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Nov 19

Eric F commented on Anne Mathern, Highway Star.

You know what else was great? Jen Graves on "Livin' on a Prayer."

Nov 19

Eric F commented on Fucking in the Streets.

Surfer Rosa times two. Facts: Bone Machine, Gigantic, River Euphrates, and Where Is My Mind? are all better than any song on Doolittle. And Black Francis never wrote a line better than "I was talking to Peachy-Peach about kissy kiss." Also, most Pixies records are bad.

A debate: why do most music writers believe, incorrectly, that Doolittle is the best Pixies record (Surfer Rosa), that Daydream Nation is the best Sonic Youth record (Sister), and that Loveless is the best My Bloody Valentine record (Isn't Anything)? Always one record too late.

Nov 9

Eric F commented on Dwell Magazine Has Caught Up With Our Geniuses.

I don't think it's quite fair to call Daniel and Annie's place a "rich person's hobby house," or to pose it as an affordable housing solution. They built the house themselves because that was the only way they could afford to have a house--not as a hobby, and as a far from rich couple. They not only needed to use all their building skills and develop new ones, they had to hoist a steel beam some 25(?) feet into the air without a crane, just scaffolding and ingenious fulcrum placement. They are amazing.

Nov 7

Eric F commented on Deep Thought.

@5 "Don't think that you were mere commentators on this race. This was your candidate, and without you, he wouldn't have even made it past the primary. You have the power."
I know! Isn't it exciting? If I were still at the Stranger I'd be posting Stranger 6, Seattle Times 2 every hour on the hour till people got the point. (That would be the endorsements for Mayor, County Exec, and Council Positions 2, 4, 6, and 8.)

Oct 30

Eric F commented on Mallahan: the Business Candidate?.

Reading about his job, it sounds like he was an internal consultant, with no operational responsibilities, just roaming around giving other departments advice.

Oct 28

Eric F commented on What You Can Do Right Now To Protect Marriage Equality In Maine.

I'm pretty sure this is not a great idea--like the Deaniacs in Iowa, it seems exciting, but it doesn't get you votes. In Maine, a longtime resident told me once, you can doom your campaign for office by being so forward as to distribute yard signs.

Oct 22

Eric F commented on Now That's A Bike Rack.

@11 Yeah, and what's up with "car ferries"? Is it a car, or is it a ferry?! Make up your mind!

Oct 22

Eric F commented on Now That's A Bike Rack.

@3 Yes, and if only you could attach a jet engine to your car when you needed to get across the country.

I saw a tourist train in rural Germany this summer, running only on weekends between Bremen and Worpswede: only three cars, and the middle one was for the bikes of everybody in the front and rear ones. So freaking cool.