Dream Dream Dream

My friend Joey sent this to me.




If you can't see the diagram (which if you can, you must have supersonic vison) Head over to Boston.com and check out the entire article.

The diagram shows how someone can hallucinate without ingesting any kind of illegal or harmful substance. I'm definitely going to try one and I think you should too.


Going along with the theme of hallucinations, I wanted to tell you about a pretty wild dream I had last night. I was at a small comedy club in New York City watching a comedian perform. I noticed that Jerry Seinfeld was also in the audience watching the performance which automatically made it a "hotspot". For reason i was scheduled to perform. I get up on stage and start telling jokes and the crowd is entertained, but for some reason i can't find Seinfeld in the audience. Every time I tell a joke the microphone wire gets shorter. As if the cord represented how much time was left in my routine. SO eventually it got too short which meant it was my cue to get off stage. I thanked the audience and everyone applauded. The End.


Have you recently had a crazy dream or hallucination? I would like to hear about it.


-sam

Some nice, honest people, just trying to make a buck...

Hamas steals from aid trucks and sells to highest bidder. Way to keep your people alive. Although, it is smart, because it works doubly well. The poor people are without food and water and die and Israel looks like a shitty, anti-humanitarian kind of country, and Hamas makes money. Nice.


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Moving Mountains Tour Journal Update #2

Currently we're in Boston right now and I'm feeling sick as a dog. In fact, a bunch of us are feeling sick. Something nasty is going around and it's being passed between band members. Two days ago we played at The Space in Hamden, CT. Really awesome venue with a thrift store upstairs where I found myself a really nice scarf. Unfortunately there was a huge snow storm and roads were terrible, but we still had a good time. Last night we played at The Middle East upstairs. I started feeling sick before we went on, and after we played I felt 30 times worse. Fever, achy bones, watery eyes, bad cough. I don't know what I have but it's not good. On top of that we ran into a slew of technical issues with bass on stage and had to cut our set short. Sorry for anyone who was there last night. We will make it up to you soon! Other than that, things have been going well. Seeing Pompeii every night is a real treat. Meeting new people, sleeping on floors. All good stuff! Looking forward to Brooklyn : )


- Nick

Sunday Politics Round-Up

A few interesting things from around the net as we head into the last full week of the George W. Bush Administration. Whether you loved it or hated it, this is such an incredibly historic moment for so many reasons that everyone should take the next few seconds to reflect on it.........

• Maureen Dowd's NYT column is not very forgiving:

From Gaza to the unemployment figures to the $10.6 trillion debt, things keep spiraling while W. keeps fiddling. Just as when he was in the National Guard and didn’t bother to show up, now, as the scabrous consequences of his missteps shake the economy and the world, he doesn’t bother to show up. He’s checked out — spending his time on more than a dozen exit interviews that do nothing to change his image as a president who was over his head and under Cheney’s spell.

• Fred Barnes' piece in the Weekly Standard is so incredibly vacuous, I couldn't make it past the first page. It's a list of Bush's top 10 achievements. If you read it pretending it was written for David Letterman, it's actually quite funny.

• Finally, the new guy is interviewed on ABC.

Comedy Sunday's

Louis CK



David Cross


Paul Mooney



i'm calling it.

Giants losing to the Eagles
Pittsburgh beating San Diego.

James Jean@ the Jonathan Levine Gallery

My favorite gallery in all of New York is the Jonathan Levine Gallery. The gallery showcases work by world renowned artists from all different backgrounds from street art to illustration, and I can honestly say that I have never seen a show there that did not disapoint.
From January 10th through February 7th, there will be a show featuring the work of artist/illustrator James Jean, entitled Kindling: New Works on Paper and Canvas.
Jean is a Los Angeles based artist, who graduated from the School of Visual Arts in 2001. He works primarily as an illustrator and some of his clients include DC/Vertigo Comics (You can see his work on the "Fables" series covers, among many others), Rollingstone, New York Times, Nike, Target, and Prada, just to name a few. He has won numerous Eisner, and Harvey awards, making him one of the comic book world's elite.








(I don't know what the deal is with these stupid "do fish get thirsty" ads, thanks image shack).

The show opening is January 10 from 6-9 p.m. at the Jonathan Levine Gallery located at 529 West 20th street.
for more info visit www.jonathanlevinegallery.com

-Spencer
www.spenceralexander.blogspot.com

Ahoy Matey Crab Cakes

We've been making these crab cakes for years, and whenever we can get our hands on some fresh crab, we jump at the opportunity to take our tastebuds on a vacay to the seaside!  This dish amazing because the crab cakes are so crisp on the outside and so flavorful and moist on the inside.  So throw on your gold hardware clad bikini, your favorite sarong (to hide those January unsunned stems) and of course, a pair of fancy shoes, and hit the high seas! 

Ahoy Matey Crab Cakes

(makes 5-6 large cakes)

Ingredients

1 pound crabmeat, picked free of shells1/3 cup crushed crackers

1/4 cup finely chopped red oni

1 teaspoon garlic, mince

1/2 cup finely chopped bell pepper

1/4 cup mayonnaise

1 egg

1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce

1 teaspoon dry mustard

1/2 lemon, juiced

1/4 teaspoon garlic powder

1 teaspoon salt

Dash cayenne pepper

Flour, for dusting

1/2 cup peanut oil

Directions

In a large bowl, mix together all ingredients, except for the flour and peanut oil. Shape into patties and dust with flour.Heat oil in a large skillet over medium heat. When oil is hot, carefully place crab cakes, in batches, in pan and fry until browned, about 4 to 5 minutes. Carefully flip crab cakes and fry on other side until golden brown, about 4 minutes.Serve warm with your favorite dipping sauce (we like to serve with our rosemary potatoes and corn on the cob)!