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Any commercial websites wishing to use this RSS file, please contact The Stranger. editor@thestranger.com (The Stranger Editor) webmaster@thestranger.com (The Stranger Webmaster) Tue, 18 Jun 2013 00:00:01 -0700 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:30:00 -0700 Foundation http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss What Happens When Glen Campbell Sings a Brian Wilson-Penned Pop Song? http://lineout.thestranger.com/lineout/archives/2013/04/29/what-happens-when-glen-campbell-sings-a-brian-wilson-penned-pop-song http://lineout.thestranger.com/lineout/archives/2013/04/29/what-happens-when-glen-campbell-sings-a-brian-wilson-penned-pop-song Mike Nipper <p>I'd never heard "Guess I'm Dumb" before today, but DAMN, if it ain't good! </p> <p><div style="text-align:center;"><iframe width="420" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/k_Yj9oHikgY" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe></div></p> <p>Um... some selectors play this out, like, <strong>as a dance jam</strong>. Odd, 'cause this is a <em>big</em>, and very <strong>Brian Wilson</strong> sounding pop song, which, to my ears, ain't a mover.</p> <p>I really only know <strong>Glen Campbell</strong>'s music from my adolescence. His string of soft pop/easy country hits—"<a href="http://youtu.be/qox4uMRcEd4">By the Time I Get to Phoenix</a>," "<a href="http://youtu.be/QTfwcLdP5Xk">Witchita Lineman</a>," "<a href="http://youtu.be/8B9fW2l3O88">Gentle on My Mind</a>," "<a href="http://youtu.be/xsHUgpSxMoI">Galveston</a>," "<a href="http://youtu.be/-p8wDhK5LyY">Rhinestone Cowboy</a>," and, perhaps the most grating of all... "<a href="http://youtu.be/7wOUFo4Lwf8">Southern Nights</a>"—were ALWAYS on the radio and, thusly, are forever burned into my brain with <em>the most pointed</em> of <strong>pointed hate</strong>. My hate notwithstanding, prior to his pop/country solo career Campbell was a member of the popular instrumental group the <strong>Champs</strong>, cut a few solo teener sides, and was an ace session man; he was part of the famed LA session group <strong>Wrecking Crew</strong>. It was via the Wrecking Crew that Campbell sessioned and toured with the Beach Boys and how I'd reckon got dibs on this song.</p> <p>[ <a href="http://lineout.thestranger.com/lineout/archives/2013/04/29/what-happens-when-glen-campbell-sings-a-brian-wilson-penned-pop-song#comments">Comment on this story</a> ]</p> <p>[ <a href="http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Rss.xml?oid=16625162&id=comments">Subscribe to the comments on this story</a> ]</p> Brain Fruit Song http://lineout.thestranger.com/lineout/archives/2013/04/29/what-happens-when-glen-campbell-sings-a-brian-wilson-penned-pop-song?show=comments#readerComments http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Rss.xml?oid=16625162&id=comments 1 Mon, 29 Apr 2013 13:47:32 -0700 The Stranger Tim Cook on the Legendary Pink Dots http://lineout.thestranger.com/lineout/archives/2012/11/01/tim-cook-on-the-legendary-pink-dots http://lineout.thestranger.com/lineout/archives/2012/11/01/tim-cook-on-the-legendary-pink-dots Derek Erdman <p>I've been <a href="http://i.imgur.com/ISYV5.jpg">knee deep in records</a> for the last week, finally alphabetizing them after a move two years ago. It's been a good time to weed out the non-essentials. When I came upon two <strong>Legendary Pink Dots</strong> records, I was perplexed. I don't even think I've ever heard that band at all! Instead of listening to them, I decided to text <strong>local music brainiac Tim Cook</strong> for his opinion. It was midnight, I didn't expect a response until the next morning.</p> <p>Alas, this came an hour later. </p> <p><div class="blogImageCenter" style="width:300px;"><img src="http://www.thestranger.com/binary/3919/1351797181-tim_cook.jpg" alt="The more you know!" title="The more you know!" width="288" height="842" /><ul><li class="imageCredit"></li><li class="imageCaption">The more you know!</li></ul></div></p> <p><div style="text-align:center;"><iframe width="420" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/1so-s-sI9L8" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe></div></p> <p>That song is quite nice. Are there other Legendary Pink Dots tracks that are great?</p> <p>[ <a href="http://lineout.thestranger.com/lineout/archives/2012/11/01/tim-cook-on-the-legendary-pink-dots#comments">Comment on this story</a> ]</p> <p>[ <a href="http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Rss.xml?oid=15162010&id=comments">Subscribe to the comments on this story</a> ]</p> Brain Fruit http://lineout.thestranger.com/lineout/archives/2012/11/01/tim-cook-on-the-legendary-pink-dots?show=comments#readerComments http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Rss.xml?oid=15162010&id=comments 12 Tim Cook on the Legendary Pink Dots The more you know. Thu, 01 Nov 2012 12:30:25 -0700 The Stranger Have You Ever Heard An Apple Play A Saxophone? http://lineout.thestranger.com/lineout/archives/2012/09/17/have-you-ever-heard-an-apple-play-a-saxophone http://lineout.thestranger.com/lineout/archives/2012/09/17/have-you-ever-heard-an-apple-play-a-saxophone Kelly O <p>I think this record cover was the best music-related thing I saw all weekend? It's in a thrift store on 1st Avenue in Belltown. It could be yours!</p> <p><div class="blogImageCenter" style="width:512px;"><img src="http://www.thestranger.com/binary/3ab6/1347904230-apple.jpg" alt="apple.jpg" title="" width="500" height="431" /><ul><li class="imageCredit">Kelly O</li><li class="imageCaption"></li></ul></div></p> <p>Oh, and it sounds just like you'd think...</p> <p><div style="text-align:center;"><iframe width="420" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/RtN8eSW7bLY" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe></div></p> <p>[ <a href="http://lineout.thestranger.com/lineout/archives/2012/09/17/have-you-ever-heard-an-apple-play-a-saxophone#comments">Comment on this story</a> ]</p> <p>[ <a href="http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Rss.xml?oid=14769237&id=comments">Subscribe to the comments on this story</a> ]</p> Brain Fruit http://lineout.thestranger.com/lineout/archives/2012/09/17/have-you-ever-heard-an-apple-play-a-saxophone?show=comments#readerComments http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Rss.xml?oid=14769237&id=comments 3 Have You Ever Heard An Apple Play A Saxophone? Kelly O Mon, 17 Sep 2012 10:46:27 -0700 The Stranger So What Does "Let's Get Weird" Really Mean? http://lineout.thestranger.com/lineout/archives/2012/09/04/so-what-does-lets-get-weird-really-mean http://lineout.thestranger.com/lineout/archives/2012/09/04/so-what-does-lets-get-weird-really-mean Kelly O <p>Overheard at Skrillex: "Why is everyone saying they're 'getting weird' right now?" </p> <p><div style="text-align:center;"><iframe width="500" height="255" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/kp4zcfgf0rc" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe></div></p> <p>[ <a href="http://lineout.thestranger.com/lineout/archives/2012/09/04/so-what-does-lets-get-weird-really-mean#comments">Comment on this story</a> ]</p> <p>[ <a href="http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Rss.xml?oid=14655665&id=comments">Subscribe to the comments on this story</a> ]</p> Drugs Brain Fruit Bumbershoot http://lineout.thestranger.com/lineout/archives/2012/09/04/so-what-does-lets-get-weird-really-mean?show=comments#readerComments http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Rss.xml?oid=14655665&id=comments 0 Tue, 04 Sep 2012 12:33:40 -0700 The Stranger WTF: More on Harley Flanagan, Cro-Mags Face-Biter http://lineout.thestranger.com/lineout/archives/2012/07/13/wtf-more-on-harley-flanagan-cro-mags-face-biter http://lineout.thestranger.com/lineout/archives/2012/07/13/wtf-more-on-harley-flanagan-cro-mags-face-biter Kelly O <p>More on <a href="http://lineout.thestranger.com/lineout/archives/2012/07/07/former-cro-mags-bassist-accused-of-stabbing-at-new-york-show">this story</a>, by writer Steven Blush for <em>PAPER </em>Magazine, <a href="http://www.papermag.com/2012/07/steven_blush_weighs_in_on_harl.php/">right here</a>. </p> <blockquote><p>A CBGB Festival concert at Webster Hall was cut short when <strong>Harley Flanagan</strong>, a founding member of New York hardcore legends Cro-Mags, and who is no longer in the band, snuck backstage and <strong>stabbed and bit</strong> two of the band's current members.</p></blockquote> <p>We live in a strange world where one man, high on only marijuana, tries to eat another man's face—and another, a disgruntled musician, wields a hunting knife and bites another man's cheek. I blame Zombie Walks, and all the current zombie fetishsizing. <strong>It's gross.</strong> There, I said it. Fuck a zombie.</p> <p>Also, in less violent news—did you know this documentary, one hour 30 minutes, exists online? <em>The Day the Country Died - A History of Anarcho Punk</em>:</p> <blockquote><p>The story of the anarcho punk movement, told by some of the most influential performers including: Penny Rimbaud (Crass), Colin Jerwood (Conflict), Colin & Kevin (Flux of Pink Indians) Dick Lucas (Subhumans), Zillah Minx (Rubella Ballet), Gary Buckley (Dirt), Steve Lake (Zounds), Mark Wallis (Liberty), Gee Vaucher (Crass), Dave Hyndman (Hit Parade), Rob Millar (Amebix), Rodney Relax (Alternative), Stringy & Snout (Erratics) and Gerard Evans (Flowers in the Dustbin). </p></blockquote> <p><div style="text-align:center;"><iframe width="500" height="255" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/jOsQZkWW_eo" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe></div></p> <p>[ <a href="http://lineout.thestranger.com/lineout/archives/2012/07/13/wtf-more-on-harley-flanagan-cro-mags-face-biter#comments">Comment on this story</a> ]</p> <p>[ <a href="http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Rss.xml?oid=14171083&id=comments">Subscribe to the comments on this story</a> ]</p> Brain Fruit ??!! Zzzzzzzzzzzzz http://lineout.thestranger.com/lineout/archives/2012/07/13/wtf-more-on-harley-flanagan-cro-mags-face-biter?show=comments#readerComments http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Rss.xml?oid=14171083&id=comments 0 Fri, 13 Jul 2012 12:30:32 -0700 The Stranger Some Parody Records Are Just Better Than Others http://lineout.thestranger.com/lineout/archives/2012/02/14/some-parody-records-are-just-better-than-others http://lineout.thestranger.com/lineout/archives/2012/02/14/some-parody-records-are-just-better-than-others Mike Nipper <p>We ALL know who <strong>Bill Cosby</strong> is, right? And <strong>James Brown</strong>, right? Well, here is <strong>Bill Cosby</strong> as <strong>James Brown</strong>. </p> <p><div style="text-align:center;"><iframe width="320" height="215" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/STHuWIlzTJ8" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe></div></p> <p>This is my first time hearing this...HOLY SHIT. Not bad. <strong>Cosby</strong> has a few records where he sings, and with the exception of his <strong>Stevie Wonder </strong>"<a href="http://youtu.be/wDbyOLzEyfk">Uptight</a>" nod, "<a href="http://youtu.be/8euGlGQUFvQ">Little Old Man</a>," it all seems a bit...forced. Like, he's a comedian/actor, not a singer...anyway, the flip of "I Luv Myself Better Than I Luv Myself," "Do It To Me" is good, too—cheeky, but good...for <a href="http://youtu.be/0gzT_Mvzw_8">SERIOUS</a>!</p> <p>[ <a href="http://lineout.thestranger.com/lineout/archives/2012/02/14/some-parody-records-are-just-better-than-others#comments">Comment on this story</a> ]</p> <p>[ <a href="http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Rss.xml?oid=12576534&id=comments">Subscribe to the comments on this story</a> ]</p> Brain Fruit http://lineout.thestranger.com/lineout/archives/2012/02/14/some-parody-records-are-just-better-than-others?show=comments#readerComments http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Rss.xml?oid=12576534&id=comments 1 Tue, 14 Feb 2012 12:09:36 -0800 The Stranger Drunk of the Week: Where Are They Now? http://lineout.thestranger.com/lineout/archives/2012/02/06/drunk-of-the-week-where-are-they-now http://lineout.thestranger.com/lineout/archives/2012/02/06/drunk-of-the-week-where-are-they-now Kelly O <p>Do you ever wonder what happens to a person after the fame and fortune of making <em>The Stranger</em>'s Drunk of the Week? Well, I can tell you, at least, in the case of <a href="http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/drunk-of-the-week/Content?oid=10567454">Lady Vampire Banana</a>, she has become a "HE" (that's <em>Mister</em> Banana now, thank you) and has been recording new rap tracks. </p> <p>Move over Nicki Minaj!</p> <p><div style="text-align:center;"><iframe width="420" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/RNBPfVNVD80" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe></div></p> <p>[ <a href="http://lineout.thestranger.com/lineout/archives/2012/02/06/drunk-of-the-week-where-are-they-now#comments">Comment on this story</a> ]</p> <p>[ <a href="http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Rss.xml?oid=12344392&id=comments">Subscribe to the comments on this story</a> ]</p> Drinking Brain Fruit #1 Fan http://lineout.thestranger.com/lineout/archives/2012/02/06/drunk-of-the-week-where-are-they-now?show=comments#readerComments http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Rss.xml?oid=12344392&id=comments 0 Mon, 06 Feb 2012 15:40:48 -0800 The Stranger Beyonce's Baby "Blue" http://lineout.thestranger.com/lineout/archives/2012/01/09/beyonces-baby-blue http://lineout.thestranger.com/lineout/archives/2012/01/09/beyonces-baby-blue Kelly O <blockquote><p>"Beyonce gave birth to a daughter <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/01/08/beyonces-baby-singer-gives-birth-ivy-blue_n_1192282.html">named Blue Ivy late Saturday</a>, welcoming in with Jay-Z the most anticipated celebrity child of this new decade. Her very conception announced in show business style with a red carpet bomb at the MTV VMAs in late summer 2011, Blue Ivy will continue to have a massive impact on show business." —HuffPo</p></blockquote> <p><div class="blogImageCenter" style="width:440px;"><img src="http://www.thestranger.com/images/blogimages/2012/01/09/1326136179-zzzz.jpg" alt="zzzz.jpg" title="" width="428" height="360" /></div></p> <p>[ <a href="http://lineout.thestranger.com/lineout/archives/2012/01/09/beyonces-baby-blue#comments">Comment on this story</a> ]</p> <p>[ <a href="http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Rss.xml?oid=11553946&id=comments">Subscribe to the comments on this story</a> ]</p> Sort of News Brain Fruit http://lineout.thestranger.com/lineout/archives/2012/01/09/beyonces-baby-blue?show=comments#readerComments http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Rss.xml?oid=11553946&id=comments 6 Beyonce's Baby "Blue" Mon, 09 Jan 2012 11:05:03 -0800 The Stranger Should Juggalos Really Be On The FBI's List of Dangerous Gangs, Next to Bloods and Crips? http://lineout.thestranger.com/lineout/archives/2011/11/30/should-juggalos-really-be-on-the-fbis-list-of-dangerous-gangs-next-to-bloods-and-crips http://lineout.thestranger.com/lineout/archives/2011/11/30/should-juggalos-really-be-on-the-fbis-list-of-dangerous-gangs-next-to-bloods-and-crips Kelly O <p>I know this is <a href="http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/nationnow/2011/11/bloods-cripsjuggalos-fbi-lists-hardcore-rap-fans-as-gang.html">news from earlier in the month</a>, but damn, it's still brain fruit. Are juggalos really a hardcore threat to society?<a href="http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/two-nights-at-the-gathering/Content?oid=4687491"> I had a good with them</a>. I mean, someone got stabbed, and then that Tila Tequila lady got <a href="http://www.thestranger.com/lineout/archives/2010/08/16/tila-tequila-vs-the-juggalos&view=comments">some turds thrown</a> at her, but still.</p> <p><div class="blogImageCenter" style="width:512px;"><img src="http://www.thestranger.com/images/blogimages/2011/11/30/1322685579-drunk-570.jpg" alt="Jugga-Ho-Ho-Ho!" title="Jugga-Ho-Ho-Ho!" width="500" height="403" /><ul><li class="imageCredit">Kelly O</li><li class="imageCaption">Jugga-Ho-Ho-Ho!</li></ul></div></p> <p>[ <a href="http://lineout.thestranger.com/lineout/archives/2011/11/30/should-juggalos-really-be-on-the-fbis-list-of-dangerous-gangs-next-to-bloods-and-crips#comments">Comment on this story</a> ]</p> <p>[ <a href="http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Rss.xml?oid=10898630&id=comments">Subscribe to the comments on this story</a> ]</p> Life Brain Fruit ??!! http://lineout.thestranger.com/lineout/archives/2011/11/30/should-juggalos-really-be-on-the-fbis-list-of-dangerous-gangs-next-to-bloods-and-crips?show=comments#readerComments http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Rss.xml?oid=10898630&id=comments 3 Should Juggalos Really Be On The FBI's List of Dangerous Gangs, Next to Bloods and Crips? Jugga-Ho-Ho-Ho! Kelly O Wed, 30 Nov 2011 12:30:02 -0800 The Stranger "I Wish There Were a Southern Fryer That I Could Put Any Kind of Music I Want Into" http://lineout.thestranger.com/lineout/archives/2011/11/14/i-wish-there-were-a-southern-fryer-that-i-could-put-any-kind-of-music-i-want-into http://lineout.thestranger.com/lineout/archives/2011/11/14/i-wish-there-were-a-southern-fryer-that-i-could-put-any-kind-of-music-i-want-into David Schmader <p><div class="blogImageCenter" style="width:512px;"><img src="http://www.thestranger.com/images/blogimages/2011/11/14/1321294607-89505344.jpg" alt="Photos.com" title="Photos.com" width="500" height="266" /><ul><li class="imageCredit"></li><li class="imageCaption">Photos.com</li></ul></div></p> <p>This weekend I was enjoying some <strong>southern-fried rock </strong>(<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p6q9nBusrq8">CAN'T YOU SMELL THAT SMELL??</a>) and my guy Jake spoke the sentence in the subject line.</p> <p>First, there should be an iTunes application that southern-fries any music you want. <strong>Get on it, app monkeys</strong>.</p> <p>Second, a poll:</p> <p>[ <a href="http://lineout.thestranger.com/lineout/archives/2011/11/14/i-wish-there-were-a-southern-fryer-that-i-could-put-any-kind-of-music-i-want-into#comments">Comment on this story</a> ]</p> <p>[ <a href="http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Rss.xml?oid=10708092&id=comments">Subscribe to the comments on this story</a> ]</p> Brain Fruit http://lineout.thestranger.com/lineout/archives/2011/11/14/i-wish-there-were-a-southern-fryer-that-i-could-put-any-kind-of-music-i-want-into?show=comments#readerComments http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Rss.xml?oid=10708092&id=comments 1 "I Wish There Were a Southern Fryer That I Could Put Any Kind of Music I Want Into" Photos.com Mon, 14 Nov 2011 10:26:34 -0800 The Stranger So Gumby and Pokey Walk Into a Bar... http://lineout.thestranger.com/lineout/archives/2011/11/09/so-gumby-and-pokey-walk-into-a-bar http://lineout.thestranger.com/lineout/archives/2011/11/09/so-gumby-and-pokey-walk-into-a-bar Kelly O <p>Booze really *DOES* make everybody horny!!! Read more <a href="http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/drunk-of-the-week/Content?oid=10653137">here</a>.</p> <p><div class="blogImageCenter" style="width:512px;"><img src="http://www.thestranger.com/images/blogimages/2011/11/09/1320870088-g-10.jpg" alt="g-10.jpg" title="" width="500" height="588" /></div></p> <p><div class="blogImageCenter" style="width:512px;"><img src="http://www.thestranger.com/images/blogimages/2011/11/09/1320870145-g-11.jpg" alt="g-11.jpg" title="" width="500" height="515" /></div></p> <p><small>Lots more after the jump!</small></p> <p><div class="blogImageCenter" style="width:512px;"><img src="http://www.thestranger.com/images/blogimages/2011/11/09/1320870364-g-12.jpg" alt="g-12.jpg" title="" width="500" height="592" /></div></p> <p><div class="blogImageCenter" style="width:512px;"><img src="http://www.thestranger.com/images/blogimages/2011/11/09/1320870409-g-16.jpg" alt="g-16.jpg" title="" width="500" height="716" /></div></p> <p><div class="blogImageCenter" style="width:512px;"><img src="http://www.thestranger.com/images/blogimages/2011/11/09/1320870432-g-2.jpg" alt="g-2.jpg" title="" width="500" height="513" /></div></p> <p><div class="blogImageCenter" style="width:512px;"><img src="http://www.thestranger.com/images/blogimages/2011/11/09/1320870455-g-1.jpg" alt="g-1.jpg" title="" width="500" height="395" /></div></p> <p><div class="blogImageCenter" style="width:512px;"><img src="http://www.thestranger.com/images/blogimages/2011/11/09/1320870497-g-3.jpg" alt="g-3.jpg" title="" width="500" height="392" /></div></p> <p><div class="blogImageCenter" style="width:512px;"><img src="http://www.thestranger.com/images/blogimages/2011/11/09/1320870520-g-6.jpg" alt="g-6.jpg" title="" width="500" height="502" /></div></p> <p><div class="blogImageCenter" style="width:512px;"><img src="http://www.thestranger.com/images/blogimages/2011/11/09/1320870987-g-4.jpg" alt="g-4.jpg" title="" width="500" height="504" /></div></p> <p><div class="blogImageCenter" style="width:512px;"><img src="http://www.thestranger.com/images/blogimages/2011/11/09/1320871029-g-13.jpg" alt="g-13.jpg" title="" width="500" height="461" /></div></p> <p><div class="blogImageCenter" style="width:512px;"><img src="http://www.thestranger.com/images/blogimages/2011/11/09/1320871122-g-14.jpg" alt="g-14.jpg" title="" width="500" height="398" /></div></p> <p><div class="blogImageCenter" style="width:512px;"><img src="http://www.thestranger.com/images/blogimages/2011/11/09/1320871157-g-9.jpg" alt="g-9.jpg" title="" width="500" height="428" /></div></p> <p><div style="text-align:center;">all photos Kelly O</div></p> <p>[ <a href="http://lineout.thestranger.com/lineout/archives/2011/11/09/so-gumby-and-pokey-walk-into-a-bar#comments">Comment on this story</a> ]</p> <p>[ <a href="http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Rss.xml?oid=10660334&id=comments">Subscribe to the comments on this story</a> ]</p> Brain Fruit http://lineout.thestranger.com/lineout/archives/2011/11/09/so-gumby-and-pokey-walk-into-a-bar?show=comments#readerComments http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Rss.xml?oid=10660334&id=comments 0 So Gumby and Pokey Walk Into a Bar... Wed, 09 Nov 2011 12:08:40 -0800 The Stranger The Drunk-Banana Poetry Contest! Vote and Vote NOW!! http://lineout.thestranger.com/lineout/archives/2011/11/08/the-drunk-banana-poetry-contest-vote-and-vote-now http://lineout.thestranger.com/lineout/archives/2011/11/08/the-drunk-banana-poetry-contest-vote-and-vote-now Kelly O <p>Have you read any of the fine, <em>fine</em> entries in this week's official <a href="http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/drunk-of-the-week/Content?oid=10567454">Drunk of the Week Poetry Contest</a>?!? There's some real <del>horny</del> dandy ones! </p> <p>Now it's time <strong>FOR YOU</strong> to help me pick a winner—the winning entry that will take home the grand prize of: one loaf of banana bread, a tube of SPF-50 Banana Boat® suntan lotion, a Drunk of the Week T-shirt, and a box of lightbulbs. </p> <p>The 10 best entries are after the jump! <strong>VOTE! VOTE NOW!!</strong></p> <p><div class="blogImageCenter" style="width:512px;"><img src="http://www.thestranger.com/images/blogimages/2011/11/08/1320791037-drunk-banana.jpg" alt="There once was a tipsy Chicquita..." title="There once was a tipsy Chicquita..." width="500" height="333" /><ul><li class="imageCredit">Kelly O</li><li class="imageCaption">"There once was a tipsy Chicquita..."</li></ul></div></p> <p>1.<br />There once was a tipsy Chicquita<br />Whose pants bunched up in the seat-a.<br />Now that she's bought a<br />Pina colada<br />Life's gotten even more sweet-a.<br /><strong><small>- auntie grizelda</small> </strong></p> <p>2.<br />now that the proof is revealed<br />and your halloween hangover healed<br />stir white russians once you've got 'em<br />for the straw sucks the goods from the bottom<br />which gets a vampire easily peeled<br /><small><strong>- capHillDilf </strong><br /></small></p> <p>3.<br />Grabbing at the straw with a set of crazy teeth<br />doesn't necessarily get you what you need<br />You're just a big banana, a drunk piece of fruit<br />Why are you all blissed out and yellow?<br />Don't you know it's moot to wear that kind of suit<br />when you're getting ripe in age?<br />Well, maybe that's just it<br />You don't give a shit<br />You've gone and lost it<br />or you've really got a dick under there or something<br />I don't know<br />what's this all about<br />maybe you gone and got the gout<br />you're just a big cover up<br />a stupid fool<br />i'm not trying to be a dick, really<br />'cause i like you, for some reason i really do<br />i just can't figure you out.<br /><strong><small>- DreamCrusher </small><br /></strong></p> <p>4.<br />She's big and yellow and fabulous like Big Bird.<br />She's also a vampire — that's what I heard.<br />Look at her teeth, sporting fangs like Dracula,<br />All in all, I think she's quite spectacular!<br />Smiling sweetly, sipping on her White Russian,<br />She'll knock you over, give you a concussion!<br /><small><strong>- PeterO </strong></small></p> <p>5.<br />There once was a banana named Alice<br />Who drank nifty drink from her chalice<br />Much too drunk Monday Night<br />Puked on Mr. Right<br />But still got some for being shaped like a phallus<br /><strong><small>- AveryTurnstyle </small></strong></p> <p>6.<br />Drinking through two straws:<br />Easy with fangs, hard for a<br />Pickled banana<br /><strong><small>- bleedingheartlibertarian </small></strong></p> <p>7. <br />She had cherry lips,<br />But pale fingertips,<br />She was quite long and seductively yellow, <br />I, being horny, walked up, said, "Hello!"<br />She was already tipsy, but another ought to get her ready,<br />No girl can resist a White Russian! That’s according my life coach, Fast Freddy. <br />It took all my courage, all my guts,<br />She seemed a bit interested, but mostly in my nuts? <br />“May I buy you another? Your banana is bright, but you aren’t quite lit.”<br />Fast Freddy’s advice sucks fucking balls. Fastest I’ve ever seen a banana split. <br /><strong><small>- GrumpyShoe</small> </strong></p> <p>8.<br />Banana Banana and this vampire Johanna<br />Planned a tryst one night in October<br />But when the time came<br />Sadly, much to her shame<br />'Anna couldn't complete the deed sober!</p> <p>So she knocked a few back, then revealing her rack<br />With a smile brought the Ripe One inside'er<br />With a twist and a tug<br />The two fucked on the rug<br />'Anna swore she'd ne'r felt righter!</p> <p>So, sad she became after crying his name<br />to discover her source of orgasm<br />had succumbed with a flush<br />and in passion made mush<br />from the force of her quivering spasm</p> <p>As she stared with a tear at her thighs and the smear<br />that was all that remained of her lover<br />a thought in her mind<br />of Banana's sweet grind<br />inspired the search for another!</p> <p>So Johanna I'm told, dear Johanna the Bold<br />made a habit of dressing in yellow<br />with a drink in her hand<br />and an outfit quite grand<br />In search of a banana-shaped fellow!<br /><strong><small>- Ezra.Ezra.Ezra</small></strong></p> <p>9.<br />Life was divine, up on the vine.<br />There were no haters, on the equator.</p> <p>Here in Seattle, life is a battle.<br />Harsh and sober, cold October.</p> <p>But booze distorts me, a cocktail transports me.<br />Eyes pressed tight, suspended in flight.</p> <p>A toothy smile and I'm back in the wild.<br />Fastened but free, up in a tree.<br /><strong><small>- adambatlan </small></strong></p> <p>10.<br />bananarama had it's venus a couple more russians and you'll have my penis...<br />i'll leave your costume with a man stain...<br />while i secretly wish i woulda fucked a plantain.<br /><small><strong>- flounder </strong></small></p> <p>[ <a href="http://lineout.thestranger.com/lineout/archives/2011/11/08/the-drunk-banana-poetry-contest-vote-and-vote-now#comments">Comment on this story</a> ]</p> <p>[ <a href="http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Rss.xml?oid=10649114&id=comments">Subscribe to the comments on this story</a> ]</p> Booze Brain Fruit http://lineout.thestranger.com/lineout/archives/2011/11/08/the-drunk-banana-poetry-contest-vote-and-vote-now?show=comments#readerComments http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Rss.xml?oid=10649114&id=comments 0 The Drunk-Banana Poetry Contest! Vote and Vote NOW!! "There once was a tipsy Chicquita..." Kelly O Tue, 08 Nov 2011 14:03:16 -0800 The Stranger Tickets On Sale Tomorrow 11/5! For Only $87 Per Person! http://lineout.thestranger.com/lineout/archives/2011/11/04/tickets-on-sale-tomorrow-115-for-only-87-per-person http://lineout.thestranger.com/lineout/archives/2011/11/04/tickets-on-sale-tomorrow-115-for-only-87-per-person Kelly O <p>For EIGHTY-SEVEN dollars and EIGHTY SEVEN cents (with Ticketmaster fees and taxes) you can go see a man sing karaoke versions of songs you used to love, well, before you heard his karaoke versions of them, LIVE, at Key Arena on December 16th. <strong>Treat yourself this holiday!</strong> You deserve it! </p> <p><a href="http://youtu.be/3Np4GhmxlVQ"><strong>LISTEN</strong></a>. And buy your $87 ticket <a href="http://www.ticketmaster.com/event/0F004762987C3DBB">right here</a>.</p> <p>[ <a href="http://lineout.thestranger.com/lineout/archives/2011/11/04/tickets-on-sale-tomorrow-115-for-only-87-per-person#comments">Comment on this story</a> ]</p> <p>[ <a href="http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Rss.xml?oid=10601030&id=comments">Subscribe to the comments on this story</a> ]</p> Brain Fruit ??!! http://lineout.thestranger.com/lineout/archives/2011/11/04/tickets-on-sale-tomorrow-115-for-only-87-per-person?show=comments#readerComments http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Rss.xml?oid=10601030&id=comments 7 Fri, 04 Nov 2011 12:58:11 -0700 The Stranger Headline of the Day: "I'd Kill Kurt Cobain For Killing Himself" http://lineout.thestranger.com/lineout/archives/2011/10/05/headline-of-the-day-id-kill-kurt-cobain-for-killing-himself http://lineout.thestranger.com/lineout/archives/2011/10/05/headline-of-the-day-id-kill-kurt-cobain-for-killing-himself Kelly O <blockquote><p>"If he came back right now I'd have to kill him, for what he did to us. I'd fucking kill him. I'd fuck him, and then I'd kill him."</p></blockquote> <p>Oh crap, Courtney. Read more on <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/10/05/courtney-love-id-kill-kur_n_995997.html">HuffPo</a> and the whole story in <a href="http://www.vanityfair.com/online/daily/2011/10/courtney-love-on-kurt-cobain---for-what-he-did-to-us--i-d-fuckin"><em>Vanity Fair</em></a>.</p> <p>[ <a href="http://lineout.thestranger.com/lineout/archives/2011/10/05/headline-of-the-day-id-kill-kurt-cobain-for-killing-himself#comments">Comment on this story</a> ]</p> <p>[ <a href="http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Rss.xml?oid=10224250&id=comments">Subscribe to the comments on this story</a> ]</p> Death Brain Fruit http://lineout.thestranger.com/lineout/archives/2011/10/05/headline-of-the-day-id-kill-kurt-cobain-for-killing-himself?show=comments#readerComments http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Rss.xml?oid=10224250&id=comments 3 Wed, 05 Oct 2011 12:26:10 -0700 The Stranger What If Brazilian Rapper RiFFRAFF Was Your Boyfriend? http://lineout.thestranger.com/lineout/archives/2011/07/27/what-if-brazilian-rapper-riffraff-was-your-boyfriend http://lineout.thestranger.com/lineout/archives/2011/07/27/what-if-brazilian-rapper-riffraff-was-your-boyfriend Kelly O <p><a href="http://videogum.com/341371/thats-your-boyfriend-riff-raff/top-stories/">Videogum</a> asks this burning question. Well?</p> <p><div style="text-align:center;"><iframe width="500" height="289" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/qOfClVBdXUI" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe></div></p> <p>[ <a href="http://lineout.thestranger.com/lineout/archives/2011/07/27/what-if-brazilian-rapper-riffraff-was-your-boyfriend#comments">Comment on this story</a> ]</p> <p>[ <a href="http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Rss.xml?oid=9242741&id=comments">Subscribe to the comments on this story</a> ]</p> Brain Fruit Video http://lineout.thestranger.com/lineout/archives/2011/07/27/what-if-brazilian-rapper-riffraff-was-your-boyfriend?show=comments#readerComments http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Rss.xml?oid=9242741&id=comments 2 Wed, 27 Jul 2011 12:15:11 -0700 The Stranger If There's Such A Thing As An Acid Flashback... http://lineout.thestranger.com/lineout/archives/2011/06/29/if-theres-such-a-thing-as-an-acid-flashback http://lineout.thestranger.com/lineout/archives/2011/06/29/if-theres-such-a-thing-as-an-acid-flashback Kelly O <p>...this video just gave me one. I mean it.</p> <p><div style="text-align:center;"><iframe width="480" height="390" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/3OHKFzhf8LI" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe></div></p> <p>[ <a href="http://lineout.thestranger.com/lineout/archives/2011/06/29/if-theres-such-a-thing-as-an-acid-flashback#comments">Comment on this story</a> ]</p> <p>[ <a href="http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Rss.xml?oid=8856685&id=comments">Subscribe to the comments on this story</a> ]</p> Drugs Dancing Brain Fruit http://lineout.thestranger.com/lineout/archives/2011/06/29/if-theres-such-a-thing-as-an-acid-flashback?show=comments#readerComments http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Rss.xml?oid=8856685&id=comments 0 Wed, 29 Jun 2011 11:10:37 -0700 The Stranger Who Doesn't Like Keytars, Boobs, and TGIF? http://lineout.thestranger.com/lineout/archives/2011/04/29/who-doesnt-like-keytars-boobs-and-tgif http://lineout.thestranger.com/lineout/archives/2011/04/29/who-doesnt-like-keytars-boobs-and-tgif Kelly O <p>It's finally Friday. It's 4:20 p.m. THIS is what my brain sounds like. Can you feel it too? Does any of this make sense?</p> <p><div style="text-align:center;"><iframe width="480" height="390" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/wFnE3VUvCJg" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe></div></p> <p><small>h/t Knuck Yu!</small></p> <p>[ <a href="http://lineout.thestranger.com/lineout/archives/2011/04/29/who-doesnt-like-keytars-boobs-and-tgif#comments">Comment on this story</a> ]</p> <p>[ <a href="http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Rss.xml?oid=7927090&id=comments">Subscribe to the comments on this story</a> ]</p> Sex Rick Springfield Brain Fruit http://lineout.thestranger.com/lineout/archives/2011/04/29/who-doesnt-like-keytars-boobs-and-tgif?show=comments#readerComments http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Rss.xml?oid=7927090&id=comments 1 Fri, 29 Apr 2011 16:20:09 -0700 The Stranger Tatavla Keyfi in Istanbul! http://lineout.thestranger.com/lineout/archives/2011/04/06/tatavla-keyfi-in-istanbul http://lineout.thestranger.com/lineout/archives/2011/04/06/tatavla-keyfi-in-istanbul Jon Carr <p><em>This is part of an ongoing series in which Seattle duo Brain Fruit travel through India, Istanbul, and Berlin. You can find all the previous entries <a href="http://lineout.thestranger.com/lineout/archives/brain-fruit/">here</a>. —Eds.</em></p> <p><div class="blogImageCenter" style="width:512px;"><img src="http://www.thestranger.com/images/blogimages/2011/04/06/1302097305-dude.jpg" alt="dude.jpg" title="" width="500" height="375" /></div></p> <p>A Saturday night in Taksim, Istanbul turned into an unexpected Persian/Turkish birthday party starring the ever-so-talented house band Tatavla Keyfi! On the suggestion of Olympia/Seattle's own Ian Ackerman (pictured above right, now a resident of Istanbul), we climbed three flights of stairs in a dark alley and <strong>emerged into a club no larger than a standard-one bedroom apartment</strong>. Unfortunately, the name of the club eludes me due to the alcohol-induced brain damage we sustained over the next five hours. Anyway, the club was completely full and we were immediately identified as foreigners/non-turkish speaking freaks. The first two questions we were asked were "Do you have a reservation?" (We didn't) and "How did you find this place?" </p> <p>Luckily, the band's manager overheard the conversation and quickly came to our rescue by seating us at her table. Little did we know that we'd just been sat in the INSANE PARTY ZONE. The 49 year-old Persian woman at the table was visiting for her birthday and special arrangements had been made to make it her best. After a few beers/Rokis, <strong>any awkwardness melted away</strong> and we were all hugging, dancing, and drinking. Some old Turkish men broke it down, hands above their head, feet stomping to music half the speed of any western dance music. Soon everybody was gettin' down to some crazy saz shredding/accordian pumping goodness. The 5x10' dance floor was filled with people hands over shoulders doing a stompy circular can can. We left at 3 am when the food poisoning from earlier that day started kicking in. Hell and a cab ride later, our hostel beds welcomed us with pissed danish teens aplenty. The next two days were spent <strong>shitting water every 20 minutes</strong> and choking down fruit and powerade. Was it worth it? HELL YES. As no photos were captured at this event, please enjoy some evil photos I took in the underground Basilica Cistern instead:</p> <p><div class="blogImageCenter" style="width:512px;"><img src="http://www.thestranger.com/images/blogimages/2011/04/06/1302097373-ceiling.jpg" alt="ceiling.jpg" title="" width="500" height="667" /></div></p> <p><div class="blogImageCenter" style="width:512px;"><img src="http://www.thestranger.com/images/blogimages/2011/04/06/1302097435-hall.jpg" alt="hall.jpg" title="" width="500" height="667" /></div></p> <p>[ <a href="http://lineout.thestranger.com/lineout/archives/2011/04/06/tatavla-keyfi-in-istanbul#comments">Comment on this story</a> ]</p> <p>[ <a href="http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Rss.xml?oid=7553628&id=comments">Subscribe to the comments on this story</a> ]</p> Brain Fruit Road Diary http://lineout.thestranger.com/lineout/archives/2011/04/06/tatavla-keyfi-in-istanbul?show=comments#readerComments http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Rss.xml?oid=7553628&id=comments 0 Tatavla Keyfi in Istanbul! Wed, 06 Apr 2011 08:15:06 -0700 The Stranger Brain Fruit Road Log: Olypub, Kolkata: Now in HD http://lineout.thestranger.com/lineout/archives/2011/03/29/brain-fruit-road-log-olypub-kolkata-now-in-hd http://lineout.thestranger.com/lineout/archives/2011/03/29/brain-fruit-road-log-olypub-kolkata-now-in-hd Jon Carr <p><em>This is part of an ongoing series in which Seattle duo Brain Fruit travel through India, Istanbul, and Berlin. You can find all the previous entries <a href="http://lineout.thestranger.com/lineout/archives/brain-fruit/">here</a>. —Eds.</em></p> <p><br />Flourescent lighting in bars is hilarious. Who needs that flattering darkness with a heavy red hue? I want to be able to see all the <strong>irritated pores on my friends' faces</strong> as they sip a piss-colored 650ml foil-labeled Thunderbolt. Other highlights included cafeteria-style seating and a <strong>urinal that looked like it got diarrhead on 15 years ago</strong>. When flushing the toilet, I couldn't help but be reminded of that one time I stuck my fingers into a booth cushion at the Cha Cha.</p> <p>The prices were right; I might actually go back there. Plus, I really need a photo of a <strong>baggy-pants Indian bro with a goatee and mullet</strong> wafting his polo shirt back and forth in front of the air conditioner. Lighten up those sweaty pits do.</p> <p>JC/BBO, WMTS shout.</p> <p>[ <a href="http://lineout.thestranger.com/lineout/archives/2011/03/29/brain-fruit-road-log-olypub-kolkata-now-in-hd#comments">Comment on this story</a> ]</p> <p>[ <a href="http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Rss.xml?oid=7439429&id=comments">Subscribe to the comments on this story</a> ]</p> Brain Fruit Road Diary http://lineout.thestranger.com/lineout/archives/2011/03/29/brain-fruit-road-log-olypub-kolkata-now-in-hd?show=comments#readerComments http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Rss.xml?oid=7439429&id=comments 2 Tue, 29 Mar 2011 17:41:05 -0700 The Stranger Enter Indian McDonalds http://lineout.thestranger.com/lineout/archives/2011/03/29/enter-indian-mcdonalds http://lineout.thestranger.com/lineout/archives/2011/03/29/enter-indian-mcdonalds Jon Carr <p><em>This is part of an ongoing series in which Seattle duo Brain Fruit travel through India, Istanbul, and Berlin. You can find all the previous entries <a href="http://lineout.thestranger.com/lineout/archives/brain-fruit/">here</a>. —Eds.</em></p> <p><div class="blogImageCenter" style="width:512px;"><img src="http://www.thestranger.com/images/blogimages/2011/03/29/1301423327-img_0612.jpg" alt="IMG_0612.JPG" title="" width="500" height="375" /></div></p> <p>After a few weeks of Indian food, you need a break here and there. <strong>Ronald, Where Y'at!?</strong> Happy Holi from McDonalds, it's time to go to the local fancy American restaurant. Seriously, <strong>this Indian McDonalds was fancy pants</strong>. Two floors—what?! </p> <p><div class="blogImageCenter" style="width:512px;"><img src="http://www.thestranger.com/images/blogimages/2011/03/29/1301423280-img_0611.jpg" alt="IMG_0611.JPG" title="" width="500" height="375" /></div></p> <p>Even though we'd cleaned ourselves of Holi for a second time, <strong>we still looked like some sort of giant, bloody zombie foreigners</strong>. We quickly ordered a pair of Chicken Maharaja Mac meals and a single Mc Aloo Tikki burger (?!!??!) and retreated to a nearby booth. The Maharaja was exactly like a Big Mac, but the patties were all smooth/white/subtly spiced. I'm still not sure exactly what the Mc Aloo Tikki was, but we think it was some sort of dal masala curry patty thing. Weirdest fast food award. I feel satisfied that I can go yet another 10 years without McDonalds.</p> <p><div class="blogImageCenter" style="width:512px;"><img src="http://www.thestranger.com/images/blogimages/2011/03/29/1301423486-img_0603.jpg" alt="IMG_0603.JPG" title="" width="500" height="281" /></div></p> <p>Q: Indian spiced fried chicken? <br />A: Does chili go with cheese?<br />I smell Indian KFC in our future.</p> <p>[ <a href="http://lineout.thestranger.com/lineout/archives/2011/03/29/enter-indian-mcdonalds#comments">Comment on this story</a> ]</p> <p>[ <a href="http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Rss.xml?oid=7432286&id=comments">Subscribe to the comments on this story</a> ]</p> Brain Fruit Road Diary http://lineout.thestranger.com/lineout/archives/2011/03/29/enter-indian-mcdonalds?show=comments#readerComments http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Rss.xml?oid=7432286&id=comments 1 Enter Indian McDonalds Tue, 29 Mar 2011 11:33:00 -0700 The Stranger Brain Fruit Road Log: Holi Festival 3/20, Flow Coma http://lineout.thestranger.com/lineout/archives/2011/03/28/brain-fruit-road-log-holi-festival-320-flow-coma http://lineout.thestranger.com/lineout/archives/2011/03/28/brain-fruit-road-log-holi-festival-320-flow-coma Jon Carr <p><em>This is part of an ongoing series in which Seattle duo Brain Fruit travel through India, Istanbul, and Berlin. You can find all the previous entries <a href="http://lineout.thestranger.com/lineout/archives/brain-fruit/">here</a>. —Eds.</em></p> <p><div class="blogImageCenter" style="width:512px;"><a href="http://www.thestranger.com/images/blogimages/2011/03/28/1301336122-img_0526.jpg" class="zoomable"><img src="http://www.thestranger.com/images/blogimages/2011/03/28/thumb-1301336122-img_0526.jpg" alt="Click to Enlarge" title="Click to Enlarge" width="500" height="281" /></a><ul><li class="imageCredit"></li><li class="imageCaption">Click to Enlarge</li></ul></div></p> <p>New friends in Kolkata, thanks to Line Out! Adam and Brandon (from Bellingham & Arkansas respectively) emailed us as a result of this blog. After buying and ingesting some 1 rupee "mystery candy" at a nearby street stand, we hit the streets with these fine fellows on Holi. Every surface was running purple and red with cheap chemical dyes.The group of purple Indian party boys pictured above did us all the favor of making sure we had plenty of heavy metal seeping into our skin and hair. The below photo of Garrett and I in red face is actually taken after we'd cleaned off the first time.</p> <p><div class="blogImageCenter" style="width:512px;"><img src="http://www.thestranger.com/images/blogimages/2011/03/28/1301336188-two.jpg" alt="Click to Enlarge" title="Click to Enlarge" width="500" height="281" /><ul><li class="imageCredit"></li><li class="imageCaption">Click to Enlarge</li></ul></div></p> <p>By the time we were colored, most Indians had already been drinking heavily for about 5 hours (~8 am is when the party began). Instead of drinking, we decide to get some street food for lunch. Most travel books and tech-fabric tourists will firmly warn you against this type of food. My advice is: fuck those people, <strong>if you don't eat the street food you are seriously missing out</strong>. When I finished eating a spicy mutton roll from the corner, I was firmly in the camp of "if this makes me sick for a day, it was damn worth it." And hey, no parasites or dysentery yet!</p> <p><div class="blogImageCenter" style="width:512px;"><a href="http://www.thestranger.com/images/blogimages/2011/03/28/1301336379-three.jpg" class="zoomable"><img src="http://www.thestranger.com/images/blogimages/2011/03/28/thumb-1301336379-three.jpg" alt="Click to Enlarge" title="Click to Enlarge" width="500" height="281" /></a><ul><li class="imageCredit"></li><li class="imageCaption">Click to Enlarge</li></ul></div></p> <p>At one point we were lucky enough to run across a huge 20' bonfire in the middle of an intersection. Traffic was light in comparison to the usual madness, but cars and bikes continued to effortlessly wind their way around the fire like it wasn't even there. At the tail end of the afternoon, we retired back to Adam's apartment for an hour or two of cold hard chilling. Nothing to do but kick back and let the sweat on our chemical burns dry until sunset.</p> <p>[ <a href="http://lineout.thestranger.com/lineout/archives/2011/03/28/brain-fruit-road-log-holi-festival-320-flow-coma#comments">Comment on this story</a> ]</p> <p>[ <a href="http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Rss.xml?oid=7416329&id=comments">Subscribe to the comments on this story</a> ]</p> Brain Fruit Road Diary http://lineout.thestranger.com/lineout/archives/2011/03/28/brain-fruit-road-log-holi-festival-320-flow-coma?show=comments#readerComments http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Rss.xml?oid=7416329&id=comments 0 Brain Fruit Road Log: Holi Festival 3/20, Flow Coma Click to Enlarge Mon, 28 Mar 2011 11:23:56 -0700 The Stranger Disgusting Train/A Most Interesting Under-Mattress Find http://lineout.thestranger.com/lineout/archives/2011/03/20/disgusting-trainthe-most-interesting-under-matress-find http://lineout.thestranger.com/lineout/archives/2011/03/20/disgusting-trainthe-most-interesting-under-matress-find Jon Carr <p><em>This is part of an ongoing series in which Seattle duo Brain Fruit travel through India, Istanbul, and Berlin. You can find all the previous entries <a href="http://lineout.thestranger.com/lineout/archives/brain-fruit/">here</a>. —Eds.</em></p> <p>Kolkata, North India. We've arrived after almost 3 weeks in India. Time for a quick review. This is where you search "India map" on google and look up the cities before reading any further. Let's start from the beginning:</p> <p><div style="text-align:center;"><iframe width="425" height="350" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" src="http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=Kolkata,+West+Bengal,+India&aq=0&sll=30.334954,72.982178&sspn=5.204279,9.854736&gl=us&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=Kolkata,+West+Bengal,+India&ll=22.572646,88.363895&spn=2.795083,4.356079&z=8&output=embed"></iframe><br /><small><a href="http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=embed&hl=en&geocode=&q=Kolkata,+West+Bengal,+India&aq=0&sll=30.334954,72.982178&sspn=5.204279,9.854736&gl=us&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=Kolkata,+West+Bengal,+India&ll=22.572646,88.363895&spn=2.795083,4.356079&z=8" style="color:#0000FF;text-align:left">View Larger Map</a></small></div></p> <p>We first landed in the West Coast megatropolis of Mumbai, 7 coastal islands connected by urban development and refuse alike. Mumbai was described to us as "slowly dying" by an elderly Indian man on the train; We found it a masterful juxtaposition of feces-covered dumpster and Bollywood-studded Gucci store with private security. Old tradition in Mumbai is certainly waning and being replaced by a pseudo-western modernity of decades past. Regardless of its somewhat juvenile state, it seems that much of the modern infrastructure shouldn't be regarded as any sort of death. To my eyes, Mumbai is a greying space waiting to rediscover itself as a distinctly Indian social center.<br /> <br />A coincidental meeting with a <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eKFjWR7X5dU">posh Brit</a> in our rotting Salvation Army hostel turned into an expense-free private tour that seriously topped anything we could have done in 3x the amount of time. I still yurn for our complimentary hostel breakfast: three slices untoasted white bread, a hard boiled egg, a banana, and a cup of scalding tea.<br /> <br /><strong>On March 9</strong>, we took the rail south along the coast from Mumbai to Goa: The land of horrific psi-trance, sunburned ex-pats and party hippies. Tourist culture has irreparably attached itself to this region and bubbled into a tropical paradise for tourists who don't want to deal with "brown people culture." I mean, why not get your $5 footlong and hit the chillin' beach bungalow club for a couple of Tuborgs, bro? The A/C dancefloor is even decorated just like your favorite glow-in-the dark bowling alley. UGH.<br /> <br />Goa was certainly not all bad. We met and traveled with the outstanding Australian native Michael Clarke for several days. Thanks for being awesome Michael. When the landscape was not littered with garbage and human noise, it was quite breathtaking and peaceful. Essentially, if you saw the motorcycle chase video we uploaded below you saw the best thing we did there.</p> <p><strong>March 15, flew from Goa to Varanasi</strong> (Northern India). Varanasi IS India, as well as a city Garrett and I have both vowed to return to in the near future. The city is situated on the west bank of the river Ganga (Ganges) and is considered one of the oldest cities in the world. A beautiful, spiritual center up to it's neck in it's own filth and decay. A piece of intense art if I've ever seen one.<br /> <br /><strong>March 19th, Sleeper Class Rail to Kolkata</strong></p> <p><div class="blogImageCenter" style="width:512px;"><img src="http://www.thestranger.com/images/blogimages/2011/03/30/1301533512-img_0515.jpg" alt="IMG_0515.JPG" title="" width="500" height="281" /></div></p> <p><strong>Fourteen hours on a famously dirty/dangerous train</strong>—supposedly one of the worst sections in the country in terms of robbery and cleanliness. Note to self regarding Sleeper-Class trips: Wear long sleeves and bug repellent, EW! The upside: Nothing got stolen (thanks to avid padlocking), and I scored a free chai and necklace from a family that wanted me to marry their (thankfully still single) daughter.</p> <p><div class="blogImageCenter" style="width:512px;"><a href="http://www.thestranger.com/images/blogimages/2011/03/30/1301533586-img_0524.jpg" class="zoomable"><img src="http://www.thestranger.com/images/blogimages/2011/03/30/thumb-1301533586-img_0524.jpg" alt="Click to Enlarge" title="Click to Enlarge" width="500" height="281" /></a><ul><li class="imageCredit"></li><li class="imageCaption">Click to Enlarge</li></ul></div></p> <p>Upon arriving at our usual dingy hotel (375 rp ~ $8 US) I discovered something interesting under my mattress. No, not more bugs; An X-ray of an Indian man's respiratory infection!! Always a nice touch. Thank goodness it's time to play Holi (get covered in crazy chemical dye and light huge fires in the street). Many indians have worked the 364 days since last Holi festival. Religious significance aside, Holi is a highly anticipated day off to party hard starting at 8 am. Hopefully my camera survives.</p> <p>[ <a href="http://lineout.thestranger.com/lineout/archives/2011/03/20/disgusting-trainthe-most-interesting-under-matress-find#comments">Comment on this story</a> ]</p> <p>[ <a href="http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Rss.xml?oid=7458307&id=comments">Subscribe to the comments on this story</a> ]</p> Brain Fruit Road Diary http://lineout.thestranger.com/lineout/archives/2011/03/20/disgusting-trainthe-most-interesting-under-matress-find?show=comments#readerComments http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Rss.xml?oid=7458307&id=comments 0 Disgusting Train/A Most Interesting Under-Mattress Find Click to Enlarge Sun, 20 Mar 2011 18:15:00 -0700 The Stranger The Mighty Ganga http://lineout.thestranger.com/lineout/archives/2011/03/20/the-mighty-ganga http://lineout.thestranger.com/lineout/archives/2011/03/20/the-mighty-ganga Jon Carr <p><em>This is part of an ongoing series in which Seattle duo Brain Fruit travel through India, Istanbul, and Berlin. You can find all the previous entries <a href="http://lineout.thestranger.com/lineout/archives/brain-fruit/">here</a>. —Eds.</em></p> <p><div class="blogImageCenter" style="width:512px;"><img src="http://www.thestranger.com/images/blogimages/2011/03/30/1301530349-img_0441.jpg" alt="IMG_0441.JPG" title="" width="500" height="281" /></div></p> <p>While in the midst of my bhang lassi horror trip, we took a boat ride along the water front in Varanasi. We very quickly found several reasons floating nearby that insured that we were never setting foot inside it. However unsavory to us, The Ganga is truely an amazing gateway through which life and death breath in and of eachother before your eyes. Within a stretch of 100 meters, you see the locals bathing, doing laundry, and releasing the corpses of loved ones. A scene that I will not soon forget.</p> <p><div class="blogImageCenter" style="width:512px;"><img src="http://www.thestranger.com/images/blogimages/2011/03/30/1301530376-img_0434.jpg" alt="IMG_0434.JPG" title="" width="500" height="281" /></div></p> <p>[ <a href="http://lineout.thestranger.com/lineout/archives/2011/03/20/the-mighty-ganga#comments">Comment on this story</a> ]</p> <p>[ <a href="http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Rss.xml?oid=7458153&id=comments">Subscribe to the comments on this story</a> ]</p> Brain Fruit Road Diary http://lineout.thestranger.com/lineout/archives/2011/03/20/the-mighty-ganga?show=comments#readerComments http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Rss.xml?oid=7458153&id=comments 0 The Mighty Ganga Sun, 20 Mar 2011 17:13:00 -0700 The Stranger Fried indian cheese brick + weed milkshake = SICKNESS http://lineout.thestranger.com/lineout/archives/2011/03/30/fried-indian-cheese-brick-weed-milkshake-sickness http://lineout.thestranger.com/lineout/archives/2011/03/30/fried-indian-cheese-brick-weed-milkshake-sickness Jon Carr <p><em>This is part of an ongoing series in which Seattle duo Brain Fruit travel through India, Istanbul, and Berlin. You can find all the previous entries <a href="http://lineout.thestranger.com/lineout/archives/brain-fruit/">here</a>. —Eds.</em></p> <p>I'm sitting at a restaurant one evening in Varanasi and spy the item "special lassi" on the menu. Upon inquiry our suspicions are confirmed that it's indeed the infamous bhang lassi. Of course I decide that it's an experience I need to have while I'm here, so I order a paneer kafka, some roti, and a special lassi. When it arrives, I realize that I essentially ordered a brick of fried cheese and a weed milkshake. All items are consumed and we settle down to play some music for the evening (Garrett had purchased a classical guitar and I had borrowed an Indian Tamboura from a local shop). NOTHING HAPPENS. <strong>Are my THC receptors broken?</strong> Flash forward to the next morning 6 am.</p> <p>We'd awakened early to take a boat trip on the Ganges (details to follow) and I felt like crap. Upon returning from the 90-minute boat trip, I felt worse. I book it up about 200 stairs from the waterfront toward our hostel. Towards the top I can feel my mouth water—I have about 20 seconds. Somehow I managed to run up two more flights of stairs, unlock our room, not hit my head on the 5-foot tall bathroom door, and <strong>viciously slam dunk the entire contents of my stomach into the filthy toilet</strong>. Observe:</p> <p><div style="text-align:center;"><iframe title="YouTube video player" width="425" height="349" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/T_PzNsUotVI?rel=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe></div><br /> <br />It took me about 2 days until I could eat properly and currently even thinking about the taste of Indian cheese makes me nauseous. It's safe to say that may be the last lassi I drink for a very long time.</p> <p><strong>Bhang Lassi: </strong>Yogurt milkshake made with weed powder.<br /><strong>Result:</strong> Inside-out stomach and a day of extreme digestive pain.<br /><strong>Resolution:</strong> Never again. </p> <p><div class="blogImageCenter" style="width:512px;"><img src="http://www.thestranger.com/images/blogimages/2011/03/30/1301528827-img_0370.jpg" alt="IMG_0370.JPG" title="" width="500" height="888" /></div></p> <p>[ <a href="http://lineout.thestranger.com/lineout/archives/2011/03/30/fried-indian-cheese-brick-weed-milkshake-sickness#comments">Comment on this story</a> ]</p> <p>[ <a href="http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Rss.xml?oid=7457964&id=comments">Subscribe to the comments on this story</a> ]</p> Brain Fruit Road Diary http://lineout.thestranger.com/lineout/archives/2011/03/30/fried-indian-cheese-brick-weed-milkshake-sickness?show=comments#readerComments http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Rss.xml?oid=7457964&id=comments 1 Fried indian cheese brick + weed milkshake = SICKNESS Sun, 20 Mar 2011 15:53:00 -0700 The Stranger Brain Fruit Road Log: Photos from Varanasi http://lineout.thestranger.com/lineout/archives/2011/03/17/brain-fruit-road-log-photos-from-varanasi http://lineout.thestranger.com/lineout/archives/2011/03/17/brain-fruit-road-log-photos-from-varanasi Jon Carr <p><em>This is part of an ongoing series in which Seattle duo Brain Fruit travel through India, Istanbul, and Berlin. You can find all the previous entries <a href="http://lineout.thestranger.com/lineout/archives/brain-fruit/">here</a>. —Eds.</em></p> <p>Sorry for the sporadic updates everybody, we're completely failing to develop any sort of narrative sense out of our travels. Strangely enough, I find that fitting as this trip was a dice roll of "what three places do we collectively want to visit the most." Who the fuck cares anyways, we're here to have fun and hopefully survive. Roll with it, we certainly are.</p> <p>Here are some beautiful images taken on and from the roof of our hostel in Varanasi. At 400rp a night (~ $9) I'd say it's a steal. You can see the river Ganges and the cremation ghats below. It's an honor to have the privilege of traveling to the spiritual heart of India and see that energy present in the people here, but goddamn, hippies like none other. Get off your vision quest horse and smell the Buddha tote bag full of credit cards. Regardless, this city alone was worth a year at a job I hated the shit out of.</p> <p><div class="blogImageCenter" style="width:512px;"><img src="http://www.thestranger.com/images/blogimages/2011/03/17/1300395206-varanasi1.jpeg" alt="Varanasi1.jpeg" title="" width="500" height="281" /></div></p> <p><div class="blogImageCenter" style="width:512px;"><img src="http://www.thestranger.com/images/blogimages/2011/03/17/1300395240-varanasi2.jpeg" alt="Varanasi2.jpeg" title="" width="500" height="281" /></div></p> <p><div class="blogImageCenter" style="width:512px;"><img src="http://www.thestranger.com/images/blogimages/2011/03/17/1300395308-varanasi3.jpeg" alt="Varanasi3.jpeg" title="" width="500" height="281" /></div></p> <p><div class="blogImageCenter" style="width:512px;"><img src="http://www.thestranger.com/images/blogimages/2011/03/17/1300395382-varanasi4.jpeg" alt="Varanasi4.jpeg" title="" width="500" height="281" /></div></p> <p>Next up: <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holi">HOLI</a> festival in Kolkata and Istanbul (March 25th).</p> <p>-JC</p> <p>P.S. I think I have about 60 bug bites on my right foot.</p> <p><div style="text-align:center;"><iframe title="YouTube video player" width="480" height="390" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/g-KPL3Bb36Q" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe></div></p> <p>[ <a href="http://lineout.thestranger.com/lineout/archives/2011/03/17/brain-fruit-road-log-photos-from-varanasi#comments">Comment on this story</a> ]</p> <p>[ <a href="http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Rss.xml?oid=7239434&id=comments">Subscribe to the comments on this story</a> ]</p> Brain Fruit Road Diary http://lineout.thestranger.com/lineout/archives/2011/03/17/brain-fruit-road-log-photos-from-varanasi?show=comments#readerComments http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Rss.xml?oid=7239434&id=comments 0 Brain Fruit Road Log: Photos from Varanasi Thu, 17 Mar 2011 13:58:08 -0700 The Stranger We Are American Celebrities http://lineout.thestranger.com/lineout/archives/2011/03/15/we-are-american-celebrities http://lineout.thestranger.com/lineout/archives/2011/03/15/we-are-american-celebrities Jon Carr <p><em>This is part of an ongoing series in which Seattle duo Brain Fruit travel through India, Istanbul, and Berlin. You can find all the previous entries <a href="http://lineout.thestranger.com/lineout/archives/brain-fruit/">here</a>. —Eds.</em></p> <p>Posh British host, air-conditioned car, private indian driver, and Paul McCartney's tour guide.<br />look to the right, ghandi's house. Look to the left, stolen motorcycle parts and indian prostitutes (don't let them see your camera or they'll throw rocks at the car). Nevermind the child with no hand and a cleft lip tapping on your window. Mumbai in a dirty hot nutshell.</p> <p>Currently in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psychedelic_trance">GOA</a>, details to follow if I can remember them.</p> <p><div class="blogImageCenter" style="width:512px;"><img src="http://www.thestranger.com/images/blogimages/2011/03/15/1300206688-lucky.jpg" alt="lucky.jpg" title="" width="500" height="281" /></div></p> <p>[ <a href="http://lineout.thestranger.com/lineout/archives/2011/03/15/we-are-american-celebrities#comments">Comment on this story</a> ]</p> <p>[ <a href="http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Rss.xml?oid=7186506&id=comments">Subscribe to the comments on this story</a> ]</p> Brain Fruit Road Diary http://lineout.thestranger.com/lineout/archives/2011/03/15/we-are-american-celebrities?show=comments#readerComments http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Rss.xml?oid=7186506&id=comments 4 We Are American Celebrities Tue, 15 Mar 2011 13:34:22 -0700 The Stranger Om Machine http://lineout.thestranger.com/lineout/archives/2011/03/15/om-machine http://lineout.thestranger.com/lineout/archives/2011/03/15/om-machine Jon Carr <p><em>This is part of an ongoing series in which Seattle duo Brain Fruit travel through India, Istanbul, and Berlin. You can find all the previous entries <a href="http://lineout.thestranger.com/lineout/archives/brain-fruit/">here</a>.</em></p> <p><div class="blogImageCenter" style="width:512px;"><a href="http://www.thestranger.com/images/blogimages/2011/03/15/1300204719-img_0246.jpg" class="zoomable"><img src="http://www.thestranger.com/images/blogimages/2011/03/15/thumb-1300204719-img_0246.jpg" alt="Sound your orange slices to the motorik beat of Jina. (Click to Enlarge)" title="Sound your orange slices to the motorik beat of Jina. (Click to Enlarge)" width="500" height="282" /></a><ul><li class="imageCredit"></li><li class="imageCaption">Sound your orange slices to the motorik beat of Jina. (Click to Enlarge)</li></ul></div></p> <p>[ <a href="http://lineout.thestranger.com/lineout/archives/2011/03/15/om-machine#comments">Comment on this story</a> ]</p> <p>[ <a href="http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Rss.xml?oid=7186079&id=comments">Subscribe to the comments on this story</a> ]</p> Brain Fruit Road Diary http://lineout.thestranger.com/lineout/archives/2011/03/15/om-machine?show=comments#readerComments http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Rss.xml?oid=7186079&id=comments 0 Om Machine Sound your orange slices to the motorik beat of Jina. (Click to Enlarge) Tue, 15 Mar 2011 09:05:44 -0700 The Stranger Brain Fruit Road Log: Mumbai Domino's http://lineout.thestranger.com/lineout/archives/2011/03/08/brain-fruit-road-log-mumbai-dominos http://lineout.thestranger.com/lineout/archives/2011/03/08/brain-fruit-road-log-mumbai-dominos Jon Carr <p><em>This is part of an ongoing series in which Seattle duo Brain Fruit travel through India, Istanbul, and Berlin. You can find all the previous entries <a href="http://lineout.thestranger.com/lineout/archives/brain-fruit/">here</a>.</em></p> <p><div class="blogImageCenter" style="width:512px;"><a href="http://www.thestranger.com/images/blogimages/2011/03/08/1299616750-dominos.jpg" class="zoomable"><img src="http://www.thestranger.com/images/blogimages/2011/03/08/thumb-1299616750-dominos.jpg" alt="Paneer stuffed crust anybody?" title="Paneer stuffed crust anybody? " width="500" height="375" /></a><ul><li class="imageCredit">Garrett Moore</li><li class="imageCaption">Paneer stuffed crust anybody? </li></ul></div></p> <p>[ <a href="http://lineout.thestranger.com/lineout/archives/2011/03/08/brain-fruit-road-log-mumbai-dominos#comments">Comment on this story</a> ]</p> <p>[ <a href="http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Rss.xml?oid=7078299&id=comments">Subscribe to the comments on this story</a> ]</p> Brain Fruit Road Diary http://lineout.thestranger.com/lineout/archives/2011/03/08/brain-fruit-road-log-mumbai-dominos?show=comments#readerComments http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Rss.xml?oid=7078299&id=comments 0 Brain Fruit Road Log: Mumbai Domino's Paneer stuffed crust anybody? Garrett Moore Tue, 08 Mar 2011 12:39:00 -0800 The Stranger Brain Fruit Road Log: Postcard From India http://lineout.thestranger.com/lineout/archives/2011/03/07/brain-fruit-road-log-postcard-from-india http://lineout.thestranger.com/lineout/archives/2011/03/07/brain-fruit-road-log-postcard-from-india Jon Carr <p><div class="blogImageCenter" style="width:512px;"><img src="http://www.thestranger.com/images/blogimages/2011/03/07/1299519246-brian-friut.jpg" alt="Brain Fruit: Traversing the Fertile Crescent. What, where" title="Brain Fruit: Traversing the Fertile Crescent. What, where" width="500" height="375" /><ul><li class="imageCredit"></li><li class="imageCaption">Brain Fruit: Braving the CRT Monitors of the World</li></ul></div></p> <p>Dearest Readers,</p> <p>I am currently sitting at a computer in <strong>Mumbai, India</strong> that looks to have been manufactured in about 1998; slowly going blind staring at a barely comprehesible CRT monitor (the BIG ones, remember?). Some of you may recognize me (above right) as half of the <strong>local group Brain Fruit</strong>. The man on the left is our ex-drummer and good friend Garrett Moore. Armed with cameras and audio recording equipment, we'll be blogging our way through <strong>India, Istanbul, and Berlin over the next 2-3 months</strong>. This isn't a journal, nor is it necessarily random; We hope to capture everything from the utterly inane, to the most profound. Expect anything, everything, and nothing.<br /> <br />See you out there,<br /> <br />Jon Carr<br /> <br />Comments on the term "vision quest" and white dredded hippies coming soon...</p> <p>[ <a href="http://lineout.thestranger.com/lineout/archives/2011/03/07/brain-fruit-road-log-postcard-from-india#comments">Comment on this story</a> ]</p> <p>[ <a href="http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Rss.xml?oid=7061272&id=comments">Subscribe to the comments on this story</a> ]</p> Brain Fruit Road Diary http://lineout.thestranger.com/lineout/archives/2011/03/07/brain-fruit-road-log-postcard-from-india?show=comments#readerComments http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Rss.xml?oid=7061272&id=comments 4 Brain Fruit Road Log: Postcard From India Brain Fruit: Traversing the Fertile Crescent. What, where Mon, 07 Mar 2011 09:42:00 -0800 The Stranger