, next to Bob Dylan). Cash Cab, here I come.
Ain't I'm clean? Rufus Thomas, Wattstax 1972, stopping time with his sheer virile man-force, despite the pink shorts. A much more original musical accompaniment to this post than citing that tired old “California Love” (in the citayyyy/of good ol' Watts). Sorry Pac.
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You might want to check out "Cruiser" by Red House Painters.
13 days to my Best Music post.
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